2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Explained

The 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (a Formula Renault motor racing championship), was the sixth Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season, a one-make formula series held across Europe. The season began at Hockenheimring on 17 April and finished on 25 September at Monza, after 20 races at 8 events. The championship was won by the Spanish driver Carlos Sainz, Jr. His team, Finnish Koiranen, secured the teams' championship.

Drivers and teams

Team		Driver name	Rounds
Tech 1 Racing	1	Javier Tarancón	2
	2	Paul-Loup Chatin	2
	3	Grégoire Demoustier	2
	4	Miki Weckström	2
Koiranen bros.	5	Carlos Sainz Jr.^[1]	All
	6	Daniil Kvyat	All
	7	Joni Wiman	1–4
	8	Karl-Oscar Liiv	1
	8	John Bryant-Meisner	2–8
	22	Hans Villemi	7–8
Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team	9	Timmy Hansen	2
	10	Thomas Jäger	2
	11	Gustavo Menezes	2
Van Amersfoort Racing	9	Jack Hawksworth	8
		Meindert van Buuren	1–7
		Dennis van de Laar	All
Atech Reid GP	12	Oscar King	5
Atech Reid GP	28	Tio Ellinas	5
SL Formula Racing		Alessio Picariello	All
		Sebastian von Gartzen	1–2, 3–4, 7–8
	27	Alice Powell	5
EPIC Racing	14	Alex Riberas	2
EPIC Racing	15	Florian Le Roux	2
MP Motorsport	16	Jordan King	5–8
		Aleksey Chuklin	All
		Johannes Moor	1–2
		Kevin Kleveros	2, 4
		Karl-Oscar Liiv	2–3, 5–8
Speedlover		Frank Suntjens	All
Speedlover		Rafael Danieli	1–6
P1 Motorsport		Harri Salminen	1–2
	48	Oskari Kurki-Suonio	7–8
	60	Mikko Perttala	1
Koiranen Junior		Hans Villemi	1–6
	23	John Bryant-Meisner	1
	24	Martin Rump	7
	41	Jordan Oon	8
	88	Rafael Danieli	7–8
Cram Competition	22	Henrique Martins	2
Cram Competition	23	Denis Nagulin	2
One Racing	24	Vittorio Ghirelli	2
One Racing	25	Edolo Ghirelli	2
Inter Europol Competition		Jakub Śmiechowski	All
Inter Europol Competition	61	Remi Kirchdörffer	7–8
Krenek Motorsport		Richard Gonda	2–3, 7
Boetti Racing Team	26	Roman Mavlanov	2
Fortec Motorsport	27	Félix Serrallés	2
	28	Will Stevens	2
	29	Fahmi Ilyas	2
KTR	29	Josh Hill	5–8
	36	Stoffel Vandoorne	All
	37	Liroy Stuart	1–4, 6
R-ace GP	30	Côme Ledogar	1–3, 6
	31	Pieter Schothorst	1–3, 6
	32	Norman Nato	1–3
Josef Kaufmann Racing	33	Mathieu Jaminet	2, 4
	34	Robin Frijns	1–4, 6
	35	Óscar Andrés Tunjo	1–3
KEO Racing	38	Sandy Stuvik	1–2
	39	Dear Schilling	1
	40	Ronnie Lundströmer	4
	42	Robert Siska	1, 4–6, 8
	43	Johan Jokinen	8
ARTA Engineering	40	Yann Zimmer	2
Trackstar		Victor Bouveng	2–7
Daltec Racing	46	Christof von Grünigen	7–8
Daltec Racing	47	Mauro Calamia	7
Scuderia Nordica	62	Robert Myrsäter	1
Hillspeed	64	Sean Walkinshaw	6
	65	Howard Fuller	6
	66	Zaamin Jaffer	6
Böhlen Motorsport	67	Kurt Böhlen	7
Böhlen Motorsport	68	Thomas Aregger	7

Race calendar and results

The nine event provisional calendar for the 2011 season was announced on 25 November 2010.^[2] The final calendar consisting of eight events and 20 races was confirmed in January.^[3]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Event
1	R1	Hockenheimring	9 April	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Robin Frijns	Daniil Kvyat	Koiranen bros.	Preis der Stadt Stuttgart
	R2		9 April	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.
	R3		10 April	nowrap	John Bryant-Meisner	nowrap	Carlos Sainz Jr.	nowrap	Carlos Sainz Jr.	nowrap	Koiranen bros.
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	30 April	Robin Frijns	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.	World Series by Renault
2	R2	1 May	Carlos Sainz Jr.	nowrap	Javier Tarancón	Daniil Kvyat	Koiranen bros.
3	R1	Nürburgring	13 May	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.	VLN
3	R2	Nürburgring	14 May	Norman Nato	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.	VLN
4	R1	TT Circuit Assen	4 June	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Robin Frijns	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.	Superleague Formula
	R2		4 June	Stoffel Vandoorne	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Robin Frijns	nowrap		Josef Kaufmann Racing
	R3		5 June	Kevin Kleveros	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Joni Wiman	Koiranen bros.
5	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	30 July	Tio Ellinas	Daniil Kvyat	Tio Ellinas	Atech Reid GP	WTCC
5	R2	31 July	Stoffel Vandoorne	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.		WTCC
6	R1	Circuit Park Zandvoort	13 August	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Daniil Kvyat	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.	Masters of Formula 3
6	R2	Circuit Park Zandvoort	14 August	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.	Masters of Formula 3
7	R1	Autodrom Most	27 August	Daniil Kvyat	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Daniil Kvyat	Koiranen bros.	ADAC Truck Grand Prix
	R2		28 August	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.
	R3		28 August	Josh Hill	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	Koiranen bros.
8	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	nowrap	24 September	Jordan King	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	Koiranen bros.	AvD
	R2		25 September	Daniil Kvyat	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Daniil Kvyat	Koiranen bros.
	R3		25 September	Stoffel Vandoorne	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	Koiranen bros.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Championship points were awarded on a 30, 24, 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 20 classified finishers in each race.

Pos	Driver	HOC			SPA		NÜR		ASS			OSC		ZAN		MST			MNZ			Points
Pos	Driver	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	Points	width=25	11	width=25	12	width=25	13	width=25	14	width=25	15	width=25	16	width=25	17	width=25	18	width=25	19	width=25	20
1	Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	8	2	3	1	1	1	2	1	2	18	2	8	489
2	Daniil Kvyat	1	3	5	4	1	8	9	9	2	6	5	3	2	6	1	2	1	1	1	1	441
3	Stoffel Vandoorne	4	4	2	15	Ret	6	3	8	3	17	2	2	3	4	3	11	8	6	4	2	328
4	Robin Frijns	2	2	3	3	5	2	4	2	1	4			Ret	7							238
5	align=left nowrap	John Bryant-Meisner	6	10	4	34	14	11	11	Ret	12	11	12	5	5	8	5	8	3	11	Ret	9	224
6	Alessio Picariello	Ret	8	Ret	9	36	5	7	3	4	3	4	Ret	9	11	21	4	10	4	Ret	15	209
7	Dennis van de Laar	7	16	Ret	18	18	Ret	22	7	11	7	9	7	11	Ret	9	13	6	9	10	11	186
8	Hans Villemi	Ret	Ret	12	26	25	13	12	18	9	9	11	11	6	Ret	7	10	5	17	7	10	174
9	Karl-Oskar Liiv	Ret	7	11	13	Ret	9	13				Ret	9	Ret	20	4	5	4	5	17	6	158
10	Jordan King											8	6	7	5	20	3	16	2	3	3	148
11	Joni Wiman	5	6	Ret	14	Ret	12	8	4	7	1											129
12	Jakub Śmiechowski	8	Ret	7	22	17	Ret	14	11	Ret	8	19	15	14	15	16	Ret	13	Ret	18	17	121
13	Alexey Chuklin	12	Ret	18	35	27	18	17	Ret	17	15	13	16	17	10	14	16	12	15	6	12	118
14	Liroy Stuart	17	14	9	17	30	16	15	12	6	5			12	17							106
15	Christof von Grünigen															10	7	7	3	5	4	92
16	Josh Hill											6	Ret	4	Ret	6	6	Ret	7	Ret	5	92
17	align=left nowrap	Sebastian von Gartzen	9	23	14	23	29	15	19	16	15	12					Ret	12	14	14	14	Ret	92
18	Pieter Schothorst	Ret	12	8	Ret	24	10	10						10	2							91
19	Côme Ledogar	Ret	11	19	Ret	10	7	6						8	3							91
20	Rafael Danieli	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	34	Ret	18	14	14	16	14	13	19	16	18	20	11	12	15	18	86
21	align=left nowrap	Meindert van Buuren	10	22	17	20	Ret	14	20	10	20	10	17	12	18	9	Ret	Ret	Ret				85
22	Frank Suntjens	11	17	Ret	21	28	Ret	21	17	18	13	15	14	13	19	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	12	Ret	85
23	Óscar Andrés Tunjo	Ret	5	10	Ret	Ret	3	5														63
24	Victor Bouveng				27	33	17	16	15	16	Ret	16	Ret	16	12	Ret	9	17				63
25	Norman Nato	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	4	2														56
26	Tio Ellinas											1	4									47
27	Sandy Stuvik	16	9	Ret	25	13																39
28	Johan Jokinen																		8	8	13	34
29	Oskari Kurki-Suonio															13	Ret	Ret	10	13	14	34
30	Kevin Kleveros				12	11			6	5	Ret											31
31	Mathieu Jaminet				Ret	22			5	10	Ret											27
32	Jack Hawksworth																		Ret	9	7	26
33	Oscar King											7	10									25
34	Mauro Calamia															8	Ret	9				25
35	Alice Powell											10	8									24
36	Jordan Oon																		13	11	16	23
37	Ronnie Lundströmer								13	13	14											23
38	Robert Siska	15	21	Ret					19	19	Ret	18	17	21	Ret				Ret	Ret	19	19
39	Richard Gonda				29	31	19	23								11	15	Ret				18
40	Johannes Moor	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	26																18
41	Robert Myrsäter	13	18	15																		17
42	Martin Rump															12	14	21				16
43	Remi Kirchdörffer															19	19	20	16	16	20	16
44	Dear Schilling	Ret	15	13																		14
45	Howard Fuller													15	13							14
46	Mikko Perttala	14	20	16																		13
47	Thomas Aregger															15	17	19				12
48	Kurt Böhlen															17	18	18				10
49	Harri Salminen	Ret	19	Ret	30	32																10
50	Zaamin Jaffer													20	14							8
51	Sean Walkinshaw													22	18							3
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Will Stevens				2	2																0
	Yann Zimmer				6	4																0
	Miki Weckström				5	35																0
	Félix Serrallés				7	6																0
	Javier Tarancón				10	7																0
	Alex Riberas				8	8																0
	Paul-Loup Chatin				11	9																0
	Henrique Martins				16	12																0
	Thomas Jäger				19	15																0
	Timmy Hansen				36	16																0
	Gustavo Menezes				32	19																0
	Vittorio Ghirelli				Ret	20																0
	Fahmi Ilyas				33	21																0
	Edolo Ghirelli				Ret	23																0
	Denis Nagulin				28	Ret																0
	Grégoire Demoustier				31	DNS																0
	Florian Le Roux				Ret	Ret																0
	Roman Mavlanov				DNS	Ret																0
Pos	Driver	HOC			SPA		NÜR		ASS			OSC		ZAN		MST			MNZ			Points

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

Championship points were awarded on a 30, 24, 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 20 classified finishers in each race.

Pos	Team	HOC			SPA		NÜR		ASS			OSC		ZAN		MST			MNZ			Points
1	Koiranen bros.	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	584
2	KTR	4	4	2	15	30	6	3	8	3	5	2	2	3	4	3	6	8	6	4	2	355
3	MP Motorsport	12	13	18	13	26	9	13	6	5	15	8	6	7	5	4	3	4	2	3	3	264
4	SL Formula Racing	9	8	14	9	29	5	7	3	4	3	4	8	9	11	21	4	10	4	14	15	253
5	Josef Kaufmann Racing	2	2	3	3	5	2	4	2	1	4			Ret	7							238
6	Van Amersfoort Racing	7	16	17	18	18	14	20	7	11	7	9	7	11	9	9	13	6	9	9	7	215
7	Koiranen Junior	6	10	4	26	25	13	12	18	9	9	11	11	6	Ret	12	14	11	12	11	16	188
8	align=left nowrap	Inter Europol Competition	8	Ret	7	22	17	Ret	14	11	Ret	8	19	15	14	15	16	19	13	16	16	17	130
9	R-ace GP	Ret	11	6	Ret	10	4	2						8	2							120
10	KEO Racing	16	9	13	25	13			13	13	14	18	17	21	Ret				8	8	13	112
11	Speedlover	11	17	Ret	21	28	Ret	18	14	14	13	14	13	13	16	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	12	Ret	100
12	Daltec Racing															8	7	7	3	5	4	94
13	Trackstar				27	33	17	16	15	16	Ret	16	Ret	16	12	Ret	9	17				63
14	P1 Motorsport	14	19	16	30	32										13	Ret	Ret	10	13	14	56
15	Atech Reid GP											1	4									47
16	Krenek Motorsport				29	31	19	23								11	15	Ret				18
17	Scuderia Nordica	13	18	15																		17
18	Hillspeed													15	13							14
19	Böhlen Motorsport															15	17	18				13
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Fortec Motorsport				2	2																0
	ARTA Engineering				6	4																0
	Tech 1 Racing				5	7																0
	EPIC Racing				8	8																0
	Cram Competition				16	12																0
	align=left nowrap	Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team				19	15																0
	One Racing				Ret	20																0
	Boetti Racing Team				DNS	Ret																0
Pos	Team	HOC			SPA		NÜR		ASS			OSC		ZAN		MST			MNZ			Points

External links

Official website of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship

Notes and References

News: Koiranen Motorsport drivers 2011. 3 March 2011. koiranenbros.net. Koiranen bros. Motorsport. 3 March 2011. https://archive.today/20120320225427/http://www.koiranenbros.net/index.php/news/koiranen-motorsport-drivers-2011/. 20 March 2012. dead.
Web site: Season 2011 Presentation. Renault Sport. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. 25 November 2010. 5 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110823022302/http://necup.com/documents/small-Presentatie2011_V1.pdf. 23 August 2011. dead.
Web site: Season 2011 Presentation. Renault Sport. Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. 19 January 2011. 14 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162047/http://www.necup.com/documents/Presentatie2011_V2January.pdf. 14 July 2011. dead.