- Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup
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Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Category Formula Renault 2.0 Country or region Western Europe Inaugural season 1971 Folded 2010 Drivers 22 (2009) Teams 9 (2009) Constructors Tatuus Engine suppliers Renault Last Drivers' champion Albert Costa Last Teams' champion Epsilon Euskadi Official website formularenaultwec.com The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008[1]. But in 2010 series was folded.[2]
The WEC extends the French championship to the Iberian peninsula and Belgium, and is organised by the French Signature-Plus team, who previously organised the French series with the support of the RPM Racing. The series will be managed by Patrick Sinault[1].
As in French Formula Renault, the Challenger Cup will be kept[1], rewarding the best driver using 2004-spec cars.
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French Formula Renault championship
The French Formula Renault championship was the Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on France between 1971 and 2007. It was the oldest Formula Renault championship.
The name of the championship change during years:
- Critérium de Formule Renault (1971-1972)
- Not held (1973-1974)
- Championnat de France de Formule Renault Nationale (1975-1977)
- Championnat de France Formule Renault (1978-1981)
- Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo (1982-1988)
- Championnat de France Formule Renault (1989-1999)
- Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 (2000-2004)
- Championnat de France de Formule Renault 2.0 (2005-2007)
From 2008 the French championship is included in the West European Cup, for French drivers only, with results from the races held in France, to decide the championship.
The Challenger Cup reward the best driver using 2004 cars[3].
The last round of the French championship was held outside of France, in the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona as symbol of the series expansion to Western Europe (Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium) in 2008[4].
Regulations
- Practices session : 1 hour (or 2 x 30 minutes).
- Qualifying : Two 20 minute sessions without refueling.
- Races : Two individual races, the first between 60 and 80 km and the second lasting between 20 to 30 minutes.
Points are allocated as following :
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 In each race, 1 point was given for pole position and 1 for fastest lap. Only classified drivers were awarded points.
A Rookie classification was given if more than 6 drivers ran for the first time in the series.
Champions
Season Series Name Champion Team Champion 1971 Critérium de Formule Renault Michel Leclère 1972 Critérium de Formule Renault Jacques Laffite 1973 Critérium de Formule Renault NOT HELD 1974 Critérium de Formule Renault NOT HELD 1975 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Christian Debias 1976 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Alain Prost 1977 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Joel Gouhier 1978 Championnat de France Formule Renault Philippe Alliot 1979 Championnat de France Formule Renault Alain Ferté 1980 Championnat de France Formule Renault Denis Morin 1981 Championnat de France Formule Renault Philippe Renault 1982 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Gilles Lempereur 1983 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Jean-Pierre Hoursourigaray 1984 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Yannick Dalmas 1985 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Éric Bernard 1986 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Érik Comas 1987 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Claude Degremont 1988 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Ludovic Faure 1989 Championnat de France Formule Renault Olivier Panis 1990 Championnat de France Formule Renault Emmanuel Collard 1991 Championnat de France Formule Renault Olivier Couvreur 1992 Championnat de France Formule Renault Jean-Philippe Belloc 1993 Championnat de France Formule Renault David Dussau 1994 Championnat de France Formule Renault Stéphane Sarrazin 1995 Championnat de France Formule Renault Cyrille Sauvage 1996 Championnat de France Formule Renault Sébastien Enjolras 1997 Championnat de France Formule Renault Jonathan Cochet 1998 Championnat de France Formule Renault Matthew Davies 1999 Championnat de France Formule Renault Lucas Lassere 2000 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Renaud Derlot 2001 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Eric Salignon 2002 Championnat de France FFSA de Formule Renault Alexandre Prémat 2003 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Loic Duval 2004 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Patrick Pilet 2005 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Romain Grosjean 2006 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Laurent Groppi 2007 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Jules Bianchi 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Albert Costa Epsilon Euskadi References
- ^ a b c Perspectives internationales renault-sport.fr (November 8, 2007)
- ^ "Cancellato il campionato WEC" (in Itaian). italiaracing.net. Inpagina s.r.l. 2010-03-19. http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=26650&cat=38. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Perspectives internationales renault-sport.fr (November 8, 2007)
- ^ Pour le plaisir et l’honneur! renault-sport.com (November 22, 2007)
External links
- Formula Renault 2.0 WEC, championship official website.
- renault-sport.fr, French Formula Renault official website.
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