2008 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

The 2008 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season began at Brands Hatch on 29 March and finished after 20 races over 10 events at the same circuit on 21 September. The Championship was won by Ben Winrow driving for Team Pyro.

Changes for 2008
  • Entries were limited to 36 to ensure that the championship was contested over 20 races.
  • The series returned to using the double-header race format as seen prior to 2007.

Teams and drivers

All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 197s.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
JHR Developments 1 Richard Cannon 1-4, 6
Steven Hunter 5, 8
Matt Allison 9
Max Hunter 10
3 Mark Hazell 1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Steven Hunter 4, 7
11 Paul Rivett All
43 Derek Pierce 7, 10
Steven Hunter 9
Mardi Gras Motorsport 2 Gavin Pyper All
10 Árón Smith All
88 David Dickenson All
Team Pyro 4 Ben Winrow 1-9
5 Chris Rice All
6 Alex Dew 8-10
7 Chris Law 1-6, 10
15 Jeff Smith 2-4, 6-10
Neil Waterworth 5
Solutions Racing 6 Alex Dew 1-7
46 Robert Gaffney 1-2
Team Valtra 8 Peter Felix 1
Full Speed Racing 2-3, 5-6, 8-9
23 Chris Panayiotou 1-2, 6
28 Phil Glew All
99 Glenn Bell 1-6
Chaz Small 7-9
Total Control Racing 9 Alex MacDowall All
22 Mike Robinson All
27 Ray MacDowall 1, 3
Nick Adcock 2, 4-5
Jonathan Adam 6
Fulvio Mussi 7
Stefan Hodgetts 8-9
77 Jonathan Ridley-Holloway All
Coastal Racing 12 Carl Bradley All
20 Stephen Tyldsley 2-4, 6-7, 9-10
Y4HR Miracle Drywash with SVE 14 Niki Lanik All
Amery Motorsport 17 David Shepherd All
21 Jonathan Shepherd 1-8
Dave Newsham 10
26 Rob Austin 6
P9 Raceshop/Range Storage 24 Lee Pattison All
APO Sport 29 Alex Osborne All
Robertshaw Racing 32 Matt Allison 7
43 Derek Pierce 1-6
46 Robert Gaffney 3-10
Team Wood Racing 44 Lea Wood 1-2, 4-10
Double Six Racing 66 Rob Boston 1-2, 4-10

Calendar & Winners

The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at nine of the ten rounds. The series skipped the round at Knockhill and instead raced at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone on 7–8 June.

Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 29–30 March Ben Winrow Derek Pierce Paul Rivett JHR Developments
R2 Ben Winrow Alex MacDowall Ben Winrow Team Pyro
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 12–13 April Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R4 Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Paul Rivett JHR Developments
3 R5 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 3–4 May Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R6 Ben Winrow Gavin Pyper Ben Winrow Team Pyro
4 R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 17–18 May Ben Winrow Steven Hunter Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R8 Ben Winrow Alex MacDowall Paul Rivett JHR Developments
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 31 May-1 June Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Paul Rivett JHR Developments
R10 Ben Winrow Paul Rivett Paul Rivett JHR Developments
6 R11 Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire 7–8 June Ben Winrow Jonathan Adam Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
R12 Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Team Pyro
7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 12–13 July Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R14 Ben Winrow Matt Allison Ben Winrow Team Pyro
8 R15 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 26–27 July Gavin Pyper Lea Wood Ben Winrow Team Pyro
R16 Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Stefan Hodgetts Total Control Racing
9 R17 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire 30–31 August Paul Rivett Ben Winrow Stefan Hodgetts Total Control Racing
R18 Paul Rivett Steven Hunter Lee Pattison P9 Raceshop/Range Storage
10 R19 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 20–21 September Niki Lanik Paul Rivett
Alex MacDowall		 Paul Rivett JHR Developments
R20 Niki Lanik David Shepherd Paul Rivett JHR Developments

Standings

Points were awarded on a 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 20 finishers in each race, with 2 bonus points for the fastest lap in each race. A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship.

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SIL SNE OUL SIL BHI Total Drop Pen Pts
1 Ben Winrow 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 20 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 DNS 496 11 495
2 Paul Rivett 1 2 3 1 Ret DNS 5 1 1 1 4 5 9 Ret 3 10 2 7 1 1 437 437
3 Phil Glew 3 5 12 10 7 6 4 7 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 345 345
4 Carl Bradley NC 8 4 4 5 4 10 5 4 Ret 11 Ret 8 14 4 5 9 19 6 4 280 22 278
5 Niki Lanik 17 3 16 Ret Ret Ret 6 3 5 4 6 Ret 19 21 7 4 8 5 2 3 264 23 262
6 Mike Robinson 11 9 18 7 4 2 8 Ret 16 17 8 7 Ret 8 6 3 6 12 7 Ret 244 3 241
7 Alex MacDowall 15 6 19 22 18 10 3 4 15 11 5 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 16 8 5 230 2 228
8 Rob Boston 9 15 5 Ret 20 18 6 Ret Ret 9 10 7 11 8 7 4 4 2 211 211
9 Árón Smith 4 7 8 8 11 8 13 13 10 6 14 15 12 13 15 7 11 9 11 Ret 219 6 7 206
10 Lee Pattison Ret DNS 7 6 6 9 Ret 17 9 Ret 20 10 7 10 Ret 13 4 1 14 8 202 202
11 Gavin Pyper 7 Ret 2 18 Ret 3 16 14 DSQ 5 9 6 6 11 Ret Ret 10 8 13 Ret 197 10 187
12 Robert Gaffney 6 19 15 14 3 5 22 10 14 13 10 8 4 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 17 184 184
13 Steven Hunter 2 2 20 12 5 3 9 DNS DNS 2 155 155
14 Alex Osborne Ret 22 11 Ret 15 13 11 12 7 8 15 11 Ret 20 8 6 14 15 Ret 9 147 2 145
15 Jonathan Ridley-Holloway Ret 17 9 17 12 Ret 9 Ret 12 7 18 12 16 9 Ret 11 16 Ret 9 7 138 138
16 Lea Wood 12 11 25 Ret 14 15 11 Ret 17 18 13 Ret 2 9 DNS 14 21 10 117 24 115
17 Derek Pierce 14 4 10 12 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 28 14 Ret 19 10 Ret 110 2 108
18 Alex Dew 8 Ret 14 16 16 14 Ret 19 19 16 24 Ret 11 16 17 15 17 10 17 16 96 25 94
19 Stefan Hodgetts 14 1 1 3 96 36 93
20 Glenn Bell 13 Ret 13 5 8 7 Ret 9 Ret 14 DNS DNS 85 85
21 Richard Cannon Ret 13 6 3 Ret 16 19 22 7 13 82 82
22 Peter Felix 10 12 17 9 13 15 Ret Ret 23 19 13 14 18 13 78 37 75
23 Chris Rice DNS 16 24 23 19 12 Ret Ret 17 18 16 16 15 Ret Ret 12 13 17 15 11 76 28 74
24 David Shepherd Ret 14 20 13 Ret 11 7 6 Ret Ret 25 Ret 14 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 15 78 89 70
25 Stephen Tyldsley Ret 11 9 Ret 15 8 13 Ret Ret 15 15 20 12 14 79 910 70
26 David Dickenson 5 Ret 26 Ret 14 Ret 17 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret 18 22 16 17 19 18 19 19 71 211 69
27 Jonathan Adam 1 2 62 62
28 Matt Allison 3 12 Ret 6 54 54
29 Nick Adcock 21 15 12 21 8 9 41 41
30 Chris Law 16 10 23 21 DSQ 17 18 16 13 15 19 Ret 18 13 55 1912 36
31 Chaz Small Ret 17 10 Ret 12 11 34 34
32 Dave Newsham 3 Ret 25 25
33 Jeff Smith Ret 25 20 18 Ret 23 22 17 Ret 23 12 16 21 Ret 22 18 25 25
34 Fulvio Mussi 17 6 22 22
35 Mark Hazell 19 18 Ret 24 17 Ret Ret 19 26 20 18 DNS 20 DNS Ret Ret 16 2 14
36 Max Hunter 16 12 14 213 12
37 Ray MacDowall DNS 21 10 Ret 11 11
38 Jonathan Shepherd 18 23 27 19 21 Ret 21 24 21 Ret Ret 21 20 24 19 18 11 614 5
39 Neil Waterworth 18 Ret 3 3
40 Chris Panayiotou Ret 20 22 20 21 Ret 2 2
41 Rob Austin 27 Ret 0 0
Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SIL SNE OUL SIL BHI Total Drop Pen Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Notes:

1.^ - Ben Winrow was docked one point at Thruxton.
2.^ - Carl Bradley was docked two points at Thruxton.
3.^ - Niki Lanik was docked two points at the second Silverstone meeting.
4.^ - Lea Wood was docked two points at Snetterton.
5.^ - Alex Dew was docked two points at the second Silverstone meeting.
6.^ - Stefan Hodgetts was docked three points at Oulton Park.
7.^ - Peter Felix was docked three points at Donington Park.
8.^ - Chris Rice was docked two points at Thruxton.
9.^ - David Shepherd was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting as well as a further six point penalty.
10.^ - Stephen Tyldsley was docked three points at Donington Park as well as a further six point penalty.
11.^ - David Dickenson was docked two points at Rockingham.
12.^ - Chris Law was docked four points at Donington Park as well as a further fifteen point penalty.
13.^ - Max Hunter was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
14.^ - Jonathan Shepherd was docked two points at Thruxton as well as a further four point penalty.

Winter Cup

The Winter Cup was contested over two rounds at Croft on 1 November and Rockingham on 8 November. It was won by Árón Smith driving for Team Pyro.

Teams & Drivers
Team No. Drivers Rounds
Total Control Racing 1 Alex MacDowall All
9 Ray MacDowall All
PH Motorsport 5 Phil House All
Amery Motorsport 7 Darren Wilson All
50 Dave Newsham All
Team Pyro 10 Árón Smith All
55 Quentin Smith All
Mardi Gras Motorsport 88 David Dickenson All

Calendar & Winners
Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 1 November Árón Smith Phil House Árón Smith Team Pyro
R2 Árón Smith Árón Smith Árón Smith Team Pyro
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 8 November Alex MacDowall Phil House Phil House PH Motorsport
R4 Alex MacDowall Árón Smith Dave Newsham Amery Motorsport

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship. All scores counted.

Pos Driver CRO ROC Pts
1 Árón Smith 1 1 2 2 124
2 Phil House 2 3 1 8 103
3 Alex MacDowall 3 2 4 3 100
4 David Dickenson 4 5 5 4 84
5 Dave Newsham 5 Ret 3 1 77
6 Quentin Smith 6 6 7 7 68
7 Ray MacDowall Ret 4 6 5 60
8 Darren Wilson Ret 7 8 6 48
Pos Driver CRO ROC Pts
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