The 2021 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the twentieth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season began on 12 March at Snetterton and ended on 24 October at Brands Hatch. It included nineteen rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 2 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship.[1]
Entry list
All drivers raced under British licences.[2]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
Team HARD | 2 | Paul Taylor | 1–4 |
7 | Kenan Dole | 1–4, 6-7 |
JamSport Racing | 3 | Alex Denning | 6 |
19 | Bobby Thompson | 6–7 |
LUX Motorsport | 4 | Liam Lambert | 1–3, 5-7 |
8 | Hannah Chapman | All |
13 | Ryan Faulconbridge | All |
21 | Jack Davidson | All |
47 | James MacIntyre | All |
69 | Mark Dickson | 4 |
85 | Steve King | 4 |
LDR Performance Tuning | 5 | James Griffith | 1–4, 6-7 |
12 | Neil Trotter | 1–4, 6 |
16 | Callum Newsham | 1–6 |
39 | Lewis Brown | All |
66 | Ronan Pearson | All |
88 | Tom Rawlings | 6 |
91 | Robbie Dalgleish | 1–6 |
Graves Motorsport | 10 | Bradley Gravett | All |
71 | Max Coates | All |
Hybrid Tune | 11 | Sam Weller | All |
40 | Stephen James | All |
MotorsportApps.com with MPHR | 17 | Brad Hutchinson | All |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 19 | Jack Mitchell | 2 |
20 | Kyle Reid | 4 |
22 | Oliver Barker | 1–3, 5-6 |
23 | Ethan Hammerton | All |
44 | Max Bird | All |
45 | Dan Zelos | All |
63 | Taylor Whitson | 6–7 |
72 | Joshua Jackson | 7 |
315 | Jason Lockwood | All |
BTC Racing | 24 | Joe Tanner | All |
82 | Lydia Walmsley | All |
J W Bird Motorsport | 31 | Matthew Wilson | All |
52 | Ru Clark | All |
123 | Isaac Smith | 1–5 |
OX4 Racing | 35 | Jim Loukes | 1–3, 5-7 |
Results
JCW Class
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
1 | R1 | Snetterton | 12 June | Max Bird | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
R2 | 13 June | | Sam Weller | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
R3 | | Brad Hutchison | Brad Hutchison | MotorsportApps.com with MPHR |
2 | R4 | Brands Hatch Indy | 26 June | Max Bird | Max Bird | Max Bird | Excelr8 Motorsport |
R5 | 27 June | | Max Bird | Max Coates | Graves Motorsport |
R6 | | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
3 | R7 | Oulton Park | 31 July | Max Bird | Dan Zelos | Max Bird | Excelr8 Motorsport |
R8 | 1 August | | Jason Lockwood | Oliver Barker | Excelr8 Motorsport |
4 | R9 | Knockhill | 14 August | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
R10 | 15 August | | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
R11 | | Jason Lockwood | Jack Davidson | LUX Motorsport |
5 | R12 | Croft | 18 September | Jack Davidson | Dan Zelos | Dan Zelos | Excelr8 Motorsport |
R13 | 19 September | | Max Bird | Isaac Smith | J W Bird Motorsport |
6 | R14 | Donington Park | 9 October | Max Coates | James MacIntyre | Jack Davidson | LUX Motorsport |
R15 | 10 October | | Sam Weller | Max Bird | Excelr8 Motorsport |
R16 | | Lewis Brown | Jack Davidson | LUX Motorsport |
7 | R17 | Brands Hatch GP | 23 October | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
R18 | 24 October | | Lewis Brown | Lewis Brown | LDR Performance Tuning |
R19 | | Max Coates | Max Coates | Graves Motorsport |
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the all finishing positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. There were bonus points awarded for Pole Position and Fastest Lap.
- Championship Race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th+ | PP | FL |
Points | 50 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Drivers' Championship
JCW Class
Pos | Driver | SNE | BHI | OUL | KNO | CRO | DON | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen. | Points | 1 | Dan Zelos | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 782 | 58 | 30 | 694 | 2 | Max Bird | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 738 | 31 | 20 | 687 | 3 | Lewis Brown | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | NC | 18 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 624 | | | 624 | 4 | Jack Davidson | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 659 | 15 | 20 | 624 | 5 | Max Coates | Ret | 24 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | NC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 610 | | | 610 | 6 | Sam Weller | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 622 | 15 | | 607 | 7 | Jason Lockwood | Ret | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 502 | 15 | | 487 | 8 | Ronan Pearson | 13 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 6 | 503 | 19 | | 484 | 9 | James MacIntyre | 9 | Ret | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 26 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 433 | | | 433 | 10 | Ethan Hammerton | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 25 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 424 | | | 424 | 11 | Ru Clark | 25 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 441 | 31 | | 410 | 12 | Brad Hutchison | 11 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 467 | 32 | 40 | 395 | 13 | Isaac Smith | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 349 | | | 349 | 14 | Kenan Dole | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | | | 14 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 334 | | | 334 | 15 | Joe Tanner | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 12 | 322 | | | 322 | 16 | Bradley Gravett | 14 | 11 | 23 | 27 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 20 | Ret | 293 | | | 293 | 17 | Stephen James | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 305 | 15 | | 290 | 18 | Robbie Dalgleish | 7 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | Ret | Ret | | | | 287 | | | 287 | 19 | Hannah Chapman | 20 | 19 | 20 | NC | 25 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 22 | 23 | 23 | 282 | | | 282 | 20 | Jim Loukes | 15 | 10 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 6 | Ret | | | | 13 | Ret | 6 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 15 | 280 | | | 280 | 21 | Matthew Wilson | 18 | 22 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 22 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 273 | | | 273 | 22 | Lydia Walmsley | 24 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 19 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 20 | 11 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 260 | | | 260 | 23 | Ryan Faulconbridge | 21 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 27 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 21 | 248 | | | 248 | 24 | James Griffith | 17 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 18 | Ret | 25 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | 23 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 237 | | | 237 | 25 | Oliver Barker | 10 | Ret | 16 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | | | 15 | 10 | 20 | DNS | DNS | | | | 247 | | 30 | 217 | 26 | Callum Newsham | Ret | 15 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 | 19 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | 189 | | | 189 | 27 | Liam Lambert | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 20 | Ret | | | | 17 | 9 | Ret | 22 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 310 | | 140 | 170 | 28 | Paul Taylor | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 21 | Ret | 22 | 20 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 152 | | | 152 | 29 | Neil Trotter | 23 | 16 | Ret | 25 | 22 | Ret | 23 | 24 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | | | 24 | 21 | DNS | | | | 126 | | 120 | 6 | Guest drivers ineligible for points | | Bobby Thompson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | | | | | | Jack Mitchell | | | | 2 | DSQ | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyle Reid | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alex Denning | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Tom Rawlings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | Joshua Jackson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | 24 | | | | | | Taylor Whitson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | Steve King | | | | | | | | | 20 | 19 | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Dickson | | | | | | | | | DNS | Ret | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pos | Driver | SNE | BHI | OUL | KNO | CRO | DON | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen. | Pts | References - ^ "LATEST NEWS FROM MINI CHALLENGE". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "BUMPER JCW FIELD GETS SET FOR SNETTERTON OPENER". minichallenge.co.uk. Mini Challenge. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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