The 2015 Renault UK Clio Cup is a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and one event in Scotland. 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 20th Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 40th of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. The first race takes place on 5 April at Brands Hatch on the circuit's Indy configuration and concluded on 11 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.
2014 champion Mike Bushell graduated to the BTCC for 2015 to drive for AmD Tuning.com, with vice-champion Josh Cook joining him at Power Maxed Racing – those two being amongst twelve Clio Cup graduates on the 2015 BTCC entry list.
Teams and drivers All teams and drivers were British-registered, excepting UAE-registered Tom Grundy and Italian-registered Michele Puccetti. Team Drivers Class Rounds Team Pyro 1 Ash Hand All 28 Josh Price G 7–9 38 Mark Howard M 3–9 39 Brett Smith G 1–2, 4–5 Team BKR 2 James Colburn 3 76 Freddie Hunt 1–2 JamSport Racing 3 Dan Holland 1–6 8 Luke Kidsley 7–9 24 George Jackson G 1–3 43 Tom Grundy G All WDE Motorsport 3 Dan Holland 8–9 22 Paul Rivett All 32 Charlie Ladell G 6–9 63 Rory Green G All 20Ten Racing 4 Peter Felix M 5, 7 7 Sam Watkins G 8–9 12 Ben Palmer 9 19 Jack Mitchell G 6–7 38 Mark Howard M 1–2 50 Graham Field M 1–2, 4–5, 7–8 55 Tom Butler G 8–9 92 Jordan Stilp 1–5 Team Cooksport 9 Alex Sedgwick G 8–9 13 Rory Collingbourne G All 24 George Jackson G 4–9 32 Charlie Ladell G 1–5 42 Paul Knapp M 1–2 72 Jon Maybin 3–4, 9 Maximum Motorsport 10Ant Whorton-Eales 6–9 14Tom Witts 8–9 SV Racing 10Ant Whorton-Eales 1–5 15 Paul Donkin 5 19 Jack Mitchell G 1–5 35 Ben Seyfried M 1–2 Team BMR Restart with Pyro 16 Ashley Sutton G All Rangoni Corse 21 Ben Davis G 8 27 Michele Puccetti M 8 Paul Streather Motorsport with Finesse Motorsport 26 Paul Streather 9 Range Storage with Team Cooksport 29 Lee Pattison M 6 Icon Class M Masters Cup G Graduate Cup
Race calendar and results The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 27 November 2014. Silverstone Circuit returns to the calendar in 2015 at the expense of Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 4 April Ashley Sutton Race abandoned R2 5 April Ash Hand Ash Hand Ant Whorton-Eales SV Racing 2 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 18 April Ashley Sutton Ant Whorton-Eales Ashley Sutton Team BMR Restart with Pyro R3 19 April Ashley Sutton Ant Whorton-Eales Ash Hand Team Pyro R4 Ant Whorton-Eales Ant Whorton-Eales Ant Whorton-Eales SV Racing 3 R5 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 10 May Ash Hand Ash Hand Ash Hand Team Pyro R6 Ash Hand Ash Hand Ash Hand Team Pyro 4 R7 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 6 June Ant Whorton-Eales Ashley Sutton Paul Rivett WDE Motorsport R8 7 June Ash Hand Ash Hand Ash Hand Team Pyro 5 R9 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 27 June Paul Rivett Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Team BMR Restart with Pyro R10 28 June Ash Hand Ant Whorton-Eales Ash Hand Team Pyro 6 R11 Knockhill Racing Circuit(National Circuit, Fife) 23 August Ash Hand Ash Hand Ash Hand Team Pyro R12 Ash Hand Ashley Sutton Ash Hand Team Pyro 7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 6 September Ash Hand Paul Rivett Ashley Sutton Team BMR Restart with Pyro R14 Ashley Sutton Ash Hand Ant Whorton-Eales Maximum Motorsport 8 R15 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 27 September Ant Whorton-Eales Paul Rivett Ashley Sutton Team BMR Restart with Pyro R16 Ant Whorton-Eales Paul Rivett Ant Whorton-Eales Maximum Motorsport 9 R17 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 11 October Ant Whorton-Eales Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Team BMR Restart with Pyro R18 Ant Whorton-Eales Luke Kidsley Ashley Sutton Team BMR Restart with Pyro
Championship standings
Drivers' championship Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 32282522201816141211109876543212 Notes A driver's best 16 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total Points 1 Ashley Sutton C 2 1 7 2 2 2 5 Ret 1 2 2 3 1 5 1 2 1 1 475 16 459 2 Ash Hand C 3 Ret 1 4 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 2 7 470 16 454 3 Ant Whorton-Eales C 1 2 2 1 3 4 2 2 7 3 4 5 3 1 3 1 Ret DNS 428 2 426 4 Paul Rivett C 6 15 3 5 4 3 1 4 2 4 3 2 Ret 2 2 4 Ret Ret 357 2 355 5 Charles Ladell C 5 6 8 10 8 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 Ret DSQ 13 11 253 17 236 6 C 11 9 10 7 9 8 8 15 9 13 10 10 4 6 12 15 6 8 222 12 210 7 Jack Mitchell C 13 5 4 3 7 9 10 6 4 5 7 9 DNS DNS 202 202 8 George Jackson C 8 16 9 8 10 11 12 10 13 10 11 8 6 4 8 Ret 8 Ret 197 197 9 Jordan Stilp C 4 3 6 6 5 10 4 3 10 Ret 172 172 10 Dan Holland C DNS 8 13 17 Ret 13 9 8 11 7 8 7 Ret 3 Ret 3 164 164 11 Thomas Grundy C DNS 12 Ret 14 11 12 14 12 8 9 9 11 Ret 12 14 9 10 6 156 2 154 12 Rory Green C 14 10 16 12 13 15 13 11 15 Ret 13 12 5 13 13 10 11 Ret 144 144 13 Mark Howard C 10 13 14 16 12 14 16 13 Ret 12 12 Ret 9 10 10 11 12 Ret 129 129 14 Brett Smith C 7 4 5 9 11 9 6 Ret 110 2 108 15 Jon Maybin 6 6 7 7 3 Ret 93 93 16 Josh Price 7 11 7 5 4 Ret 84 84 17 Graham Field C 16 14 15 15 15 14 16 14 Ret 14 15 16 67 67 18 Alex Sedgwick 16 12 5 9 46 46 19 Tom Butler 11 14 7 10 44 44 20 Peter Felix 14 8 10 9 44 44 21 Lee Pattison 5 4 42 42 22 Ben Seyfried C 15 7 12 11 41 3 38 23 Luke Kidsley Ret 7 Ret DNS DSQ 4 40 6 34 24 Ben Davis 6 7 34 34 25 Ben Palmer 9 5 32 32 26 Paul Knapp C 9 Ret 11 13 30 30 27 Paul Streather Ret 2 28 28 28 Michele Puccetti 9 8 26 26 29 Freddie Hunt C 12 11 Ret Ret 19 19 30 Paul Donkin 12 11 19 19 31 Tom Witts 5 Ret Ret Ret 20 2 18 32 James Colburn Ret 7 16 16 33 Sam Watkins Ret 13 Ret Ret 8 8 Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO KNO ROC SIL BHGP Total PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' championship Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points 1 Team PyroTeam BMR Restart with Pyro C 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 967 C 3 4 5 4 2 2 5 9 3 2 2 3 2 5 4 5 2 7 2 WDE Motorsport C 6 10 3 5 4 3 1 4 2 4 3 2 5 2 2 3 11 3 582 C 14 15 16 12 13 15 13 11 15 Ret 6 6 8 8 13 4 13 11 3 Team Cooksport C 5 6 8 7 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 8 12 3 8 580 C 9 9 10 10 8 6 7 7 9 10 10 8 6 6 12 15 5 9 4 SV Racing C 1 2 2 1 3 4 2 2 4 3 438 C 13 5 4 3 7 9 10 6 7 5 5 20Ten Racing C 4 3 6 6 5 10 4 3 10 8 7 9 10 9 11 13 7 5 393 C 10 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 Ret 14 15 14 9 10 6 JamSport Racing C 8 8 9 8 10 11 9 8 8 7 8 7 Ret 7 14 9 10 4 359 C DNS 12 13 14 11 12 14 12 11 9 9 11 Ret 12 Ret DNS DSQ 6 7 Maximum Motorsport 4 5 3 1 3 1 Ret Ret 176 5 Ret Ret DNS 8 Rangoni Corse 6 7 60 9 8 9 Team BKR C 12 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 35 10 Paul Streather Motorsport with Finesse Motorsport Ret 2 28 Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
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