The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008,Perspectives internationales renault-sport.fr (November 8, 2007) though the series was folded in 2010.
The WEC extends the French championship to the Iberian Peninsula and Belgium, and is organized by the French Signature-Plus team, who previously organised the French series with the support of the RPM Racing. The series will be managed by Patrick Sinault.
As in French Formula Renault, the Challenger Cup will be kept, rewarding the best driver using 2004-spec cars.
French Formula Renault Championship The French Formula Renault championship was the Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on France between 1971 and 2007. It was the oldest Formula Renault championship.
The name of the championship change during years: Critérium de Formule Renault (1971–1972) Not held (1973–1974) Championnat de France de Formule Renault Nationale (1975–1977) Championnat de France Formule Renault (1978–1981) Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo (1982–1988) Championnat de France Formule Renault (1989–1999) Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 (2000–2004) Championnat de France de Formule Renault 2.0 (2005–2007) From 2008 the French championship is included in the West European Cup, for French drivers only, with results from the races held in France, to decide the championship.
The Challenger Cup reward the best driver using 2004 cars.
The last round of the French championship was held outside France in the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona as symbol of the series expansion to Western Europe (Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium) in 2008.Pour le plaisir et l’honneur! renault-sport.com (November 22, 2007)
Circuits
Algarve International Circuit (2009) Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry (1971–1972) Bugatti Circuit (1971–1972, 1975–2006, 2008–2009) Circuit d'Albi (1971–1972, 1975–1993, 1996–2007) Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (1997, 2007–2009) Circuit de Charade (1971–1972, 1976–1999) Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois (1975, 1980, 1983–1992, 2002) Circuit de Folembray (1976–1977) Circuit de la Châtre (1971–1972, 1975, 1978–1983) Circuit de Lédenon (1977–1979, 1986–2007) Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1971–1973, 1975–1987, 1989–2009) Circuit de Pau-Ville (1971–1972, 1975–2006, 2008–2009) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1999, 2008–2009) Circuit du Val de Vienne (1993–2007) Circuit Paul Armagnac (1971–2009) Circuit Paul Ricard (1971–1972, 1975–1983, 1986–1990, 1992–1998) Circuit Ricardo Tormo (2000, 2008–2009) Circuit Zolder (1978–1982) Circuito del Jarama (1986, 1994) Circuito do Estoril (1987, 1999, 2001, 2008) Dijon-Prenois (1976–1981, 1984–1985, 1991–1994, 2002–2009) Donington Park (2003) Hockenheimring (1978, 1980) Imola Circuit (1976) Monza Circuit (1980, 1995, 1999) Nürburgring (1981) Rouen-Les-Essarts (1972, 1975–1978, 1980–1993) Vallelunga Circuit (1985)
Regulations Practices session : 1 hour (or 2 x 30 minutes). Qualifying : Two 20 minute sessions without refueling. Races : Two individual races, the first between 60 and 80 km and the second lasting between 20 and 30 minutes.
Points are allocated as following : Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints1512108654321 In each race, 1 point was given for pole position and 1 for fastest lap. Only classified drivers were awarded points.
A Rookie classification was given if more than 6 drivers ran for the first time in the series.
Champions Season Series Name Champion Team Champion 1971 Critérium de Formule Renault Michel Leclère 1972 Critérium de Formule Renault Jacques Laffite 1973 Not held 1974 1975 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Christian Debias 1976 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Alain Prost 1977 Championnat de Formule Renault Nationale Joël Gouhier 1978 Championnat de France Formule Renault Philippe Alliot 1979 Championnat de France Formule Renault Alain Ferté 1980 Championnat de France Formule Renault Denis Morin 1981 Championnat de France Formule Renault Philippe Renault 1982 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Gilles Lempereur 1983 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Jean-Pierre Hoursourigaray 1984 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Yannick Dalmas 1985 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Éric Bernard 1986 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Érik Comas 1987 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Claude Degremont 1988 Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo Ludovic Faure 1989 Championnat de France Formule Renault Olivier Panis 1990 Championnat de France Formule Renault Emmanuel Collard 1991 Championnat de France Formule Renault Olivier Couvreur 1992 Championnat de France Formule Renault Jean-Philippe Belloc 1993 Championnat de France Formule Renault David Dussau 1994 Championnat de France Formule Renault Stéphane Sarrazin 1995 Championnat de France Formule Renault Cyrille Sauvage 1996 Championnat de France Formule Renault Sébastien Enjolras 1997 Championnat de France Formule Renault Jonathan Cochet 1998 Championnat de France Formule Renault Matthew Davies 1999 Championnat de France Formule Renault Lucas Lasserre 2000 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Renaud Derlot 2001 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Eric Salignon 2002 Championnat de France FFSA de Formule Renault Alexandre Prémat 2003 Championnat de France Formule Renault 2000 Loïc Duval 2004 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Patrick Pilet 2005 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Romain Grosjean 2006 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Laurent Groppi 2007 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Jules Bianchi 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Albert Costa Epsilon Euskadi
References
External links Formula Renault 2.0 WEC, championship official website. renault-sport.fr, French Formula Renault official website.