Following an action-packed 2018 season for the Renault UK Clio Cup, we’ve crunched the numbers to bring you all the key statistics from a campaign which saw Paul Rivett emerge in dramatic fashion with a record-breaking fourth Clio Cup title and the first for WDE Motorsport.
With six different race-winners, no less than nineteen separate top ten finishers and fourteen drivers having qualified inside the top six, it proved to be another hugely competitive campaign in the tin-top series, and here’s a full rundown of all the key statistics:
Race Wins
6 – James Dorlin
4 – Max Coates
3 – Dan Rowbottom
2 – Paul Rivett, Bradley Burns
1 – James McCarthy
Podium Finishes
11 – Rivett
10 – Dorlin
9 – Coates, Rowbottom
5 – McCarthy, Burns
2 – Lee Pattison, Michael Epps
1 – James Colburn
Top Six Finishes
15 – Coates, Rivett
13 – Dorlin
11 – Rowbottom
9 – Epps, Burns
8 – Pattison, McCarthy
7 – Dan Zelos
6 – J.Colburn
2 – Zak Fulk, Jack Young
1 – Sam Osborne, Brett Lidsey, Ash Hand
Top Ten Finishes
17 – Epps
16 – Rivett
15 – Coates, Dorlin, Burns
14 – Rowbottom
13 – McCarthy, Zelos
12 – Pattison, J.Colburn
8 – Fulk, Lidsey
7 – Osborne
5 – Jade Edwards
4 – Young
2 – Nick Reeve, Hand
1 – Aaron Thompson, Ben Colburn
Pole Positions
5 – Coates
4 – Dorlin, Burns
2 – McCarthy
1 – Rivett, Rowbottom, Young
Top Three Qualifying Results
12 – Dorlin
11 – Coates
10 – Burns
8 – Rivett
6 – McCarthy
2 – Rowbottom, Zelos, Young
1 – Osborne
Top Six Qualifying Results
17 – Dorlin
16 – Rivett
15 – Coates
11 – Burns
10 – Zelos
8 – Rowbottom, Pattison
7 – McCarthy
5 – Young
4 – J.Colburn
2 – Epps, Osborne, Lidsey
1 – J.Edwards
Qualifying Average
3.11 – Dorlin
3.72 – Coates
4.00 – Rivett
4.67 – Burns
6.00 – Young
7.22 – Zelos
7.50 – Rowbottom
7.88 – Pattison
8.89 – J.Colburn, Epps
9.11 – McCarthy
11.63 – Reeve
12.00 – Fulk
12.19 – Lidsey
12.67 – Osborne
12.94 – J.Edwards
14.00 – B.Colburn
15.63 – Thompson
16.44 – Hamilton
16.50 – Wilmott
18.88 – Warr
19.50 – Alden
Races Led
9 – Dorlin
6 – Coates
4 – Rowbottom
3 – Rivett, Burns, McCarthy
1 – J.Colburn
Laps Led
70 – Dorlin
53 – Coates
35 – Burns
33 – Rivett
29 – Rowbottom
18 – McCarthy
4 – J.Colburn
Miles Led
159.80 – Dorlin
100.25 – Coates
68.16 – Rowbottom
58.09 – Burns
52.03 – Rivett
35.00 – McCarthy
7.92 – J.Colburn
Fastest Laps
2 – Dorlin, Rivett, Pattison, Burns, Fulk, Rowbottom, Lidsey
1 – Coates, Reeve, Young, McCarthy
Places Gained From Grid Position
56 – Rowbottom
50 – McCarthy
46 – Epps
40 – Andy Wilmott
38 – Osborne
37 – Thompson, Alden
34 – Warr
33 – Lidsey
30 – J.Colburn
24 – Zelos
23 – Fulk, Nicolas Hamilton
21 – J.Edwards
20 – Pattison
16 – Coates, Rivett, Nathan Edwards, B.Colburn
14 – Young
10 – Reeve
9 – Burns
8 – Dorlin, Hand
