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

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
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
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
55 Ignas Gelžinis G All
MBR
MBR with Team Pyro		 21 Mike Bushell 7–8
JHR 24 Lee Pattison M 2–8
66 Josh Cook[10] G All
20Ten Racing 25 Graham Field M All
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

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
R2 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
R4 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
R6 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
R8 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
R10 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
R12 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
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
R16 13 October James Colburn Josh Cook Josh Cook JHR

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
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
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)

(*) Drivers drop lowest race result (excluding DSQ)

References
  1. "British Automobile Racing Club takes helm of Renault UK Clio Cup". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. Ashby, Chris (18 February 2013). "Five Car Attack For Pyro". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  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.
  6. "Clio Cup newcomers Wakefield & Modell confirmed at Scuderia Vittoria". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  7. Paice, Simon (19 December 2012). "Clio and Ginetta stars given KX Academy backing". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  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. 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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