Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
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| Category | Formula Renault 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1991 |
| Constructors | Renault[1] |
| Engine suppliers | Renault |
| Tyre suppliers | Michelin |
| Drivers' champion |  Jack Aitken |
| Teams' champion |  Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| Official website | www.renaultsport.com |
 Current season |
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Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 is a single seater motor racing series and Formula Renault 2.0 championship with a presence of many Formula Renault championships drivers. Eurocup races only on European circuits.
It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault Sport offered a prize of 500,000 € to the winner of the Eurocup from till 2015.
History
The series was established in 1991, as the "Rencontres Internationales de Formule Renault", before switching to the "Eurocup Formula Renault" name in 1993.
In 2000, renamed to Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 since 2005 used up to now, excludes the 2003 season named Formula Renault 2000 Masters.
While a support series of the Formula Renault 3.5 many drivers stepped up to the senior category, for example the 2006 champion Filipe Albuquerque, fourth-place finisher Bertrand Baguette and 13th-place finisher Xavier Maassen being the first to do so that on the full-time basis for the 2007 season. 2007 champion Brendon Hartley did not follow suit however, and instead moved firstly to British Formula Three Championship. Meanwhile, Charles Pic and Alexandre Marsoin joined FR 3.5 for the 2008. 2008 champion Valtteri Bottas moved to the Formula 3 Euro Series, and only Anton Nebylitskiy who was placed 20th, made his debut in FR 3.5 in 2009. 2009 was the first season when the champion received money to graduate to FR 3.5 and Albert Costa used this opportunity. He was joined in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season by sixth-place finisher Nathanaël Berthon. Like Costa, 2010 champion Kevin Korjus and his rivals Arthur Pic, Daniël de Jong and André Negrão moved to FR 3.5 in 2011. 2011 champion Robin Frijns not only graduated to FR 3.5 in 2012, he also became the first driver, who won both Eurocup and FR 3.5 Series consecutively. Other 2011 Eurocup graduates, who moved to FR 3.5 were Will Stevens and Vittorio Ghirelli. 2012 champion Stoffel Vandoorne and his contender Norman Nato headed to FR 3.5 in 2013. Pierre Gasly and Oliver Rowland, who fighted till the last race for the 2013 Eurocup title, both graduated to FR 3.5 in 2014. They was joined by Luca Ghiotto, Matthieu Vaxivière and Roman Mavlanov. Nyck de Vries dominated the 2014 championship and moved to FR 3.5 in 2015. Egor Orudzhev, Aurélien Panis and Gustav Malja moved to Formula Renault 3.5 as well.
Current car specifications
The chassis is built at Alpine's Dieppe plant, a Renault subsidiary. The aerodynamic kit was designed by Tatuus.[1] All Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 cars use the same specifications.[2]
- Chassis: FR2.0/13. Carbon-fibre bodywork
- Engine: Renault F4R 832 – 4-cylinder – 16 valve – 1998cc. 210 bhp at 7,500rpm. 220Nm at 5,500rpm
- Transmission: SADEV seven-speed sequential + reverse gear. XAP electric control gearshift, semi-automatic steering-wheel mounted
- Front suspension: ZF Race Engineering single damper, two-way adjustable
- Rear suspension: ZF Race Engineering double damper, two-way adjustable
- Brakes: Four-piston calipers with 278 x 18 mm steel discs
- Rims: Aluminium one-piece 9 x 13 (front) and 10 x 13 (rear)
- Tyres: Michelin 20-54 x 13 (front) and 24-57 x 13 (rear)
- Length/width/height: 4270 / 1740 / 950mm
- Front and rear track: 1502 / 1440mm
- Fuel tank: 50 litres
- Unloaded weight: 506 kg
Champions
| Season | Series Name | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rencontres Internationales de Formule Renault | Jason Plato |
Duckhams Van Diemen |
| 1992 | Rencontres Internationales de Formule Renault |  Pedro de la Rosa |
Racing for Spain |
| 1993 | Eurocup Formula Renault |  Olivier Couvreur |
Synergie |
| 1994 | Eurocup Formula Renault | James Matthews |
Manor Motorsport |
| 1995 | Eurocup Formula Renault | Cyrille Sauvage |
Mygale |
| 1996 | Eurocup Formula Renault |  Enrique Bernoldi |
 Tatuus JD Motorsport |
| 1997 | Eurocup Formula Renault |  Jeffrey van Hooydonk |
Tatuus JD Motorsport |
| 1998 | Eurocup Formula Renault | Bruno Besson |
Tatuus JD Motorsport |
| 1999 | Eurocup Formula Renault | Gianmaria Bruni |
JD Motorsport |
| 2000 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Felipe Massa |
JD Motorsport |
| 2001 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Augusto Farfus |
Prema Powerteam |
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Eric Salignon |
Graff Racing |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2000 Masters |  Esteban Guerrieri |
JD Motorsport |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup |  Scott Speed |
Motopark Academy |
| 2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
SG Formula |
| 2006 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |  Filipe Albuquerque |
JD Motorsport |
| 2007 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |  Brendon Hartley |
Epsilon RedBull |
| 2008 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |  Valtteri Bottas |
SG Formula |
| 2009 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Albert Costa |
Epsilon Euskadi |
| 2010 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |  Kevin Korjus |
Tech 1 Racing |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |  Robin Frijns |
Koiranen Motorsport |
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Stoffel Vandoorne |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Pierre Gasly |
Tech 1 Racing |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Nyck de Vries |
Koiranen GP |
| 2015 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Jack Aitken |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
References
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