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.
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 2000 Not held
+ 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 : 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 : Max Defourny 2016 Lando Norris Josef Kaufmann Racing : Lando Norris
Formula Renault Northern European Cup Season Champion Team Champion 2017 Michaël Benyahia R-ace GP 2018 Doureid Ghattas R-ace GP
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