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2013 Renault UK Clio Cup

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The 2013 Renault UK Clio Cup[1] 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. 2013 will be the final season for the current car.[1] It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

This season will be the 18th Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season. The season will commence on 31 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will conclude on 13 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after sixteen races to be held at eight meetings, all in support of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship.

Championship changes edit

After a single year with the SRO as series promoter in 2012, the championship is returning to the hands of the British Automobile Racing Club with Simon North making a return to the role of Championship Manager. A post he held between 1992 and 2011.[1] Further changes include a switch to Dunlop Tyres for the 2013 season, after several years using Michelin rubber.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Team Pyro 1   Alex Morgan[2] All
3   Ash Hand[2] G All
88   James Nutbrown[2] G 1–7
99   Josh Files[2] G All
Westbourne Motorsport 2   James Colburn[3] G All
21   Mike Bushell[4] 1–3
28   Jacques Mizzi[5] G All
92   Jordan Stilp[3] G All
Scuderia Vittoria 4   Joshua Wakefield[6] G All
5   Stefan Hodgetts[7] All
7   Devon Modell[6] G All
8   Finlay Crocker[8] M All
9   Ronnie Klos[8] M All
10   Ant Whorton-Eales[7] G All
21   Mike Bushell 4–6
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 6   Martin Byford M 8
22   Paul Rivett 1–7
Handy Motorsport with Pyro 11   Simon Belcher[9] M All
Juta Racing 13   Tautvydas Barštys 1–2, 4, 6–8
55   Ignas Gelžinis G All
MBR
MBR with Team Pyro 		21   Mike Bushell 7–8
JHR 24   Lee Pattison M 2–8
66   Josh Cook[10] G All
20Ten Racing 25   Graham Field M All
26   Peter Felix M 7
Team AWR 31   Aaron Williamson[11] G 1–6, 8
Total Control Racing 37   Rob Smith[12] G All
SRC Recycling 50   Luke Herbert 7–8
Finesse Motorsport 77   Jake Giddings[13] G All
Icon Class
M Masters Cup
G Graduate Cup

Race calendar and results edit

The championship calendar was announced by the series organisers on 7 December 2012.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		31 March   Mike Bushell   Josh Files   James Colburn Westbourne Motorsport
R2   James Colburn   Josh Files   Alex Morgan Team Pyro
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		20 April   Paul Rivett   Josh Files   Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
R4 21 April   Josh Files   Paul Rivett   Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		4 May   Lee Pattison   Paul Rivett   Lee Pattison JHR
R6 5 May   Stefan Hodgetts   Josh Cook   Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		8 June   Paul Rivett   Stefan Hodgetts   Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
R8 9 June   Paul Rivett   Josh Files   Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		22 June   Josh Files   Josh Files   Josh Files Team Pyro
R10 23 June   Josh Files   Mike Bushell   Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		3 August   Josh Files   Josh Files   Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
R12 4 August   Josh Files   Josh Files   Josh Files Team Pyro
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		14 September   Stefan Hodgetts   Josh Files   Stefan Hodgetts Scuderia Vittoria
R14 15 September   Stefan Hodgetts   Josh Files   Ant Whorton-Eales Scuderia Vittoria
8 R15 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		12 October   James Colburn   Josh Cook   James Colburn Westbourne Motorsport
R16 13 October   James Colburn   Josh Cook   Josh Cook JHR

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Championship edit

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC BHGP Pen. Pts
1   Josh Files 11* 4 2 2 2 3 7 10 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 5 2 384
2   Alex Morgan 4 1 4 3 3 12* 4 2 8 7 4 6 5 8 2 4 330
3   Paul Rivett 5 2 1 1 4 9 1 3 5 16 1 4 Ret* 6 304
4   James Colburn 1 3 7 8 7 7 6 7 9* 4 9 3 6 4 1 7 300
5   Josh Cook 2 Ret* 12 13 5 4 3 6 3 11 3 5 8 12 5 1 3 288
6   Stefan Hodgetts 18 7 8 Ret* Ret 1 2 1 2 1 Ret 2 1 17 3 Ret 276
7   Ant Whorton-Eales 6 5 11 5 DNS* DNS Ret 8 7 2 7 10 2 1 7 3 6 248
8   Lee Pattison * 9 7 1 2 5 5 4 5 12 8 7 16 12 Ret 223
9   Ash Hand 10 12 10 14 8 8 10 Ret* 6 6 5 7 9 3 6 10 2 213
10   Jake Giddings 7 8 13 4 6 11 8 4 Ret* 10 14 15 14 5 9 6 205
11   Mike Bushell 3 9 3 Ret* 9 6 9 11 Ret 8 8 9 Ret DNS 8 2 5 193
12   Devon Modell 13 11 Ret* 12 17 5 12 12 Ret DNS 6 14 4 9 Ret 12 2 135
13   Jordan Stilp 15 10 5 20 10 10 11 13 20 Ret* 11 19 11 7 11 Ret 2 125
14   Rob Smith 9 6 Ret* 10 12 17 15 9 15 Ret 17 12 12 Ret Ret 14 107
15   Ignas Gelžinis 12 Ret* Ret 15 14 15 16 15 12 12 16 13 10 Ret 10 8 106
16   James Nutbrown 14 16 6 11 11 14 13 Ret* 14 9 10 Ret 20 Ret 96
17   Joshua Wakefield Ret* 13 15 9 15 16 20 16 10 Ret 13 11 DSQ DSQ 13 9 9 83
18   Simon Belcher Ret* 17 16 17 13 13 14 14 13 17 19 17 Ret 18 19 16 71
19   Aaron Williamson 8 Ret* 14 6 Ret DNS Ret Ret 18 Ret 15 16 14 11 70
20   Finlay Crocker 17 15 Ret* 18 18 20 Ret Ret 11 13 20 Ret 15 15 15 Ret 54
21   Jacques Mizzi 16 19 17 16 19 19 17 17 17 14 22 Ret* 18 11 Ret DNS 2 50
22   Tautvydas Barstys 19 14 Ret* 19 19 19 18 Ret 16 14 17 17 38
23   Ronnie Klos Ret* Ret 19 Ret 16 18 18 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 18 15 31
24   Graham Field 20 18 18 21* 20 21 21 18 19 15 21 18 19 19 20 18 30
25   Peter Felix 13 10 19
26   Luke Herbert Ret 13 16 Ret 13
27   Martin Byford Ret 13 8
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)

(*) Drivers drop lowest race result (excluding DSQ)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "British Automobile Racing Club takes helm of Renault UK Clio Cup". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d Ashby, Chris (18 February 2013). "Five Car Attack For Pyro". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b Paice, Simon (18 March 2013). "Colburn Leads Four-Car Westbourne Attack". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ Ashby, Chris (28 February 2013). "Bushell Back With Westbourne". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ^ Ashby, Chris (2 March 2013). "Mizzi Mixing It In Clios". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Clio Cup newcomers Wakefield & Modell confirmed at Scuderia Vittoria". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b Paice, Simon (19 December 2012). "Clio and Ginetta stars given KX Academy backing". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  8. ^ a b Paice, Simon (11 February 2013). "Scuderia Vittoria trio return for 2013 Clio Cup". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  9. ^ Paice, Simon (3 January 2013). "Belcher confirms second season in clios". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. ^ Paice, Simon (18 January 2013). "Cook joins returning JHR for 2013 Clio Cup". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. ^ Paice, Simon (8 February 2013). "Clio Cup return for Williamson". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  12. ^ Smith, Rob (22 February 2013). "Clio Cup Racer Smith Officially Confirms Second Season with TCR". Rob Smith Motorsport. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Girling gears up for BTCC bow". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013. The thought of moving into BTCC is extremely exciting for us, we ran Jake in the Clios last year and will continue to do so this year, which adds even more to the challenge.
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