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The 2006 Mini Challenge season was the fifth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 1 April at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit[1] and ended on 22 October at Donington Park.[2] The season featured seven rounds across the UK and one in Belgium.
Calendar
Entry list
| Team
|
|
Driver
|
Rounds
|
| Cooper S Class
|
| Forster Motorsport
|
1
|
Arthur Forster
|
All
|
| 7
|
Carl Baker
|
1, 6
|
| Tony Skelton
|
2
|
| Terry Birtchford
|
8
|
| 16
|
Nathan Coulter
|
2, 4-8
|
| 30
|
Martin Depper
|
All
|
| Privateer
|
2
|
Charles Bloom
|
1-3, 5-8
|
| Coastal Racing
|
4
|
Carl Bradley
|
All
|
| 6
|
Jake Packun
|
8
|
| 12
|
Jack Stanford
|
8
|
| Mark Fish Motorsport
|
5
|
Andrew Bailey
|
All
|
| 52
|
Angus Duke
|
1
|
| Fiona Leggate
|
5, 7
|
| BMR Motorsport
|
8
|
Finlay Crocker
|
All
|
| Privateer
|
9
|
Michael Jones
|
1-5, 7-8
|
| Advent Motorsport
|
15
|
Mark Drury
|
4, 7
|
| Stewart Lines
|
8
|
| 44
|
Freddy Nordström
|
All
|
| 77
|
Allen Jackson
|
All
|
| Privateer
|
15
|
Alex Ferguson
|
5-7
|
| Privateer
|
22
|
David Shepherd
|
All
|
| OX4 Racing
|
51
|
Gavin Bristow
|
All
|
| Privateer
|
55
|
Bill Philp
|
1-3, 7
|
| Privateer
|
66
|
Ant Scragg
|
7
|
| Privateer
|
69
|
Ciaran Butler
|
7
|
| Wayne Hunsucker
|
8
|
| Cooper Class
|
| Nixon Motorsport
|
3
|
Gareth Nixon
|
All
|
| 24
|
Rob Austin
|
All
|
| 36
|
Eric Bailey
|
All
|
| Mark Fish Motorsport
|
13
|
Ian Mills
|
1, 8
|
| Nik Rochez
|
2-5, 7
|
| 23
|
Jenny Ryan
|
All
|
| 29
|
Andrew Cox
|
1-2, 4-6
|
| Advent Motorsport
|
15
|
Mark Drury
|
1-3
|
| 20
|
Graham Parsons
|
1-5, 7-8
|
| 42
|
Dawn Boyd
|
6-8
|
| 98
|
Amanda Elliot
|
5-8
|
| 99
|
Tim Crighton
|
1, 4-8
|
| Ray MacDowall
|
2
|
| Privateer
|
21
|
Jonathan Shepherd
|
All
|
| BMR Motorsport
|
26
|
Dave Phillips
|
1-2
|
| James Olden
|
3-5, 7
|
| Gary Robertshaw
|
8
|
| 31
|
Keith Issatt
|
All
|
| 32
|
Alan Taylor
|
1-5, 7-8
|
| Dave Phillips
|
6
|
| Forster Motorsport
|
33
|
John Bates
|
1-4, 6-8
|
| 47
|
Gary Kounnis
|
All
|
| Privateer
|
40
|
Edward Lovett
|
All
|
| Privateer
|
50
|
Rachel Owen
|
1-3, 7-8
|
Championship standings
- 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
|
| Points
|
20
|
17
|
15
|
13
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
Drivers' Championship
Cooper S Class
| Pos
|
Driver
|
SNE
|
BHI
|
CAS
|
PEM
|
THR
|
CRO
|
SPA
|
DON
|
Pts
|
| 1
|
Freddy Nordström
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
265
|
| 2
|
Arthur Forster
|
3
|
4
|
Ret
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
DSQ
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
219
|
| 3
|
Martin Depper
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
Ret
|
5
|
11
|
203
|
| 4
|
Carl Bradley
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
2
|
Ret
|
178
|
| 5
|
Finlay Crocker
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
4
|
9
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
8
|
14
|
4
|
5
|
143
|
| 6
|
David Shepherd
|
11
|
3
|
12
|
Ret
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
Ret
|
4
|
13
|
Ret
|
6
|
139
|
| 7
|
Gavin Bristow
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
9
|
Ret
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
Ret
|
5
|
8
|
4
|
137
|
| 8
|
Andrew Bailey
|
9
|
9
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
DNS
|
8
|
DNS
|
3
|
4
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
129
|
| 9
|
Allen Jackson
|
6
|
Ret
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
9
|
Ret
|
10
|
8
|
12
|
Ret
|
7
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
119
|
| 10
|
Michael Jones
|
13
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
Ret
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
13
|
10
|
|
|
13
|
8
|
12
|
10
|
67
|
| 11
|
Nathan Coulter
|
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
|
Ret
|
8
|
12
|
9
|
10
|
4
|
15
|
Ret
|
7
|
12
|
53
|
| 12
|
Bill Philp
|
10
|
Ret
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
7
|
|
|
49
|
| 13
|
Charles Bloom
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
Ret
|
11
|
10
|
|
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
13
|
8
|
14
|
11
|
14
|
Ret
|
46
|
| 14
|
Alex Ferguson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
Ret
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
|
|
45
|
| 15
|
Jack Stanford
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
38
|
| 16
|
Carl Baker
|
2
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
34
|
| 17
|
Mark Drury
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
33
|
| 18
|
Fiona Leggate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
Ret
|
|
|
5
|
Ret
|
|
|
22
|
| 19
|
Ciaran Butler
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
20
|
| 20
|
Tony Skelton
|
|
|
7
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
| 21
|
Wayne Hunsucker
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
8
|
14
|
| 22
|
Stewart Lines
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
9
|
12
|
| 23
|
Ant Scragg
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
12
|
|
|
10
|
| 24
|
Jake Packun
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
Ret
|
3
|
| 25
|
Angus Duke
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| 26
|
Terry Birtchford
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
0
|
Cooper Class
| Pos
|
Driver
|
SNE
|
BHI
|
CAS
|
PEM
|
THR
|
CRO
|
SPA
|
DON
|
Pts
|
| 1
|
Gareth Nixon
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
314
|
| 2
|
Eric Bailey
|
1
|
2
|
Ret
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
203
|
| 3
|
Gary Kounnis
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
DSQ
|
10
|
Ret
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
154
|
| 4
|
Jenny Ryan
|
5
|
8
|
11
|
8
|
Ret
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
Ret
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
5
|
10
|
153
|
| 5
|
Edward Lovett
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
13
|
Ret
|
9
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
Ret
|
2
|
3
|
146
|
| 6
|
Jonathan Shepherd
|
11
|
7
|
2
|
Ret
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
10
|
9
|
3
|
Ret
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
145
|
| 7
|
Tim Crighton
|
Ret
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
Ret
|
2
|
142
|
| 8
|
Rob Austin
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
8
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
Ret
|
10
|
11
|
128
|
| 9
|
Graham Parsons
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
9
|
3
|
Ret
|
8
|
11
|
7
|
|
|
15
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
125
|
| 10
|
Keith Issatt
|
8
|
9
|
12
|
10
|
Ret
|
11
|
9
|
Ret
|
7
|
Ret
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
12
|
101
|
| 11
|
Alan Taylor
|
9
|
12
|
15
|
11
|
7
|
Ret
|
10
|
12
|
9
|
6
|
|
|
8
|
9
|
11
|
9
|
80
|
| 12
|
Rachel Owen
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
10
|
14
|
Ret
|
54
|
| 13
|
Dave Phillips
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
| 14
|
James Olden
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
Ret
|
3
|
|
|
DSQ
|
DSQ
|
|
|
40
|
| 15
|
Andrew Cox
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
Ret
|
|
|
12
|
11
|
13
|
12
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
40
|
| 16
|
John Bates
|
13
|
15
|
16
|
15
|
8
|
13
|
13
|
Ret
|
|
|
12
|
12
|
14
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
38
|
| 17
|
Ray MacDowall
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
| 18
|
Nik Rochez
|
|
|
14
|
14
|
Ret
|
12
|
11
|
Ret
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
11
|
|
|
34
|
| 19
|
Amanda Elliot
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
13
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
14
|
12
|
13
|
29
|
| 20
|
Gary Robertshaw
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
28
|
| 21
|
Mark Drury
|
15
|
14
|
8
|
9
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
| 22
|
Dawn Boyd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
16
|
15
|
13
|
| 23
|
Ian Mills
|
14
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
Ret
|
3
|
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