2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season explained

The 2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic season was the inaugural season of the Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic, a series running 1600cc Formula Renault machinery in similar fashion to the French F4 Championship. The series began on 3 May at Ring Knutstorp and ended on 21 September at Mantorp Park, after fifteen races held in seven venues. Most of these rounds were held in support of the 2013 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season, joint organiser of the series along with the FIA Northern European Zone Organisation.

The series uses all-carbon Signatech chassis, 1.6-litre 140bhp Renault K4MRS engines, and Dunlop tyres.[1]

Drivers and teams

TeamDriversRounds
KOAN Event Racing2 Otto TjäderAll
Team TIDÖ3 Erik JohanssonAll
Sundahl Racing4 Lukas SundahlAll
Aabol Racing6 Kevin AabolAll
Stuart Racing Team7 Indy Dontje1
17 Yaro Deckers1
Scuderia Nordica8 Oliver Söderström3–7
9 Martin RumpAll
10 Karl-Gustav AnnusAll
14 Marcus Lukas Kiisa2
BR Motorsport Robin Hansson7
Trackstar Racing11 Pontus FredricssonAll
12 Paul BlomqvistAll
99 Karl Ero6
Provily Racing18 Janneau Esmeijer1
Supercar Experience23 Kimmy LarssonAll
Jalkanen Racing24 Mattias Jalkanen1
Lyran Engineering44 Rasmus Ericsson1, 3–4, 6–7
Svensson Racing47 Robert SvenssonAll

Race calendar and results

Except for the second round in Estonia, all rounds took place in Sweden. All Swedish rounds, except for the one in the Kinnekulle Ring, were held in support of the STCC championship.

Rounds denoted with a blue background were a part of the Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ Championship.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1R1Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd3 May Kimmy Larsson Martin Rump Martin Rump
R24 May Martin Rump Martin Rump Martin Rump
2R1Audru Ring, Audru15 June Martin Rump Erik Johansson Kimmy Larsson
- style="background:#d0e7ff;"R2 Erik Johansson Martin Rump Kimmy Larsson
3R1Falkenbergs Motorbana, Bergagård12 July Erik Johansson Erik Johansson Erik Johansson
R213 July Erik Johansson Erik Johansson Erik Johansson
4R1Kinnekulle Ring, Kinnekulle27 July Lukas Sundahl Lukas Sundahl Lukas Sundahl
R2 Lukas Sundahl Martin Rump Martin Rump
R328 July Martin Rump Martin Rump Martin Rump
5R1Airport Race Östersund, Östersund10 August Erik Johansson Lukas Sundahl Erik Johansson
R2 Lukas Sundahl Martin Rump Erik Johansson
6R1Karlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga23 August Martin Rump Lukas Sundahl Paul Blomqvist
R224 August Lukas Sundahl Martin Rump Lukas Sundahl
7R1Mantorp Park, Mantorp20 September Martin Rump Martin Rump Martin Rump
R221 September Martin Rump Robin Hansson Robin Hansson

Championship standings

Points systemPoints were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. No points were awarded for pole or fastest lap.
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Parallel to the main championship, two other championships were held: the Formula Renault 1.6 Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Formula Renault 1.6 Northern European Zone (NEZ) championship at selected rounds. Points to these championships were awarded using the same system.

Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Championship

PosDriverKNUAUDFALKINÖSTKARMANPts
1 Erik Johansson3DSQ23113331141053231
2 Martin Rump115232211Ret11Ret315229
3 Lukas Sundahl86342Ret122322164214
4 Kimmy Larsson221145445Ret76932191
5 Paul Blomqvist64888Ret51148512212129
6 Kevin Aabol79455Ret857263Ret86113
7 Robert Svensson976674696Ret35Ret9891
8 Pontus Fredricsson1011Ret963779447DSQ4Ret82
9 Oliver Söderström10710685810513947
10 Rasmus Ericsson1189698128410743
11 Robin Hansson7131
12 Karl-Gustav Annus15127101181210117998121126
13 Janneau Esmeijer5325
14 Indy Dontje4522
15 Otto Tjäder131410RetRetDNS111210610DNS7111018
16 Karl EroRet68
17 Marcus Lukas Kiisa978
18 Yaro Deckers12101
19 Mattias Jalkanen14130
PosDriverKNUAUDFALKINÖSTKARMANPts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Formula Renault 1.6 JSM Championship

PosDriverKNUAUDFALKINÖSTKARMANPts
1 Erik Johansson3DSQ23113331141053254
2 Lukas Sundahl86342Ret122322164251
3 Kimmy Larsson221145445Ret76932229
4 Paul Blomqvist64888Ret51148512212180
5 Robert Svensson976674696Ret35Ret98138
6 Pontus Fredricsson1011Ret963779447DSQ4Ret128
7 Rasmus Ericsson1189698128410783
8 Oliver Söderström10710685810513977
9 Otto Tjäder131410RetRetDNS111210610DNS7111052
10 Robin Hansson7133
11 Karl EroRet610
12 Mattias Jalkanen14138
PosDriverKNUAUDFALKINÖSTKARMANPts

Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ Championship

PosDriverAUDPts
1 Kimmy Larsson1150
2 Erik Johansson2333
3 Martin Rump5228
4 Lukas Sundahl3427
5 Kevin Aabol4522
6 Robert Svensson6616
7 Marcus Lukas Kiisa978
8 Paul Blomqvist888
9 Karl-Gustav Annus7107
10 Pontus FredricssonRet92
11 Otto Tjäder10Ret1
PosDriverAUDPts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Technical Regulations. 27 December 2015.