Category | One-make racing by Renault (Renault Clio Cup) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Inaugural season | 1974 |
Classes | Main Class Masters Cup Rookie Cup |
Drivers | 5 (2024) |
Teams | 3 (2024) |
Constructors | Renault |
Tyre suppliers | Michelin |
Drivers' champion | Jack Young (2019) |
Teams' champion | Team HARD (2019) |
Official website | Clio Cup GB |
Current season |
Clio Cup Great Britain is an entry-level one-make touring car racing motorsport category, and the current name in the long history of Renault one-make cups in the UK. It currently attracts drivers from across the United Kingdom to compete along with several drivers for European countries. The championship has been run to various regulations over the years, and can trace its history back to 1974. Several former drivers have become successful in other Touring car racing formulae, including Andy Priaulx, who went on to become multiple World Touring Car Championship champion and Jason Plato who is multiple British Touring Car Championship champion. The championship formerly ran on the support package of the British Touring Car Championship. The series was most recently promoted by the British Automobile Racing Club, which was also the promoter from 1974 to 2011.[1] Prior to this, SRO promoted the series in 2012.
The UK Clio Cup folded after the 2019 season after being axed as a BTCC support series in favour of the Mini Challenge.[2][3] Clio Cup Great Britain was revived in 2024, now organised by MotorSport Vision as an independent championship.