The 2012 AirAsia Renault Clio Cup UK season 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 a Clio Renault Sport 200 that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
This season is the 17th Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season. The season commenced on 31 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will conclude on 21 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after sixteen races to be held at eight meetings, all in support of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.
Regulation changes The only change from 2011 to the technical regulations will be a weight increase of to a total minimum weight of .
Teams and drivers A 23-driver entry list was released by series organisers on 20 March 2012. Team Drivers Class Rounds Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 1 Adam Gould 1–3 22 Paul Rivett All Westbourne Motorsport 2 James Colburn All 10 Ant Whorton-Eales R All 17 Will Davison R All Scuderia Vittoria 3 James Dixon 1–3 5 Stefan Hodgetts 4–8 7 Vic Covey, Jr. All 8 Finlay Crocker M All 9 Ronnie Klos M All 41 Russell Lee Gordon 1–3 Total Control Racing 3 James Dixon 4–8 28 Nicolas Hamilton All 37 Rob Smith R All Team Pyro 4 Adam Bonham All 6 David Dickenson 7–8 33 Jack Goff All 88 Kim Andersson R 1–4 99 Josh Files All Handy Motorsport with Pyro 11 Simon Belcher M All Juta Racing 13 Tautvydas Barštys 1–6, 8 55 Ignas Gelžinis R All 20Ten Racing 20 Darren Wilson M 1–6 25 Graham Field M 7–8 66 Josh Cook R All MBR 21 Mike Bushell R All Silver Fox Racing 27 Mark Tilbury R 1, 5, 8 Finesse Motorsport 31 Aaron Williamson R 1–5 77 Jake Giddings R All Team HARD. 34 David Grady 5 20Ten/Team HARD. 50 Andy Wilmot 8 Icon Class M Masters Cup R Rookie Cup
Race calendar and results The 2012 calendar supports the BTCC at all rounds, with no major changes from 2011.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 31 March Josh Files James Dixon Jack Goff Team Pyro R2 1 April Josh Files Adam Bonham Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 2 R3 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 15 April Paul Rivett Adam Bonham Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering R4 Paul Rivett Kim Andersson Jack Goff Team Pyro 3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 28 April Adam Bonham Josh Files James Colburn Westbourne Motorsport R6 29 April James Colburn James Dixon James Colburn Westbourne Motorsport 4 R7 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 9 June Stefan Hodgetts Jack Goff Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria R8 10 June Stefan Hodgetts Adam Bonham Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria 5 R9 Snetterton (300) Circuit, Norfolk 11 August Jack Goff Stefan Hodgetts Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering R10 12 August Jack Goff Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 6 R11 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 23 September Jack Goff Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering R12 Jack Goff Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 7 R13 Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire 7 October Paul Rivett Adam Bonham Josh Cook 20Ten Racing R14 Paul Rivett Josh Files Josh Cook 20Ten Racing 8 R15 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 20 October Josh Files Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria R16 21 October Josh Files Mike Bushell Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL SNE ROC SIL BHGP Pts 1 Jack Goff 1 2 5 1 4 3 2 4 4 4 2 2 11 4 9 6 373 2 Paul Rivett Ret 1 1 3 5 2 Ret 3 1 1 1 1 7 2 Ret 8 354 3 James Dixon 6 6 7 5 6 4 7 6 2 7 3 3 4 3 7 3 2 330 4 Adam Bonham 5 3 2 2 3 21 4 17 21 3 5 7 5 5 5 7 297 5 Josh Cook 10 Ret 8 8 9 6 3 5 6 Ret 4 4 1 1 3 4 287 6 Josh Files 2 4 9 Ret 2 13 5 2 5 5 18 5 6 10 2 Ret 2 268 7 Stefan Hodgetts 1 1 3 2 Ret 8 2 8 1 1 2 239 8 8 5 3 6 10 15 6 7 Ret 13 Ret 12 3 6 Ret 5 208 9 James Colburn 22 7 Ret 4 1 1 Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 6 10 9 16 9 182 10 Ignas Gelžinis 16 12 13 15 12 7 12 Ret 15 10 7 11 8 7 10 15 152 11 Mike Bushell 9 Ret Ret 9 8 Ret 9 Ret 7 18 6 Ret 12 17 6 2 2 146 12 Vic Covey, Jr. 15 9 12 10 13 8 13 9 10 11 15 18 13 15 15 11 140 13 Simon Belcher 17 10 Ret 12 17 12 17 8 13 14 9 10 14 16 14 12 121 14 Jake Giddings Ret Ret 15 16 15 14 14 12 17 8 11 9 18 11 8 10 118 15 Aaron Williamson 3 15 Ret 14 Ret 10 8 10 14 6 99 16 Will Davison 11 Ret 10 11 18 19 10 Ret 19 9 8 17 17 13 12 Ret 2 98 17 Rob Smith 23 8 17 17 16 Ret 11 11 12 Ret 10 15 9 14 18 17 2 97 18 Kim Andersson 7 Ret 6 7 Ret 5 19 13 82 19 Finlay Crocker 18 13 14 18 21 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 13 20 18 11 18 74 20 Luke Wright 4 Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret 60 21 Nicolas Hamilton 13 Ret 11 21 14 18 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 14 19 Ret 13 16 6 54 22 Darren Wilson 21 11 16 Ret 20 17 16 16 16 17 16 19 46 23 Tautvydas Barštys 20 16 18 20 19 20 15 14 18 15 14 16 21 19 3 46 24 David Dickenson 16 12 4 14 43 25 Ronnie Klos 19 17 19 19 Ret 16 18 15 20 Ret 17 Ret 15 19 19 13 7 40 26 Adam Gould 12 Ret Ret 13 11 9 39 27 Mark Tilbury 14 14 22 16 20 20 21 28 David Grady 9 Ret 12 29 Andy Wilmot 17 Ret 4 30 Graham Field 21 20 22 21 1 Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL SNE ROC SIL BHGP Pts
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