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The 2016 Mini Challenge season was the fifteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 23 April at Donington Park and ended on 30 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured eight rounds across the UK.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donington Park [1] | 23–24 April | JCW, Cooper S, Cooper | 3 |
| 2 | Brands Hatch | 7–8 May | JCW | 2 |
| 3 | Silverstone Circuit | 28–29 May | All | 3 |
| 4 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 18–19 June | JCW, Cooper S, Cooper | 3 |
| 5 | Brands Hatch | 16–17 July | All | 3 |
| 6 | Oulton Park | 20 August | All | 2 |
| 7 | Cadwell Park | 3 September | Cooper S, Cooper, Open | 2 |
| 8 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 29–30 October | All | 3 |
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| JCW Class | |||
| MINI UK VIP | 1 |  Charlie Butler-Henderson | All |
| 37 | Rob Smith | All | |
| 52 | Dan Prosser | 1 | |
| Rebecca Jackson | 2-3, 5-6 | ||
| Richard Aucock | 7 | ||
| 61 | James Turkington | 1, 3-7 | |
| Sussex Road & Race | 2 | Ben Seyfried | 5-6 |
| 26 | Luke Reade | 1-6 | |
| 46 | Sam Osborne | 1-6 | |
| 194 | Michael O'Brien | 6 | |
| ES Motorsport | 7 | Steve King | 1-5, 7 |
| 45 | Calum King | All | |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 10 | Chris Smith | All |
| 13 |  Bence Balogh | 1, 4, 6 | |
| 18 | Mark Wakefield | 7 | |
| 59 |  Juan Diego Hernandes Leiva | 1, 3 | |
| 68 | Ben Constanduros | 3 | |
| 69 | Mark Steward | 1-2 | |
| 79 | Jono Brown | All | |
| 88 | Reece Barr | 7 | |
| 666 | Luke Caudle | All | |
| Unitec Motorsport | 16 | David Grady | All |
| Mark Wakefield Motorsport | 18 | Mark Wakefield | 1-6 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 19 | Lawrence Davey | All |
| 26 | Luke Reade | 7 | |
| 46 | Sam Osborne | 7 | |
| 68 | Scot Adam | 5 | |
| Coastal Racing | 27 | Nathan Harrison | All |
| 89 | Shane Stoney | 1 | |
| OX4 Racing | 35 | James Loukes | 1-2, 7 |
| Chris Oakman | 3-4 | ||
| Chris Fryer | 5-6 | ||
| Eurotech Racing | 39 | Brett Smith | All |
| 55 | Jeff Smith | 1, 3, 5-7 | |
| 76 | Jo Polley | 1-3, 5-7 | |
| Team Dynamics | 42 | Henry Neal | All |
| AR Performance | 56 | Adam Cunnington | 1-5, 7 |
| Ignis Racing | 58 | Chris Boon | 1, 3-7 |
| 80 | Nick Boon | All | |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 77 | Neil Newstead | All |
| Privateer | 84 | Ryan Dignan | 6-7 |
| Staffs Racing | 99 | Kevin O'Connor | All |
| Forster Motorsport | 777 | Arthur Forster | 1 |
| Cooper S Class | |||
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 24 | Rob Austin | 2-5, 7 |
| 118 | Toby Hotston | 1 | |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 38 | Scot Adam | All |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 66 | Steve Ruxton-Cocker | 1-4 |
| 77 | Neil Newstead | 6 | |
| 94 | Tim Porter | All | |
| Team Maxxis | 90 | Scott Jeffs | 1-3, 5-7 |
| Sussex Road & Race | 176 | Carlito Miracco | 3-7 |
| Cooper Class | |||
| Privateer | 4 | Michael Bamber | All |
| RTS Motorsport | 6 | Sam Weller | All |
| Rob Sims Racing | 9 | Simon Walton | 1-5 |
| 47 | James Goodall | All | |
| 91 | Owen Walton | All | |
| 96 | Adrian Norman | All | |
| Excelr8 Motorsport | 11 | Max Bladon | All |
| 21 | Adam Davey | 1-4 | |
| 107 | Piers Prior | 1 | |
| Iain Webber | 2 | ||
| Luke Chard-Maple | 3 | ||
| Macaulay Austin | 4 | ||
| Greg Barnard | 5 | ||
| Nick Griggs | 6 | ||
| Will Foulkes | 7 | ||
| 108 | Fraser Rose | 5 | |
| Mintech | 14 | Tony Lynch | 1 |
| Coastal Racing | 17 | Josh Gollin | All |
| 20 | Kyle Reid | 1, 5 | |
| 25 | Nathaniel Gollin | 2-4, 7 | |
| 29 | Morgan Jones | 1-5 | |
| 49 | Martin Poole | 1-2, 4-7 | |
| 87 | Max Leaver | 4 | |
| 93 | Ollie Walker | 4 | |
| Team Dynamics | 22 | Will Neal | All |
| Privateer | 36 | Marco Haig | 1-2, 5-7 |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 98 | Darren Chatt | 4 |
| Privateer | 117 | Brad Hutchison | All |
| Open Class | |||
| Privateer | 5 | Chloe Hewitt | All |
| Sussex Road & Race | 23 | Simon Clark | All |
| 555 | Andrew Bailey | 1-2 | |
| Privateer | 28 | Martyn Hathaway | 2-3, 5 |
| 114 | Sam Hathaway | 2-3, 5 | |
| Oakfield Motorsport | 33 | Stuart Lane | 1-3 |
| RTS Motorsport | 34 | Richard Mills | All |
| AReeve Motorsport | 44 | Aaron Reeve | 1-3, 5 |
| 83 | Laura Davis | 3 | |
| 121 | Jono Davis | All | |
| 606 | Tim Bill | 5 | |
| Lawrence Davey Racing | 81 | Keith Issatt | All |
| Privateer | 196 | Taelor Shand | 5 |
Championship points were awarded for the first 32 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 | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd |
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| Points | 50 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Pos | Driver | DON | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | CAD | SNE | Pts | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | Scott Jeffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | C | 675 | ||
| 2 | Scot Adam | 2 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | C | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | C | 645 |
| 3 | Tim Porter | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | C | 633 |
| 4 | Steve Ruxton-Cocker | 1 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | C | 4 | 442 | |||||||
| 5 | Carlito Miracco | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 4 | C | 378 | ||||||
| 6 | Rob Austin | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | C | 1 | 4 | DNS | 3 | Ret | C | 369 | |||||
| 7 | Toby Hotston | 5 | 4 | 3 | C | C | 111 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Neil Newstead | C | 1 | Ret | C | 50 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DON | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | CAD | SNE | Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Bladon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | C | 812 |
| 2 | Josh Gollin | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | C | 3 | DSQ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | C | 570 |
| 3 | Sam Weller | 4 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 6 | C | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | C | 537 |
| 4 | Brad Hutchison | Ret | 6 | DSQ | 3 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | C | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | C | 488 |
| 5 | Will Neal | 8 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 12 | C | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | C | 473 |
| 6 | Michael Bamber | 5 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | C | 4 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | C | 467 |
| 7 | Owen Walton | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | C | 10 | 8 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 7 | 7 | C | 394 |
| 8 | James Goodall | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | C | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 10 | 9 | C | 392 |
| 9 | Adrian Norman | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | C | Ret | 7 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | C | 367 |
| 10 | Martin Poole | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 14 | C | Ret | 5 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | C | 349 | |||
| 11 | Marco Haig | 6 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 8 | C | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | C | 294 | |||||
| 12 | Simon Walton | Ret | 15 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | DNS | 3 | C | DNS | Ret | DNS | C | 270 | ||||
| 13 | Adam Davey | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | DSQ | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | C | DNS | C | 262 | ||||||
| 14 | Nathaniel Gollin | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | C | 9 | 6 | 5 | C | 228 | |||||||
| 15 | Morgan Jones | Ret | 11 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 8 | WD | C | WD | Ret | 9 | C | 196 | ||||
| 16 | Kyle Reid | Ret | Ret | 3 | C | 1 | 4 | C | 127 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Piers Prior | 3 | 5 | 4 | C | C | 108 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Luke Chard-Maple | 13 | 10 | 9 | C | C | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Iain Webber | 15 | 15 | 14 | C | C | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Nick Griggs | C | 9 | 9 | C | 52 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Macaulay Austin | 15 | C | 7 | C | 48 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Fraser Rose | C | 10 | 11 | C | 46 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Will Foulkes | C | 13 | 10 | C | 44 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Ollie Walker | 5 | C | Ret | C | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Max Leaver | Ret | C | 6 | C | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Darren Chatt | 7 | C | Ret | C | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Greg Barnard | C | 9 | Ret | C | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Tony Lynch | 12 | Ret | DNS | C | C | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | SIL | BHI | OUL | CAD | SNE | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Issatt | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | C | 482 |
| 2 | Jono Davis | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 457 |
| 3 | Richard Mills | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | C | 422 |
| 4 | Chloe Hewitt | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | C | DNS | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | C | 337 |
| 5 | Simon Clark | DNS | 5 | 3 | 5 | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | C | 307 |
| 6 | Stuart Lane | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | C | 6 | DNS | DNS | C | 202 | ||||
| 7 | Aaron Reeve | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | C | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | C | 140 | ||
| 8 | Sam Hathaway | 7 | C | 7 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 5 | C | 60 | |||||
| 9 | Tim Bill | C | 6 | 10 | C | 56 | |||||||||
| 10 | Taelor Shand | C | 7 | 9 | C | 56 | |||||||||
| 11 | Martyn Hathaway | 9 | C | 8 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 8 | C | 54 | |||||
| 12 | Laura Davis | C | Ret | 5 | C | 34 | |||||||||
| 13 | Andrew Bailey | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | C | Ret | C | 0 | ||||||
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