The 2016 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. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC. It will be the 21st Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 41st 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 2 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Team Pyro 1 United Kingdom Mike Bushell[1] All
28 United Kingdom Josh Price[2] All
44 Republic of Ireland David Dickenson[3] All
99 United Kingdom Darren Johnson[4] M 2
JamSport Racing 2 United Kingdom Chris Smiley 6–9
8 United Kingdom Luke Kidsley[5] All
15 United Kingdom Paul Donkin 9
27 United Kingdom James Grint 9
50 United Kingdom Graham Field[6] M 1–4, 8–9
Ciceley Motorsport 3 United Kingdom Ollie Pidgley[7] G All
45 United Kingdom Dan Zelos[8] G All
71 United Kingdom Max Coates[9] G All
PP Motorsport 4 United Kingdom James Colburn 8–9
11 United Kingdom Anton Spires[10] 1–7
20Ten Racing 6 United Kingdom Peter Felix M 1
7 United Kingdom Sam Watkins[11] G 1–4
55 United Kingdom Tom Butler[12] G 1–2
65 United Kingdom Craig Milner M 2, 6
JamSport with AWE Motorsport 10 United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales[13] All
Team Cooksport 13 United Kingdom Rory Collingbourne[14] All
24 United Kingdom George Jackson[15] All
46 United Kingdom Lee Pattison[5] M All
88 United Kingdom Shayne Deegan G 6–8
Vanquish Motorsport with WDE 20 United Kingdom Paul Plant[16] 1–3, 6
R-Tech Team Pyro 21 United Kingdom Ben Davis 8
WDE Motorsport 22 United Kingdom Paul Rivett[17] All
23 United Kingdom Charlie Ladell[18] All
63 United Kingdom Rory Green[19] 1–2, 4–6
Finesse Motorsport
Team EcoMotive with Finesse
26 United Kingdom Paul Streather[20] G All
92 United Kingdom Jake Giddings G 3–4, 8
32 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom[21] 2–5
Team EcoMotive with DRM 1
Team BMR with Pyro[22] 66 United Kingdom Senna Proctor[23] G All
Icon Class
M Masters Cup
G Graduate Cup

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 28 October 2015. Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit returns to the calendar in 2016, replacing the round held at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
2 April United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales United Kingdom Paul Streather Finesse Motorsport
R2 3 April United Kingdom Lee Pattison United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales United Kingdom Lee Pattison Team Cooksport
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
17 April United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R4 United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales United Kingdom Paul Streather United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
8 May United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R6 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
4 June United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R8 5 June United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Charlie Ladell United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
18 June United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Lee Pattison United Kingdom Paul Rivett 4Front Motor Group with WDE
R10 19 June United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Max Coates Ciceley Motorsport
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
31 July United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R12 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 August United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R14 28 August United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
17 September United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Ollie Pidgley United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
R16 17 September United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Paul Streather United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales JamSport with AWE Motorsport
9 R17 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
1 October United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Paul Rivett 4Front Motor Group with WDE
R18 2 October United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Luke Kidsley United Kingdom Josh Price 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
Notes
  • A driver's best 16 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
1 United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales 8 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 7 Ret 1 1 4 1 1 4 7 430 430
2 United Kingdom Mike Bushell 4 3 5 6 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 2 Ret Ret 422 422
3 United Kingdom Max Coates 6 8 4 5 9 10 3 5 2 1 2 5 8 3 5 3 6 2 394 23 361
4 United Kingdom Paul Rivett 3 2 3 2 4 8 7 12 1 17 Ret 3 2 2 4 4 1 16 364 4 360
5 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 2 1 2 18 5 4 6 7 11 6 5 8 16 13 18 6 3 8 300 7 293
6 United Kingdom Josh Price 7 13 Ret 9 2 3 9 15 Ret 3 4 12 6 5 3 17 2 1 286 286
7 United Kingdom Paul Streather 1 4 7 4 15 6 13 9 6 5 13 6 14 15 9 9 Ret 6 259 6 253
8 United Kingdom Senna Proctor 11 21 Ret 8 8 9 4 3 7 8 3 10 Ret 6 13 5 5 4 249 249
9 United Kingdom Charlie Ladell 5 5 Ret 3 14 11 5 4 Ret 4 14 9 7 7 10 Ret Ret 3 233 233
10 Republic of Ireland David Dickenson 12 9 Ret 15 7 7 12 11 8 Ret 6 11 4 8 7 11 Ret 12 191 191
11 United Kingdom Luke Kidsley 9 17 13 12 Ret 16 10 8 12 13 19 2 Ret 12 8 7 Ret Ret 147 147
12 United Kingdom Rory Collingbourne 13 22 11 10 12 14 16 18 10 12 12 13 15 9 14 12 10 9 147 3 144
13 United Kingdom George Jackson 14 10 6 14 10 15 18 14 9 15 10 20 13 Ret 17 18 9 Ret 125 125
14 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom Ret 7 8 7 13 NC 8 6 5 9 118 118
15 United Kingdom Anton Spires 17 15 9 Ret 6 5 14 17 14 10 9 16 11 Ret 114 114
16 United Kingdom Ollie Pidgley 16 11 10 Ret 17 12 15 16 13 11 16 14 12 11 16 10 Ret Ret 112 112
17 United Kingdom Chris Smiley 8 7 5 Ret 11 14 7 10 92 92
18 United Kingdom Dan Zelos Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret 20 17 19 Ret 16 7 15 10 14 Ret 15 11 11 79 79
19 United Kingdom James Colburn 6 8 8 5 66 66
20 United Kingdom Jake Giddings 11 13 19 10 12 16 45 45
21 United Kingdom Rory Green 20 16 Ret Ret 11 13 15 14 17 18 42 42
22 United Kingdom Shayne Deegan 15 17 9 10 Ret 13 41 41
23 United Kingdom Paul Plant 10 14 Ret 11 Ret 17 11 Ret 40 40
24 United Kingdom Graham Field 19 23 15 17 Ret 18 20 21 19 19 13 15 34 34
25 United Kingdom Sam Watkins 15 12 12 Ret 16 19 DNS 20 30 30
26 United Kingdom Paul Donkin 12 13 17 17
27 United Kingdom Tom Butler 18 19 16 13 16 16
28 United Kingdom Craig Milner 17 16 18 19 14 14
29 United Kingdom Darren Johnson 14 19 9 9
30 United Kingdom James Grint Ret 14 7 7
31 United Kingdom Ben Davis 15 Ret 6 6
32 United Kingdom Peter Felix Ret 18 3 3
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Drop Pen. Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points
1 Team Pyro
Team BMR with Pyro
4 3 5 5 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 4 531
7 9 14 7 3 3 4 3 7 3 3 10
2 JamSport Racing
JamSport with AWE Motorsport
8 6 1 11 1 1 2 1 4 7 8 1 414
17 9 13 16 Ret 16 10 8 12 13 19 2
3 WDE Motorsport
Vanquish Motorsport with WDE
3 2 3 1 4 8 5 4 1 4 11 3 412
5 5 Ret 2 14 11 7 12 15 14 14 9
4 Team Cooksport 2 1 2 9 5 4 6 7 9 6 5 8 352
13 10 6 13 10 14 16 14 10 12 10 13
5 Ciceley Motorsport 6 8 4 4 9 10 3 5 2 1 2 5 341
16 11 10 Ret 17 12 15 16 13 11 7 14
6 Finesse Motorsport
Team EcoMotive with Finesse
1 4 7 3 11 6 8 6 5 5 13 6 314
8 6 13 13 13 9 6 9
7 PP Motorsport 17 15 9 Ret 6 5 14 17 14 10 9 16 106
8 20Ten Racing 15 12 12 12 16 19 DNS 20 18 19 61
18 18 16 15
9 Team EcoMotive with DRM Ret 14 16
Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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