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on 29 April and finished at the

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on 29 October, after fourteen rounds.

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who took a pair of double wins at

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and Barcelona clinched the championship title in the final round at Barcelona by eight points ahead of

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, who won two races during the season at Misano and

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. Van der Drift also finished as top rookie.

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finished in third for

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, after win at

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and another four podiums. Another driver who won on Bugatti Circuit was

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who finished two points behind van Dam for

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. Kasper Andersen completed the top five without scoring a win.

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won two races of the opening round at Zolder, but contested just six races, as well as Donington winner

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won at

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and Misano, but due to disqualification in the second race at Misano he managed only seventh place in the series' standings.

Teams and drivers

Calendar

Championship standings

Drivers

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows: * – only awarded to race one polesitters † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams

References

External links

Official website of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship
{{World Series by Renault seasons Eurocup

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