2012 Mini Challenge UK
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The 2012 Mini Challenge season was the eleventh season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 14 April at Silverstone Circuit and ended on 7 October at Donington Park.[1] The season featured seven rounds across the UK.
Calendar
[edit]| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverstone Circuit | 14–15 April | All | 2 |
| 2 | Castle Combe Circuit | 7 May | All | 2 |
| 3 | Brands Hatch | 16–17 June | All | 3 |
| 4 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 30 June-1 July | All | 4 |
| 5 | Oulton Park | 18 July | All | 2 |
| 6 | Brands Hatch | 15–16 September | All | 3 |
| 7 | Donington Park | 6–7 October | All | 4 |
Entry list
[edit]| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| JCW Class | |||
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 1 | Chris Knox | 2 |
| 77 | 1 | ||
| 50 | Jason Richardson | 1-2, 6-7 | |
| Forster Motorsport | 3 | Arthur Forster | 2-3 |
| 37 | 5, 7 | ||
| Coastal Racing | 4 | Stewart Lines | 1-5 |
| 5 | Lee Pattison | 2-7 | |
| 7 | Craig Freeman | 2-5, 7 | |
| 30 | Martin Depper | 1-5 | |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 4 | Stewart Lines | 7 |
| 10 | Chris Smith | All | |
| 18 | Sam Osborne | All | |
| 58 | Paul O'Neill | 6 | |
| Advent Motorsport | 15 | Patrick Mortimer | All |
| 44 | Freddy Nordström | 3 | |
| Stratford Motors | 16 | William Davison | 3-6 |
| 46 | Shaun King | 6-7 | |
| Minimax Motorsport | 22 | Chris Smiley | All |
| Truck Align | 26 | Lee Allen | All |
| 29 | Chris Panayiotou | 1-3, 5, 7 | |
| Lohen | 45 | David Ogden | 7 |
| 54 | Ant Whorton-Eales | 4 | |
| 99 | Kevin O'Connor | All | |
| Jack Doyle Racing | 70 | Bob Hosier | All |
| CSK Motorsport | 89 | Shane Stoney | 1-6 |
| Cooper Class | |||
| Team Dean | 2 | Dean Raymond | 1-2 |
| Advent Motorsport | 8 | Adrian Norman | All |
| 51 | Martin Mortimer | 7 | |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 11 | Trevor Bates | 3 |
| 17 | Simon Hillery | 1-3 | |
| 79 | Jono Brown | All | |
| 80 | Mike Phillips | All | |
| 81 | Henry Gilbert | All | |
| 88 | Daniel Bishop | 4-5 | |
| 94 | Ben Gridley | 6-7 | |
| Max Leaver Racing | 23 | Max Leaver | All |
Championship standings
[edit]- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
[edit]JCW Class
[edit]| Pos | Driver | SIL | CAS | BHI | SNE | OUL | BHGP | DON | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Allen | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 332 |
| 2 | Chris Smith | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 266 |
| 3 | Chris Smiley | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 210 |
| 4 | Sam Osborne | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 207 |
| 5 | Lee Pattison | 5 | 2 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 13 | Ret | DSQ | DNS | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 170 | ||
| 6 | Shane Stoney | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | DNS | 5 | 6 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | Ret | Ret | 156 | ||||
| 7 | Martin Depper | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | 126 | |||||||
| 8 | Stewart Lines | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 10 | DNS | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 116 | |||
| 9 | Kevin O'Connor | 9 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 105 |
| 10 | William Davison | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 92 | ||||||||
| 11 | Bob Hosier | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 10 | 88 |
| 12 | Patrick Mortimer | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 85 |
| 13 | Chris Panayiotou | DNS | DNS | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 73 | |||||||
| 14 | Arthur Forster | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 70 | |||||||||
| 15 | Ant Whorton-Eales | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Paul O'Neill | 1 | 2 | 3 | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Craig Freeman | 14 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 48 | |||||
| 18 | Jason Richardson | Ret | DNS | 11 | 9 | DNS | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 46 | |||||||||
| 19 | Shaun King | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 46 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Chris Knox | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Freddy Nordström | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | David Ogden | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
Cooper Class
[edit]| Pos | Driver | SIL | CAS | BHI | SNE | OUL | BHGP | DON | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 379 |
| 2 | Jono Brown | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | DNS | 1 | 329 |
| 3 | Max Leaver | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 308 |
| 4 | Adrian Norman | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 217 |
| 5 | Mike Phillips | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 210 |
| 6 | Ben Gridley | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Daniel Bishop | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 88 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Simon Hillery | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Martin Mortimer | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Trevor Bates | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Dean Raymond | 3 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Provisional 2012 MINI Challenge Calendar". Archived from the original on February 18, 2012.
The 2012 Mini Challenge season was the eleventh season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 14 April at Silverstone Circuit and ended on 7 October at Donington Park.[1] The season featured seven rounds across the UK.
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverstone Circuit | 14–15 April | All | 2 |
| 2 | Castle Combe Circuit | 7 May | All | 2 |
| 3 | Brands Hatch | 16–17 June | All | 3 |
| 4 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 30 June-1 July | All | 4 |
| 5 | Oulton Park | 18 July | All | 2 |
| 6 | Brands Hatch | 15–16 September | All | 3 |
| 7 | Donington Park | 6–7 October | All | 4 |
Entry list
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| JCW Class | |||
| Mark Fish Motorsport | 1 | Chris Knox | 2 |
| 77 | 1 | ||
| 50 | Jason Richardson | 1-2, 6-7 | |
| Forster Motorsport | 3 | Arthur Forster | 2-3 |
| 37 | 5, 7 | ||
| Coastal Racing | 4 | Stewart Lines | 1-5 |
| 5 | Lee Pattison | 2-7 | |
| 7 | Craig Freeman | 2-5, 7 | |
| 30 | Martin Depper | 1-5 | |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 4 | Stewart Lines | 7 |
| 10 | Chris Smith | All | |
| 18 | Sam Osborne | All | |
| 58 | Paul O'Neill | 6 | |
| Advent Motorsport | 15 | Patrick Mortimer | All |
| 44 | Freddy Nordström | 3 | |
| Stratford Motors | 16 | William Davison | 3-6 |
| 46 | Shaun King | 6-7 | |
| Minimax Motorsport | 22 | Chris Smiley | All |
| Truck Align | 26 | Lee Allen | All |
| 29 | Chris Panayiotou | 1-3, 5, 7 | |
| Lohen | 45 | David Ogden | 7 |
| 54 | Ant Whorton-Eales | 4 | |
| 99 | Kevin O'Connor | All | |
| Jack Doyle Racing | 70 | Bob Hosier | All |
| CSK Motorsport | 89 | Shane Stoney | 1-6 |
| Cooper Class | |||
| Team Dean | 2 | Dean Raymond | 1-2 |
| Advent Motorsport | 8 | Adrian Norman | All |
| 51 | Martin Mortimer | 7 | |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 11 | Trevor Bates | 3 |
| 17 | Simon Hillery | 1-3 | |
| 79 | Jono Brown | All | |
| 80 | Mike Phillips | All | |
| 81 | Henry Gilbert | All | |
| 88 | Daniel Bishop | 4-5 | |
| 94 | Ben Gridley | 6-7 | |
| Max Leaver Racing | 23 | Max Leaver | All |
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
JCW Class
| Pos | Driver | SIL | CAS | BHI | SNE | OUL | BHGP | DON | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Allen | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 332 |
| 2 | Chris Smith | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 266 |
| 3 | Chris Smiley | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 210 |
| 4 | Sam Osborne | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 207 |
| 5 | Lee Pattison | 5 | 2 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 13 | Ret | DSQ | DNS | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 170 | ||
| 6 | Shane Stoney | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | DNS | 5 | 6 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | Ret | Ret | 156 | ||||
| 7 | Martin Depper | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | 126 | |||||||
| 8 | Stewart Lines | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 10 | DNS | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 116 | |||
| 9 | Kevin O'Connor | 9 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 105 |
| 10 | William Davison | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 92 | ||||||||
| 11 | Bob Hosier | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 10 | 88 |
| 12 | Patrick Mortimer | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 85 |
| 13 | Chris Panayiotou | DNS | DNS | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 73 | |||||||
| 14 | Arthur Forster | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 70 | |||||||||
| 15 | Ant Whorton-Eales | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Paul O'Neill | 1 | 2 | 3 | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Craig Freeman | 14 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 48 | |||||
| 18 | Jason Richardson | Ret | DNS | 11 | 9 | DNS | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 46 | |||||||||
| 19 | Shaun King | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 46 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Chris Knox | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Freddy Nordström | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | David Ogden | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
Cooper Class
| Pos | Driver | SIL | CAS | BHI | SNE | OUL | BHGP | DON | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 379 |
| 2 | Jono Brown | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | DNS | 1 | 329 |
| 3 | Max Leaver | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 308 |
| 4 | Adrian Norman | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 217 |
| 5 | Mike Phillips | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 210 |
| 6 | Ben Gridley | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Daniel Bishop | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 88 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Simon Hillery | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Martin Mortimer | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Trevor Bates | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Dean Raymond | 3 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Provisional 2012 MINI Challenge Calendar". Archived from the original on February 18, 2012.