2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Company type	Motorsport competition
Industry	Auto racing
Founded	1991
Area served	Europe
Key people	Daniil Kvyat, Stoffel Vandoorne, Nyck de Vries, Norman Nato, Pierre Gasly
Products	Formula Renault 2.0 racing series

The 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season marked the 22nd iteration of this competition. It commenced on 5 May at Alcañiz and wrapped up on 21 October at Barcelona. The championship included seven rounds, each consisting of two 30-minute races, all integrated within the World Series by Renault framework.

At the season's outset in Motorland Aragón, Red Bull Junior driver Daniil Kvyat clinched victory after narrowly capturing pole position. Debutant Nyck de Vries secured second place, while returning competitor Stoffel Vandoorne earned his first podium finish. The race was prematurely stopped following a serious collision between Daniel Cammish and Hans Villemi, both sustaining long-term injuries. On the following day, Óscar Tunjo started from pole position but was soon overtaken by Kvyat, who achieved a double win; Tunjo finished second with RC Formula's Norman Nato in third.

During the event at Spa, Pierre Gasly of R-ace GP took his inaugural pole position but lost places at the start. Norman Nato claimed his first victory in the series, and Gasly achieved his first podium finish. Due to heavy rainfall causing multiple incidents among drivers, the race was red-flagged. Adapting best to the wet conditions, Kvyat won ahead of Fortec's Jake Dennis and Vandoorne.

At the Nürburgring, Vandoorne transformed his pole position into a win, sharing the podium with Nato and Tech 1's Paul-Loup Chatin. The next day, he dominated again by winning with the fastest lap, followed by Interwetten.com's Melville McKee and Gasly, which propelled him to the top of the championship standings.

The series made its Russian debut at the new Moscow Raceway. Although Vandoorne outqualified Kvyat in both qualifying sessions, Kvyat won both races to reclaim the lead in the championship. Vandoorne finished runner-up in both contests, while Oliver Rowland recorded his first Eurocup podiums with two third-place results.

Teams and drivers

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Race schedule and outcomes

The calendar for the 2012 season was released on 10 October 2011, featuring the replacement of Silverstone Circuit with a new event at Moscow Raceway in Russia. Each of the seven rounds was included in the 2012 World Series by Renault season.

Championship standings

• Points allocation for both championships followed this structure:

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 ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR MSC Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall LEC Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall CAT Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Total Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stoffel Vandoorne 3 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 2 Retired !244

Bold – Pole Position
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

For each round of the championship, teams nominated two drivers whose results contributed to the team points.

Position	Team Name	Total Points
1	Josef Kaufmann Racing	306
2	Template:Country data FINTemplate:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport	265
3	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Fortec Motorsport	157
4	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	150
5	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP	127
6	LUX}} RC Formula	'117
'7	AUT}} Interwetten Racing	'62
'8	NLD}} Manor Motorsport MP Motorsport	'43
'9	FRA}} ARTA Engineering	'29
'10	BEL}} Keerbergs Transport Racing	'22
'11	ESP}} EPIC Racing	'1