2020 Mini Challenge UK
The 2020 Quaife Mini Challenge season was the nineteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season was supposed to start on 28 March at Donington Park and end on 20 October at Donington Park. It included sixteen rounds across the UK, all the JCW Class races and 2 of the Cooper Class races support the British Touring Car Championship.[1] The season featured the start of the JCW Mini Challenge Trophy.
2020 Mini Challenge UK | |||
Previous: | 2019 | Next: | 2021 |
2020 ToCA Support series: 2020 BTCC 2020 F4 British Championship 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship 2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB |
Due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the schedule was drastically reduced to five rounds starting 1/2 August.[2]
Calendar
The original calendar was as follows:
Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
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1 | Donington Park National | 28–29 March | JCW | 3 |
2 | Brands Hatch Indy | 11–12 April | JCW | 3 |
3 | Silverstone National | 25–26 April | JCW | 3 |
4 | Cadwell Park | 8 May | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S | 2 |
5 | Thruxton Circuit | 16–17 May | Cooper | 3 |
6 | Oulton Park Island | 13–14 June | JCW | 2 |
7 | Oulton Park Island | 20 June | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
8 | Snetterton 300 | 4 July | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
9 | Snetterton 300 | 25–26 July | JCW | 3 |
10 | Brands Hatch Indy | 8–9 August | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 3 |
11 | Croft Circuit | 15–16 August | JCW | 2 |
12 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | 29–30 August | JCW | 3 |
13 | Donington Park National | 12 September | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
14 | Silverstone International | 26–27 September | Cooper | 3 |
15 | Brands Hatch GP | 10–11 October | JCW | 3 |
16 | Donington Park National | 24 October | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
Source:[3][4] |
Due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the new schedule is as follows:[2]
Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
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1 | Donington Park National | 1-2 August | JCW | 3 |
2 | Oulton Park Island | 22-23 August | Cooper | 2 |
3 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | 29–30 August | JCW | 3 |
4 | Brands Hatch Indy | 12 September | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
5 | Thruxton Circuit | 19-20 September | Cooper | 3 |
6 | Silverstone National | 26-27 September | JCW | 3 |
7 | Snetterton 300 | 26 September | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
8 | Croft Circuit | 10–11 October | Cooper | 2 |
9 | Snetterton 300 | 24–25 October | JCW | 2 |
10 | Donington Park National | 7-8 November | JCW Mini Challenge Trophy, Cooper S, Cooper | 2 |
11 | Brands Hatch Indy | 14-15 November | JCW | 2 |
Source:[5][6] |
Entry list
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
JCW Class | |||
JamSport Racing [7] | 5 | 1 | |
10 | 1 | ||
23 | 1 | ||
30 | TBA | ||
46 | 1 | ||
88 | 1 | ||
MPH Racing [9] | 6 | 1 | |
17 | 1 | ||
Lux Motorsport [10] | 8 | TBA | |
13 | 1 | ||
21 | 1 | ||
24 | TBA | ||
66 | 1 | ||
Privateer | 9 | 1 | |
Lawrence Davey Racing [12] | 12 | 1 | |
16 | 1 | ||
39 | 1 | ||
91 | 1 | ||
Excelr8 Motorsport [15] | 20 | 1 | |
27 | 1 | ||
36 | 1 | ||
45 | 1 | ||
99 | 1 | ||
123 | 1 | ||
315 | 1 | ||
JWB Motorsport [22] | 31 | 1 | |
Elite Motorsport [23][24] | 44 | 1 | |
71 | 1 | ||
77 | 1 | ||
Privateer | 47 | 1 | |
Privateer | 84 | 1 | |
Sean Walkinshaw Racing [28][29] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | TBA | |
JCW Mini Challenge Trophy | |||
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Cooper S Class | |||
AReeve Motorsport [30] | 21 | TBA | |
24 | TBA | ||
47 | TBA | ||
190 | TBA | ||
DanKanMiniShop | 23 | TBA | |
College of West Anglia | 55 | TBA | |
Excelr8 Motorsport [31] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
JamSport Racing [32] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Lawrence Davey Racing [33] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Lux Motorsport [34] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Mad4Mini Motorsport [35] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Performancetek Racing [36] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Cooper Class | |||
DanKanMiniShop | 2 | TBA | |
35 | TBA | ||
Lawrence Davey Racing [37] | 4 | TBA | |
20 | TBA | ||
60 | TBA | ||
Excelr8 Motorsport [39] | 5 | TBA | |
29 | TBA | ||
36 | TBA | ||
85 | TBA | ||
94 | TBA | ||
99 | TBA | ||
Privateer | 14 | TBA | |
Graves Motorsport [42] | 16 | TBA | |
21 | TBA | ||
27 | TBA | ||
Privateer | 23 | TBA | |
Mad4Mini Motorsport [44] | 38 | TBA | |
66 | TBA | ||
Mannpower Motorsport | 46 | TBA | |
Elite Motorsport [45] | 49 | TBA | |
College of West Anglia | 51 | TBA | |
53 | TBA | ||
54 | TBA | ||
AReeve Motorsport [46] | 61 | TBA | |
80 | TBA | ||
Misty Racing | 77 | TBA | |
Privateer | 82 | TBA | |
JamSport Racing [50] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Lux Motorsport [51] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Performancetek Racing [52] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Results
JCW Class
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | 1 | Donington Park GP | JamSport Racing | |||
2 | Excelr8 Motorsport | |||||
3 | Elite Motorsport | |||||
2 | 4 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | ||||
5 | ||||||
6 | ||||||
3 | 7 | Silverstone National | ||||
8 | ||||||
9 | ||||||
4 | 10 | Snetterton 300 | ||||
11 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
5 | 13 | Brands Hatch Indy | ||||
14 | ||||||
15 | ||||||
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 |
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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
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