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2016 Renault UK Clio Cup

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The 2016 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. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC. It will be the 21st Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 41st of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. The first race takes place on 2 April at Brands Hatch on the circuit's Indy configuration and concluded on 2 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Team Pyro 1   Mike Bushell[1] All
28   Josh Price[2] All
44   David Dickenson[3] All
99   Darren Johnson[4] M 2
JamSport Racing 2   Chris Smiley 6–9
8   Luke Kidsley[5] All
15   Paul Donkin 9
27   James Grint 9
50   Graham Field[6] M 1–4, 8–9
Ciceley Motorsport 3   Ollie Pidgley[7] G All
45   Dan Zelos[8] G All
71   Max Coates[9] G All
PP Motorsport 4   James Colburn 8–9
11   Anton Spires[10] 1–7
20Ten Racing 6   Peter Felix M 1
7   Sam Watkins[11] G 1–4
55   Tom Butler[12] G 1–2
65   Craig Milner M 2, 6
JamSport with AWE Motorsport 10   Ant Whorton-Eales[13] All
Team Cooksport 13   Rory Collingbourne[14] All
24   George Jackson[15] All
46   Lee Pattison[5] M All
88   Shayne Deegan G 6–8
Vanquish Motorsport with WDE 20   Paul Plant[16] 1–3, 6
R-Tech Team Pyro 21   Ben Davis 8
WDE Motorsport 22   Paul Rivett[17] All
23   Charlie Ladell[18] All
63   Rory Green[19] 1–2, 4–6
Finesse Motorsport
Team EcoMotive with Finesse 		26   Paul Streather[20] G All
92   Jake Giddings G 3–4, 8
32   Daniel Rowbottom[21] 2–5
Team EcoMotive with DRM 1
Team BMR with Pyro[22] 66   Senna Proctor[23] G All
Icon Class
M Masters Cup
G Graduate Cup

Race calendar and results

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The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 28 October 2015. Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit returns to the calendar in 2016, replacing the round held at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		2 April   Daniel Rowbottom   Ant Whorton-Eales   Paul Streather Finesse Motorsport
R2 3 April   Lee Pattison   Ant Whorton-Eales   Lee Pattison Team Cooksport
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		17 April   Max Coates   Max Coates   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R4   Ant Whorton-Eales   Paul Streather   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		8 May   Mike Bushell   Ant Whorton-Eales   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R6   Mike Bushell   Mike Bushell   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		4 June   Mike Bushell   Mike Bushell   Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R8 5 June   Mike Bushell   Charlie Ladell   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		18 June   Paul Rivett   Lee Pattison   Paul Rivett 4Front Motor Group with WDE
R10 19 June   Mike Bushell   Paul Rivett   Max Coates Ciceley Motorsport
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		31 July   Mike Bushell   Max Coates   Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R12   Mike Bushell   Paul Rivett   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		27 August   Mike Bushell   Ant Whorton-Eales   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R14 28 August   Mike Bushell   Mike Bushell   Mike Bushell Team Pyro
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		17 September   Max Coates   Ollie Pidgley   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R16 17 September   Mike Bushell   Paul Streather   Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
9 R17 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		1 October   Mike Bushell   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett 4Front Motor Group with WDE
R18 2 October   Mike Bushell   Luke Kidsley   Josh Price Team Pyro

Championship standings

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Drivers' championship

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Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  Fastest lap
32 28 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2
Notes
  • A driver's best 16 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1   Ant Whorton-Eales 8 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 7 Ret 1 1 4 1 1 4 7 430 430
2   Mike Bushell 4 3 5 6 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 2 Ret Ret 422 422
3   Max Coates 6 8 4 5 9 10 3 5 2 1 2 5 8 3 5 3 6 2 394 23 361
4   Paul Rivett 3 2 3 2 4 8 7 12 1 17 Ret 3 2 2 4 4 1 16 364 4 360
5   Lee Pattison 2 1 2 18 5 4 6 7 11 6 5 8 16 13 18 6 3 8 300 7 293
6   Josh Price 7 13 Ret 9 2 3 9 15 Ret 3 4 12 6 5 3 17 2 1 286 286
7   Paul Streather 1 4 7 4 15 6 13 9 6 5 13 6 14 15 9 9 Ret 6 259 6 253
8   Senna Proctor 11 21 Ret 8 8 9 4 3 7 8 3 10 Ret 6 13 5 5 4 249 249
9   Charlie Ladell 5 5 Ret 3 14 11 5 4 Ret 4 14 9 7 7 10 Ret Ret 3 233 233
10   David Dickenson 12 9 Ret 15 7 7 12 11 8 Ret 6 11 4 8 7 11 Ret 12 191 191
11   Luke Kidsley 9 17 13 12 Ret 16 10 8 12 13 19 2 Ret 12 8 7 Ret Ret 147 147
12   Rory Collingbourne 13 22 11 10 12 14 16 18 10 12 12 13 15 9 14 12 10 9 147 3 144
13   George Jackson 14 10 6 14 10 15 18 14 9 15 10 20 13 Ret 17 18 9 Ret 125 125
14   Daniel Rowbottom Ret 7 8 7 13 NC 8 6 5 9 118 118
15   Anton Spires 17 15 9 Ret 6 5 14 17 14 10 9 16 11 Ret 114 114
16   Ollie Pidgley 16 11 10 Ret 17 12 15 16 13 11 16 14 12 11 16 10 Ret Ret 112 112
17   Chris Smiley 8 7 5 Ret 11 14 7 10 92 92
18   Dan Zelos Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 20 17 19 Ret 16 7 15 10 14 Ret 15 11 11 79 79
19   James Colburn 6 8 8 5 66 66
20   Jake Giddings 11 13 19 10 12 16 45 45
21   Rory Green 20 16 Ret Ret 11 13 15 14 17 18 42 42
22   Shayne Deegan 15 17 9 10 Ret 13 41 41
23   Paul Plant 10 14 Ret 11 Ret 17 11 Ret 40 40
24   Graham Field 19 23 15 17 Ret 18 20 21 19 19 13 15 34 34
25   Sam Watkins 15 12 12 Ret 16 19 DNS 20 30 30
26   Paul Donkin 12 13 17 17
27   Tom Butler 18 19 16 13 16 16
28   Craig Milner 17 16 18 19 14 14
29   Darren Johnson 14 19 9 9
30   James Grint Ret 14 7 7
31   Ben Davis 15 Ret 6 6
32   Peter Felix Ret 18 3 3
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

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Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points
1 Team Pyro
Team BMR with Pyro 		4 3 5 5 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 4 531
7 9 14 7 3 3 4 3 7 3 3 10
2 JamSport Racing
JamSport with AWE Motorsport 		8 6 1 11 1 1 2 1 4 7 8 1 414
17 9 13 16 Ret 16 10 8 12 13 19 2
3 WDE Motorsport
Vanquish Motorsport with WDE 		3 2 3 1 4 8 5 4 1 4 11 3 412
5 5 Ret 2 14 11 7 12 15 14 14 9
4 Team Cooksport 2 1 2 9 5 4 6 7 9 6 5 8 352
13 10 6 13 10 14 16 14 10 12 10 13
5 Ciceley Motorsport 6 8 4 4 9 10 3 5 2 1 2 5 341
16 11 10 Ret 17 12 15 16 13 11 7 14
6 Finesse Motorsport
Team EcoMotive with Finesse 		1 4 7 3 11 6 8 6 5 5 13 6 314
8 6 13 13 13 9 6 9
7 PP Motorsport 17 15 9 Ret 6 5 14 17 14 10 9 16 106
8 20Ten Racing 15 12 12 12 16 19 DNS 20 18 19 61
18 18 16 15
9 Team EcoMotive with DRM Ret 14 16
Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points
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)

References

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