British touring car racing season
2010 championDave Newsham atOulton Park . The2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with Michelin season began atThruxton on 4 April and will finish after 20 races over 10 events atBrands Hatch on 10 October. Fifteen drivers from seven teams will take part throughout the season, mainly supporting rounds of theBritish Touring Car Championship but also supporting the UK round of theWorld Series by Renault .
Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Team Pyro 1 Jeff Smith M 1–7, 9 4 Dave Newsham M 1–9 33 Jack Goff G 1–5, 7, 9–10 47 Jake PackunG 6–10 88 David Dickenson1–3 Mardi Gras Motorsport 2 Stefan Hodgetts 9 JHR Developments Tom CarnabyG 1, 3 5 Lee PattisonM All 6 Steven HunterM 8 23 Dylan von Pontiac-Jögker1–5 Kane AstinM 6 55 Jason Mills G 10 Total Control Racing 3 James Dixon[ 1] G 2, 4–10 8 Alistair Barclay[ 2] G 2–3 22 Mike RobinsonAll 44 Sam Tordoff G 1–9 77 Andy JordanG 10 20Ten Racing Limited 6 Graham Mulholland[ 1] M 2 10 Darren WilsonM All 41 Craig Currie10 Westbourne Motorsport 9 James ColburnG All 18 Patrick CollinsM 1–7, 9–10 Ed Pead8 46 Robert GaffneyG 1–5 66 Josh Cook G 6–7, 10 Blue Square Data Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 15 Matthew Munson1–4, 6–7, 9–10 Paul Rivett [ 3] 5 16 7, 9–10 APO Sport 29 Alex Osborne9 Meridian Motorsport 46 Robert GaffneyG 9–10 Elite Motorsport 47 Jake PackunG 1–5
Icon Class G Graduate Cup M Masters Cup
Two classes have been introduced for the 2010 season:
All drivers under 23 are eligible for the Graduate Cup, with the class champion earning 25% off a registration fee for the 2011 season.[ 4] All drivers over 35 are eligible for the Masters Cup.[ 4] The series will support theBritish Touring Car Championship at all rounds exceptDonington Park on September 19, as the Clio Cup forms part of theWorld Series by Renault meeting on the same date, atSilverstone . In a change for this season, Saturday races are extended to 40 minutes at most circuits, while races at Rockingham, Croft and Oulton Park are 35 minutes in length.[ 4]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Thruxton Circuit ,Hampshire 3 April Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Team Pyro R2 4 April Dave Newsham Jake Packun Lee PattisonJHR Developments 2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway ,Northamptonshire 24 April Dave Newsham Sam Tordoff Dave Newsham Team Pyro R4 25 April Dave Newsham Lee PattisonDave Newsham Team Pyro 3 R5 Brands Hatch (GP) ,Kent 1 May Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Team Pyro R6 2 May Dave Newsham Jack Goff Lee PattisonJHR Developments 4 R7 Oulton Park ,Cheshire 5 June Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Team Pyro R8 6 June Dave Newsham Sam Tordoff Dave Newsham Team Pyro 5 R9 Croft Circuit ,North Yorkshire 19 June Dave Newsham Paul Rivett Dave Newsham Team Pyro R10 20 June Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Team Pyro 6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit ,Norfolk 7 August James DixonSam Tordoff Dave Newsham Team Pyro R12 8 August Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Total Control Racing 7 R13 Silverstone Circuit (National) ,Northamptonshire 21 August Dave Newsham Dave Newsham Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering R14 22 August Dave Newsham Paul Rivett Dave Newsham Team Pyro 8 R15 Knockhill Racing Circuit ,Fife 4 September Dave Newsham James DixonDave Newsham Team Pyro R16 5 September Dave Newsham James ColburnDave Newsham Team Pyro 9 R17 Silverstone Circuit (Arena) ,Northamptonshire 18 September Dave Newsham James DixonSam Tordoff Total Control Racing R18 19 September Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Paul Rivett Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 10 R19 Brands Hatch (Indy) ,Kent 9 October James DixonPaul Rivett James DixonTotal Control Racing R20 10 October James Dixon James Dixon James DixonTotal Control Racing
Drivers' Championship[ edit ] Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Total Drop Pen[ 5] Pts Grad Mast 1 Dave Newsham 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 14 529 529 475 2 Lee Pattison6 1 4 4 9 1 5 3 6 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 6 15 449 18 431 377 3 Sam Tordoff 2 3 2 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 3 3 3 1 7 6 Ret 10 1 3 382 382 382 4 James Colburn4 10 5 3 3 8 7 6 10 Ret 8 5 5 3 5 6 6 6 3 8 356 11 345 306 5 Mike Robinson8 5 3 2 6 5 4 8 5 4 9 11 3 5 Ret 5 Ret 7 4 7 344 344 6 James Dixon9 9 8 9 Ret 7 2 2 14 7 4 4 Ret 2 1 1 287 21 285 285 7 Jake Packun3 2 7 8 Ret DNS 3 4 8 Ret 6 7 6 Ret 6 8 Ret 8 8 9 270 32 267 267 8 Jeff Smith 11 7 6 6 Ret 9 12 11 7 6 7 6 11 10 4 9 216 23 214 214 9 Jack Goff 9 8 8 7 Ret 6 9 10 Ret 9 9 9 Ret 5 7 4 193 193 193 10 Paul Rivett 2 11 1 2 Ret 1 2 2 194 24 192 11 Dylan von Pontiac-Jögker5 13 11 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 180 25 178 12 Darren Wilson14 14 13 14 12 13 13 13 12 10 13 12 13 12 7 9 5 13 14 13 187 14 173 151 13 Robert Gaffney12 9 12 10 4 7 10 7 9 12 Ret 10 9 6 168 168 168 14 Patrick Collins13 12 17 Ret 10 11 11 Ret 11 8 10 DNS 8 13 7 11 12 11 154 154 154 15 Matthew Munson15 15 15 13 11 12 14 12 12 10 10 11 Ret 12 10 12 131 131 16 Josh Cook 5 8 12 8 5 3 102 102 102 17 Tom Carnaby7 6 7 3 75 75 75 18 David Dickenson10 11 10 Ret 8 10 57 26 55 19 Ed Pead3 3 50 50 20 Jason Mills 11 5 30 30 30 21 Kane Astin11 9 22 22 22 22 Alistair Barclay16 12 Ret 14 21 21 21 23 Craig Currie13 10 19 19 24 Graham Mulholland14 11 17 17 17 25 Steven HunterRet 7 16 16 16 26 Andy Jordan15 14 13 13 13 27 Stefan Hodgetts Ret Ret 0 0 28 Alex OsborneRet Ret 0 47 −4 Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Total Drop Pen[ 5] Pts Grad Mast
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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.^ – James Dixon was penalised two points at Croft.[ 6] 2.^ – Jake Packun was penalised three points at Silverstone Arena.[ 5] 3.^ – Jeff Smith was penalised two points at Silverstone Arena.[ 5] 4.^ – Paul Rivett was penalised two points at Brands Hatch Indy.[ 5] 5.^ – Fulvio Mussi was penalised two points at Croft.[ 6] 6.^ – David Dickenson was penalised two points at Thruxton.[ 7] 7.^ – Alex Osborne was penalised four points at Silverstone Arena.[ 8] Entrants' Championship[ edit ] Pos Entrant THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Pts 1 Team Pyro 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 5 7 4 883 9 7 6 6 8 6 9 10 7 6 6 6 6 9 6 8 4 8 8 9 2 Total Control Racing 2 3 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 5 4 4 1 2 1 1 880 8 5 3 9 6 14 4 8 5 4 3 2 7 6 Ret 5 Ret 3 4 7 3 JHR Developments 5 1 4 4 5 1 5 3 4 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 6 5 710 6 6 11 5 7 3 6 5 6 6 11 9 Ret 7 11 15 4 Westbourne Motorsport 4 9 5 3 3 7 7 6 9 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 3 3 678 12 10 12 10 4 8 10 7 10 Ret 8 8 8 8 5 6 7 11 5 8 5 Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 15 15 15 13 11 12 14 12 2 11 12 10 1 2 Ret 1 2 2 317 10 11 Ret 12 10 12 6 20Ten Racing Limited 14 14 13 11 12 13 13 13 12 10 13 12 13 12 7 9 5 13 13 10 223 14 14 14 13 7 Elite Motorsport 3 2 7 8 Ret DNS 3 4 8 Ret 144 8 Meridian Motorsport Ret 10 9 6 41 APO Sport Ret Ret 0 Mardi Gras Motorsport Ret Ret 0 Pos Entrant THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Pts
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The 2010 ToCA Tour
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