Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup
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| Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | |
|---|---|
| Category | Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Country or region | Western Europe |
| Inaugural season | 2008 |
| Constructors | Tatuus |
| Engine suppliers | Renault |
The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replace the French Formula Renault championship since 2008[1].
The WEC extend the french championship to Iberian peninsula and Belgium. The series will be organized by the french Signature Team, who organise the french series since 2005, with the support of the RPM Racing. The series will be managed by Patrick Sinault[1].
As the french championship regumations, the Challenger Cup will be kept[1]. It reward the best driver using 2004 cars.
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[edit] French Formula Renault championship
The French Formula Renault championship was the Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on France between 1971 and 2007. It was the oldest Formula Renault championship.
The name of the championship change during years :
- Critérium de Formule Renault (1971-1972)
- Formule Renault Nationale (1973-1977)
- Championnat de France Formule Renault (1978-1981 ; 2000-2003)
- Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo (1982-1988)
- Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 (1989-1999)
- Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (2005-2007)
The last round of the french championship was held out of France, in the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona as symbol of the series mutations that expand to Western Europe (Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium) in 2008[2].
[edit] Current regulation
- Practices session : 1 hour (or 2 x 30 minutes).
- Qualifications : two 20 minutes sessions without refueling.
- Races : two race by rounds, the first between 60 and 80km and the second between 20 to 30 minutes.
Points are allowed as following :
| Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In each race, 1 point is allowed for pole position and 1 for fast lap. Only classified drivers are awared by points.
A Rookie classification can be held if more than 6 driver ran for the first time in the series.
[edit] Champions
| Year | Winner | Series name |
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| 2007 |  Jules Bianchi |
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 |
| 2006 | Laurent Groppi |
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| 2005 | Romain Grosjean |
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| 2004 | Patrick Pilet |
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| 2003 | Loic Duval |
Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 |
| 2002 | Alexandre Prémat |
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| 2001 | Eric Salignon |
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| 2000 | Renaud Derlot |
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| 1999 | Lucas Lassere |
Championnat de France Formule Renault |
| 1998 |  Matthew Davies |
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| 1997 | Jonathan Cochet |
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| 1996 | Sébastien Enjolras |
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| 1995 | Cyrille Sauvage |
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| 1994 | Stéphane Sarrazin |
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| 1993 | David Dussau |
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| 1992 | Jean-Philippe Belloc |
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| 1991 | Olivier Couvreur |
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| 1990 | Emmanuel Collard |
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| 1989 | Olivier Panis |
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| 1988 | Ludovic Faure |
Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo |
| 1987 | Claude Degremont |
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| 1986 | Érik Comas |
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| 1985 | Éric Bernard |
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| 1984 | Yannick Dalmas |
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| 1983 | Jean-Pierre Hoursourigaray |
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| 1982 | Gilles Lempereur |
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| 1981 | Philippe Renault |
Championnat de France Formule Renault |
| 1980 | Denis Morin |
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| 1979 | Alain Ferté |
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| 1978 | Philippe Alliot |
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| 1977 | Joel Gouhier |
Formule Renault Nationale |
| 1976 | Alain Prost |
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| 1975 | Christian Debias |
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| 1974 | Didier Pironi |
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| 1973 | René Arnoux |
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| 1972 | Jacques Laffite |
Critérium de Formule Renault |
| 1971 | Michel Leclère |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Perspectives internationales renault-sport.fr (November 8, 2007)
- ^ Pour le plaisir et l’honneur! renault-sport.com (November 22, 2007)
[edit] External links
- renault-sport.fr, French Formula Renault official website.
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