British Formula Renault Championship referred to one of two Formula Renault championships that were held in the United Kingdom. The main series was Renault Sport UK's Formula Renault 2.0 UK championship which was held from 1989 to 2011 and was generally recognized as the British Formula Renault championship. However, in March 2012 it was announced that the Formula Renault UK series would not take place in 2012,[1] with the series being ended definitively in September 2012.[2] A secondary championship organised by the British Automobile Racing Club and known as the Protyre Formula Renault Championship[3] was held continuously between 1995 and 2014. The championship was the only Formula Renault 2.0 championship operating in the United Kingdom after the demise of the main series, but was ended after the 2014 season.[4]
The "British Formula Renault Championship", was founded by the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) in 1989. Renault Sport UK took over the organization of the championship from the following year. This championship was recognized as "British Formula Renault", although the official name of the championship was changed to the "Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship" in 2005. The BARC organized a second championship in 1995. From then, until 2011, two championships existed in the United Kingdom. However, the BARC championship differed from the UK championship in that it is a mainly amateur series. The BARC championship's Club Class uses old chassis previously used in the UK series. Renault Sport UK also supports the BARC series. In 2000, Tatuus replaced the chassis and it pioneered the modern one make racing series that is common today in GP2 Series, GP3 Series and Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
Several notable Formula One Drivers have raced in the series including Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta and Heikki Kovalainen but probably the biggest star from Formula Renault UK was Kimi Räikkönen, the champion in 2000, who made a successful debut in Formula One the next year. This brought keen attention to the different Formula Renault 2.0 Championships and became a chance to found new championships in Italy, Brazil and Asia. Both Räikkönen and then Hamilton went on to become Formula One World Champions in 2007 an 2008 respectively. It then became the reference championship for any aspiring single seater driver to compete in, especially in Western Europe.
In March 2012, it was announced that the Formula Renault UK series would not take place in 2012. This was due to a low number of entries to the championship after only receiving six confirmed competitors,[1] as the price for competing for a season was reaching £200,000.[5] Originally, it was planned by series promoter Stéphane Ratel Organisation that the championship would take a one-year hiatus, leading to a re-launch in 2013. However, it was reported in the media that the series was ended definitively in September 2012.[2]
A new proposal to reintroduce Formula Renault UK was made by the BARC and motorsport promoter Grovewood in 2014.[5] The revived series would be a two-tier championship, with the modern Tatuus FR2.0/13 being used alongside the older machines used in the BARC series. Formula Renault BARC, which had been suffering from declining grid sizes, would be absorbed into the new championship.[5] The plan was dropped after a breakdown in negotiations with Formula Renault's organisers,[4] and the lack of demand for a new junior single-seater series in competition with the new Formula 4 class MSA Formula and BRDC Formula 4.[6] With the failure of the plan, the BARC also dropped their existing Formula Renault series, leaving no dedicated British Formula Renault Championship for 2015.[4] The BARC instead planned to run a Formula Libre category, which would accommodate the existing Formula Renault cars alongside those from other Formulas whose British championships had recently ended.[4]
The Renault Sport championship organised an annual regular series, supporting the British Touring Car Championship and UK round of the World Series by Renault, as well as a winter series. The regular series was the main championship and at its peak, held 20 races over 10 meetings. Originally known as Formula Renault UK the championship used engines of 1,721cc. Between 1995 and 1999 the championship was called Formula Renault Sport UK and used a 2,000cc 8V engine was used. Another name change in 2000 say the series known as Formula Renault 2000 UK before adopting Formula Renault 2.0 UK in 2005. Since 2000 the championship has used 2,000cc 16V engines. The French tyre manufacturer Michelin was the tyre supplier and the title sponsor of the series since 1992.
The UK Championship had a secondary class, known as the Graduate Cup. The scheme aimed to help young drivers enter the championship. The highest placed Graduate Cup driver for each round received a trophy on podium and the overall Graduate Cup winner received a discount on the entry fee for the Formula Renault 2.0 UK or Clio Cup UK championships. To be eligible to race in the Graduate Cup Class drivers had to have competed in no more than two Formula Renault 2.0 race meetings before the current season (except drivers who have previously taken part in the Formula Renault UK Winter Cup or have raced in the Formula Renault BARC Championship) and must be under 19 years of age.
Weekend Format
The weekend started with a Friday testing session at each venue. This was made up of two 25 minute sessions. Saturday consisted of Two 20 minute qualifying sessions which decided the grid for the two 30 minute races, with both held either on the Sunday or the first race on Saturday afternoon and the second race on Sunday. Drivers scored points down to 20th place with two points for fastest lap. Only the best 18 results counted towards the championship with points shared out using the following system:
Position
Fastest Lap
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
32
28
25
22
20
18
16
14
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2
Champions
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Champion Adam Christodoulou.2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Champion Dean Smith.
^Valtteri Bottas won three of the four races and placed second on the final race, but did not gain any championship points, as he did not have a license for the series.
The Protyre Formula Renault Championship, organized by the British Automobile Racing Club, began in 1995 as a secondary championship to the Renault Sport UK championship. The series was named Formula Renault BARC Championship. In 1995 and 1994, the technical regulation used by the Formula Renault BARC Championship was the one used by the Formula Renault UK Championship between 1989 and 1994. Only since 2005, most of the regulations relating to the cars are the same as the UK series, but the cars have fixed gear ratios, an intake restrictor to limit engine wear, and are limited to one new set of tyres per outing. The championship used the older Formula Renault Tatuus chassis first introduced to Formula Renault racing in 2000 and updated in 2007, which makes the championship a viable prospect to drivers with lower levels of budget and funding. With the collapse of the Renault Sport championship in early 2012,[1] the BARC Championship became the prominent Formula Renault Championship in the United Kingdom and from 2013, took the name Protyre Formula Renault Championship, dropping the BARC tag after its growth into one of the leading national single seater championships in Great Britain.[3] Despite its initial growth, grid sizes fell in subsequent seasons, and the championship ended in 2014.
Weekend Format
The weekend starts with a general testing session on the Friday. This was made up of two 25 minute sessions. Qualifying is held on Saturday and consists of two 20 minute sessions which decide the grid for the two 30 mile races, with both races held on the Sunday. During the 2012 season, triple header events were introduced. Qualifying for race one and two remains the same, however the race three grid is decided by the second fastest time set during the second qualifying session. During triple header weekends, the first race is held on Saturday with the remaining two races held on the Sunday. Drivers score points down to 20th place with two points for fastest lap. All rounds, less one, count towards the championship with points shared out using the following system:
The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship will be the 19th Championship organized by the British Automobile Racing Club and the second year as the UK's only premier Formula Renault 2.0 championship. The season will begin at Donington Park on 14 April and end on 29 September at Silverstone Circuit. The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings and will expand from fourteen to sixteen rounds at six events all held in England, with four triple header events.
^ abcPaice, Simon (2012-03-19). "Formula Renault UK Axed for 2012". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
^ abBradley, Charles, ed. (27 September 2012). "No TOCA return for Renault". Autosport. Vol. 209, no. 13. Teddington, Middlesex: Haymarket Publications. p. 79. The decision to end Formula Renault UK brings down the final curtain on a series that ran continuously in Britain from 1989 until the end of 2011 – with a number of Formula 1 drivers, including world champions Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen, racing in the championship early in their careers.
^ ab"Protyre Formula Renault expands to 16 rounds for 2013". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
^ abcdMitchell, Scott; Hayes, Russell (19 January 2015). "Planned Formula Renault UK return replaced by new Libre concept". Autosport.com. Haymarket Media. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ abcMitchell, Scott (31 July 2014). "Formula Renault UK returns for 2015 after three-year break". Autosport.com. Haymarket Media. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^Paice, Simon (22 January 2015). "No UK Formula Renault For 2015". TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
External links
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Official website
Official Formula Renault UK media site
Formula Renault BARC
website by Renault Sport UK
website by BARC
August 22, 2023
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British Formula Renault Championship referred to one of two Formula Renault championships that were held in the United Kingdom The main series was Renault Sport UK s Formula Renault 2 0 UK championship which was held from 1989 to 2011 and was generally recognized as the British Formula Renault championship However in March 2012 it was announced that the Formula Renault UK series would not take place in 2012 1 with the series being ended definitively in September 2012 2 A secondary championship organised by the British Automobile Racing Club and known as the Protyre Formula Renault Championship 3 was held continuously between 1995 and 2014 The championship was the only Formula Renault 2 0 championship operating in the United Kingdom after the demise of the main series but was ended after the 2014 season 4 Contents 1 History 2 Formula Renault 2 0 UK 2 1 Graduate Cup 2 2 Weekend Format 2 3 Champions 3 Protyre Formula Renault Championship 3 1 Weekend Format 3 2 Latest season 3 3 Champions 4 Teams Participating 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe British Formula Renault Championship was founded by the British Automobile Racing Club BARC in 1989 Renault Sport UK took over the organization of the championship from the following year This championship was recognized as British Formula Renault although the official name of the championship was changed to the Formula Renault 2 0 UK Championship in 2005 The BARC organized a second championship in 1995 From then until 2011 two championships existed in the United Kingdom However the BARC championship differed from the UK championship in that it is a mainly amateur series The BARC championship s Club Class uses old chassis previously used in the UK series Renault Sport UK also supports the BARC series In 2000 Tatuus replaced the chassis and it pioneered the modern one make racing series that is common today in GP2 Series GP3 Series and Formula Renault 3 5 Series Several notable Formula One Drivers have raced in the series including Lewis Hamilton Paul di Resta and Heikki Kovalainen but probably the biggest star from Formula Renault UK was Kimi Raikkonen the champion in 2000 who made a successful debut in Formula One the next year This brought keen attention to the different Formula Renault 2 0 Championships and became a chance to found new championships in Italy Brazil and Asia Both Raikkonen and then Hamilton went on to become Formula One World Champions in 2007 an 2008 respectively It then became the reference championship for any aspiring single seater driver to compete in especially in Western Europe In March 2012 it was announced that the Formula Renault UK series would not take place in 2012 This was due to a low number of entries to the championship after only receiving six confirmed competitors 1 as the price for competing for a season was reaching 200 000 5 Originally it was planned by series promoter Stephane Ratel Organisation that the championship would take a one year hiatus leading to a re launch in 2013 However it was reported in the media that the series was ended definitively in September 2012 2 A new proposal to reintroduce Formula Renault UK was made by the BARC and motorsport promoter Grovewood in 2014 5 The revived series would be a two tier championship with the modern Tatuus FR2 0 13 being used alongside the older machines used in the BARC series Formula Renault BARC which had been suffering from declining grid sizes would be absorbed into the new championship 5 The plan was dropped after a breakdown in negotiations with Formula Renault s organisers 4 and the lack of demand for a new junior single seater series in competition with the new Formula 4 class MSA Formula and BRDC Formula 4 6 With the failure of the plan the BARC also dropped their existing Formula Renault series leaving no dedicated British Formula Renault Championship for 2015 4 The BARC instead planned to run a Formula Libre category which would accommodate the existing Formula Renault cars alongside those from other Formulas whose British championships had recently ended 4 Formula Renault 2 0 UK EditFormula Renault 2 0 UK CategoryFormula Renault 2 0Open Wheel RacingCountryUnited KingdomInaugural season1989Folded2011ConstructorsBarazi EpsilonEngine suppliersRenaultLast Drivers champion Alex LynnLast Teams champion Fortec MotorsportsOfficial websiteFormula Renault UKThe Renault Sport championship organised an annual regular series supporting the British Touring Car Championship and UK round of the World Series by Renault as well as a winter series The regular series was the main championship and at its peak held 20 races over 10 meetings Originally known as Formula Renault UK the championship used engines of 1 721cc Between 1995 and 1999 the championship was called Formula Renault Sport UK and used a 2 000cc 8V engine was used Another name change in 2000 say the series known as Formula Renault 2000 UK before adopting Formula Renault 2 0 UK in 2005 Since 2000 the championship has used 2 000cc 16V engines The French tyre manufacturer Michelin was the tyre supplier and the title sponsor of the series since 1992 Several notable Formula One Drivers have raced in the series including Kimi Raikkonen Lewis Hamilton Paul di Resta and Heikki Kovalainen Graduate Cup Edit The UK Championship had a secondary class known as the Graduate Cup The scheme aimed to help young drivers enter the championship The highest placed Graduate Cup driver for each round received a trophy on podium and the overall Graduate Cup winner received a discount on the entry fee for the Formula Renault 2 0 UK or Clio Cup UK championships To be eligible to race in the Graduate Cup Class drivers had to have competed in no more than two Formula Renault 2 0 race meetings before the current season except drivers who have previously taken part in the Formula Renault UK Winter Cup or have raced in the Formula Renault BARC Championship and must be under 19 years of age Weekend Format Edit The weekend started with a Friday testing session at each venue This was made up of two 25 minute sessions Saturday consisted of Two 20 minute qualifying sessions which decided the grid for the two 30 minute races with both held either on the Sunday or the first race on Saturday afternoon and the second race on Sunday Drivers scored points down to 20th place with two points for fastest lap Only the best 18 results counted towards the championship with points shared out using the following system Position Fastest Lap1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th32 28 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2Champions Edit 2008 Formula Renault 2 0 UK Champion Adam Christodoulou 2009 Formula Renault 2 0 UK Champion Dean Smith Season Champion Team Champion Winter Finals Champion1989 Neil Riddiford Tarry Racing Not held1990 Thomas Erdos Fortec Motorsport1991 Bobby Verdon Roe Fortec Motorsport1992 Pedro de la Rosa Racing for Spain Minister1993 Ivan Arias Racing for Spain Minister1994 James Matthews Manor Motorsport1995 Guy Smith Manor Motorsport1996 David Cook DCCook Racing1997 Marc Hynes Manor Motorsport1998 Aluizio Coelho Manor Motorsport Antonio Pizzonia1999 Antonio Pizzonia Manor Motorsport Kimi Raikkonen2000 Kimi Raikkonen Manor Motorsport Mark McLoughlin2001 Carl Breeze Motaworld Racing Robert Bell2002 Danny Watts Fortec Motorsport Robert Bell2003 Lewis Hamilton Manor Motorsport Jay Howard2004 Mike Conway Fortec Motorsport Stuart Hall2005 Oliver Jarvis Manor Motorsport Junior Strous2006 Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec Motorsport Franck Mailleux2007 Duncan Tappy Fortec Motorsport Richard Singleton note 1 2008 Adam Christodoulou CRS Racing James Calado2009 Dean Smith Manor Competition Harry Tincknell2010 Tom Blomqvist Fortec Motorsport Alex Lynn2011 Alex Lynn Fortec Motorsports Oliver RowlandNotes Valtteri Bottas won three of the four races and placed second on the final race but did not gain any championship points as he did not have a license for the series Protyre Formula Renault Championship EditProtyre Formula Renault CategoryFormula Renault 2 0Open Wheel RacingCountryUnited KingdomInaugural season1995Folded2014Drivers39 2012 Teams15 2012 ConstructorsTatuusEngine suppliersRenaultTyre suppliersMichelin by ProtyreLast Drivers champion Pietro FittipaldiOfficial websiteFormula Renault BARCThe Protyre Formula Renault Championship organized by the British Automobile Racing Club began in 1995 as a secondary championship to the Renault Sport UK championship The series was named Formula Renault BARC Championship In 1995 and 1994 the technical regulation used by the Formula Renault BARC Championship was the one used by the Formula Renault UK Championship between 1989 and 1994 Only since 2005 most of the regulations relating to the cars are the same as the UK series but the cars have fixed gear ratios an intake restrictor to limit engine wear and are limited to one new set of tyres per outing The championship used the older Formula Renault Tatuus chassis first introduced to Formula Renault racing in 2000 and updated in 2007 which makes the championship a viable prospect to drivers with lower levels of budget and funding With the collapse of the Renault Sport championship in early 2012 1 the BARC Championship became the prominent Formula Renault Championship in the United Kingdom and from 2013 took the name Protyre Formula Renault Championship dropping the BARC tag after its growth into one of the leading national single seater championships in Great Britain 3 Despite its initial growth grid sizes fell in subsequent seasons and the championship ended in 2014 Weekend Format Edit The weekend starts with a general testing session on the Friday This was made up of two 25 minute sessions Qualifying is held on Saturday and consists of two 20 minute sessions which decide the grid for the two 30 mile races with both races held on the Sunday During the 2012 season triple header events were introduced Qualifying for race one and two remains the same however the race three grid is decided by the second fastest time set during the second qualifying session During triple header weekends the first race is held on Saturday with the remaining two races held on the Sunday Drivers score points down to 20th place with two points for fastest lap All rounds less one count towards the championship with points shared out using the following system Position Fastest Lap1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th32 28 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2Latest season Edit Main article 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship will be the 19th Championship organized by the British Automobile Racing Club and the second year as the UK s only premier Formula Renault 2 0 championship The season will begin at Donington Park on 14 April and end on 29 September at Silverstone Circuit The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings and will expand from fourteen to sixteen rounds at six events all held in England with four triple header events Champions Edit Formula Renault BARC Season Champion Winter Finals Champion1995 David Henderson Not held1996 Ian Astley1997 Peter Clarke1998 Nick Dudfield1999 Elliot Lewis2000 Jamie Beales2001 Martin Wallbank2002 Jeremy Smith2003 James Gornall2004 Nicky Wilson2005 Nick Wilcox2006 Richard Singleton2007 Hywel Lloyd Hywel Lloyd2008 Ollie Hancock James Theodore2009 Kieren Clark Not held2010 Alice Powell Josh Webster2011 Dino Zamparelli Victor Jiminez2012 Scott Malvern Seb MorrisProtyre Formula Renault Championship Season Champion Autumn Champion2013 Chris Middlehurst Ben Barnicoat2014 Pietro Fittipaldi Not heldTeams Participating Edit The Scorpio Motorsport team at Donington Park in 2008 The following teams have competed in either the Renault Sport Championship or the BARC Championship Antel Motorsport Apotec Scorpio Cliff Dempsey Racing CORE Motorsport Cullen Motorsport CRS Racing Falcon Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Hillspeed Jamun Racing JWA Avila Manor Motorsport Manor Competition Mark Burdett Motorsport MTECH Lite Mark Godwin Racing RPD Motorsport Team DFR Scorpio Motorsport SWB Motorsport Vitulli Racing Welch MotorsportReferences Edit a b c Paice Simon 2012 03 19 Formula Renault UK Axed for 2012 The Checkered Flag Black Eagle Media Network Retrieved 2012 03 19 a b Bradley Charles ed 27 September 2012 No TOCA return for Renault Autosport Vol 209 no 13 Teddington Middlesex Haymarket Publications p 79 The decision to end Formula Renault UK brings down the final curtain on a series that ran continuously in Britain from 1989 until the end of 2011 with a number of Formula 1 drivers including world champions Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen racing in the championship early in their careers a b Protyre Formula Renault expands to 16 rounds for 2013 Renaultsport UK Renault Sport 14 December 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2013 a b c d Mitchell Scott Hayes Russell 19 January 2015 Planned Formula Renault UK return replaced by new Libre concept Autosport com Haymarket Media Retrieved 22 January 2015 a b c Mitchell Scott 31 July 2014 Formula Renault UK returns for 2015 after three year break Autosport com Haymarket Media Retrieved 22 January 2015 Paice Simon 22 January 2015 No UK Formula Renault For 2015 TheCheckeredFlag co uk Retrieved 22 January 2015 External links EditFormula Renault 2 0 UK Official website Official Formula Renault UK media siteFormula Renault BARC BARC Formula Renault official website website by Renault Sport UK BARC Formula Renault official website website by BARC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title British Formula Renault Championship amp oldid 1158199262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
