2017 Renault UK Clio Cup
The 2017 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. Organised by the British Automobile Racing Club, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship. It will be the 22nd Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 42nd 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 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2017 season.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| JamSport Racing | 1 |  Graham Field [1]
|
2–5 |
| 27 | Nathan Harrison [2]
|
1 | |
| 41 | Aaron Thompson [3]
|
1–8 | |
| 64 | Jamie Going
|
6 | |
| 88 | Lucas Orrock [4]
|
1–4 | |
| Team Pyro | 2 | Ash Hand
|
1–3 |
| 3 | Ollie Pidgley [5]
|
1–3 | |
| 4 | Jack McCarthy [6]
|
All | |
| 6 | Bradley Burns [7]
|
7–9 | |
| 21 | Mike Bushell [8]
|
All | |
| 27 | Nathan Harrison
|
2–9 | |
| 34 | Zak Fulk [9]
|
7–9 | |
| 83 | Kyle Hornby
|
1–5 | |
| 88 | Lucas Orrock
|
5–9 | |
| WDE Motorsport | 5 | Lee Pattison [10]
|
All |
| 22 | Paul Rivett [11]
|
All | |
| 26 | Paul Streather [12]
|
2 | |
| 45 | Dan Zelos [13]
|
All | |
| 46 | Sam Osborne
|
8–9 | |
| 82 | Nicolas Hamilton [14]
|
4–8 | |
| 94 | Luke Reade
|
9 | |
| PP Motorsport | 7 | James Colburn [15]
|
All |
| STR Norwich | 8 | Shawn Taylor
|
2, 6–7, 9 |
| Ciceley Motorsport | 9 | Jade Edwards [16]
|
All |
| 41 | Aaron Thompson
|
9 | |
| 46 | Sam Osborne [17]
|
1–7 | |
| 71 | Max Coates [18]
|
All | |
| 94 | Luke Reade [19]
|
1–8 | |
| Westbourne Motorsport | 10 | Sam Randon [20]
|
5–6 |
| 11 | Ben Palmer
|
9 | |
| 13 |  Ambrogio Perfetti
|
1–2 | |
| 32 | James Dorlin [21]
|
All | |
| 35 |  Oscar Rovelli
|
1–2 | |
| 95 | Myles Collins [22]
|
1–3 | |
| Mike Ritchie Motorsport | 12 | Brett Lidsey [23]
|
3, 8–9 |
| DRM | 16 | Daniel Rowbottom [24]
|
All |
| SDR Motorsports | 28 | Shayne Deegan [25]
|
1–2, 4–5 |
| Bob Ross Racing | 44 | James Ross
|
7 |
Race calendar and results
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 25 August 2016, with no major changes from the previous season.[26]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
2 April | Mike Bushell
|
James Dorlin
|
Lee Pattison
|
WDE Motorsport |
| R2 | Mike Bushell
|
Shayne Deegan
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro | |||
| 2 | R3 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
16 April | Dan Zelos
|
Jack McCarthy
|
Max Coates
|
Ciceley Motorsport |
| R4 | Lee Pattison
|
Daniel Rowbottom
|
Lee Pattison
|
WDE Motorsport | |||
| 3 | R5 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
7 May | Mike Bushell
|
Mike Bushell
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro |
| R6 | Mike Bushell
|
Dan Zelos
|
James Dorlin
|
Westbourne Motorsport | |||
| 4 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
21 May | Mike Bushell
|
Mike Bushell
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro |
| R8 | Mike Bushell
|
Sam Osborne
|
James Colburn
|
PP Motorsport | |||
| 5 | R9 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
11 June | Mike Bushell
|
Mike Bushell
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro |
| R10 | Mike Bushell
|
Max Coates
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro | |||
| 6 | R11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
30 July | Mike Bushell
|
Paul Rivett
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro |
| R12 | James Dorlin
|
Max Coates
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro | |||
| 7 | R13 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
27 August | Max Coates
|
Lee Pattison
|
Max Coates
|
Ciceley Motorsport |
| R14 | Max Coates
|
Max Coates
|
Lee Pattison
|
WDE Motorsport | |||
| 8 | R15 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
17 September | Lucas Orrock
|
Mike Bushell
|
James Dorlin
|
Westbourne Motorsport |
| R16 | Mike Bushell
|
Bradley Burns
|
Paul Rivett
|
WDE Motorsport | |||
| 9 | R17 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
1 October | Mike Bushell
|
Max Coates
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro |
| R18 | Mike Bushell
|
Zak Fulk
|
Mike Bushell
|
Team Pyro | |||
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
| Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | Fastest lap | |
| 32 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Bushell
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 514 | 514 | |
| 2 | Paul Rivett
|
3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 379 | -2 | 377 |
| 3 | Lee Pattison
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 360 | 360 | |
| 4 | Max Coates
|
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 360 | 360 | |
| 5 | Daniel Rowbottom
|
13 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 322 | 322 | |
| 6 | James Colburn
|
12 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 302 | 302 | |
| 7 | Jack McCarthy
|
5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 272 | 272 | |
| 8 | Dan Zelos
|
7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 276 | -6 | 270 |
| 9 | James Dorlin
|
4 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 259 | -2 | 257 |
| 10 | Nathan Harrison
|
11 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 228 | 228 | |
| 11 | Lucas Orrock
|
Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 15 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 199 | 199 | |
| 12 | Sam Osborne
|
15 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 122 | -6 | 116 |
| 13 | Aaron Thompson
|
18 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 117 | -4 | 113 |
| 14 | Luke Reade
|
10 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 108 | 108 | |
| 15 | Kyle Hornby
|
16 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||
| 16 | Jade Edwards
|
17 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 20 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 77 | -2 | 75 |
| 17 | Ash Hand
|
9 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Brett Lidsey
|
11 | Ret | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 49 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Ollie Pidgley
|
8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | 47 | -2 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Nicolas Hamilton
|
14 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 44 | |||||||||
| 21 | Zak Fulk
|
12 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Graham Field
|
WD | WD | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 41 | -2 | 39 | ||||||||
| 23 | Bradley Burns
|
13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Myles Collins
|
20 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Sam Randon
|
17 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 31 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shayne Deegan
|
14 | 9 | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | 17 | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 37 | -10 | 27 | ||||||||
| 27 | Shawn Taylor
|
16 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 28 | Ben Palmer
|
13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Ambrogio Perfetti
|
21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | James Ross
|
18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Jamie Going
|
16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Oscar Rovelli
|
19 | 21 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Paul Streather
|
WD | WD | Ret | 18 | WD | WD | 3 | -2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Points | |||||||||
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