2010 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season
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The 2010 Elf
Renault Clio Cup
with Michelin
season began at Thruxton
on April 4 and will finish after 20 races over 10 events at Brands Hatch
on October 10. Fifteen drivers from seven teams will take part throughout the season, mainly supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship
but also supporting the UK round of the World Series by Renault
.
Two classes have been introduced for the 2010 season:
at all rounds except Donington Park
on September 19, as the Clio Cup forms part of the World Series by Renault
meeting on the same date, at Silverstone
. In a change for this season, Saturday races are extended to 40 minutes at most circuits, while races at Rockingham, Croft and Oulton Park are 35 minutes in length.
Notes:
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Renault Clio Cup
Renault Clio Cup
The Renault Clio Cup is a One-make racing series created and managed by Renault Sport. As the name suggests, Renault Clio cars are used, and are grouped in 15 national championships and an International Cup.-Championships:...
with Michelin
Michelin
Michelin is a tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France. It is one of the two largest tyre manufacturers in the world along with Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal tyre brands...
season began at Thruxton
Thruxton Circuit
Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing....
on April 4 and will finish after 20 races over 10 events at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
on October 10. Fifteen drivers from seven teams will take part throughout the season, mainly supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
but also supporting the UK round of the World Series by Renault
World Series by Renault
The World Series by Renault, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, is a motor racing series. The series consists of the flagship Formula Renault 3.5 Series , the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Eurocup Mégane Trophy...
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Teams and drivers
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Two classes have been introduced for the 2010 season:
- All drivers under 23 are eligible for the Graduate Cup, with the class champion earning 25% off a registration fee for the 2011 season.
- All drivers over 35 are eligible for the Masters Cup.
Calendar
The series will support the British Touring Car Championship2010 British Touring Car Championship season
The 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 53rd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Thruxton Circuit on April 4 and finished after 30 races over ten events at Brands Hatch on October 10....
at all rounds except Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
on September 19, as the Clio Cup forms part of the World Series by Renault
2010 World Series by Renault season
The 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season was the sixth season of the single–seater category. It began at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Spain on April 17, and ended at Circuit de Catalunya, also in Spain, on October 10....
meeting on the same date, at Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
. In a change for this season, Saturday races are extended to 40 minutes at most circuits, while races at Rockingham, Croft and Oulton Park are 35 minutes in length.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which is used to host a number of motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.... , Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... |
3 April | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro |
R2 | 4 April | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Jake Packun | Lee Pattison | JHR Developments | ||
2 | R3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham is the UK's most modern motorsport venue and Europe's fastest racing circuit, hosting corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing & exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motorsport... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
24 April | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro |
R4 | 25 April | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Lee Pattison | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro | ||
3 | R5 | Brands Hatch (GP) Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
1 May | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro |
R6 | 2 May | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Jack Goff | Lee Pattison | JHR Developments | ||
4 | R7 | Oulton Park Oulton Park Oulton Park Circuit is a motor racing track in the small village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line. It occupies much of the area which was... , Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... |
5 June | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro |
R8 | 6 June | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro | ||
5 | R9 | Croft Circuit Croft Circuit Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is just over long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit... , North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest... |
19 June | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Paul Rivett | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro |
R10 | 20 June | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro | ||
6 | R11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich... , Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... |
7 August | James Dixon | Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro |
R12 | 8 August | Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
Total Control Racing Lee Brookes Lee Brookes is a British retired auto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in the British Touring Car Championship in the mid-nineties.-Early Years:Brookes started racing in karting. He... |
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7 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit (National) Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
21 August | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Paul Rivett | Stancombe Vehicle Engineering |
R14 | 22 August | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Paul Rivett | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro | ||
8 | R15 | Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife is Scotland's national Motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the Fife countryside about north of Dunfermline. The track, initially opened in 1974, is long and 10 metres wide and was created by joining service roads to a nearby disused mineral railway,... , Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire... |
4 September | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
James Dixon | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro |
R16 | 5 September | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
James Colburn | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
Team Pyro | ||
9 | R17 | Silverstone Circuit (Arena) Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... , Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... |
18 September | Dave Newsham Dave Newsham David Newsham is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending.-Racing career:... |
James Dixon | Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff is a British racing car driver. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut competing in the final three rounds of the 2010 season at Brands Hatch, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Triple Eight... |
Total Control Racing Lee Brookes Lee Brookes is a British retired auto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in the British Touring Car Championship in the mid-nineties.-Early Years:Brookes started racing in karting. He... |
R18 | 19 September | Paul Rivett | Paul Rivett | Paul Rivett | Stancombe Vehicle Engineering | ||
10 | R19 | Brands Hatch (Indy) Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
9 October | James Dixon | Paul Rivett | James Dixon | Total Control Racing Lee Brookes Lee Brookes is a British retired auto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in the British Touring Car Championship in the mid-nineties.-Early Years:Brookes started racing in karting. He... |
R20 | 10 October | James Dixon | James Dixon | James Dixon | Total Control Racing Lee Brookes Lee Brookes is a British retired auto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in the British Touring Car Championship in the mid-nineties.-Early Years:Brookes started racing in karting. He... |
Drivers' Championship
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Notes:
- 1. – James Dixon was penalised two points at Croft.
- 2. – Jake Packun was penalised three points at Silverstone Arena.
- 3. – Jeff Smith was penalised two points at Silverstone Arena.
- 4. – Paul Rivett was penalised two points at Brands Hatch Indy.
- 5. – Fulvio Mussi was penalised two points at Croft.
- 6. – David Dickenson was penalised two points at Thruxton.
- 7. – Alex Osborne was penalised four points at Silverstone Arena.
Entrants' Championship
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