With the Renault UK Clio Cup still right in the midst of an extended eight week summer break, we’ve taken a look back at the season so far and crunched the numbers for all the key statistics after the opening ten races of the eighteen race season.
While Ant Whorton-Eales tops the standings, it’s the in-form Ash Hand who comfortably has the most race wins, though he and the championship leader are tied on podium finishes and fastest laps so far.
While Hand has taken half the pole positions on offer so far, it’s his Team Pyro team-mate Ashley Sutton who has the best qualifying average having qualified on the front row eight times, the ‘rookie’ also leading the Graduate Cup in class wins and podium finishes.
Mark Howard heads the leaderboards for the Masters Cup meanwhile, while two storming drives through the field at Croft has moved Whorton-Eales to the top of the standings for most places gained from grid positions.
A full rundown of all the numbers you need to know are below:
Hand Has Visited The Top Step Of The Podium Five Times – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Race Wins
5 – Ash Hand
2 – Ashley Sutton, Ant Whorton-Eales
1 – Paul Rivett
Podium Finishes
8 – Ash Hand, Ant Whorton-Eales
7 – Ashley Sutton
4 – Paul Rivett
2 – Jordan Stilp
1 – Jack Mitchell
Top Six Finishes
9 – Ash Hand, Ant Whorton-Eales
8 – Ashley Sutton, Paul Rivett
7 – Jordan Stilp, Charlie Ladell
6 – Jack Mitchell
4 – Brett Smith
2 – Jon Maybin
Top Ten Finishes
10 – Ant Whorton-Eales, Charlie Ladell
9 – Ash Hand, Ashley Sutton, Jack Mitchell, Paul Rivett, Jordan Stilp
7 – Rory Collingbourne
6 – Brett Smith, George Jackson
4 – Dan Holland, Jon Maybin
2 – Tom Grundy
1 – Ben Seyfried, Rory Green, Mark Howard, Paul Knapp, James Colburn, Peter Felix
Graduate Cup Wins
8 – Ashley Sutton
1 – Jack Mitchell, Charlie Ladell
Sutton Has Been The Leading ‘Rookie’ This Season – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Graduate Cup Podium Finishes
9 – Ashley Sutton
7 – Jack Mitchell
7 – Charlie Ladell
4 – Brett Smith
3 – Rory Collingbourne
Masters Cup Wins
3 – Mark Howard
2 – Ben Seyfried, Paul Knapp, Peter Felix
1 – Graham Field
Masters Cup Podium Finishes
8 – Mark Howard
6 – Graham Field
4 – Ben Seyfried
3 – Paul Knapp
2 – Peter Felix
Fastest Laps
4 – Ant Whorton-Eales, Ash Hand
2 – Ashley Sutton
Pole Positions
5 – Ash Hand
2 – Ant Whorton-Eales, Ashley Sutton
1 – Paul Rivett
Top Six Qualifying Results
10 – Ashley Sutton, Ash Hand
8 – Paul Rivett
6 – Ant Whorton-Eales, Jack Mitchell, Jordan Stilp
5 – Brett Smith
2 – Charlie Ladell, Dan Holland, James Colburn
1 – Rory Collingbourne, George Jackson, Ben Seyfried
Rivett Has Been Consistently Quick In Qualifying – Credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Qualifying Average
2.40 – Ashley Sutton
2.50 – Ash Hand
4.20 – Paul Rivett
5.70 – Jack Mitchell, Jordan Stilp
5.88 – Brett Smith
6.70 – Ant Whorton-Eales
8.10 – Dan Holland
10.10 – Charlie Ladell
Laps Led
46 – Ash Hand
43 – Ashley Sutton
35 – Ant Whorton-Eales
12 – Paul Rivett
Miles Led
102.981 – Ash Hand
73.740 – Ashley Sutton
70.440 – Ant Whorton-Eales
26.712 – Paul Rivett
Places Gained From Grid Position
41 – Ant Whorton-Eales
36 – Charlie Ladell
18 – Dan Holland
16 – Rory Collingbourne
15 – Paul Knapp
14 – George Jackson
13 – Jon Maybin
11 – Rory Green
10 – Paul Rivett
