2011 Formula Renault BARC season

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The Protyre 2011 Formula Renault BARC season was the 17th Formula Renault BARC Championship. The BARC is the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) that is one of the biggest organising clubs for auto racing in the United Kingdom. The season began at Donington Park on 23 April and ended on 16 October at Silverstone, after twelve rounds held in England.

Teams and drivers

2011 Entry List
TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Hillspeed 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard Fuller [1] All
9 Flag of India.svg Zaamin Jaffer [2] All
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Walkinshaw [3] All
Fortec Motorsport 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Archie Hamilton [4] All
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Vernon [5] 1–4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Theodore6
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster [5] All
25 Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Jiménez [6] All
KG Motorsport6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anton Spires6
Antel Motorsport7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Bowyer [3] All
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli [4] All
MGR Motorsport14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Mason [7] All
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Russell Danzey [7] 1–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Wright [8] 4
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarman6
43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Wagner [9] All
JWA Racing17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walker [10] All
RPD Motorsport18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven Durrant [3] All
SWB Motorsport26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Macaulay Walsh [9] 1–3
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Dex [9] All
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarman [7] 1–4
29 Flag of South Africa.svg Raoul Owens [3] All
Scorpio Motorsport35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hector Hurst [7] All
77 Flag of Iran.svg Kourosh Khani All
MTECH Lite36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thorp [3] All
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Theodore3
National College for Motorsport41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Robinson6
Daytona Motorsport55 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Taranov [3] All

Calendar

The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings. The final round at Silverstone will be part of the British Touring Car Championship meeting. [2] On 3 March, a non-championship round was announced, to be held at Zandvoort, supporting the Masters of Formula 3 event and racing alongside the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. [11] Only Hillspeed took cars to the event. All rounds held in United Kingdom

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Donington Park (National) 24 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Fortec Motorsport
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thorp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James ThorpMTECH Lite
2R3 Brands Hatch (Indy) 15 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Vernon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Vernon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Vernon Fortec Motorsport
R4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Jiménez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Antel Motorsport
3R5 Oulton Park (Island) 28 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Fortec Motorsport
R6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of Iran.svg Kourosh Khani Scorpio Motorsport
4R7 Croft Circuit 24 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thorp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James ThorpMTECH Lite
R8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Antel Motorsport
5R9 Thruxton Circuit 3 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Antel Motorsport
R10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Antel Motorsport
6R11 Silverstone (National) 15 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster Fortec Motorsport
R1216 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Mason Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt MasonMGR Motorsport

Championship standings

PosDriver DON BRH OUL CRO THR SIL Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli 4861Ret3211133295
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster 1Ret2512Ret23312286
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thorp211026DSQ162775238
4 Flag of Iran.svg Kourosh Khani 15Ret43413595DSQ7200
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Archie Hamilton633638Ret3Ret62Ret196
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Mason8997Ret68154291186
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran Vernon1021Ret24174149
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven Durrant348411RetRetRet54219147
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard Fuller Ret558Ret1061289810143
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Bowyer19Ret11145Ret587Ret46129
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Wagner1271211Ret1210106Ret164120
12 Flag of India.svg Zaamin Jaffer71479791314Ret101513119
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hector Hurst 513Ret12Ret1499Ret858116
14 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Taranov 1111151610RetRet161012111484
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Dex1416161712131111Ret11101783
16 Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Jiménez 136Ret15RetDNS713RetDNS201565
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom WalkerRet151718131616181213141960
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Russell Danzey9Ret131091153
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James TheodoreRet561148
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarman1810RetDNS81512Ret172147
21 Flag of South Africa.svg Raoul OwensRet121419RetRet141711Ret191844
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Walkinshaw 17RetRet2014Ret15191314182039
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Wright4738
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Macaulay Walsh16RetRet13Ret729
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anton Spires131217
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Robinson121614
PosDriver DON BRH OUL CRO THR SIL Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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