2019 Renault UK Clio Cup

2019 Renault UK Clio Cup season

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2019 ToCA Support series:
2019 BTCC
2019 F4 British Championship
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship
2019 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Racing scene at Brands Hatch.

The 2019 Renault UK Clio Cup was 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 was the 24th Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 44th of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. ^[1]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers were signed to run the 2019 season. All teams and drivers were British-registered.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Westbourne Motorsport	2	Nathan Edwards	3
	3	James Colburn	3
	157		9
	5	Ben Colburn [2]	All
	14	Anton Spires	1, 8–9
	29	Finlay Robinson [3]	All
	40	Nick Halstead	8
	41	Aaron Thompson [4]	1–2, 9
MRM Racing	2	Nathan Edwards	5, 8–9
	9	Jade Edwards	8–9
	10	Tyler Lidsey	6–9
	12	Brett Lidsey [5]	All
	21	Ben Davis [6]	1
	62	Jack Young [7]	All
Team HARD	4	Paul Taylor	8
	9	Jade Edwards [8]	1–6
	23	Ethan Hammerton [9]	All
	56	Jamie Bond [10]	2–9
	71	Max Coates [11]	All
Specialised Motorsport	11	Luke Warr [12]	All

Race Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	6 April	Max Coates	Max Coates	Max Coates	Team HARD
		7 April	Max Coates	Max Coates	Max Coates	Team HARD
2	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	28 April	Jack Young	Jamie Bond	Jack Young	MRM Racing
			Jack Young	Jack Young	Jack Young	MRM Racing
3	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	15 June	Max Coates	Max Coates	Max Coates	Team HARD
		16 June	Max Coates	Jack Young	Max Coates	Team HARD
4	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	29 June	Jamie Bond	Jack Young	Jack Young	MRM Racing
		30 June	Jack Young	Ben Colburn	Max Coates	Team HARD
5	Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	4 August	Jack Young	Jamie Bond	Jamie Bond	Team HARD
			Jamie Bond	Jamie Bond	Max Coates	Team HARD
6	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	17 August	Brett Lidsey	Jamie Bond	Jack Young	MRM Racing
		18 August	Max Coates	Max Coates	Ethan Hammerton	Team HARD
7	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	14 September	Max Coates	Jack Young	Max Coates	Team HARD
		15 September	Jack Young	Jamie Bond	Jack Young	MRM Racing
8	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	28 September	Brett Lidsey	Jack Young	Brett Lidsey	MRM Racing
		29 September	Brett Lidsey	Ben Colburn	Jack Young	MRM Racing
9	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	12 October	James Colburn	James Colburn	Brett Lidsey	MRM Racing
		13 October	James Colburn	Jack Young	Jack Young	MRM Racing

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th+	Ret	Leading a lap	Fastest lap
25	22	20	18	16	13	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2

Notes

• One point is awarded to a competitor who leads a Renault UK Clio Cup race. This can only be awarded once to a driver that crosses the start/finish line in the lead.
• Two points are awarded to the Driver(s) setting the fastest lap in each round.
• Drivers shall count their results from the total number of races run less one race.
• Each driver’s single dropped score cannot be taken from the final two rounds of the championship.
• Competitors who are excluded from any race must count that excluded race within their total score.

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		CRO		OUL		SNE		THR		KNO		SIL		BHGP		Total
1	Jack Young	2	2*	1*	1*	2	4	1*	Ret	5*	2	1	DSQ	2	1*	4	1*	12	1	362
2	Max Coates	1*	1*	Ret	3	1*	1*	3	1*	6*	1	2	Ret*	1*	2	2	11	3	2	357
3	Jamie Bond			4	8	3	3	2*	2	1*	4*	3	2	4	3	3	5	4	7	312
4	Brett Lidsey	3	3	2	2	7	2	7	4	2	3	7*	Ret	3	4	1*	Ret	1*	6	301
5	Ben Colburn	9	Ret	3	4	8	5	4	3	4	6	4	6	Ret	6	5	2	5	Ret	241
6	Ethan Hammerton	4	8	5	7	Ret	10	6	6	3	5	5	1	5	5	7	3	8	Ret	234
7	Jade Edwards	5	4	6	9	6	6	5	5	7	7	6	5			8	Ret	13	8	181
8	Luke Warr	10	9	8	10	9	9	8	Ret	9	9	10	4	6	7	Ret	7	11	10	134
9	Finlay Robinson	7	Ret	7	6	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	8	8	Ret	DSQ	8	11	6	Ret	9	77
10	Tyler Lidsey											9	3	7	9	10	8	7	Ret	68
11	James Colburn					5	11											2	3*	67
12	Anton Spires	Ret	6													6	4	10	5	66
13	Nathan Edwards					4	8			Ret	Ret					9	Ret	6	4	64
14	Aaron Thompson	6	7	9	5													9	Ret	54
15	Ben Davis	8	5																	24
16	Paul Taylor															13	9			10
17	Nick Halstead															12	10			10
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		CRO		OUL		SNE		THR		KNO		SIL		BHGP		Total

Graduate Cup

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		CRO		OUL		SNE		THR		KNO		SIL		BHGP		Total
1	Jack Young	2	2	1	1	2	4	1	Ret	5	2	1	DSQ	2	1	4	1	12	1	388
2	Ethan Hammerton	4	8	5	7	Ret	10	6	6	3	5	5	1	5	5	7	3	8	Ret	338
3	Ben Colburn	9	Ret	3	4	8	5	4	3	4	6	4	6	Ret	6	5	2	5	Ret	326
4	Finlay Robinson	7	Ret	7	6	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	8	8	Ret	DSQ	8	11	6	Ret	9	166
5	Nathan Edwards					4	8			Ret	Ret					9	Ret	6	4	102
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		CRO		OUL		SNE		THR		KNO		SIL		BHGP		Total

References

1. "RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TO END IN 2019". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
2. "WESTBOURNE MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCE BEN COLBURN AS FIRST 2019 DRIVER". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
3. "FINLAY ROBINSON MAKES JUMP TO UK CLIO CUP WITH WESTBOURNE MOTORSPORT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
4. "AARON THOMPSON MOVES TO WESTBOURNE MOTORSPORT FOR 2019". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
5. "BRETT LIDSEY HOPES TO MAKE BIG IMPACT AFTER CONFIRMING 2019 CLIO CUP PLANS". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
6. "BEN DAVIS TO COMPETE IN FIRST FULL CLIO CUP SEASON". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
7. "JACK YOUNG CONFIRMED FOR 2019 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP GRID". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
8. "JADE EDWARDS JOINS TEAM HARD IN CLIO CUP". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
9. "COATES AND HAMMERTON TO SPEARHEAD TEAM HARD'S CLIO CUP ASSAULT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
10. "Champion Jamie Bond will contest the remainder of the 2019 Renault UK Clio Cup season with Team HARD". team-hard.com. Team HARD. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
11. "COATES AND HAMMERTON TO SPEARHEAD TEAM HARD'S CLIO CUP ASSAULT". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
12. "LUKE WARR AIMS FOR THE TOP TEN AFTER CONFIRMING 2019 UK CLIO CUP ENTRY". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

External links

• Official website