Renault Clio Cup Archive

  • Clio Cup Leader Newsham - Photo Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Scottish Renault Aces Set To Star On Home Tarmac

    Scottish drivers Dave Newsham and Lewis Williamson are looking forward to racing in front of their home crowd this weekend as the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin and the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship head north of the border to Knockhill for the first...

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  • Newsham battling hard - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Newsham Secures Tenth Win Of The Season At Silverstone

    Runaway championship leader Dave Newsham took a dominant win in Round 14 of the 2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup with Michelin to give himself the chance of securing the championship in front of his home fans at Knockhill next time out. Newsham led from lap...

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  • Rivett leads the pack - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Rivett Returns In Style With Silverstone Win

    Paul Rivett capped off his full time return to the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin with victory in Round 13 at Silverstone. The former double champion took the lead early on and held off championship leader Dave Newsham for the win, giving his BlueSquare...

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  • Paul Rivett on track earlier this year

    Former Champion Rivett Returns For Rest Of Season

    Two time champion Paul Rivett is set to contest the remainder of the 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin season after striking a deal with the BlueSquare Data/Stancombe Vehicle Engineering team. The 2002 and 2004 champion returned to the series earlier this season at...

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  • Sam Tordoff leads the pack - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Tordoff Picks Up First Win Of The Year At Snetterton

    Almost a year to the day since his last win in the series, Sam Tordoff finally got a taste of the winners champagne again after a solid victory in Round 12 of the 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin at Snetterton. The Total Control...

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  • Dave Newsham - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Newsham Tames The Rain To Win At Snetterton

    Dave Newsham took a dominant win in Round 11 of the 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin to record his ninth victory of the season. Taking the lead on lap one, he never looked back, coping with the tricky conditions well to win by...

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  • Dave Newsham leads the Clio Cup field at Rockingham

    Renault Teams Delighted By New Deal

    Team Managers from the leading teams in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship and the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin series have spoken positively about yesterdays announcement that Renault are renewing its three year rolling deal on the TOCA/BTCC support package. The new contract...

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  • Marlon Stockinger leads the Formula Renault UK Field at Croft - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography

    Renault UK Commits To BTCC Support Package

    Renault UK today confirmed it's commitment to British motor sport as it announced the renewal of it's three-year rolling agreement to remain on the TOCA/British Touring Car Championship support race package.

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    Kane Astin Replaces Fulvio Mussi For Snetterton

    Cambridge based Kane Astin is set to make the move up to the ELF Renault Clio Cup this weekend as he makes his debut with JHR Developments.

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  • Dave Newsham leads the Clio Cup field at Rockingham

    Renault Clio Cup 2010 Mid Season Review

    The 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin has been all about one man, Dave Newsham. The Team Pyro driver is walking away with the championship, picking up an incredible eight wins from ten races in the first half of the year. He holds a...

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  • Renault Sport has temporarily lifted the testing restrictions for the Clio Cup series - Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey

    Clio Cup Testing Restrictions Lifted By Series Organisers

    The Renault Clio Cup UK series today received a boost as series organisers Renault Sport UK revealed as relaxation on testing restrictions. With the unusual six week break competitors will now be given the opportunity to get out on track and refresh their driving skills....

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    Elf Renault Clio Cup 2010: Croft – Newsham’s Perfect Race

    Pyro Motorsport’s Dave Newsham made it two-for-two at Croft with another lights-to-flag win in the Renault Clio Cup. It did look briefly as though the 42-year-old may fall behind, as Total Control Racing’s Mike Robinson got the better of the start from second place. But...

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    Elf Renault Clio Cup 2010: Croft – Rivett Returns, Newsham Unphased

    Dave Newsham continued his dominant Clio Cup season with a win from pole in the first of two races at Croft, even the return of double-champion Paul Rivett failing to shake the Team Pyro driver’s form. It was the combination of the current leader and...

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    Renault Clio Cup UK 2010: Croft – Race 2 Results

    Another victory to Newsham as the Team Pyro records a convincing win

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  • Dave Newsham dominated once again.

    Renault Clio Cup UK 2010: Croft – Race 1 Results

    Dave Newsham dominated once again.

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    Renault Clio Cup 2010 – Croft: Combined Practice Times

    Newsham tops Clio test at Croft.

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  • Dixon looking to improve on Oulton performance

    Dixon looking to improve on Oulton performance

    James Dixon has his sights set firmly on a strong showing this weekend as the ELF Renault Clio Cup heads to Croft for the ninth and tenth rounds. The twenty-year-old made his debut at Rockingham, the second event of the season after signing with Total...

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  • Mixed weekend for Total Control Racing

    Mixed weekend for Total Control Racing

    Total Control Racing came away from Brands Hatch thinking about what could of been after securing a podium in the first race of the weekend. After a solid drive in the fifth race of the year saw Sam Tordoff record another podium place behind Team...

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  • Pattison wins Action Packed Second Race

    Pattison wins Action Packed Second Race

    Lee Pattison emerged as the winner of Round 6 of the 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin. Torrential rain left the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit soaked, making driving conditions extremely difficult, but it was Pattison who best coped with the situation, taking the...

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  • Newsham Wins Race One at Brands Hatch

    Newsham Wins Race One at Brands Hatch

    Dave Newsham continued his great season with victory in Round 5 of the 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin at Brands Hatch. Newsham dominated the race from start to finish, picking up his fourth win of the season and stretching his lead at the...

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  • Two out of Two for Newsham

    Two out of Two for Newsham

    Dave Newsham proved he is the man to beat in the 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin after winning Round Four at Rockingham, his third victory of the season. After earning his fourth consecutive podium in qualifying, Newsham secured another lights to flag win...

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  • Newsham Dominates Round Three At Rockingham

    Newsham Dominates Round Three At Rockingham

    Dave Newsham led from lights to flag to win Round Three of the 2010 ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin at Rockingham. Starting from pole, Newsham was able to pull away early on and despite being caught in the latter stages, he held on for...

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  • Clio Cup grid welcomes two new entrants

    Clio Cup grid welcomes two new entrants

    The Elf Renault Clio Cup grid will see two new entrants when the series hits the track at Rockingham for rounds three and four this weekend, 24/25 April. Twenty year old former Formula Renault UK Racer James Dixon from Maidstone has joined leading outfit Total...

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  • Double Podium Delight for TCR’s Tordoff

    Double Podium Delight for TCR’s Tordoff

    Sam Tordoff has secured the perfect start to his 2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup campaign after recording a second and third position in the opening rounds of the campaign around the super fast Thruxton airfield circuit. The Total Control Racing youngster the whole of the...

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  • Elf Renault Clio Cup 2010 Round 1 – Thruxton, Race 2: Pattison Claims Hard Fought Maiden Win

    Elf Renault Clio Cup 2010 Round 1 – Thruxton, Race 2: Pattison Claims Hard Fought Maiden Win

    JHR Developments Lee Pattison has claimed his maiden victory in the Elf Renault Clio Cup after coming out on top of a tight, hard but clean four way tussle for the lead around the 2.35 mile Thruxton airfield circuit. Pole position for the second race...

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  • Elf Renault Clio Cup 2010 Round 1 – Thruxton, Race 1: Newsham Pips Tordoff

    Elf Renault Clio Cup 2010 Round 1 – Thruxton, Race 1: Newsham Pips Tordoff

    Forty-two year old Scottish racer Dave Newsham took the first win of the 2010 Clio Cup campaign with victory from pole position. It wasn’t a comfortable victory for the Team Pyro driver – despite leading every lap of the race he was watching his mirrors...

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  • YRC confirms tie up with JHR for 2010 Clio Campaign

    YRC confirms tie up with JHR for 2010 Clio Campaign

    The fans funded YourRaceCar.com has today confirmed that they are to join forces with the JHR Developments team for the 2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup. The news that Fulvio Mussi is joining the Clio grid after a 5 year absence is a welcome piece of...

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  • Reduced Grid for revamped Clio Cup

    Reduced Grid for revamped Clio Cup

    The 2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup has seen a entry list of just 13 cars announced ahead of the season opener at Thruxton this coming weekend, the 3rd and 4th April. The 2010 season brings in a raft of changes being introduced into the championship,...

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  • BTCC 2010 Round 1: TV Schedule

    BTCC 2010 Round 1: TV Schedule

    The BTCC season kicks off this weekend, for those who can’t make it along to the track the Sunday will be shown live from 11.00 through to 18.00 on ITV4 and online. Below is the schedule of the day which should include full live coverage...

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  • Elf Renault Clio Cup stars set for BTCC debut

    Elf Renault Clio Cup stars set for BTCC debut

    The 2009 Elf Renault Clio Cup Champion and Vice Champion have both agreed deals with leading Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship outfits to graduate into the BTCC for 2010. Champion Phil Glew from Lincolnshire will race a Vauxhall Vectra for leading outfit Triple Eight...

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