Renowned for its thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing, the AirAsia Renault Clio Cup UK Championship is the UK’s premier one-make saloon-car championship. You will be hard pressed to find a driver who’s come through Clio that describes the car as nothing but a fun, exciting speed rocket around Britain’s best circuits.

Using cars based on the road-going Clio Renaultsport 200, the series is a prominent support race on the British Touring Car Championship benefitting from live comprehensive television coverage including HD on the ITV Sport network.

The Championship remains the most direct link to the nation’s salon car top step, the BTCC. Almost one third of the current BTCC grid graduated from the ranks of Renault Clio Cup UK.

An exhilarating 2011 saw the Championship come down to the final race with five drivers vying for the title. For 2012, the AirAsia Renault Clio Cup will be continuing its thrilling format with one 30-minute qualifying session and two 30-minute races at each round and a plethora of prizes to be won.

There is one key technical change in 2012. After feedback was collated from teams, the minimum weight of the car and driver increases by 15kg to 1,165kg (up from 1,150kg) allowing for slightly more balance of performance for drivers in the field.

The 2012 AirAsia Clio Cup will be yet another sensational, action-a-plenty season – lets get ready to rumble!

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