2018 Renault UK Clio Cup

The 2018 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. 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 will be the 23rd Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 43rd of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. The first race takes place on 1 April at Brands Hatch on the circuit's Indy configuration and concluded on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2018 season. All teams and drivers were British-registered.

Team Driver Rounds WDE Motorsport 2 Nathan Edwards 1, 6, 9 5 Lee Pattison 1–6, 8–9 22 Paul Rivett All 28 Nicolas Hamilton All 45 Dan Zelos All 46 Sam Osborne All Matrix Motorsport 3 Ash Hand 6 19 Jeff Alden All 21 Andy Wilmot 1–5, 7–9 37 Michael Epps All 41 Aaron Thompson 1–8 Team Pyro 4 Jack McCarthy All 6 Bradley Burns All 16 Daniel Rowbottom 1–4 34 Zak Fulk 1–7 71 Max Coates All Westbourne Motorsport 7 James Colburn All 32 James Dorlin All 55 Ben Colburn 6–9 M.R.M. 9 Jade Edwards All 12 Brett Lidsey 1–3, 5–9 62 Jack Young 6–9 B.L.G. 11 Luke Warr 2–9 Specialised Motorsport 14 Nicholas Reeve 6–9 D.R.M. 16 Daniel Rowbottom 5–9

Race calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 7 April Max Coates Max Coates Paul Rivett WDE Motorsport R2 8 April Jack McCarthy Zak Fulk Max Coates Team Pyro 2 R3 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 28 April James Dorlin James Dorlin James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport R4 29 April Bradley Burns Bradley Burns James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport 3 R5 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 19 May Max Coates James Dorlin James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport R6 20 May Paul Rivett James Dorlin James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport 4 R7 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 9 June James Dorlin James Dorlin James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport R8 10 June James Dorlin Lee Pattison Max Coates Team Pyro 5 R9 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 23 June Max Coates Paul Rivett Paul Rivett WDE Motorsport R10 24 June Max Coates Lee Pattison Max Coates Team Pyro 6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 28 July James Dorlin Nicholas Reeve Daniel Rowbottom D.R.M. R12 29 July Max Coates Zak Fulk Max Coates Team Pyro 7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 11 August Jack McCarthy Daniel Rowbottom Daniel Rowbottom D.R.M. R14 12 August Bradley Burns Jack McCarthy Jack McCarthy Team Pyro 8 R15 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 15 September Bradley Burns Brett Lidsey Bradley Burns Team Pyro R16 16 September Bradley Burns Brett Lidsey Bradley Burns Team Pyro 9 R17 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 29 September Daniel Rowbottom Jack Young Daniel Rowbottom D.R.M. R18 30 September Jack Young Daniel Rowbottom James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport

Championship standings Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th+   Ret  25222018161310876543210012 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

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Points 1 Paul Rivett 1* 2 Ret 4 4 2 2 2 1* 2 7 19 2 4 2* 3 4 3 333 333 2 James Dorlin 10 12 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 3 6 Ret 8* 2* 5 12 4 2* 3 1* 316 316 3 Max Coates 5* 1* 6 6 2* 3 3 1* 2 1* 11 1* Ret 3 Ret 5 5 4 309 309 4 3 10 2 11 3* 4 7 DNS 3 4 1* 11 1* 15 3 8 1* 2 278 2 276 5 Bradley Burns 12 5 9 2* 11 7 9 4 8 7 2 8 6 6 1* 1* 2 Ret 242 4 238 6 Michael Epps 6 4 7 9 9 5 8 6 4 6 3 14 8 2 5 10 10 8 211 2 209 7 Jack McCarthy 11 3 3 3* 6 6 Ret 8 9 9 12 6 3* 1* 12 9 8 Ret 199 199 8 Lee Pattison 4 6 Ret 7 5 Ret 4 7 12 3 4 3 7 4 Ret 9 186 186 9 James Colburn 2 Ret 4* 16 8 8 5 5 11 8 10 7 4 11 19 15 7 6 165 165 10 Dan Zelos 8 8 12 12 17 10 6 9 5 5 5 4 Ret 5 8 14 6 7 165 165 11 Zak Fulk 13 7 10 5 10 Ret 11 10 10 12 16 5 12 8 94 2 92 12 Sam Osborne 7 9 8 15 14 9 12 11 16 13 9 Ret 11 7 11 13 17 5 93 2 91 13 Brett Lidsey Ret 15 5 10 12 Ret 13 10 13 15 9 10 9 7 Ret 10 83 80 14 Jade Edwards 9 16 Ret 8 7 14 10 Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 13 17 Ret 19 Ret 13 54 54 15 Jack Young Ret Ret 7 9 6 6 12 Ret 49 3 46 16 Andy Wilmot 14 13 14 13 15 12 13 12 15 14 16 16 14 18 11 14 34 34 17 Nicholas Reeve 18 10 14 13 10 11 Ret DNS 24 2 22 18 Aaron Thompson 16 17 11 17 13 11 17 15 17 17 15 16 10 14 16 12 27 5 22 19 Ash Hand 6 9 20 20 20 Nicolas Hamilton Ret 14 13 14 16 13 14 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 19 18 15 17 14 Ret 20 20 21 Ben Colburn Ret 13 15 Ret 13 16 9 11 19 19 22 Nathan Edwards 15 11 17 12 13 12 17 17 23 Luke Warr 16 18 19 16 15 13 18 16 19 18 17 19 18 21 16 15 5 5 24 Jeff Alden 17 18 15 19 18 15 16 14 Ret 18 Ret 17 18 Ret 17 20 15 16 5 2 Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Points Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap (+2 points)* – Leading Lap (+1 point)

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