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Eurocup Mégane Trophy

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Renault Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Company typeMotorsport competition series
IndustryMotorsport
Founded1976
Defunct2013
FateDiscontinued
Area served
Europe
ProductsRenault Mégane Renault Sport racing cars (and previous Renault models)

The Renault Eurocup Mégane Trophy represented a single-make competition overseen by Renault Sport. Beginning in 2005, it showcased the Renault Mégane Renault Sport within the framework of the World Series by Renault. This championship has undergone transformations through several Renault models and titles since its origin in 1976.

History

Throughout its existence, the Eurocup consistently employed one Renault-manufactured car, with the vehicle model and series designation changing to reflect each period:

Scoring system

The points distribution for races in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy is as follows:

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

Before the start of the 2010 season, an additional point was granted for achieving pole position.

Champions

Season Series Name Champion Team Champion Secondary Class Champion
1976 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Yves Frémont
1977 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Mauro Baldi
1978 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine Germany Wolfgang Schütz
1979-
1980
not held
1981 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Turbo Germany Wolfgang Schütz
1982 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Turbo Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Joël Gouhier
1983-1984 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Turbo Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Lammers Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Renault Nederland
1985-1988 Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Massimo Sigala (multiple titles)
1989-1990 Europa Cup Renault 21 Turbo Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Massimo Sigala
1991 not held
1992-1995 Europa Cup Renault Clio Various champions including Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Bernard Castagne and Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Marcel Kläy
1996-1998 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy Champions include Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Franck Lagorce, Template:Country data NORTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tommy Rustad, and Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Belicchi
1999-2003 Renault Sport Clio Trophy Dominated by Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Luca Rangoni with four titles; team Autotottoli led team championships
2004

not held

2005-2008 'Eurocup Renault Mégane V6 Trophy'

Champions include Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Heylen, Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jaap van Lagen, and Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pedro Petiz

Tech 1 Racing and Racing for Belgium among leading teams

Junior and Gentleman class champions noted

2009-2013 'Eurocup Renault Mégane V6 Trophy Mk. II'

Champions include Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mike Verschuur, Nick Catsburg; Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Stefano Comini; Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa; and final champion Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Mirko Bortolotti

Oregon Team and TDS Racing prominent in team titles

Gentleman class champions recognized


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