2011 Formula Renault BARC season explained

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
TeamDriver nameRounds
Hillspeed1 Howard Fuller[1] All
9 Zaamin Jaffer[2] All
33 Sean WalkinshawAll
Fortec Motorsport2 Archie HamiltonAll
4 Kieran Vernon[3] 1–4
James Theodore6
5 Josh WebsterAll
25 Víctor Jiménez[4] All
KG Motorsport6 Anton Spires6
Antel Motorsport7 Callum Bowyer[5] All
8 Dino Zamparelli[6] All
MGR Motorsport14 Matt MasonAll
23 Russell Danzey[7] 1–3
Luke Wright[8] 4
28 Andrew Jarman6
43 David WagnerAll
JWA Racing17 Tom Walker[9] All
RPD Motorsport18 Steven DurrantAll
SWB Motorsport26 Macaulay Walsh[10] 1–3
27 Jack DexAll
28 Andrew Jarman1–4
29 Raoul OwensAll
Scorpio Motorsport35 Hector HurstAll
77 Kourosh KhaniAll
MTECH Lite36 James ThorpAll
99 James Theodore3
National College for Motorsport41 Max Robinson6
Daytona Motorsport55 Ivan TaranovAll

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
1R1Donington Park (National)24 April Dino Zamparelli Josh Webster Josh WebsterFortec Motorsport
R2 James Thorp Dino Zamparelli James ThorpMTECH Lite
2R3Brands Hatch (Indy)15 May Kieran Vernon Kieran Vernon Kieran VernonFortec Motorsport
R4 Dino Zamparelli Víctor Jiménez Dino ZamparelliAntel Motorsport
3R5Oulton Park (Island)28 May Dino Zamparelli Josh Webster Josh WebsterFortec Motorsport
R6 Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Kourosh KhaniScorpio Motorsport
4R7Croft Circuit24 July Dino Zamparelli James Thorp James ThorpMTECH Lite
R8 Josh Webster Josh Webster Dino ZamparelliAntel Motorsport
5R9Thruxton Circuit3 September Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Dino ZamparelliAntel Motorsport
R10 Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli Dino ZamparelliAntel Motorsport
6R11Silverstone (National)15 October Josh Webster Josh Webster Josh WebsterFortec Motorsport
R1216 October Matt Mason Dino Zamparelli Matt MasonMGR Motorsport

Championship standings

PosDriverDONBRHOULCROTHRSILvalign=middlePoints
1 Dino Zamparelli4861Ret3211133295
2 Josh Webster1Ret2512Ret23312286
3 James Thorp211026DSQ162775
4 Kourosh Khani15Ret43413595DSQ7200
5 Archie Hamilton633638Ret3Ret62Ret196
6 Matt Mason8997Ret68154291186
7 Kieran Vernon1021Ret24174149
8 Steven Durrant348411RetRetRet54219147
9 Howard FullerRet558Ret1061289810143
10 Callum Bowyer19Ret11145Ret587Ret46129
11 David Wagner1271211Ret1210106Ret164120
12 Zaamin Jaffer71479791314Ret101513119
13 Hector Hurst513Ret12Ret1499Ret858116
14 Ivan Taranov1111151610RetRet161012111484
15 Jack Dex1416161712131111Ret11101783
16 Víctor Jiménez136Ret15RetDNS713RetDNS201565
17 Tom WalkerRet151718131616181213141960
18 Russell Danzey9Ret131091153
19 James TheodoreRet561148
20 Andrew Jarman1810RetDNS81512Ret172147
21 Raoul OwensRet121419RetRet141711Ret191844
22 Sean Walkinshaw17RetRet2014Ret15191314182039
23 Luke Wright4738
24 Macaulay Walsh16RetRet13Ret729
25 Anton Spires131217
26 Max Robinson121614
PosDriverDONBRHOULCROTHRSILvalign=middlePoints

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Fuller Stays With Hillspeed For 2011. Simon. Paice. The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. 15 March 2011. 15 March 2011.
  2. News: Protyre Formula Renault BARC Series to make BTCC appearance as 2011 calendar announced. Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 24 December 2010. 2 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307203559/http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/formularenaultbarc/news/ObjectId/5808/Default.aspx. 7 March 2012. dead.
  3. Turner. Kevin . 7 April 2011. Vernon moves to Fortec. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 204. 1. 80.
  4. News: Zamparelli leads the way in first official Formula Renault BARC test. Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 8 March 2011. 10 March 2011. Fortec Motorsport’s latest signing Spaniard Victor Jiminez, 27, was also looking sharp with SWB Motorsport’s Raoul Owens, 16, and Hillspeed’s Sean Walkinshaw from Chipping Norton, also making steady progress.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307203748/http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/formularenaultbarc/news/ObjectId/5854/Default.aspx. 7 March 2012. dead.
  5. News: Second new team joins paddock as interest continues . Renaultsport UK . . 27 January 2011 . 1 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307203605/http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/formularenaultbarc/news/ObjectId/5836/Default.aspx . 7 March 2012 .
  6. Turner. Kevin . 3 March 2011. Zamparelli joins Antel for 2011 Formula Renault BARC title push. Autosport. 203. 9. 79. Haymarket Publications. Zamparelli will partner karting graduate Callum Bowyer at Antel, while series returnee Archie Hamilton has defected from Antel to rival team Fortec..
  7. News: Five new drivers sign for 2011 Protyre Formula Renault Series. Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 18 February 2011. 19 February 2011.
  8. News: Wright To Replace Danzey at MGR This Weekend. 20 July 2011. 10 August 2011. Michelin. Michelin Tyre PLC. https://archive.today/20120710071612/http://motorsport.michelin.co.uk/news-renault-luke-wright. 10 July 2012. dead.
  9. News: Stop Press: Latest Signing. Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 31 January 2011. 1 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307203610/http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/formularenaultbarc/news/ObjectId/5838/Default.aspx. 7 March 2012. dead.
  10. News: Protyre BARC entry list climbs past 20 with three new signings. Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 6 April 2011. 4 May 2011.
  11. News: Protyre BARC drivers gifted international race experience. Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 3 March 2011. 10 March 2011.