2016 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season

2016 Renault UK Clio Cup season
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The 2016 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. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC. It will be the 21st Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 41st of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. The first race takes place on 2 April at Brands Hatch on the circuit's Indy configuration and concluded on 2 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
20Ten Racing TBA Wales Sam Watkins[1] G TBA
Ciceley Motorsport TBA England Ollie Pidgley[2] G TBA
Finesse Motorsport TBA England Paul Streather[3] G TBA
JamSport Racing TBA United Arab Emirates Tom Grundy[4] TBA
TBA Scotland Scott Robertson[5] G TBA
TBA England Ant Whorton-Eales[6] TBA
PP Motorsport TBA England Anton Spires[7] G TBA
Team BMR Restart with Pyro[8] TBA England Senna Proctor[9] G TBA
Team EcoMotive TBA England Daniel Rowbottom[10] G TBA
Team Pyro TBA England Mike Bushell[11] TBA
TBA Republic of Ireland David Dickenson[12] TBA
TBA England Josh Price[13] TBA
WDE Motorsport TBA England Rory Green[14] TBA
TBA England Charlie Ladell[15] TBA
Icon Class
M Masters Cup
G Graduate Cup

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 28 October 2015. Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit returns to the calendar in 2016, replacing the round held at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 2 April
R2 3 April
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 17 April
R4
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 8 May
R6
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 4 June
R8 5 June
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 18 June
R10 19 June
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 31 July
R12
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 27 August
R14 28 August
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 17 September
R16 17 September
9 R17 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 1 October
R18 2 October

References

  1. ↑ "SAM WATKINS TO CONTINUE WITH 20TEN RACING IN 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 30 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "TEENAGER OLLIE PIDGLEY LANDS PLUM DRIVE WITH TOURING CAR TEAM CICELEY MOTORSPORT FOR DEBUT RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "DEBUT SENSATION STREATHER PREPARING FOR FULL RENAULT UK CLIO SEASON IN 2016 WITH FINESSE MOTORSPORT". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 4 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "GRUNDY RETURNS WITH JAMSPORT RACING FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "EXCITING SCOTTISH TALENT SCOTT ROBERTSON JOINS JAMSPORT RACING FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "ANT WHORTON-EALES JOINS JAMSPORT RACING TEAM FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TITLE ATTACK". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "PP MOTORSPORT LINKS WITH WESTBOURNE TEAM FOR MOVE INTO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP WITH DRIVER ANTON SPIRES". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "TEAM PYRO SWITCH FOR SENNA PROCTOR WHO RETAINS BMR BACKING FOR MOVE INTO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 9 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "RISING BRITISH RACE STAR PROCTOR ANNOUNCES TWO-YEAR RENAULT UK CLIO CUP PROGRAMME". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "ROWBOTTOM & MOTOR CARE BRAND ECOMOTIVE JOIN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP GRID TOGETHER FOR 2016 SEASON". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "BRITISH TOURING CAR STAR MIKE BUSHELL MAKES SHOCK RETURN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "TEAM PYRO RENAULT UK CLIO CUP LINE-UP BOOSTED BY 'RETURNEE' DICKENSON". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "PRICE CONFIDENT OF TITLE TILT AFTER RE-SIGNING WITH TEAM PYRO FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "GREEN STICKS WITH WDE MOTORSPORT FOR SECOND SEASON IN RENAULT UK CLIO CUP". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "CHARLIE LADELL, WDE MOTORSPORT TOGETHER AGAIN FOR 2016 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP SEASON". Renault Sport UK (Renault Sport). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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