2013 Renault UK Clio Cup

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
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	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
Juta Racing	55	Ignas Gelžinis	G	All
MBR MBR with Team Pyro	21	Mike Bushell		7–8
JHR	24	Lee Pattison	M	2–8
JHR	66	Josh Cook^[10]	G	All
20Ten Racing	25	Graham Field	M	All
20Ten Racing	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
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	31 March	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
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	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
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	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
4	R8	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	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
5	R10	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	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
6	R12	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	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
7	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
8	R16	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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]

^ ^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]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ashby, Chris (18 February 2013). "Five Car Attack For Pyro". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b Paice, Simon (18 March 2013). "Colburn Leads Four-Car Westbourne Attack". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ Ashby, Chris (28 February 2013). "Bushell Back With Westbourne". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
^ Ashby, Chris (2 March 2013). "Mizzi Mixing It In Clios". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Clio Cup newcomers Wakefield & Modell confirmed at Scuderia Vittoria". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b Paice, Simon (19 December 2012). "Clio and Ginetta stars given KX Academy backing". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b Paice, Simon (11 February 2013). "Scuderia Vittoria trio return for 2013 Clio Cup". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
^ Paice, Simon (3 January 2013). "Belcher confirms second season in clios". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
^ Paice, Simon (18 January 2013). "Cook joins returning JHR for 2013 Clio Cup". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ Paice, Simon (8 February 2013). "Clio Cup return for Williamson". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
^ 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.
^ "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.

[2013ClioCup-1] "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]}

[Pyro-2] Ashby, Chris (18 February 2013). "Five Car Attack For Pyro". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

[Colburn-3] 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.

[ModWak-6] "Clio Cup newcomers Wakefield & Modell confirmed at Scuderia Vittoria". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

[SV-7] Paice, Simon (19 December 2012). "Clio and Ginetta stars given KX Academy backing". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

[Klos-8] 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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