The 2006 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season began at Brands Hatch on 8 April and finished after 20 races over 10 events at Silverstone on 15 October. The Championship was won by Tom Onslow-Cole driving for Total Control Racing .
Teams & Drivers [ edit ] All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 182s .
Calendar & Winners [ edit ] The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at eight of the ten rounds. The series skipped the rounds at Mondello Park and Knockhill and instead raced at a BARC meeting at Knockhill on 17–18 June; and the World Series by Renault meeting at Donington Park on 9–10 September.
Round Venue Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team 1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy) , Kent 8–9 April Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R2 Tom Onslow-Cole Nick Adcock Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing 2 R3 Oulton Park (Island) , Cheshire 13–14 May Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R4 Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing 3 R5 Thruxton Circuit , Hampshire 3–4 June Michael Doyle Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R6 Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Steven Hunter JHR Racing Developments 4 R7 Knockhill Racing Circuit , Fife 17–18 June Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R8 Tom Onslow-Cole Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing 5 R9 Croft Circuit , North Yorkshire 15–16 July Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R10 Nick Adcock Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing 6 R11 Donington Park (National) , Leicestershire 29–30 July Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R12 Tom Onslow-Cole Martin Byford Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing 7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit , Norfolk 12–13 August Martin Byford Steven Hunter Martin Byford Z Speed Racing R14 Martin Byford Martin Byford Martin Byford Z Speed Racing 8 R15 Donington Park (GP) , Leicestershire 9–10 September Martin Byford Paul Rivett Martin Byford Z Speed Racing R16 Tom Onslow-Cole Niki Lanik Mark Speller Total Control Racing 9 R17 Brands Hatch (Indy) , Kent 23–24 September Paul Rivett Martin Byford Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R18 Paul Rivett Tom Onslow-Cole Paul Rivett Boulevard Team Racing 10 R19 Silverstone Circuit (National) , Northamptonshire 14–15 October Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing R20 Tom Onslow-Cole Nick Adcock Tom Onslow-Cole Total Control Racing
Standings [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Pos Driver BHI OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BHI SIL Total Drop Pen Pts 1 Tom Onslow-Cole 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 Ret Ret 5 2 4 1 3 1 1 546 546 2 Paul Rivett 3 1 Ret 1 4 2 DSQ 1 13 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 5 1 4 Ret 440 71 433 3 Stephen Colbert 4 10 9 6 3 4 2 5 6 10 6 5 4 4 5 5 2 Ret 5 3 382 11 371 4 Michael Doyle 5 Ret 5 7 5 7 7 Ret 4 Ret 8 4 8 3 3 15 4 4 8 9 306 22 304 5 Martin Byford 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 289 289 6 Nick Adcock Ret 3 2 3 6 Ret 3 6 2 2 5 Ret 9 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS 3 5 290 83 282 7 Robert Lawson 8 6 6 11 7 5 Ret 8 5 6 Ret DNS 3 6 11 12 6 5 9 7 276 276 8 Phil House Ret 7 3 5 Ret 11 4 3 7 7 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 11 7 6 11 4 264 24 262 9 James Williams 7 5 DNS DNS 9 10 10 9 9 9 7 3 12 14 8 7 11 9 6 8 247 247 10 Mark Speller 6 Ret 7 10 8 8 13 4 3 3 Ret 12 6 13 10 1 10 Ret Ret DNS 242 242 11 Steven Hunter 2 Ret 4 4 2 1 6 7 NC 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 215 25 213 12 Martin Johnson 9 NC 10 Ret 10 9 8 13 10 8 Ret 13 7 11 7 8 8 Ret 14 10 189 189 13 Mel Healey 10 8 11 13 11 12 11 11 11 13 11 7 13 12 13 13 13 10 10 Ret 189 8 181 14 Mark Hunt Ret Ret 8 12 Ret 6 9 10 8 12 9 11 Ret 9 6 10 9 7 178 178 15 Niki Lanik 10 10 14 7 9 6 12 8 7 6 134 134 16 Alan Taylor 12 13 12 14 12 11 13 9 11 15 DNS Ret 14 11 13 11 123 123 17 Steve Wood 12 8 10 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret 52 52 18 Ray MacDowall 5 12 Ret 9 41 41 19 Mark Fell Ret 4 Ret 9 34 34 20 Marc Nelson Ret 11 12 14 13 Ret 34 34 21 Gary Robertshaw Ret 9 Ret 8 26 26 22 Richie Faulkner 12 Ret 9 9 23 James Clarkson 12 Ret 9 9 NC Gavin Seager Ret DNS 0 0 Pos Driver BHI OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BHI SIL Total Drop Pen Pts
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Notes:
1.^ - Paul Rivett was docked points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and Knockhill. 2.^ - Michael Doyle was docked points at Oulton Park. 3.^ - Nick Adcock was docked points at Knockhill and the first Donington Park meeting. 4.^ - Phil House was docked points at the first Donington Park meeting. 5.^ - Steven Hunter was docked points at the first Donington Park meeting. Entrants' Championship [ edit ] 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 OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BHI SIL Pts 1 Total Control Racing 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 6 5 2 1 1 3 1 1 962 6 3 2 3 6 8 3 4 2 2 5 12 9 8 8 4 10 9 3 5 2 JHR Racing Developments 2 7 3 4 2 1 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 11 4 4 8 4 753 5 Ret 4 5 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 6 8 10 Ret 14 7 6 11 9 3 Mardi Gras Motorsport 4 4 6 6 3 4 2 5 5 6 6 5 3 4 5 5 2 5 5 3 671 8 6 9 9 7 5 Ret 8 6 10 Ret DNS 4 6 11 12 6 Ret 9 7 4 Boulevard Team Racing 3 1 10 1 4 2 8 1 10 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 5 1 4 10 624 9 NC Ret Ret 10 9 DSQ 13 13 8 Ret 13 7 11 7 8 8 Ret 12 Ret 5 Team Pyro 10 8 8 12 11 6 9 10 8 12 9 7 13 9 6 10 9 7 10 Ret 367 Ret Ret 11 13 Ret 12 11 11 11 13 11 11 Ret 12 13 13 13 10 6 Z Speed Racing 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 283 7 Robertshaw Racing Ret 9 Ret 8 12 13 12 14 12 11 13 9 11 15 DNS Ret 14 11 13 11 149 8 Drive 4 Life with SVE 10 10 14 7 9 6 12 8 7 6 132 9 Double Six Racing with SVE Ret 11 12 14 13 Ret 34 NC Seager Home Solutions with SVE Ret DNS 0 Pos Entrant BHI OUL THR KNO CRO DON SNE DON BHI SIL Pts
Winter Cup [ edit ] The Winter Cup was contested over two rounds at Brands Hatch on 4–5 November and Croft on 11 November. It was won by Niki Lanik driving for Drive 4 Life with SVE.
Due to low grid numbers, the Clios raced simultaneously with other series at both events (Classic Touring Cars at Brands Hatch and Northern Sports Saloons at Croft ).
Teams & Drivers [ edit ] Calendar & Winners [ edit ] Drivers' Championship [ edit ] Points were awarded on the same scale as the main championship. All scores counted.
Pos Driver BHI CRO Pts 1 Niki Lanik 1 1 1 2 128 2 Martin Johnson 3 3 3 3 104 3 Ray MacDowall 5 2 4 1 102 4 James Williams 2 4 2 5 98 5 Alex Fergusson 4 5 5 4 84 6 Joshua Brooks DNS 6 DNS DNS 18 Pos Driver BHI CRO Pts
External links [ edit ]
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