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
	3	Steven Hunter	4, 7
	11	Paul Rivett	All
	43	Derek Pierce	7, 10
	43	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
	15	Neil Waterworth	5
Solutions Racing	6	Alex Dew	1-7
Solutions Racing	46	Robert Gaffney	1-2
Team Valtra	8	Peter Felix	1
Full Speed Racing	8	Peter Felix	2-3, 5-6, 8-9
	23	Chris Panayiotou	1-2, 6
	28	Phil Glew	All
	99	Glenn Bell	1-6
	99	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
Coastal Racing	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
	21	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
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	29–30 March	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
2	R4	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	12–13 April	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
3	R6	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	3–4 May	Ben Winrow	Gavin Pyper	Ben Winrow	Team Pyro
4	R7	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	17–18 May	Ben Winrow	Steven Hunter	Ben Winrow	Team Pyro
4	R8	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	17–18 May	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
5	R10	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	31 May-1 June	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
6	R12	Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire	7–8 June	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
7	R14	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	12–13 July	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
8	R16	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	26–27 July	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
9	R18	Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire	30–31 August	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
10	R20	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	20–21 September	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

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)

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
Total Control Racing	9	Ray MacDowall	All
PH Motorsport	5	Phil House	All
Amery Motorsport	7	Darren Wilson	All
Amery Motorsport	50	Dave Newsham	All
Team Pyro	10	Árón Smith	All
Team Pyro	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
1	R2	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	1 November	Árón Smith	Árón Smith	Árón Smith	Team Pyro
2	R3	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	8 November	Alex MacDowall	Phil House	Phil House	PH Motorsport
2	R4	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	8 November	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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