2009 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Explained

The 2009 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with Michelin season began at Brands Hatch on 4 April and finished after 20 races over 10 events at the same circuit on 4 October. The Championship was won by Phil Glew driving for Team Pyro.

Changes for 2009

Teams & Drivers

All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 197s for the first half of the season and Renault Clio Cup 200s for the second half.

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Team Pyro1 Jeff SmithAll
4 Phil GlewAll
10 Árón SmithAll
23 Daniel Lloyd1–3
24 Alex Dew1–9
Chris Rice10
40 Ben Winrow6
JHR Developments2 Tom CarnabyAll
3 Andrew HerronAll
5 Mark Hazell1–4, 10
Stefan Hodgetts5
11 Steven Hunter2
Mardi Gras Motorsport6 Stefan Hodgetts6
88 David DickensonAll
PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport7 Phil House5
Total Control Racing8 Alex MacDowallAll
9 Jamie Ackers1–2
22 Mike RobinsonAll
23 Daniel Lloyd4–10
44 Sam TordoffAll
Coastal Racing12 Carl Bradley1–9
19 Ant Scragg1–8
46 Robert Gaffney1–4
Range Storage Ltd.14 Lee PattisonAll
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering15 Patrick CollinsAll
Westbourne Motorsport/SVE16 James ColburnAll
DTR20 Stephen Tyldsley1–8
Amery Motorsport21 Darren WilsonAll
32 David Shepherd1–5
38 Danny Buxton9
46 Robert Gaffney5–8, 10
50 Dave NewshamAll
APO Sport29 Alex Osborne1–4, 6–7
Elite Motorsport47 Jake PackunAll

Race calendar and results

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 4–5 July.

RoundVenueDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent4 April Alex MacDowall Alex MacDowall Phil GlewTeam Pyro
R25 April Alex MacDowall Phil Glew Phil GlewTeam Pyro
2R3Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire25 April Phil Glew Phil Glew Phil GlewTeam Pyro
R426 April Phil Glew Árón Smith Phil GlewTeam Pyro
3R5Donington Park (National), Leicestershire16 May Phil Glew Andrew Herron Phil GlewTeam Pyro
R617 May Phil Glew Andrew Herron Árón SmithTeam Pyro
4R7Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire30 May Alex MacDowall Phil Glew Alex MacDowallTotal Control Racing
R831 May Phil Glew Phil Glew Phil GlewTeam Pyro
5R9Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire13 June Alex MacDowall Alex MacDowall Alex MacDowallTotal Control Racing
R1014 June Alex MacDowall Phil Glew Phil GlewTeam Pyro
6R11Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire5 July Phil Glew Phil Glew Stefan HodgettsMardi Gras Motorsport
R12 Alex MacDowall Sam Tordoff Stefan HodgettsMardi Gras Motorsport
7R13Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk1 August Alex MacDowall Sam Tordoff Alex MacDowallTotal Control Racing
R142 August Sam Tordoff Alex MacDowall Sam TordoffTotal Control Racing
8R15Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire29 August Phil Glew Mike Robinson Dave NewshamAmery Motorsport
R1630 August Tom Carnaby Mike Robinson Phil GlewTeam Pyro
9R17Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire20 September Phil Glew Danny Buxton Phil GlewTeam Pyro
R18 Phil Glew Phil Glew Phil GlewTeam Pyro
10R19Brands Hatch (GP), Kent3 October Phil Glew Phil Glew Alex MacDowallTotal Control Racing
R204 October Phil Glew Phil Glew Phil GlewTeam Pyro

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

PosDriverBHITHRDONOULCROSILSNESILROCBHGPvalign=middleTotalvalign=middleDropvalign=middlePenvalign=middlePts
1 Phil Glew111111021212632211121592292561
22329421212Ret18143Ret5812445445
3 Andrew Herron39332449Ret742631083413Ret3642362
4 Árón Smith525261Ret518971259Ret44Ret543262324
5 Dave Newsham9544RetRet3475Ret314612RetRetDSQ3294294
6 Mike Robinson7Ret85865344Ret98512107109102912289
7 Lee Pattison467853Ret8Ret6514475RetDSQ77528410274
8 Sam Tordoff151113610117Ret131181021Ret6836Ret261261
9 James Colburn64Ret71512Ret1010Ret135987Ret964112256219
10 Carl Bradley12Ret61137665DSQ9117RetRet5692224218
11 Daniel Lloyd14791013178761467Ret1169Ret5Ret72238215
12 Robert Gaffney2115191795131417Ret10201013117361632161
1316Ret1422168101688341712Ret14142142
141113171512159Ret14Ret11151116911RetRet8Ret129129
15 Tom CarnabyRetRet1516RetRet14Ret1916122112104310Ret1291336127
16 Stefan Hodgetts3311114114
17 Alex Dew1012Ret1479111111101513RetRetRet12RetRet1196113
18 Jeff Smith181011RetRetRet121316RetRetRet1315Ret16RetRet1188989
19 Jake Packun1714RetDNSRet21171515131617RetRet8Ret11Ret10Ret7979
20 Ant Scragg201712191113151712151422Ret1413Ret81378
21 Darren Wilson22181821171919192017182318171413121216Ret6969
22 Danny Buxton225858
23 Patrick CollinsRet19Ret20Ret14181821Ret191915Ret1515Ret1114Ret5555
24 Alex Osborne138Ret121420RetDNS171616DNS53251
25 David Shepherd8RetRet18Ret161612RetRet36234
26 Phil House9122121
27 Jamie Ackers191616132020
28 Ben WinrowRet81414
29 Mark HazellRet20RetDNSRet18RetDNSRet121313
30 Steven Hunter10Ret1111
31 Chris Rice15Ret66
PosDriverBRATHRDONOULCROSILSNESILROCBRAvalign=middleTotalvalign=middleDropvalign=middlePenvalign=middlePts
Notes:

1. – Phil Glew was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.

2. – Andrew Herron was docked two points at Croft.

3. – Árón Smith was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.

4. – Mike Robinson was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting.

5. – Lee Pattison was docked two points at Croft and eight points at Rockingham.

6. – James Colburn was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at the first Silverstone meeting.

7. – Carl Bradley was docked four points at Croft.

8. – Daniel Lloyd was docked two points at Donington Park and six points at the second Silverstone meeting.

9. – Robert Gaffney was docked two points at Snetterton.

10. – Tom Carnaby was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and four points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.

11. – Alex Dew was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at Donington Park.

12. – Ant Scragg was docked three points at Croft.

13. – Alex Osborne was docked two points at the first Silverstone meeting.

14. – David Shepherd was docked two points at Donington Park.

Entrants' Championship

Points were awarded on the same scale as the drivers' championship but without the fastest lap bonus. An entrant's two highest placed cars in each race scored points and all scores counted towards the championship.

PosEntrantBHITHRDONOULCROSILSNESILROCBHGPvalign=middlePts
1Team Pyro11111121212632211121921
5252691151197859Ret44Ret54
2Total Control Racing23254212126711365312872
711868653448924697567
3JHR Developments393324493342634334129556
Ret201016Ret1814Ret1971221121010810Ret1312
4Amery Motorsport854417163475103106122233530
9181818Ret1916121717182014131171212166
5Coastal Racing1215611356651591171413569330
2017121797131412DSQ1422RetRetRetRet
6Range Storage Ltd.467853Ret8Ret6514475RetDSQ775284
7Westbourne Motorsport/SVE64Ret71512Ret1010Ret135987Ret96411225
8Mardi Gras Motorsport1113171512159Ret14Ret111116911RetRet8Ret193
1115
9DTR16Ret1422168101688341712Ret14142
10Elite Motorsport1714RetDNSRet21171515131617RetRet8Ret11Ret10Ret79
11Stancombe Vehicle EngineeringRet19Ret20Ret14181821Ret191915Ret1515Ret1114Ret55
12APO Sport138Ret121420RetDNS171616DNS53
13PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport91221
PosEntrantBHITHRDONOULCROSILSNESILROCBHGPvalign=middlePts

Winter Cup

The Winter Cup was held at Rockingham on 7 November. It was won by Daniel Lloyd driving for Total Control Racing.

Teams & Drivers

TeamNo.Drivers
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering1 Matthew Munson
22 Paul Plant
Team Pyro2 Luke Caudle
Westbourne Motorsport16 James Colburn
20Ten Racing Limited21 Darren Wilson
Total Control Racing23 Daniel Lloyd
44 Sam Tordoff

Calendar & Winners

RoundVenueDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire7 November Sam Tordoff James Colburn James ColburnWestbourne Motorsport
R2 Sam Tordoff Daniel Lloyd Sam TordoffTotal Control Racing

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship.

PosDriverROCvalign=middleTotalvalign=middlePenvalign=middlePts
1 Daniel Lloyd225858
2 Sam Tordoff315757
3 James Colburn1359257
4 Darren Wilson454242
5 Matthew Munson573636
6 Luke Caudle663636
7 Paul PlantRet42222
PosDriverROCvalign=middleTotalvalign=middlePenvalign=middlePts
Notes:

1. – James Colburn was docked two points in the first race.

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