Formula Renault Eurocup was a

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motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015.

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offered a prize of €500,000 to the winner of the Eurocup until 2015. Following the 2020 season, the Formula Renault Eurocup merged with the

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due to

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History

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 to Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 since 2005 used up to now, excludes the 2003 season named Formula Renault 2000 Masters. While a support series of the Formula Renault 3.5 many drivers stepped up to the senior category, for example the

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

champion

Filipe Albuquerque Filipe Miguel Delgadinho Albuquerque (born 13 June 1985) is a Portuguese people, Portuguese professional racing driver, currently driving an Acura ARX-06 in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Wayne Taylor Racing, and an Oreca 07 in the Europea ...

, fourth-place finisher

Bertrand Baguette Bertrand Marcel Nicolas Baguette (born 23 February 1986) is a Belgian professional racing driver. In 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2013, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Le Mans Prototype, LMP2 class and the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championshi ...

and 13th-place finisher

Xavier Maassen Xavier Maassen (born 22 June 1980 in Heerlen) is a Dutch racing driver who previously competed in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Mad-Croc Racing. Recently, he has participated in the Blancpain Endurance Series for Prospeed Competition. He liv ...

being the first to do so that on the full-time basis for the 2007 season.

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

champion

Brendon Hartley Brendon Morris Hartley (born 10 November 1989) is a New Zealand racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Motorsport GmbH, Toyota. Hartley competed in Formula One from to . In endurance racing (motorsport) ...

did not follow suit however, and instead moved firstly to

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. Meanwhile,

Charles Pic Charles Maurice Marcel Pic (; born 15 February 1990) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in Montélimar, Montélimar, Drôme, Pic began kart racing, karting aged 13 wi ...

and

Alexandre Marsoin Alexandre Marsoin (born March 25, 1989) is a French former professional racing driver. Career Formula Renault After an early career in karting, Marsoin made his racing debut in 2005 in the Formula Renault Campus France series, finishing the ye ...

joined FR 3.5 for the

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

champion

Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Viktor Bottas (; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver, who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Mercedes. Bottas competed in Formula One from to , and twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship in ...

moved to the

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, and only

Anton Nebylitskiy Anton Nikitovich Nebylitskiy ( rus, Анто́н Ники́тович Небыли́цкий, p=ɐnˈton nʲɪˈkʲitəvʲɪtɕ nʲɛbɨˈlʲitskʲɪj; born 11 October 1989, in Moscow) is a professional racing driver from Russia. Career Formula ...

who was placed 20th, made his debut in FR 3.5 in

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was the first season when the champion received money to graduate to FR 3.5 and

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used this opportunity. He was joined in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season by sixth-place finisher

Nathanaël Berthon Nathanaël Antonin Berthon (born 1 July 1989 in Romagnat) is a professional racing driver from France. Career Karting Berthon began his international karting career in 2006, with the highlights being a third-place finish in the Copa Campeones T ...

. Like Costa,

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

champion

Kevin Korjus Kevin Korjus (born 9 January 1993) is an Estonian former racing driver. Career Karting Kevin Korjus was born in Tallinn, the son of former sidecarcross racer Aivar Korjus. He made his pan-European karting début in 2006, competing in the Rotax M ...

and his rivals

Arthur Pic Arthur Pierre Louis Pic (born 5 October 1991) is a French retired racing driver. He competed in the GP2 Series between 2014 and 2016. Career Karting Like most top-line drivers, Pic began his racing career in karting, contesting the 2005 French ...

, Daniël de Jong and

André Negrão André Negrão (born ) is a Brazilian racing driver. He most recently drove for Alpine in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023, and spent a total of seven seasons with the team during his tenure. Negrão is a for ...

moved to FR 3.5 in

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

champion

Robin Frijns Robin Christiaan Maria Frijns (born 7 August 1991) is a Dutch racing driver. He most recently raced in Formula E with Envision Racing, and in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Team WRT as part of the BMW in motorsport, BMW factory driver l ...

not only graduated to FR 3.5 in

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, 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 were

Will Stevens William Jonathan Richard Stevens (born 28 June 1991) is a British racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Jota Sport, Jota. Stevens competed in Formula One from to . In endurance racing (motorsport), endurance ...

and

Vittorio Ghirelli Vittorio Ghirelli (born 9 May 1994 in Fasano) is an Italian racing driver that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for PK Carsport in the Elite 2 division and the Smart Fortwo, smart EQ fortwo e-cup, where he is currently the seri ...

champion

Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Jacques L. Vandoorne (; born 26 March 1992) is a Belgian racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot and in Formula E for Maserati. In formula racing, Vandoorne competed in Formula One from to , and ...

and his contender

Norman Nato Norman Jean Claude Nato (born 8 July 1992) is a French Auto racing, racing driver. He races in the Formula E, Formula E World Championship for the Nismo, Nissan Formula E Team, and in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, FIA World Endurance ...

headed to FR 3.5 in

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Pierre Gasly Pierre Jean-Jacques Gasly (; born 7 February 1996) is a French racing driver who competes in Formula One for Alpine. Gasly won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix with AlphaTauri. Born and raised in Normandy, Gasly began competitive kart racing age ...

and

Oliver Rowland Oliver Eric Rowland (; born 10 August 1992) is a British racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Nissan Formula E Team, Nissan. Rowland has previously competed for Manor Motorsport in the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, 2018 W ...

, who fought till the last race for the 2013 Eurocup title, both graduated to FR 3.5 in

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. They was joined by

Luca Ghiotto Luca Ghiotto (born 24 February 1995) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2025 European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition. He also competed in select rounds in the 2024 IndyCar Series for Dale ...

Matthieu Vaxivière Matthieu Vaxivière (born 3 December 1994) is a French racing driver from Limoges. He has been a factory driver for the Alpine Elf Team, Alpine brand since 2021, as part of which he has competed in the Le Mans Hypercar, Hypercar class of the 2024 ...

and Roman Mavlanov.

Nyck de Vries Hendrik Johannes Nicasius "Nyck" de Vries (; born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing, Toyota and in Formula E for Mahindra Racing, Mahindra. In formula racing, ...

dominated the 2014 championship and moved to FR 3.5 in

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Egor Orudzhev Egor Alekseevich Orudzhev ( rus, Его́р Алексе́евич Ору́джев, p=ɪˈɡor ɐˈrudʐɨf, born 16 October 1995) is a Russian racing driver. Early career Karting Born in Saint Petersburg, Orudzhev entered karting in 2006, when ...

Aurélien Panis Aurélien Antoine Philippe Panis (born 29 October 1994) is a professional French racing driver. He is best known for being the son of the former Formula 1 driver, Olivier Panis. From 2017 he is one of the two drivers of Zengő Motorsport - the fir ...

and

Gustav Malja Gustav Koch Malja (born 4 November 1995) is a former Swedish racing driver. Career Karting Born in Malmö, Sweden, Malja began his karting career in Formula Micro in 2006, winning the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial trophy the following year. By 2009 ...

moved to Formula Renault 3.5 as well.

Car specifications

The chassis was built at

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's Dieppe plant, a Renault subsidiary. The aerodynamic kit was designed by

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. All Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 cars use the same specifications. * Chassis: FR2.0/13. Carbon-fibre bodywork * Engine: Renault F4R 832 – 4-cylinder – 16 valve – 1998cc. 210 bhp at 7,500rpm. 220Nm at 5,500rpm * Transmission:

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seven-speed sequential + reverse gear. XAP electric control gearshift, semi-automatic steering-wheel mounted * Front suspension: ZF Race Engineering single damper, two-way adjustable * Rear suspension: ZF Race Engineering double damper, two-way adjustable * Brakes: Four-piston calipers with 278 x 18 mm steel discs * Rims: Aluminium one-piece 9 x 13 (front) and 10 x 13 (rear) * Tyres: Michelin 20-54 x 13 (front) and 24-57 x 13 (rear) * Length/width/height: 4270 / 1740 / 950mm * Front and rear track: 1502 / 1440mm * Fuel tank: 50 litres * Unloaded weight: 506 kg

Champions

Prior Formula Renault Eurocup

Formula Renault Eurocup

Notes

References

External links

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