2009 Mini Challenge UK

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2009 Mini Challenge UK

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The 2009 Mini Challenge season was the eighth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 18 April at Rockingham Motor Speedway and ended on 27 September at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. The season featured six rounds across the UK.

## Contents

* 1 Calendar
* 2 Entry list
* 3 Championship standings
* 3.1 Drivers' Championship
* 3.1.1 Cooper S Class
* 3.1.2 Cooper Class

## Calendar[edit]

Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Classes  | Races

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1  | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 18–19 April  | All  | 3
2  | Brands Hatch | 6–7 June  | All  | 3
3  | Donington Park | 4–5 July  | All  | 3
4  | Castle Combe | 18–19 July  | All  | 3
5  | Croft Circuit | 22–23 August  | All  | 3
6  | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 26–27 September  | All  | 3

## Entry list[edit]

Team  | No. | Driver  | Rounds

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Cooper S Class
Forster Motorsport | 1  | Martin Depper | All
7  | Arthur Forster | All
8  | Michael Cullen  | 6
12  | Jack Stanford  | 1-2
66  | Steve Liquorish  | All
Mini Motorsport  | 4  | Shaun King  | All
Coastal Racing  | 5  | Phil House  | All
18  | Chris Knox  | 5
Chris Smith  | 6
23  | 5
Chris Panayiotou  | 1-2
33  | Lawrence Sait  | All
Advent Motorsport  | 12  | Graham Parsons  | 4
ES Racing | 14  | Chris James | 6
Team Formula Racing  | 17  | Carl Bennett  | 1-5
Jason Greatrex  | 6
70  | Oly Mortimer  | All
Privateer  | 21  | Ben Harvey  | 5
Truck Align  | 26  | Lee Allen  | All
Mark Fish Motorsport  | 50  | Jason Richardson  | All
Privateer  | 97  | Roger Grimshaw  | All
Cooper Class
Mark Fish Motorsport  | 2  | Luke Caudle  | All
Excelr8 Motorsport | 3  | Roger Bates  | 1-4, 6
52  | Keith Issatt  | 2
Justina Williams  | 6
Craig Freeman  | 3-5
69  | 6
Double Six Racing  | 6  | Joey Powis  | All
Privateer  | 9  | Kevin O'Connor  | All
Privateer  | 10  | Dave Nixon  | 2, 4
Advent Motorsport  | 19  | Sarah Parsons  | 1-2, 4-6
55  | James Blyth  | All
76  | Rob Ladbrook  | 1
Graham Parsons  | 2
77  | Nigel Johnson  | 1-4
Tim Crighton  | 6
Waddington Motorsport  | 35  | Josh Waddington  | 5
Team Formula Racing  | 57  | Nick Booth  | 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

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Points  | 20  | 17  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

### Drivers' Championship[edit]

#### Cooper S Class[edit]

Pos  | Driver  | ROC | BHI | DON | CAS | CRO | SNE | Pts

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1  | Oly Mortimer  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 308
2  | Martin Depper | 13  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 278
3  | Arthur Forster | 2  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 4  | Ret  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 268
4  | Phil House  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 12  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 5  | 7  | 214
5  | Lee Allen  | 5  | DSQ  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 2  | 6  | 5  | 1  | 7  | 6  | 1  | 6  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 210
6  | Shaun King  | 9  | 6  | 5  | 7  | Ret  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 13  | 9  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 163
7  | Jason Richardson  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 9  | 7  | 7  | 9  | 9  | 8  | 8  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 8  | 7  | Ret  | 134
8  | Steve Liquorish  | 6  | DSQ  | 7  | 8  | Ret  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 6  | 8  | 9  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 9  | 121
9  | Carl Bennett  | 7  | Ret  | DNS  | 10  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 5  | 4  | 2  | Ret  | 7  | 8  |  |  |  | 118
10  | Lawrence Sait  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 12  | 10  | Ret  | 10  | 10  | Ret  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 10  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 88
11  | Roger Grimshaw  | 12  | Ret  | 9  | 13  | 11  | 9  | 11  | 11  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 11  | 11  | 12  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | 10  | 79
12  | Jack Stanford  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72
13  | Chris Knox  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 4  | 6  |  |  |  | 34
14  | Chris Panayiotou  | 10  | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | 9  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31
15  | Jason Greatrex  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 8  | 6  | 29
16  | Michael Cullen  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 9  | 8  | 19
17  | Chris James |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 11  | 11  | 15
18  | Ben Harvey  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 11  | 11  |  |  |  | 14
19  | Chris Smith  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | DNS  | DNS  | 9  | Ret  | DNS  | 10
20  | Graham Parsons  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5

#### Cooper Class[edit]

Pos  | Driver  | ROC | BHI | DON | CAS | CRO | SNE | Pts

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1  | Luke Caudle  | Ret  | 8  | 9  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 310
2  | James Blyth  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 293
3  | Joey Powis  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 4  | Ret  | 4  | 4  | 269
4  | Nick Booth  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 8  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 3  | 5  | 202
5  | Kevin O'Connor  | 6  | 7  | 6  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 6  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 7  | Ret  | 5  | 10  | 177
6  | Sarah Parsons  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 9  | 6  | Ret  |  |  |  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 7  | 150
7  | Nigel Johnson  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 8  | 8  | 9  | 3  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120
8  | Roger Bates  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 11  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 8  | 10  | 10  | 10  |  |  |  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 121
9  | Craig Freeman  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | Ret  | 7  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 6  | 9  | 8  | 89
10  | Dave Nixon  |  |  |  | 7  | 7  | 5  |  |  |  | 4  | 6  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62
11  | Graham Parsons  |  |  |  | 2  | 4  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38
12  | Keith Issatt  |  |  |  | 5  | DSQ  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34
13  | Justina Williams  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 31
14  | Tim Crighton  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | Ret  | 3  | 30
15  | Rob Ladbrook  | 7  | 6  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28
16  | Josh Waddington  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 7  | 6  |  |  |  | 28