2001 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

Last updated September 18, 2025

The 2001 Formula Renault UK season was the 13th British Formula Renault Championship. The season ended after thirteen rounds held in the United Kingdom. 43 drivers competed in this series. All driver used the Tatuus FR2000 (Renault) car.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Manor Motorsport	1	James Eaton	1–7, 9–13
	2	Matt Griffin	All
	3	Richard Antinucci	All
	4	Leighton Walker	1–4
	4	Chris Buncombe	5–13
Cliff Dempsey Racing	5	Keith Dempsey	6–13
Falcon Motorsport	6	Danny Watts	All
	7	Daniel Welch	1–7
		Simon Pearson	8–12
		Jim Edwards Jr.	13
Paston Racing	8	Vincent Apple	1–9
	9	Martin Steyn	All
	12	Hayanari Shimoda	13
Aztec International	10	Chris Buncombe	1–4
		Alex Buncombe	5–6, 8–13
		Gary Catt	7
	11	Andrew Thompson	1–11
	11	Colin Brown	12–13
	12	Robert Huff	7
Fortec Motorsports	15	Steven Woodley	All
	16	Heikki Kovalainen	All
	17	James Andanson	3–7
		Robby Coleman	8–9
		Robert Bell	10–11
		Ryan Sharp	12
Team DFR	18	Colin Brown	1–6
		Gordon Coleman	8–9
		Judd Coupland	10–13
	19	Robby Coleman	1–6
	20	Julien Piguet	4
	20	John Dalziel	9–13
Scorpio Motorsport	23	Robert Huff	1–4
	23	Charles Hall	12
	24	Peter Walsh	1
	34	Michael Grime	9–13
Mach 1 Racing	25	Stuart Turvey	1–2
PBR Racing/Team Brask	27	Allan Simonsen	1–5
Motaworld Racing	30	Carl Breeze	All
	31	Tom Herridge	All
	32	Luis Mussi	1–5
	32	Tom Sisley	6–13
	33	Mark McLoughlin	1–11
	33	Andrew Thompson	12–13
Mark Burdett Motorsport	55	Chaz Small	9–12
Saxon International	76	Katherine Legge	13
	77	Charles Hall	1–3
		Jason Coffin	4
		Stuart King	5–13
	78	Fairuz Fauzy	All
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Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	16 April	Carl Breeze	Richard Antinucci	Carl Breeze	Motaworld Racing
2	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	7 May	Richard Antinucci	Richard Antinucci	Richard Antinucci	Manor Motorsport
3	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	20 May	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Motaworld Racing
4	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	2 June	Richard Antinucci	Danny Watts	Danny Watts	Falcon Motorsport
5	Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire	1 July	Carl Breeze	Heikki Kovalainen	Richard Antinucci	Manor Motorsport
6	Knockhill Circuit, Fife	22 July	James Andanson	Carl Breeze	Danny Watts	Falcon Motorsport
7	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	4 August	Carl Breeze	Stuart King	Keith Dempsey	Cliff Dempsey Racing
8	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	11 August	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Carl Breeze	Motaworld Racing
9	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	26 August	Carl Breeze	Tom Sisley	Carl Breeze	Motaworld Racing
10	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	9 September	Heikki Kovalainen	Heikki Kovalainen	Heikki Kovalainen	Fortec Motorsports
11	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	9 September	Heikki Kovalainen	Heikki Kovalainen	Heikki Kovalainen	Fortec Motorsports
12	Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire	23 September	Richard Antinucci	Richard Antinucci	Richard Antinucci	Manor Motorsport
13	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	7 October	Richard Antinucci	Richard Antinucci	Richard Antinucci	Manor Motorsport

Drivers' Championship

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 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 12 best results counted towards the championship.

Pos	Driver	BHI	THR	OUL	SIL	DON	KNO	SNE	CRO	OUL	SIL		DON	BGP	Pts
Pos	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pts
1	Carl Breeze	1	2	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	3	3	3	(5)	343
2	Richard Antinucci	2	1	2	3	1	2	Ret	8	4	2	2	1	1	337
3	Danny Watts	4	3	Ret	1	5	1	9	2	Ret	7	4	5	4	253
4	Heikki Kovalainen	15	14	Ret	7	18	5	5	5	2	1	1	2	3	243
5	Tom Sisley						6	Ret	3	3	Ret	7	4	2	136
6	Matt Griffin	Ret	8	10	6	7	DNS	Ret	7	8	8	18	11	7	136
7	Fairuz Fauzy	9	6	Ret	Ret	4	11	3	Ret	10	10	10	13	15	134
8	Keith Dempsey						9	1	4	13	5	5	11	13	132
9	Martin Steyn	Ret	10	14	19	12	7	11	9	9	6	8	14	9	130
10	Chris Buncombe	Ret	Ret	9	8	16	10	12	6	6	9	Ret	8	11	123
11	Colin Brown	5	4	7	10	8	12						Ret	7	108
12	Mark McLoughlin	DNS	13	3	4	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS			105
13	Leighton Walker	3	5	5	5										85
14	Tom Herridge	Ret	16	Ret	12	15	DNS	8	14	5	12	Ret	Ret	12	79
15	Vincent Apple	7	7	Ret	16	9	DNS	6	16	16					77
16	James Andanson			4	Ret	6	13	4							70
17	Stuart King					14	DNS	Ret	13	7	Ret	Ret	9	6	63
18	John Dalziel									Ret	4	6	15	8	60
19	Robby Coleman	6	12	15	15	11	DNS		10	Ret					60
20	Andrew Thompson	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	10	12	11	19	13	Ret	Ret	60
21	Daniel Welch	11	9	11	14	10	14	Ret							57
22	Steven Woodley	12	Ret	Ret	18	17	Ret	14	11	15	16	15	16	Ret	55
23	Alex Buncombe					13	15		Ret	17	14	12	12	10	54
24	Luis Mussi	10	Ret	6	9	Ret									41
25	James Eaton	Ret	Ret	13	11	Ret	Ret	13		12	Ret	14	18	Ret	38
26	Allan Simonsen	13	11	12	17	Ret									31
27	Robert Huff	8	Ret	Ret	Ret			7							30
28	Charles Hall	Ret	Ret	8									9		25
29	Robert Bell										11	9			22
30	Chaz Small									14	15	17	17		21
31	Ryan Sharp												6		18
32	Judd Coupland										17	14	20	16	17
33	Simon Pearson								DSQ	18	13	Ret	19		13
34	Jason Coffin				13										8
35	Michael Grime									Ret	18	16	21	Ret	8
36	Stuart Turvey	14	Ret												7
37	Gordon Coleman								15	Ret					6
38	Jim Edwards Jr.													17	4
39	Katherine Legge													18	3
	Peter Walsh	Ret
	Julien Piguet				Ret
	Gary Catt							Ret
	Hayanari Shimoda													Ret

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

References

↑ "Formula Renault UK 2001 Season". forix.autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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[1] "Formula Renault UK 2001 Season". forix.autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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