2011 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom Explained

The 2011 AirAsia Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season will begin at Brands Hatch on 3 April and will finish after 16 races over 8 events at Brands Hatch on 2 October. The season will support rounds of the British Touring Car Championship. On 28 February, AirAsia X was announced as title sponsor to the series in a three-year deal.^[1]

Rule changes

The 2011 season will see several rules introduced in an effort to cut costs for competitors to an annual budget of approximately £60,000. These changes including a reduction in the number of rounds from 20 to 16, a reduction in tyre allocation from 60 slick tyres per year to 48 and a reduction of official test days and a freedom of test venue introduced.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team		Drivers	Class	Rounds
Scuderia Vittoria	0	Ash Miller	G	8
	6	Chris Smith	G	8
	11	Matt Allison^[3]		1–6
	11	Ant Whorton-Eales	G	7–8
	41	Luke Wright^[4]	G	All
Westbourne Motorsport	2	James Colburn^[5]	G	All
Total Control Racing	3	James Dixon^[6]	G	All
	8	Andy Jordan		6
	17	Tom Grice^[7]	G	1–5
	28	Nicolas Hamilton^[8]	G	All
	66	Mark Proctor^[9]		1–2
	66	Mark Proctor^[9]	M	4–8
Team Pyro	4	Árón Smith	G	All
	7	Chris Swanwick^[10]	G	1–5
		Neb Bursac		6
		David Dickenson		7–8
	16	Adam Bonham	G	All
	33	Jack Goff	G	All
	42	Craig Currie^[11]	url=https://catdrivertraining.co.uk/rookie-racing-reflections/		1–7
	99	Josh Files^[12]	G	All
JHR Developments	5	Lee Pattison^[13]	M	1–3
JHR Developments	5	Rob Boston		7–8
20Ten Racing	10	Darren Wilson	M	All
	18	Andy Gorton		7–8
	27	Tim Sweet		6
Handy Motorsport	12	Simon Belcher	M	8
Get On Track Developments	13	Jake Packun	G	All
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	15	Matthew Munson		2
	22	Paul Rivett		All
	23	Mark Gibbons	M	7

Icon	Class
G	Graduate Cup
M	Masters Cup

Race calendar and results

The 2011 ToCA calendar was announced on 8 September 2010.^[14] Renault have subsequently announced that the Clio Cup will support the BTCC at eight meetings.^[2] Two non-championship races were held at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone in conjunction with the Dutch Clio Cup.^[15] Luke Wright won both races for the Scuderia Vittoria team,^[16] but he was the only full-time competitor from the British series to take part.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch, Kent	2 April	Jake Packun	Paul Rivett	James Dixon	Total Control Racing
1	R2	Brands Hatch, Kent	3 April	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
2	R3	Donington Park, Leicestershire	16 April	James Dixon	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
2	R4	Donington Park, Leicestershire	17 April	James Dixon	Paul Rivett	James Dixon	Total Control Racing
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	30 April	Árón Smith	Tom Grice	Árón Smith	Team Pyro
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	1 May	Árón Smith	Paul Rivett	Árón Smith	Team Pyro
4	R7	Oulton Park, Cheshire	4 June	James Dixon	Árón Smith	James Dixon	Total Control Racing
4	R8	Oulton Park, Cheshire	5 June	James Dixon	Tom Grice	Jack Goff	Team Pyro
5	R9	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	18 June	Matt Allison	James Colburn	Matt Allison	Scuderia Vittoria
5	R10	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	19 June	Matt Allison	James Colburn	Matt Allison	Scuderia Vittoria
6	R11	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	6 August	James Colburn	James Colburn	James Dixon	Total Control Racing
6	R12	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	7 August	Árón Smith	James Colburn	Árón Smith	Team Pyro
7	R13	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	17 September	Jack Goff	Josh Files	Jack Goff	Team Pyro
7	R14	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	18 September	Jack Goff	James Colburn	Jack Goff	Team Pyro
8	R15	Brands Hatch, Kent	1 October	Paul Rivett	Ant Whorton-Eales	James Colburn	Westbourne Motorsport
8	R16	Brands Hatch, Kent	2 October	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		ROC		BHGP		Pen	Pts
1	Paul Rivett	3	1	1	3	12	2	5	7	6	10	6	4	7	8	2	1	2	356
2	Árón Smith	6	3	7	10	1	1	6	2	3	8	Ret	1	3	5	3	3		348
3	James Colburn	4	8	6	6	2	Ret	2	4	2	3	10	3	5	3	1	4		348
4	James Dixon	1	13	2	1	4	6	1	3	5	Ret	1	Ret	6	2	10	6		324
5	Jack Goff	Ret	2	13	11	6	3	3	1	Ret	4	9	2	1	1	Ret	DNS		272
6	Jake Packun	2	Ret	3	4	5	10	10	Ret	4	5	5	9	4	Ret	4	2	8	255
7	Josh Files	9	12	11	8	8	11	9	Ret	10	12	3	6	2	Ret	6	5	3	209
8	Adam Bonham	7	9	4	9	13	4	8	6	Ret	DNS	4	7	Ret	9	7	11	2	198
9	Matt Allison	Ret	4	5	5	Ret	Ret	7	12	1	1	Ret	5					3	168
10	Tom Grice	10	6	8	Ret	3	7	4	9	9	6							2	150
11	Luke Wright	Ret	10	10	7	Ret	DNS	11	13	Ret	2	2	10	Ret	4	Ret	DNS		145
12	Craig Currie	11	11	12	Ret	9	9	12	5	12	11	8	11	10	Ret				136
13	Darren Wilson	Ret	14	16	16	11	12	16	8	8	9	11	14	13	11	17	14	2	127
14	Nicolas Hamilton	12	15	17	14	10	13	15	Ret	11	Ret	14	13	14	14	9	10		113
15	Mark Proctor	Ret	Ret	15	15			14	11	7	7	12	12	12	12	14	Ret		105
16	Chris Swanwick	8	7	9	12	7	8	13	10	Ret	Ret								100
17	Lee Pattison	5	5	Ret	2	Ret	5											3	85
18	Ant Whorton-Eales													8	7	5	7		68
19	Rob Boston													9	10	8	8		51
20	David Dickenson													11	6	13	9		49
21	Neb Bursac											7	8						30
22	Andy Gorton													15	13	15	12		30
23	Matthew Munson			14	13														15
24	Tim Sweet											13	15						14
25	Simon Belcher															16	15		13
26	Chris Smith															11	Ret		10
27	Mark Gibbons													16	Ret				5
	Andy Jordan											Ret	DNS						0
Guest driver ineligible for points
	Ash Miller															12	13		0
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		ROC		BHGP		Pen	Pts

Entrants' Championship

Pos	Entrant	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		ROC		BHGP		Pts
1	align=left rowspan=2	Team Pyro	6	2	4	8	1	1	3	1	3	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	740
1	7	3	7	9	6	3	6	2	10	8	4	2	2	5	6	5			740
2	align=left rowspan=2	Total Control Racing	1	6	2	1	3	6	1	3	5	6	1	12	6	2	9	6	566
2	10	13	8	14	4	7	4	9	7	7	12	13	12	12	10	10			566
3	align=left rowspan=2	Scuderia Vittoria	Ret	4	5	5	Ret	Ret	7	12	1	1	2	5	8	4	5	7	392
3	Ret	10	10	7	Ret	DNS	11	13	Ret	2	Ret	10	Ret	7	11	Ret			392
4	align=left rowspan=2	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	3	1	1	3	12	2	5	7	6	10	6	4	7	8	2	1	366
4			14	13									16	Ret					366
5	Westbourne Motorsport	4	8	6	6	2	Ret	2	4	2	3	10	3	5	3	1	4	338
6	Get On Track Developments	2	Ret	3	4	5	10	10	Ret	4	5	5	9	4	Ret	4	2	263
7	align=left rowspan=2	20Ten Racing	Ret	14	16	16	11	12	16	8	8	9	11	14	13	11	15	12	170
7											13	15	15	13	17	14			170
8	JHR Developments	5	5	Ret	2	Ret	5							9	10	8	8	139
9	Handy Motorsport															16	15	11
Pos	Entrant	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		CRO		SNE		ROC		BHGP		Pts

Notes and References

News: AirAsia X gets on board with Renault Clio Cup UK. Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 28 February 2011. 7 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307203715/http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/cliocup/news/ObjectId/5851/Default.aspx. 7 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
News: New direction announced for 2011 Clio Cup. Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. 10 September 2010. 19 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307203453/http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/cliocup/news/ObjectId/5772/Default.aspx. 7 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
Turner. Kevin . 10 February 2011. Allison joins Scuderia Vittoria for Renault Clio Cup comeback. Autosport. 203. 6. 83. Haymarket Publications.
Turner. Kevin . 3 March 2011. Wright moves to Clios with SV. Autosport. 203. 9. 78. Haymarket Publications.
Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 31 March 2011. Rivett targets third Clio crown. 203. 13. 74. Turner. Kevin.
News: Race winner Dixon to mount Clio Cup title challenge with TCR. Total Control Racing. Apollo Designs. 27 January 2011. 28 January 2011.
News: Karting star Grice joins TCR for debut Clio Cup campaign. Total Control Racing. Apollo Designs. 21 February 2011. 23 February 2011.
News: Nicolas Hamilton follows brother Lewis into motor sport. The Guardian. 16 February 2011. 16 February 2011. Press Association.
News: Proctor to make racing return. crash.net. Crash Media Group. 24 February 2011. 24 February 2011.
News: Swanwick Signs with Team Pyro for 2011 Clio Cup Championship . Chris Swanwick Racing . Chris Swanwick . 9 November 2010 . 28 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708150600/http://www.chrisswanwickracing.com/news_2011/1a.html . 8 July 2011 .
Rookie Racing Reflections
News: New duo boost for Team Pyro. https://archive.today/20130505074736/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Motorsport-New-duo-boost-Team-Pyro/article-2975054-detail/article.html. dead. 5 May 2013. Leicester Mercury. Northcliffe Media. 7 December 2010. 1 April 2011.
News: Renault Clio Cup 2011 Season Preview. Simon. Paice. The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. 31 March 2011. 1 April 2011.
News: BTCC issues 2011 dates. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 September 2010. 19 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002648/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2112. 4 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
News: Cross Channel Challenge For Renault Clio Cup Drivers. 23 June 2011. 30 August 2011. Richard. Devine. BTCC Crazy. James Mappin.
News: Lynn And Wright Star On Home Soil At Silverstone. 21 August 2011. 30 August 2011. Michelin. Michelin Tyre plc. https://archive.today/20120710060435/http://motorsport.michelin.co.uk/news-renault-world-series-silverstone-roundup. 10 July 2012. dead. dmy-all.