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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.
| 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 |
| 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 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.
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||