NEXT EVENT: SILVERSTONE

23 – 24 JUNE 2018

LATEST NEWS

SILVERSTONE TV COVERAGE TIMES

Find out about when the MINI CHALLENGE coverage from Silverstone for the fourth round of the JCW championship will be aired on Channel 4 and Motors TV.

SILVERSTONE COOPER PREVIEW

A very strong grid at Snetterton last time out saw some very close racing. Kyle Reid in the Pro class continued his dominance in the class with 3 wins out of 3 races…

SILVERSTONE JCW RACE TWO REPORT

Rob Smith claimed his first victory of the season in the second outing at Silverstone, holding off Ant Whorton-Eales in what was essentially a single-lap shootout.

INFORMATION

2018 MINI CHALLENGE BROCHURE

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2018 COOPER CLASSES CALENDAR

View the 2018 Cooper Am, Pro & Cooper S Calendar

FEATURED DRIVERS

CATCHING UP WITH: OLLIE PIDGLEY

Ollie is new to the MINI CHALLENGE but is most certainly not new to Racing. At just 20 years old he has a wealth of racing experience which is used to his advantage in the MINI CHALLENGE.

ETHAN PITT INTERVIEW

We interviewed Ethan Pitt during the first round of the Cooper Pro class at Donington Park in April.

CATCHING UP WITH: TOBY GOODMAN

We interviewed Toby Goodman, who is new to the MINI CHALLENGE this season. We sat down with him at the first round at Donington to find out about his background and thoughts on the season ahead.

CATCHING UP WITH: ELSPETH RODGERS

We sat down with Elspeth Rodgers as she begins her first season in the MINI CHALLENGE to find out more about her and her thoughts on the season ahead.

Scotsman Callum King will switch to Eurotech Racing for his third season in the MINI CHALLENGE JCW Class this year. King has gradually gained in pace across his first two JCW campaigns, and last year scored finishes inside the top 10 despite a difficult season with mechanical issues and being forced to skip rounds due to unforeseen circumstan

CATCHING UP WITH: ANDY MONTGOMERY

Andy – an IT Project Manager from Yorkshire – is continuing into his second season in the MINI CHALLENGE Cooper S class with the Mad4MINI Motorsport team this year. Last season was successful, finishing third in class with his R53 MINI.

CATCHING UP WITH: GEORGE SUTTON

George Sutton is returning to MINI CHALLENGE in 2018 after a successful first season in the JCW Class, finishing 8th in the championship amongst some very experienced and talented drivers.

CATCHING UP WITH: ANDY GODFREY

We caught up with Cooper Am driver, Andy Godfrey as he gives us his thoughts on the 2017 season and the MINI CHALLENGE.

Catching up with: Stuart Gibbs

Catching up with Stuart Gibbs, Stuart starting racing in the MINI CHALLENGE in 2017 with a JCW prepared and run by ExcelR8. Stuart is just 47 years old and lives in Weston Super Mare and has been married twice. Stuart served in the Army for 14 years and has been...

Catching up with: Jono Davis

Catching up with: Jono Davis Age: 21 From: Market Deeping, Peterborough. Jono starting racing in the MINI CHALLENGE in 2016 with an R53 prepared by AReeve Motorsport. Doing a full season to get a taster of racing MINIs, and producing some good results. Previously...

2018 DRIVER STANDINGS

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#10	Ant Whorton-Eales	314
2	#19	Jordan Collard	281
3	#27	Nathan Harrison	266
4	#37	Rob Smith	236
5	#42	Henry Neal	204
6	#39	Lewis Brown	199
7	#116	David Robinson	196
8	#0	Lawrence Davey	165
9	#117	Jac Maybin	164
10	#126	Luke Reade	153

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#16	Alex Nevill	235
2	#46	Andy Godfrey	198
3	#51	Gary Papworth	185
4	#50	Neal Clarke	172
5	#54	Adrian Norman	171
6	#63	Darryl Brown	146
7	#22	Elspeth Rodgers	127
8	#4	Keir McConomy	121
9	#888	Wai Kong Yai	69

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#20	Kyle Reid	236
2	#91	Robbie Dalgleish	185
3	#9	Simon Walton	182
4	#19	Jacob Andrews	164
5	#56	Richard Newman	153
6	#85	Toby Goodman	150
7	#47	James Goodall	130
8	#12	Stuart Mclaren	115
9	#82	Lydia Walmsley	106
10	#36	Mark Cornell	94

POSITION	NO.#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	#30	Will Fairclough	202
2	#24	Rob Austin	200
3	#444	Andy Montgomery	159
4	#8	Kevin Owen	153
5	#53	Andy Langley	141
6	#5	Chloe Hewitt	138
7	#21	Jono Davis	110
8	#666	Sami Bowler	98
9	#90	Alan Lee	83
10	#53	Neil Brown	56

FULL DRIVER STANDINGS

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SILVERSTONE COOPER PREVIEW - MINI CHALLENGE

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