Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup

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Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup
Category Formula Renault 2.0
Country Western Europe
Inaugural season1971
Folded2009
Drivers22 (2009)
Teams9 (2009)
Constructors Tatuus
Engine suppliers Renault
Last Drivers' champion Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa
Last Teams' champion Flag of Spain.svg Epsilon Euskadi
Official website www.formularenaultwec.com

The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008, [1] though the series was folded in 2010. [2]

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The WEC extends the French championship to the Iberian Peninsula and Belgium, and is organized by the French Signature-Plus team, who previously organised the French series with the support of the RPM Racing. The series will be managed by Patrick Sinault. [1]

As in French Formula Renault, the Challenger Cup will be kept, [1] rewarding the best driver using 2004-spec cars.

French Formula Renault championship

The French Formula Renault championship was the Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on France between 1971 and 2007. It was the oldest Formula Renault championship.

The name of the championship change during years:

From 2008 the French championship is included in the West European Cup, for French drivers only, with results from the races held in France, to decide the championship.

The Challenger Cup reward the best driver using 2004 cars. [1]

The last round of the French championship was held outside France in the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona as symbol of the series expansion to Western Europe (Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium) in 2008. [3]

Circuits

Regulations

Points are allocated as following :

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points1512108654321

In each race, 1 point was given for pole position and 1 for fastest lap. Only classified drivers were awarded points.

A Rookie classification was given if more than 6 drivers ran for the first time in the series.

Champions

SeasonSeries NameChampionTeam Champion
1971 Critérium de Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Michel Leclère
1972 Critérium de Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite
1973Not held
1974
1975 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Flag of France.svg Christian Debias
1976 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Flag of France.svg Alain Prost
1977 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Flag of France.svg Joël Gouhier
1978 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot
1979 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Alain Ferté
1980 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Denis Morin
1981 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Philippe Renault
1982 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Flag of France.svg Gilles Lempereur
1983 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Hoursourigaray
1984 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas
1985 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard
1986 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Flag of France.svg Érik Comas
1987 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Flag of France.svg Claude Degremont
1988 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Flag of France.svg Ludovic Faure
1989 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis
1990 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
1991 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Olivier Couvreur
1992 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Belloc
1993 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg David Dussau
1994 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin
1995 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Cyrille Sauvage
1996 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Sébastien Enjolras
1997 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Jonathan Cochet
1998 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Davies
1999 Championnat de France Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Lucas Lasserre
2000 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Flag of France.svg Renaud Derlot
2001 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Flag of France.svg Eric Salignon
2002 Championnat de France FFSA de Formule Renault Flag of France.svg Alexandre Prémat
2003 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
2004 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
2005 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean
2006 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Flag of France.svg Laurent Groppi
2007 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Flag of France.svg SG Formula
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa Flag of Spain.svg Epsilon Euskadi

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