# 2009 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

The 2009 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with Michelin season began at Brands Hatch on 4 April and finished after 20 races over 10 events at the same circuit on 4 October. The Championship was won by Phil Glew driving for Team Pyro.

## Changes for 2009

* The Clio Cup 200 was introduced mid-way through the season.

## Teams & Drivers

All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 197s for the first half of the season and Renault Clio Cup 200s for the second half.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Team Pyro | 1 | Jeff Smith | All |
| Team Pyro | 4 | Phil Glew | All |
| Team Pyro | 10 | Árón Smith | All |
| Team Pyro | 23 | Daniel Lloyd | 1–3 |
| Team Pyro | 24 | Alex Dew | 1–9 |
| Team Pyro | 24 | Chris Rice | 10 |
| Team Pyro | 40 | Ben Winrow | 6 |
| JHR Developments | 2 | Tom Carnaby | All |
| JHR Developments | 3 | Andrew Herron | All |
| JHR Developments | 5 | Mark Hazell | 1–4, 10 |
| JHR Developments | 5 | Stefan Hodgetts | 5 |
| JHR Developments | 11 | Steven Hunter | 2 |
| Mardi Gras Motorsport | 6 | Stefan Hodgetts | 6 |
| Mardi Gras Motorsport | 88 | David Dickenson | All |
| PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport | 7 | Phil House | 5 |
| Total Control Racing | 8 | Alex MacDowall | All |
| Total Control Racing | 9 | Jamie Ackers | 1–2 |
| Total Control Racing | 22 | Mike Robinson | All |
| Total Control Racing | 23 | Daniel Lloyd | 4–10 |
| Total Control Racing | 44 | Sam Tordoff | All |
| Coastal Racing | 12 | Carl Bradley | 1–9 |
| Coastal Racing | 19 | Ant Scragg | 1–8 |
| Coastal Racing | 46 | Robert Gaffney | 1–4 |
| Range Storage Ltd. | 14 | Lee Pattison | All |
| Stancombe Vehicle Engineering | 15 | Patrick Collins | All |
| Westbourne Motorsport/SVE | 16 | James Colburn | All |
| DTR | 20 | Stephen Tyldsley | 1–8 |
| Amery Motorsport | 21 | Darren Wilson | All |
| Amery Motorsport | 32 | David Shepherd | 1–5 |
| Amery Motorsport | 38 | Danny Buxton | 9 |
| Amery Motorsport | 46 | Robert Gaffney | 5–8, 10 |
| Amery Motorsport | 50 | Dave Newsham | All |
| APO Sport | 29 | Alex Osborne | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Elite Motorsport | 47 | Jake Packun | All |

## Race calendar and results

The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at nine of the ten rounds. The series skipped the round at Knockhill and instead raced at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone on 4–5 July.
| Round | Round | Venue | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 4 April | Alex MacDowall | Alex MacDowall | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 5 April | Alex MacDowall | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 2 | R3 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 25 April | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 2 | R4 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 26 April | Phil Glew | Árón Smith | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 3 | R5 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 16 May | Phil Glew | Andrew Herron | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 3 | R6 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 17 May | Phil Glew | Andrew Herron | Árón Smith | Team Pyro |
| 4 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 30 May | Alex MacDowall | Phil Glew | Alex MacDowall | Total Control Racing |
| 4 | R8 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 31 May | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 5 | R9 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 13 June | Alex MacDowall | Alex MacDowall | Alex MacDowall | Total Control Racing |
| 5 | R10 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 14 June | Alex MacDowall | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 6 | R11 | Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire | 5 July | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Stefan Hodgetts | Mardi Gras Motorsport |
| 6 | R12 | Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire | 5 July | Alex MacDowall | Sam Tordoff | Stefan Hodgetts | Mardi Gras Motorsport |
| 7 | R13 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 1 August | Alex MacDowall | Sam Tordoff | Alex MacDowall | Total Control Racing |
| 7 | R14 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 2 August | Sam Tordoff | Alex MacDowall | Sam Tordoff | Total Control Racing |
| 8 | R15 | Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire | 29 August | Phil Glew | Mike Robinson | Dave Newsham | Amery Motorsport |
| 8 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire | 30 August | Tom Carnaby | Mike Robinson | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 9 | R17 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 20 September | Phil Glew | Danny Buxton | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 9 | R18 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 20 September | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |
| 10 | R19 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 3 October | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Alex MacDowall | Total Control Racing |
| 10 | R20 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 4 October | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Phil Glew | Team Pyro |

## Standings

Points were awarded on a 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 20 finishers in each race, with 2 bonus points for the fastest lap in each race. A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship.

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | BHGP | BHGP | Total | Drop | Pen | Pts |
| 1 | Phil Glew | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 592 | 29 | 2 | 561 |
| 2 | Alex MacDowall | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 445 | | | 445 |
| 3 | Andrew Herron | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | Ret | 364 | | 2 | 362 |
| 4 | Árón Smith | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 326 | | 2 | 324 |
| 5 | Dave Newsham | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 3 | 294 | | | 294 |
| 6 | Mike Robinson | 7 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 291 | | 2 | 289 |
| 7 | Lee Pattison | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 284 | | 10 | 274 |
| 8 | Sam Tordoff | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 261 | | | 261 |
| 9 | James Colburn | 6 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 225 | | 6 | 219 |
| 10 | Carl Bradley | 12 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | DSQ | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | 222 | | 4 | 218 |
| 11 | Daniel Lloyd | 14 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 223 | | 8 | 215 |
| 12 | Robert Gaffney | 21 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | | | 3 | 6 | 163 | | 2 | 161 |
| 13 | Stephen Tyldsley | 16 | Ret | 14 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 14 | | | | | 142 | | | 142 |
| 14 | David Dickenson | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 129 | | | 129 |
| 15 | Tom Carnaby | Ret | Ret | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 133 | | 6 | 127 |
| 16 | Stefan Hodgetts | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 114 | | | 114 |
| 17 | Alex Dew | 10 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | | | 119 | | 6 | 113 |
| 18 | Jeff Smith | 18 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 89 | | | 89 |
| 19 | Jake Packun | 17 | 14 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 79 | | | 79 |
| 20 | Ant Scragg | 20 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 22 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | | | | | 81 | | 3 | 78 |
| 21 | Darren Wilson | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 69 | | | 69 |
| 22 | Danny Buxton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 58 | | | 58 |
| 23 | Patrick Collins | Ret | 19 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | 55 | | | 55 |
| 24 | Alex Osborne | 13 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 20 | Ret | DNS | | | 17 | 16 | 16 | DNS | | | | | | | 53 | | 2 | 51 |
| 25 | David Shepherd | 8 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 12 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | | 2 | 34 |
| 26 | Phil House | | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 21 |
| 27 | Jamie Ackers | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | 20 |
| 28 | Ben Winrow | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | 14 |
| 29 | Mark Hazell | Ret | 20 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 13 | | | 13 |
| 30 | Steven Hunter | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 11 |
| 31 | Chris Rice | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 6 | | | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | BRA | BRA | THR | THR | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | BRA | BRA | Total | Drop | Pen | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
Notes:
    1.^ – Phil Glew was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
    2.^ – Andrew Herron was docked two points at Croft.
    3.^ – Árón Smith was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
    4.^ – Mike Robinson was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting.
    5.^ – Lee Pattison was docked two points at Croft and eight points at Rockingham.
    6.^ – James Colburn was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at the first Silverstone meeting.
    7.^ – Carl Bradley was docked four points at Croft.
    8.^ – Daniel Lloyd was docked two points at Donington Park and six points at the second Silverstone meeting.
    9.^ – Robert Gaffney was docked two points at Snetterton.
    10.^ – Tom Carnaby was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and four points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
    11.^ – Alex Dew was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at Donington Park.
    12.^ – Ant Scragg was docked three points at Croft.
    13.^ – Alex Osborne was docked two points at the first Silverstone meeting.
    14.^ – David Shepherd was docked two points at Donington Park.

### Entrants' Championship

Points were awarded on the same scale as the drivers' championship but without the fastest lap bonus. An entrant's two highest placed cars in each race scored points and all scores counted towards the championship.
| Pos | Entrant | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | BHGP | BHGP | Pts |
| 1 | Team Pyro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 921 |
| 1 | Team Pyro | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 921 |
| 2 | Total Control Racing | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 872 |
| 2 | Total Control Racing | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 872 |
| 3 | JHR Developments | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 556 |
| 3 | JHR Developments | Ret | 20 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 556 |
| 4 | Amery Motorsport | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 530 |
| 4 | Amery Motorsport | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 530 |
| 5 | Coastal Racing | 12 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | 330 |
| 5 | Coastal Racing | 20 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | DSQ | 14 | 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | 330 |
| 6 | Range Storage Ltd. | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 284 |
| 7 | Westbourne Motorsport/SVE | 6 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 225 |
| 8 | Mardi Gras Motorsport | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 193 |
| 8 | Mardi Gras Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 193 |
| 9 | DTR | 16 | Ret | 14 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 14 | | | | | 142 |
| 10 | Elite Motorsport | 17 | 14 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 79 |
| 11 | Stancombe Vehicle Engineering | Ret | 19 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | 55 |
| 12 | APO Sport | 13 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 20 | Ret | DNS | | | 17 | 16 | 16 | DNS | | | | | | | 53 |
| 13 | PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport | | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| Pos | Entrant | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | BHGP | BHGP | Pts |

## Winter Cup

The Winter Cup was held at Rockingham on 7 November. It was won by Daniel Lloyd driving for Total Control Racing.

### Teams & Drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers |
| Stancombe Vehicle Engineering | 1 | Matthew Munson |
| Stancombe Vehicle Engineering | 22 | Paul Plant |
| Team Pyro | 2 | Luke Caudle |
| Westbourne Motorsport | 16 | James Colburn |
| 20Ten Racing Limited | 21 | Darren Wilson |
| Total Control Racing | 23 | Daniel Lloyd |
| Total Control Racing | 44 | Sam Tordoff |

### Calendar & Winners

| Round | Round | Venue | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 7 November | Sam Tordoff | James Colburn | James Colburn | Westbourne Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire | 7 November | Sam Tordoff | Daniel Lloyd | Sam Tordoff | Total Control Racing |

### Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship.
| Pos | Driver | ROC | ROC | Total | Pen | Pts |
| 1 | Daniel Lloyd | 2 | 2 | 58 | | 58 |
| 2 | Sam Tordoff | 3 | 1 | 57 | | 57 |
| 3 | James Colburn | 1 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 57 |
| 4 | Darren Wilson | 4 | 5 | 42 | | 42 |
| 5 | Matthew Munson | 5 | 7 | 36 | | 36 |
| 6 | Luke Caudle | 6 | 6 | 36 | | 36 |
| 7 | Paul Plant | Ret | 4 | 22 | | 22 |
| Pos | Driver | ROC | ROC | Total | Pen | Pts |
Notes:
    1.^ – James Colburn was docked two points in the first race.