The 2000 Formula Renault UK season was the 12th British Formula Renault Championship. The season ended after twelve rounds held in the United Kingdom. 32 drivers competed in this series. All drivers used the Tatuus FR2000 (Renault) car.
Rookie Kimi Räikkönen dominated the season, taking seven wins and finishing on the podium in every race he competed in. This performance led to a surprise move to Formula One with Sauber the following year.
Teams and drivers
Team Driver name Rounds Aztec International 2 Carl Breeze All Manor Motorsport 3 Kimi Räikkönen 1-10 11 Danny Watts 1-2, 4-12 12 Jeffrey Jones All Team DFR 6 John Dalziel 1-2, 4-12 8 Ryan Dalziel All Motaworld Racing 15 Tom Sisley All 16 Leighton Walker 1-10 33 Marc McLoughlin 11-12 Falcon Motorsport 1-10 Aztec Race Engineering 77 Charles Hall All Unknown teams 1 Michael Keohane 1-7, 9-12 4 Martyn Smith 5-6, 8-12 5 Adam Smith 5-6, 8-12 7 Jeremy Smith All 9 Richard Lyons 1-2, 5-7 Stefan Hodgetts 8-12 10 Keiko Ihara All 13 Stuart Wood 1-8 Frederic Haglund 9-10, 12 14 Tom Herridge All 17 James Pickford All 18 Robin Liddell 1-3 20 Peter Nilsson 1-6 21 Wesley Grogor 1-7, 9-10 23 Chris Clark 7, 10-12 24 Fernando Rama All 27 Jason Coffin 1-4 34 Dillon Battistini 1-4 Alex Kapadia 9-12 66 Gavin Smith All 78 Andre D'Cruze 10 99 Vincent Apple All
Season summary Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Brands Hatch 9 April Danny Watts Kimi Räikkönen Danny Watts Manor Motorsport 2 Donington Park 24 April Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Manor Motorsport 3 Thruxton 1 May Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Manor Motorsport 4 Knockhill 14 May Tom Sisley Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel Team DFR 5 Oulton Park 29 May Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Manor Motorsport 6 Silverstone 11 June Marc McLoughlin Marc McLoughlin Leighton Walker Motaworld Racing 7 Croft 25 June Kimi Räikkönen Leighton Walker Kimi Räikkönen Manor Motorsport 8 Snetterton 8 July Leighton Walker Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Manor Motorsport 9 Donington Park 30 July Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Manor Motorsport 10 Brands Hatch 28 August Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen Manor Motorsport 11 Oulton Park 10 September Marc McLoughlin John Dalziel John Dalziel Team DFR 12 Silverstone 16 September Marc McLoughlin Marc McLoughlin Charles Hall Aztec Race Engineering Source:
Results and standings
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers, with 2 points for fastest lap.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th FL Points32282522201816141211109876543212
Drivers' championship DriverBRHDONTHRKNOOULSILCROSNEDONBRHOULSILPoints1 Kimi Räikkönen31121311113162 Ryan Dalziel5221Ret23764372603 Tom Sisley9963345326262274 John Dalziel116Ret2521777131995 Carl Breeze44445791110Ret651956 Charles HallRet5566Ret743Ret511917 Marc McLoughlin68Ret7496943Ret21918 Leighton Walker2735911028Ret1909 Jeffrey Jones71079Ret886554817710 Danny Watts13RetRetRet45Ret217415311 James PickfordRet118813121110Ret891111212 Vincent Apple13Ret1816Ret21168911898313 Gavin Smith10Ret9Ret813Ret15131310188114 Tom Herridge15121610Ret14Ret1311Ret11167115 Michael KeohaneRet131015Ret1113RetRet18125516 Stuart Wood16151412171018125417 Jeremy SmithRet18171114161718161615195418 Richard LyonsRetRet76124319 Stefan Hodgetts14Ret107134220 Keiko Ihara1819191418181420Ret15Ret173821 Martyn Smith10Ret16Ret9Ret143522 Fernando Rama17RetRet1315201921151816Ret3523 Adam Smith161519Ret1712153224 Robin Liddell817122725 Wesley GrogorRet14RetRet1217Ret14Ret2726 Peter NilssonRet1615Ret11192327 Chris Clark151213Ret2328 Dillon Battistini12Ret11Ret1929 Alex Kapadia12Ret14Ret1630 Jason Coffin14Ret13Ret1531 Fredric HaglundRetRet101132 Andre D'Cruze147DriverBRHDONTHRKNOOULSILCROSNEDONBRHOULSILPoints
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