2018 Formula Renault Northern European Cup

Formula Renault Northern European Cup

Company type	Racing championship
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2006
Defunct	2018
Area served	Northern Europe
Key people	Doureid Ghattas (2018 champion)
Products	Formula Renault 2.0 racing series

The 2018 Formula Renault Northern European Cup marked the thirteenth and concluding season of this open-wheel racing championship. Competitors drove 2-litre Formula Renault single-seater vehicles built according to the series' technical specifications.

German racer Doureid Ghattas claimed the championship title, achieving an impressive streak of five consecutive victories. His wins came at Hungaroring, Nürburgring, and Hockenheim, ultimately finishing 42 points ahead of his teammate Phil Hill. Hill secured wins at both Spa and Hockenheim. The third spot in the standings was occupied by R-ace GP driver Gabriel Gandulia, trailing Hill by eight points. Sharon Scolari rounded out the top four among consistent participants.

Throughout the season, four distinct drivers secured race wins. Alongside Ghattas and Hill, victories were also claimed by Logan Sargeant—who placed fifth overall—and his teammate Victor Martins. Additionally, Alex Peroni, who finished seventh in the championship, was the only other competitor besides Ghattas and Hill to earn multiple race triumphs.

Teams and drivers

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Calendar and results

The tentative schedule for the 2018 season was made public on 11 November 2017, featuring an increase to six rounds. Notably, the series included an event within the framework of the Pau Grand Prix for the first time. The Hungaroring and Circuit Park Zandvoort circuits reappeared on the calendar, whereas Nürburgring and Silverstone were initially excluded. On 4 April 2018, adjustments were made to the calendar: three rounds coincided with the 2018 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, and Nürburgring replaced Zandvoort. Additionally, the concluding round at Hockenheimring was moved forward to 31 August 2018.

Team		Driver name	Rounds
R-ace GP	1	Max Fewtrell	2–6
	2	Logan Sargeant	All
	3	Charles Milesi	All
	4	Victor Martins	All
	5	Gabriel Gandulia	All
Anders Motorsport		Phil Hill	1–5
		Doureid Ghattas	All
Josef Kaufmann Racing	11	Clément Novalak	4–6
	12	Richard Verschoor	3
	16	Yifei Ye	3–6
Lamo Racing Car	16	Thierry Malhomme	1
Tech 1 Racing	21	Neil Verhagen	1, 3–6
	22	Aleksandr Smolyar	1, 3–6
	23	Thomas Neubauer	All
	24	Frank Bird	All
MP Motorsport	31	Christian Lundgaard	1, 3–6
	32	Alex Peroni	1, 3–6
	33	Jarno Opmeer	3
		Freek Schothorst	4–6
Formula Motorsport	35	Nicolas Melin	1
	36	Nicolas Pironneau	1
Arden International	41	Oscar Piastri	3–6
	42	Nikita Volegov	3–6
	43	Sami Taoufik	3–6
AV Formula	51	Axel Matus	3–6
	52	Xavier Lloveras   3   |-   53    Eliseo Martínez   3–6   |-   54    Christian Muñoz   3–6

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	R1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Pau-Ville	12 May	Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Lundgaard	Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Lundgaard	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Peroni	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall MP Motorsport	Pau Grand Prix
	R2		13 May	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Peroni	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Victor Martins	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Peroni	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall MP Motorsport
2	R1	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Autodromo Nazionale Monza	30 June	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Milesi	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Milesi	Logan Sargeant	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP	Clio Cup Italia
	R2		1 July	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Victor Martins	Logan Sargeant	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Victor Martins	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP
3	R1	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	27 July	Phil Hill	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Victor Martins	Phil Hill	Anders Motorsport	2018 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
	R2		28 July	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabriel Gandulia	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Victor Martins	Phil Hill	Anders Motorsport		-	4	R1	Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hungaroring	1 September	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabriel Gandulia	Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Lundgaard	Doureid Ghattas	Anders Motorsport	2018 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
R2	2 September	Doureid Ghattas	Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Lundgaard	Doureid Ghattas	Anders Motorsport	-	5	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg		14 September		Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabriel Gandulia	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Fewtrell	Doureid Ghattas	Anders Motorsport	2018 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		-	R2	15 September	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabriel Gandulia	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Fewtrell	Doureid Ghattas	Anders Motorsport	-	6	R1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	22 September	Doureid Ghattas	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Fewtrell	Doureid Ghattas	Anders Motorsport	rowspan=2	2018 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	-	R2	\22 September	\textstyle{ { { flag icon } DEU } } Doureid Ghattas{ { ref n } }	\textstyle{ { { flag icon } USA } } Logan Sargeant	\textstyle{ { { flag icon } CHE } } Scorace Team

Championship standings

Points allocation

Points were distributed among the top 20 finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	30	24	20	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	PAU (1)	PAU (2)	MNZ (3)	MNZ (4)	SPA (5)	SPA (6)	HUN (7)	HUN (8)	NÜR (9)	NÜR (10)	HOC (11)	HOC (12)	Points

Bold: Pole position
Italics: Fastest lap
†: Classified finish despite not completing race distance

Teams' Championship Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP	467
2	Anders Motorsport	436
3	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall ScoRace	150
4	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall MP Motorsport	86
5	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	66
6	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall JD Motorsport	23
7	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Fortec Motorsport	8
8	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Cram Motorsport	2
9	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Formula Motorsport	0
10	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Lamo Car Racing	0