2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup

Last updated December 25, 2024

Series veteran Éric Salignon scored four victories at Magny-Cours, Silverstone, Oschersleben and Imola during the season, he took the championship at the wheel of his Graff Racing-run car, giving team their first Eurocup championship. Swiss driver Neel Jani who competed with Jenzer Motorsport was the only Salignon's rival championship title was not resolved until the final round, and Jani finished in series' standings just four points behind French driver, winning races at Anderstorp, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Circuito do Estoril. Salignon's teammate Nicolas Lapierre improved to third place. Cram Competition's José María López won at Jarama on way to his fourth place. Lewis Hamilton completed the top five, competing just four of the nine races, taking his first Eurocup win in the home Donington Park race.^[2]

Teams and drivers

2002 Entry List^[3]
Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Graff Racing	1	Eric Salignon	All
	11	Frederic Barth	All
	12	Nicolas Lapierre	1–8
	21	Bruce Lorgeré-Roux	1–3
	68	Julien Joulian Falcini	6
Drumel Motorsport	2	Davide di Benedetto	1–2, 5–7
Drumel Motorsport	34	Christian Montanari	1–2, 5–7
Colak Team	3	Marin Colak	1–2
Johns Racing Team	4	John Svensson	1–7, 9
	27	Paul Henry Fastre	1–5
	73	Jeremy Izzarelli	6
	75	Jürgen van Hover	6
MA-con Racing	5	Ross Zwolsman	1–2
	32	Hannes Lachinger	All
	49	Andre Nicastro	4–5
	78	Jos Menten	6–7
	82	Alexandros Margaritis	8–9
RP Motorsport	6	Marco Bonanomi	1–2, 6–7
	71	Giovanni Berton	6
	??	Toni Vilander	7
RC Motorsport	7	Robert Kubica	1–7, 9
	37	Carlos Pereira	1–5, 7, 9
	72	Fernando Rees	6–7, 9
	74	Paulo Bueno	1–2
ADM Junior Team	8	Gregory Franchi	1–7, 9
	22	Dennis van Lammern	1–3
	86	Marcello Thomaz	10
EuroInternational	9	John C. Antonio	3–9
ASM	10	Nicolas Armindo	1–3, 6
	20	Mike den Tandt	1–4, 6–7
	57	Alexandre Prémat	1–3, 6
	77	Simon Pagenaud	6
Cram Competition	14	Lourenco da Veiga	All
	35	Damien Pasini	All
	43	Roberto Streit	All
	58	José María López	3–7, 9
TCS	16	Emmanuel Piget	1–2
TCS	44	Julien Piguet	1–2
Jenzer Motorsport	17	Bruno Spengler	1–3, 5–9
	18	Neel Jani	All
	19	Giorgio Mondini	All
	47	Esteban Guerrieri	4–6
	51	Richard Göransson	4
SL Formula Racing	23	Hendrick Vieth	All
SL Formula Racing	87	Damian Sawicki	9
JD Motorsport	24	Christian Klien	All
JD Motorsport	25	Robert Schlünssen	All
FH Racing Team	28	Andreas Feichtner	1–2, 5–7
Margaritis Racing	30	Dennis Furchheim	10
Durango	33	Ferdinando Monfardini	All
Durango	39	Stephen Simpson	All
Facondini Racing	36	Nicky Pastorelli	All
Facondini Racing	54	Rodrigo Bernardes	1–5
Prema Powerteam	40	Franck Perera	1–4, 6–7, 9
Prema Powerteam	42	Alexander Storckenfeldt	1–4, 6–7, 9
TS2	41	Adam Smith	1–2
TS2	55	Martyn Smith	1–2
Lohmann Motorsport	45	Thomas Westarp	All
KUG Motorsport	48	Giacomo Ricci	4–9
Motopark Oschersleben	52	Andreas Zuber	5
Den Blå Avis	56	Tom Keller	All
Den Blå Avis	57	Philip Andersen	All
Fortec Motorsport	59	Danny Watts	6
	60	Jamie Green	6
	85	Robin Rudholm	8
	86	Ryan Sharp	8
Rod Blow	61	Hayanari Shimoda	6
Pole Racing Service	63	David Laisis	6
	64	Yann Clairay	6–7
	65	Guillaume Moreau	6
Manor Motorsport	69	Lewis Hamilton	6–9
Manor Motorsport	70	Ernesto Viso	6–7
BVM Minardi Junior	76	Giacomo Piccini	6
AR Motorsport	83	Ferdinand Kool	8
AR Motorsport	84	Charles Hall	8
Tomcat Racing	??	Olivier Tielemans	7

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	20 April	Robert Kubica	Eric Salignon	Eric Salignon	Graff Racing
2	Silverstone Circuit	4 May	Nicolas Lapierre	Eric Salignon	Eric Salignon	Graff Racing
3	Circuito del Jarama	1 June	Eric Salignon	Nicolas Lapierre	José María López	Cram Competition
4	Scandinavian Raceway	29 June	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
5	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	13 July	Eric Salignon	Nicolas Lapierre	Eric Salignon	Graff Racing
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	3 August	Neel Jani	Hannes Lachinger	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
7	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	31 August	José María López	Lewis Hamilton	Eric Salignon	Graff Racing
8	Donington Park	5 October	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Manor Motorsport
9	Circuito do Estoril	19 October	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
Points	30	24	20	16	12	10	8	6	4	2	2	2

Pos	Driver	MAG	SIL	JAR	AND	OSC	SPA	IMO	DON	EST	Points
Pos	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points
1	Éric Salignon	1	1	3	5	1	5	1	9	8	182
2	Neel Jani	8	3	10	1	2	1	6	4	1	178
3	Nicolas Lapierre	5	2	2	9	7	6	3	5		120
4	José María López			1	7	4	2	Ret		3	100
5	Lewis Hamilton						7	2	1	2	92
6	Christian Klien	4	Ret	9	4	5	DNS	5	2	7	92
7	Robert Kubica	2	4	13	3	10	Ret	27		4	80
8	Bruno Spengler	6	6	7		3	10	7	Ret	6	68
9	Roberto Streit	10	5	Ret	2	14	Ret	26	3	13	58
10	Alexandre Prémat	3	Ret	4			Ret				36
11	Mike den Tandt	7	10	11	23		3	Ret			30
12	Robert Schlünssen	17	7	5	11	8	Ret	12	21	28	26
13	Franck Perera	31	15	8	8		13	Ret		5	24
14	Hannes Lachinger	23	Ret	12	Ret	12	4	10	16	17	20
15	Hendrick Vieth	Ret	13	19	21	6	16	22	7	Ret	18
16	Davide di Benedetto	34	11			Ret	Ret	4			16
17	Giorgio Mondini	25	26	Ret	6	19	20	11	13	10	12
18	Tom Keller	30	14	6	Ret	21	DNS	24	23	Ret	10
19	Charles Hall								6		10
20	Nicolas Armindo	9	8	16			25				10
21	Carlos Pereira	16	9	24	Ret	13		8		20	10
22	Christian Montanari	19	Ret			Ret	8	9			10
23	Damien Pasini	27	16	Ret	16	Ret	15	19	8	Ret	6
24	Andreas Feichtner	28	25			9	Ret	Ret			4
25	Simon Pagenaud						9				4
26	Dennis Furchheim									9	4
27	Lourenco da Veiga	33	19	14	Ret	16	19	15	10	12	2
28	Esteban Guerrieri				10	11	DNS				2
	Stephen Simpson	32	Ret	22	17	22	11	16	15	Ret	0
	Alexander Storckenfeldt	24	20	17	12		DNS	14		11	0
	Marco Bonanomi	11	?				Ret	13			0
	Alexandros Margaritis								11	19	0
	Ferdinando Monfardini	14	12	26	13	25	12	20	17	16	0
	Philip Andersen	18	23	Ret	Ret	15	14	Ret	12	27	0
	Julien Piguet	12	17								0
	Ross Zwolsman	13	?								0
	Nicky Pastorelli	36	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	14	14	0
	Richard Göransson				14						0
	Rodrigo Bernardes	35	21	15	15	24					0
	Fernando Rees						Ret	28		15	0
	Paulo Bueno	15	22								0
	Thomas Westarp	?	Ret	20	Ret	23	17	Ret	24	22	0
	Jos Menten						30	17			0
	Giacomo Ricci				18	26	24	18	19	24	0
	Frederic Barth	21	Ret	21	Ret	20	21	Ret	20	18	0
	Gregory Franchi	22	18	Ret	Ret	28	DNS	Ret		DNS	0
	John Svensson	?	24	18	19	27	28	21		25	0
	Andre Nicastro				Ret	18					0
	Ernesto Viso						18	Ret			0
	Ferdinand Kool								18		0
	Paul Henry Fastre	?	28	23	20	29					0
	Emmanuel Piget	20	30								0
	John C. Antonio			25	22	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	21	0
	Giovanni Berton						22				0
	Robin Rudholm								22		0
	Yann Clairay						27	23			0
	Giacomo Piccini						23				0
	Damian Sawicki									23	0
	Olivier Tielemans							25			0
	Bruce Lorgeré-Roux	26	?	Ret							0
	Guillaume Moreau						26				0
	Marcello Thomaz									26	0
	Martyn Smith	?	27								0
	Dennis van Lammern	29	29	Ret							0
	Julien Joulian Falcini						29				0
	Toni Vilander							29			0
	Jürgen van Hover						31				0
	Adam Smith	?	Ret								0
	Andreas Zuber					Ret					0
	Jamie Green						Ret				0
	David Laisis						Ret				0
	Hayanari Shimoda						Ret				0
	Danny Watts						Ret				0
	Ryan Sharp								Ret		0
	Jeremy Izzarelli						DNS				0
	Marin Colak	?	?								0
Pos	Driver	MAG	SIL	JAR	AND	OSC	SPA	IMO	DON	EST	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (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

Teams

Pos	Team	Points
1	Graff Racing	302
2	Jenzer Motorsport	260
3	Cram Competition	164
4	JD Motorsport	118
5	Manor Motorsport	92
6	RC Motorsport	90
7	ASM	80
8	Drumel Motorsport	26
9	Prema Powerteam	24
10	MA-con Racing	20
11	SL Formula Racing	18
12	AR Motorsport	10
13	Den Blå Avis	10
14	FH Racing Team	4
15	Margaritis Racing	4

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References

↑ "Race Calendar: Formula Renault 2000 Masters — Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
↑ "Point standings: Formula Renault Eurocup — Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
↑ "Entrylist: Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup — Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

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[1] "Race Calendar: Formula Renault 2000 Masters — Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[2] "Point standings: Formula Renault Eurocup — Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[3] "Entrylist: Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup — Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

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