2009 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

The 2009 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with Michelin season began at Brands Hatch on 4 April and finished after 20 races over 10 events at the same circuit on 4 October. The Championship was won by Phil Glew driving for Team Pyro.

Changes for 2009[edit]

The Clio Cup 200 was introduced mid-way through the season.

Teams & Drivers[edit]

All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 197s for the first half of the season and Renault Clio Cup 200s for the second half.

Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Team Pyro	1	Jeff Smith	All
	4	Phil Glew	All
	10	Árón Smith	All
	23	Daniel Lloyd	1–3
	24	Alex Dew	1–9
	24	Chris Rice	10
	40	Ben Winrow	6
JHR Developments	2	Tom Carnaby	All
	3	Andrew Herron	All
	5	Mark Hazell	1–4, 10
	5	Stefan Hodgetts	5
	11	Steven Hunter	2
Mardi Gras Motorsport	6	Stefan Hodgetts	6
Mardi Gras Motorsport	88	David Dickenson	All
PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport	7	Phil House	5
Total Control Racing	8	Alex MacDowall	All
	9	Jamie Ackers	1–2
	22	Mike Robinson	All
	23	Daniel Lloyd	4–10
	44	Sam Tordoff	All
Coastal Racing	12	Carl Bradley	1–9
	19	Ant Scragg	1–8
	46	Robert Gaffney	1–4
Range Storage Ltd.	14	Lee Pattison	All
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	15	Patrick Collins	All
Westbourne Motorsport/SVE	16	James Colburn	All
DTR	20	Stephen Tyldsley	1–8
Amery Motorsport	21	Darren Wilson	All
	32	David Shepherd	1–5
	38	Danny Buxton	9
	46	Robert Gaffney	5–8, 10
	50	Dave Newsham	All
APO Sport	29	Alex Osborne	1–4, 6–7
Elite Motorsport	47	Jake Packun	All

Race calendar and results[edit]

The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at nine of the ten rounds. The series skipped the round at Knockhill and instead raced at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone on 4–5 July.

Round		Venue	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	4 April	Alex MacDowall	Alex MacDowall	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	5 April	Alex MacDowall	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
2	R3	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	25 April	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
2	R4	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	26 April	Phil Glew	Árón Smith	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
3	R5	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	16 May	Phil Glew	Andrew Herron	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
3	R6	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	17 May	Phil Glew	Andrew Herron	Árón Smith	Team Pyro
4	R7	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	30 May	Alex MacDowall	Phil Glew	Alex MacDowall	Total Control Racing
4	R8	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	31 May	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
5	R9	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	13 June	Alex MacDowall	Alex MacDowall	Alex MacDowall	Total Control Racing
5	R10	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	14 June	Alex MacDowall	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
6	R11	Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire	5 July	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport
6	R12	Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire	5 July	Alex MacDowall	Sam Tordoff	Stefan Hodgetts	Mardi Gras Motorsport
7	R13	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	1 August	Alex MacDowall	Sam Tordoff	Alex MacDowall	Total Control Racing
7	R14	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	2 August	Sam Tordoff	Alex MacDowall	Sam Tordoff	Total Control Racing
8	R15	Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire	29 August	Phil Glew	Mike Robinson	Dave Newsham	Amery Motorsport
8	R16	Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire	30 August	Tom Carnaby	Mike Robinson	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
9	R17	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	20 September	Phil Glew	Danny Buxton	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
9	R18	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	20 September	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Team Pyro
10	R19	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	3 October	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Alex MacDowall	Total Control Racing
10	R20	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	4 October	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Team Pyro

Standings[edit]

Points were awarded on a 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 20 finishers in each race, with 2 bonus points for the fastest lap in each race. A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship.

Drivers' Championship[edit]

Pos	Driver	BHI		THR		DON		OUL		CRO		SIL		SNE		SIL		ROC		BHGP		Total	Drop	Pen	Pts
1	Phil Glew	1	1	1	1	1	10	2	1	2	1	2	6	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	592	29	2¹	561
2	Alex MacDowall	2	3	2	9	4	2	1	2	1	2	Ret	18	1	4	3	Ret	5	8	1	2	445			445
3	Andrew Herron	3	9	3	3	2	4	4	9	Ret	7	4	2	6	3	10	8	3	4	13	Ret	364		2²	362
4	Árón Smith	5	2	5	2	6	1	Ret	5	18	9	7	12	5	9	Ret	4	4	Ret	5	4	326		2³	324
5	Dave Newsham	9	5	4	4	Ret	Ret	3	4	7	5	Ret	3	14	6	1	2	Ret	Ret	DSQ	3	294			294
6	Mike Robinson	7	Ret	8	5	8	6	5	3	4	4	Ret	9	8	5	12	10	7	10	9	10	291		2⁴	289
7	Lee Pattison	4	6	7	8	5	3	Ret	8	Ret	6	5	14	4	7	5	Ret	DSQ	7	7	5	284		10⁵	274
8	Sam Tordoff	15	11	13	6	10	11	7	Ret	13	11	8	10	2	1	Ret	6	8	3	6	Ret	261			261
9	James Colburn	6	4	Ret	7	15	12	Ret	10	10	Ret	13	5	9	8	7	Ret	9	6	4	11	225		6⁶	219
10	Carl Bradley	12	Ret	6	11	3	7	6	6	5	DSQ	9	11	7	Ret	Ret	5	6	9			222		4⁷	218
11	Daniel Lloyd	14	7	9	10	13	17	8	7	6	14	6	7	Ret	11	6	9	Ret	5	Ret	7	223		8⁸	215
12	Robert Gaffney	21	15	19	17	9	5	13	14	17	Ret	10	20	10	13	11	7			3	6	163		2⁹	161
13	Stephen Tyldsley	16	Ret	14	22	16	8	10	16	8	8	3	4	17	12	Ret	14					142			142
14	David Dickenson	11	13	17	15	12	15	9	Ret	14	Ret	11	15	11	16	9	11	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	129			129
15	Tom Carnaby	Ret	Ret	15	16	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	19	16	12	21	12	10	4	3	10	Ret	12	9	133		6¹⁰	127
16	Stefan Hodgetts									3	3	1	1									114			114
17	Alex Dew	10	12	Ret	14	7	9	11	11	11	10	15	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret			119		6¹¹	113
18	Jeff Smith	18	10	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	13	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	15	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	11	8	89			89
19	Jake Packun	17	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	21	17	15	15	13	16	17	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	10	Ret	79			79
20	Ant Scragg	20	17	12	19	11	13	15	17	12	15	14	22	Ret	14	13	Ret					81		3¹²	78
21	Darren Wilson	22	18	18	21	17	19	19	19	20	17	18	23	18	17	14	13	12	12	16	Ret	69			69
22	Danny Buxton																	2	2			58			58
23	Patrick Collins	Ret	19	Ret	20	Ret	14	18	18	21	Ret	19	19	15	Ret	15	15	Ret	11	14	Ret	55			55
24	Alex Osborne	13	8	Ret	12	14	20	Ret	DNS			17	16	16	DNS							53		2¹³	51
25	David Shepherd	8	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	16	16	12	Ret	Ret											36		2¹⁴	34
26	Phil House									9	12											21			21
27	Jamie Ackers	19	16	16	13																	20			20
28	Ben Winrow											Ret	8									14			14
29	Mark Hazell	Ret	20	Ret	DNS	Ret	18	Ret	DNS											Ret	12	13			13
30	Steven Hunter			10	Ret																	11			11
31	Chris Rice																			15	Ret	6			6
Pos	Driver	BRA		THR		DON		OUL		CRO		SIL		SNE		SIL		ROC		BRA		Total	Drop	Pen	Pts

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

Notes:

1.^ – Phil Glew was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.

2.^ – Andrew Herron was docked two points at Croft.

3.^ – Árón Smith was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.

4.^ – Mike Robinson was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting.

5.^ – Lee Pattison was docked two points at Croft and eight points at Rockingham.

6.^ – James Colburn was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at the first Silverstone meeting.

7.^ – Carl Bradley was docked four points at Croft.

8.^ – Daniel Lloyd was docked two points at Donington Park and six points at the second Silverstone meeting.

9.^ – Robert Gaffney was docked two points at Snetterton.

10.^ – Tom Carnaby was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and four points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.

11.^ – Alex Dew was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at Donington Park.

12.^ – Ant Scragg was docked three points at Croft.

13.^ – Alex Osborne was docked two points at the first Silverstone meeting.

14.^ – David Shepherd was docked two points at Donington Park.

Entrants' Championship[edit]

Points were awarded on the same scale as the drivers' championship but without the fastest lap bonus. An entrant's two highest placed cars in each race scored points and all scores counted towards the championship.

Pos	Entrant	BHI		THR		DON		OUL		CRO		SIL		SNE		SIL		ROC		BHGP		Pts
1	Team Pyro	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	6	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	921
1	Team Pyro	5	2	5	2	6	9	11	5	11	9	7	8	5	9	Ret	4	4	Ret	5	4	921
2	Total Control Racing	2	3	2	5	4	2	1	2	1	2	6	7	1	1	3	6	5	3	1	2	872
2	Total Control Racing	7	11	8	6	8	6	5	3	4	4	8	9	2	4	6	9	7	5	6	7	872
3	JHR Developments	3	9	3	3	2	4	4	9	3	3	4	2	6	3	4	3	3	4	12	9	556
3	JHR Developments	Ret	20	10	16	Ret	18	14	Ret	19	7	12	21	12	10	10	8	10	Ret	13	12	556
4	Amery Motorsport	8	5	4	4	17	16	3	4	7	5	10	3	10	6	1	2	2	2	3	3	530
4	Amery Motorsport	9	18	18	18	Ret	19	16	12	17	17	18	20	14	13	11	7	12	12	16	6	530
5	Coastal Racing	12	15	6	11	3	5	6	6	5	15	9	11	7	14	13	5	6	9			330
5	Coastal Racing	20	17	12	17	9	7	13	14	12	DSQ	14	22	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret					330
6	Range Storage Ltd.	4	6	7	8	5	3	Ret	8	Ret	6	5	14	4	7	5	Ret	DSQ	7	7	5	284
7	Westbourne Motorsport/SVE	6	4	Ret	7	15	12	Ret	10	10	Ret	13	5	9	8	7	Ret	9	6	4	11	225
8	Mardi Gras Motorsport	11	13	17	15	12	15	9	Ret	14	Ret	1	1	11	16	9	11	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	193
8	Mardi Gras Motorsport											11	15									193
9	DTR	16	Ret	14	22	16	8	10	16	8	8	3	4	17	12	Ret	14					142
10	Elite Motorsport	17	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	21	17	15	15	13	16	17	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	10	Ret	79
11	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	Ret	19	Ret	20	Ret	14	18	18	21	Ret	19	19	15	Ret	15	15	Ret	11	14	Ret	55
12	APO Sport	13	8	Ret	12	14	20	Ret	DNS			17	16	16	DNS							53
13	PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport									9	12											21
Pos	Entrant	BHI		THR		DON		OUL		CRO		SIL		SNE		SIL		ROC		BHGP		Pts

Winter Cup[edit]

The Winter Cup was held at Rockingham on 7 November. It was won by Daniel Lloyd driving for Total Control Racing.

Teams & Drivers[edit]

Team	No.	Drivers
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	1	Matthew Munson
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	22	Paul Plant
Team Pyro	2	Luke Caudle
Westbourne Motorsport	16	James Colburn
20Ten Racing Limited	21	Darren Wilson
Total Control Racing	23	Daniel Lloyd
Total Control Racing	44	Sam Tordoff

Calendar & Winners[edit]

Round		Venue	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	7 November	Sam Tordoff	James Colburn	James Colburn	Westbourne Motorsport
1	R2	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	7 November	Sam Tordoff	Daniel Lloyd	Sam Tordoff	Total Control Racing

Drivers' Championship[edit]

Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship.

Pos	Driver	ROC		Total	Pen	Pts
1	Daniel Lloyd	2	2	58		58
2	Sam Tordoff	3	1	57		57
3	James Colburn	1	3	59	2¹	57
4	Darren Wilson	4	5	42		42
5	Matthew Munson	5	7	36		36
6	Luke Caudle	6	6	36		36
7	Paul Plant	Ret	4	22		22
Pos	Driver	ROC		Total	Pen	Pts

Notes:

1.^ – James Colburn was docked two points in the first race.

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