3 STEFANHODGETTS

Wins: 17 Years in series: 2007-2012 (sporadic appearances) Hodgetts: “I loved the 182 and 197 versions of the Renault UK Clio Cup race cars – they were a great piece of kit. It was a difficult car when it came to the handling. It was right on the edge and could be twitchy, but it had a proper sequential gearbox and taught you so much about car control.

“My first year in 2007 was really successful – I won five races – but after that I was just brought in when people needed to fill a seat, so I never really got a proper shot at it, although I won four races with SVR for Danny Buxton in 2012.

“It was all a bit dramatic with the racing so qualifying was important – you needed to be out of the trouble, because nine times out of 10 there would be a safety car at the end of the opening lap. Mind you, I might have caused a few of those!”