The 2017 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. Organised by the British Automobile Racing Club, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship. It will be the 22nd Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season and the 42nd 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 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after eighteen races held at nine meetings.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2017 season.

Team No. Driver Rounds
JamSport Racing 1 United Kingdom Graham Field[1] 2–5
27 United Kingdom Nathan Harrison[2] 1
41 United Kingdom Aaron Thompson[3] 1–8
64 United Kingdom Jamie Going 6
88 United Kingdom Lucas Orrock[4] 1–4
Team Pyro 2 United Kingdom Ash Hand 1–3
3 United Kingdom Ollie Pidgley[5] 1–3
4 United Kingdom Jack McCarthy[6] All
6 United Kingdom Bradley Burns[7] 7–9
21 United Kingdom Mike Bushell[8] All
27 United Kingdom Nathan Harrison 2–9
34 United Kingdom Zak Fulk[9] 7–9
83 United Kingdom Kyle Hornby 1–5
88 United Kingdom Lucas Orrock 5–9
WDE Motorsport 5 United Kingdom Lee Pattison[10] All
22 United Kingdom Paul Rivett[11] All
26 United Kingdom Paul Streather[12] 2
45 United Kingdom Dan Zelos[13] All
46 United Kingdom Sam Osborne 8–9
82 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton[14] 4–8
94 United Kingdom Luke Reade 9
PP Motorsport 7 United Kingdom James Colburn[15] All
STR Norwich 8 United Kingdom Shawn Taylor 2, 6–7, 9
Ciceley Motorsport 9 United Kingdom Jade Edwards[16] All
41 United Kingdom Aaron Thompson 9
46 United Kingdom Sam Osborne[17] 1–7
71 United Kingdom Max Coates[18] All
94 United Kingdom Luke Reade[19] 1–8
Westbourne Motorsport 10 United Kingdom Sam Randon[20] 5–6
11 United Kingdom Ben Palmer 9
13 Italy Ambrogio Perfetti 1–2
32 United Kingdom James Dorlin[21] All
35 Switzerland Oscar Rovelli 1–2
95 United Kingdom Myles Collins[22] 1–3
Mike Ritchie Motorsport 12 United Kingdom Brett Lidsey[23] 3, 8–9
DRM 16 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom[24] All
SDR Motorsports 28 United Kingdom Shayne Deegan[25] 1–2, 4–5
Bob Ross Racing 44 United Kingdom James Ross 7

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 25 August 2016, with no major changes from the previous season.[26]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
2 April United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom Lee Pattison WDE Motorsport
R2 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Shayne Deegan United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
2 R3 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
16 April United Kingdom Dan Zelos United Kingdom Jack McCarthy United Kingdom Max Coates Ciceley Motorsport
R4 United Kingdom Lee Pattison United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom United Kingdom Lee Pattison WDE Motorsport
3 R5 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
7 May United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R6 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Dan Zelos United Kingdom James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport
4 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
21 May United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R8 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Sam Osborne United Kingdom James Colburn PP Motorsport
5 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
11 June United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R10 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
30 July United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Paul Rivett United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R12 United Kingdom James Dorlin United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
7 R13 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 August United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Lee Pattison United Kingdom Max Coates Ciceley Motorsport
R14 United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Lee Pattison WDE Motorsport
8 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
17 September United Kingdom Lucas Orrock United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom James Dorlin Westbourne Motorsport
R16 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Bradley Burns United Kingdom Paul Rivett WDE Motorsport
9 R17 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
1 October United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Max Coates United Kingdom Mike Bushell Team Pyro
R18 United Kingdom Mike Bushell United Kingdom Zak Fulk United Kingdom Mike Bushell 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
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Pen. Points
1 United Kingdom Mike Bushell 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 10 2 5 2 1 1 514 514
2 United Kingdom Paul Rivett 3 3 9 2 6 3 4 7 4 3 5 3 4 7 3 1 16 8 379 -2 377
3 United Kingdom Lee Pattison 1 2 2 1 5 4 8 6 7 6 2 Ret 2 1 8 12 12 7 360 360
4 United Kingdom Max Coates 6 6 1 3 8 Ret 6 5 6 2 7 2 1 3 9 4 8 9 360 360
5 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom 13 10 13 5 4 7 3 3 3 Ret 3 4 6 8 6 3 6 5 322 322
6 United Kingdom James Colburn 12 5 10 Ret 2 6 7 1 8 4 9 8 5 4 11 10 3 6 302 302
7 United Kingdom Jack McCarthy 5 4 Ret 7 9 10 5 Ret 5 10 Ret 11 3 6 4 6 5 3 272 272
8 United Kingdom Dan Zelos 7 8 12 6 10 5 16 4 13 7 6 5 8 9 13 14 2 2 276 -6 270
9 United Kingdom James Dorlin 4 16 7 9 3 1 9 Ret Ret 8 8 6 14 18 1 5 4 18 259 -2 257
10 United Kingdom Nathan Harrison 11 18 6 8 7 8 2 Ret 2 5 12 9 11 15 12 11 10 11 228 228
11 United Kingdom Lucas Orrock Ret 11 Ret DNS 15 Ret 12 14 11 13 4 12 7 5 2 7 7 4 199 199
12 United Kingdom Sam Osborne 15 12 5 11 18 Ret 13 10 14 11 Ret 13 15 17 14 16 Ret 15 122 -6 116
13 United Kingdom Aaron Thompson 18 14 Ret 13 17 11 Ret 12 10 12 13 10 16 11 16 17 15 14 117 -4 113
14 United Kingdom Luke Reade 10 19 Ret Ret 21 16 11 8 15 Ret 11 Ret 9 13 7 19 14 16 108 108
15 United Kingdom Kyle Hornby 16 Ret 11 12 14 12 10 9 12 16 77 77
16 United Kingdom Jade Edwards 17 15 17 Ret 20 15 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret 14 20 10 17 8 Ret DNS 77 -2 75
17 United Kingdom Ash Hand 9 13 4 10 13 9 73 73
18 United Kingdom Brett Lidsey 11 Ret 15 9 9 12 49 49
19 United Kingdom Ollie Pidgley 8 7 Ret Ret 12 13 47 -2 45
20 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton 14 13 Ret 15 15 15 17 20 18 18 44 44
21 United Kingdom Zak Fulk 12 16 Ret 15 11 10 43 43
22 United Kingdom Graham Field WD WD 15 17 19 17 15 11 16 17 41 -2 39
23 United Kingdom Bradley Burns 13 14 10 13 Ret DNS 36 36
24 United Kingdom Myles Collins 20 17 8 16 16 14 36 36
25 United Kingdom Sam Randon 17 Ret 10 7 31 31
26 United Kingdom Shayne Deegan 14 9 Ret Ret WD WD 17 DSQ Ret 9 37 -10 27
27 United Kingdom Shawn Taylor 16 19 14 Ret 19 19 Ret 17 22 22
28 United Kingdom Ben Palmer 13 13 16 16
29 Italy Ambrogio Perfetti 21 20 14 15 14 14
30 United Kingdom James Ross 18 12 12 12
31 United Kingdom Jamie Going 16 16 10 10
32 Switzerland Oscar Rovelli 19 21 Ret 14 9 9
33 United Kingdom Paul Streather WD WD Ret 18 WD WD 3 -2 1
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC SIL BHGP Total Pen. Points

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