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2008 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

The 2008 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season began at Brands Hatch on 29 March and finished after 20 races over 10 events at the same circuit on 21 September. The championship was won by Ben Winrow driving for Team Pyro.

Changes for 2008

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  • Entries were limited to 36 to ensure that the championship was contested over 20 races.
  • The series returned to using the double-header race format as seen prior to 2007.

Teams and drivers

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All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 197s.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
JHR Developments 1   Richard Cannon 1-4, 6
  Steven Hunter 5, 8
  Matt Allison 9
  Max Hunter 10
3   Mark Hazell 1-3, 5-6, 8-10
  Steven Hunter 4, 7
11   Paul Rivett All
43   Derek Pierce 7, 10
  Steven Hunter 9
Mardi Gras Motorsport 2   Gavin Pyper All
10   Árón Smith All
88   David Dickenson All
Team Pyro 4   Ben Winrow 1-9
5   Chris Rice All
6   Alex Dew 8-10
7   Chris Law 1-6, 10
15   Jeff Smith 2-4, 6-10
  Neil Waterworth 5
Solutions Racing 6   Alex Dew 1-7
46   Robert Gaffney 1-2
Team Valtra 8   Peter Felix 1
Full Speed Racing 2-3, 5-6, 8-9
23   Chris Panayiotou 1-2, 6
28   Phil Glew All
99   Glenn Bell 1-6
  Chaz Small 7-9
Total Control Racing 9   Alex MacDowall All
22   Mike Robinson All
27   Ray MacDowall 1, 3
  Nick Adcock 2, 4-5
  Jonathan Adam 6
  Fulvio Mussi 7
  Stefan Hodgetts 8-9
77   Jonathan Ridley-Holloway All
Coastal Racing 12   Carl Bradley All
20   Stephen Tyldsley 2-4, 6-7, 9-10
Y4HR Miracle Drywash with SVE 14   Niki Lanik All
Amery Motorsport 17   David Shepherd All
21   Jonathan Shepherd 1-8
  Dave Newsham 10
26   Rob Austin 6
P9 Raceshop/Range Storage 24   Lee Pattison All
APO Sport 29   Alex Osborne All
Robertshaw Racing 32   Matt Allison 7
43   Derek Pierce 1-6
46   Robert Gaffney 3-10
Team Wood Racing 44   Lea Wood 1-2, 4-10
Double Six Racing 66   Rob Boston 1-2, 4-10

Calendar & Winners

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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 7–8 June.

Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 29–30 March   Ben Winrow   Derek Pierce   Paul Rivett JHR Developments
R2   Ben Winrow   Alex MacDowall   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 12–13 April   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R4   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow   Paul Rivett JHR Developments
3 R5 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 3–4 May   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R6   Ben Winrow   Gavin Pyper   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
4 R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 17–18 May   Ben Winrow   Steven Hunter   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R8   Ben Winrow   Alex MacDowall   Paul Rivett JHR Developments
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 31 May-1 June   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett JHR Developments
R10   Ben Winrow   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett JHR Developments
6 R11 Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire 7–8 June   Ben Winrow   Jonathan Adam   Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
R12   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 12–13 July   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R14   Ben Winrow   Matt Allison   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
8 R15 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 26–27 July   Gavin Pyper   Lea Wood   Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R16   Ben Winrow   Ben Winrow   Stefan Hodgetts Total Control Racing
9 R17 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire 30–31 August   Paul Rivett   Ben Winrow   Stefan Hodgetts Total Control Racing
R18   Paul Rivett   Steven Hunter   Lee Pattison P9 Raceshop/Range Storage
10 R19 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 20–21 September   Niki Lanik   Paul Rivett
  Alex MacDowall 		  Paul Rivett JHR Developments
R20   Niki Lanik   David Shepherd   Paul Rivett JHR Developments

Standings

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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

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Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SIL SNE OUL SIL BHI Total Drop Pen Pts
1   Ben Winrow 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 20 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 DNS 496 11 495
2   Paul Rivett 1 2 3 1 Ret DNS 5 1 1 1 4 5 9 Ret 3 10 2 7 1 1 437 437
3   Phil Glew 3 5 12 10 7 6 4 7 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 345 345
4   Carl Bradley NC 8 4 4 5 4 10 5 4 Ret 11 Ret 8 14 4 5 9 19 6 4 280 22 278
5   Niki Lanik 17 3 16 Ret Ret Ret 6 3 5 4 6 Ret 19 21 7 4 8 5 2 3 264 23 262
6   Mike Robinson 11 9 18 7 4 2 8 Ret 16 17 8 7 Ret 8 6 3 6 12 7 Ret 244 3 241
7   Alex MacDowall 15 6 19 22 18 10 3 4 15 11 5 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 16 8 5 230 2 228
8   Rob Boston 9 15 5 Ret 20 18 6 Ret Ret 9 10 7 11 8 7 4 4 2 211 211
9   Árón Smith 4 7 8 8 11 8 13 13 10 6 14 15 12 13 15 7 11 9 11 Ret 219 6 7 206
10   Lee Pattison Ret DNS 7 6 6 9 Ret 17 9 Ret 20 10 7 10 Ret 13 4 1 14 8 202 202
11   Gavin Pyper 7 Ret 2 18 Ret 3 16 14 DSQ 5 9 6 6 11 Ret Ret 10 8 13 Ret 197 10 187
12   Robert Gaffney 6 19 15 14 3 5 22 10 14 13 10 8 4 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 17 184 184
13   Steven Hunter 2 2 20 12 5 3 9 DNS DNS 2 155 155
14   Alex Osborne Ret 22 11 Ret 15 13 11 12 7 8 15 11 Ret 20 8 6 14 15 Ret 9 147 2 145
15   Jonathan Ridley-Holloway Ret 17 9 17 12 Ret 9 Ret 12 7 18 12 16 9 Ret 11 16 Ret 9 7 138 138
16   Lea Wood 12 11 25 Ret 14 15 11 Ret 17 18 13 Ret 2 9 DNS 14 21 10 117 24 115
17   Derek Pierce 14 4 10 12 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 28 14 Ret 19 10 Ret 110 2 108
18   Alex Dew 8 Ret 14 16 16 14 Ret 19 19 16 24 Ret 11 16 17 15 17 10 17 16 96 25 94
19   Stefan Hodgetts 14 1 1 3 96 36 93
20   Glenn Bell 13 Ret 13 5 8 7 Ret 9 Ret 14 DNS DNS 85 85
21   Richard Cannon Ret 13 6 3 Ret 16 19 22 7 13 82 82
22   Peter Felix 10 12 17 9 13 15 Ret Ret 23 19 13 14 18 13 78 37 75
23   Chris Rice DNS 16 24 23 19 12 Ret Ret 17 18 16 16 15 Ret Ret 12 13 17 15 11 76 28 74
24   David Shepherd Ret 14 20 13 Ret 11 7 6 Ret Ret 25 Ret 14 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 15 78 89 70
25   Stephen Tyldsley Ret 11 9 Ret 15 8 13 Ret Ret 15 15 20 12 14 79 910 70
26   David Dickenson 5 Ret 26 Ret 14 Ret 17 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 18 22 16 17 19 18 19 19 71 211 69
27   Jonathan Adam 1 2 62 62
28   Matt Allison 3 12 Ret 6 54 54
29   Nick Adcock 21 15 12 21 8 9 41 41
30   Chris Law 16 10 23 21 DSQ 17 18 16 13 15 19 Ret 18 13 55 1912 36
31   Chaz Small Ret 17 10 Ret 12 11 34 34
32   Dave Newsham 3 Ret 25 25
33   Jeff Smith Ret 25 20 18 Ret 23 22 17 Ret 23 12 16 21 Ret 22 18 25 25
34   Fulvio Mussi 17 6 22 22
35   Mark Hazell 19 18 Ret 24 17 Ret Ret 19 26 20 18 DNS 20 DNS Ret Ret 16 2 14
36   Max Hunter 16 12 14 213 12
37   Ray MacDowall DNS 21 10 Ret 11 11
38   Jonathan Shepherd 18 23 27 19 21 Ret 21 24 21 Ret Ret 21 20 24 19 18 11 614 5
39   Neil Waterworth 18 Ret 3 3
40   Chris Panayiotou Ret 20 22 20 21 Ret 2 2
41   Rob Austin 27 Ret 0 0
Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SIL SNE OUL SIL BHI Total Drop Pen Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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.^ - Ben Winrow was docked one point at Thruxton.
2.^ - Carl Bradley was docked two points at Thruxton.
3.^ - Niki Lanik was docked two points at the second Silverstone meeting.
4.^ - Lea Wood was docked two points at Snetterton.
5.^ - Alex Dew was docked two points at the second Silverstone meeting.
6.^ - Stefan Hodgetts was docked three points at Oulton Park.
7.^ - Peter Felix was docked three points at Donington Park.
8.^ - Chris Rice was docked two points at Thruxton.
9.^ - David Shepherd was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting as well as a further six point penalty.
10.^ - Stephen Tyldsley was docked three points at Donington Park as well as a further six point penalty.
11.^ - David Dickenson was docked two points at Rockingham.
12.^ - Chris Law was docked four points at Donington Park as well as a further fifteen point penalty.
13.^ - Max Hunter was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
14.^ - Jonathan Shepherd was docked two points at Thruxton as well as a further four point penalty.

Winter Cup

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The Winter Cup was contested over two rounds at Croft on 1 November and Rockingham on 8 November. It was won by Árón Smith driving for Team Pyro.

Teams & Drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Total Control Racing 1   Alex MacDowall All
9   Ray MacDowall All
PH Motorsport 5   Phil House All
Amery Motorsport 7   Darren Wilson All
50   Dave Newsham All
Team Pyro 10   Árón Smith All
55   Quentin Smith All
Mardi Gras Motorsport 88   David Dickenson All

Calendar & Winners

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Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 1 November   Árón Smith   Phil House   Árón Smith Team Pyro
R2   Árón Smith   Árón Smith   Árón Smith Team Pyro
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 8 November   Alex MacDowall   Phil House   Phil House PH Motorsport
R4   Alex MacDowall   Árón Smith   Dave Newsham Amery Motorsport

Drivers' Championship

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Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship. All scores counted.

Pos Driver CRO ROC Pts
1   Árón Smith 1 1 2 2 124
2   Phil House 2 3 1 8 103
3   Alex MacDowall 3 2 4 3 100
4   David Dickenson 4 5 5 4 84
5   Dave Newsham 5 Ret 3 1 77
6   Quentin Smith 6 6 7 7 68
7   Ray MacDowall Ret 4 6 5 60
8   Darren Wilson Ret 7 8 6 48
Pos Driver CRO ROC Pts
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