2017 Renault UK Clio Cup

The 2017 Renault UK Clio Cup 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 the Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. Organised by the British Automobile Racing Club, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship. It will be the 22nd Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 42nd of UK motorsport undertaken by Renault and Renault Sport. The first race takes place on 2 April at Brands Hatch on the circuit's Indy configuration and concluded on 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

2017 Renault UK Clio Cup season
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018
2017 ToCA Support series:
2017 BTCC
2017 F4 British Championship
2017 Ginetta Junior Championship
2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2017 season.

Team No. Driver Rounds
JamSport Racing 1 Graham Field [1] 2–5
27 Nathan Harrison [2] 1
41 Aaron Thompson [3] 1–8
64 Jamie Going 6
88 Lucas Orrock [4] 1–4
Team Pyro 2 Ash Hand 1–3
3 Ollie Pidgley [5] 1–3
4 Jack McCarthy [6] All
6 Bradley Burns [7] 7–9
21 Mike Bushell [8] All
27 Nathan Harrison 2–9
34 Zak Fulk [9] 7–9
83 Kyle Hornby 1–5
88 Lucas Orrock 5–9
WDE Motorsport 5 Lee Pattison [10] All
22 Paul Rivett [11] All
26 Paul Streather [12] 2
45 Dan Zelos [13] All
46 Sam Osborne 8–9
82 Nicolas Hamilton [14] 4–8
94 Luke Reade 9
PP Motorsport 7 James Colburn [15] All
STR Norwich 8 Shawn Taylor 2, 6–7, 9
Ciceley Motorsport 9 Jade Edwards [16] All
41 Aaron Thompson 9
46 Sam Osborne [17] 1–7
71 Max Coates [18] All
94 Luke Reade [19] 1–8
Westbourne Motorsport 10 Sam Randon [20] 5–6
11 Ben Palmer 9
13 Ambrogio Perfetti 1–2
32 James Dorlin [21] All
35 Oscar Rovelli 1–2
95 Myles Collins [22] 1–3
Mike Ritchie Motorsport 12 Brett Lidsey [23] 3, 8–9
DRM 16 Daniel Rowbottom [24] All
SDR Motorsports 28 Shayne Deegan [25] 1–2, 4–5
Bob Ross Racing 44 James Ross 7

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 25 August 2016, with no major changes from the previous season.[26]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 2 April Mike Bushell James Dorlin Lee Pattison WDE Motorsport
R2 Mike Bushell Shayne Deegan Mike Bushell Team Pyro
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 16 April Dan Zelos Jack McCarthy Max Coates Ciceley Motorsport
R4 Lee Pattison Daniel Rowbottom Lee Pattison WDE Motorsport
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 7 May Mike Bushell Mike Bushell Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R6 Mike Bushell Dan Zelos James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 21 May Mike Bushell Mike Bushell Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R8 Mike Bushell Sam Osborne James Colburn PP Motorsport
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 11 June Mike Bushell Mike Bushell Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R10 Mike Bushell Max Coates Mike Bushell Team Pyro
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 30 July Mike Bushell Paul Rivett Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R12 James Dorlin Max Coates Mike Bushell Team Pyro
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 27 August Max Coates Lee Pattison Max Coates Ciceley Motorsport
R14 Max Coates Max Coates Lee Pattison WDE Motorsport
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 17 September Lucas Orrock Mike Bushell James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport
R16 Mike Bushell Bradley Burns Paul Rivett WDE Motorsport
9 R17 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 1 October Mike Bushell Max Coates Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R18 Mike Bushell Zak Fulk Mike Bushell Team Pyro

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  Fastest lap
32 28 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Pen. Points
1 Mike Bushell 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 10 2 5 2 1 1 514 514
2 Paul Rivett 3 3 9 2 6 3 4 7 4 3 5 3 4 7 3 1 16 8 379 -2 377
3 Lee Pattison 1 2 2 1 5 4 8 6 7 6 2 Ret 2 1 8 12 12 7 360 360
4 Max Coates 6 6 1 3 8 Ret 6 5 6 2 7 2 1 3 9 4 8 9 360 360
5 Daniel Rowbottom 13 10 13 5 4 7 3 3 3 Ret 3 4 6 8 6 3 6 5 322 322
6 James Colburn 12 5 10 Ret 2 6 7 1 8 4 9 8 5 4 11 10 3 6 302 302
7 Jack McCarthy 5 4 Ret 7 9 10 5 Ret 5 10 Ret 11 3 6 4 6 5 3 272 272
8 Dan Zelos 7 8 12 6 10 5 16 4 13 7 6 5 8 9 13 14 2 2 276 -6 270
9 James Dorlin 4 16 7 9 3 1 9 Ret Ret 8 8 6 14 18 1 5 4 18 259 -2 257
10 Nathan Harrison 11 18 6 8 7 8 2 Ret 2 5 12 9 11 15 12 11 10 11 228 228
11 Lucas Orrock Ret 11 Ret DNS 15 Ret 12 14 11 13 4 12 7 5 2 7 7 4 199 199
12 Sam Osborne 15 12 5 11 18 Ret 13 10 14 11 Ret 13 15 17 14 16 Ret 15 122 -6 116
13 Aaron Thompson 18 14 Ret 13 17 11 Ret 12 10 12 13 10 16 11 16 17 15 14 117 -4 113
14 Luke Reade 10 19 Ret Ret 21 16 11 8 15 Ret 11 Ret 9 13 7 19 14 16 108 108
15 Kyle Hornby 16 Ret 11 12 14 12 10 9 12 16 77 77
16 Jade Edwards 17 15 17 Ret 20 15 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret 14 20 10 17 8 Ret DNS 77 -2 75
17 Ash Hand 9 13 4 10 13 9 73 73
18 Brett Lidsey 11 Ret 15 9 9 12 49 49
19 Ollie Pidgley 8 7 Ret Ret 12 13 47 -2 45
20 Nicolas Hamilton 14 13 Ret 15 15 15 17 20 18 18 44 44
21 Zak Fulk 12 16 Ret 15 11 10 43 43
22 Graham Field WD WD 15 17 19 17 15 11 16 17 41 -2 39
23 Bradley Burns 13 14 10 13 Ret DNS 36 36
24 Myles Collins 20 17 8 16 16 14 36 36
25 Sam Randon 17 Ret 10 7 31 31
26 Shayne Deegan 14 9 Ret Ret WD WD 17 DSQ Ret 9 37 -10 27
27 Shawn Taylor 16 19 14 Ret 19 19 Ret 17 22 22
28 Ben Palmer 13 13 16 16
29 Ambrogio Perfetti 21 20 14 15 14 14
30 James Ross 18 12 12 12
31 Jamie Going 16 16 10 10
32 Oscar Rovelli 19 21 Ret 14 9 9
33 Paul Streather WD WD Ret 18 WD WD 3 -2 1
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Pen. Points
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