2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

The 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the eleventh Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season, an open-wheel motor racing series for emerging young racing drivers based in Europe.

Drivers and teams edit

Team No. Driver name Status Rounds
  Josef Kaufmann Racing 1   Jehan Daruvala[1] All
2   Lando Norris[2] R All
3   Robert Shwartzman[3] R All
  Fortec Motorsports[4] 5   Vasily Romanov[4] 1–5
6   Bruno Baptista[4] All
7   Nikita Troitskiy[4] R 1–6
30   Aleksandr Vartanyan[5] R 6–7
62   Ferdinand Habsburg[4] 2–6
  Tech 1 Racing[6] 9   Dorian Boccolacci[7] All
10   Hugo de Sadeleer[6] All
11   Sacha Fenestraz[6] R All
12   Gabriel Aubry[6] R 1, 4, 6–7
  R-ace GP[3] 14   Will Palmer[8] 1–5, 7
15   Marcus Armstrong[5] R 6
16   Julien Falchero[9] All
33   Max Defourny[10] All
  JD Motorsport[11] 17   Aleksey Korneev[12] R 1, 3–4, 6–7
18   James Allen[12] All
19   Callan O'Keeffe[13] 2
35   Ghislain Cordeel[14] R 4–5
  AVF by Adrián Vallés[6] 21   Henrique Chaves[6] All
24   Nerses Isaakyan[15] R All
42   Julia Pankiewicz[15] R All
  Mark Burdett Motorsport[16] 27   Alex Gill[16] All
28   Finlay Hutchison[3] R All
  KEO Racing[3] 32   Kasper Larsen[3] 1–2, 4–6
  Formula Motorsport[14] 36   Thomas Neubauer[14] R 4
37   Nicolas Melin[14] R 4
94   Philippe Haezebrouck[14] 4–5
  Mark Godwin Racing[13] 38   David Porcelli[13] 2
  Cram Motorsport[14] 40   Antoni Ptak Jr.[14] 4–5
  TS Corse[14] 73   Pietro Peccenini[14] 4
  Dutt Motorsport[3] 77   Laurents Hörr[3] 1–2, 4–7
  Inter Europol Competition 94   Philippe Haezebrouck[17] 7
  BM Racing Team[3] 96   Bartłomiej Mirecki[3] All

Race calendar and results edit

The seven-event provisional calendar for the 2016 season was released on 8 October 2015. The calendar was set to remain unchanged and feature all the circuits that were in the previous season,[18] but a further update replaced the event at Red Bull Ring with a stand-alone event at Hungaroring.[19]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie winner Event
1 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza 23 April   Jehan Daruvala   Robert Shwartzman   Dorian Boccolacci   Tech 1 Racing   Nikita Troitskiy Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
R2 24 April   Max Defourny   Jehan Daruvala   Max Defourny   R-ace GP   Lando Norris
2 R1   Silverstone Circuit 14 May   Max Defourny   Max Defourny   Max Defourny   R-ace GP   Robert Shwartzman
R2 15 May   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Lando Norris
3 R1   Hungaroring 19 June   Lando Norris   Hugo de Sadeleer   Lando Norris   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Lando Norris stand-alone event
R2   Lando Norris   Jehan Daruvala   Jehan Daruvala   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Robert Shwartzman
4 R1   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 29 July   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Lando Norris Spa 24 Hours
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
R2 30 July   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Lando Norris
5 R1   TT Circuit Assen 6 August   Lando Norris   Max Defourny   Lando Norris   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Lando Norris Gamma Racing Day
R2 7 August   Lando Norris   Max Defourny   Max Defourny   R-ace GP   Lando Norris
6 R1   Nürburgring 17 September   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Robert Shwartzman   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Robert Shwartzman Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
R2 18 September   Lando Norris   Max Defourny   Lando Norris   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Lando Norris
7 R1   Hockenheimring 1 October   Lando Norris   Hugo de Sadeleer   Sacha Fenestraz   Tech 1 Racing   Sacha Fenestraz ADAC GT Masters
R2 2 October   Robert Shwartzman   Max Defourny   Robert Shwartzman   Josef Kaufmann Racing   Robert Shwartzman
R3   Sacha Fenestraz   Robert Shwartzman   James Allen   JD Motorsport   Lando Norris

Championship standings edit

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 edit

Pos. Driver MNZ
 
SIL
 
HUN
 
SPA
 
ASS
 
NÜR
 
HOC
 
Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1   Lando Norris 3 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 3 326
2   Max Defourny 19 1 1 5 10 7 Ret 2 5 1 3 2 3 2 2 285
3   Dorian Boccolacci 1 5 2 3 17 8 2 6 2 4 5 Ret 11 22 8 226
4   Jehan Daruvala 4 2 5 4 13 1 7 Ret 3 3 4 3 Ret 13 9 223
5   Sacha Fenestraz 7 14 13 13 16 5 10 3 4 5 6 6 1 3 16 207
6   Robert Shwartzman 5 22 11 Ret 5 2 6 8 7 7 1 Ret 5 1 13 206
7   James Allen 14 16 6 12 12 12 3 4 17 11 14 9 8 11 1 177
8   Alex Gill 9 8 7 8 6 17 4 5 12 9 7 15 Ret 6 5 176
9   Hugo de Sadeleer 10 12 9 14 19 4 16 10 9 12 8 5 14 5 6 162
10   Bartłomiej Mirecki 15 17 16 16 4 6 14 17 15 19 12 12 4 7 4 137
11   Ferdinand Habsburg 4 10 3 3 12 7 6 8 10 Ret 130
12   Will Palmer 13 3 3 2 9 18 DNS Ret 11 6 16 12 21 126
13   Julien Falchero Ret 11 8 6 Ret 16 8 12 16 16 11 7 7 16 10 124
14   Nikita Troitskiy 2 6 14 11 14 13 17 13 10 10 18 13 116
15   Henrique Chaves 11 10 22 Ret 8 10 5 9 Ret 14 16 17 10 15 DNS 106
16   Vasily Romanov 8 9 10 9 2 14 13 11 13 Ret 105
17   Bruno Baptista Ret Ret 12 15 11 Ret DNS 19 8 15 9 8 9 21 7 97
18   Gabriel Aubry 6 7 11 16 13 11 Ret 9 19 76
19   Aleksey Korneev Ret 15 7 9 Ret 14 17 10 Ret 8 14 74
20   Laurents Hörr 12 19 17 21 15 15 14 18 19 16 12 14 12 69
21   Nerses Isaakyan Ret 13 15 17 15 11 Ret 21 16 17 Ret 14 15 17 15 66
22   Aleksandr Vartanyan 20 18 6 10 11 40
23   Finlay Hutchinson 16 18 19 18 18 15 19 22 19 22 21 20 18 18 17 37
24   Marcus Armstrong 15 4 23
25   Antoni Ptak Jr. 9 18 22 13 23
26   Kasper Larsen 17 20 18 19 18 20 20 20 22 19 18
27   Julia Pankiewicz 18 21 21 Ret 20 Ret 22 26 21 21 Ret 21 13 19 18 17
28   Callan O'Keeffe 23 7 14
29   Philippe Haezebrouck 23 27 23 24 17 20 20 6
30   Ghislain Cordeel Ret 28 18 23 3
31   David Porcelli 20 20 2
32   Thomas Neubauer 20 23 1
33   Nicolas Melin 21 24 0
34   Pietro Peccenini DNS 25 0
Pos. Driver MNZ
 
SIL
 
HUN
 
SPA
 
ASS
 
NÜR
 
HOC
 
Points
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Driver MNZ
 
SIL
 
HUN
 
SPA
 
ASS
 
NÜR
 
HOC
 
Points
1   Josef Kaufmann Racing 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 398
2   R-ace GP 13 1 1 2 9 7 8 2 5 1 3 2 3 2 2 313
3   Tech 1 Racing 1 5 2 3 16 4 2 3 2 4 5 5 1 3 6 294
4   Fortec Motorsports 2 6 4 9 2 3 12 7 6 8 9 8 6 10 7 228
5   JD Motorsport 14 15 6 7 7 9 3 4 17 11 14 9 8 8 1 194
6   Mark Burdett Motorsport 9 8 7 8 6 15 4 5 12 9 7 15 18 6 5 181
7   BM Racing Team 15 17 16 16 4 6 14 17 15 19 12 12 4 7 4 137
8   AVF by Adrián Vallés 11 10 15 17 8 10 5 9 16 14 16 14 10 15 10 130
9   Dutt Motorsport 12 19 17 21 15 15 14 18 19 16 12 14 12 69
10   Cram Motorsport 9 18 22 13 23
11   KEO Racing 17 20 18 19 18 20 20 20 22 19 18
12   Inter Europol Competition 17 20 20 6
13   MGR Motorsport 20 20 2
14   Formula Motorsport 20 23 1
15   TS Corse DNS 25 0
Pos. Driver MNZ
 
SIL
 
HUN
 
SPA
 
ASS
 
NÜR
 
HOC
 
Points
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

References edit

  1. ^ "Daruvala announces Formula Renault 2.0 and Toyota programme for 2016". 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Lando Norris to compete in BRDC F4, Eurocup and NEC for 2016". 1 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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