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The 2017 Mini Challenge season was the sixteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 15 April at Oulton Park and ended on 15 October at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured thirteen rounds across the UK.
Round | Circuit | Date | Classes | Races |
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1 | Oulton Park International | 15, 17 April | JCW | 2 |
2 | Rockingham ISSC | 29–30 April | JCW | 2 |
3 | Snetterton 200 | 13–14 May | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 3 |
4 | Snetterton 300 | 27–28 May | JCW | 3 |
5 | Silverstone National | 3–4 June | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 3 |
6 | Silverstone GP | 10–11 June | JCW | 2 |
7 | Rockingham ISSC | 24 June | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 2 |
8 | Brands Hatch Indy | 8–9 July | All | 3 |
9 | Brands Hatch GP | 5–6 August | JCW | 2 |
10 | Oulton Park Fosters | 19 August | All | 2 |
11 | Donington Park | 16–17 September | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 2 |
12 | Donington Park | 23–24 September | JCW | 2 |
13 | Snetterton 300 | 14–15 October | Open, Cooper Pro, Cooper Am | 3 |
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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JCW Class | |||
Unitec Motorsport | 1 | ![]() | All |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 3 | ![]() | All |
9 | ![]() | 7-8 | |
11 | ![]() | All | |
18 | ![]() | All | |
21 | ![]() | 1-4 | |
30 | ![]() | 6 | |
46 | ![]() | All | |
51 | ![]() | 1-3, 5 | |
![]() | 6 | ||
77 | ![]() | 1-2, 7 | |
![]() | 5 | ||
80 | ![]() | 1 | |
88 | ![]() | All | |
Eurotech Racing | 4 | ![]() | 4 |
39 | ![]() | All | |
55 | ![]() | 1-3 | |
74 | ![]() | 5 | |
76 | ![]() | 1-3, 6-7 | |
ES Motorsport | 7 | ![]() | 1-4, 7-8 |
45 | ![]() | 1-4, 7-8 | |
MINI UK VIP | 15 | ![]() | All |
16 | ![]() | 8 | |
37 | ![]() | All | |
52 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 2 | ||
![]() | 3 | ||
![]() | 4 | ||
![]() | 5 | ||
![]() | 6 | ||
![]() | 8 | ||
61 | ![]() | 1-5 | |
77 | ![]() | 6 | |
Privateer | 17 | ![]() | All |
Lawrence Davey Racing | 19 | ![]() | 4-6 |
20 | ![]() | 3 | |
29 | ![]() | 8 | |
32 | ![]() | 1-6, 8 | |
Team Dynamics | 22 | ![]() | All |
42 | ![]() | All | |
AReeve Motorsport | 27 | ![]() | 8 |
69 | ![]() | 4 | |
78 | ![]() | All | |
87 | ![]() | All | |
126 | ![]() | 6 | |
777 | ![]() | 5, 8 | |
TDF with Moorgate Motorsport Finance | 29 | ![]() | 1-5 |
OX4 Racing | 35 | ![]() | 1, 7 |
![]() | 2-3 | ||
![]() | 4-5 | ||
Privateer | 84 | ![]() | All |
90 | ![]() | All | |
Staffs Racing | 99 | ![]() | 1-7 |
George Sutton Racing | 444 | ![]() | All |
Open Class | |||
Privateer | 5 | ![]() | All |
AReeve Motorsport | 8 | ![]() | 1-4, 6-7 |
33 | ![]() | 2 | |
![]() | 3 | ||
44 | ![]() | All | |
63 | ![]() | 4 | |
94 | ![]() | 1 | |
121 | ![]() | 1, 7 | |
606 | ![]() | 1-2, 4-7 | |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 24 | ![]() | All |
Privateer | 26 | ![]() | All |
College of West Anglia | 53 | ![]() | 1-2 |
![]() | 7 | ||
Sussex Road and Race | 77 | ![]() | All |
Privateer | 111 | ![]() | All |
Cooper Pro Class | |||
Privateer | 4 | ![]() | 2, 5 |
Hybrid Tune Motorsport | 6 | ![]() | All |
Rob Sims Racing | 9 | ![]() | 1-4, 6-7 |
47 | ![]() | All | |
91 | ![]() | All | |
99 | ![]() | 5 | |
Team Dynamics | 20 | ![]() | 2 |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 23 | ![]() | 6-7 |
31 | ![]() | All | |
36 | ![]() | All | |
56 | ![]() | All | |
126 | ![]() | 5-7 | |
888 | ![]() | All | |
Privateer | 49 | ![]() | 1-5, 7 |
AReeve Motorsport | 74 | ![]() | 7 |
126 | ![]() | 4 | |
Sussex Road and Race | 98 | ![]() | All |
Cooper Am Class | |||
Sussex Road and Race | 10 | ![]() | 1 |
Hybrid Tune Motorsport | 12 | ![]() | All |
Excelr8 Motorsport | 21 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 2-3 | ||
![]() | 4 | ||
AReeve Motorsport | 46 | ![]() | All |
63 | ![]() | 5-7 | |
College of West Anglia | 50 | ![]() | 1-4 |
![]() | 5-7 | ||
78 | ![]() | All | |
Rob Sims Racing | 54 | ![]() | All |
Privateer | 217 | ![]() | All |
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 | SNE | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | DON | SNE | Pts | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 778 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | DNS | 709 |
3 | ![]() | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 568 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 541 |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 530 |
6 | ![]() | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 473 |
7 | ![]() | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 10 | 6 | 430 | ||
8 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 5 | 427 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 236 | ||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | Ret | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 4 | 2 | 158 | ||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 156 | |||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 134 | |||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 3 | 114 | |||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 9 | 8 | 8 | 84 | |||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | SNE | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | DON | SNE | Pts | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Ret | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 761 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 727 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 702 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 575 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 538 | ||
6 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 523 |
7 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 488 |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 459 | ||
9 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 459 |
10 | ![]() | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 411 |
11 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 124 | |||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 144 | |||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 11 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 121 | |||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 6 | 94 | |||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 10 | 11 | Ret | 46 | |||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | Ret | Ret | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
drivers ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||||||
– | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | SNE | SIL | ROC | BHI | OUL | DON | SNE | Pts | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 886 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 739 |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 704 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 609 |
5 | ![]() | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 477 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 6 | 343 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 280 | |||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 222 | |||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | DNS | 186 | |||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 3 | 128 | |||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | 96 | |||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 2 | DNS | DNS | 44 | |||||||||||||||
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