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2026 Mini Challenge UK

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The 2026 Power Maxed Mini Challenge UK is a British racing series using same-specification Mini Cooper JCW cars across England and Scotland.[1]

Mini Challenge UK

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Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
JCW Entries
EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme 1 United Kingdom Tom Ovenden[2] 1–6
21 United Kingdom Nathan Edwards 1–6
94 United Kingdom Josh Porter 1–6
64 United Kingdom Harry Hickton[3][4] 5
Mannpower Motorsport 1–4
Harry Hickton Motorsport 6
BPC Motorsport 6 United Kingdom Brent Bowie  R   D  1–3, 5–6
55 United Kingdom Charlie Hand 1–6
48 United Kingdom Antony Sullivan  R   D  5
SBR Motorsport 1–4, 6
Jamsport Racing UK 10 United Kingdom Archie Johnson  R   D [a] 1–6
42 United Kingdom Henry Howarth[5]  R  2–6
90 United Kingdom Chase Fernandez[6]  R  1
NAPA Racing UK 11 United Kingdom Joe Tanner[7]  D  1–6
15 United Kingdom Cameron Richardson[7] 1–6
Pro Alloys Racing 12 United Kingdom Alex Solley[8] 1–6
32 United Kingdom Ned Anthony[9] 1–6
33 United Kingdom Max Edmundson[10] 1–6
70 United Kingdom Owen Hillman 1–6
96 United Kingdom Sam Gornall[11]  R  1–6
EXCELR8 Motorsport 13 United Kingdom Harry Campey 1–6
26 Turkey Cemil Çıpa  R   D  1–6
29 United Kingdom Will Crooks  R   D  1–6
38 United Kingdom Olivier Algieri  R  1–6
CTS Motorsport 22 United Kingdom Max Bird 1
37 Latvia Viesturs Ozols 6
47 United Kingdom Gerry Hendry  R   D  5
OX4 Racing 66 United Kingdom Alex Brandham  D  1–4, 6
Bitcoin Racing 210 United Kingdom Chris MacKenzie 2–4
JCW Sport Entries
Wera Alliance Racing Academy 8 United Kingdom Murray Richardson  R  1–6
88 United Kingdom Alfie Garford  R  1–6
Speedworks Motorsport 35 United Kingdom Eden Spanswick  R  1–3
Bitcoin Racing 210 United Kingdom Chris MacKenzie[12] 1
Sources:[13][14][15]
Icon Status
 R  Eligible for Rookie Cup
 D  Eligible for Directors Cup

Race calendar

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The race calendar consisted of 7 triple-header events, with all of them being in support of the British Touring Car Championship.[16] Oulton Park ran with 2 races due to tight schedules, removing the reverse grid race.

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Donington Park National 18–19 April
R2
R3
2 R4 Brands Hatch Indy 9–10 May
R5
R6
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 23–24 May
R8
R9
4 R10 Oulton Park 6–7 June
R11
5 R12 Knockhill Racing Circuit 8–9 August
R13
R14
6 R15 Silverstone Circuit 26–27 September
R16
R17
7 R18 Brands Hatch GP 10–11 October
R19
R20

Race results

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap JCW Winning driver JCW Winning team JCW Sport Fastest lap JCW Sport Winning driver JCW Sport Winning team Director's Cup Winner Rookie Cup Winner
1 R1 Donington Park National United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Sam Gornall
R2 United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Olivier Algieri
R3 United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Sam Gornall
2 R4 Brands Hatch Indy United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom Max Edmundson United Kingdom Pro Alloys Racing United KingdomAlfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Olivier Algieri
R5 United Kingdom Sam Gornall United Kingdom Tom Ovenden United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Sam Gornall
R6 United Kingdom Max Edmundson United Kingdom Alex Solley United Kingdom Max Edmundson United Kingdom Pro Alloys Racing United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Will Crooks United Kingdom Sam Gornall
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Will Crooks United Kingdom Olivier Algieri
R8 United Kingdom Sam Gornall United Kingdom Charlie Hand United Kingdom BPC Motorsport United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Sam Gornall
R9 United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom Sam Gornall United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Sam Gornall
4 R10 Oulton Park United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom Sam Gornall United Kingdom Pro Alloys Racing United Kingdom Murray Richardson United Kingdom Murray Richardson United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Sam Gornall
R11 United Kingdom Josh Porter United Kingdom Sam Gornall United Kingdom Sam Gornall United Kingdom Pro Alloys Racing United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Sam Gornall
5 R12 Knockhill Racing Circuit United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Will Crooks United Kingdom Will Crooks
R13 United Kingdom Olivier Algieri United Kingdom Archie Johnson[b] United Kingdom Jamsport Racing UK United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Will Crooks United Kingdom Will Crooks
R14 United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom Alex Solley United Kingdom Pro Alloys Racing United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Will Crooks United Kingdom Will Crooks
6 R15 Silverstone Circuit United Kingdom Alex Solley[c] United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom Olivier Algieri United Kingdom EXCELR8 Motorsport United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Olivier Algieri
R16 United Kingdom Nathan Edwards United Kingdom Nathan Edwards United Kingdom EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Alfie Garford United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Joe Tanner United Kingdom Henry Howarth
R17 United Kingdom Olivier Algieri[d] United Kingdom Harry Hickton United Kingdom Sam Gornall United Kingdom Pro Alloys Racing United Kingdom Murray Richardson United Kingdom Murray Richardson United Kingdom Wera Alliance Racing Academy United Kingdom Will Crooks United Kingdom Sam Gornall
7 R18 Brands Hatch GP
R19
R20

Championship standings

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Points system
Races 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Fastest lap Pole position
50 44 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 3 6
Source:[17]

JCW Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE OUL KNO SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Tom Ovenden 1 1 1 6 1 9 4 6 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 5 5 671
2 United Kingdom Max Edmundson 7 2 2 1 3 1 2 10 7 8 16 2 4 2 6 3 2 657
3 United Kingdom Alex Solley 8 5 7 10 11 4 6 5 4 14 6 5 2 1 3 Ret 4 548
4 United Kingdom Nathan Edwards 3 Ret 5 11 6 8 7 9 8 13 10 3 8 4 4 1 3 530
5 United Kingdom Harry Hickton 5 11 9 2 10 5 5 8 5 12 11 1 7 3 5 Ret 16 526
6 United Kingdom Sam Gornall 2 8 3 Ret 9 2 12 2 12 1 1 11 Ret Ret 11 4 1 525
7 United Kingdom Olivier Algieri 4 4 4 8 2 3 3 Ret 3 6 7 Ret 14 11 1 8 9 525
8 United Kingdom Harry Campey 6 12 14 5 12 10 8 4 6 9 15 6 3 5 9 14 6 495
9 United Kingdom Josh Porter Ret 13 11 7 4 12 1 7 1 Ret Ret 7 6 7 2 6 7 491
10 United Kingdom Charlie Hand 9 3 Ret 3 5 7 10 1 9 4 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 12 408
11 United Kingdom Joe Tanner 10 9 6 4 8 Ret Ret 15 10 2 3 15 16 Ret 10 7 11 400
12 United Kingdom Cameron Richardson 11 7 12 14 16 13 11 13 16 7 8 9 9 9 13 11 DSQ 395
13 United Kingdom Will Crooks 15 14 13 15 18 11 14 22 13 15 14 10 10 10 15 12 10 377
14 United Kingdom Ned Anthony 13 6 Ret 13 14 20 13 14 14 10 12 8 11 8 14 Ret 13 357
15 Turkey Cemil Çıpa DSQ 17 10 17 19 15 17 16 15 16 13 18 12 12 12 10 15 339
16 United Kingdom Archie Johnson 22 Ret Ret 12 13 Ret DSQ 12 18 5 9 12 1 15 21 13 8 329
17 United Kingdom Owen Hillman 14 16 8 9 7 19 15 11 Ret 18 21 Ret WD WD DNS DNS 14 249
18 United Kingdom Alex Brandham 19 18 DNS 16 17 14 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 246
19 United Kingdom Antony Sullivan 18 Ret 18 20 Ret Ret 19 21 Ret Ret 18 13 13 13 16 15 17 231
20 United Kingdom Chris MacKenzie 19 Ret WD 16 17 Ret 56
21 United Kingdom Chase Fernandez 16 Ret 15 40
22 United Kingdom Brent Bowie Ret Ret 19 14 WD WD 39
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE OUL KNO SIL BHGP Pts

JCW Teams' Championship

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Pos. Team Points
1 EXCELR8 Driver Development Programme 1201
2 Pro Alloys Racing – Yellow[e] 1182
3 EXCELR8 Motorsport – Red[f] 1020
4 Pro Alloys Racing – Orange[g] 905
5 NAPA Racing UK 795
6 EXCELR8 Motorsport – Blue[h] 716
7 BPC Motorsport 447
8 Jamsport Racing UK 369

JCW Sport Standings

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Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE OUL KNO SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Alfie Garford 17 15 16 18 20 16 20 19 19 20 19 17 15 14 20 18 21 913
2 United Kingdom Murray Richardson 21 20 20 22 Ret 18 21 20 20 19 20 19 17 16 20 Ret 20 664
3 United Kingdom Eden Spanswick Ret 21 21 21 21 17 WD WD WD 206
4 United Kingdom Chris MacKenzie 20 19 17 132
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE OUL KNO SIL BHGP Pts

Mini Challenge Trophy

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Graves Motorsport 1 United Kingdom Alex Keens 1–6
23 Republic of Ireland Leo Richardson 1–6
72 United Kingdom Matt Luff 1–6
Duckhams Yuasa Racing by Graves Motorsport 31 United Kingdom William Foulkes 5
PerformanceTek Racing 5 United Kingdom Jonathan Wild 1–3
18 United Kingdom Daniel Patterson 1–3
32 United Kingdom Blair Dryburgh 1–6
11 United Kingdom Harry Smith 4–6
Musketeer Motorsport 1–3
Wera Alliance Racing Academy 8 United Kingdom Ellena Reece 1–6
80 United Kingdom Liona Theobald 1–6
111 United Kingdom Beanie Reece 1–6
333 United Kingdom Lexie Powell 1–6
Race Car Consultants 19 United Kingdom Christopher Doble 1–6
65 United Kingdom Isaac Doble 1–6
138 United Kingdom Henry Foote 1–6
MRM 10 United Kingdom Josh Selvadorai 1–6
Pro-AM Racing 12 United Kingdom Richard Jepp 1–6
EXCELR8 Motorsport 14 United Kingdom Dominic Wheatley 6
22 United Kingdom Ashley Gregory 1–6
24 United Kingdom Jorrel Julius 1–6
71 United States Giovanni Santora 1–4
82 United Kingdom Adam Curtis 1–6
Westbourne Motorsport 59 United Kingdom Rhys Hurd 4–5
81 Italy Luca Marinoni Osborne 1–6
Allgroom Motorsport 91 United Kingdom Finley Groom 1–6
Team Avago 95 United Kingdom Joshua Wilby 1–6
610 United Kingdom Louis Fleet 1–6
Privateer 185 United Kingdom Jenson Mason 4
Sources:[18][19][20][21][22]

Race calendar

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The calendar consisted of 7 triple-header events.[23]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Silverstone National 4–5 April
R2
R3
2 R4 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 23–24 May
R5
R6
3 R7 Pembrey Circuit 20–21 June
R8
R9
4 R10 Thruxton Circuit 25–26 July
R11
R12
5 R13 Donington Park GP 22–23 August
R14
R15
6 R16 Croft Circuit 5–6 September
R17
R18
7 R19 Brands Hatch Indy 31 October–1 November
R20
R21

Race results

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Silverstone National United Kingdom Matt Luff Italy Luca Marinoni Osborne United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Graves Motorsport
R2 United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Graves Motorsport
R3 United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Graves Motorsport
2 R4 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Italy Luca Marinoni Osborne United Kingdom Ashley Gregory Italy Luca Marinoni Osborne United Kingdom Westbourne Motorsport
R5 United Kingdom Josh Selvadorai United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Graves Motorsport
R6 Italy Luca Marinoni Osborne United Kingdom Alex Keens Italy Luca Marinoni Osborne United Kingdom Westbourne Motorsport
3 R7 Pembrey Circuit United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Graves Motorsport
R8 United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Josh Selvadorai United Kingdom MRM
R9 United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Joshua Wilby United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Graves Motorsport
4 R10 Thruxton Circuit United Kingdom Jenson Mason United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Graves Motorsport
R11 United Kingdom Josh Selvadorai United Kingdom Josh Selvadorai United Kingdom MRM
R12 United Kingdom Jenson Mason United Kingdom Joshua Wilby United Kingdom Rhys Hurd United Kingdom Westbourne Motorsport
5 R13 Donington Park GP United Kingdom Henry Foote United Kingdom Henry Foote United Kingdom Rhys Hurd United Kingdom Westbourne Motorsport
R14 United Kingdom Jorrel Julius United Kingdom Rhys Hurd United Kingdom Westbourne Motorsport
R15 United Kingdom Henry Foote United Kingdom Richard Jepp United Kingdom Rhys Hurd United Kingdom Westbourne Motorsport
6 R16 Croft Circuit United Kingdom Richard Jepp United Kingdom Richard Jepp United Kingdom Richard Jepp United Kingdom Pro-AM Racing
R17 United Kingdom Alex Keens United Kingdom Matt Luff United Kingdom Richard Jepp United Kingdom Pro-AM Racing
7 R18 Brands Hatch Indy
R19
R20

Notes

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  1. ↑ Johnson entered Rounds 1–4 as a Directors Cup, and left the cup after the rounds.
  2. ↑ Harry Campey originally won the race, but received a 2-place penalty which dropped him to P3. After Excelr8 Motorsport appealed, the penalty was overturned but the decision still stood.
  3. ↑ Hickton originally set the fastest lap time, but was disqualified due to failing technical inspection.
  4. ↑ Hickton originally set the fastest lap time, but was disqualified due to failing technical inspection.
  5. ↑ The cars of Max Edmundson and Sam Gornall.
  6. ↑ The cars of Harry Campey and Olivier Algieri.
  7. ↑ The cars of Alex Solley and Ned Anthony.
  8. ↑ The cars of Cemil Çıpa and Wil Crooks.

References

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  1. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (14 April 2026). "POWER MAXED NAMED AS MINI CHALLENGE TITLE PARTNER". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (5 March 2026). "JCW CHAMPION TOM OVENDEN CONFIRMS TITLE DEFENCE". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (20 March 2026). "HARRY HICKTON CONFIRMS 2026 MINI CHALLENGE PROGRAMME". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  4. ↑ salisbury, matt (7 August 2026). "HARRY HICKTON REJOINS EXCELR8 FOR REMAINDER OF 2026 CAMPAIGN". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (6 May 2026). "HENRY HOWARTH SET FOR JCW DEBUT AT BRANDS HATCH". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jamsport Racing Scholarship 2026 – A Pathway to the MINI CHALLENGE Grid". Jamsport Racing. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Know How Template". NAPA UK. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  8. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (22 March 2026). "ALEX SOLLEY CONFIRMS JCW RETURN FOR SECOND SEASON". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  9. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (12 March 2026). "NED ANTHONY JOINS EXPANDED PRO ALLOYS RACING LINE-UP". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Racing, Restart (22 April 2026). "Restart Racing Confirms Max Edmundson as Development Driver for 2026". Restart Racing. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  11. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (10 March 2026). "SAM GORNALL SET FOR JCW DEBUT ON MINI CHALLENGE RETURN". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Salisbury, Matt (13 April 2026). "CHRIS MACKENZIE CONFIRMS THIRD JCW SPORT PROGRAMME". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Donington Park (National) // April 18–19 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Brands Hatch (Indy) // May 9–10 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Snetterton 300 // May 23–24 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "2026 JCW / JCW SPORT CALENDAR". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Key Rules And Regulations • BTCC". 25 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "MSVR Club Car Championships @ SL". www.msvr.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Snetterton 300 // May 23-24 – Welcome to the BARC". www.barc.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  20. ↑ "BARC Race Meeting // Pembrey // June 20-21 – Welcome to the BARC". www.barc.net. Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  21. ↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Thruxton // July 25-26 – Welcome to the BARC". www.barc.net. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  22. ↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Donington Park (Grand Prix) // August 22-23 – Welcome to the BARC". www.barc.net. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  23. ↑ "2026 TROPHY CALENDAR". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 13 September 2026.