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| Category | Formula Renault 2.0 (1991–2018) Regional Formula 3 (2019–2020) |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1991 |
| Folded | 2020 |
| Constructors | Renault[1] |
| Engine suppliers | Renault |
| Tyre suppliers | Hankook[2] |
| Last Drivers' champion |  Victor Martins |
| Last Teams' champion | ART Grand Prix |
| Official website | www.renaultsport.com |
Formula Renault Eurocup was aFormula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits.
It served as a support series to theFormula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015.Renault Sport offered a prize of €500,000 to the winner of the Eurocup until 2015. Following the 2020 season, the Formula Renault Eurocup merged with theFormula Regional European Championship due toCOVID-19 pandemic.[3]
The series was established in 1991, as the "Rencontres Internationales de Formule Renault", before switching to the "Eurocup Formula Renault" name in 1993.
In 2000, renamed toFormula Renault 2000 Eurocup andEurocup Formula Renault 2.0 since 2005 used up to now, excludes the 2003 season namedFormula Renault 2000 Masters.
While a support series of theFormula Renault 3.5 many drivers stepped up to the senior category, for example the2006 championFilipe Albuquerque, fourth-place finisherBertrand Baguette and 13th-place finisherXavier Maassen being the first to do so that on the full-time basis for the2007 season.2007 championBrendon Hartley did not follow suit however, and instead moved firstly toBritish Formula Three Championship. Meanwhile,Charles Pic andAlexandre Marsoin joined FR 3.5 for the2008.2008 championValtteri Bottas moved to theFormula 3 Euro Series, and onlyAnton Nebylitskiy who was placed 20th, made his debut in FR 3.5 in2009.2009 was the first season when the champion received money to graduate to FR 3.5 andAlbert Costa used this opportunity. He was joined in the2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season by sixth-place finisherNathanaël Berthon. Like Costa,2010 championKevin Korjus and his rivalsArthur Pic,Daniël de Jong andAndré Negrão moved to FR 3.5 in2011.2011 championRobin Frijns not only graduated to FR 3.5 in2012, he also became the first driver, who won both Eurocup and FR 3.5 Series consecutively. Other 2011 Eurocup graduates, who moved to FR 3.5 wereWill Stevens andVittorio Ghirelli.2012 championStoffel Vandoorne and his contenderNorman Nato headed to FR 3.5 in2013.Pierre Gasly andOliver Rowland, who fought till the last race for the2013 Eurocup title, both graduated to FR 3.5 in2014. They was joined byLuca Ghiotto,Matthieu Vaxivière andRoman Mavlanov.Nyck de Vries dominated the2014 championship and moved to FR 3.5 in2015.Egor Orudzhev,Aurélien Panis andGustav Malja moved to Formula Renault 3.5 as well.
The chassis was built atAlpine's Dieppe plant, a Renault subsidiary. The aerodynamic kit was designed byTatuus.[1] All Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 cars use the same specifications.[4]
| Season | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Jason Plato | DuckhamsVan Diemen |
| 1992 |  Pedro de la Rosa | Racing for Spain |
| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Felipe Massa |  JD Motorsport |
| 2001 | Augusto Farfus | Prema Powerteam |
| 2002 | Eric Salignon | Graff Racing |
| 2004 |  Scott Speed |  Motopark Academy |
| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Esteban Guerrieri | JD Motorsport |
| Season | Champion | Team Champion | Secondary Class Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sacha Fenestraz | R-ace GP | R:Max Fewtrell |
| 2018 | Max Fewtrell | R-ace GP | R: Christian Lundgaard |
| 2019 | Oscar Piastri[a] | R-ace GP | R:Caio Collet |
| 2020 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | R:Alex Quinn |
