COVKARTSPORT

  The UK's Original Rental Kart Championship...  

Covkartsport was founded in 1996 by Nick Staveley Stanley MBE. Nick identified a gap in the market for a well organised, low-cost, multi-circuit arrive and drive Championship. Nick used his experience he had encountered in many different motor racing events to develop Covkartsport.


Covkartsport has provided numerous drivers the opportunity to race at a competitive level, and also gain experience for those who had not raced within a championship previously. Covkartsport has also helped people to progress into higher forms of motorsport, such as Formula Vee and the Clio Cup. 


Due to the hard work and dedication, Covkartsport President, Nick Staveley Stanley became the first person, from the kart racing community to be awarded an MBE for Services to Motorsport. This shows how successful Covkartsport has been over the years.


The success of Covkartsport today is due to the support of the members, the depth of the competition and the volunteers.

  • June 1997: This was the first group photo of COVKARTSPORT taken at Whilton.
    June 1997: This was the first group photo of COVKARTSPORT taken at Whilton.
  • November 1998: The late Paul Morgan (right) M/D of ILMOR Engineering (McLaren Mercedes F1 and Indicar engine builders) presents Dr. Tony Sime (centre) with the overall COVKARTSPORT Championship Cup.
    November 1998: The late Paul Morgan (right) M/D of ILMOR Engineering (McLaren Mercedes F1 and Indicar engine builders) presents Dr. Tony Sime (centre) with the overall COVKARTSPORT Championship Cup.
  • 1999 - Junior group photo taken at Stretton Circuit,Leicester.
    1999 - Junior group photo taken at Stretton Circuit,Leicester.
  • 2005 -Ryan lindsay pictured (above) with former F1 World Champion and Indycar Champion, Nigel Mansell at Dunkeswell Circuit, Devon. Ryan raced to third place on the podium (in his gearbox kart) that day - from a grid of 30 karts!
    2005 -Ryan lindsay pictured (above) with former F1 World Champion and Indycar Champion, Nigel Mansell at Dunkeswell Circuit, Devon. Ryan raced to third place on the podium (in his gearbox kart) that day - from a grid of 30 karts!
  • 2008 - Mallory Park: Former COVKARTSPORT driver Ryan Lindsay in a Formula Jedi.
    2008 - Mallory Park: Former COVKARTSPORT driver Ryan Lindsay in a Formula Jedi.
  • July 2009: COVKARTSPORT celebrates 100 events of the COVKARTSPORT championship at Glan-y-gors.
    July 2009: COVKARTSPORT celebrates 100 events of the COVKARTSPORT championship at Glan-y-gors.
  • 2013 - Nick Stanley was awarded an MBE for his services to Motorsport.
    2013 - Nick Stanley was awarded an MBE for his services to Motorsport.
  • November 2013: David Whitehouse congratulates Jeff Chapman on winning the Heavyweight title in the final race of the year.
    November 2013: David Whitehouse congratulates Jeff Chapman on winning the Heavyweight title in the final race of the year.
June 1997: This was the first group photo of COVKARTSPORT taken at Whilton.
June 1997: This was the first group photo of COVKARTSPORT taken at Whilton.

Royal Honour - MBE Award for Nick Staveley-Stanley

In 2013 the founder and President of COVKARTSPORT, Nicholas Staveley Stanley, was appointed, by HM the Queen, to Membership of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to Motorsport, based solely upon what Nick has achieved for COVKARTSPORT and its members since it was established in 1996. Nick is the only person from the karting community, in the many years of kart-racing history, to ever receive HM the Queen's Honour for Services to Motorsport.


This can be seen as a brilliant vindication of the way COVKARTSPORT is run and what the club represents. The kudos and credibility, that come with this Queen's Honour, must be shared by all of COVKARTSPORT's Organisers and members, both past and present) as, without their support, this MBE could never have been achieved.


Nick received his Honour at the same time that Christian Horner, the boss of the Red Bull F1 Racing team, received his. Two men receiving a Queen's Honour - at polar opposites of the motorsport world. Never-the-less, two men who have been formally recognised for their quite different and valuable contributions to motorsport. 


In case you are wondering exactly why Nick has received the MBE, his nomination was assessed against 11 key criteria including a measure of how many people have benefitted from the club (between 500 and 1000) , the continuing benefit of the club to its members, its longevity and its local charity support. It is these facts that convinced the Honours Committee to make the recommendation of the MBE along with the many supporting letters sent to the Cabinet Office by the membership. 


Nick would like to sincerely thank both Paul Cox (F4 Racing Driver & Instructor) and Professor Steve Thornton who is both the Patron of COVKARTSPORT and the Dean of Exeter University Medical School for nominating him. Nick would also like to thank his wife (for always tolerating the trials and tribulations of COVKARTSPORT) and the many members who sent the Cabinet Office letters of support.


What the media had to say:

Nick was featured in all forms of media including TV. Below is a selection of quotations from a few of the published news-features that also included a lot of information about COVKARTSPORT.


MOTORSPORT NEWS : "Staveley Stanley is the first person to be recognised, in the Honour's List, specifically for their work in karting" - Russell Hayes (26/06/2013)


AUTOCAR Magazine : "Red-Bull boss, Christian Horner, has been awarded an OBE, Covkartsport's Nick Stanley is now an MBE but William's Patrick is still plain old Mr. Head!" and "It is rare that there are non-F1 motorsport names in the Honour's List these days, but this time an MBE went to Nick Stanley, the founder of Covkartsport!"- Joe Saward (19/06/2013)


COVENTRY TELEGRAPH :  "Also honoured is Nick Staveley Stanley, who kick-started a unique four-wheel racing club in 1996 and receives the MBE for Services to Motorsport!"  - Mike Malyon (15/06/2013)


BBC-1 TV: "Nick is credited with opening-up Championship Racing to all!" - Kevin Reide (15/06/2013)

Previous Seasons - Results and Championship Tables

Click on the links below to view the Results and Championship Tables since 2014. Unfortunately, not all of the results and tables prior to 2014 are currently available...

2019 Season

2018 Season

2017 Season

2016 Season

2015 Season

2014 Season

Hall of Fame - Championship Winners

National Series
Year Junior Junior Plus Lightweight Lightweight Plus Heavyweight Heavyweight Plus Overall
1996 - - - - - - Nick Stanley
1997 Ben Beckwith - - - - - Tony Sime
1998 Ben Beckwith - Tony Sime - Adi Smith - Tony Sime
1999 Sam Tomlinson - Allan Smith - Martin Tomlinson - Allan Smith
2000 Tom Anderson - Allan Smith - Peter Realf - Tom Anderson
2001 Tom Anderson - Paul Cox - Peter Realf - Paul Cox
2002 Ryan Lindsay - Dave Hodson - Vince Cogzell - Ryan Lindsay
2003 Ryan Lindsay - Paul Cox - Vince Cogzell - Paul Cox
2004 Andrew Juckes - Ryan Lindsay - Vince Cogzell - Vince Cogzell
2005 Matt Griffin - Ryan Lindsay - Clive Childs - Clive Childs
2006 Callum Foreman - Jordan Fitzpatrick - Clive Childs - Clive Childs
2007 Russell Pinks Alex Burrows Graham Wallace Stuart Corr Luke Calvert Robert Jobson Luke Calvert
2008 Ashley Carter Kieran Rochell Ryan Lindsay John Stanton Vince Cogzell Shaun Jobson Ashley Carter
2009 Jack Macauley Ciaran Macdonald Graham Wallace John Stanton Vince Cogzell Frazer Edge V. Cogzell/J. Macauley
2010 Jack Macauley Kyle Morby Gary Jones John Stanton John Payton Shaun Jobson Jack Macauley
2011 Ben Davis Kyle Morby Graham Wallace Mark Bramford David Whitehouse Ian Seager Ben Davis
2012 Neil Vincent Kayleigh Vincent Ben Davis Gary Jones David Whitehouse Carl Vella Neil Vincent
2013 Sam Lovelace Oliver Baines Alex Harding Mark Bramford Jeff Chapman Craig Mcvoy Sam Lovelace
2014 Sam Lovelace Ami Jerger Brandon Williams Richard Dunn Jeff Chapman Jonathan Carty Sam Lovelace
2015 Dante Dhillon Matt Tetley Brandon Williams Mark Bramford Chris Daines Jonathan Carty C. Daines/B. Williams
2016 Dan Beardmore Tom Sherriff Brandon Williams Karl Spencer Jordan Taylor Jonathan Carty Brandon Williams
2017 Bailey Morgan Tom Sherriff Paul Cox Alex Harding Chris Daines Slawek Piskorz Chris Daines
2018 Bailey Morgan Robert Taylor Sam Lovelace Alex Harding Chris Daines Chris Peberdy Chris Daines
2019 Thomas Wallace Alex Whipday Kallum Jones Alex Harding Guy Tolley Sam Foster Thomas Wallace

NOTE : Since the introduction in 2007 of the 'Plus' class, the overall Championship Winner in each of Juniors, Lightweights and Heavyweights has been in the 'standard' class, with the exception of 2018, where the first placed driver (Robert Taylor) in the Junior championship was in the 'Plus' class. The Junior Class Champion, finished 2nd overall in the main Junior Championship.

Winter Series
Year Junior Junior Plus Lightweight Lightweight Plus Heavyweight Heavyweight Plus Overall
2006 Chris Hall Jr. - Jordan Fitzpatrick - Clive Childs - Jordan Fitzpatrick
2007 Chris Hall Jr. - Jordan Fitzpatrick - Clive Childs - Chris Hall Jr.
2008 Ashley Carter Stuart Stretton Callum Foreman Stuart Corr Vince Cogzell Gulam Nabi Vince Cogzell
2009 Jack Macauley Kaine Boswell Asley Carter Stuart Corr Peter Fowler Shaun Jobson Ashley Carter
2010 Jack Macauley Kyle Morby Graham Wallace Danny Henney Richard Middleton Dean Davis D. Henney/D. Davis
2011 Ben Davis Kyle Morby Graham Wallace Danny Henney John Payton Andy Vernon Ben Davis
2012 Neil Vincent Kyle Morby Alex Harding Mark Bramford David Whitehouse Dean Davis Neil Vincent
2013 Sam Lovelace Kai Surtees Neil Vincent Gary Jones Dean Davis Ben Filer Dean Davis
2014 Sam Lovelace Ami Jerger Daniel Truman Gary Jones Wayne Lidgbird Dean Davis Daniel Truman
2015 Sam Lovelace Matt Tetley James Saunders Mark Bramford Chris Daines Jonathan Carty Sam Lovelace
2016 Dante Dhillon George Hucknall James Saunders Dave Hodson Andrew Spencer Slawek Piskorz Dante Dhillon
2017 Edmond Mews Dan Beardmore Paul Cox Karl Spencer Andrew Spencer Slawek Piskorz Dan Beardmore

NOTE : The Winter Series was stopped after 2017, when the National Series switched to a 10 Round Championship

Number of Championships Won
Pos Name National Series Winter Series Total
1 Vince Cogzell 5 1 6
2 Sam Lovelace 3 3 6
3 Ryan Lindsay 5 0 5
4 Alex Harding 4 1 5
T-5 Graham Wallace 3 2 5
T-5 Mark Bramford 3 2 5
7 Kyle Morby 2 3 5
T-8 Chris Daines 3 1 4
T-8 Jonathan Carty 3 1 4
T-8 Paul Cox 3 1 4
T-11 Clive Childs 2 2 4
T-11 Gary Jones 2 2 4
T-11 Jack Macauley 2 2 4
14 Dean Davis 0 4 4
T-15 Brandon Williams 3 0 3
T-15 John Stanton 3 0 3
T-17 Ben Davis 2 1 3
T-17 David Whitehouse 2 1 3
T-17 Shaun Jobson 2 1 3
T-20 Ashley Carter 1 2 3
T-20 Jordan Fitzpatrick 1 2 3
T-20 Neil Vincent 1 2 3
T-20 Slawek Piskorz 1 2 3
T-20 Stuart Corr 1 2 3
T-25 Allan Smith 2 0 2
T-25 Bailey Morgan 2 0 2
T-25 Ben Beckwith 2 0 2
T-25 Jeff Chapman 2 0 2
T-25 Peter Realf 2 0 2
T-25 Tom Anderson 2 0 2
T-25 Tom Sherriff 2 0 2
T-32 Ami Jerger 1 1 2
T-32 Callum Foreman 1 1 2
T-32 Dan Beardmore 1 1 2
T-32 Dante Dhillon 1 1 2
T-32 Dave Hodson 1 1 2
T-32 John Payton 1 1 2
T-32 Karl Spencer 1 1 2
T-32 Matt Tetley 1 1 2
T-40 Andrew Spencer 0 2 2
T-40 Chris Hall Jr. 0 2 2
T-40 Danny Henney 0 2 2
T-40 James Saunders 0 2 2
T-44 Adi Smith 1 0 1
T-44 Alex Burrows 1 0 1
T-44 Alex Whipday 1 0 1
T-44 Andrew Juckes 1 0 1
T-44 Carl Vella 1 0 1
T-44 Chris Peberdy 1 0 1
T-44 Ciaran Macdonald 1 0 1
T-44 Craig Mcvoy 1 0 1
T-44 Frazer Edge 1 0 1
T-44 Guy Tolley 1 0 1
T-44 Ian Seager 1 0 1
T-44 Jordan Taylor 1 0 1
T-44 Kallum Jones 1 0 1
T-44 Kayleigh Vincent 1 0 1
T-44 Kieran Rochell 1 0 1
T-44 Luke Calvert 1 0 1
T-44 Martin Tomlinson 1 0 1
T-44 Matt Griffin 1 0 1
T-44 Oliver Baines 1 0 1
T-44 Richard Dunn 1 0 1
T-44 Robert Jobson 1 0 1
T-44 Robert Taylor 1 0 1
T-44 Russell Pinks 1 0 1
T-44 Sam Foster 1 0 1
T-44 Sam Tomlinson 1 0 1
T-44 Thomas Wallace 1 0 1
T-44 Tony Sime 1 0 1
T-71 Andy Vernon 0 1 1
T-71 Ben Filer 0 1 1
T-71 Daniel Truman 0 1 1
T-71 Edmond Mews 0 1 1
T-71 George Hucknall 0 1 1
T-71 Gulam Nabi 0 1 1
T-71 Kai Surtees 0 1 1
T-71 Kaine Boswell 0 1 1
T-71 Peter Fowler 0 1 1
T-71 Richard Middleton 0 1 1
T-71 Stuart Stretton 0 1 1
T-71 Wayne Lidgbird 0 1 1

Since starting in 1996, there have been a total of 82 different Champions in the various Juniors, Lightweights and Heavyweights categories across the National and Winter Series.
 
All the Champions are listed to the left, in order of total wins - where tied, the number of National Series wins takes precedence.

Winning one Championship title with Covkartsport is a fantastic achievement, so to win multiple titles is phenomenal...!