2010 champion Dave Newsham at Oulton Park.

The 2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with Michelin season began at Thruxton on 4 April and will finish after 20 races over 10 events at Brands Hatch on 10 October. Fifteen drivers from seven teams will take part throughout the season, mainly supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship but also supporting the UK round of the World Series by Renault.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Team Pyro 1 United Kingdom Jeff Smith M 1–7, 9
4 United Kingdom Dave Newsham M 1–9
33 United Kingdom Jack Goff G 1–5, 7, 9–10
47 United Kingdom Jake Packun G 6–10
88 Republic of Ireland David Dickenson 1–3
Mardi Gras Motorsport 2 United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts 9
JHR Developments United Kingdom Tom Carnaby G 1, 3
5 United Kingdom Lee Pattison M All
6 United Kingdom Steven Hunter M 8
23 Ukraine Dylan von Pontiac-Jögker 1–5
United Kingdom Kane Astin M 6
55 United Kingdom Jason Mills G 10
Total Control Racing 3 United Kingdom James Dixon[1] G 2, 4–10
8 United Kingdom Alistair Barclay[2] G 2–3
22 United Kingdom Mike Robinson All
44 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff G 1–9
77 United Kingdom Andy Jordan G 10
20Ten Racing Limited 6 United Kingdom Graham Mulholland[1] M 2
10 United Kingdom Darren Wilson M All
41 United Kingdom Craig Currie 10
Westbourne Motorsport 9 United Kingdom James Colburn G All
18 United Kingdom Patrick Collins M 1–7, 9–10
United Kingdom Ed Pead 8
46 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney G 1–5
66 United Kingdom Josh Cook G 6–7, 10
Blue Square Data
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
15 United Kingdom Matthew Munson 1–4, 6–7, 9–10
United Kingdom Paul Rivett[3] 5
16 7, 9–10
APO Sport 29 United Kingdom Alex Osborne 9
Meridian Motorsport 46 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney G 9–10
Elite Motorsport 47 United Kingdom Jake Packun G 1–5
Icon Class
G Graduate Cup
M Masters Cup

Two classes have been introduced for the 2010 season:

  • All drivers under 23 are eligible for the Graduate Cup, with the class champion earning 25% off a registration fee for the 2011 season.[4]
  • All drivers over 35 are eligible for the Masters Cup.[4]

Calendar

The series will support the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds except Donington Park on September 19, as the Clio Cup forms part of the World Series by Renault meeting on the same date, at Silverstone. In a change for this season, Saturday races are extended to 40 minutes at most circuits, while races at Rockingham, Croft and Oulton Park are 35 minutes in length.[4]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3 April United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
R2 4 April United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Jake Packun United Kingdom Lee Pattison JHR Developments
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 24 April United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
R4 25 April United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Lee Pattison United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
3 R5 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 1 May United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
R6 2 May United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Jack Goff United Kingdom Lee Pattison JHR Developments
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 5 June United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
R8 6 June United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 19 June United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
R10 20 June United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 7 August United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
R12 8 August United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Sam Tordoff Total Control Racing
7 R13 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire 21 August United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
R14 22 August United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
8 R15 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 4 September United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
R16 5 September United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom James Colburn United Kingdom Dave Newsham Team Pyro
9 R17 Silverstone Circuit (Arena), Northamptonshire 18 September United Kingdom Dave Newsham United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom Sam Tordoff Total Control Racing
R18 19 September United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
10 R19 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 9 October United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom James Dixon Total Control Racing
R20 10 October United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom James Dixon United Kingdom James Dixon Total Control Racing

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Total Drop Pen[5] Pts Grad Mast
1 United Kingdom Dave Newsham 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 14 529 529 475
2 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 6 1 4 4 9 1 5 3 6 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 6 15 449 18 431 377
3 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff 2 3 2 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 3 3 3 1 7 6 Ret 10 1 3 382 382 382
4 United Kingdom James Colburn 4 10 5 3 3 8 7 6 10 Ret 8 5 5 3 5 6 6 6 3 8 356 11 345 306
5 United Kingdom Mike Robinson 8 5 3 2 6 5 4 8 5 4 9 11 3 5 Ret 5 Ret 7 4 7 344 344
6 United Kingdom James Dixon 9 9 8 9 Ret 7 2 2 14 7 4 4 Ret 2 1 1 287 21 285 285
7 United Kingdom Jake Packun 3 2 7 8 Ret DNS 3 4 8 Ret 6 7 6 Ret 6 8 Ret 8 8 9 270 32 267 267
8 United Kingdom Jeff Smith 11 7 6 6 Ret 9 12 11 7 6 7 6 11 10 4 9 216 23 214 214
9 United Kingdom Jack Goff 9 8 8 7 Ret 6 9 10 Ret 9 9 9 Ret 5 7 4 193 193 193
10 United Kingdom Paul Rivett 2 11 1 2 Ret 1 2 2 194 24 192
11 Ukraine Dylan von Pontiac-Jögker 5 13 11 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 180 25 178
12 United Kingdom Darren Wilson 14 14 13 14 12 13 13 13 12 10 13 12 13 12 7 9 5 13 14 13 187 14 173 151
13 United Kingdom Robert Gaffney 12 9 12 10 4 7 10 7 9 12 Ret 10 9 6 168 168 168
14 United Kingdom Patrick Collins 13 12 17 Ret 10 11 11 Ret 11 8 10 DNS 8 13 7 11 12 11 154 154 154
15 United Kingdom Matthew Munson 15 15 15 13 11 12 14 12 12 10 10 11 Ret 12 10 12 131 131
16 United Kingdom Josh Cook 5 8 12 8 5 3 102 102 102
17 United Kingdom Tom Carnaby 7 6 7 3 75 75 75
18 Republic of Ireland David Dickenson 10 11 10 Ret 8 10 57 26 55
19 United Kingdom Ed Pead 3 3 50 50
20 United Kingdom Jason Mills 11 5 30 30 30
21 United Kingdom Kane Astin 11 9 22 22 22
22 United Kingdom Alistair Barclay 16 12 Ret 14 21 21 21
23 United Kingdom Craig Currie 13 10 19 19
24 United Kingdom Graham Mulholland 14 11 17 17 17
25 United Kingdom Steven Hunter Ret 7 16 16 16
26 United Kingdom Andy Jordan 15 14 13 13 13
27 United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts Ret Ret 0 0
28 United Kingdom Alex Osborne Ret Ret 0 47 −4
Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Total Drop Pen[5] Pts Grad Mast
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Notes:

1.^  – James Dixon was penalised two points at Croft.[6]
2.^  – Jake Packun was penalised three points at Silverstone Arena.[5]
3.^  – Jeff Smith was penalised two points at Silverstone Arena.[5]
4.^  – Paul Rivett was penalised two points at Brands Hatch Indy.[5]
5.^  – Fulvio Mussi was penalised two points at Croft.[6]
6.^  – David Dickenson was penalised two points at Thruxton.[7]
7.^  – Alex Osborne was penalised four points at Silverstone Arena.[8]

Entrants' Championship

Pos Entrant THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1 Team Pyro 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 5 7 4 883
9 7 6 6 8 6 9 10 7 6 6 6 6 9 6 8 4 8 8 9
2 Total Control Racing 2 3 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 5 4 4 1 2 1 1 880
8 5 3 9 6 14 4 8 5 4 3 2 7 6 Ret 5 Ret 3 4 7
3 JHR Developments 5 1 4 4 5 1 5 3 4 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 6 5 710
6 6 11 5 7 3 6 5 6 6 11 9 Ret 7 11 15
4 Westbourne Motorsport 4 9 5 3 3 7 7 6 9 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 3 3 678
12 10 12 10 4 8 10 7 10 Ret 8 8 8 8 5 6 7 11 5 8
5 Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 15 15 15 13 11 12 14 12 2 11 12 10 1 2 Ret 1 2 2 317
10 11 Ret 12 10 12
6 20Ten Racing Limited 14 14 13 11 12 13 13 13 12 10 13 12 13 12 7 9 5 13 13 10 223
14 14 14 13
7 Elite Motorsport 3 2 7 8 Ret DNS 3 4 8 Ret 144
8 Meridian Motorsport Ret 10 9 6 41
APO Sport Ret Ret 0
Mardi Gras Motorsport Ret Ret 0
Pos Entrant THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Pts

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