2011 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season

2011 Renault Clio Cup UK season
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The 2011 AirAsia Renault Clio Cup UK 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]

Contents

Rule changes

The 2011 season will see several rules introducued 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 & Drivers

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

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 tandings

Drivers' Championship

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 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)

Entrants' Championship

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 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)

References

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  3. ^ Turner, Kevin (ed.) (10 February 2011). "Allison joins Scuderia Vittoria for Renault Clio Cup comeback". Autosport (Haymarket Publications) 203 (6): p. 83. 
  4. ^ Turner, Kevin (ed.) (3 March 2011). "Wright moves to Clios with SV". Autosport (Haymarket Publications) 203 (9): p. 78. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f Turner, Kevin (ed.) (31 March 2011). "Rivett targets third Clio crown". Autosport (Haymarket Publications) 203 (13): p. 74. 
  6. ^ "Race winner Dixon to mount Clio Cup title challenge with TCR". Total Control Racing (Apollo Designs). 27 January 2011. http://www.totalcontrolracing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=287:race-winner-dixon-to-mount-clio-cup-title-challenge-with-tcr&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=47. Retrieved 28 January 2011. 
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  13. ^ a b c Paice, Simon (31 March 2011). "Renault Clio Cup 2011 Season Preview". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2011/03/renault-clio-cup-2011-season-preview/. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 
  14. ^ "BTCC issues 2011 dates". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 8 September 2010. http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2112. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  15. ^ Devine, Richard (23 June 2011). "Cross Channel Challenge For Renault Clio Cup Drivers". BTCC Crazy (James Mappin). http://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/2011/06/23/cross-channel-challenge-for-renault-clio-cup-drivers/. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
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