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2011 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

The 2011 AirAsia Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season will begin at Brands Hatch on 3 April and will finish after 16 races over 8 events at Brands Hatch on 2 October. The season will support rounds of the British Touring Car Championship. On 28 February, AirAsia X was announced as title sponsor to the series in a three-year deal.[1]

Rule changes edit

The 2011 season will see several rules introduced in an effort to cut costs for competitors to an annual budget of approximately £60,000. These changes including a reduction in the number of rounds from 20 to 16, a reduction in tyre allocation from 60 slick tyres per year to 48 and a reduction of official test days and a freedom of test venue introduced.[2]

Teams and drivers edit

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Scuderia Vittoria 0   Ash Miller G 8
6   Chris Smith G 8
11   Matt Allison[3] 1–6
  Ant Whorton-Eales G 7–8
41   Luke Wright[4] G All
Westbourne Motorsport 2   James Colburn[5] G All
Total Control Racing 3   James Dixon[6] G All
8   Andy Jordan 6
17   Tom Grice[7] G 1–5
28   Nicolas Hamilton[8] G All
66   Mark Proctor[9] 1–2
M 4–8
Team Pyro 4   Árón Smith[5] G All
7   Chris Swanwick[10] G 1–5
  Neb Bursac 6
  David Dickenson 7–8
16   Adam Bonham[5] G All
33   Jack Goff[5] G All
42   Craig Currie[11] 1–7
99   Josh Files[12] G All
JHR Developments 5   Lee Pattison[13] M 1–3
  Rob Boston 7–8
20Ten Racing 10   Darren Wilson[13] M All
18   Andy Gorton 7–8
27   Tim Sweet 6
Handy Motorsport 12   Simon Belcher M 8
Get On Track Developments 13   Jake Packun[5] G All
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 15   Matthew Munson[13] 2
22   Paul Rivett[5] All
23   Mark Gibbons M 7
Icon Class
G Graduate Cup
M Masters Cup

Race calendar and results edit

The 2011 ToCA calendar was announced on 8 September 2010.[14] Renault have subsequently announced that the Clio Cup will support the BTCC at eight meetings.[2] Two non-championship races were held at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone in conjunction with the Dutch Clio Cup.[15] Luke Wright won both races for the Scuderia Vittoria team,[16] but he was the only full-time competitor from the British series to take part.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch, Kent 2 April   Jake Packun   Paul Rivett   James Dixon Total Control Racing
R2 3 April   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
2 R3 Donington Park, Leicestershire 16 April   James Dixon   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
R4 17 April   James Dixon   Paul Rivett   James Dixon Total Control Racing
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 30 April   Árón Smith   Tom Grice   Árón Smith Team Pyro
R6 1 May   Árón Smith   Paul Rivett   Árón Smith Team Pyro
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 4 June   James Dixon   Árón Smith   James Dixon Total Control Racing
R8 5 June   James Dixon   Tom Grice   Jack Goff Team Pyro
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 18 June   Matt Allison   James Colburn   Matt Allison Scuderia Vittoria
R10 19 June   Matt Allison   James Colburn   Matt Allison Scuderia Vittoria
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 6 August   James Colburn   James Colburn   James Dixon Total Control Racing
R12 7 August   Árón Smith   James Colburn   Árón Smith Team Pyro
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 17 September   Jack Goff   Josh Files   Jack Goff Team Pyro
R14 18 September   Jack Goff   James Colburn   Jack Goff Team Pyro
8 R15 Brands Hatch, Kent 1 October   Paul Rivett   Ant Whorton-Eales   James Colburn Westbourne Motorsport
R16 2 October   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Championship edit

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pen Pts
1   Paul Rivett 3 1 1 3 12 2 5 7 6 10 6 4 7 8 2 1 2 356
2   Árón Smith 6 3 7 10 1 1 6 2 3 8 Ret 1 3 5 3 3 348
3   James Colburn 4 8 6 6 2 Ret 2 4 2 3 10 3 5 3 1 4 348
4   James Dixon 1 13 2 1 4 6 1 3 5 Ret 1 Ret 6 2 10 6 324
5   Jack Goff Ret 2 13 11 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 9 2 1 1 Ret DNS 272
6   Jake Packun 2 Ret 3 4 5 10 10 Ret 4 5 5 9 4 Ret 4 2 8 255
7   Josh Files 9 12 11 8 8 11 9 Ret 10 12 3 6 2 Ret 6 5 3 209
8   Adam Bonham 7 9 4 9 13 4 8 6 Ret DNS 4 7 Ret 9 7 11 2 198
9   Matt Allison Ret 4 5 5 Ret Ret 7 12 1 1 Ret 5 3 168
10   Tom Grice 10 6 8 Ret 3 7 4 9 9 6 2 150
11   Luke Wright Ret 10 10 7 Ret DNS 11 13 Ret 2 2 10 Ret 4 Ret DNS 145
12   Craig Currie 11 11 12 Ret 9 9 12 5 12 11 8 11 10 Ret 136
13   Darren Wilson Ret 14 16 16 11 12 16 8 8 9 11 14 13 11 17 14 2 127
14   Nicolas Hamilton 12 15 17 14 10 13 15 Ret 11 Ret 14 13 14 14 9 10 113
15   Mark Proctor Ret Ret 15 15 14 11 7 7 12 12 12 12 14 Ret 105
16   Chris Swanwick 8 7 9 12 7 8 13 10 Ret Ret 100
17   Lee Pattison 5 5 Ret 2 Ret 5 3 85
18   Ant Whorton-Eales 8 7 5 7 68
19   Rob Boston 9 10 8 8 51
20   David Dickenson 11 6 13 9 49
21   Neb Bursac 7 8 30
22   Andy Gorton 15 13 15 12 30
23   Matthew Munson 14 13 15
24   Tim Sweet 13 15 14
25   Simon Belcher 16 15 13
26   Chris Smith 11 Ret 10
27   Mark Gibbons 16 Ret 5
  Andy Jordan Ret DNS 0
Guest driver ineligible for points
  Ash Miller 12 13 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pen Pts
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)

Entrants' Championship edit

Pos Entrant BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pts
1 Team Pyro 6 2 4 8 1 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 740
7 3 7 9 6 3 6 2 10 8 4 2 2 5 6 5
2 Total Control Racing 1 6 2 1 3 6 1 3 5 6 1 12 6 2 9 6 566
10 13 8 14 4 7 4 9 7 7 12 13 12 12 10 10
3 Scuderia Vittoria Ret 4 5 5 Ret Ret 7 12 1 1 2 5 8 4 5 7 392
Ret 10 10 7 Ret DNS 11 13 Ret 2 Ret 10 Ret 7 11 Ret
4 Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 3 1 1 3 12 2 5 7 6 10 6 4 7 8 2 1 366
14 13 16 Ret
5 Westbourne Motorsport 4 8 6 6 2 Ret 2 4 2 3 10 3 5 3 1 4 338
6 Get On Track Developments 2 Ret 3 4 5 10 10 Ret 4 5 5 9 4 Ret 4 2 263
7 20Ten Racing Ret 14 16 16 11 12 16 8 8 9 11 14 13 11 15 12 170
13 15 15 13 17 14
8 JHR Developments 5 5 Ret 2 Ret 5 9 10 8 8 139
9 Handy Motorsport 16 15 11
Pos Entrant BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pts
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 edit

  1. ^ "AirAsia X gets on board with Renault Clio Cup UK". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b "New direction announced for 2011 Clio Cup". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  3. ^ Turner, Kevin, ed. (10 February 2011). "Allison joins Scuderia Vittoria for Renault Clio Cup comeback". Autosport. 203 (6). Haymarket Publications: 83.
  4. ^ Turner, Kevin, ed. (3 March 2011). "Wright moves to Clios with SV". Autosport. 203 (9). Haymarket Publications: 78.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Turner, Kevin, ed. (31 March 2011). "Rivett targets third Clio crown". Autosport. 203 (13). Haymarket Publications: 74.
  6. ^ "Race winner Dixon to mount Clio Cup title challenge with TCR". Total Control Racing. Apollo Designs. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Karting star Grice joins TCR for debut Clio Cup campaign". Total Control Racing. Apollo Designs. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Nicolas Hamilton follows brother Lewis into motor sport". The Guardian. Press Association. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Proctor to make racing return". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Swanwick Signs with Team Pyro for 2011 Clio Cup Championship". Chris Swanwick Racing. Chris Swanwick. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  11. ^ Rookie Racing Reflections|url=https://catdrivertraining.co.uk/rookie-racing-reflections/
  12. ^ "New duo boost for Team Pyro". Leicester Mercury. Northcliffe Media. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  13. ^ a b c Paice, Simon (31 March 2011). "Renault Clio Cup 2011 Season Preview". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  14. ^ "BTCC issues 2011 dates". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  15. ^ Devine, Richard (23 June 2011). "Cross Channel Challenge For Renault Clio Cup Drivers". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Lynn And Wright Star On Home Soil At Silverstone". Michelin. Michelin Tyre plc. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
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