The 2009 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with Michelin season began at Brands Hatch on 4 April and finished after 20 races over 10 events at the same circuit on 4 October. The Championship was won by Phil Glew driving for Team Pyro.
Race calendar and results
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The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at nine of the ten rounds. The series skipped the round at Knockhill and instead raced at the World Series by Renault meeting at Silverstone on 4–5 July.
Round
Venue
Date
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Winning Driver
Winning Team
1
R1
Brands Hatch (Indy) , Kent
4 April
Alex MacDowall
Alex MacDowall
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
R2
5 April
Alex MacDowall
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
2
R3
Thruxton Circuit , Hampshire
25 April
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
R4
26 April
Phil Glew
Árón Smith
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
3
R5
Donington Park (National) , Leicestershire
16 May
Phil Glew
Andrew Herron
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
R6
17 May
Phil Glew
Andrew Herron
Árón Smith
Team Pyro
4
R7
Oulton Park (Island) , Cheshire
30 May
Alex MacDowall
Phil Glew
Alex MacDowall
Total Control Racing
R8
31 May
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
5
R9
Croft Circuit , North Yorkshire
13 June
Alex MacDowall
Alex MacDowall
Alex MacDowall
Total Control Racing
R10
14 June
Alex MacDowall
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
6
R11
Silverstone Circuit (GP) , Northamptonshire
5 July
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Stefan Hodgetts
Mardi Gras Motorsport
R12
Alex MacDowall
Sam Tordoff
Stefan Hodgetts
Mardi Gras Motorsport
7
R13
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit , Norfolk
1 August
Alex MacDowall
Sam Tordoff
Alex MacDowall
Total Control Racing
R14
2 August
Sam Tordoff
Alex MacDowall
Sam Tordoff
Total Control Racing
8
R15
Silverstone Circuit (National) , Northamptonshire
29 August
Phil Glew
Mike Robinson
Dave Newsham
Amery Motorsport
R16
30 August
Tom Carnaby
Mike Robinson
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
9
R17
Rockingham Motor Speedway , Northamptonshire
20 September
Phil Glew
Danny Buxton
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
R18
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
10
R19
Brands Hatch (GP) , Kent
3 October
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Alex MacDowall
Total Control Racing
R20
4 October
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Phil Glew
Team Pyro
Points were awarded on a 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 20 finishers in each race, with 2 bonus points for the fastest lap in each race. A driver's best 18 scores counted towards the championship.
Drivers' Championship
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Pos
Driver
BHI
THR
DON
OUL
CRO
SIL
SNE
SIL
ROC
BHGP
Total
Drop
Pen
Pts
1
Phil Glew
1
1
1
1
1
10
2
1
2
1
2
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
592
29
21
561
2
Alex MacDowall
2
3
2
9
4
2
1
2
1
2
Ret
18
1
4
3
Ret
5
8
1
2
445
445
3
Andrew Herron
3
9
3
3
2
4
4
9
Ret
7
4
2
6
3
10
8
3
4
13
Ret
364
22
362
4
Árón Smith
5
2
5
2
6
1
Ret
5
18
9
7
12
5
9
Ret
4
4
Ret
5
4
326
23
324
5
Dave Newsham
9
5
4
4
Ret
Ret
3
4
7
5
Ret
3
14
6
1
2
Ret
Ret
DSQ
3
294
294
6
Mike Robinson
7
Ret
8
5
8
6
5
3
4
4
Ret
9
8
5
12
10
7
10
9
10
291
24
289
7
Lee Pattison
4
6
7
8
5
3
Ret
8
Ret
6
5
14
4
7
5
Ret
DSQ
7
7
5
284
105
274
8
Sam Tordoff
15
11
13
6
10
11
7
Ret
13
11
8
10
2
1
Ret
6
8
3
6
Ret
261
261
9
James Colburn
6
4
Ret
7
15
12
Ret
10
10
Ret
13
5
9
8
7
Ret
9
6
4
11
225
66
219
10
Carl Bradley
12
Ret
6
11
3
7
6
6
5
DSQ
9
11
7
Ret
Ret
5
6
9
222
47
218
11
Daniel Lloyd
14
7
9
10
13
17
8
7
6
14
6
7
Ret
11
6
9
Ret
5
Ret
7
223
88
215
12
Robert Gaffney
21
15
19
17
9
5
13
14
17
Ret
10
20
10
13
11
7
3
6
163
29
161
13
Stephen Tyldsley
16
Ret
14
22
16
8
10
16
8
8
3
4
17
12
Ret
14
142
142
14
David Dickenson
11
13
17
15
12
15
9
Ret
14
Ret
11
15
11
16
9
11
Ret
Ret
8
Ret
129
129
15
Tom Carnaby
Ret
Ret
15
16
Ret
Ret
14
Ret
19
16
12
21
12
10
4
3
10
Ret
12
9
133
610
127
16
Stefan Hodgetts
3
3
1
1
114
114
17
Alex Dew
10
12
Ret
14
7
9
11
11
11
10
15
13
Ret
Ret
Ret
12
Ret
Ret
119
611
113
18
Jeff Smith
18
10
11
Ret
Ret
Ret
12
13
16
Ret
Ret
Ret
13
15
Ret
16
Ret
Ret
11
8
89
89
19
Jake Packun
17
14
Ret
DNS
Ret
21
17
15
15
13
16
17
Ret
Ret
8
Ret
11
Ret
10
Ret
79
79
20
Ant Scragg
20
17
12
19
11
13
15
17
12
15
14
22
Ret
14
13
Ret
81
312
78
21
Darren Wilson
22
18
18
21
17
19
19
19
20
17
18
23
18
17
14
13
12
12
16
Ret
69
69
22
Danny Buxton
2
2
58
58
23
Patrick Collins
Ret
19
Ret
20
Ret
14
18
18
21
Ret
19
19
15
Ret
15
15
Ret
11
14
Ret
55
55
24
Alex Osborne
13
8
Ret
12
14
20
Ret
DNS
17
16
16
DNS
53
213
51
25
David Shepherd
8
Ret
Ret
18
Ret
16
16
12
Ret
Ret
36
214
34
26
Phil House
9
12
21
21
27
Jamie Ackers
19
16
16
13
20
20
28
Ben Winrow
Ret
8
14
14
29
Mark Hazell
Ret
20
Ret
DNS
Ret
18
Ret
DNS
Ret
12
13
13
30
Steven Hunter
10
Ret
11
11
31
Chris Rice
15
Ret
6
6
Pos
Driver
BRA
THR
DON
OUL
CRO
SIL
SNE
SIL
ROC
BRA
Total
Drop
Pen
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Notes:
1.^ – Phil Glew was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
2.^ – Andrew Herron was docked two points at Croft.
3.^ – Árón Smith was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
4.^ – Mike Robinson was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting.
5.^ – Lee Pattison was docked two points at Croft and eight points at Rockingham.
6.^ – James Colburn was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at the first Silverstone meeting.
7.^ – Carl Bradley was docked four points at Croft.
8.^ – Daniel Lloyd was docked two points at Donington Park and six points at the second Silverstone meeting.
9.^ – Robert Gaffney was docked two points at Snetterton.
10.^ – Tom Carnaby was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and four points at the second Brands Hatch meeting.
11.^ – Alex Dew was docked two points at Thruxton and four points at Donington Park.
12.^ – Ant Scragg was docked three points at Croft.
13.^ – Alex Osborne was docked two points at the first Silverstone meeting.
14.^ – David Shepherd was docked two points at Donington Park.
Entrants' Championship
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Points were awarded on the same scale as the drivers' championship but without the fastest lap bonus. An entrant's two highest placed cars in each race scored points and all scores counted towards the championship.
Pos
Entrant
BHI
THR
DON
OUL
CRO
SIL
SNE
SIL
ROC
BHGP
Pts
1
Team Pyro
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
921
5
2
5
2
6
9
11
5
11
9
7
8
5
9
Ret
4
4
Ret
5
4
2
Total Control Racing
2
3
2
5
4
2
1
2
1
2
6
7
1
1
3
6
5
3
1
2
872
7
11
8
6
8
6
5
3
4
4
8
9
2
4
6
9
7
5
6
7
3
JHR Developments
3
9
3
3
2
4
4
9
3
3
4
2
6
3
4
3
3
4
12
9
556
Ret
20
10
16
Ret
18
14
Ret
19
7
12
21
12
10
10
8
10
Ret
13
12
4
Amery Motorsport
8
5
4
4
17
16
3
4
7
5
10
3
10
6
1
2
2
2
3
3
530
9
18
18
18
Ret
19
16
12
17
17
18
20
14
13
11
7
12
12
16
6
5
Coastal Racing
12
15
6
11
3
5
6
6
5
15
9
11
7
14
13
5
6
9
330
20
17
12
17
9
7
13
14
12
DSQ
14
22
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
6
Range Storage Ltd.
4
6
7
8
5
3
Ret
8
Ret
6
5
14
4
7
5
Ret
DSQ
7
7
5
284
7
Westbourne Motorsport/SVE
6
4
Ret
7
15
12
Ret
10
10
Ret
13
5
9
8
7
Ret
9
6
4
11
225
8
Mardi Gras Motorsport
11
13
17
15
12
15
9
Ret
14
Ret
1
1
11
16
9
11
Ret
Ret
8
Ret
193
11
15
9
DTR
16
Ret
14
22
16
8
10
16
8
8
3
4
17
12
Ret
14
142
10
Elite Motorsport
17
14
Ret
DNS
Ret
21
17
15
15
13
16
17
Ret
Ret
8
Ret
11
Ret
10
Ret
79
11
Stancombe Vehicle Engineering
Ret
19
Ret
20
Ret
14
18
18
21
Ret
19
19
15
Ret
15
15
Ret
11
14
Ret
55
12
APO Sport
13
8
Ret
12
14
20
Ret
DNS
17
16
16
DNS
53
13
PH Motorsport/Amery Motorsport
9
12
21
Pos
Entrant
BHI
THR
DON
OUL
CRO
SIL
SNE
SIL
ROC
BHGP
Pts