2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Company type	Motorsport championship
Industry	Auto racing
Founded	1991
Area served	Europe
Website	www.renault-sport.com

The 2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season marked the 21st iteration of this championship. The series kicked off on 16 April at Alcañiz and wrapped up on 9 October at Barcelona. The schedule consisted of seven rounds, each featuring two races lasting 30 minutes, all held as part of the World Series by Renault events.

Robin Frijns, who previously won the Formula BMW Europe title and competed for Josef Kaufmann Racing, achieved five victories and secured the championship with a 45-point lead over fellow former Formula BMW competitor Carlos Sainz Jr., who claimed wins in the initial races at Alcañiz and Spa-Francorchamps. Frijns maintained a strong presence by consistently finishing within the top five positions. Daniil Kvyat, Sainz’s teammate, finished third overall and recorded two wins at Spa and Nürburgring. Other race victors included Will Stevens, Alex Riberas, Javier Tarancón, along with FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy participants Timmy Hansen and Paul-Loup Chatin.

Sporting

The points allocation system was updated to match the standards used in the FIA World championships, granting points to the top ten finishers as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1.
The format for race weekends was changed to include one qualifying session and a single race each day, adopting the structure introduced during the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

Teams and drivers

During the Spa round, drivers from the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup participated as guest entrants who were not eligible to score championship points; these drivers are indicated in italics.

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Team	No.	Driver name	Class	Rounds
Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	1	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Javier Tarancón		All
	2	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Paul-Loup Chatin		All
	3	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Grégoire Demoustier		1–2
	3	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Mitchell Gilbert		7
	4	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Miki Weckström		All
Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen GP	5	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Junior	All
	6	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Junior	All
	7	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Joni Wiman	Junior	1–4
	7	Template:Country data EST Template:Namespace detect showall Hans Villemi	Junior	5–7
	8	Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall John Bryant-Meisner	Junior	All

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Driver changes

Team transfers

Javier Tarancón switched from Epsilon Euskadi to join Tech 1 Racing. Miki Weckström also moved from Koiranen Bros. Motorsport alongside his teammate.

New or returning entrants to Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Josef Kaufmann Racing added Robin Frijns, the reigning Formula BMW Europe champion from 2010, along with Mathieu Jaminet—who finished third in F4 Eurocup 1.6—and Óscar Andrés Tunjo, runner-up in Formula BMW Pacific.
F4 Eurocup 1.6 titleholder Stoffel Vandoorne and Liroy Stuart signed with KTR.
Defending champions Koiranen Bros. Motorsport welcomed Red Bull Junior Team members Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz Jr., both formerly competing in Formula BMW Europe with EuroInternational. Joni Wiman advanced from ADAC Formel Masters while John Bryant Meisner stepped up from Formula Renault NEZ to complete Koiranen's four-car squad.
Timmy Hansen progressed from Formula BMW Europe to Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team; Côme Ledogar moved up to R-ace GP.
Will Stevens returned to Fortec Motorsport after competing in Formula Renault UK; he was joined by Félix Serrallés from Skip Barber National Championship. Fahmi Ilyas also joined Fortec at Spa to gain experience before competing in British F3.
Paul-Loup Chatin and Grégoire Demoustier transitioned from F4 Eurocup and French GT Championship respectively to Tech 1 Racing.
Thomas Jäger made his formula car debut with Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team; Gustavo Menezes joined Cram Competition at Spa after competing in Star Mazda.
Denis Nagulin shifted from Russian ice racing and Finnish Legends Trophy series to compete with Cram Competition.
Pieter Schothorst advanced from Formula Ford Duratec Benelux to R-ace GP.
Asian Formula Renault champion Sandy Stuvik moved into European competition with KEO Racing.

Race calendar and results

The schedule for the 2011 season was released on 11 October 2010, consisting of seven rounds within the 2011 World Series by Renault season.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	16 April	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Will Stevens	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport
1	R2		17 April	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Will Stevens	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Côme Ledogar	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Will Stevens	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Fortec Motorsport
2	R1	Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	30 April	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport
2	R2		1 May	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Javier Tarancón	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport
3	R1	Germany Nürburgring	18 June	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Will Stevens	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns	Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
3	R2	Germany Nürburgring	19 June	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Carlos Sainz Jr.	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport
4	R1	Template:Country data HUN Template:Namespace detect showall Hungaroring, Mogyoród	2 July	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns	Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
4	R2		3 July	"Template:Flagicon" Timmy Hansen"	"Template:Flagicon" Timmy Hansen"	"Template:Flagicon" Timmy Hansen"	"Template:Flagicon" Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team"
5	R1	"Template:Rowspan=2" \| "Template:Flagicon"" Silverstone Circuit	"20 August"	"Template:Flagicon"" Carlos Sainz Jr."	"Template:Flagicon"" Carlos Sainz Jr."	"Template:Flagicon"" Robin Frijns	"Template:Flagicon"" Josef Kaufmann Racing
5	R2	"21 August"	"Template:Flagicon"" Alex Lynn	"Template:Flagicon"" Miki Weckström	"Template:Flagicon"" Robin Frijns	"Template:Flagicon"" Josef Kaufmann Racing
6	R1	"Template:Rowspan=2" \| "Template:Flagicon"" Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	"17 September"	"Template:Flagicon"" Paul-Loup Chatin"	"Template:Flagicon"" Alex Riberas"	"Template:Flagicon"" Paul-Loup Chatin"	"Template:Flagicon"" Tech 1 Racing"
6	R2	"18 September"	"Template:Flagicon"" Carlos Sainz Jr."	"Template:Flagicon"" Daniil Kvyat"	"Template:Flagicon"" Robin Frijns"	"Template:Flagicon"" Josef Kaufmann Racing"
7	R1	"Template:Rowspan=2" \| "Template:Flagicon"" Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	"8 October"	"Template:Flagicon"" Carlos Sainz Jr."	"Template:Flagicon"" Daniil Kvyat"	"Template:Flagicon"" Javier Tarancón"	"Template:Flagicon"" Tech 1 Racing"
7	R2	"9 October"	"Alex Riberas"	"{{{1}}}" "File:Flag placeholder.svg" "ESP " "Javier Tarancón " " "" "{{" "\|ESP}}" Alex Riberas " "" "{{" "\|ESP}}" EPIC Racing "

Championship standings

The distribution of points for both championships is as follows:

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Position	Competitor	ALC Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		SPA Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall		NÜR Germany		HUN Template:Country data HUN Template:Namespace detect showall		SIL Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall		LEC Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall		CAT Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		Total Points
Position	Competitor	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	Total Points
1	Template:Country data NLD Template:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns	2nd	3rd	'3rd'	5th	Winner	5th	Winner	2nd	Winner	Winner	4th	Winner	4th	5th	245

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Teams' Championship

2 3 3 5 1 5 1 2 1 Winner Winner Fourth Winner Fourth Fifth

Position	Team Name	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall		Nürburgring Germany		Hungaroring Template:Country data HUN Template:Namespace detect showall		Silverstone Circuit Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall		Circuit Paul Ricard Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall		Circuit de Catalunya Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		Total Points
1	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	11th	8th	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	355
1		style="background:#EFCFFF;">Retired	style="background:#DFFFDF;">5th	style="background:#DFFFDF;">4th	style="background:#FFDF9F;">3rd	style="background:#DFFFDF;">7th	style="background:#DFDFDF;">2nd	style="background:#DFFFDF;">8th	style="background:#CFCFFF;">14th	style="background:#CFCFFF;">26th	style="background:#DFFFDF;">6th	style="background:#FFDF9F;">3rd	style="background:#FFDF9F;">3rd	style="background:#FFDF9F;">3rd	style="background:#CFCFFF;">13th	355
rowspan=2 2	align=left rowspan=2 {{flagicon DEU}} Josef Kaufmann Racing
303
303	Fifth	Seventeenth	Retired	Twenty-second	Fifth	Retired	Second	Seventh	Seventh	Thirteenth	Ninth	Seventh	Twenty-ninth	Twenty-fifth
-- Additional teams follow the same structure with their respective results and points --

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External links

Official Renault-Sport website