2019 Renault UK Clio Cup
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The 2019 Renault UK Clio Cup was 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 was the 24th Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 44th of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport.[1]
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers were signed to run the 2019 season. All teams and drivers were British-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbourne Motorsport | 2 | Nathan Edwards | 3 |
| 3 | James Colburn | 3 | |
| 157 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Ben Colburn[2] | All | |
| 14 | Anton Spires | 1, 8–9 | |
| 29 | Finlay Robinson[3] | All | |
| 40 | Nick Halstead | 8 | |
| 41 | Aaron Thompson[4] | 1–2, 9 | |
| MRM Racing | 2 | Nathan Edwards | 5, 8–9 |
| 9 | Jade Edwards | 8–9 | |
| 10 | Tyler Lidsey | 6–9 | |
| 12 | Brett Lidsey[5] | All | |
| 21 | Ben Davis[6] | 1 | |
| 62 | Jack Young[7] | All | |
| Team HARD | 4 | Paul Taylor | 8 |
| 9 | Jade Edwards[8] | 1–6 | |
| 23 | Ethan Hammerton[9] | All | |
| 56 | Jamie Bond[10] | 2–9 | |
| 71 | Max Coates[11] | All | |
| Specialised Motorsport | 11 | Luke Warr[12] | All |
Race Calendar
[edit]| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
6 April | Max Coates | Max Coates | Max Coates | Team HARD |
| 7 April | Max Coates | Max Coates | Max Coates | Team HARD | ||
| 2 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
28 April | Jack Young | Jamie Bond | Jack Young | MRM Racing |
| Jack Young | Jack Young | Jack Young | MRM Racing | |||
| 3 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
15 June | Max Coates | Max Coates | Max Coates | Team HARD |
| 16 June | Max Coates | Jack Young | Max Coates | Team HARD | ||
| 4 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
29 June | Jamie Bond | Jack Young | Jack Young | MRM Racing |
| 30 June | Jack Young | Ben Colburn | Max Coates | Team HARD | ||
| 5 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
4 August | Jack Young | Jamie Bond | Jamie Bond | Team HARD |
| Jamie Bond | Jamie Bond | Max Coates | Team HARD | |||
| 6 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
17 August | Brett Lidsey | Jamie Bond | Jack Young | MRM Racing |
| 18 August | Max Coates | Max Coates | Ethan Hammerton | Team HARD | ||
| 7 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
14 September | Max Coates | Jack Young | Max Coates | Team HARD |
| 15 September | Jack Young | Jamie Bond | Jack Young | MRM Racing | ||
| 8 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
28 September | Brett Lidsey | Jack Young | Brett Lidsey | MRM Racing |
| 29 September | Brett Lidsey | Ben Colburn | Jack Young | MRM Racing | ||
| 9 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
12 October | James Colburn | James Colburn | Brett Lidsey | MRM Racing |
| 13 October | James Colburn | Jack Young | Jack Young | MRM Racing |
Championship standings
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | CRO | OUL | SNE | THR | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Young | 2 | 2* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 4 | 1* | Ret | 5* | 2 | 1 | DSQ | 2 | 1* | 4 | 1* | 12 | 1 | 362 |
| 2 | Max Coates | 1* | 1* | Ret | 3 | 1* | 1* | 3 | 1* | 6* | 1 | 2 | Ret* | 1* | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 357 |
| 3 | Jamie Bond | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2* | 2 | 1* | 4* | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 312 | ||
| 4 | Brett Lidsey | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7* | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1* | Ret | 1* | 6 | 301 |
| 5 | Ben Colburn | 9 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 241 |
| 6 | Ethan Hammerton | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 234 |
| 7 | Jade Edwards | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 181 | ||
| 8 | Luke Warr | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 10 | 134 |
| 9 | Finlay Robinson | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | DSQ | 8 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 77 |
| 10 | Tyler Lidsey | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 68 | ||||||||||
| 11 | James Colburn | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3* | 67 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Anton Spires | Ret | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Nathan Edwards | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Aaron Thompson | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Ben Davis | 8 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Paul Taylor | 13 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Nick Halstead | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | CRO | OUL | SNE | THR | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Total | |||||||||
Graduate Cup
[edit]| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | CRO | OUL | SNE | THR | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Young | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 1 | DSQ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 388 |
| 2 | Ethan Hammerton | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 338 |
| 3 | Ben Colburn | 9 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 326 |
| 4 | Finlay Robinson | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | DSQ | 8 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 166 |
| 5 | Nathan Edwards | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 102 | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | CRO | OUL | SNE | THR | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Total | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TO END IN 2019". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "WESTBOURNE MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCE BEN COLBURN AS FIRST 2019 DRIVER". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "FINLAY ROBINSON MAKES JUMP TO UK CLIO CUP WITH WESTBOURNE MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "AARON THOMPSON MOVES TO WESTBOURNE MOTORSPORT FOR 2019". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "BRETT LIDSEY HOPES TO MAKE BIG IMPACT AFTER CONFIRMING 2019 CLIO CUP PLANS". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "BEN DAVIS TO COMPETE IN FIRST FULL CLIO CUP SEASON". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "JACK YOUNG CONFIRMED FOR 2019 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP GRID". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "JADE EDWARDS JOINS TEAM HARD IN CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "COATES AND HAMMERTON TO SPEARHEAD TEAM HARD'S CLIO CUP ASSAULT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Champion Jamie Bond will contest the remainder of the 2019 Renault UK Clio Cup season with Team HARD". team-hard.com. Team HARD. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "COATES AND HAMMERTON TO SPEARHEAD TEAM HARD'S CLIO CUP ASSAULT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "LUKE WARR AIMS FOR THE TOP TEN AFTER CONFIRMING 2019 UK CLIO CUP ENTRY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.