2012 Renault UK Clio Cup

The 2012 AirAsia^[1] Renault Clio Cup UK season 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 a Clio Renault Sport 200 that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

This season is the 17th Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season. The season commenced on 31 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will conclude on 21 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after sixteen races to be held at eight meetings, all in support of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.

Regulation changes

The only change from 2011 to the technical regulations will be a weight increase of 15 kg (33 lb) to a total minimum weight of 1,165 kg (2,568 lb).^[2]

Teams and drivers

A 23-driver entry list was released by series organisers on 20 March 2012.^[3]^[4]

Team	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	1	Adam Gould^[4]		1–3
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering	22	Paul Rivett		All
Westbourne Motorsport^[2]	2	James Colburn^[2]		All
	10	Ant Whorton-Eales^[2]	R	All
	17	Will Davison^[5]	R	All
Scuderia Vittoria^[2]	3	James Dixon^[6]		1–3
	5	Stefan Hodgetts		4–8
	7	Vic Covey, Jr.^[2]		All
	8	Finlay Crocker^[2]	M	All
	9	Ronnie Klos^[2]	M	All
	41	Russell Lee Gordon^[2]		1–3
Total Control Racing	3	James Dixon		4–8
	28	Nicolas Hamilton^[7]		All
	37	Rob Smith^[8]	R	All
Team Pyro^[2]	4	Adam Bonham^[4]		All
	6	David Dickenson		7–8
	33	Jack Goff^[9]		All
	88	Kim Andersson^[4]	R	1–4
	99	Josh Files^[9]		All
Handy Motorsport with Pyro^[2]	11	Simon Belcher^[2]	M	All
Juta Racing^[2]	13	Tautvydas Barštys^[2]		1–6, 8
Juta Racing^[2]	55	Ignas Gelžinis^[2]	R	All
20Ten Racing	20	Darren Wilson^[4]	M	1–6
	25	Graham Field	M	7–8
	66	Josh Cook^[4]	R	All
MBR	21	Mike Bushell^[3]	R	All
Silver Fox Racing	27	Mark Tilbury^[3]	R	1, 5, 8
Finesse Motorsport^[10]	31	Aaron Williamson^[10]	R	1–5
Finesse Motorsport^[10]	77	Jake Giddings^[10]	R	All
Team HARD.	34	David Grady		5
20Ten/Team HARD.	50	Andy Wilmot		8

Icon	Class
M	Masters Cup
R	Rookie Cup

Race calendar and results

The 2012 calendar supports the BTCC at all rounds, with no major changes from 2011.^[2]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	31 March	Josh Files	James Dixon	Jack Goff	Team Pyro
1	R2	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	1 April	Josh Files	Adam Bonham	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
2	R3	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	15 April	Paul Rivett	Adam Bonham	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
2	R4	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	15 April	Paul Rivett	Kim Andersson	Jack Goff	Team Pyro
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	28 April	Adam Bonham	Josh Files	James Colburn	Westbourne Motorsport
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	29 April	James Colburn	James Dixon	James Colburn	Westbourne Motorsport
4	R7	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	9 June	Stefan Hodgetts	Jack Goff	Stefan Hodgetts	Scuderia Vittoria
4	R8	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	10 June	Stefan Hodgetts	Adam Bonham	Stefan Hodgetts	Scuderia Vittoria
5	R9	Snetterton (300) Circuit, Norfolk	11 August	Jack Goff	Stefan Hodgetts	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
5	R10	Snetterton (300) Circuit, Norfolk	12 August	Jack Goff	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
6	R11	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	23 September	Jack Goff	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
6	R12	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire	23 September	Jack Goff	Paul Rivett	Paul Rivett	Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
7	R13	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	7 October	Paul Rivett	Adam Bonham	Josh Cook	20Ten Racing
7	R14	Silverstone (National), Northamptonshire	7 October	Paul Rivett	Josh Files	Josh Cook	20Ten Racing
8	R15	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	20 October	Josh Files	Stefan Hodgetts	Stefan Hodgetts	Scuderia Vittoria
8	R16	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	21 October	Josh Files	Mike Bushell	Stefan Hodgetts	Scuderia Vittoria

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		SNE		ROC		SIL		BHGP		Pen.	Pts
1	Jack Goff	1	2	5	1	4	3	2	4	4	4	2	2	11	4	9	6		373
2	Paul Rivett	Ret	1	1	3	5	2	Ret	3	1	1	1	1	7	2	Ret	8		354
3	James Dixon	6	6	7	5	6	4	7	6	2	7	3	3	4	3	7	3	2	330
4	Adam Bonham	5	3	2	2	3	21	4	17	21	3	5	7	5	5	5	7		297
5	Josh Cook	10	Ret	8	8	9	6	3	5	6	Ret	4	4	1	1	3	4		287
6	Josh Files	2	4	9	Ret	2	13	5	2	5	5	18	5	6	10	2	Ret	2	268
7	Stefan Hodgetts							1	1	3	2	Ret	8	2	8	1	1	2	239
8	Ant Whorton-Eales	8	5	3	6	10	15	6	7	Ret	13	Ret	12	3	6	Ret	5		208
9	James Colburn	22	7	Ret	4	1	1	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	13	6	10	9	16	9		182
10	Ignas Gelžinis	16	12	13	15	12	7	12	Ret	15	10	7	11	8	7	10	15		152
11	Mike Bushell	9	Ret	Ret	9	8	Ret	9	Ret	7	18	6	Ret	12	17	6	2	2	146
12	Vic Covey, Jr.	15	9	12	10	13	8	13	9	10	11	15	18	13	15	15	11		140
13	Simon Belcher	17	10	Ret	12	17	12	17	8	13	14	9	10	14	16	14	12		121
14	Jake Giddings	Ret	Ret	15	16	15	14	14	12	17	8	11	9	18	11	8	10		118
15	Aaron Williamson	3	15	Ret	14	Ret	10	8	10	14	6								99
16	Will Davison	11	Ret	10	11	18	19	10	Ret	19	9	8	17	17	13	12	Ret	2	98
17	Rob Smith	23	8	17	17	16	Ret	11	11	12	Ret	10	15	9	14	18	17	2	97
18	Kim Andersson	7	Ret	6	7	Ret	5	19	13										82
19	Finlay Crocker	18	13	14	18	21	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	12	13	20	18	11	18		74
20	Luke Wright	4	Ret	4	Ret	7	Ret												60
21	Nicolas Hamilton	13	Ret	11	21	14	18	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	14	19	Ret	13	16	6	54
22	Darren Wilson	21	11	16	Ret	20	17	16	16	16	17	16	19						46
23	Tautvydas Barštys	20	16	18	20	19	20	15	14	18	15	14	16			21	19	3	46
24	David Dickenson													16	12	4	14		43
25	Ronnie Klos	19	17	19	19	Ret	16	18	15	20	Ret	17	Ret	15	19	19	13	7	40
26	Adam Gould	12	Ret	Ret	13	11	9												39
27	Mark Tilbury	14	14							22	16					20	20		21
28	David Grady									9	Ret								12
29	Andy Wilmot															17	Ret		4
30	Graham Field													21	20	22	21		1
Pos	Driver	BHI		DON		THR		OUL		SNE		ROC		SIL		BHGP		Pen.	Pts

References

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^ Turner, Kevin (15 March 2012). "In Brief...". Autosport. 207 (11): 83. Teddington, Middlesex: Haymarket Publications Ginetta racers Jake Giddings and Aaron Williamson will both move into the Renault Clio Cup this season with Giddings' family-run Finesse Motorsport team.