Renault Clio Cup
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| Category | One-make racing by Renault |
|---|---|
| Country | 19 different countries (Europe, Latin America, China) |
| Inaugural season | 1966 |
| Constructors | Renault |
| Official website | renault-sport.com |
The Renault Clio Cup is a one-make racing series created and managed by Renault Sport. As the name suggests, Renault Clio cars are used, and are grouped in 15 national championships and an International Cup.
Contents
1 Championships
1.1 French Cup
1.2 Belgian Cup
1.3 United Kingdom Cup
1.4 Other championships
1.4.1 Other one-make racing with Renault cars
2 The current car
3 Current regulations
4 Champions
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
8 External links
Championships
Copa Clio Brasil, W Racing 2006 car
There are currently 15 national championships: Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
French Cup
The French Clio Cup has been held since 2004.
The French Cup started in 1966 and used in succession Renault 8 Gordini (1966–1970), Renault 12 Gordini (1971–1974), Renault 5 LS kitée (1975–1976), Renault 5 Alpine (1977–1981), Renault 5 Alpine Turbo (1982–1984), Renault 5 GT Turbo (1985–1990), Renault Clio 16S (1991–1996) and Renault Mégane Coupé 16V (1997–2000).[1] The French Cup wasn't held between 2001 and 2003.
Belgian Cup
This series started in 2001 as the Renault Sport Clio Cup Elf, but in 2005 the championship was cancelled due to the lack of participants.[2] It returned in 2008 as the Renault Clio Cup Belux 2008 with 6 meetings.[3]
The Renault Cup started in 1987 with the Renault 5 GT Turbo Cup organised jointly with the Netherlands.[4] The Benelux championship switch into Belgian Cup with Renault Clio 16S between 1991 and 1996. Then it was Renault Mégane Coupé 16V (1997–2000) and finally the actual Clio cup (2001–2004, and since 2008).
United Kingdom Cup
The series' first winner of the inaugural race for Renault 5 TLs held in Brands Hatch was Maggie Loynd in 1974. The series, now known as the Courier Connections Renault UK Clio Cup, are now held as a support race to the British Touring Car Championship. The series previously supported the British leg of the World Series by Renault event.
The series saw subsequently these cars:
Renault 5 TL (1974–1977)- Renault 5 TS (1977–1985)
- Renault 5 GT Turbo (1985–1990)
Renault Clio 16V Mark I (1991–1995)
Renault Sport Spider (1996–1999)- Clio Renaultsport 172 (2000–2001)
- Clio Renaultsport 182 (2002–2006)
- Clio Renaultsport 197 (since 2007).[5]
The series' past champion winners includes Andy Priaulx, Jason Plato and Tom Onslow-Cole. Other than that, past drivers of the series that were notable outside of racing were Andrew Ridgeley of the pop group Wham! in 1985[6] and it introduced actor Rowan Atkinson to motorsport, which he raced seldom between 1984 and 1990. One of his races was documented for his one-off show, Driven Man.
The car has since re-emerged for a reunion race in 2004, which he aimed to compete in, but had to be substituted by Perry McCarthy, due to illness. Atkinson bought the car following the race and was auctioned off in a Bonhams auction in 2005.
This years championship winner will be presented with a freshly restored Renault 5 GT Turbo, a winner's prize put forward by title sponsor Courier Connections to mark their 20th anniversary in business and the 40th anniversary of the Clio Cup
Other championships
2009 Renault Clio Cup in Motorland Aragón
Copa Renault Clio España
Renault Sport Clio International Cup
Clio Cup China
Renault Sport Clio Cup Belgium
Renault DTC Light Cup Denmark (since 2004 as Renault Clio Cup Denmark, since 2010 as Renault DTC Light Cup)
LO Renault New Clio Cup Suisse
Clio Cup Sweden[7]
Clio Cup Italia
Dunlop Sportmaxx / ID&T Clio cup Netherlands
Renault Sport Clio Cup Slovenia
Michelin Clio Cup Series with Protyre (since 2013)[8]- Clio Cup Italia
Other one-make racing with Renault cars
Renault Clio V6 Cup- Dacia Logan Cup
- Renault Clio Cup Junior Championship
Defunct championships:
IMSA Renault Cup (1982-1985 with Renault LeCar and then Renault Encore)
SCCA Sports Renault Championship (1984-1989 with Renault/Jeep Sport USA open cockpit, purpose-built cars)- Renault Super Clio Cup Brazil (2006)
The current car
2009 cars parked in Motorland Aragón paddock
Since 2008, the championship uses Renault Clio 197 with an F4R RS 2.0 litre engine.
- Engine: Renault F4R RS, 4 cylinder, 16 valve, 1998 cc.
- Transmission: Sequentially controlled, dog-clutch box with 6 forward gears and controlled differential.
- Suspension: Front: McPherson; Rear: Transverse trailing link, rigid bearings.
- Brakes: Discs, Front: ventilated ø280; Rear: solid ø238
- Wheels: Single piece 8 x 17 alloy
- Tyres: Michelin S9A (dry) or P2B (rain) 19x57x15
- Dimensions: Wheelbase: 2475 mm; Length/Width: 3772 mm/1675 mm
- Capacities: 50 litres
- Weight: 930 kg
Current regulations
The points scoring system changes according to national series. 'Bonus' points are generally awarded for fastest laps and pole positions in each round.
Champions
| Renault Clio Cup Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year |  Argentina[9] |  Belgium | Benelux | Bohemia |  Brazil[10][11] |  Denmark[12] | Central Europe |  France[1] |  Germany |  Italy[13][14] |  Mexico[15] |  Netherlands |  Portugal[16] | Scandinavia[17] |  Spain[18] |  Slovenia |  Sweden |  Switzerland[19] |  Turkey |  United Kingdom[20] |  United States |  China |
| 2018 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | Nicolas Milan | Not held | Simone Di Luca | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Nicolas Milan | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Paul Rivett | Not held | Chun Lei Yang |
| 2017 | Sven van Laere |  Tomáš Pekař | Marc Guillot | Gustavo Sandrucci | Alex Royo | Joel Jern | Mike Bushell |  David Lau | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | Dino Calcum | Éric Trémoulet | Cristian Ricciarini | Éric Trémoulet | Marcus Annervi | Ant Whorton-Eales | Kenneth Lim | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Niels Langeveld | Pascal Eberle | Marc Guillot | Simone Iacone | Rafael Villanueva Ruiz | Henric Skoog | Ashley Sutton |  Senna Iriawan | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | Dino Calcum | Nicolas Milan | Oscar Nogués | Marc Guillot | Robert Helling | Mike Bushell |  Naomi Schiff | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Not held | Dino Calcum | Not held | Éric Trémoulet | Ronnie Marchetti | Marcel Dekker | Nicolas Milan | Andreas Wernersson | Josh Files | Tommy Chan | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Marc-Uwe von Niesewand | Kim Lund Johansen | Marc Guillot | Stefano Comini | Niels Langeveld | Marc Guillot | Andreas Wernersson | Jack Goff | Eric Lo | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Reto Wüst | Michael Christensen | Nicolas Milan | Oscar Nogués | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | Jose Manuel De Los Milagros | Not held | Paul Rivett | Steve Elmes | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Not held | Michael Christensen | Nicolas Milan | Giancarlo Lenzotti | Addi van de Ven | Jose Manuel De Los Milagros | Frédéric Yerly | Dave Newsham | David Louie | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Nicolás Ursprung | François Verbist[21] | José C. Vitte | Claus Christensen | Nicolas Milan[22] | Cristian Ricciarini | Sandra van der Sloot[23] | Gonzalo Martín de Andres[24] | Daniel Hadorn | Phil Glew [25] | Aaron Kwok | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Facundo Della Motta[26] | François Verbist[27] | José Cordova | Per Poulsen | Maxime Martin | Andreas Kast | Simone Di Luca | Francisco Orozco[28] | Pim van Riet[29] | Antonio de la Reina[30] | Daniel Hadorn | Ben Winrow | Not held | |||||||||
| 2007 | Agustín Canapino[31] | Not held | José Cordova |  Petter Granlund | Johan-Boris Scheier | Kristian Nägele | Massimiliano Pedalà | Tim Buijs[32] | Fernando Navarrete[33] | Daniel Hadorn | Martin Byford Niki Lanik † | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Jorge Loyarte | Claúdio Gontijo Wagner Ebrahim †3[34] | Kasper Jensen | Johan-Boris Scheier | Wilko Becker | Massimiliano Pedalà | Mike Verschuur[35] | Luis Calleja[36] | Lukas Ryf | Tom Onslow-Cole Niki Lanik † | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Gabriel Satorra[37] | José Cordova | Henrik Larsen | Nicolas Pierre | Massimiliano Pedalà | José González | Allard Kalff[38] | Juan Miguel Larios | Fred Yerly | Jonathan Adam Matt Allison † | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Humberto Krujoski[39] | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Renê Bauer | Jesper Davidsen | Ludovic Simon | Giuseppe Cirò | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen[40] | Hugo Godinho | Álvaro Rodríguez | Daniel Hadorn | Selim Özgörkey[41] | Paul Rivett Jonathan Adam † | |||||||||
| 2003 | Pablo Varela[42] | Michel Heydens | Elias Nascimento Jr. | Not held | Not held | Pierre-Yves Corthals Dirk Werner †2 | Giuseppe Cirò | Eugenio Martín del Campo | Robert van den Berg[43] | João Pina Cardoso | Oscar Nogués | Daniel Hadorn | Ahmet Atay[44] |  Jonathan Fildes Paul Rivett † | ||||||||
| 2002 | Nicolás Kern[45] | Stéphane Lémeret[46] | Luiz Carreira Jr. | Sebastian Grunert Michael Bellmann †2 | Not held | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen[47] Patrick de Jong †6 | Patrick Cunha | Iván Portoles | Mathias Schläppi | Hakan Güven[48] | Paul Rivett Tom Ferrier † | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Juan Pablo Satorra | Not held | Stefan Neuberger †2 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Luís Veloso | Luis Miguel Reyes | Daniel Hadorn | Daniel Buxton | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Rubén Valsagna[49] | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Gilles Vannelet | Patrick Cunha | Alfredo Mostajo | Mathias Schläppi | Jim Edwards Jr | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Stéphane Lémeret[46] | Frédéric Gabillon | Francisco Carvalho | Alberto Hevia | Lorent Luyet | Andy Priaulx | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Jean-Claude Kamber | José João Magalhães | Javier Mora | Edy Kamm | Dan Eaves[50] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Guillaume Greuet | Luís Veloso | Victor Sáez | Daniel Hadorn | Bryce Wilson | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Eric Archambaud | Hubert Jahn | Frans Verschuur | Vasco Campos | Leonardo Sabán | Alberto Zenic | Jo Lima | Jason Plato | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Jean-François Poughon | Frans Verschuur | Vasco Campos | Nicolás Arribas | Balz Kamm | Lee Brookes | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Christophe Sarhy | Vasco Campos | Thomas Nielsen | Iván Rodríguez | Edy Kobelt | John Bintcliffe | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Frédéric Fezard | Maurizio Campani | Phil Bastiaans | José João Magalhães | Jan Nilsson | Ignacio Hervás | Daniel Hadorn | Alastair Lyall | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Jean-Marc Morizet | Luca Drudi | Frans Verschuur | Vítor Lopes | Kenny Bräck | Pablo Irizar | Stefan Bertschart | Matt Johnson | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Patrick Bourdais | Salvatore Pirro | Frans Verschuur | Albuquerque de Carvalho | Not held | Enrique de la Puente | Marcel Klay | Steve Waudby | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Henri Lebeau | Mauro Gagliardini | Eduardo de Aysa | Philipp Steinauer | Jim Edwards Jr | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Jean-Louis Carponcin | Salvatore Pirro | Frans Verschuur | Enrique Codony | Hanspeter Bigler | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Bernard Castagné | Massimo Di Risio | Frans Verschuur | Tomás Saldaña | Charlie Grütter | Mike Davies †5[51] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Michel Bourgault | Roberto Russo | Manuel Vidal | Urs Eberle | Barrie Williams | Mike Davies †5[51] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Not held | Michel Duverney | "Pibo" | Antonio Castro | Michel Walpen | Scott Lagasse †5[52] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Marc Ranucci | Marco Brand | Javier Moreno | Hermman Roth | Mark Fish | Parker Johnstone †4[53] David Murry †5[54] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Jean-Claude Dutrey | Marco Brand | Jesús Diez Villarroel | Herbert Furrer | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Jean-Michel Bernes | Ferruccio Zambaiti | Carlos Sainz | Armin Conrad | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Manuel Carvalho | Annino Conti | Rafael Ochoa | Rene Traversa | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Francis Canal | Massimo Ercolani | Luis Villamil | Stephan Lüscher | Not held | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Denis Derepas | Luigi Giannini | Luis Pérez-Sala | Silvio Berger | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Eric Houdelekt | Titto Salvatori | César Hernández | Rolf Führer | Jim Edwards Sr | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Jean-Pierre Lajournade | Massimo Sigala | Fermín Sánchez | Hans Peter Uellinger | Neil McGrath[55] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | André Bourdon | Mauro Baldi | Arturo de Onís | Not held | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Yves Fremont | Massimo Nardelli | José Sasiambarrena | Neil McGrath[55] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Jean-Luc Rancon | "Baronio" | Ricardo García Galiano | Neil McGrath[55] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Gérard Delplanque | Kuru Villacieros | Neil McGrath[55] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Jean-Pierre Gabreau | Juan Escavias | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | René Metge | Kuru Villacieros | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Marc Sourd | Juan García Rasilla | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Bernard Mangé | Gerardo van Dulken | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Bernard Lagier | Salvador Cañellas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Roland Trollé | Not held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | François Lacarrau | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Jimmy Mieusset | |||||||||||||||||||||
Renault 8 Gordini | Renault 8 TS | Renault 12 Gordini | Renault 5 LS kitée or TL | Renault 5 TS | Renault 5 Alpine | Renault 5 Alpine Turbo | Renault LeCar | |
Renault Encore | Renault 5 GT Turbo | Renault Clio 16S | Renault Sport Spider | Renault Mégane Coupé 16V | Renault Clio 172 | Renault Clio 182 | Renault Clio 197 | Renault Clio 200 |
- † = Winter Series Champion
- †2 = Renault Clio V6 Champion
- †3 = Renault Super Clio Cup
- †4 = IMSA Renault Cup
- †5 = SCCA Sports Renault
- †5 = Junior championship winner
- White square indicate years without championships
See also
- Eurocup Mégane Trophy
- Dacia Logan Cup
- Sports Renault
- Formula Renault
References
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^ Le rideau tombe... renault-sport.be (January 15, 2005)
^ Feu Vert pour la Renault Sport Clio Cup 2008 renault-sport.be (May 21, 2007)
^ Pour perpétuer la tradition sportive renault-sport.be (June 13, 2005)
^ Clio Cup curtain-raiser thrills Brands Hatch crowds automotoportal.com (April 3, 2007)
^ The Drivers : Andrew Ridgeley historicracing.com
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^ Positiones Megane formulas-argentinas.com.ar
^ Classificação da Copa Clio superspeedway.com.br
^ Formulas Renault resultados cronomap.com.br
^ Clio Cup Renault: Stillinger dtc-net.dk
^ Classifica Clio Cup Italia nuvolari3000.com
^ Auto-Annuario 1993-94, Fernando Morandi & Fabio Ravaioli
^ Anos anteriores Archived 2008-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. sporcar.com
^ Pistas - Guia de Competição 2003, António Botto
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^ LO Renault New Clio Cup Hall of Fame worldseriesbyrenault.ch
^ ELF Renault Clio Cup, Archives cliocup.com
^ Verbist et Duval se distinguent à Spa vroom.be (October 4, 2009)
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^ Dunlop Sportmaxx Clio Cup 2009 driverdb.com
^ Clasificacion, lista de inscritos sport.renault.es
^ ELF Renault Clio Cup 2009 Review thecheckeredflag.co.uk
^ Della Motta Campeon de la Copa Megan formulas-argentinas.com.ar
^ Classement 2008: ClioCup Belgique renault-sport.be
^ Renault Clio Cup Mexico 2008 driverdb.com
^ Dunlop Sportmaxx Clio Cup 2008 driverdb.com
^ Clio Cup de circuitos 2008 sport.renault.es
^ Gano Canapino y es campeon autonoticias.com.ar (December 2, 2007)
^ Dunlop Sportmaxx Clio Cup 2007 driverdb.com
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^ 2006 Super Clio Brasil superspeedway.com.br
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^ 2006 Clio Cup final - Jerez noticias.info
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^ David Murry - A Driver for All Classes davidmurry.com
^ abcd BRDC Archive Biography: Neil McGrath brdc.co.uk
External links
(in Spanish)
Formulas Argentina formulas-argentinas.com.ar
APEFA apefa.com.ar
(in French) Renault Clio Cup Belux renault-sport.be
(in English)
French Clio Cup renault-sport.com
(in German)
Renault Clio Cup Germany renault-sport.de
(in English) ELF Renault Clio Cup UK renaultsport.co.uk
Clio Cup UK cliocup.com
(in Slovene) Pokal Clio CUP cliocup.si
(in German) LO Renault New Clio Cup worldseriesbyrenault.ch
(in Danish) Casinoportalen Clio Cup dtc-net.dk
(in Portuguese)
Copa Renault Clio coparenaultclio.com.br
(in Dutch) Dunlop Sportmaxx Clio Cup clio-cup.nl
(in Italian) Clio Cup Italia renaultsportitalia.it
(in English) Clio Cup China frdsports.com
External links
- DriverDB
Latest News – Heritage:'Last Ever' Renault 5 Race On Motors TV This Friday Renaultsport.co.uk
Cup Racers renaultoloog.nl
