2018 V de V Challenge Monoplace

2018 V de V Challenge Monoplace

Company type	Motor racing series
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2018
Area served	Europe
Products	Open-wheel formula racing events

The 2018 V de V Challenge Monoplace represented a European motor racing series consisting of multiple events, specifically designed for open-wheel, formula-style racing vehicles. The championship mainly showcased competitors driving 2-litre Formula Renault single-seaters that adhered to the series' technical standards. The season commenced at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 23 March and wrapped up at Estoril on 4 November, spanning seven rounds with two races each.

Participants were divided into three categories according to the type of car they drove: Class A featured the latest Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 vehicles alongside the older Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 models dating back to 2010; Class B included earlier Formula Renault 2.0 cars as well as other types such as Formula BMW and Formula Abarth; while starting in 2018, FIA-homologated Formula 4 cars became eligible within Class C.

Teams and drivers

Entry list
Team	No.	Driver	Class		Rounds
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Formula Motorsport	1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Erwin Creed	Template:Motorsport class		2
		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Sébastien Perrot	Template:Motorsport class		4
	2	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Walter Rykart	Template:Motorsport class	GD	1–5
	3	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gilles Heriau Sr.	Template:Motorsport class	GD	1–5
	4	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Michel Piroird	Template:Motorsport class	GD	1–5
	5	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Xavier Benecchi	Template:Motorsport class	GD	2
	6	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vincent Iogna	Template:Motorsport class	GD	1,3–4
	7	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Pironneau		GD	1
		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexandre Bardinon			4

Race calendar and results

The schedule for the 2018 season, announced on 13 October 2017, introduced a modification to the race format by extending each race's length from 20 to 30 minutes. Consequently, each venue hosted two races instead of three.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Gentleman winner
1	R1	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	24 March	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolás Varrone	Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Edward Jonasson	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pietro Peccenini	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall TS Corse	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pietro Peccenini
	R2			Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolás Varrone	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolás Varrone	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolás Varrone	Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Inter Europol Competition	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Michel Piroird
2	R1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	21 April	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Xavier Benecchi	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Erwin Creed	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Grégory Segers	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Lamo Racing Car	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall "Lebreton"
	R2			Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolás Varrone	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolás Varrone	Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Edward Jonasson	Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Inter Europol Competition	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Michel Piroird
3	R1	rowspan=2	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, Var	rowspan=2	27 May	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (ITA) TS Corse	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Nicolas Melin
	R2	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Grégory Segers	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (ITA) TS Corse	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Nicolas Melin
rowspan=2	4	R1	rowspan=2	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Dijon-Prenois, Prenois	rowspan=2	1 July	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (ITA) TS Corse	Template:Flag icon (ITA) Pietro Peccenini
R2	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Grégory Segers	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Grégory Segers	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Lamo Racing Car	Template:Flag icon (FRA) "Lebreton"
rowspan=2	5	R1	rowspan=2	Template:Flag icon (ESP) Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos	rowspan=2	2 September	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Grégory Segers	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Grégory Segers	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Lamo Racing Car	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Nicolas Melin
R2	Template:Flag icon (ARG) Nicolás Varrone	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Grégory Segers	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Grégory Segers	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Lamo Racing Car	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Nicolas Melin
rowspan=2	6	R1	rowspan=2	Template:Flag icon (FRA) Circuit de la Sarthe#Bugatti Circuit  C ircuit Bugatti, Le Mans	rowspan=2	7 October	Template:Flag icon( ARG ) Nicolás Varrone
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Points system

Points are allocated according to both overall race finishing position and class ranking, with no distinct leaderboards for classes A, B, or C. The allocation of points is detailed below:

Position		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd+
Points	Overall	25	23	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
	Per class (≥4 starters)	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
	Per class (<4 starters)	style="background:#ffffbf;">3	style="background:#dfdfsf;">2	style="background:#ffdf9f;">1

Points earned each round are then multiplied by a specific coefficient assigned to that event. For the overall championship, only the top twelve results per competitor are considered, whereas every result counts towards the Gentlemen Drivers classification.

Round	Coefficient
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rounds 2–4, 6	x1
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Rounds 1, 5	x1.5
Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Round 7	x2