2001 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship explained

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		Driver name	Rounds
Manor Motorsport	1	James Eaton	1–7, 9–13
	2	Matt Griffin	All
	3	Richard Antinucci	All
	align=center rowspan=2	4	Leighton Walker	1–4
	Chris Buncombe	5–13
Cliff Dempsey Racing	5	Keith Dempsey	6–13
Falcon Motorsport	6	Danny Watts	All
	align=center rowspan=3	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	align=center rowspan=3	10	Chris Buncombe	1–4
	Alex Buncombe	5–6, 8–13
	Gary Catt	7
	align=center rowspan=2	11	Andrew Thompson	1–11
	Colin Brown	12–13
	12	Robert Huff	7
Fortec Motorsports	15	Steven Woodley	All
	16	Heikki Kovalainen	All
	align=center rowspan=4	17	James Andanson	3–7
	Robby Coleman	8–9
	Robert Bell	10–11
	Ryan Sharp	12
Team DFR	align=center rowspan=3	18	Colin Brown	1–6
	Gordon Coleman	8–9
	Judd Coupland	10–13
	19	Robby Coleman	1–6
	align=center rowspan=2	20	Julien Piguet	4
	John Dalziel	9–13
Scorpio Motorsport	align=center rowspan=2	23	Robert Huff	1–4
	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
	align=center rowspan=2	32	Luis Mussi	1–5
	Tom Sisley	6–13
	align=center rowspan=2	33	Mark McLoughlin	1–11
	Andrew Thompson	12–13
Mark Burdett Motorsport	55	Chaz Small	9–12
Saxon International	76	Katherine Legge	13
	align=center rowspan=3	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	nowrap	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	nowrap	16 April	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Motaworld Racing
2	nowrap	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	nowrap	7 May	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Manor Motorsport
3	nowrap	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	nowrap	20 May	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Motaworld Racing
4	nowrap	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	nowrap	2 June	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Danny Watts	nowrap	Danny Watts	nowrap	Falcon Motorsport
5	nowrap	Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire	nowrap	1 July	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Heikki Kovalainen	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Manor Motorsport
6	nowrap	Knockhill Circuit, Fife	nowrap	22 July	nowrap	James Andanson	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Danny Watts	nowrap	Falcon Motorsport
7	nowrap	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	nowrap	4 August	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Stuart King	nowrap	Keith Dempsey	nowrap	Cliff Dempsey Racing
8	nowrap	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	nowrap	11 August	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Motaworld Racing
9	nowrap	Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire	nowrap	26 August	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Tom Sisley	nowrap	Carl Breeze	nowrap	Motaworld Racing
10	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	9 September	nowrap	Heikki Kovalainen	nowrap	Heikki Kovalainen	nowrap	Heikki Kovalainen	nowrap	Fortec Motorsports
11	nowrap	Heikki Kovalainen	nowrap	Heikki Kovalainen	nowrap	Heikki Kovalainen	nowrap	Fortec Motorsports
12	nowrap	Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire	nowrap	23 September	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Manor Motorsport
13	nowrap	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	nowrap	7 October	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	Richard Antinucci	nowrap	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 width=25 BHI width=25 THR width=25 OUL width=25 SIL width=25 DON width=25 KNO width=25 SNE width=25 CRO width=25 OUL width=50 colspan=2 SIL width=25 DON width=25 BGP Pts width=25 1 width=25 2 width=25 3 width=25 4 width=25 5 width=25 6 width=25 7 width=25 8 width=25 9 width=25 10 width=25 11 width=25 12 width=25 13 1 align=left nowrap Carl Breeze 1 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 (5) 2 align=left nowrap Richard Antinucci 2 1 2 3 1 2 Ret 8 4 2 2 1 1 337 3 align=left nowrap Danny Watts 4 3 Ret 1 5 1 9 2 Ret 7 4 5 4 253 4 align=left nowrap Heikki Kovalainen 15 14 Ret 7 18 5 5 5 2 1 1 2 3 243 5 align=left nowrap Tom Sisley 6 Ret 3 3 Ret 7 4 2 136 6 align=left nowrap Matt Griffin Ret 8 10 6 7 DNS Ret 7 8 8 18 11 7 136 7 align=left nowrap Fairuz Fauzy 9 6 Ret Ret 4 11 3 Ret 10 10 10 13 15 134 8 align=left nowrap Keith Dempsey 9 1 4 13 5 5 11 13 132 9 align=left nowrap Martin Steyn Ret 10 14 19 12 7 11 9 9 6 8 14 9 130 10 align=left nowrap Chris Buncombe Ret Ret 9 8 16 10 12 6 6 9 Ret 8 11 123 11 align=left nowrap Colin Brown 5 4 7 10 8 12 Ret 7 108 12 align=left nowrap Mark McLoughlin DNS 13 3 4 3 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 105 13 align=left nowrap Leighton Walker 3 5 5 5 85 14 align=left nowrap Tom Herridge Ret 16 Ret 12 15 DNS 8 14 5 12 Ret Ret 12 79 15 align=left nowrap Vincent Apple 7 7 Ret 16 9 DNS 6 16 16 77 16 align=left nowrap James Andanson 4 Ret 6 13 4 70 17 align=left nowrap Stuart King 14 DNS Ret 13 7 Ret Ret 9 6 63 18 align=left nowrap John Dalziel Ret 4 6 15 8 60 19 align=left nowrap Robby Coleman 6 12 15 15 11 DNS 10 Ret 60 20 align=left nowrap Andrew Thompson Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 8 10 12 11 19 13 Ret Ret 60 21 align=left nowrap Daniel Welch 11 9 11 14 10 14 Ret 57 22 align=left nowrap Steven Woodley 12 Ret Ret 18 17 Ret 14 11 15 16 15 16 Ret 55 23 align=left nowrap Alex Buncombe 13 15 Ret 17 14 12 12 10 54 24 align=left nowrap Luis Mussi 10 Ret 6 9 Ret 41 25 align=left nowrap James Eaton Ret Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 14 18 Ret 38 26 align=left nowrap Allan Simonsen 13 11 12 17 Ret 31 27 align=left nowrap Robert Huff 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 30 28 align=left nowrap Charles Hall Ret Ret 8 9 25 29 align=left nowrap Robert Bell 11 9 22 30 align=left nowrap Chaz Small 14 15 17 17 21 31 align=left nowrap Ryan Sharp 6 18 32 align=left nowrap Judd Coupland 17 14 20 16 17 33 align=left nowrap Simon Pearson 18 13 Ret 19 13 34 align=left nowrap Jason Coffin 13 8 35 align=left nowrap Michael Grime Ret 18 16 21 Ret 8 36 align=left nowrap Stuart Turvey 14 Ret 7 37 align=left nowrap Gordon Coleman 15 Ret 6 38 align=left nowrap Jim Edwards Jr. 17 4 39 align=left nowrap Katherine Legge 18 3 align=left nowrap Peter Walsh Ret align=left nowrap Julien Piguet Ret align=left nowrap Gary Catt Ret align=left nowrap Hayanari Shimoda width=25 width=25 Ret

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

• The official website of the Formula Renault UK Championship
• 2001 standings
• 2001 Entry List and results

Notes and References

1. News: Formula Renault UK 2001 Season. forix.autosport.com. Autosport. 8 March 2024.