Nathan Harrison
| Nathan Harrison | |
|---|---|
 Harrison's car (right) at Brands Hatch in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | Nathan Roy Harrison 30 July 1996 |
| Mini Challenge UK – JCW career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Years active | 2016, 2018–2020, 2023, 2025 |
| Former teams | Coastal Racing MINI UK VIP EXCELR8 Motorsport |
| Starts | 51 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podiums | 28 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 15 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2021–2022 2017 2015 2012 | British GT Championship – GT4 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Renault UK Clio Cup Mini Challenge Trophy Ginetta Junior Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 2015 | Mini Challenge UK – JCW Mini Challenge Trophy |
Nathan Roy Harrison (born 30 July 1996) is a British racing driver who last competed in a one-off round of the 2025 Mini Challenge UK for EXCELR8 Motorsport. He won the JCW class of the series in 2020, and the Cooper class in 2015.
Racing career
[edit]Ginetta debut (2012)
[edit]Harrison debuted in racing in 2012, joining Hillspeed in the Ginetta Junior Championship.[1] He only competed in the first 3 meetings of the season, with 3 top 5 finishes in the 6 races he partook in.
Return to racing (2015)
[edit]After funding issues halted his racing career, Harrison returned to racing in 2015, joining the Mini Challenge Trophy.[2] Harrison won the championship, graduating to the JCW class in 2016.
Harrison moved up to the JCW class of the Mini Challenge UK for Coastal Racing, with him finishing runner-up behind David Grady.[3]
For 2017, Harrison moved to the Renault UK Clio Cup, for JamSport Racing, and later Team Pyro. He finished 10th in the championship, scoring 2 podiums. He won the season's Graduate Cup.[4]
Harrison returned to the Mini Challenge UK JCW class for 2018, competing with Excelr8 Motorsport once more.[3] For the second time, he finished runner-up behind Ant Whorton-Eales.
2019 saw Harrison switch to the MINI UK VIP team.[5] He scored the most points of anyone, but lost by 2 points to James Gornall due to drop score.
Harrison moved back to Excelr8 Motorsport for 2020.[6] He ended up in a title fight with series rookie Dan Zelos, who he ended up beating to win the championship.
Porsche Carrera Cup switch (2021)
[edit]For 2021, Harrison switched to another ToCA support series, being the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and competing with a BTCC team of Team HARD.[7] Harrison contested all rounds to place 4th in the Pro-Am class, behind future BTCC driver Charles Rainford.
Harrison switched to Redline Racing for a second campaign in the series.[8] He improved to runner-up in the campaign, behind Pro-Am champion Charles Rainford again.
Mini Challenge guest appearance (2023)
[edit]For 2023, Harrison only contested the season finale of the Mini Challenge UK, for EXCELR8 Motorsport. No outright podiums were scored by Harrison, with 1 fastest lap and three top 5 finishes.
GT debut (2024)
[edit]Harrison debuted in GT racing in 2024, competing in the GT4 class of the British GT Championship for Mahiki Racing, alongside former Mini Challenge UK driver Steven Lake.[9] Harrison and Lake failed to score a podium throughout the campaign, placing 21st with 8 points.
Mini Challenge return (2025)
[edit]For the second time in 3 years, Harrison made a guest appearance at the season finale of the Mini Challenge UK for EXCELR8 Motorsport. A trio of top 5 finishes were scored by Harrison, but no podiums.[10]
Racing record
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Hillspeed | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 13th |
| 2015 | Mini Challenge Trophy | Coastal Racing | 19 | 10 | ? | ? | 16 | 902 | 1st |
| 2016 | Mini Challenge UK – JCW | Excelr8 Motorsport | 16 | 2 | ? | ? | 11 | 614 | 2nd |
| 2017 | Renault UK Clio Cup | JamSport Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 10th |
| Team Pyro | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | Mini Challenge UK – JCW | Excelr8 Motorsport | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 656 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Mini Challenge UK – JCW | MINI UK VIP | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 791 | 2nd |
| 2020 | Mini Challenge UK – JCW | Excelr8 Motorsport | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 465 | 1st |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain – Pro-Am | Team HARD. | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 88 | 4th |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain – Pro-Am | Redline Racing | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 111 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Mini Challenge UK – JCW | EXCELR8 Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0† | NC† |
| 2024 | British GT Championship – GT4 | Mahiki Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 2025 | Mini Challenge UK – JCW | EXCELR8 Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC† |
† – As Harrison was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
References
[edit]- ↑ Racecar. "Nathan Harrison steps up to Ginettas with Hillspeed". www.racecar.com. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ lane, stu (10 March 2021). "HARRISON'S ROAD FROM HUMBLED BEGINNINGS TO MINI RECORD BREAKER". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- 1 2 lane, stu (5 February 2018). "RISING TIN-TOP STAR NATHAN HARRISON WILL RETURN TO JCW". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Paice, Simon (1 February 2018). "Mini Return For Graduates Champion Harrison". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ stefan (20 March 2019). "Nathan Harrison returns to the MINI CHALLENGE JCW championship". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ lane, stu (9 March 2020). "NATHAN HARRISON RETURNS FOR TITLE TILT". MINI CHALLENGE. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ "Championship fight tightens as Junior King and Cammish win". PorscheSport | Latest Motorsport News & Interviews. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Ashby, Chris (12 October 2022). "Team Redline Racing End Porsche Carrera Cup GB Season With Podium Sweep". NLM. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ "2024: Lotus set for long-awaited British GT return with Mahiki Racing's Emiras". British GT Championship. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ salisbury, matt (2 October 2025). "NATHAN HARRISON REJOINS MINI CHALLENGE GRID AT BRANDS HATCH". EXCELR8 Motorsport. Retrieved 27 October 2026.