Downton teen Ollie Pidgley has made a great start to his second season in the Renault UK Clio Cup.

The Team Pyro driver claimed a brace of top eight results in the opening event of 2017 at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit , including a career-best seventh in round two.

“It’s been a great start to the season for us and our pace was really good all weekend," Pidgley said. “Both races were higher than I finished at any point last year, so you can’t ask for much more than that.

“It’s fantastic being back with [Team] Pyro again, it’s like I never left, and I’m working really well with my number one mechanic Pete Bennett.

“We used to race each other in the Clio Cup Series when I first started out in cars, he’s a great mechanic and driver and there’s a fantastic work ethic there.

“To have such a good weekend on our first time working together is really positive for the rest of the season."

Rounds three and four of the Renault UK Clio Cup will take place on 15/16 April at Donington Park.