2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

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

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2011 Entry List
Team No. Driver name Class Rounds
Fortec Motorsports
Fortec Competition
0   Félix Serrallés[2] 1, 4, 6–7, 9–10
7   Pedro Pablo Calbimonte[3] 1–7
  Alex Walker G 9
  Ed Jones G 10
10   Alex Walker G 8
23   Will Stevens[3] 1, 6
25   Mitchell Gilbert[4] G 1–5, 7–10
29   Ed Jones G 6, 9
36   Alex Lynn[5] All
44   Oliver Rowland[6] G All
Manor Competition 2   Ollie Millroy[7] 1–4
3   Josh Hill[8] All
5   Alice Powell[7] G All
42   Jordan King[8] G All
Atech Reid GP 11   Oscar King[9] G 1–8, 10
12   Jack Hawksworth[10] 5–8
  Geoff Uhrhane[11] 9
16   Dan Wells[12] 3–10
28   Tio Ellinas[13] All
Antel Motorsport 18   Dan Wells[14] 1–2
Mark Burdett Motorsport 21   Jack Hawksworth[15] 1–4, 9–10
22   Daniel Cammish[16] 4–10
Icon Class
G Graduate Cup

Race calendar and results

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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

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Drivers' Championship

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  • Points 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 9 521
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 4 475
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 8 265
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

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Pos Entrant BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE SIL ROC BHGP SIL Pts
1 Fortec Motorsports 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1119
2 6 3 3 3 3 4 2 5 3 4 2 5 2 2 2 2 9 2 2
2 Atech Reid GP 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 1 4 1 3 4 5 3 3 3 2 4 4 842
11 8 11 9 8 8 5 Ret 2 6 2 11 7 7 4 4 11 4 9 7
3 Manor Competition 4 4 5 5 4 5 8 6 4 2 7 4 6 8 7 7 4 6 7 5 691
7 7 6 6 10 4 9 7 9 Ret 8 5 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
4 Mark Burdett Motorsport 6 3 4 4 6 7 2 9 8 5 5 6 3 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 502
7 Ret 6 11 5 6
5 Fortec Competition 2 5 12 5 6 9 2 3 12 5 12 12 48
10 10 Ret 7 Ret Ret
6 Antel Motorsport 13 11 10 Ret 30
Pos Entrant BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE SIL ROC BHGP SIL Pts

Formula Renault UK Finals Series

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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

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2011 Finals Series Entry List[18]
Team No. Driver name Class
  Koiranen Motorsport 2   Daniil Kvyat
4   Hans Villemi
5   John Bryant-Meisner
6   Martin Rump
7   Stefan Wackerbauer
  Atech Reid GP 8   Geoff Uhrhane
16   Dan Wells
  Interwetten Racing 9   Melville McKee
  RPD Motorsports 10   Steve Durrant B
  Van Amersfoort Racing 11   Dennis van de Laar
12   Joao Sergio Camara
  Fortec Competition 14   Ed Jones
24   Félix Serrallés
34   Thomas Jäger
44   Oliver Rowland
  Manor Competition 17   Nick McBride
18   Hector Hurst
42   Jordan King
  Fortec Motorsports 19   Dan De Zille
26   Archie Hamilton B
29   Josh Hill
39   Shahaan Engineer
41   Jake Dennis
  Mark Burdett Motorsport 21   Josh Webster
22   Tomasz Krzeminski
  Hillspeed 25   Víctor Jiménez B
31   Joe Kibbler B
33   Sean Walkinshaw B
  Antel Motorsport 28   Chirag Marhotra B
55   Ivan Taranov B
  MGR Motorsport 66   James Fletcher B
Icon Class
B BARC Class
I Invitation Class

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Snetterton, Norfolk 5 November   Josh Hill   Oliver Rowland   Oliver Rowland   Fortec Competition
R2   Josh Hill   Daniil Kvyat   Oliver Rowland   Fortec Competition
2 R3 Snetterton, Norfolk 6 November   Josh Hill   Oliver Rowland   Josh Hill   Fortec Motorsports
R4   Josh Hill   Josh Hill   Oliver Rowland   Fortec Competition
3 R5 Rockingham, Northamptonshire 12 November   Josh Hill   Oliver Rowland   Oliver Rowland   Fortec Competition
R6   Josh Hill   Josh Hill   Josh Hill   Fortec Motorsports

Championship standings

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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

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