2018 Renault UK Clio Cup

2018 Renault UK Clio Cup season
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The 2018 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. Organised by the British Automobile Racing Club, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship. It will be the 23rd Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 43rd of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. The first race takes place on 1 April at Brands Hatch on the circuit's Indy configuration and concluded on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2018 season.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
WDE Motorsport	2	Nathan Edwards^[1]	1, 6, 9
	5	Lee Pattison^[1]	1–6, 8–9
	22	Paul Rivett^[2]	All
	28	Nicolas Hamilton^[3]	All
	45	Dan Zelos^[4]	All
	46	Sam Osborne^[5]	All
Matrix Motorsport	3	Ash Hand	6
	19	Jeff Alden^[6]	All
	21	Andy Wilmot^[6]	1–5, 7–9
	37	Michael Epps^[7]	All
	41	Aaron Thompson^[8]	1–8
Team Pyro	4	Jack McCarthy^[1]	All
	6	Bradley Burns^[9]	All
	16	Daniel Rowbottom^[10]	1–5
	34	Zak Fulk^[11]	1–7
	71	Max Coates^[12]	All
Westbourne Motorsport	7	James Colburn^[13]	All
	32	James Dorlin^[10]	All
	55	Ben Colburn	6–9
M.R.M.	9	Jade Edwards^[14]	All
	12	Brett Lidsey^[15]	1–3, 5–9
	62	Jack Young	6–9
B.L.G.	11	Luke Warr	2–9
Specialised Motorsport	14	Nicholas Reeve	6–9
D.R.M.	16	Daniel Rowbottom	6–9

Race calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	7 April	Max Coates	Max Coates	Paul Rivett	WDE Motorsport
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	8 April	Jack McCarthy	Zak Fulk	Max Coates	Team Pyro
2	R3	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	28 April	James Dorlin	James Dorlin	James Dorlin	Westbourne Motorsport
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	29 April	Bradley Burns	Bradley Burns	James Dorlin	Westbourne Motorsport
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	19 May	Max Coates	James Dorlin	James Dorlin	Westbourne Motorsport
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	20 May	Paul Rivett	James Dorlin	James Dorlin	Westbourne Motorsport
4	R7	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	9 June	James Dorlin	James Dorlin	James Dorlin	Westbourne Motorsport
4	R8	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	10 June	James Dorlin	Lee Pattison	Max Coates	Team Pyro
5	R9	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	23 June	Max Coates	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	WDE Motorsport
5	R10	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	24 June	Max Coates	Lee Pattison	Max Coates	Team Pyro
6	R11	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	28 July	James Dorlin	Nicholas Reeve	Daniel Rowbottom	D.R.M.
6	R12	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	29 July	Max Coates	Zak Fulk	Max Coates	Team Pyro
7	R13	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	11 August	Jack McCarthy	Daniel Rowbottom	Daniel Rowbottom	D.R.M.
7	R14		12 August	Bradley Burns	Jack McCarthy	Jack McCarthy	Team Pyro
8	R15	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	15 September	Bradley Burns	Brett Lidsey	Bradley Burns	Team Pyro
8	R16	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	16 September	Bradley Burns	Brett Lidsey	Bradley Burns	Team Pyro
9	R17	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	29 September	Daniel Rowbottom	Jack Young	Daniel Rowbottom	D.R.M.
9	R18	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	30 September	Jack Young	Daniel Rowbottom	James Dorlin	Westbourne Motorsport

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th+	Ret	Leading a lap	Fastest lap
25	22	20	18	16	13	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2

Drivers' championship ^[16]

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		ROC		SIL		BHGP		Points
1	James Dorlin	10	12	1*	1*	1*	1*	1*	3	6	Ret	8*	2*	5	12	4	2*	3	1*	316
2	Max Coates	5*	1*	6	6	2*	3	3	1*	2	1*	11	1*	Ret	3	Ret	4	5	4	311
3	Paul Rivett	1*	2	Ret	4	4	2	2	2	1*	2	7	19	2	4	2*	DSQ	4	3	309
4	Daniel Rowbottom	3	10	2	11	3*	4	7	DNS	3	4	1*	11	1*	15	3	7	1*	2	278
5	Bradley Burns	12	5	9	2*	11	7	9	4	8	7	2	8	6	6	1*	1*	2	Ret	238
6	Michael Epps	6	4	7	9	9	5	8	6	4	6	3	14	8	2	5	9	10	8	210
7	Jack McCarthy	11	3	3	3*	6	6	Ret	8	9	9	12	6	3*	1*	12	8	8	Ret	200
8	Lee Pattison	4	6	Ret	7	5	Ret	4	7	12	3	4	3			7	3	Ret	9	188
9	James Colburn	2	Ret	4*	16	8	8	5	5	11	8	10	7	4	11	19	14	7	6	166
10	Dan Zelos	8	8	12	12	17	10	6	9	5	5	5	4	Ret	5	8	13	6	7	166
11	Zak Fulk	13	7	10	5	10	Ret	11	10	10	12	16	5	12	8					92
12	Sam Osborne	7	9	8	15	14	9	12	11	16	13	9	Ret	11	7	11	12	17	5	92
13	Brett Lidsey	Ret	15	5	10	12	Ret			13	10	13	15	9	10	9	6	Ret	10	83
14	Jade Edwards	9	16	Ret	8	7	14	10	Ret	7	11	Ret	Ret	13	17	Ret	18	Ret	13	54
15	Jack Young											Ret	Ret	7	9	6	5	12	Ret	49
16	Andy Wilmot	14	13	14	13	15	12	13	12	15	14			16	16	14	17	11	14	34
17	Nicholas Reeve											18	10	14	13	10	10	Ret	DNS	23
18	Aaron Thompson	16	17	11	17	13	11	17	15	17	17	15	16	10	14	16	11			23
19	Ash Hand											6	9							20
20	Ben Colburn											Ret	13	15	Ret	13	15	9	11	20
21	Nicolas Hamilton	Ret	14	13	14	16	13	14	Ret	14	15	14	Ret	19	18	15	16	14	Ret	20
22	Nathan Edwards	15	11									17	12							17
23	Luke Warr			16	18	19	16	15	13	18	16	19	18	17	19	18	20	16	15	5
24	Jeff Alden	17	18	15	19	18	15	16	14	Ret	18	Ret	17	18	Ret	17	19	15	16	3

References

1 2 3 "PATTISON, EDWARDS AND MCCARTHY COMPLETE CLIO ENTRY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
↑ "TRIPLE CHAMPION RIVETT GUNNING FOR CLIO GLORY IN 2018". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
↑ "HAMILTON PUSHING FOR THE FRONT IN 2018 CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "ZELOS TARGETS WINS IN SECOND CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
↑ "OSBORNE BACK WITH WDE FOR 2018 CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
1 2 "MATRIX MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCE 2018 CLIO CUP AMBITIONS". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "BTCC ACE EPPS HEADS TO CLIO CUP WITH MATRIX". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
↑ "MATRIX CONFIRM THREE DRIVER CLIO CUP ENTRY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
↑ "TEENAGE STAR BURNS CONFIRMED FOR 2018 CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
1 2 "DORLIN AND ROWBOTTOM BACK FOR CLIO CUP TITLE CHALLENGES". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
↑ "FULK BACK FOR FULL 2018 CLIO CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
↑ "COATES JOINS PYRO FOR 2018 TITLE CHARGE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
↑ "COLBURN CONFIRMED FOR EIGHTH CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
↑ "JADE EDWARDS SECURES LATE DEAL FOR CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ "LIDSEY SET FOR FIRST FULL CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/renault-uk-clio-cup/standings/

External links

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[Pattison-1] 1 2 3 "PATTISON, EDWARDS AND MCCARTHY COMPLETE CLIO ENTRY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[2] "TRIPLE CHAMPION RIVETT GUNNING FOR CLIO GLORY IN 2018". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

[3] "HAMILTON PUSHING FOR THE FRONT IN 2018 CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[4] "ZELOS TARGETS WINS IN SECOND CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[5] "OSBORNE BACK WITH WDE FOR 2018 CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[Matrix-6] 1 2 "MATRIX MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCE 2018 CLIO CUP AMBITIONS". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[7] "BTCC ACE EPPS HEADS TO CLIO CUP WITH MATRIX". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[8] "MATRIX CONFIRM THREE DRIVER CLIO CUP ENTRY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[9] "TEENAGE STAR BURNS CONFIRMED FOR 2018 CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[Dorlin-10] 1 2 "DORLIN AND ROWBOTTOM BACK FOR CLIO CUP TITLE CHALLENGES". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[11] "FULK BACK FOR FULL 2018 CLIO CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[12] "COATES JOINS PYRO FOR 2018 TITLE CHARGE". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[13] "COLBURN CONFIRMED FOR EIGHTH CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

[14] "JADE EDWARDS SECURES LATE DEAL FOR CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[15] "LIDSEY SET FOR FIRST FULL CLIO CUP CAMPAIGN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[16] ttp://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/renault-uk-clio-cup/standings/

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