2009 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

The 2009 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with Michelin season began at Brands Hatch on 4 April and finished after 20 races over 10 events at the same circuit on 4 October. The Championship was won by Phil Glew driving for Team Pyro.

Changes for 2009

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Teams & Drivers

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All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 197s for the first half of the season and Renault Clio Cup 200s for the second half.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Team Pyro 1   Jeff Smith All
4   Phil Glew All
10   Árón Smith All
23   Daniel Lloyd 1–3
24   Alex Dew 1–9
  Chris Rice 10
40   Ben Winrow 6
JHR Developments 2   Tom Carnaby All
3   Andrew Herron All
5   Mark Hazell 1–4, 10
  Stefan Hodgetts 5
11   Steven Hunter 2
Mardi Gras Motorsport 6   Stefan Hodgetts 6
88   David Dickenson All
PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport 7   Phil House 5
Total Control Racing 8   Alex MacDowall All
9   Jamie Ackers 1–2
22   Mike Robinson All
23   Daniel Lloyd 4–10
44   Sam Tordoff All
Coastal Racing 12   Carl Bradley 1–9
19   Ant Scragg 1–8
46   Robert Gaffney 1–4
Range Storage Ltd. 14   Lee Pattison All
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 15   Patrick Collins All
Westbourne Motorsport/SVE 16   James Colburn All
DTR 20   Stephen Tyldsley 1–8
Amery Motorsport 21   Darren Wilson All
32   David Shepherd 1–5
38   Danny Buxton 9
46   Robert Gaffney 5–8, 10
50   Dave Newsham All
APO Sport 29   Alex Osborne 1–4, 6–7
Elite Motorsport 47   Jake Packun All

Race calendar and results

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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 4–5 July.

Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 4 April   Alex MacDowall   Alex MacDowall   Phil Glew Team Pyro
R2 5 April   Alex MacDowall   Phil Glew   Phil Glew Team Pyro
2 R3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 25 April   Phil Glew   Phil Glew   Phil Glew Team Pyro
R4 26 April   Phil Glew   Árón Smith   Phil Glew Team Pyro
3 R5 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 16 May   Phil Glew   Andrew Herron   Phil Glew Team Pyro
R6 17 May   Phil Glew   Andrew Herron   Árón Smith Team Pyro
4 R7 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 30 May   Alex MacDowall   Phil Glew   Alex MacDowall Total Control Racing
R8 31 May   Phil Glew   Phil Glew   Phil Glew Team Pyro
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 13 June   Alex MacDowall   Alex MacDowall   Alex MacDowall Total Control Racing
R10 14 June   Alex MacDowall   Phil Glew   Phil Glew Team Pyro
6 R11 Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire 5 July   Phil Glew   Phil Glew   Stefan Hodgetts Mardi Gras Motorsport
R12   Alex MacDowall   Sam Tordoff   Stefan Hodgetts Mardi Gras Motorsport
7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 1 August   Alex MacDowall   Sam Tordoff   Alex MacDowall Total Control Racing
R14 2 August   Sam Tordoff   Alex MacDowall   Sam Tordoff Total Control Racing
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire 29 August   Phil Glew   Mike Robinson   Dave Newsham Amery Motorsport
R16 30 August   Tom Carnaby   Mike Robinson   Phil Glew Team Pyro
9 R17 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 20 September   Phil Glew   Danny Buxton   Phil Glew Team Pyro
R18   Phil Glew   Phil Glew   Phil Glew Team Pyro
10 R19 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 3 October   Phil Glew   Phil Glew   Alex MacDowall Total Control Racing
R20 4 October   Phil Glew   Phil Glew   Phil Glew Team Pyro

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 THR DON OUL CRO SIL SNE SIL ROC BHGP Total Drop Pen Pts
1   Phil Glew 1 1 1 1 1 10 2 1 2 1 2 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 592 29 21 561
2   Alex MacDowall 2 3 2 9 4 2 1 2 1 2 Ret 18 1 4 3 Ret 5 8 1 2 445 445
3   Andrew Herron 3 9 3 3 2 4 4 9 Ret 7 4 2 6 3 10 8 3 4 13 Ret 364 22 362
4   Árón Smith 5 2 5 2 6 1 Ret 5 18 9 7 12 5 9 Ret 4 4 Ret 5 4 326 23 324
5   Dave Newsham 9 5 4 4 Ret Ret 3 4 7 5 Ret 3 14 6 1 2 Ret Ret DSQ 3 294 294
6   Mike Robinson 7 Ret 8 5 8 6 5 3 4 4 Ret 9 8 5 12 10 7 10 9 10 291 24 289
7   Lee Pattison 4 6 7 8 5 3 Ret 8 Ret 6 5 14 4 7 5 Ret DSQ 7 7 5 284 105 274
8   Sam Tordoff 15 11 13 6 10 11 7 Ret 13 11 8 10 2 1 Ret 6 8 3 6 Ret 261 261
9   James Colburn 6 4 Ret 7 15 12 Ret 10 10 Ret 13 5 9 8 7 Ret 9 6 4 11 225 66 219
10   Carl Bradley 12 Ret 6 11 3 7 6 6 5 DSQ 9 11 7 Ret Ret 5 6 9 222 47 218
11   Daniel Lloyd 14 7 9 10 13 17 8 7 6 14 6 7 Ret 11 6 9 Ret 5 Ret 7 223 88 215
12   Robert Gaffney 21 15 19 17 9 5 13 14 17 Ret 10 20 10 13 11 7 3 6 163 29 161
13   Stephen Tyldsley 16 Ret 14 22 16 8 10 16 8 8 3 4 17 12 Ret 14 142 142
14   David Dickenson 11 13 17 15 12 15 9 Ret 14 Ret 11 15 11 16 9 11 Ret Ret 8 Ret 129 129
15   Tom Carnaby Ret Ret 15 16 Ret Ret 14 Ret 19 16 12 21 12 10 4 3 10 Ret 12 9 133 610 127
16   Stefan Hodgetts 3 3 1 1 114 114
17   Alex Dew 10 12 Ret 14 7 9 11 11 11 10 15 13 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 119 611 113
18   Jeff Smith 18 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 13 16 Ret Ret Ret 13 15 Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 8 89 89
19   Jake Packun 17 14 Ret DNS Ret 21 17 15 15 13 16 17 Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 79 79
20   Ant Scragg 20 17 12 19 11 13 15 17 12 15 14 22 Ret 14 13 Ret 81 312 78
21   Darren Wilson 22 18 18 21 17 19 19 19 20 17 18 23 18 17 14 13 12 12 16 Ret 69 69
22   Danny Buxton 2 2 58 58
23   Patrick Collins Ret 19 Ret 20 Ret 14 18 18 21 Ret 19 19 15 Ret 15 15 Ret 11 14 Ret 55 55
24   Alex Osborne 13 8 Ret 12 14 20 Ret DNS 17 16 16 DNS 53 213 51
25   David Shepherd 8 Ret Ret 18 Ret 16 16 12 Ret Ret 36 214 34
26   Phil House 9 12 21 21
27   Jamie Ackers 19 16 16 13 20 20
28   Ben Winrow Ret 8 14 14
29   Mark Hazell Ret 20 Ret DNS Ret 18 Ret DNS Ret 12 13 13
30   Steven Hunter 10 Ret 11 11
31   Chris Rice 15 Ret 6 6
Pos Driver BRA THR DON OUL CRO SIL SNE SIL ROC BRA 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.^  – Phil Glew was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
2.^  – Andrew Herron was docked two points at Croft.
3.^  – Árón Smith was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
4.^  – Mike Robinson was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting.
5.^  – Lee Pattison was docked two points at Croft and eight points at Rockingham.
6.^  – James Colburn was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at the first Silverstone meeting.
7.^  – Carl Bradley was docked four points at Croft.
8.^  – Daniel Lloyd was docked two points at Donington Park and six points at the second Silverstone meeting.
9.^  – Robert Gaffney was docked two points at Snetterton.
10.^  – Tom Carnaby was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and four points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
11.^  – Alex Dew was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at Donington Park.
12.^  – Ant Scragg was docked three points at Croft.
13.^  – Alex Osborne was docked two points at the first Silverstone meeting.
14.^  – David Shepherd was docked two points at Donington Park.

Entrants' Championship

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Points were awarded on the same scale as the drivers' championship but without the fastest lap bonus. An entrant's two highest placed cars in each race scored points and all scores counted towards the championship.

Pos Entrant BHI THR DON OUL CRO SIL SNE SIL ROC BHGP Pts
1 Team Pyro 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 921
5 2 5 2 6 9 11 5 11 9 7 8 5 9 Ret 4 4 Ret 5 4
2 Total Control Racing 2 3 2 5 4 2 1 2 1 2 6 7 1 1 3 6 5 3 1 2 872
7 11 8 6 8 6 5 3 4 4 8 9 2 4 6 9 7 5 6 7
3 JHR Developments 3 9 3 3 2 4 4 9 3 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 3 4 12 9 556
Ret 20 10 16 Ret 18 14 Ret 19 7 12 21 12 10 10 8 10 Ret 13 12
4 Amery Motorsport 8 5 4 4 17 16 3 4 7 5 10 3 10 6 1 2 2 2 3 3 530
9 18 18 18 Ret 19 16 12 17 17 18 20 14 13 11 7 12 12 16 6
5 Coastal Racing 12 15 6 11 3 5 6 6 5 15 9 11 7 14 13 5 6 9 330
20 17 12 17 9 7 13 14 12 DSQ 14 22 Ret Ret Ret Ret
6 Range Storage Ltd. 4 6 7 8 5 3 Ret 8 Ret 6 5 14 4 7 5 Ret DSQ 7 7 5 284
7 Westbourne Motorsport/SVE 6 4 Ret 7 15 12 Ret 10 10 Ret 13 5 9 8 7 Ret 9 6 4 11 225
8 Mardi Gras Motorsport 11 13 17 15 12 15 9 Ret 14 Ret 1 1 11 16 9 11 Ret Ret 8 Ret 193
11 15
9 DTR 16 Ret 14 22 16 8 10 16 8 8 3 4 17 12 Ret 14 142
10 Elite Motorsport 17 14 Ret DNS Ret 21 17 15 15 13 16 17 Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 79
11 Stancombe Vehicle Engineering Ret 19 Ret 20 Ret 14 18 18 21 Ret 19 19 15 Ret 15 15 Ret 11 14 Ret 55
12 APO Sport 13 8 Ret 12 14 20 Ret DNS 17 16 16 DNS 53
13 PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport 9 12 21
Pos Entrant BHI THR DON OUL CRO SIL SNE SIL ROC BHGP Pts

Winter Cup

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The Winter Cup was held at Rockingham on 7 November. It was won by Daniel Lloyd driving for Total Control Racing.

Teams & Drivers

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Team No. Drivers
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 1   Matthew Munson
22   Paul Plant
Team Pyro 2   Luke Caudle
Westbourne Motorsport 16   James Colburn
20Ten Racing Limited 21   Darren Wilson
Total Control Racing 23   Daniel Lloyd
44   Sam Tordoff

Calendar & Winners

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Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 7 November   Sam Tordoff   James Colburn   James Colburn Westbourne Motorsport
R2   Sam Tordoff   Daniel Lloyd   Sam Tordoff Total Control Racing

Drivers' Championship

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Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship.

Pos Driver ROC Total Pen Pts
1   Daniel Lloyd 2 2 58 58
2   Sam Tordoff 3 1 57 57
3   James Colburn 1 3 59 21 57
4   Darren Wilson 4 5 42 42
5   Matthew Munson 5 7 36 36
6   Luke Caudle 6 6 36 36
7   Paul Plant Ret 4 22 22
Pos Driver ROC Total Pen Pts

Notes:

1.^  – James Colburn was docked two points in the first race.
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