2011 Eurocup Mégane Trophy Explained

The 2011 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the seventh season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault.

Stefano Comini won the championship with two rounds (and four races) to go, courtesy of winning all bar one of the previous races of the year.

After featuring nine teams during the 2010 season, following the late withdrawal of Brixia Autosport, the grid featured nine teams once again in 2011.

Regulation changes

Sporting

• The points system for the 2011 season was changed to reflect the system used by the FIA for World championships. The top ten drivers in each race were awarded points as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1.

Driver lineup

Team Driver Status Rounds TDS Racing 1 Jeroen Schothorst^[1] All 2 David Dermont All 3 Bas Schothorst All 4 Wim Beelen All Oregon Team 6 Enrico Bettera^[2] All Navajo 1–5, 7 7 6 Oscar Nogués^[3] 7 8 Niccolò Nalio^[4] All 25 Stefano Comini All Boutsen Energy Racing 10 Jochen Habets All 11 Fabien Thuner All 27 Michele Faccin All Team Lompech Sport 12 Dimitri Enjalbert^[5] 1–2 Grégory Guilvert 3–7 14 Jean-Charles Miginiac All Equipe Verschuur 15 Steven Gijsen 1–3 Richard Kressner 5–6 Álvaro Barba 7 Peter Peters 4 16 2 Wilko Becker 3 17 Bernhardt ten Brinke 3 Jelle Beelen 5 Ruud Steenmetz 6 Jean-Philippe Dayraut 7 Brixia Horse Power Sebastian Stahl 4 73 3 Angelo Baiguera 1, 4–7 2–3 Andrea Cecchellero 2 Andrea Baiguera 7 Blue Jumeirah Team 18 Rafael Unzurrunzaga All PujolaRacing 22 Toni Forne All AFK Motorsport 23 Oliver Freymuth All Algarve Pro Racing Team 24 Michael Munemann 2–7

Driver changes

Changed teams

• Dimitri Enjalbert moved to Team Lompech Sport.
• Wim Beelen moved to TDS Racing.
• Bas Schothorst and Jeroen Schothorst both moved to TDS Racing.

Entering Eurocup Mégane Trophy

• Enrico Battera competed for Oregon Team.
• Jochen Habets and Michele Faccin drove for Boutsen Energy Racing.
• Toni Forne raced for PujolaRacing.
• Oliver Freymuth participated for AFK Motorsport.

Team changes

• PujolaRacing and AFK Motorsport debuted in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy.

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2011 season was announced on 11 October 2010, the day after the end of the 2010 season.| All of the seven rounds formed meetings of the 2011 World Series by Renault season.

Round		Circuit	Country	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz		16 April	Stefano Comini	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
	R2			17 April	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps		30 April	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
	R2			1 May	Stefano Comini	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
3	R1	Nürburgring		18 June	Stefano Comini	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
	R2			19 June	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
4	R1	Hungaroring, Mogyoród		2 July	Stefano Comini	Bas Schothorst	Niccolò Nalio	Oregon Team
	R2			3 July	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
5	R1	Silverstone Circuit		20 August	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
	R2			21 August	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
6	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet		17 September	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Bas Schothorst	TDS Racing
	R2			18 September	Bas Schothorst	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló		8 October	Stefano Comini	Bas Schothorst	Stefano Comini	Oregon Team
	R2			9 October	Stefano Comini	Stefano Comini	Niccolò Nalio	Oregon Team

Championship standings

• Points for both championships were awarded as follows:

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver ALC SPA NÜR HUN SIL LEC CAT Points 1 Stefano Comini 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 DSQ 305 2 Niccolò Nalio 2 2 4 Ret 5 3 1 4 2 3 6 5 11 1 188 3 Bas Schothorst 3 6 Ret Ret 2 7 Ret 2 3 2 1 2 Ret 7 149 4 David Dermont 4 5 DNS 4 3 4 3 3 7 7 Ret 7 7 2 135 5 Grégory Guilvert 4 2 5 6 4 Ret 2 3 Ret 6 103 6 Michele Faccin Ret 8 13 3 6 6 9 9 6 5 5 6 3 9 97 7 Fabien Thuner 5 4 3 Ret 9 5 8 11 5 4 3 11 16 10 93 8 Wim Beelen 6 7 Ret 8 8 11 4 5 8 6 Ret 4 5 Ret 80 9 Toni Forne 10 11 9 6 18 Ret 6 Ret 10 8 7 8 4 3 64 10 Dimitri Enjalbert Ret 3 2 2 51 11 Jochen Habets 7 9 11 5 14 Ret 10 7 9 9 Ret 15 6 4 51 12 Jeroen Schothorst 8 Ret 7 9 10 9 11 10 Ret 10 9 12 10 8 29 13 Jean-Charles Miginiac 9 12 10 10 12 10 7 8 13 12 10 14 8 Ret 22 14 Andrea Cecchellero 5 10 15 Bernhardt ten Brinke 7 8 10 16 Navajo 13 6 16 13 11 14 Ret 12 8 17 Enrico Bettera Ret 11 14 12 12 8 10 12 7 18 Peter Peters Ret 7 15 DSQ 6 19 Oliver Freymuth Ret 16 8 12 13 13 16 14 14 15 11 16 Ret Ret 4 20 Steven Gijsen Ret 10 Ret 16 Ret Ret 1 21 Michael Munemann Ret 13 17 Ret 12 Ret 16 NC Ret 17 13 11 1 22 Wilko Becker 11 12 0 23 Angelo Baiguera 11 14 14 15 Ret Ret 17 14 13 18 14 0 24 Rafael Unzurrunzaga 12 15 12 15 Ret Ret 14 13 18 17 15 19 15 13 0 25 Sebastian Stahl 15 DNS DNS 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points Álvaro Barba 2 Ret 0 Oscar Nogués 9 5 0 Ruud Steenmetz 12 9 0 Richard Kressner 11 16 Ret 13 0 Jelle Beelen 15 13 0 Andrea Baiguera 14 0 Jean-Philippe Dayraut Ret 15 0 Pos Driver ALC SPA NÜR HUN SIL LEC CAT Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Retired, but classified

Teams' Championship

Pos Team ALC SPA NÜR HUN SIL LEC CAT Points 1 Oregon Team 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 493 2 2 4 11 5 3 2 4 2 3 6 5 11 DSQ 2 TDS Racing 3 5 Ret 4 2 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 7 2 284 4 6 Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 3 7 7 Ret 7 Ret 7 3 Boutsen Energy Racing 5 4 3 3 6 5 8 9 5 4 3 6 6 4 190 Ret 8 11 Ret 9 6 9 11 6 5 5 11 16 10 4 Team Lompech Sport 9 3 2 2 4 2 5 6 4 12 2 3 8 6 176 Ret 12 10 10 12 10 7 8 13 Ret 10 14 Ret Ret 5 PujolaRacing 10 11 9 6 18 Ret 6 Ret 10 8 7 8 4 3 64 6 Equipe Verschuur Ret 10 Ret 7 7 8 15 DSQ 11 13 12 9 2 15 17 Ret 16 11 12 15 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret 7 Brixia Horse Power 11 14 5 14 15 15 Ret Ret 17 14 13 18 14 14 10 DNS DNS 8 AFK Motorsport Ret 16 8 12 13 13 16 14 14 15 11 16 Ret Ret 4 9 Algarve Pro Racing Team Ret 13 17 Ret 12 Ret 17 NC Ret 17 13 11 1 10 Blue Jumeirah Team 12 15 12 15 Ret Ret 14 13 18 17 15 19 15 13 0 Pos Team ALC SPA NÜR HUN SIL LEC CAT Points

Gentleman Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver ALC SPA NÜR HUN SIL LEC CAT Points 1 David Dermont 4 5 DNS 4 3 4 3 3 7 7 Ret 7 7 2 276 2 Wim Beelen 6 7 Ret 8 8 11 4 5 8 6 Ret 4 5 Ret 200 3 Toni Forne 10 11 9 6 18 Ret 6 Ret 10 8 7 8 4 3 182 4 Jeroen Schothorst 8 Ret 7 9 10 9 11 10 Ret 10 9 12 10 8 160 5 Jean-Charles Miginiac 9 12 10 10 12 10 7 8 13 12 10 14 8 Ret 142 6 Enrico Bettera Ret 11 14 12 12 8 10 12 72 7 Oliver Freymuth Ret 16 8 12 13 13 16 14 14 15 11 16 Ret Ret 72 8 Navajo 13 6 16 13 11 14 Ret 12 71 9 Rafael Unzurrunzaga 12 15 12 15 Ret Ret 14 13 18 17 15 19 15 13 49 10 Angelo Baiguera 11 14 14 15 Ret Ret 17 14 13 18 14 43 11 Michael Munemann Ret 13 17 Ret 12 Ret 16 NC Ret 17 13 11 42 12 Wilko Becker 11 12 22 13 Peter Peters Ret 7 15 DSQ 17 14 Steven Gijsen Ret 10 Ret 16 Ret Ret 15 Guest drivers ineligible for points Richard Kressner 11 16 Ret 13 0 Andrea Baiguera 14 0 Pos Driver ALC SPA NÜR HUN SIL LEC CAT Points

External links

• Renault-Sport official website

Notes and References

1. News: TDS Racing as ambitious as ever . 15 April 2011 . . . 17 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403064344/http://www.worldseriesbyrenault.fr/en/tv_news/news/Pages/TDSRacingasambitiousasever.aspx . 3 April 2012 .
2. Web site: Cars and drivers admitted – Motorland Aragon. 15 April 2011. Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 17 April 2011.
3. Web site: Official Entry List — Catalunya. circuitcat.com. Circuit de Catalunya. 28 September 2011. 7 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150646/http://www.circuitcat.com/files/609-870-Document/MEGANE%20PUBLICAR.pdf. 2 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.
4. News: New season, new faces . 8 April 2011 . . . 17 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403064357/http://www.worldseriesbyrenault.fr/en/tv_news/news/Pages/Newseasonnewfaces.aspx . 3 April 2012 .
5. News: The favourites are there! . 15 April 2011 . . . 17 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403064419/http://www.worldseriesbyrenault.fr/en/tv_news/news/Pages/Thefavouritesarethere%21.aspx . 3 April 2012 .