2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
| Company type | Motorsport competition |
|---|---|
| Industry | Auto racing |
| Founded | 2006 |
Area served | United Kingdom |
The 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship represented the eighteenth iteration of the British Formula Renault competition. The series began at Brands Hatch on April 9 and wrapped up at Silverstone on October 15, consisting of a total of twenty rounds. The overall championship was claimed by Sebastian Hohenthal, while the Graduate Cup was won by Fabio Onidi.
Teams and drivers
Calendar
Every event in the championship took place within the United Kingdom.
| Team | Driver name | Class | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Motorsport | 1 | Valle Mäkelä | 2-7 | |
| 2 | Franck Mailleux | All | ||
| 14 | João Vasconcelos | 2–5, 8-10 | ||
| 27 | Cong Fu Cheng | All | ||
| Fortec Motorsports | 3 | James Sutton | All | |
| 4 | Fabio Onidi | All | ||
| 11 | Sam Bird | All | ||
| 12 | Sebastian Hohenthal | All | ||
| Comtec Racing | 5 | Pippa Mann | 1–3, 6-10 | |
| AKA Lemac | 6 | Jeremy Metcalfe | All | |
| 7 | Patrick Hogan | All | ||
| Michael Meadows | | 9 | |||
| Coles Racing | 9 | Josh Fisher | 1-7 | |
| Oli Poyser | 8-9 | |||
| Kris Loane | 10 | |||
| Dean Smith | All | |||
| Sywell Leisure Sports | Jodie Hemming | 5–6, 8, 10 | ||
| Position 1 Racing | Armaan Ebrahim | All | ||
| Richard Keen | 1-7 |
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Brands Hatch Indy) | April 9 | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Sutton | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Sutton | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Sutton | Fortec Motorsports |
| 2 | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Sutton | Template:Country data IRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Patrick Hogan | Template:Country data IRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Patrick Hogan | (AKA Lemac) |
Championship Standings
The season consisted of 20 rounds, with the final rankings determined by each competitor's top 18 finishes. A separate Graduate Cup (G) category was established to honor emerging drivers. Team rankings were calculated using the two highest scores from each round, with no additional points granted for Fastest Lap achievements.
- Scoring system: 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; plus an extra 2 points awarded for the Fastest Lap in each race.
- Each event included two races, each lasting roughly half an hour.
- (1)=Final standings based on best 18 results; (G)=Top ten results in Graduate Cup category.
| Position | Driver | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall BHI | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall OUL | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall THR | Template:Country data SCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall KNO | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall CRO | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall DON | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall SNE | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall DGP | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall BHI | Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL | Points (1) |
Points (G) | ||||||||||
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| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Race 11 | Race 12 | Race 13 | Race 14 | Race 15 | Race 16 | Race 17 | Race 18 | Race 19 | Race 20 | ||||
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| 3 | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Cong Fu Cheng | 3 |Ret |5 |9 |5 |6 |2 |7 |3 |3 |4 |3 |Ret |3 |13 |3 |2 |7 |6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sam Bird | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | (2) (5) (2) (3) (4) (12) Ret (11) (4) (11) (4) (14) (5) (7) (2) (4) (7) (9) (10) (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (1) (2) (4) Ret (3) (9) (2) Ret (5) (7) (5) (8) (12) (3)(10)(21)(4)(7)(21)(8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (17)(10)(1)(13)(Ret)(19)(3)(8)(6)(16)(9)(10)(4)(9)(4)(6)(2)(8)(8)(Ret) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (8)(6)(9)(1)(14)(10)(16)(4)(12)(4)(15)(3)(10)(16)(7)(7)(14)(11)(25)(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ret(6)|(9)|(14)|(15)|(5)|(8)|(9)|(10)|(4)|Ret !211 !155 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||