Renault Clio Cup paddock at Rockingham.

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. All teams and drivers were British-registered.

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] 1–4
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 5–9

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
R2 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
R4 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
R6 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
R8 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
R10 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.
R12 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.
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
R16 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.
R18 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
Notes
  • One point is awarded to a competitor who leads a Renault UK Clio Cup race. This can only be awarded once to a driver that crosses the start/finish line in the lead.
  • Two points are awarded to the Driver(s) setting the fastest lap in each round.
  • Drivers shall count their results from the total number of races run less one race.
  • Each driver’s single dropped score cannot be taken from the final two rounds of the championship.
  • Competitors who are excluded from any race must count that excluded race within their total score.

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1 Paul Rivett 1* 2 Ret 4 4 2 2 2 1* 2 7 19 2 4 2* 3 4 3 333 333
2 James Dorlin 10 12 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 3 6 Ret 8* 2* 5 12 4 2* 3 1* 316 316
3 Max Coates 5* 1* 6 6 2* 3 3 1* 2 1* 11 1* Ret 3 Ret 5 5 4 309 309
4 Daniel Rowbottom 3 10 2 11 3* 4 7 DNS 3 4 1* 11 1* 15 3 8 1* 2 278 2 276
5 Bradley Burns 12 5 9 2* 11 7 9 4 8 7 2 8 6 6 1* 1* 2 Ret 242 4 238
6 Michael Epps 6 4 7 9 9 5 8 6 4 6 3 14 8 2 5 10 10 8 211 2 209
7 Jack McCarthy 11 3 3 3* 6 6 Ret 8 9 9 12 6 3* 1* 12 9 8 Ret 199 199
8 Lee Pattison 4 6 Ret 7 5 Ret 4 7 12 3 4 3 7 4 Ret 9 186 186
9 James Colburn 2 Ret 4* 16 8 8 5 5 11 8 10 7 4 11 19 15 7 6 165 165
10 Dan Zelos 8 8 12 12 17 10 6 9 5 5 5 4 Ret 5 8 14 6 7 165 165
11 Zak Fulk 13 7 10 5 10 Ret 11 10 10 12 16 5 12 8 94 2 92
12 Sam Osborne 7 9 8 15 14 9 12 11 16 13 9 Ret 11 7 11 13 17 5 93 2 91
13 Brett Lidsey Ret 15 5 10 12 Ret 13 10 13 15 9 10 9 7 Ret 10 83 80
14 Jade Edwards 9 16 Ret 8 7 14 10 Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 13 17 Ret 19 Ret 13 54 54
15 Jack Young Ret Ret 7 9 6 6 12 Ret 49 3 46
16 Andy Wilmot 14 13 14 13 15 12 13 12 15 14 16 16 14 18 11 14 34 34
17 Nicholas Reeve 18 10 14 13 10 11 Ret DNS 24 2 22
18 Aaron Thompson 16 17 11 17 13 11 17 15 17 17 15 16 10 14 16 12 27 5 22
19 Ash Hand 6 9 20 20
20 Nicolas Hamilton Ret 14 13 14 16 13 14 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 19 18 15 17 14 Ret 20 20
21 Ben Colburn Ret 13 15 Ret 13 16 9 11 19 19
22 Nathan Edwards 15 11 17 12 13 12 17 17
23 Luke Warr 16 18 19 16 15 13 18 16 19 18 17 19 18 21 16 15 5 5
24 Jeff Alden 17 18 15 19 18 15 16 14 Ret 18 Ret 17 18 Ret 17 20 15 16 5 2 3
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap (+2 points)
* – Leading Lap (+1 point)

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)

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References

  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.
  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.
  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. ↑ "Renault Motorsport - History & Formula 1 - Renault UK".
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