2016 Renault UK Clio Cup

2016 Renault UK Clio Cup season
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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] 1–2 28 Josh Price[2] 1–2 44 David Dickenson[3] 1–2 99 Darren Johnson[4] M 2 Ciceley Motorsport 3 Ollie Pidgley[5] G 1–2 45 Dan Zelos[6] G 1–2 71 Max Coates[7] G 1–2 20Ten Racing 6 Peter Felix M 1 7 Sam Watkins[8] G 1–2 55 Tom Butler[9] G 1–2 65 Craig Milner M 2 JamSport Racing 8 Luke Kidsley[10] 1–2 50 Graham Field[11] M 1–2 JamSport with AWE Motorsport 10 Ant Whorton-Eales[12] 1–2 PP Motorsport 11 Anton Spires[13] 1–2 Team Cooksport 13 Rory Collingbourne[14] 1–2 24 George Jackson[15] 1–2 46 Lee Pattison[10] M 1–2 Vanquish Motorsport with WDE 20 Paul Plant[16] 1–2 WDE Motorsport 22 Paul Rivett[17] 1–2 23 Charlie Ladell[18] 1–2 63 Rory Green[19] 1–2 Finesse Motorsport Team EcoMotive with Finesse 26 Paul Streather[20] G 1–2 32 Daniel Rowbottom[21] 2 Team EcoMotive with DRM 1 Team BMR with Pyro[22] 66 Senna Proctor[23] G 1–2

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
	R6
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 1 110 110 2 Paul Streather 1 4 7 3 97 97 3 Lee Pattison 2 1 2 17 92 92 4 Mike Bushell 4 3 5 5 85 85 5 Max Coates 6 8 4 4 76 76 6 Charles Ladell 5 5 Ret 2 68 68 7 Ant Whorton-Eales 8 6 1 EX 62 62 8 Daniel Rowbottom Ret 7 8 6 48 48 9 George Jackson 14 10 6 13 44 44 10 Josh Price 7 13 Ret 8 38 38 11 Luke Kidsley 9 17 13 11 32 32 12 Rory Collingbourne 13 22 11 9 30 30 13 Paul Plant 10 14 Ret 10 29 29 14 David Dickenson 12 9 Ret 14 28 28 15 Senna Proctor 11 21 Ret 7 26 26 16 Ollie Pidgley 16 11 10 Ret 24 24 17 Sam Watkins 15 12 12 Ret 24 24 18 Anton Spires 17 15 9 Ret 22 22 19 Tom Butler 18 19 16 12 17 17 20 Graham Field 19 23 15 16 13 13 21 Craig Milner 17 15 10 10 22 Darren Johnson 14 18 10 10 23 Rory Green 20 16 Ret Ret 6 6 24 Peter Felix Ret 18 3 3 25 Dan Zelos Ret 20 Ret Ret 1 1 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 WDE Motorsport Vanquish Motorsport with WDE 3 2 3 1 178 5 5 Ret 2 2 Team Cooksport 2 1 2 9 145 13 10 6 13 3 Team Pyro Team BMR with Pyro 4 3 5 5 136 7 9 14 7 4 Finesse Motorsport Team EcoMotive with Finesse 1 4 7 3 127 8 6 5 JamSport Racing JamSport with AWE Motorsport 8 6 1 11 103 17 9 13 16 6 Ciceley Motorsport 6 8 4 4 102 16 11 10 Ret 7 20Ten Racing 15 12 12 12 50 18 18 16 15 8 PP Motorsport 17 15 9 Ret 22 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)

References

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18. "CHARLIE LADELL, WDE MOTORSPORT TOGETHER AGAIN FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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21. "ROWBOTTOM & MOTOR CARE BRAND ECOMOTIVE JOIN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP GRID TOGETHER FOR 2016 SEASON". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
22. "TEAM PYRO SWITCH FOR SENNA PROCTOR WHO RETAINS BMR BACKING FOR MOVE INTO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 9 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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External links

• Official website