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[edit]

Team	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Team Pyro	1	Mike Bushell^[1]		All
	28	Josh Price^[2]		All
	44	David Dickenson^[3]		All
	99	Darren Johnson^[4]	M	2
JamSport Racing	2	Chris Smiley		6–9
	8	Luke Kidsley^[5]		All
	15	Paul Donkin		9
	27	James Grint		9
	50	Graham Field^[6]	M	1–4, 8–9
Ciceley Motorsport	3	Ollie Pidgley^[7]	G	All
	45	Dan Zelos^[8]	G	All
	71	Max Coates^[9]	G	All
PP Motorsport	4	James Colburn		8–9
PP Motorsport	11	Anton Spires^[10]		1–7
20Ten Racing	6	Peter Felix	M	1
	7	Sam Watkins^[11]	G	1–4
	55	Tom Butler^[12]	G	1–2
	65	Craig Milner	M	2, 6
JamSport with AWE Motorsport	10	Ant Whorton-Eales^[13]		All
Team Cooksport	13	Rory Collingbourne^[14]		All
	24	George Jackson^[15]		All
	46	Lee Pattison^[5]	M	All
	88	Shayne Deegan	G	6–8
Vanquish Motorsport with WDE	20	Paul Plant^[16]		1–3, 6
R-Tech Team Pyro	21	Ben Davis		8
WDE Motorsport	22	Paul Rivett^[17]		All
	23	Charlie Ladell^[18]		All
	63	Rory Green^[19]		1–2, 4–6
Finesse Motorsport Team EcoMotive with Finesse	26	Paul Streather^[20]	G	All
	92	Jake Giddings	G	3–4, 8
	32	Daniel Rowbottom^[21]		2–5
Team EcoMotive with DRM	32	Daniel Rowbottom^[21]		1
Team BMR with Pyro^[22]	66	Senna Proctor^[23]	G	All

Icon	Class
M	Masters Cup
G	Graduate Cup

Race calendar and results[edit]

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
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	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
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	17 April	Ant Whorton-Eales	Paul Streather	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	8 May	Mike Bushell	Ant Whorton-Eales	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	8 May	Mike Bushell	Mike Bushell	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
4	R7	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	4 June	Mike Bushell	Mike Bushell	Mike Bushell	Team Pyro
4	R8	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	5 June	Mike Bushell	Charlie Ladell	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
5	R9	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	18 June	Paul Rivett	Lee Pattison	Paul Rivett	4Front Motor Group with WDE
5	R10	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	19 June	Mike Bushell	Paul Rivett	Max Coates	Ciceley Motorsport
6	R11	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	31 July	Mike Bushell	Max Coates	Mike Bushell	Team Pyro
6	R12	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	31 July	Mike Bushell	Paul Rivett	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
7	R13	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	27 August	Mike Bushell	Ant Whorton-Eales	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
7	R14		28 August	Mike Bushell	Mike Bushell	Mike Bushell	Team Pyro
8	R15	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	17 September	Max Coates	Ollie Pidgley	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
8	R16	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	17 September	Mike Bushell	Paul Streather	Ant Whorton-Eales	JamSport with AWE Motorsport
9	R17	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	1 October	Mike Bushell	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	4Front Motor Group with WDE
9	R18	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	2 October	Mike Bushell	Luke Kidsley	Josh Price	Team Pyro

Championship standings[edit]

Drivers' championship[edit]

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	Ant Whorton-Eales	8	6	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	7	Ret	1	1	4	1	1	4	7	430			430
2	Mike Bushell	4	3	5	6	3	2	1	2	3	2	1	4	3	1	2	2	Ret	Ret	422			422
3	Max Coates	6	8	4	5	9	10	3	5	2	1	2	5	8	3	5	3	6	2	394	23		361
4	Paul Rivett	3	2	3	2	4	8	7	12	1	17	Ret	3	2	2	4	4	1	16	364	4		360
5	Lee Pattison	2	1	2	18	5	4	6	7	11	6	5	8	16	13	18	6	3	8	300	7		293
6	Josh Price	7	13	Ret	9	2	3	9	15	Ret	3	4	12	6	5	3	17	2	1	286			286
7	Paul Streather	1	4	7	4	15	6	13	9	6	5	13	6	14	15	9	9	Ret	6	259	6		253
8	Senna Proctor	11	21	Ret	8	8	9	4	3	7	8	3	10	Ret	6	13	5	5	4	249			249
9	Charlie Ladell	5	5	Ret	3	14	11	5	4	Ret	4	14	9	7	7	10	Ret	Ret	3	233			233
10	David Dickenson	12	9	Ret	15	7	7	12	11	8	Ret	6	11	4	8	7	11	Ret	12	191			191
11	Luke Kidsley	9	17	13	12	Ret	16	10	8	12	13	19	2	Ret	12	8	7	Ret	Ret	147			147
12	Rory Collingbourne	13	22	11	10	12	14	16	18	10	12	12	13	15	9	14	12	10	9	147	3		144
13	George Jackson	14	10	6	14	10	15	18	14	9	15	10	20	13	Ret	17	18	9	Ret	125			125
14	Daniel Rowbottom	Ret	7	8	7	13	NC	8	6	5	9									118			118
15	Anton Spires	17	15	9	Ret	6	5	14	17	14	10	9	16	11	Ret					114			114
16	Ollie Pidgley	16	11	10	Ret	17	12	15	16	13	11	16	14	12	11	16	10	Ret	Ret	112			112
17	Chris Smiley											8	7	5	Ret	11	14	7	10	92			92
18	Dan Zelos	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	17	19	Ret	16	7	15	10	14	Ret	15	11	11	79			79
19	James Colburn															6	8	8	5	66			66
20	Jake Giddings					11	13	19	10							12	16			45			45
21	Rory Green	20	16	Ret	Ret			11	13	15	14	17	18							42			42
22	Shayne Deegan											15	17	9	10	Ret	13			41			41
23	Paul Plant	10	14	Ret	11	Ret	17					11	Ret							40			40
24	Graham Field	19	23	15	17	Ret	18	20	21							19	19	13	15	34			34
25	Sam Watkins	15	12	12	Ret	16	19	DNS	20											30			30
26	Paul Donkin																	12	13	17			17
27	Tom Butler	18	19	16	13															16			16
28	Craig Milner			17	16							18	19							14			14
29	Darren Johnson			14	19															9			9
30	James Grint																	Ret	14	7			7
31	Ben Davis															15	Ret			6			6
32	Peter Felix	Ret	18																	3			3
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		ROC		SIL		BHGP		Total	Drop	Pen.	Points

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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship[edit]

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	1	2	3	2	1	4				531
1	Team Pyro Team BMR with Pyro	7	9	14	7	3	3	4	3	7	3	3	10				531
2	JamSport Racing JamSport with AWE Motorsport	8	6	1	11	1	1	2	1	4	7	8	1				414
2	JamSport Racing JamSport with AWE Motorsport	17	9	13	16	Ret	16	10	8	12	13	19	2				414
3	WDE Motorsport Vanquish Motorsport with WDE	3	2	3	1	4	8	5	4	1	4	11	3				412
3	WDE Motorsport Vanquish Motorsport with WDE	5	5	Ret	2	14	11	7	12	15	14	14	9				412
4	Team Cooksport	2	1	2	9	5	4	6	7	9	6	5	8				352
4	Team Cooksport	13	10	6	13	10	14	16	14	10	12	10	13				352
5	Ciceley Motorsport	6	8	4	4	9	10	3	5	2	1	2	5				341
5	Ciceley Motorsport	16	11	10	Ret	17	12	15	16	13	11	7	14				341
6	Finesse Motorsport Team EcoMotive with Finesse	1	4	7	3	11	6	8	6	5	5	13	6				314
6	Finesse Motorsport Team EcoMotive with Finesse			8	6	13	13	13	9	6	9						314
7	PP Motorsport	17	15	9	Ret	6	5	14	17	14	10	9	16				106
8	20Ten Racing	15	12	12	12	16	19	DNS	20			18	19				61
8	20Ten Racing	18	18	16	15												61
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	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)

References[edit]

^ "BRITISH TOURING CAR STAR MIKE BUSHELL MAKES SHOCK RETURN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "PRICE CONFIDENT OF TITLE TILT AFTER RE-SIGNING WITH TEAM PYRO FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "TEAM PYRO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP LINE-UP BOOSTED BY 'RETURNEE' DICKENSON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "'RENAULT NUT' JOHNSON TARGETING MASTERS CLASS WINS WITH TEAM PYRO IN DEBUT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Renault UK Clio Cup reveals quality 2016 entry list as clock counts down to 25th anniversary season". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ "GRAHAM FIELD SWITCHES TO JAMSPORT RACING FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^ "TEENAGER OLLIE PIDGLEY LANDS PLUM DRIVE WITH TOURING CAR TEAM CICELEY MOTORSPORT FOR DEBUT RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ "ZELOS JOINS PIDGLEY IN CICELEY MOTORSPORT LINE-UP FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^ "MAX COATES MAKES IT THREE ON THE GRID FOR CICELEY MOTORSPORT IN 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^ "PP MOTORSPORT LINKS WITH WESTBOURNE TEAM FOR MOVE INTO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP WITH DRIVER ANTON SPIRES". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "SAM WATKINS TO CONTINUE WITH 20TEN RACING IN 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ "BUTLER BACK WITH 20TEN RACING FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ "ANT WHORTON-EALES JOINS JAMSPORT RACING TEAM FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TITLE ATTACK". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ "COLLINGBOURNE DETERMINED TO PUSH FOR RENAULT UK CLIO CUP PODIUMS & WINS IN 2016 AFTER RE-SIGNING FOR TEAM COOKSPORT". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
^ "JACKSON FOLLOWS COLLINGBOURNE IN RE-SIGNING WITH TEAM COOKSPORT FOR NEW RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Paice, Simon (24 February 2016). "VANQUISH MOTORSPORT SET FOR DEBUT RENAULT UK CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ "Multiple champ Rivett "on a mission" with WDE Motorsport in quest for fourth Renault UK Clio Cup title". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ "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.
^ "GREEN STICKS WITH WDE MOTORSPORT FOR SECOND SEASON IN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ "DEBUT SENSATION STREATHER PREPARING FOR FULL RENAULT UK CLIO SEASON IN 2016 WITH FINESSE MOTORSPORT". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "RISING BRITISH RACE STAR PROCTOR ANNOUNCES TWO-YEAR RENAULT UK CLIO CUP PROGRAMME". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "BRITISH TOURING CAR STAR MIKE BUSHELL MAKES SHOCK RETURN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[2] "PRICE CONFIDENT OF TITLE TILT AFTER RE-SIGNING WITH TEAM PYRO FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[3] "TEAM PYRO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP LINE-UP BOOSTED BY 'RETURNEE' DICKENSON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[4] "'RENAULT NUT' JOHNSON TARGETING MASTERS CLASS WINS WITH TEAM PYRO IN DEBUT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[2016EntryList-5] "Renault UK Clio Cup reveals quality 2016 entry list as clock counts down to 25th anniversary season". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

[6] "GRAHAM FIELD SWITCHES TO JAMSPORT RACING FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[7] "TEENAGER OLLIE PIDGLEY LANDS PLUM DRIVE WITH TOURING CAR TEAM CICELEY MOTORSPORT FOR DEBUT RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[8] "ZELOS JOINS PIDGLEY IN CICELEY MOTORSPORT LINE-UP FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

[9] "MAX COATES MAKES IT THREE ON THE GRID FOR CICELEY MOTORSPORT IN 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[10] "PP MOTORSPORT LINKS WITH WESTBOURNE TEAM FOR MOVE INTO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP WITH DRIVER ANTON SPIRES". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] "SAM WATKINS TO CONTINUE WITH 20TEN RACING IN 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[12] "BUTLER BACK WITH 20TEN RACING FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[13] "ANT WHORTON-EALES JOINS JAMSPORT RACING TEAM FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TITLE ATTACK". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[14] "COLLINGBOURNE DETERMINED TO PUSH FOR RENAULT UK CLIO CUP PODIUMS & WINS IN 2016 AFTER RE-SIGNING FOR TEAM COOKSPORT". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

[15] "JACKSON FOLLOWS COLLINGBOURNE IN RE-SIGNING WITH TEAM COOKSPORT FOR NEW RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[16] Paice, Simon (24 February 2016). "VANQUISH MOTORSPORT SET FOR DEBUT RENAULT UK CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[17] "Multiple champ Rivett "on a mission" with WDE Motorsport in quest for fourth Renault UK Clio Cup title". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[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.

[19] "GREEN STICKS WITH WDE MOTORSPORT FOR SECOND SEASON IN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[20] "DEBUT SENSATION STREATHER PREPARING FOR FULL RENAULT UK CLIO SEASON IN 2016 WITH FINESSE MOTORSPORT". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[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.

[23] "RISING BRITISH RACE STAR PROCTOR ANNOUNCES TWO-YEAR RENAULT UK CLIO CUP PROGRAMME". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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