The 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel , formula racing cars held across England . The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. This season will be the 23rd British Formula Renault Championship .
The season began at Brands Hatch on 3 April and ended on 16 October at Silverstone , after twenty rounds held in England . From the World Series meeting at Silverstone, the series was sponsored by Certina Kurth Frères and presented as the CERTINA Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship .[ 1]
Teams and drivers
Icon
Class
G
Graduate Cup
Race calendar and results The series will support the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds except Knockhill , as Formula Renault forms part of the World Series by Renault meeting two weeks earlier, at Silverstone . All races were held in United Kingdom.
Round
Circuit
Date
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Winning driver
Winning team
1
R1
Brands Hatch (Indy) , Kent
3 April
Alex Lynn
Ollie Millroy
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
R2
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
2
R3
Donington Park , Leicestershire
17 April
Alex Lynn
Jack Hawksworth
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
R4
Tio Ellinas
Alex Lynn
Tio Ellinas
Atech Reid GP
3
R5
Thruxton Circuit , Hampshire
30 April
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
R6
1 May
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
4
R7
Oulton Park , Cheshire
5 June
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
R8
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
5
R9
Croft Circuit , North Yorkshire
18 June
Jack Hawksworth
Jack Hawksworth
Jack Hawksworth
Atech Reid GP
R10
19 June
Alex Lynn
Jack Hawksworth
Mitchell Gilbert
Fortec Motorsports
6
R11
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit , Norfolk
7 August
Jordan King
Jordan King
Tio Ellinas
Atech Reid GP
R12
Alex Lynn
Tio Ellinas
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
7
R13
Silverstone (Arena GP) Circuit , Northamptonshire
21 August
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
R14
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
8
R15
Rockingham Motor Speedway , Northamptonshire
18 September
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Fortec Motorsports
R16
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
9
R17
Brands Hatch (GP) , Kent
2 October
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Fortec Motorsports
R18
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Fortec Motorsports
10
R19
Silverstone (National) , Northamptonshire
16 October
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn
Fortec Motorsports
R20
Alex Lynn
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Fortec Motorsports
Championship standings
Drivers' ChampionshipPoints were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 2 points for fastest lap. A driver's 18 best results counted towards the championship.
Pos
Driver
BHI
DON
THR
OUL
CRO
SNE
SIL
ROC
BHGP
SIL
Pts
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
1
Alex Lynn
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
DSQ
3
1
1
1
10
1
2
9
1
9
2
Oliver Rowland (G)
5
Ret
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
Ret
4
7
5
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
475
3
Tio Ellinas
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
6
1
3
4
5
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Jack Hawksworth
6
3
4
4
6
7
2
Ret
1
Ret
2
Ret
12
7
Ret
4
6
11
5
6
333
5
Mitchell Gilbert (G)
Ret
6
8
Ret
5
6
10
3
6
1
9
4
2
6
7
10
6
2
317
6
Daniel Cammish
7
9
8
5
5
6
3
6
5
5
5
3
3
3
285
7
Josh Hill
9
7
6
7
11
4
8
7
4
Ret
8
5
11
12
Ret
Ret
8
6
8
5
273
8
Jordan King (G)
8
9
7
8
10
10
Ret
10
9
2
Ret
8
8
9
9
7
4
12
7
8
9
Alice Powell (G)
7
12
9
5
Ret
Ret
9
6
10
Ret
7
4
6
8
7
8
9
8
11
10
258
10
Dan Wells
13
11
10
Ret
8
8
6
Ret
7
7
10
11
10
11
4
10
11
4
9
7
251
11
Oscar King (G)
11
8
11
9
9
9
5
Ret
11
4
11
13
7
10
8
Ret
10
11
210
12
Ollie Millroy
4
4
5
6
4
5
11
8
152
13
Pedro Pablo Calbimonte
12
13
Ret
10
7
11
13
11
Ret
3
12
12
Ret
Ret
123
14
Will Stevens
2
5
Ret
2
76
15
Alex Walker (G)
6
9
10
Ret
41
16
Geoff Uhrhane
13
13
19
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Félix Serrallés
10
10
12
5
6
9
2
3
12
5
Ret
12
0
Ed Jones
9
10
Ret
7
12
Ret
0
Pos
Driver
BHI
DON
THR
OUL
CRO
SNE
SIL
ROC
BHGP
SIL
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Entrants' Championship
The 2011 Protyre Formula Renault UK Finals Series will be the 14th British Formula Renault Winter Series and the first season under the new name of the Formula Renault UK Finals Series. The series will commence at Snetterton on 5–6 November and end at Rockingham on 12 November, after six races at three rounds held in England .[ 17]
Teams and drivers
Icon
Class
B
BARC Class
I
Invitation Class
Calendar
Championship standings
Pos
Driver
SNE
SNE
ROC
Points
UK Finals Cup
1
Oliver Rowland
1
1
2
1
1
2
190
2
Dan Wells
4
2
6
3
3
6
136
3
Daniil Kvyat
2
4
5
Ret
2
10
111
4
Josh Webster
7
5
4
2
9
5
108
5
Josh Hill
9
Ret
1
14
Ret
1
87
6
Thomas Jäger
5
Ret
13
6
13
3
79
7
Nick McBride
10
9
9
13
8
4
79
8
Félix Serrallés
3
3
Ret
Ret
25
7
68
9
John Bryant-Meisner
Ret
12
14
4
7
8
68
10
Hans Villemi
18
11
11
5
11
11
63
11
Hector Hurst
14
10
22
8
10
9
60
12
Jordan King
11
7
3
Ret
51
13
Geoff Uhrhane
6
Ret
7
Ret
12
Ret
43
14
Dan De Zille
12
17
Ret
9
6
Ret
43
15
Ed Jones
15
18
10
Ret
4
Ret
42
16
Dennis van de Laar
21
13
15
7
17
15
42
17
Melville McKee
16
16
8
10
15
Ret
41
18
Shahaan Engineer
13
14
12
12
14
Ret
40
19
Jake Dennis
17
8
Ret
Ret
5
Ret
38
20
Stefan Wackerbauer
8
6
Ret
18
Ret
Ret
37
21
Tomasz Krzeminski
20
15
Ret
11
16
Ret
22
22
Joao Sergio Camara
19
19
Ret
15
18
12
22
BARC Finals Cup
1
Víctor Jiménez
23
21
18
19
20
17
156
2
Archie Hamilton
22
20
17
16
21
Ret
153
3
James Fletcher
Ret
Ret
16
17
19
13
132
4
Sean Walkinshaw
25
23
19
20
24
16
131
5
Chirag Malhotra
26
24
20
21
Ret
18
109
6
Joe Kibbler
27
25
21
22
26
19
106
7
Ivan Taranov
24
22
Ret
Ret
23
14
98
8
Steve Durrant
22
Ret
22
Pos
Driver
SNE
SNE
ROC
Pts
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
References
^ "Precision partnership to power Formula Renault 2.0 UK until 2013" . Renaultsport UK . Renault Sport. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011 .
^ "Serralles signs with Fortec" . junioropenwheeltalent.com . Junior Open Wheel Talent. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011 .
^ a b "2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship: Qualifying – Round 1 – Classification" (PDF) . TSL Timing . Timing Solutions Limited. 2 April 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011 .
^ Turner, Kevin, ed. (27 January 2011). "Stevens and Fortec back together for assault on Renault Eurocup". Autosport . 203 (4). Haymarket Publications : 79. Fortec has one seat available in its three-car Eurocup squad and its four-car UK team. Australian Mitchell Gilbert, who contested the Winter Cup, will stay on for a full season in the UK.
^ "Lynn returns to Fortec for 2011" . Racecar . Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011 .
^ "RSF confirms 2011 driver line-up" . racingsteps.co.uk . Racing Steps Foundation . 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011 .
^ a b "Manor Competition retains Millroy, Hill, King and Powell for 2011" . manorcompetition.com . Manor Competition . 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011 .
^ a b Turner, Kevin, ed. (10 February 2011). "Manor nearly full for Renault". Autosport . 203 (6). Haymarket Publications : 82. Manor, which carried Lewis Williamson to the 2010 runner-up spot, has already snapped up British Formula Ford race winner Josh Hill (son of 1996 F1 world champion Damon) and karting ace Jordan King.
^ Paice, Simon (31 March 2011). "Formula Renault UK 2011 Season Preview" . The Checkered Flag . BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 1 April 2011 .
^ "Atech Reid GP confirms Jack Hawksworth for Formula Renault" . Racecar . Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011 .
^ "Uhrhane Signs with Atech Reid GP" . Atech Reid GP . VD Drift. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011 .
^ "Atech Reid GP confirms Dan Wells for Thruxton" . Racecar . Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011 .
^ "Atech Reid GP Confirms Tio Ellinas For Formula Renault UK Campaign" . Atech Reid GP . VD Drift. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011 .
^ "Dan Wells signs for Antel in Formula Renault UK" . danwellsracing.co.uk . Dan Wells. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011 .
^ "Hawksworth targeting British title after inking Mark Burdett Motorsport deal for 2011" . jackhawksworth.co.uk . Jack Hawksworth. 24 December 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2011 .
^ "Cammish signs for new racing team" . Morley Observer . Johnston Press . 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011 .
^ "2011 Protyre Formula Renault UK Finals Series announced" . British Formula Renault Championship . 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011 .
^ "ENTRY LIST" . British Formula Renault Championship . Facebook . 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011 .
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