2026 Mini Challenge UK

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

Teams and drivers

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

Icon	Status
R	Eligible for Rookie Cup
D	Eligible for Directors Cup

Race calendar

The race calendar consisted of 7 triple-header events, with all of them being in support of the British Touring Car Championship.^[6] 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
4	R11	Oulton Park	6–7 June
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

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

Notes

↑ Johnson entered Rounds 1–4 as a Directors Cup, and left the cup after the rounds.
↑ 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.

References

↑ Salisbury, Matt (14 April 2026). "POWER MAXED NAMED AS MINI CHALLENGE TITLE PARTNER". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
↑ salisbury, matt (7 August 2026). "HARRY HICKTON REJOINS EXCELR8 FOR REMAINDER OF 2026 CAMPAIGN". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Donington Park (National) // April 18–19 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.
↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Brands Hatch (Indy) // May 9–10 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.
↑ "TOCA Race Meeting // Snetterton 300 // May 23–24 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.
↑ "2026 JCW / JCW SPORT CALENDAR". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[3] Johnson entered Rounds 1–4 as a Directors Cup, and left the cup after the rounds.

[8] 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.

[1] Salisbury, Matt (14 April 2026). "POWER MAXED NAMED AS MINI CHALLENGE TITLE PARTNER". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 25 May 2026.

[2] salisbury, matt (7 August 2026). "HARRY HICKTON REJOINS EXCELR8 FOR REMAINDER OF 2026 CAMPAIGN". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

[4] "TOCA Race Meeting // Donington Park (National) // April 18–19 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.

[5] "TOCA Race Meeting // Brands Hatch (Indy) // May 9–10 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.

[6] "TOCA Race Meeting // Snetterton 300 // May 23–24 – Welcome to the BARC". Retrieved 26 May 2026.

[7] "2026 JCW / JCW SPORT CALENDAR". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

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