2016 Renault UK Clio Cup

The 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in the Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC. It will be the 21st Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 41st of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. The first race takes place on 2 April at Brands Hatch on the circuit's Indy configuration and concluded on 2 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Team Pyro 1 Mike Bushell 1–3 28 Josh Price 1–3 44 David Dickenson 1–3 99 Darren Johnson M 2 Ciceley Motorsport 3 Ollie Pidgley G 1–3 45 Dan Zelos G 1–3 71 Max Coates G 1–3 20Ten Racing 6 Peter Felix M 1 7 Sam Watkins G 1–3 55 Tom Butler G 1–2 65 Craig Milner M 2 JamSport Racing 8 Luke Kidsley 1–3 50 Graham Field M 1–3 JamSport with AWE Motorsport 10 Ant Whorton-Eales 1–3 PP Motorsport 11 Anton Spires 1–3 Team Cooksport 13 Rory Collingbourne 1–3 24 George Jackson 1–3 46 Lee Pattison M 1–3 Vanquish Motorsport with WDE 20 Paul Plant 1–3 WDE Motorsport 22 Paul Rivett 1–3 23 Charlie Ladell 1–3 63 Rory Green 1–2 Finesse Motorsport Team EcoMotive with Finesse 26 Paul Streather G 1–3 92 Jake Giddings G 3 32 Daniel Rowbottom 2–3 Team EcoMotive with DRM 1 Team BMR with Pyro 66 Senna Proctor G 1–3

Icon Class M Masters Cup G Graduate Cup

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 28 October 2015. Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit returns to the calendar in 2016, replacing the round held at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	2 April	Daniel Rowbottom	Ant Whorton-Eales	Paul Streather	Finesse Motorsport
	R2		3 April	Lee Pattison	Ant Whorton-Eales	Lee Pattison	Team Cooksport
2	R3	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	17 April	Max Coates	Max Coates	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
	R4			Ant Whorton-Eales	Paul Streather	Paul Rivett	WDE Motorsport
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	8 May	Mike Bushell	Ant Whorton-Eales	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
	R6			Mike Bushell	Mike Bushell	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
4	R7	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	4 June
	R8		5 June
5	R9	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	18 June
	R10		19 June
6	R11	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	31 July
	R12
7	R13	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	27 August
	R14		28 August
8	R15	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	17 September
	R16		17 September
9	R17	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	1 October
	R18		2 October

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	Fastest lap
32	28	25	22	20	18	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	2

Notes

• A driver's best 16 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points 1 Paul Rivett 3 2 3 1 4 8 146 146 2 Mike Bushell 4 3 5 5 3 2 140 140 3 Lee Pattison 2 1 2 17 5 4 134 134 4 Ant Whorton-Eales 8 6 1 EX 1 1 128 128 5 Paul Streather 1 4 7 3 15 6 121 121 6 Max Coates 6 8 4 4 9 10 101 101 7 Josh Price 7 13 Ret 8 2 3 91 91 8 Charles Ladell 5 5 Ret 2 14 11 85 85 9 George Jackson 14 10 6 13 10 15 61 61 10 Anton Spires 17 15 9 Ret 6 5 60 60 11 David Dickenson 12 9 Ret 14 7 7 60 60 12 Daniel Rowbottom Ret 7 8 6 13 NC 56 56 13 Senna Proctor 11 21 Ret 7 8 9 52 52 14 Rory Collingbourne 13 22 11 9 12 14 46 46 15 Ollie Pidgley 16 11 10 Ret 17 12 37 37 16 Luke Kidsley 9 17 13 11 Ret 16 35 35 17 Paul Plant 10 14 Ret 10 Ret 17 31 31 18 Sam Watkins 15 12 12 Ret 16 19 29 29 19 Jake Giddings 11 13 18 18 20 Tom Butler 18 19 16 12 17 17 21 Graham Field 19 23 15 16 Ret 18 16 16 22 Craig Milner 17 15 10 10 23 Darren Johnson 14 18 10 10 24 Rory Green 20 16 Ret Ret 6 6 25 Peter Felix Ret 18 3 3 26 Dan Zelos Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 20 2 2 Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points 1 Team Pyro Team BMR with Pyro 4 3 5 5 2 2 244 7 9 14 7 3 3 2 WDE Motorsport Vanquish Motorsport with WDE 3 2 3 1 4 8 231 5 5 Ret 2 14 11 3 Team Cooksport 2 1 2 9 5 4 205 13 10 6 13 10 14 4 JamSport Racing JamSport with AWE Motorsport 8 6 1 11 1 1 172 17 9 13 16 Ret 16 5 Finesse Motorsport Team EcoMotive with Finesse 1 4 7 3 11 6 171 8 6 13 13 6 Ciceley Motorsport 6 8 4 4 9 10 138 16 11 10 Ret 17 12 7 PP Motorsport 17 15 9 Ret 6 5 60 8 20Ten Racing 15 12 12 12 16 19 57 18 18 16 15 9 Team EcoMotive with DRM Ret 14 16 Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

External links

• Official website