2018 Formula Renault Eurocup

Formula Renault Eurocup

Industry	Motorsport
Founded	1991
Fate	Ongoing
Area served	Europe
Products	Formula Renault single-seater racing series

The 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup represents a European championship series consisting of multiple rounds for open-wheel, formula-style racing vehicles. Competitors drive 2-litre Formula Renault single-seater cars that adhere to the championship's specific technical standards. Marking its 28th edition, the 2018 season is the third installment as the premier division within the World Series by Renault, featuring ten circuits across Europe, including the iconic Monaco track.

Teams and drivers

Initially, the 2018 championship was set to include nine returning teams from the previous season; however, Mark Burdett Motorsport did not participate in any events.

Team Driver name Status Rounds R-ace GP 1 Max Fewtrell Entire season 2 Logan Sargeant Full calendar 3 Charles Milesi All rounds 4 Victor Martins Complete schedule 5 Gabriel Gandulia Events 6 to 9 Josef Kaufmann Racing 11 Clément Novalak Rounds 1–5, 7–10 12 Richard Verschoor First six rounds 16 Yifei Ye Entire season participation Tech 1 Racing 21 Neil Verhagen All events 22 Aleksandr Smolyar Full season entry 23 Thomas Neubauer Complete calendar 24 Frank Bird Entire championship MP Motorsport 31 Christian Lundgaard Full series participation 32 Alex Peroni All rounds 33 Max Defourny Rounds 1 through 4 Jarno Opmeer Events 5 and 6 Freek Schothorst Rounds 7 to 10 Arden International 41 Oscar Piastri Participated in all races 42 Aleksandr Vartanyan Competed in rounds 1 to 4 Nikita Volegov Took part from round 5 to round 10 43 Sami Taoufik Full season driver AV Formula (Adrián Vallés) 51 Axel Matus Entire event lineup 52 Xavier Lloveras Rounds one through six 53 Eliseo Martínez                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Driver movements Fortec Motorsport welcomed French F4 champion Arthur Rougier and SMP F4 competitor Vladimiros Tziortzis. Although BRDC British F3 racer Jordan Cane was slated to join Fortec, he ultimately withdrew. Raúl Guzmán transferred from R-ace GP to Fortec, while Aleksey Korneev departed to compete in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Eliseo Martínez, who raced in Euroformula Open, and Christian Muñoz from French F4, both signed with AVF by Adrián Vallés. Henrique Chaves transitioned to the European Le Mans Series. Meanwhile, Gregoire Saucy and Thomas Randle exited AVF. Richard Verschoor switched teams from MP Motorsport to Josef Kaufmann Racing, where he was joined by karting champion and Toyota Racing Series victor Clément Novalak. Tech 1 Racing introduced Aleksandr Smolyar as a new driver, alongside former Fortec and MP Motorsport racers Frank Bird and Neil Verhagen. Gabriel Aubry advanced to the GP3 Series, leaving his Tech 1 seat vacant. Oscar Piastri, runner-up in British F4, made his Eurocup debut with Arden Motorsport. He was accompanied by Aleksandr Vartanyan from JD Motorsport and karting champion Sami Taoufik. Christian Lundgaard, champion of Spanish and SMP F4, graduated to MP Motorsport. Alex Peroni moved to MP Motorsport for his sophomore Eurocup season after departing Fortec. Max Defourny joined the team from R-ace GP. Victor Martins, who finished second in French F4, signed with R-ace GP along with former Tech 1 driver Max Fewtrell. Charles Milesi committed full-time to Eurocup with R-ace GP after previously competing part-time. Logan Sargeant also joined R-ace GP following his move from ADAC Formula 4. Italian F4 competitor Lorenzo Colombo raced for JD Motorsport. Thomas Maxwell and Najiy Razak transferred to JD Motorsport from Tech 1 and Fortec respectively. Calendar The tentative schedule for the 2018 season was revealed on 25 September 2017, marking a comeback to Hockenheimring while omitting the Pau Grand Prix. A slight update on 29 October confirmed the same ten venues. Round Circuit Date Supporting 1 R1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 14 April European Le Mans Series R2 15 April 2 R1 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Autodromo Nazionale Monza 21 April Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R2 22 April 3 R1 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Silverstone Circuit 19 May R2 20 May 4 R1 Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Monaco 26 May Template:F1 GP R2 27 May 5 R1 Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 21 July European Le Mans Series R2 22 July 6 R1 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 27 July Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup R2 28 July 7 R1 Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hungaroring 1 September Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup R2 2 September 8 R1 Nürburgring 14 September R2 15 September 9 R1 Hockenheimring 22 September 2018 ADAC GT Masters R2 23 September 10 R1 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 20 October 2018 International GT Open R2 21 October Results Drivers' championship Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Winning Team 1 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard Max Fewtrell Logan Sargeant Logan Sargeant R-ace GP Logan Sargeant R2 Max Fewtrell Yifei Ye Max Fewtrell R-ace GP Christian Lundgaard 2 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Yifei Ye Max Fewtrell Yifei Ye Josef Kaufmann Racing Christian Lundgaard R2 Lorenzo Colombo (racing driver) Yifei Ye Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport Christian Lundgaard 3 R1 Silverstone Circuit \t Max Fewtrell \t Max Fewtrell \t Max Fewtrell \t R-ace GP \t Logan Sargeant R2 \t Charles Milesi \t Aleksandr Vartanyan \t Charles Milesi \t R-ace GP \t Charles Milesi 4 R1 \ \ Monaco\ \ \ Alex Peroni\ \ \ Charles Milesi\ \ \ Alex Peroni\ \ \ MP Motorsport\ \ \ Charles Milesi\ R2 \ \ Charles Milesi \ \ Alex Peroni \ Charles Milesi \ R-ace GP \ Charles Milesi 5 R1 \ Red Bull Ring \ \ Max Fewtrell \ \ Max Fewtrell \ \ Max Fewtrell \ \ R-ace GP \ \ Lorenzo Colombo (racing driver) R2 \ \ Victor Martins \ \ Yifei Ye \ \ Victor Martins \ \ R-ace GP \ \ Victor Martins 6 R1 \ Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps \ \ Lorenzo Colombo (racing driver) \ \ Victor Martins \ \ Christian Lundgaard \ \ MP Motorsport \ \ Christian Lundgaard R2 \ \ Logan Sargeant \ \ Victor Martins \ \ Victor Martins \ \ R-ace GP \ \ Victor Martins 7 R1 \ Hungaroring \ Christian Lundgaard \ Christian Lundgaard \ \ Yifei Ye \ Josef Kaufmann Racing \ Template:Country data \ DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Lundgaard R2 \ DNK Christian Lundgaard \ DNK Christian Lundgaard \ DNK Christian Lundgaard \ NLD MP Motorsport \ DNK Christian Lundgaard 8 R1 Nürburgring \ USA Logan Sargeant \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ USA Logan Sargeant \ FRA R-ace GP \ USA Logan Sargeant R2 \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ FRA R-ace GP \ FRA Victor Martins 9 R1 Hockenheimring \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ FRA R-ace GP \ AUS Oscar Piastri R2 \ DNK Christian Lundgaard \ USA Logan Sargeant \ GBR Max Fewtrell \ FRA R-ace GP \ AUS Oscar Piastri 10 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya \ DNK Christian Lundgaard \ DNK Christian Lundgaard \ DNK Christian Lundgaard \ NLD MP Motorsport \ DNK Christian Lundgaard R2 \ FRA Victor Martins \ USA Logan Sargeant \ USA Logan Sargeant \ FRA R-ace GP \ USA Logan Sargeant Pos. Driver LEC Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall MNZ Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall MON Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall RBR Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR HOC CAT Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Fewtrell 2 1 22 10 1 Retired 7 8 1 2 5 7 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 275.5 2 align=left style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Lundgaard style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5 3 2 1 Retired 5 5 5 5 3 1 8 2 1 3 5 Retired Ret 1 2 258 3 align=left | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Yifei Ye style = "background: #ffdf9f" | 3 2 1 15 3 3 4 4 8 5 2 3 1 11 6 6 2 3 8 239 4 align=left style =" background: #8FCFDF; "| Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall Logan Sargeant style =" background: #ffffbf; "| 1 Retired 8 4 2 2 10 9 Retired Retired 9 2 5 7 1 4 4 5 2 1 218 5 align=left style =" background: #8FCFDF; "| Template:Country data "FRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Victor Martins 11 4 6 5 6 6 3 3 9 1 Retired 1 4 9 4 2 Retired Retired Retired 3 186 6 align=left style =" background :#8FCFDF; "| Template:Country data "ITA"Template:Namespace detect showall Lorenzo Colombo (racing driver) 4 21 3 2 4 8 12 Retired 3 6 6 5 6 3 11 22 Retired 4 3 6 152.5 7 align=left style =" background :#8FCFDF; "| Template:Country data "FRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Charles Milesi 9 12 7 19 7 1 2 1 10 13 10 13 9 12 7 3 10 8 5 10 122.5 8 align=left style =" background :#8FCFDF; ”"|Template:Country data "AUS"Template:Namespace detect showall Oscar Piastri 6 5 12 Retired 11 4 13 12 6 9 3 9 7 4 15 7 3 2 16 11 110 9 align=left|"Template:Country data "AUS"Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Peroni" Retired|| 7|| 5|| Retired|| Retired|| 15|| 1|| '2'|| 12|| 7|| Retired|| 25|| 13|| 5|| 9|| 9|| 6|| Retired|| 9|| 14|| 89 Teams' Championship In the teams' championship, only the top two vehicles from each team are permitted to accumulate points. Pos. Team LEC Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall MNZ Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall MON Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall RBR Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR HOC CAT Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP 1 1 6 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 662.5