The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the 19th British Formula Renault Championship organized by the British Automobile Racing Club and the second season as the premier Formula Renault 2.0 championship in the United Kingdom. The season began at Donington Park on 14 April and ended on 29 September at Silverstone Circuit. The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings and expand from fourteen to sixteen rounds at six events all held in England, with four triple header events.

The series has undergone rebranding after the BARC Championship became the prominent Formula Renault Championship in the United Kingdom. The series took the name Protyre Formula Renault Championship, dropping the BARC tag after its growth into one of the leading national single seater championships in Great Britain.

Teams and drivers All teams were British-registered. 2013 Entry List Team Driver name Rounds Mtech Lite 2 Alex Gill 6 7 Joe Ghanem 1–5 13 Shahan Sarkissian All 37 Matias Galetto 1–5 88 Edward Brand 1–5 Scorpio Motorsport 3 Henrique Baptista 2–6 5 Ivan Taranov 1–3, 6 9 Piers Hickin 6 Jamun Racing Services 4 Diego Menchaca 1–3, 5 77 Pietro Fittipaldi All Fortec Motorsports 6 Weiron Tan All 8 Cao Hongwei All 11 Shaun Thong All 50 Sam MacLeod All Core Motorsport 9 Piers Hickin 2–4 22 Ashley Crossey 6 Hillspeed 10 Matthew Rao All 25 Jake Cook All MGR Motorsport 14 Tom Oliphant 1–5 15 Matteo Ferrer All 16 Chris Middlehurst All 17 Jorge Cevallos All Fortec Competition 21 Leo Ye 5–6 Cliff Dempsey Racing 23 Jesse Antilla 4–5 SWB Motorsport 27 Atte Lehtonen 2, 4–6

Race calendar The series formed part of the BARC club racing meetings and expanded to sixteen rounds at six events, with four triple header events. A championship calendar was released on 14 December 2012, with the final round once again in support of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship. All rounds will held in England.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 14 April Sam MacLeod Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport R2 Sam MacLeod Ivan Taranov Jorge Cevallos MGR Motorsport 2 R3 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit(200 Circuit, Norfolk) 11 May Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport R4 12 May Weiron Tan Chris Middlehurst Sam MacLeod Fortec Motorsports R5 Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport 3 R6 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 1 June Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport R7 2 June Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport R8 Chris Middlehurst Weiron Tan Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport 4 R9 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 6 July Cao Hongwei Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports R10 7 July Weiron Tan Sam MacLeod Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports R11 Cao Hongwei Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports 5 R12 Rockingham Motor Speedway(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 10 August Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports R13 11 August Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports R14 Weiron Tan Matteo Ferrer Cao Hongwei Fortec Motorsports 6 R15 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 28 September Ivan Taranov Jake Cook Ivan Taranov Scorpio Motorsport R16 29 September Shaun Thong Shaun Thong Ivan Taranov Scorpio Motorsport

Championship standings A driver's best 15 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos Driver DON SNE THR CRO ROC SIL Points 1 Chris Middlehurst 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 7 2 2 3 2 Ret Ret 408 2 Weiron Tan 3 Ret 7 Ret 5 13 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 12 331 3 Jorge Cevallos 11 1 6 6 4 3 Ret 7 6 3 4 6 7 3 5 4 307 4 Cao Hongwei 7 6 11 13 Ret 2 8 5 2 4 15 3 4 1 4 3 296 5 Jake Cook 12 4 2 3 2 Ret 3 3 4 5 6 4 6 Ret 2 Ret 292 6 Sam MacLeod 2 13 18 1 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 169 7 Joe Ghanem 4 5 5 7 Ret Ret 4 Ret 9 Ret 3 Ret 14 4 166 8 Pietro Fittipaldi Ret 9 17 5 Ret 6 12 Ret 7 Ret 16 7 12 6 6 6 163 9 Henrique Baptista Ret 4 8 4 6 6 11 6 5 15 11 Ret Ret Ret 158 10 Shahan Sarkissian 9 11 12 12 Ret 11 10 10 10 Ret 13 12 15 9 8 8 146 11 Matias Galetto 6 Ret 3 Ret 9 5 Ret 4 Ret 11 8 5 Ret Ret 141 12 Ivan Taranov Ret 3 4 14 DSQ Ret 5 DSQ 1 1 140 13 Tom Oliphant Ret 10 8 8 Ret 12 11 9 12 Ret 7 9 9 7 135 14 Matteo Ferrer 5 7 9 16 6 DNS DNS DNS 15 9 10 Ret Ret 5 10 Ret 133 15 Matt Rao 8 8 14 17 3 9 7 DNS 8 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret Ret DNS 128 16 Shaun Thong Ret DNS 13 9 10 Ret Ret Ret 5 14 Ret 11 5 Ret 14 5 117 17 Ed Brand 10 12 10 Ret 7 10 Ret DNS 13 7 9 13 Ret Ret 100 18 Diego Menchaca Ret DNS 16 10 11 7 Ret 8 Ret 13 8 78 19 Piers Hickin 15 11 DSQ 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 7 11 74 20 Atte Lehtonen 19 15 Ret 16 13 14 14 16 10 12 10 71 21 Leo Ye 8 8 Ret 11 Ret 38 22 Jesse Anttila 14 10 11 DNS DNS DNS 28 23 Ashley Crossey 9 7 28 24 Alex Gill 13 9 20 Pos Driver DON SNE THR CRO ROC SIL Points

Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup was the 16th British Formula Renault Winter Series and the second all BARC championship only winter series. The series was held at Rockingham Motor Speedway on 16 and 17 November. The meeting took place with a two-day format with one qualifying and two races held each day, creating a four race championship.

Teams and drivers Team Driver MGR Motorsport 2 Alex Gill Fortec Motorsports 7 Martin Kodric 8 Cao Hongwei 9 Yosuke Yamazaki 14 Ben Barnicoat Jamun Racing Services 77 Pietro Fittipaldi

Race calendar and results The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 2 September 2013, with all rounds held at Rockingham Motor Speedway in England.

Circuit Date Race Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rockingham Motor Speedway(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 16 November R1 Ben Barnicoat Ben Barnicoat Ben Barnicoat Fortec Motorsports R2 Ben Barnicoat Ben Barnicoat Cao Hongwei Fortec Motorsports R3 Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodric Ben Barnicoat Fortec Motorsports

Championship standings

Pos Driver ROC Points 1 Ben Barnicoat 1 2 1 96 2 Cao Hongwei 3 1 4 79 3 Martin Kodric 4 4 2 74 4 Alex Gill 2 3 5 73 5 Yosuke Yamazaki 5 6 6 56 6 Pietro Fittipaldi NC 5 3 45 Pos Driver ROC Points

References

External links The official website of the Protyre Formula Renault Championship