Formula Renault Northern European Cup

The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whole of Europe. The series was created in 2006 to merge the Formula Renault 2.0 Germany created in 1991 and the Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands created in 2003. The series was due to be rebranded as FormulaNEC but was folded prior 2019 due to lack of interest from drivers.^[3]

Formula Renault Northern European Cup

Category	Formula Renault 2.0
Country	Europe
Inaugural season	2006
Folded	2018
Constructors	Renault[1]
Engine suppliers	Renault
Tyre suppliers	Michelin[2]
Last Drivers' champion	Doureid Ghattas
Last Teams' champion	R-ace GP
Official website	necup.com

The Formula Renault NEC is organised by its promoter MdH Consultants AG.
In 2007, a Winter Cup, the first off-season championship of this series, was organised in December, in Hockenheim and Oschersleben. The winner got a free entry for the 2008 NEC season.

The cars use Tatuus chassis and the 2.0 L Renault Clio engines like other Formula Renault 2.0 series. Michelin is the tyre supplier.

Points are allowed as following : 30 for the winner, 24 for the 2nd, 20 for the 3rd, then 17, 16, 15... until 1 for the 20. Only classified drivers are awarded by points.

A secondary class, the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup FR2000, was first contested in 2010.

Champions

Formula Renault 2.0 Germany

Formula Renault Germany

Season	Champion
1991	Joachim Beule
1992	Thomas Wöhrle
1993	Arnd Meier
1994	Marcel Tiemann
1995	Ralf Druckenmüller
1996	Alexander Müller
1997	Robert Lechner
1998	Hugo van der Ham
1999	Zsolt Baumgartner[4]
2000	Not held

Formula Renault 2000 Germany

Season	Champion
2001	Marcel Lasée
2002	Christian Klien
2003	Ryan Sharp
2004	Scott Speed

Formula Renault 2.0 Germany

Season	Champion
2005	Pekka Saarinen

Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands

Formula Renault Netherlands

Season	Champion	Team Champion
1991	Frank ten Wolde	Nomag Racing
1992	no data
1993
1994
1995	Sandor Van Es
1996– 2002	Not held. Run as Benelux Series

Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands

Season	Champion	Team Champion
2003	Paul Meijer	AR Motorsport
2004	Junior Strous	AR Motorsport

Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands

Season	Champion	Team Champion
2005	Renger van der Zande	van Amersfoort Racing

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

Season	Champion	Team Champion	Secondary Class Champion
2006	Filipe Albuquerque	not held	not held
2007	Frank Kechele
2008	Valtteri Bottas
2009	António Félix da Costa
2010	Ludwig Ghidi		FR2000: Dear Schilling
2011	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Koiranen bros.	not held
2012	Jake Dennis	Fortec Motorsports
2013	Matt Parry	not held
2014	Ben Barnicoat	Josef Kaufmann Racing
2015	Louis Delétraz	Josef Kaufmann Racing	R: Max Defourny
2016	Lando Norris	Josef Kaufmann Racing	R: Lando Norris

Formula Renault Northern European Cup

Season	Champion	Team Champion
2017	Michaël Benyahia	R-ace GP
2018	Doureid Ghattas	R-ace GP

References

1. "Technical specifications". Formula Renault 2.0. Renault Sport. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
2. "NEC heads for promising season with more than 20 registered cars". necup.com. MdH Consultants AG. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
3. Evers, Jurgen (24 December 2018). "FORMULA RENAULT NORTHERN EUROPEAN SERIES (NECUP) TO END AFTER 13 YEARS AMID SINGLE-SEATER SHAKE UP". necup.com. Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
4. "Zsolt Baumgartner". mcz.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

External links

• official NEC FR2.0 website.