The 2007 Elf Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season began at Brands Hatch on 31 March and finished after 12 races over 10 events at Thruxton on 14 October. The Championship was won by Martin Byford driving for his own Z Speed Racing team, despite not winning a race.

Changes for 2007 The new Clio Cup 197 was introduced. A new race format was introduced which featured two qualifying heats and a final due to an over-subscribed entry.

Race Format After Friday testing at each event the field would be split into two groups (group A for drivers finishing the session in odd-numbered positions and group B for drivers finishing in even-numbered positions). Each group would then have separate qualifying sessions on the Saturday which set the grids for the heats. The heat races set the grid for Sunday's championship race, where the winner of the heat containing the fastest lap time of the two heats would start on pole, with the remainder of the field from that heat filling the pole side of the grid in finishing order. The drivers from the other heat would fill the other side of the grid, again, in finishing order. The last few (the number varied from circuit to circuit) finishers in each heat would fail to qualify for the championship race but would be classed as reserves should there be any non-starters.

At meetings where the entry was smaller than the maximum number of permitted starters, the race format was the same as in previous years.

Teams and drivers All competitors raced in Renault Clio Cup 197s. Team No. Drivers Rounds Total Control Racing 1 James Williams All 6 Ben Winrow All 8 Alex MacDowall All 9 Jonathan Fildes All JHR Developments 2 Michael Doyle 1 Jim Edwards Jr. 2-10 3 Andrew Herron All 7 Paul Rivett 9 25 Robert Lawson All 38 Steve Wood 1, 3, 5, 7-10 Richard Cannon 4 Stephen Oates 6 48 Richard Cannon 5-6, 9 Paul Rivett 8, 10 Youth 4 Human Rights with SVE 4 Niki Lanik All PH Motorsport 5 Phil House All Full Speed Racing 10 Ciaran Butler 1-6 11 Martin Johnston 1-9 12 Nikki Welsby 1 18 Mark Speller All 19 Ant Scragg 1-9 23 Chris Panayiotou 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 Glenn Eagling Motorsport 13 Guy Parr 1, 3-5, 7 27 Dan Eagling 1-9 Mardi Gras Motorsport 14 Ed Pead All 15 Chris Rice All 20 Jon Lanceley 1-3 33 Árón Smith All Amery Motorsport 16 Jonathan Shepherd All 17 David Shepherd All Momo UK 21 Sean Brown 1 Stefan Hodgetts 2-10 28 Robert Brown All Coastal Racing 22 Carl Bradley 1-2, 4-10 Robertshaw Racing 24 Michael Doyle 2-10 26 Barry Benham 5-10 32 Alan Taylor 1-9 43 Derek Pierce 8-10 49 Chris Dymond All Team TWC 26 Barry Benham 1-4 APO Motorsport 29 Alex Osborne All Z Speed Racing 34 Martin Byford All Team Pyro 36 Chris Law All 55 Mel Healey All Booker Motorsport 41 Dean Hobson 3, 6 J & D Pierce Race Team 43 Derek Pierce 1-6 Cleland Motorsport 44 Jamie Cleland All 88 Finlay Crocker 1-5 Jamie Clarke 6 Simon Quinn 9 EPS UK with IDL Racing Services 46 Robert Gaffney All SMC Renault/Academy Motorsport 48 Jim Edwards Sr. 1-3 Collison Racing 50 Steve Collison 1-5, 7-10 Double Six Racing 66 Andrew Bentley 1-7, 9 Team Eurotech Racingwith John Guest Speedfit 77 Andrew Jordan 1-9 Ian Curley 10 Kangaroo International/SMC Renault/Mark Fish Motorsport 99 Jim Edwards Jr. 1

Calendar & Winners 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 Donington Park on 8-9 September.

Round Venue Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Q1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 31 March-1 April Ed Pead Ben Winrow Ed Pead Mardi Gras Motorsport Q2 Andrew Jordan Michael Doyle Martin Byford Z Speed Racing R1 Ed Pead Andrew Jordan Ed Pead Mardi Gras Motorsport 2 Q1 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 21–22 April Robert Lawson Robert Lawson Robert Lawson JHR Developments Q2 Ed Pead Stefan Hodgetts Ben Winrow Total Control Racing R2 Ben Winrow Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK 3 Q1 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 5–6 May Stefan Hodgetts Ed Pead Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK Q2 Robert Lawson Martin Byford Robert Lawson JHR Developments R3 Robert Lawson Martin Byford Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK 4 Q1 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 2–3 June Phil House Robert Lawson Jonathan Fildes Total Control Racing Q2 Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK R4 Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK 5 Q1 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 23–24 June Stefan Hodgetts Jonathan Fildes Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK Q2 Ed Pead Michael Doyle Ed Pead Mardi Gras Motorsport R5 Stefan Hodgetts Andrew Bentley Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK 6 Q1 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 14–15 July Martin Byford Ben Winrow Martin Byford Z Speed Racing Q2 Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK R6 Martin Byford David Shepherd Ben Winrow Total Control Racing 7 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 28–29 July Michael Doyle Andrew Jordan Michael Doyle Robertshaw Racing R8 Michael Doyle Robert Lawson Robert Lawson JHR Developments 8 Q1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 18–19 August Martin Byford Jonathan Fildes Martin Byford Z Speed Racing Q2 Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Ben Winrow Total Control Racing R9 Ben Winrow Paul Rivett Paul Rivett JHR Developments 9 Q1 Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire 8–9 September Michael Doyle Martin Byford Paul Rivett JHR Developments Q2 Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK R10 Paul Rivett Michael Doyle Paul Rivett JHR Developments 10 R11 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 13–14 October Robert Lawson Robert Lawson Jim Edwards Jr. JHR Developments R12 Jim Edwards Jr. Martin Byford Stefan Hodgetts Momo UK

Standings 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. All scores counted towards the championship.

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver BRH ROC THR CRO OUL DON SNE BRH DON THR Total Pen Pts QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R R1 R2 QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R R1 R2 1 Martin Byford 1 4 2 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 1 8 9 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 284 284 2 Stefan Hodgetts 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 Ret 7 DNS 1 2 Ret 1 245 9 236 3 Robert Lawson 3 3 1 4 1 6 5 5 3 7 3 2 Ret 1 3 5 3 5 Ret 3 230 2 228 4 Jim Edwards Jr. 4 10 6 17 2 5 4 3 4 11 7 5 Ret 6 6 7 3 14 1 4 185 3 182 5 Ben Winrow 11 11 1 2 3 3 7 11 4 4 2 1 Ret 7 1 3 7 13 Ret DNS 176 3 173 6 Ed Pead 1 1 5 6 4 9 2 Ret 1 3 4 4 5 8 3 DNS 4 4 8 21 179 9 170 7 Michael Doyle 4 5 2 19 5 8 4 6 2 5 3 13 1 2 2 DNS 13 9 Ret Ret 156 156 8 Chris Dymond 5 8 3 3 6 10 Ret DNQ 13 24 2 Ret 3 Ret 4 DNS 8 8 5 6 127 8 119 9 Andrew Herron 6 9 6 12 9 13 6 14 8 18 14 9 8 4 6 DNS 6 10 3 Ret 123 6 117 10 Mark Speller 2 6 7 7 4 4 6 7 5 12 14 Ret 17 12 14 8 6 11 Ret 24 118 2 116 11 Phil House 6 13 11 13 5 16 3 10 5 8 11 10 24 19 4 4 5 6 12 Ret 108 108 12 Andrew Jordan 2 2 3 Ret 3 7 3 Ret 6 9 8 7 4 5 11 DNS 5 DNS 118 12 106 13 Árón Smith 5 7 4 9 7 11 16 Ret 9 16 17 16 26 14 7 12 7 15 4 9 104 6 98 14 Jonathan Fildes Ret DNQ 8 Ret 11 Ret 1 2 3 6 7 Ret Ret 11 5 6 9 12 11 Ret 93 2 91 15 Paul Rivett 2 1 1 1 Ret 5 86 86 16 Dan Eagling 7 12 5 10 6 14 8 9 8 14 4 6 7 18 Ret DNQ Ret DNS 83 2 81 17 Barry Benham 3 14 9 14 8 23 10 22 7 15 5 15 6 13 Ret Ret 2 7 DNS 8 82 12 70 18 David Shepherd 18 DNQ 13 20 18 Ret 12 13 12 Ret 16 29 13 22 11 11 11 17 6 7 67 6 61 19 James Williams 9 Ret 12 11 Ret DNQ 9 12 12 22 9 Ret 12 23 8 22 12 21 9 17 44 44 20 Andrew Bentley 11 21 9 8 8 18 7 8 9 10 5 19 Ret DNS 10 Ret 46 3 43 21 Alex Osborne Ret DNQ 11 16 13 24 9 Ret Ret DNQ 10 30 20 16 Ret DNQ 12 18 7 10 41 41 22 Jamie Cleland 12 Ret 8 22 14 Ret 11 21 16 23 20 DNQ 14 15 15 15 8 19 17 13 33 33 23 Derek Pierce 8 16 15 18 10 17 11 19 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 10 9 14 16 Ret Ret 31 31 24 Robert Gaffney 8 Ret 18 Ret 13 Ret 16 17 14 26 13 18 18 17 13 17 Ret 25 15 16 29 2 27 25 Ant Scragg 17 DNQ 10 15 17 21 10 Ret 11 17 8 28 15 Ret 10 10 Ret 26 27 3 24 26 Niki Lanik 14 17 7 Ret 7 12 5 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 12 DSQ 10 5 16 11 Ret Ret 20 39 16 23 27 Chris Law 10 Ret 14 25 15 22 17 Ret 13 21 Ret 23 16 Ret 12 14 13 27 Ret 12 21 21 28 Steve Wood 10 15 18 25 6 28 Ret 25 9 24 10 Ret 10 18 20 20 29 Mel Healey 13 22 Ret DNQ 15 26 19 25 Ret DNQ 15 24 23 24 15 18 17 29 14 15 16 16 30 Robert Brown Ret DNQ DSQ DNQ 17 28 15 16 17 DNQ 9 11 Ret Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret 11 25 10 15 31 Ret DNQ 16 21 12 19 10 13 12 14 9 Ret 15 32 17 2 15 32 Alex MacDowall 9 18 12 Ret 9 Ret 8 24 7 DSQ 6 17 10 9 13 13 4 22 Ret 22 38 25 13 33 Carl Bradley 7 Ret 14 Ret 12 28 Ret DNQ 6 22 11 20 16 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 2 10 34 Ian Curley NC 14 7 7 35 Ciaran Butler 15 19 Ret DNQ 12 Ret 13 15 15 Ret 10 20 9 2 7 36 14 24 17 26 Ret DNQ 18 DNQ 15 20 13 21 21 Ret 14 DNS 14 33 16 23 9 3 6 37 Jon Lanceley Ret DNQ 10 Ret 11 15 6 6 38 Steve Collison 18 DNQ 15 28 19 27 14 Ret 18 DNQ 22 21 16 21 Ret 30 16 19 7 2 5 39 Finlay Crocker 13 Ret 13 27 14 Ret 13 18 16 27 3 3 40 Chris Rice 15 25 Ret Ret 10 20 Ret DNQ 11 19 12 Ret Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret 24 Ret Ret 3 2 1 41 Richard Cannon 17 23 Ret DNQ Ret 26 9 20 1 1 42 Sean Brown 12 20 1 1 43 Jim Edwards Sr. 16 23 Ret 24 16 Ret 0 0 44 Martin Johnston 16 26 19 DNQ 19 29 18 26 17 DNQ 19 DNQ 25 26 17 23 18 31 0 0 45 Guy Parr Ret DNQ 16 Ret 14 27 14 25 Ret DNS 0 0 46 Simon Quinn Ret 28 0 0 NC Jamie Clarke 11 Ret 0 0 NC Nikki Welsby 17 DNQ 0 0 NC Stephen Oates Ret DNQ 0 0 NC Dean Hobson 20 DNQ 18 25 0 2 -2 NC Alan Taylor Ret DNQ Ret 23 20 DNQ 15 20 10 Ret Ret 27 19 Ret 18 19 16 23 5 12 -7 Pos Driver QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R R1 R2 QR1 QR2 R QR1 QR2 R R1 R2 Total Pen Pts BRH ROC THR CRO OUL DON SNE BRH DON THR

Notes: 1. - Stefan Hodgetts was docked three points at Snetterton and six points at the second Brands Hatch meeting. 2. - Robert Lawson was docked two points at Snetterton. 3. - Jim Edwards Jr. was docked three points at the second Donington Park meeting. 4. - Ben Winrow was docked three points at the first Brands Hatch meeting. 5. - Ed Pead was docked three points at Rockingham, three points at the second Thruxton meeting as well as a further three point penalty. 6. - Chris Dymond was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting and six points at Oulton Park. 7. - Andrew Herron was docked two points at the first Thruxton meeting, two points at Snetterton as well as a further two point penalty. 8. - Mark Speller was docked two points at Snetterton. 9. - Andrew Jordan was docked eight points at the second Brands Hatch meeting, two points at the second Donington Park meeting as well as a further two point penalty. 10. - Árón Smith was docked two points at Rockingham, two points at Croft as well as a further two point penalty. 11. - Jonathan Fildes was docked two points at the second Brands Hatch meeting. 12. - Dan Eagling was docked two points at Snetterton. 13. - Barry Benham was docked two points at the first Thruxton meeting, two points at Croft, six points at the second Brands Hatch meeting as well as a further two point penalty. 14. - David Shepherd was docked two points at Rockingham, two points at the second Donington Park meeting as well as a further two point penalty. 15. - Andrew Bentley was docked three points at the first Donington Park meeting. 16. - Robert Gaffney was docked two points at the second Donington Park meeting. 17. - Ant Scragg was docked three points at the first Donington Park meeting. 18. - Niki Lanik was docked two points at Croft, four points at Snetterton, two points at the second Donington Park meeting as well as a further eight point penalty. 19. - Robert Brown was docked four points at Rockingham and six points at the second Brands Hatch meeting. 20. - Chris Panayiotou was docked two points at the first Donington Park meeting. 21. - Alex MacDowall was docked three points at Rockingham, six points at Oulton Park, six points at the second Brands Hatch meeting as well as a further ten point penalty. 22. - Carl Bradley was docked two points at the first Brands Hatch meeting.