Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits.
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| Category | Formula Renault 2.0 (1991–2018) Regional Formula 3 (2019–2020) |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1991 |
| Folded | 2020 |
| Constructors | Renault[1] |
| Engine suppliers | Renault |
| Tyre suppliers | Hankook[2] |
| Last Drivers' champion |  Victor Martins |
| Last Teams' champion | ART Grand Prix |
| Official website | www.renaultsport.com |
It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault Sport offered a prize of €500,000 to the winner of the Eurocup until 2015. Following the 2020 season, the Formula Renault Eurocup merged with the Formula Regional European Championship due to COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
History
editThe series was established in 1991, as the "Rencontres Internationales de Formule Renault", before switching to the "Eurocup Formula Renault" name in 1993.
In 2000, renamed to Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 since 2005 used up to now, excludes the 2003 season named Formula Renault 2000 Masters.
While a support series of the Formula Renault 3.5 many drivers stepped up to the senior category, for example the 2006 champion Filipe Albuquerque, fourth-place finisher Bertrand Baguette and 13th-place finisher Xavier Maassen being the first to do so that on the full-time basis for the 2007 season. 2007 champion Brendon Hartley did not follow suit however, and instead moved firstly to British Formula Three Championship. Meanwhile, Charles Pic and Alexandre Marsoin joined FR 3.5 for the 2008. 2008 champion Valtteri Bottas moved to the Formula 3 Euro Series, and only Anton Nebylitskiy who was placed 20th, made his debut in FR 3.5 in 2009. 2009 was the first season when the champion received money to graduate to FR 3.5 and Albert Costa used this opportunity. He was joined in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season by sixth-place finisher Nathanaël Berthon. Like Costa, 2010 champion Kevin Korjus and his rivals Arthur Pic, Daniël de Jong and André Negrão moved to FR 3.5 in 2011. 2011 champion Robin Frijns not only graduated to FR 3.5 in 2012, he also became the first driver, who won both Eurocup and FR 3.5 Series consecutively. Other 2011 Eurocup graduates, who moved to FR 3.5 were Will Stevens and Vittorio Ghirelli. 2012 champion Stoffel Vandoorne and his contender Norman Nato headed to FR 3.5 in 2013. Pierre Gasly and Oliver Rowland, who fought till the last race for the 2013 Eurocup title, both graduated to FR 3.5 in 2014. They was joined by Luca Ghiotto, Matthieu Vaxivière and Roman Mavlanov. Nyck de Vries dominated the 2014 championship and moved to FR 3.5 in 2015. Egor Orudzhev, Aurélien Panis and Gustav Malja moved to Formula Renault 3.5 as well.
Car specifications
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The chassis was built at Alpine's Dieppe plant, a Renault subsidiary. The aerodynamic kit was designed by Tatuus.[1] All Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 cars use the same specifications.[4]
- Chassis: FR2.0/13. Carbon-fibre bodywork
- Engine: Renault F4R 832 – 4-cylinder – 16 valve – 1998cc. 210 bhp at 7,500rpm. 220Nm at 5,500rpm
- Transmission: SADEV seven-speed sequential reverse gear. XAP electric control gearshift, semi-automatic steering-wheel mounted
- Front suspension: ZF Race Engineering single damper, two-way adjustable
- Rear suspension: ZF Race Engineering double damper, two-way adjustable
- Brakes: Four-piston calipers with 278 x 18 mm steel discs
- Rims: Aluminium one-piece 9 x 13 (front) and 10 x 13 (rear)
- Tyres: Michelin 20-54 x 13 (front) and 24-57 x 13 (rear)
- Length/width/height: 4270 / 1740 / 950mm
- Front and rear track: 1502 / 1440mm
- Fuel tank: 50 litres
- Unloaded weight: 506 kg
Champions
editPrior Formula Renault Eurocup
edit| Season | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Jason Plato
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Duckhams Van Diemen
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| 1992 |  Pedro de la Rosa
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Racing for Spain
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| Season | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  Olivier Couvreur
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Synergie
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| 1994 | James Matthews
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Manor Motorsport
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| 1995 | Cyrille Sauvage
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Mygale
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| 1996 |  Enrique Bernoldi
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 Tatuus JD Motorsport
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| 1997 |  Jeffrey van Hooydonk
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Tatuus JD Motorsport
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| 1998 | Bruno Besson
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Tatuus JD Motorsport
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| 1999 | Gianmaria Bruni
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JD Motorsport
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| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Felipe Massa
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JD Motorsport
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| 2001 | Augusto Farfus
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Prema Powerteam
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| 2002 | Eric Salignon
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Graff Racing
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| 2004 |  Scott Speed
|
 Motopark Academy
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| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Esteban Guerrieri
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JD Motorsport
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| Season | Champion | Team Champion | Secondary Class Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Kamui Kobayashi
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SG Formula
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not awarded |
| 2006 |  Filipe Albuquerque
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JD Motorsport
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| 2007 |  Brendon Hartley
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Epsilon RedBull
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J: Brendon Hartley
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| 2008 |  Valtteri Bottas
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SG Formula
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J: Andrea Caldarelli
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| 2009 | Albert Costa
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Epsilon Euskadi
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J: António Félix da Costa
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| 2010 |  Kevin Korjus
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Tech 1 Racing
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J: Kevin Korjus
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| 2011 |  Robin Frijns
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Koiranen Motorsport
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J: Carlos Sainz Jr.
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| 2012 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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Josef Kaufmann Racing
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J:  Daniil Kvyat
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| 2013 | Pierre Gasly
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Tech 1 Racing
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J: Pierre Gasly
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| 2014 | Nyck de Vries
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Koiranen GP
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J:  Dennis Olsen
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| 2015 | Jack Aitken
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Josef Kaufmann Racing
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R: Harrison Scott
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| 2016 | Lando Norris
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Josef Kaufmann Racing
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R: Lando Norris
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Formula Renault Eurocup
edit| Season | Champion | Team Champion | Secondary Class Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sacha Fenestraz
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R-ace GP
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R: Max Fewtrell
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| 2018 | Max Fewtrell
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R-ace GP
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R:  Christian Lundgaard
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| 2019 |  Oscar Piastri[a]
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R-ace GP
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R: Caio Collet
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| 2020 | Victor Martins
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ART Grand Prix
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R: Alex Quinn
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Notes
edit- ^ Oscar Piastri is an Australian racing driver, despite being listed as Australian in entry list he raced under British racing license, with British flag raised above the podium and British anthem played after his wins.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Technical specifications". Formula Renault 2.0. Renault Sport. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Allen, Peter (11 December 2018). "Abu Dhabi to host Formula Renault Eurocup finale in 2019". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Smith, Luke (31 October 2020). "Formula Regional Europe merges with Renault Eurocup for 2021". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Technical specifications". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "2019 Formule Renault Eurocup - Spa-Francorchamps Race 1 (52:30)". YouTube. Renault Sport. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "2019 Formula Renault Eurocup - Abu Dhabi - Race 1 (1:04:26)". YouTube. Renault Sport. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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