2018 Formula Renault Northern European Cup
The 2018 Formula Renault Northern European Cup was the thirteenth and the final Formula Renault Northern European Cup season, an open-wheel motor racing series. It was a multi-event motor racing championship that featured drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship.
The championship title was won by German driver Doureid Ghattas, after recording five consecutive win.[1] He won races at Hungaroring, Nürburgring and Hockenheim, finished 42 points clear of his closest rival and Anders Motorsport teammate, Phil Hill, who was the winner at Spa and Hockenheim. Third place in the championship was settled by R-ace GP driver Gabriel Gandulia, who finished eight points behind Hill. Sharon Scolari was the last driver considered as regular driver finished fourth.
Over the course of the season, four different drivers won a race. Aside from Ghattas and Hill, other drivers (when they were eligible for the series trophy) to win were Logan Sargeant, who finished fifth in the championship, and his teammate Victor Martins. Alex Peroni, who finished seventh was the only driver excluding Ghattas and Hill, who was able to win more than one race.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
R-ace GP | 1 | Max Fewtrell[2] | 2–6 |
2 | Logan Sargeant[3] | All | |
3 | Charles Milesi[3] | All | |
4 | Victor Martins[3] | All | |
5 | Gabriel Gandulia[3] | All | |
Anders Motorsport | 6 | Phil Hill[4] | 1–5 |
7 | Doureid Ghattas[5] | All | |
Josef Kaufmann Racing | 11 | Clément Novalak[6] | 4–6 |
12 | Richard Verschoor[7] | 3 | |
16 | Yifei Ye[7] | 3–6 | |
Lamo Racing Car | 16 | Thierry Malhomme[8] | 1 |
Tech 1 Racing | 21 | Neil Verhagen[9] | 1, 3–6 |
22 | Aleksandr Smolyar[9] | 1, 3–6 | |
23 | Thomas Neubauer[9] | All | |
24 | Frank Bird[9] | All | |
MP Motorsport | 31 | Christian Lundgaard[10] | 1, 3–6 |
32 | Alex Peroni[10] | 1, 3–6 | |
33 | Jarno Opmeer[7] | 3 | |
Freek Schothorst[11] | 4–6 | ||
Formula Motorsport | 35 | Nicolas Melin[12] | 1 |
36 | Nicolas Pironneau[12] | 1 | |
Arden Motorsport | 41 | Oscar Piastri[7] | 3–6 |
42 | Nikita Volegov[7] | 3–6 | |
43 | Sami Taoufik[7] | 3–6 | |
AVF by Adrián Vallés | 51 | Axel Matus[7] | 3–6 |
52 | Xavier Lloveras[7] | 3 | |
53 | Eliseo Martínez[7] | 3–6 | |
54 | Christian Muñoz[7] | 3–6 | |
JD Motorsport | 61 | Lorenzo Colombo[2] | 2–6 |
62 | Thomas Maxwell[7] | 3–6 | |
63 | Najiy Razak[7] | 3–6 | |
ScoRace Team | 77 | Sharon Scolari[13] | 1–3, 5–6 |
90 | Phil Hill | 6 | |
Cram Motorsport | 78 | Zichao Wang[2] | 2 |
Fortec Motorsports | 84 | Vladimiros Tziortzis[7] | 3–4, 6 |
85 | Raúl Guzmán[7] | 3–6 | |
87 | Arthur Rougier[14] | 1, 3–6 |
Calendar and results
The provisional calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 11 November 2017.[15] The schedule was increased to six rounds. For the first time in the history, the series is scheduled to have event which will be part of the Pau Grand Prix. Hungaroring and Circuit Park Zandvoort were set to return to the calendar, while events at Nürburgring and Silverstone Circuit were set to be omitted. On 4 April 2018 the calendar was amended, with three rounds supporting 2018 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. Zandvoort opener was replaced by Nürburgring in the schedule.[16] On 31 August 2018 the final round at Hockenheimring was rescheduled to an earlier date.[17]
Championship standings
- Points system
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified 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
|
Bold – Pole |
Teams' championship
Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | R-ace GP | 467 |
2 | Anders Motorsport | 436 |
3 | ScoRace | 150 |
4 | MP Motorsport | 86 |
5 | Tech 1 Racing | 66 |
6 | JD Motorsport | 23 |
7 | Fortec Motorsport | 8 |
8 | Cram Motorsport | 2 |
9 | Formula Motorsport | 0 |
10 | Lamo Car Racing | 0 |
Footnotes
- ^ Lorenzo Colombo took a pole overall, but he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.[18]
- ^ Christian Lundgaard won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Spa because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
- ^ Logan Sargeant took a pole overall, but he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.[19]
- ^ Victor Martins won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Spa because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
- ^ a b c Christian Lundgaard took a pole overall, but he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
- ^ Yifei Ye won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Hungaroring because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
- ^ Christian Lundgaard won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Hungaroring because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
- ^ Logan Sargeant took a pole overall, but he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.[20]
- ^ Logan Sargeant won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Nürburgring, because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.[21]
- ^ Max Fewtrell took a pole overall, but he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
- ^ Max Fewtrell won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Nürburgring because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
- ^ Max Fewtrell took a pole overall, but he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.[22]
- ^ Max Fewtrell won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Nürburgring because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.[23]
- ^ Max Fewtrell won the race, but he wasn't eligible to claim winning trophy at Spa because he wasn't Northern European Cup regular.
References
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- ^ a b c "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Peroni Racing Weekend Free Practice 1 Classification" (PDF). monza.alkamelsystems.com/. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Meaden, Damian (25 April 2018). "R-ACE GP SET TO FIELD FOUR ENTRIES IN PAU CURTAIN-RAISER". necup.com. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Hensby, Paul (13 February 2018). "Phil Hill to make Single Seater Bow with Anders Motorsport in 2018". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (13 April 2018). "Anders Motorsport complete lineup with ex-German F4 racer Doureid Ghattas". necup.com. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "The final sprint begins in Budapest!". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "No time to rest for the Formula Renault Eurocup!". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Meadem, Damian (8 May 2018). "FORMULA RENAULT NEC SET FOR ACTION-PACKED SEASON OPENER IN PAU". necup.com. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d Meaden, Damian (13 April 2018). "TECH1 RACING TO ENTER EUROCUP QUARTET AT PAU AND MONZA". necup.com. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b Meadem, Damian (2 May 2018). "COMPETITION INTENSIFIES AS MP MOTORSPORT FIELD LUNDGAARD AND PERONI". necup.com. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Allen, Peter (31 August 2018). "Freek Schothorst to make Formula Renault Eurocup debut in Hungary". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b Meaden, Damian (16 April 2018). "FORMULA MOTORSPORT CONFIRM PAU ENTRY WITH MELIN AND PIRONNEAU". necup.com. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Hensby, Paul (28 February 2018). "Scolari and Scorace Team to Debut in Northern European Cup". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian. "PAU ENTRY CONFIRMED FOR FORTEC MOTORSPORT AND ARTHUR ROUGIER". necup.com. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (12 November 2017). "Formula Renault NEC takes over Pau GP support slot in 2018". formulascout.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Allen, Peter (4 April 2018). "Formula Renault NEC to join Eurocup grid at three rounds". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (31 August 2018). "Hockenheim Date Amended For NEC Season Finale". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (27 July 2018). "PHIL HILL TAKES OPENING RACE POLE TO SET UP ACTION-PACKED DOUBLE HEADER". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (27 July 2018). "GABRIEL GANDULIA SEIZES ADVANTAGE WITH MAIDEN POLE POSITION AT SPA". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (15 September 2018). "GABRIEL GANDULIA TAKES NURBURGRING POLE TO AID TITLE CHANCES". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (15 September 2018). "DOUREID GHATTAS WINS ACTION-PACKED NURBURGRING OPENER TO EXTEND POINTS LEAD". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (22 September 2018). "DOUREID GHATTAS SECURES HOCKENHEIM POLE AND CLOSES ON NEC TITLE". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Meaden, Damian (22 September 2018). "DOUREID GHATTAS CROWNED 2018 CHAMPION WITH FIFTH CONSECUTIVE WIN". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2018.