Sunoco 240 Challenge Standings 15th October 2017

Sunoco 240 Challenge Standings  15th October 2017.

Standings Racers Name Team Series Average Points
1 Rick Parfitt Jnr Team Parker Racing British GT3 AM 96.53
2 Brett Smith Eurotech Racing JCW 96.11
3 Jessica Hawkins Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 89.72
4 Matt Hammond Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 89.50
5 Jon Minshaw Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 85.64
6 Dominic Paul Spy Motorsport GTCUP GTA 80.12
7 Alistair Mccaig Ecurie Ecosse LMP3 cup 80.08
8 Shane Kelly Uni of Wolves Racing F3 Cup 79.06
9 Jacopo Sebastiani CF Racing F3 Cup 76.39
12 Oliver Barker Nielsen Radical Challenge 75.33
13 Sam Weller Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 75.06
10 Graham Johnson PMW/Optimum British GT4 AM 72.05
14 Derek Johnston TF Sport British GT3 AM 64.68
15 Mark Farmer TF Sport British GT3 AM 63.75
16 Tony Wells United Autosport LMP3 cup 62.88
11 Jack Lang Gorse Motors Radical Challenge 62.00
17 Brent Millage Spy Motorsport GTCUP GTA 61.55
20 Gary Smith Amigo Motorsport GTCUP GTA 60.06
21 Mick Mercer Amigo Motorsport GTCUP GTA 60.06
22 Reece Barr Excelr8 JCW 58.61
23 Liam Griffin Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 58.14
31 Martin Poole Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 56.67
24 Robbie Watts Fox Racing F3 Cup 55.94
34 Steve BURGESS RAW Radical Challenge 55.33
25 Adam Balon track-club British GT4 AM 55.00
26 C Butler-Hendersen MINI UK JCW 54.38
19 Owen Walton Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 53.44
28 David Grady Unitec Motorsport JCW 52.19
29 Rob Smith Mini UK ViP JCW 51.94
30 Cian Carey CDR F3 Cup 50.31
18 Jani Hjerppe Nielsen Radical EURO SR3 48.54
32 Mark Wakefield Excelr8 JCW 47.81
35 Dominik Jackson RAW Radical Challenge 46.67
27 Bradley Smith Mectech Radical Challenge 45.67
33 Richard Newman Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 44.72
36 Stuart Wiltshire CF Racing F3 Cup 44.38
37 Duncan Cameron Spirit of Race British GT3 AM 42.35
38 Graham Davidson Jet Stream Racing GTCUP GTO 39.70
41 Simon Walton Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 38.94
39 David Pattison Tolman Motorsport British GT4 AM 38.50
44 Jack Manchester Scorpio Motorsport Radical Challenge 37.67
40 George Line CF Racing F3 Cup 37.50
42 Ian Loggie Team Parker Racing British GT3 AM 35.26
49 George Sutton Privateer JCW 30.00
43 Adam Wilcox JMH GTCUP GTO 29.94
51 Marcus Hoggarth In2Racing British GT4 AM 29.15
45 Leyton Clarke FF Corse GTCUP GTC 29.11
46 Nigel Hudson JMH GTCUP GTO 28.83
47 Ian Goodchild Amigo Motorsport GTCUP GTA 28.83
52 Dean Macdonald Black Bull Garage 59 British GT4 AM 28.05
55 Jake Rattenbury M TECH GTCUP GTC 27.64
53 James Webb Team Webb GTCUP GTB 27.13
54 Richard Neary Abba/Rollcentre British GT3 AM 26.57
50 Chris Papageorgiou Black Mamba GTCUP GTC 26.22
56 Jason Rishover Nielsen LMP3 cup 25.71
78 Kristian Jeffrey Radical Works Radical Challenge 22.67
59 Lee Mowle AmDtuning.com British GT3 AM 22.55
61 James Heffernan CF Racing F3 Cup 22.19
62 Calum Lockie FF course Britcar 1E 22.14
58 Darren Chatt Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 21.50
74 Richard Baxter Nielsen Radical Challenge 20.67
65 James Turkington Mini UK ViP JCW 20.00
67 Johnny Mowlem FF Corse GTCUP GTC 19.84
60 Graham Lucking FF Corse GTCUP GTC 19.72
63 Darren Standing Amigo Motorsport GTCUP GTA 19.39
66 Gareth Downing Nat Mspt Academy GTCUP GTO 18.86
71 John Macleod RAW Radical Challenge 18.33
48 Ryan Booth Valour Radical EURO SR8 18.27
69 Bonamy Grimes FF Corse GTCUP GTC 17.67
57 Jim Booth Valour Radical EURO SR8 17.43
76 Mark Cornell Mini R50 Cooper Mini Cooper 17.17
68 Stuart Gough Tour de Force JCW 16.94
70 Andy Schulz G-Cat LMP3 cup 16.63
72 Henry Neal Team Dynamics JCW 16.39
73 Paul Bailey G-Cat LMP3 cup 16.17
79 Mark Richards 360 Racing Radical Challenge 16.00
77 Kelvin Fletcher UltraTek Racing/RJN British GT4 AM 15.40
80 Tony Bishop Fox Racing F3 Cup 14.38
81 Anna Walewska Century Motorsport British GT4 AM 14.30
75 Tom Webb Team Webb GTCUP GTB 13.94
82 Jeff Smith Eurotech Racing JCW 13.89
84 Javier Morcillo Neil Garner Msport Britcar 1E 13.64
89 Ross Wylie MJC Britcar 1E 12.57
64 John Harrison Nielsen Radical EURO SR8 12.49
83 Sean Byrne Scorpio Motorsport Radical Challenge 12.00
99 Elliot Goodman RAW Radical Challenge 12.00
85 Jamie Stanley FF Corse GTCUP GTC 11.94
86 Laurent de Meeus FF Corse GTCUP GTC 11.94
94 Brad Hutchinson Privateer JCW 11.56
95 Witt Gamski MJC Britcar 1E 11.43
97 Manuel Cintrano Neil Garner Msport Britcar 1E 11.07
88 Konstantin Gugkaev AUH Motorsport Radical Challenge 11.00
98 David Gillett VA Howe F3 Cup 10.94
90 Piers Masarati Black Mamba GTCUP GTC 10.89
101 Scott Jeffs Privateer JCW 10.00
103 Mark Harrison Magic Motorsport F3 Cup 9.69
96 Brian Caudwell Nielsen Radical Challenge 9.67
104 Spencer Bourne Nielsen Radical Challenge 9.33
100 Brian Murphy Orwin Radical Challenge 9.00
105 Richard Taffinder UltraTek Racing/RJN British GT4 AM 8.80
102 Kevin Riley Nat Mspt Academy GTCUP GTO 8.72
106 Dean Brace LDR JCW 8.06
87 Martin Verity 360 Radical EURO SR3 7.87
107 Peter Venn CDR F3 Cup 7.81
92 Andrew Ferguson RAW Radical EURO SR3 7.33
93 Jeremy Ferguson RAW Radical EURO SR3 7.33
110 Will Neal Team Dynamics JCW 6.67
108 Charlie Hollings FF Corse GTCUP GTC 6.61
109 Mark Brough FF Corse GTCUP GTC 6.61
111 Harry Cockill RAW Radical Challenge 5.67
112 Marcello Marateotto RAW Radical Challenge 5.67
113 Mark Crader Radical Works Radical Challenge 5.67
115 Freddie Lee Power Maxed Racing JCW 4.17
116 Sam Webster Autoaid/RCIB British GT4 AM 3.85
114 Tom Harvey RAW Radical Challenge 3.67
117 Paul Bell AR Performance JCW 2.78
118 Calum King ES Motorsport JCW 2.22
119 Richard Marsh In2Racing British GT4 AM 2.20
120 Ryan Dignan Privateer JCW 1.67
121 Tim Eakin UltraTek Racing/RJN British GT4 AM 1.65
122 Phillip Jeans CDR F3 Cup 1.56
123 M Nalwalla Excelr8 JCW 1.25
124 Barry Liversidge Privateer Radical Challenge 0.33
125 Richard O’Dwyer AR Performance JCW 0.28
126 Alan Purbrick ALP Racing GTCUP GTB 0.00
127 Arian Watt Valour Racing Radical Challenge 0.00
128 Brian Harvey RAW Radical Challenge 0.00
129 David Frankland Valour Racing Radical Challenge 0.00
130 Gary Paterson RAW Radical Challenge 0.00
131 James Barwell RAW Radical Challenge 0.00
132 Jason Redding Mansol Radical Challenge 0.00
133 Jo Polley Eurotech Racing JCW 0.00
134 Joe Watt Valour Racing Radical Challenge 0.00
135 Kevin O’Connor Privateer JCW 0.00
136 Malcolm Scott privateer F3 Cup 0.00
137 Mike Newbould Autoaid/RCIB British GT4 AM 0.00
138 Paul Allen Mansol Radical Challenge 0.00
139 Peter Tyler Nielsen Radical Challenge 0.00
140 R Svendsen-Cook Nielsen Radical Challenge 0.00
141 Rebecca Jackson Excelr8 JCW 0.00
142 Shahin Nouri NIelsen Radical Challenge 0.00
143 Steve Fresle Century Motorsport British GT4 AM 0.00
144 Steve King ES Motorsport JCW 0.00
145 Stuart Gibbs Excelr8 JCW 0.00
146 Tony Barwell RAW Radical Challenge 0.00

Mini rivals Hawkins and Hammond get-Snett for knockout 240 weekend

The 2018 Sunoco 240 Challenge champion will be crowned at Snetterton this weekend when Mini Challenge Cooper class rivals Jessica Hawkins and Matt Hammond go head-to-head in an effort to oust Rick Parfitt Jnr from top spot.

The newly-crowned British GT3 champion has also led the chase for 2018’s Rolex 24 At Daytona support race prize drive since the first week of August. Now, only Hawkins or Hammond can deny him the trip to South Florida this January when they square off for the Cooper Pro class crown.

Parfitt Jnr currently leads Brett Smith by just 0.42 points, but – with the Mini Challenge JCW campaign already over – attention switches to Hawkins and Hammond in third and fourth. The pair start the weekend an average 5.2 and 5.46 points behind but could overturn their respective deficits by claiming pole positions, fastest race laps and victories.

With both requiring 375 of the maximum 420 points available, it’s clear that one driver must dominate the weekend’s three races if either is to beat Parfitt Jnr. A combination of three wins plus four maximum scores comprising fastest laps and poles would be enough, while six fastest laps/poles are required if one driver records a hat-trick of second place finishes.

Achieving that would see them follow in the footsteps of out-going Cooper champion Max Bladon whose dominant 2016 campaign earned him both 2017’s Sunoco 240 Challenge title and Daytona’s support race seat at the wheel of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4.

Meanwhile, current Sunoco Whelen Challenge leader Stuart Middleton must wait until the end of October before discovering whether he will be contesting the Rolex 24 At Daytona’s blue riband race after Stuart Moseley maintained his slim but mathematical chance of pinching the prize and crown.

The Radical European Masters ace heads to Barcelona on October 28/29 knowing that a low turnout of less than eight entries, which would result in fewer marks available, will prevent him from scoring the necessary points required. But anything above that number offers him at least an opportunity to pip British GT’s new GT4 champion with the final act of this year’s competition.

Middleton leads, for now at least, thanks to his final 78.10-point average. Moseley is currently 7.85 points shy of that total and needs 329 of the 420 available across the weekend in order to win the Whelen Challenge. 120 of those can be banked with three fastest laps and same number of pole positions, leaving 209 to find across the three races. Two seconds and a sixth would, for instance, be enough, but with grid numbers and his co-driver’s performance outside of his control, there are no guarantees.

Current Sunoco 240 Challenge standings

Racer                   Class                  Now           Rounds left        Max points       Min points

Rick Parfitt Jnr      British GT3AM    96.53         finished

Brett Smith            Mini JCW           96.11         finished

Jessica Hawkins    Mini Cooper       91.33        3                       99.44             76.11

Matt Hammond      Mini Cooper       91.07        3                       99.22             75.89

Jon Minshaw         British GT3AM    85.64        finished

Current Sunoco Whelen Challenge standings

Racer                   Class                  Now           Rounds left        Max points       Min points

Stuart Middleton   British GT4PRO    78.10         finished

Will Tregurtha      British GT4PRO     75.90        finished

Stuart Moseley     Radical Euro         70.25        3                       84.20              56.20

Matt Bell             LMP3 Cup             68.21        finished

Colin Noble Jnr    LMP3 Cup             68.08        finished

Next races:

Snetterton 14-15 Oct     GT Cup / Radical Challenge / Mini Cooper

Oulton 20-21 Oct           Britcar Endurance

Barcelona 27-29 Oct      Radical EuroMasters

What are the Sunoco Challenges?
The Sunoco Challenges provide an accurate assessment and comparison of performances across multiple championships during any given season. Points are awarded for qualifying and race results, including fastest lap, which are then converted into an individual average score for each competing driver over the course of a full campaign.

That means each race weekend offers drivers an equal chance to climb and drop down their respective Sunoco Challenge table. It also ensures that performances are taken into consideration across an entire season while placing less emphasis on one-off or unfair results.

As in previous years this season’s Sunoco Whelen Challenge champion will win a fully funded drive aboard a Whelen-sponsored prototype in the 2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Meanwhile, Sunoco’s 240 Challenge champion will contest the 240-minute Daytona support race held over the same January weekend at the wheel of a Sunoco-liveried GT4 car.

Official Whelen Standings 1st October 2017

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Standings Name Team Series Average Points
1 Stuart Middleton HHC Motorsport British GT4 PRO 78.10
2 William Tregurtha HHC Motorsport British GT4 PRO 75.90
3 Stuart Moseley Nielsen Radical EURO SR3 70.25
4 Matt Bell United Autosport LMP3 Cup 68.21
5 Colin Noble JR Nielsen LMP3 Cup 68.08
6 Jon Barnes TF Sport British GT3 PRO 61.55
7 Alex Reed Lanan Racing British GT4 PRO 61.05
8 David Pittard Lanan Racing British GT4 PRO 61.05
9 Mike Robinson PMW Expo/Optimum British GT4 PRO 58.85
10 Sam Tordoff Barwell Motorsport British GT3 PRO 58.14
11 Joe Osborne Tolman Motorsport British GT4 PRO 56.10
12 Matt Griffin Spirit of Race British GT3 PRO 48.95
13 Adam Mackay Track-club British GT4 PRO 48.40
14 Jack Mitchell Macmillan AMR British GT3 PRO 46.20
15 James Littlejohn Macmillan AMR British GT3 PRO 46.20
16 Sandy Mitchell Black Bull Garage 59 British GT4 PRO 46.20
17 Matthew Graham EBOR GT British GT4 PRO 45.65
18 Ciaran Hagerty Black Bull Garage 59 British GT4 PRO 43.45
19 Jan Jonck Macmillan AMR British GT4 PRO 41.25
20 William Phillips Macmillan AMR British GT4 PRO 41.25
21 Jack Butel Speedworks LMP3 Cup 38.25
22 Callum Mcleod Team Parker Racing British GT3 PRO 37.46
23 Andrew Evans United Autosport LMP3 Cup 35.96
24 Thomas Randle Douglas Motorsport LMP3 Cup 32.96
25 Matt Nicoll-Jones Academy Motorsprot British GT4 PRO 30.25
26 Will More Academy Motorsprot British GT4 PRO 30.25
27 Christian England United Autosport LMP3 Cup 28.25
28 Jamie Spence Nielsen LMP3 Cup 27.38
29 Scott Malvern Team Parker Racing British GT4 PRO 25.30
30 Sarah Moore Tockwidth LMP3 Cup 24.92
31 Ryan Ratcliffe AmDtuning.com British GT3 PRO 22.55
32 Akhil Rabindra Black Bull Garage 59 British GT4 PRO 21.45
33 Martin Short Team Abba British GT3 PRO 14.30
34 Martin Plowman UltraTek Racing/RJN British GT4 PRO 13.20
35 Ollie Hancock 360 Radical EURO SR3 13.11
36 Alex Kapadia RAW Radical EURO SR8 12.22
37 Mike Simpson Century Motorsport British GT4 PRO 12.10
38 Jacob Mathiassen Century Motorsport British GT4 PRO 11.00
39 Marco Cencetti RAW Radical EURO SR3 10.50
40 Nathan Freke Century Motorsport British GT3 PRO 7.98
41 Harry Gottsacker Century Motorsport British GT3 PRO 5.50
42 Matt Chapman Autoaid/RCIB Insurance British GT4 PRO 3.30
43 Gareth Howell In2Racing British GT4 PRO 2.20
44 Michael Caine Autoaid/RCIB Insurance British GT4 PRO 1.65
45 Charlie Robertson Century Motorsport British GT3 PRO 0.00
46 Parker Chase Century Motorsport British GT3 PRO 0.00