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NAPA Racing UK has completed its line-up for the 2025 Vertu MINI CHALLENGE season after confirming the return of both Jamie Osborne and Lewis Selby for the new campaign.<\/p>\n
The pair will be embarking on their third seasons as part of the NAPA Racing programme and will take their places on the grid alongside newcomers Cameron Richardson and Alex Solley – who step up from the JCW Sport and Cooper class respectively.<\/p>\n
Osborne heads into the new season with his eyes firmly on the overall championship as one of the most experienced drivers on the grid, with 58 starts to his name since his JCW debut back in 2022.<\/p>\n
Although unable to add to his win tally last season, Osborne was a constant presence towards the sharp end of the field with seven podium finishes, whilst he also picked up his maiden pole position at Croft.<\/p>\n
A total of 14 top six finishes from 19 starts was an indication of Osborne\u2019s consistency as he ended the campaign fourth in the standings, only missing out on the top three at the end of the season by nine points.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to Napa Racing UK and everyone that makes this possible, the opportunity to be in the line-up again this year with the chance to challenge for the 2025 championship is amazing,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201c2024 was a great year in lots of ways where we were able to be competitive and found ourselves fighting for podiums on a regular basis.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe had our fair share of bad luck which meant we struggled to challenge for the championship in the end but I can\u2019t wait to get on the track this year and improve on last year\u2019s performances which will hopefully mean we are right there at the end of the season fighting for the title.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Selby enters his third year in the JCW class on the back of his strongest campaign to date in 2023, which included a stunning race win at Donington Park.<\/p>\n In tricky weather conditions during the opening meeting of the year, Selby gambled on tyres for the final race of the weekend and was rewarded in impressive fashion as he stormed through the grid to secure victory by the largest margin in JCW history.<\/p>\n Selby picked up a further four podium finishes during the season as he ended up seventh overall, whilst he was a dominant victor in the Directors Cup – where he took 15 class wins from 19 to secure the title.<\/p>\n Having taken huge strides forwards to be a regular contender towards the front of the pack, Selby will now look to challenge for more outright victories in 2025, with his focus on improving on his championship finish and doing his part to aid NAPA Racing UK in the title race.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get the season started!\u201d he said. \u201cBeing able to drive for the NAPA racing team over the last two years has been a huge privilege and to add a third is something I\u2019m extremely grateful for.\u00a0 Hopefully, I build on the momentum from last year and achieve more podiums, there are some very quick drivers on the grid so I don\u2019t underestimate how tough that will be, but I\u2019ll certainly do my best to achieve that goal for myself and for all those who work so hard at the NAPA Racing team. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cTalking about the team, it\u2019s great to share the driving honours with Jamie for a third year, to see Cameron Richardson step up to the JCW class after what was a great year in the Sport class, and to welcome onboard Alex Solley who I worked with very closely last year.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how we all gel and help each other achieve better results in 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cLast year saw the rollout of the NAPA Autoparts brand across 250 stores in the UK and to race with the brand on the car and represent the fantastic team we have at NAPA Autoparts, is an absolute honour!\u00a0 I hope that my fellow team-mates and I do them proud!\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n The first round for the expanded NAPA Racing UK line-up will come at Donington Park on the final weekend of April.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”contain” background_position=”center_left” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.minichallenge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JO.jpg” title_text=”JO” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.minichallenge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LS.jpg” title_text=”LS” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NAPA Racing UK has completed its line-up for the 2025 Vertu MINI CHALLENGE season after confirming the return of both Jamie Osborne and Lewis Selby for the new campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":27165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1462,1465],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-jcw"],"yoast_head":"\n