The 2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the nineteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Circuit de Catalunya on April 18 and finished at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on October 25, after fourteen rounds. This season was the last for the current specification Tatuus chassis introduced in 2000, as a new chassis will be introduced for the 2010 season.[1] Albert Costa won the title holding off the challenges of Jean-Éric Vergne and António Félix da Costa, who finished tied on points, with Vergne finishing second on a tie-breaker.

Teams and drivers

  • This season saw a cap on entries, with the lineup being capped at 38 entries, depending on the circuit.[2] Guest entries are listed in italics.
Team No. Driver name Class Rounds
France SG Formula 1 France Jean-Éric Vergne[3] All
2 Spain Miki Monrás[3] J All
3 France Hugo Valente[3] J All
4 France Arthur Pic[3] J All
5 New Zealand Dominic Storey[3] 1-2
United Arab Emirates Ramez Azzam J 3-7
Germany Motopark Academy 6 Portugal António Félix da Costa[4] J All
7 Denmark Marco Sørensen[5] All
8 Colombia Juan Jacobo[6] J 1-2
Poland Kuba Giermaziak 3, 5-7
Finland Matias Laine 4
57 5
9 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs[7] All
10 Denmark Kevin Magnussen[8] J All
56 Brazil Luís Felipe Derani[9] 2, 4, 6
59 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson J 6
60 Netherlands Bart Hylkema J 6
65 Germany Patrick Kronenberger 7
Spain Epsilon Euskadi 11 France Nathanaël Berthon[10] All
12 Colombia Carlos Muñoz[10] J All
14 Spain Albert Costa[10] All
15 Italy Federico Scionti J 7
16 Spain Miguel Otegui J 3-7
Italy BVM Minardi 21 Italy Andrea Roda 3, 6–7
22 United Kingdom Dean Smith 7
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport 24 Sweden Kevin Kleveros[11] J 1–6
25 United Kingdom Oliver Webb[12] 1, 5
Sweden Fredrik Blomstedt[9] 2
26 United Kingdom James Calado[12] 1–2, 5
27 United Kingdom Will Stevens[9] 2, 5
France Epsilon Sport 28 United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta[13] 1–2, 4–7
54 France Arno Santamato[13] J 1–3
Netherlands MP Motorsport 29 United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou[9] 2
Estonia Karl-Oscar Liiv 4–7
30 Netherlands Nigel Melker[14] 1–5
31 Netherlands Daniël de Jong[15] J All
Czech Republic Krenek Motorsport 32 Czech Republic Adam Kout[16] All
33 Czech Republic Jakub Knoll[16] All
Spain iQuick Valencia 34 Denmark Johan Jokinen[17] 1-2
Italy Marco Betti 3, 5
Italy Federico Scionti J 4
Spain Jordi Cunill J 7
35 Germany Patrick Kronenberger[17] 1–5
France Tristan Vautier 7
Italy One Racing 36 Italy Daniel Mancinelli[18] 1–3, 5
37 Italy Federico Scionti[19] 1–3, 5
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 50 Spain Genís Olivé[20] J All
51 Switzerland Nico Müller[20] J All
53 Switzerland Fabien Thuner[21] 1–6
Russia Maxim Zimin J 7
France Pole Services 55 France Benjamin Lariche[22] 1, 6–7
58 France Arno Santamato J 5
Germany SL Formula Racing 61 Germany Julian Eisenreich J 6
Icon Class
J Junior Class

Race calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 18 April Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa France Nathanaël Berthon Spain Epsilon Euskadi
R2 19 April Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Epsilon Euskadi
2 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 May Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Epsilon Euskadi
R2 3 May Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Epsilon Euskadi
3 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 13 June France Jean-Éric Vergne France Jean-Éric Vergne France Jean-Éric Vergne France SG Formula
R2 14 June United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Denmark Kevin Magnussen United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Germany Motopark Academy
4 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 4 July France Jean-Éric Vergne Portugal António Félix da Costa Portugal António Félix da Costa Germany Motopark Academy
R2 5 July France Jean-Éric Vergne Spain Albert Costa France Jean-Éric Vergne France SG Formula
5 R1 France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 18 July France Jean-Éric Vergne France Jean-Éric Vergne France Jean-Éric Vergne France SG Formula
R2 19 July France Jean-Éric Vergne Portugal António Félix da Costa France Jean-Éric Vergne France SG Formula
6 R1 Germany Nürburgring 19 September Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Epsilon Euskadi
R2 20 September Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Albert Costa Spain Epsilon Euskadi
7 R1 Spain Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 24 October Portugal António Félix da Costa Portugal António Félix da Costa Portugal António Félix da Costa Germany Motopark Academy
R2 25 October Portugal António Félix da Costa Italy Federico Scionti Portugal António Félix da Costa Germany Motopark Academy

Championship standings

Drivers

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP*
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

* – only awarded to race one polesitters

Pos Driver CAT
Spain		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 SIL
United Kingdom		 LMS
France		 NÜR
Germany		 ALC
Spain		 Points
1 Spain Albert Costa DSQ 1 1 1 Ret 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 1 1 2 3 138
2 France Jean-Éric Vergne Ret 23† 3 8 1 7 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 6 128
3 Portugal António Félix da Costa J 3 2 2 2 4 5 1 Ret 3 2 DSQ DSQ 1 1 128
4 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 8 Ret 4 3 6 1 9 3 14 6 4 9 6 4 83
5 Spain Miquel Monrás J 5 3 Ret 5 3 3 4 6 5 7 Ret 4 12 9 76
6 France Nathanaël Berthon 1 Ret 7 6 2 24† 8 8 6 4 Ret 7 9 7 67
7 Denmark Kevin Magnussen J Ret Ret 5 4 16 21 6 10 7 3 DSQ DSQ 4 5 50
8 Colombia Carlos Muñoz J 9 Ret 8 Ret 5 Ret 5 9 8 10 Ret 3 11 10 36
9 Poland Kuba Giermaziak Ret 4 11 8 2 6 8 Ret 32
10 France Arthur Pic J 20 7 10 9 12 14 7 4 4 Ret 13 Ret 13 14 27
11 Switzerland Nico Müller J 2 22† 17 10 7 9 15 11 17 Ret 5 11 24 12 25
12 United Arab Emirates Ramez Azzam J 8 10 11 7 9 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 16
13 Czech Republic Adam Kout 12 8 19 Ret 11 11 Ret 2 13 14 19 15 21 15 15
14 Germany Patrick Kronenberger 10 4 12 11 21 6 14 13 10 Ret 15 Ret 15
15 Denmark Marco Sørensen 14 Ret 9 15 DSQ DSQ 10 Ret 20 12 6 8 18 8 15
16 United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta 6 Ret 15 12 16 14 12 13 7 12 10 17 11
17 United Kingdom James Calado 25† 5 11 7 18 11 10
18 Spain Miguel Otegui J 9 23† 12 15 Ret 9 16 5 Ret 24† 10
19 Italy Daniel Mancinelli 7 6 13 20 Ret Ret 15 NC 9
20 Denmark Johan Jokinen 4 Ret 14 14 8
21 Italy Federico Scionti J 19 18 31 Ret 19 25 17 21 25 Ret 5 11 7
22 Finland Matias Laine Ret 5 26 20 6
23 Netherlands Nigel Melker 15 16 6 Ret 22† 18 Ret 12 Ret Ret 5
24 France Hugo Valente J Ret 10 28 21 10 12 13 18 23 17 8 Ret Ret 19 5
25 Netherlands Daniël de Jong J 11 21 18 19 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 3
26 New Zealand Dominic Storey 23 9 22 16 2
27 Brazil Luís Felipe Derani 20 Ret 18 17 9 Ret 2
28 Spain Genís Olivé J 18 12 16 13 13 22† 22 16 19 16 11 10 14 Ret 2
29 United Kingdom Oliver Webb 13 11 21 21 0
30 Sweden Kevin Kleveros J 17 14 29 27 17 15 21 Ret 27 Ret 14 13 0
31 France Arno Santamato J Ret 13 23 24 14 17 24 Ret 0
32 Switzerland Fabien Thuner 22 19 26 25 15 13 Ret 19 22 18 17 18 0
33 Estonia Karl-Oscar Liiv 19 20 28 19 15 21 Ret 16 0
34 United Kingdom Will Stevens 24 22 16 15 0
35 France Benjamin Lariche 21 15 18 17 22 23 0
36 Colombia Juan Jacobo J 16 17 21 17 0
37 Italy Marco Betti 18 16 Ret 22 0
38 United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou 25 18 0
39 Czech Republic Jakub Knoll 24 20 30 26 20 19 20 22 29 Ret 20 19 20 22 0
40 Italy Andrea Roda 23 20 21 20 25 20 0
41 Sweden Fredrik Blomstedt 27 23 0
guest drivers ineligible for points
United Kingdom Dean Smith 7 2 0
Sweden Jimmy Eriksson J 10 14 0
Netherlands Bart Hylkema J 12 22 0
France Tristan Vautier 17 13 0
Spain Jordi Cunill J 16 18 0
Germany Julian Eisenreich J 22 16 0
Russia Maxim Zimin J 23 21 0
Pos Driver CAT
Spain		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 SIL
United Kingdom		 LMS
France		 NÜR
Germany		 ALC
Spain		 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams

Pos Team Points
1 Spain Epsilon Euskadi 192
2 France SG Formula 192
3 Germany Motopark Academy 184
4 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 27
5 Spain iQuick Valencia 23
6 Czech Republic Krenek Motorsport 15
7 France Epsilon Sport 11
8 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport 10
9 Italy One Racing 9
10 Netherlands MP Motorsport 8
Italy BVM Minardi 0
France Pole Services 0
Germany SL Formula Racing 0

References

  1. ↑ Parries, Maggy (2009-04-19). "Renault Sport Technologies confirms the launch of New Formula Renault 2.0 in 2010". automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  2. ↑ "A passport to Formula Renault 3.5 Series". renault-sport.com. 2008-09-30. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pieces of eight". SG Formula. 2009-02-12. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  4. ↑ "António Félix da Costa attacks Eurocup title in 2009". Driver Database. 2009-01-05. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Marco Sorensen". Renault F1. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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  7. ↑ "Quaife-Hobbs lines up for Motopark". automobilsport.com. 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  8. ↑ "God test for Kevin Magnussen i Barcelona" (in Danish). Kevin Magnussen. 2009-03-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Kevin Magnussen takes a liking to Spa". renault-sport.com. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  10. 1 2 3 "Epsilon Euskadi dominates in Le Mans". Epsilon Euskadi. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  11. ↑ "News". Fortec Motorsport. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  12. 1 2 "Temperatures rise on the Costas". renault-sport.com. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  13. 1 2 "Barcelona Preview – Shine And You'll Go Far!". paddocktalk.com. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  14. ↑ "Nigel Melker with MP Motorsport in NEC and Eurocup FR2.0". MP Motorsport. 2009-02-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  15. ↑ "Daniel stoomt door naar de Eurocup Formule Renault 2.0" (in Dutch). Daniël de Jong. 2009-01-09. Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  16. 1 2 "Krenek Motorsport news". Krenek Motorsport. 2009-05-06. Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  17. 1 2 "Johan Jokinen en quinta posición". f1-live.com (in Spanish). Racing Live. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  18. ↑ "Test in Barcelona, looking for European season in Formula Renault". Daniel Mancinelli. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  19. ↑ "Federico Scionti pronto all'esordio nell'Eurocup di F.Renault" (in Italian). Federico Scionti. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  20. 1 2 "FR 2.0 Eurocup: Barcelona (E), 18-19/04/2009". Jenzer Motorsport. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  21. ↑ "Successful sponsor event at Autobritt!". Jenzer Motorsport. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  22. ↑ "Restart for Benjamin Lariche!". Pole Services. 2009-01-18. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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