2006 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season

2006 Renault Clio Cup UK season
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The 2006 Elf Renault Clio Cup season began at Brands Hatch on April 8 and finished after 20 races over 10 events at Silverstone on October 15. The Championship was won by Tom Onslow-Cole driving for Total Control Racing.

Contents

Teams & Drivers

All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 182s.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Total Control Racing 1 Tom Onslow-Cole All
3 Nick Adcock All
4 Ray MacDowall 4
5 8
18 Mark Speller All
19 James Williams All
Mardi Gras Motorsport 2 Stephen Colbert All
17 Mark Fell 1-2
25 Robert Lawson All
Drive 4 Life with SVE 4 Niki Lanik 6-10
JHR Racing Developments 10 Steve Wood 6-8, 10
11 Steven Hunter 1-7
12 Michael Doyle All
77 Phil House All
Boulevard Team Racing 22 Paul Rivett All
26 Richie Faulkner 8
27 Martin Johnson All
28 James Clarkson 10
Seager Home Solutions with SVE 31 Gavin Seager 1
Robertshaw Racing 32 Gary Robertshaw 1-2
Alan Taylor 3-10
Z Speed Racing 34 Martin Byford 6-10
Team Pyro 55 Mel Healey All
99 Mark Hunt 1-9
Double Six Racing with SVE 66 Marc Nelson 1-3

Calendar & Winners

The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at eight of the ten rounds. The series skipped the rounds at Mondello Park and Knockhill and instead raced at a BARC meeting at Knockhill on June 17-18; and the World Series by Renault meeting at Donington Park on September 9-10.

Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent April 8-9 Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R2 Tom Onslow-Cole Nick Adcock Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing
2 R3 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire May 13-14 Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R4 Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire June 3-4 Michael Doyle Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R6 Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Steven Hunter JHR Racing Developments
4 R7 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife June 17-18 Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R8 Tom Onslow-Cole Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire July 15-16 Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R10 Nick Adcock Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
6 R11 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire July 29-30 Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R12 Tom Onslow-Cole Martin Byford Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing
7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk August 12-13 Martin Byford Steven Hunter Martin Byford Z Speed Racing
R14 Martin Byford Martin Byford Martin Byford Z Speed Racing
8 R15 Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire September 9-10 Martin Byford Paul Rivett Martin Byford Z Speed Racing
R16 Tom Onslow-Cole Niki Lanik Mark Speller Total Control Racing
9 R17 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent September 23-24 Paul Rivett Martin Byford Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R18 Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing
10 R19 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire October 14-15 Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
R20 Tom Onslow-Cole Nick Adcock Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing

Standings

Points were awarded on a 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 20 finishers in each race, with 2 bonus points for the fastest lap in each race. A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship.

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver BRA OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BRA SIL Total Drop Pen Pts
1 Tom Onslow-Cole 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 Ret Ret 5 2 4 1 3 1 1 546 546
2 Paul Rivett 3 1 Ret 1 4 2 DSQ 1 13 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 5 1 4 Ret 440 71 433
3 Stephen Colbert 4 10 9 6 3 4 2 5 6 10 6 5 4 4 5 5 2 Ret 5 3 382 11 371
4 Michael Doyle 5 Ret 5 7 5 7 7 Ret 4 Ret 8 4 8 3 3 15 4 4 8 9 306 22 304
5 Martin Byford 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 289 289
6 Nick Adcock Ret 3 2 3 6 Ret 3 6 2 2 5 Ret 9 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS 3 5 290 83 282
7 Robert Lawson 8 6 6 11 7 5 Ret 8 5 6 Ret DNS 3 6 11 12 6 5 9 7 276 276
8 Phil House Ret 7 3 5 Ret 11 4 3 7 7 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 11 7 6 11 4 264 24 262
9 James Williams 7 5 DNS DNS 9 10 10 9 9 9 7 3 12 14 8 7 11 9 6 8 247 247
10 Mark Speller 6 Ret 7 10 8 8 13 4 3 3 Ret 12 6 13 10 1 10 Ret Ret DNS 242 242
11 Steven Hunter 2 Ret 4 4 2 1 6 7 NC 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 215 25 213
12 Martin Johnson 9 NC 10 Ret 10 9 8 13 10 8 Ret 13 7 11 7 8 8 Ret 14 10 189 189
13 Mel Healey 10 8 11 13 11 12 11 11 11 13 11 7 13 12 13 13 13 10 10 Ret 189 8 181
14 Mark Hunt Ret Ret 8 12 Ret 6 9 10 8 12 9 11 Ret 9 6 10 9 7 178 178
15 Niki Lanik 10 10 14 7 9 6 12 8 7 6 134 134
16 Alan Taylor 12 13 12 14 12 11 13 9 11 15 DNS Ret 14 11 13 11 123 123
17 Steve Wood 12 8 10 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret 52 52
18 Ray MacDowall 5 12 Ret 9 41 41
19 Mark Fell Ret 4 Ret 9 34 34
20 Marc Nelson Ret 11 12 14 13 Ret 34 34
21 Gary Robertshaw Ret 9 Ret 8 26 26
22 Richie Faulkner 12 Ret 9 9
23 James Clarkson 12 Ret 9 9
NC Gavin Seager Ret DNS 0 0
Pos Driver BRA OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BRA SIL Total Drop Pen Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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 participate
Excluded (EX)

Notes:

1.^ - Paul Rivett was docked points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and Knockhill.
2.^ - Michael Doyle was docked points at Oulton Park.
3.^ - Nick Adcock was docked points at Knockhill and the first Donington Park meeting.
4.^ - Phil House was docked points at the first Donington Park meeting.
5.^ - Steven Hunter was docked points at the first Donington Park meeting.

Entrants' Championship

Points were awarded on the same scale as the drivers' championship but without the fastest lap bonus. An entrant's two highest placed cars in each race scored points and all scores counted towards the championship.

Pos Entrant BRA OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BRA SIL Pts
1 Total Control Racing 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 6 5 2 1 1 3 1 1 962
6 3 2 3 6 8 3 4 2 2 5 12 9 8 8 4 10 9 3 5
2 JHR Racing Developments 2 7 3 4 2 1 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 11 4 4 8 4 753
5 Ret 4 5 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 6 8 10 Ret 14 7 6 11 9
3 Mardi Gras Motorsport 4 4 6 6 3 4 2 5 5 6 6 5 3 4 5 5 2 5 5 3 671
8 6 9 9 7 5 Ret 8 6 10 Ret DNS 4 6 11 12 6 Ret 9 7
4 Boulevard Team Racing 3 1 10 1 4 2 8 1 10 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 5 1 4 10 624
9 NC Ret Ret 10 9 DSQ 13 13 8 Ret 13 7 11 7 8 8 Ret 12 Ret
5 Team Pyro 10 8 8 12 11 6 9 10 8 12 9 7 13 9 6 10 9 7 10 Ret 367
Ret Ret 11 13 Ret 12 11 11 11 13 11 11 Ret 12 13 13 13 10
6 Z Speed Racing 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 283
7 Robertshaw Racing Ret 9 Ret 8 12 13 12 14 12 11 13 9 11 15 DNS Ret 14 11 13 11 149
8 Drive 4 Life with SVE 10 10 14 7 9 6 12 8 7 6 132
9 Double Six Racing with SVE Ret 11 12 14 13 Ret 34
NC Seager Home Solutions with SVE Ret DNS 0
Pos Entrant BRA OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BRA SIL Pts

Winter Cup

The Winter Cup was contested over two rounds at Brands Hatch on November 4-5 and Croft on November 11. It was won by Niki Lanik driving for Drive 4 Life with SVE.

Due to low grid numbers, the Clios raced simultaneously with other series at both events (Classic Touring Cars at Brands Hatch and Northern Sports Saloons at Croft).

Teams & Drivers

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Total Control Racing 2 Ray MacDowall Both
19 James Williams Both
Drive 4 Life with SVE 4 Niki Lanik Both
Boulevard Team Racing 7 Martin Johnson Both
14 Joshua Brooks Both
IF Motorsport 13 Alex Fergusson Both

Calendar & Winners

Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent November 4-5 Niki Lanik Niki Lanik Niki Lanik Drive 4 Life with SVE
R2 Niki Lanik Martin Johnson Niki Lanik Drive 4 Life with SVE
2 R3 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire November 11 Niki Lanik Niki Lanik Niki Lanik Drive 4 Life with SVE
R4 Niki Lanik Martin Johnson Ray MacDowall Total Control Racing

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship. All scores counted.

Pos Driver BRA CRO Pts
1 Niki Lanik 1 1 1 2 128
2 Martin Johnson 3 3 3 3 104
3 Ray MacDowall 5 2 4 1 102
4 James Williams 2 4 2 5 98
5 Alex Fergusson 4 5 5 4 84
6 Joshua Brooks DNS 6 DNS DNS 18
Pos Driver BRA CRO Pts

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