OXFORD driver Nathan Harrison picked up four awards after a successful year in the Mini Challenge Race Series.

The 20-year-old landed the prestigious JCW Cup as the top rookie driver.

In addition, he took the Sunoco Fuel fastest driver award for the most fastest laps of any competitor.

Harrison collected the vice champion’s cup, after coming second behind David Grady, in the championship.

His final honour was the Mini Retailer Cup.

This is awarded to the highest-placed driver sponsored by a MINI dealership. So he shares it with his backers North Oxford MINI.

l PROFESSIONAL motor racing team Sean Walkinshaw Racing will expand its operations into the world of endurance racing next year.

The Chipping-Norton-based outfit confirmed they will compete in the GT4 European Series Northern Cup plus selected rounds of the British GT4 Championship.

Already taking in the British Formula 3 Championship, SWR, owned by Blancpain GT Series racer Sean Walkinshaw, will run a pair of Nissan 370Z cars in the GT4 European Series

Provisionally, their endurance debut will come at Misano in Italy over the weekend of April 1 and 2.

From there, they will visit Brands Hatch in May, the Netherlands and Spa in Belgium in the summer before a trip to either Austria or Hungary. The finale will be at Germany’s Nurburgring in September.

“We’re all incredibly excited by the move, especially with the Nissan 370Z,” said Walkinshaw.

“It’s a fantastic step for the team.”