2001 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

The 2001 Formula Renault UK season was the 13th British Formula Renault Championship. The season ended after thirteen rounds held in the United Kingdom. 43 drivers competed in this series. All driver used the Tatuus FR2000 (Renault) car.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver name Rounds
Manor Motorsport 1   James Eaton 1–7, 9–13
2   Matt Griffin All
3   Richard Antinucci All
4   Leighton Walker 1–4
  Chris Buncombe 5–13
Cliff Dempsey Racing 5   Keith Dempsey 6–13
Falcon Motorsport 6   Danny Watts All
7   Daniel Welch 1–7
  Simon Pearson 8–12
  Jim Edwards Jr. 13
Paston Racing 8   Vincent Apple 1–9
9   Martin Steyn All
12   Hayanari Shimoda 13
Aztec International 10   Chris Buncombe 1–4
  Alex Buncombe 5–6, 8–13
  Gary Catt 7
11   Andrew Thompson 1–11
  Colin Brown 12–13
12   Robert Huff 7
Fortec Motorsports 15   Steven Woodley All
16   Heikki Kovalainen All
17   James Andanson 3–7
  Robby Coleman 8–9
  Robert Bell 10–11
  Ryan Sharp 12
Team DFR 18   Colin Brown 1–6
  Gordon Coleman 8–9
  Judd Coupland 10–13
19   Robby Coleman 1–6
20   Julien Piguet 4
  John Dalziel 9–13
Scorpio Motorsport 23   Robert Huff 1–4
  Charles Hall 12
24   Peter Walsh 1
34   Michael Grime 9–13
Mach 1 Racing 25   Stuart Turvey 1–2
PBR Racing/Team Brask 27   Allan Simonsen 1–5
Motaworld Racing 30   Carl Breeze All
31   Tom Herridge All
32   Luis Mussi 1–5
  Tom Sisley 6–13
33   Mark McLoughlin 1–11
  Andrew Thompson 12–13
Mark Burdett Motorsport 55   Chaz Small 9–12
Saxon International 76   Katherine Legge 13
77   Charles Hall 1–3
  Jason Coffin 4
  Stuart King 5–13
78   Fairuz Fauzy All
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Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 16 April   Carl Breeze   Richard Antinucci   Carl Breeze Motaworld Racing
2 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 7 May   Richard Antinucci   Richard Antinucci   Richard Antinucci Manor Motorsport
3 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 20 May   Carl Breeze   Carl Breeze   Carl Breeze Motaworld Racing
4 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 2 June   Richard Antinucci   Danny Watts   Danny Watts Falcon Motorsport
5 Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire 1 July   Carl Breeze   Heikki Kovalainen   Richard Antinucci Manor Motorsport
6 Knockhill Circuit, Fife 22 July   James Andanson   Carl Breeze   Danny Watts Falcon Motorsport
7 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 4 August   Carl Breeze   Stuart King   Keith Dempsey Cliff Dempsey Racing
8 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 11 August   Carl Breeze   Carl Breeze   Carl Breeze Motaworld Racing
9 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 26 August   Carl Breeze   Tom Sisley   Carl Breeze Motaworld Racing
10 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 9 September   Heikki Kovalainen   Heikki Kovalainen   Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsports
11   Heikki Kovalainen   Heikki Kovalainen   Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsports
12 Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire 23 September   Richard Antinucci   Richard Antinucci   Richard Antinucci Manor Motorsport
13 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 7 October   Richard Antinucci   Richard Antinucci   Richard Antinucci Manor Motorsport

Drivers' Championship

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  • Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 12 best results counted towards the championship.
Pos Driver BHI THR OUL SIL DON KNO SNE CRO OUL SIL DON BGP Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1   Carl Breeze 1 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 (5) 343
2   Richard Antinucci 2 1 2 3 1 2 Ret 8 4 2 2 1 1 337
3   Danny Watts 4 3 Ret 1 5 1 9 2 Ret 7 4 5 4 253
4   Heikki Kovalainen 15 14 Ret 7 18 5 5 5 2 1 1 2 3 243
5   Tom Sisley 6 Ret 3 3 Ret 7 4 2 136
6   Matt Griffin Ret 8 10 6 7 DNS Ret 7 8 8 18 11 7 136
7   Fairuz Fauzy 9 6 Ret Ret 4 11 3 Ret 10 10 10 13 15 134
8   Keith Dempsey 9 1 4 13 5 5 11 13 132
9   Martin Steyn Ret 10 14 19 12 7 11 9 9 6 8 14 9 130
10   Chris Buncombe Ret Ret 9 8 16 10 12 6 6 9 Ret 8 11 123
11   Colin Brown 5 4 7 10 8 12 Ret 7 108
12   Mark McLoughlin DNS 13 3 4 3 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 105
13   Leighton Walker 3 5 5 5 85
14   Tom Herridge Ret 16 Ret 12 15 DNS 8 14 5 12 Ret Ret 12 79
15   Vincent Apple 7 7 Ret 16 9 DNS 6 16 16 77
16   James Andanson 4 Ret 6 13 4 70
17   Stuart King 14 DNS Ret 13 7 Ret Ret 9 6 63
18   John Dalziel Ret 4 6 15 8 60
19   Robby Coleman 6 12 15 15 11 DNS 10 Ret 60
20   Andrew Thompson Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 8 10 12 11 19 13 Ret Ret 60
21   Daniel Welch 11 9 11 14 10 14 Ret 57
22   Steven Woodley 12 Ret Ret 18 17 Ret 14 11 15 16 15 16 Ret 55
23   Alex Buncombe 13 15 Ret 17 14 12 12 10 54
24   Luis Mussi 10 Ret 6 9 Ret 41
25   James Eaton Ret Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 14 18 Ret 38
26   Allan Simonsen 13 11 12 17 Ret 31
27   Robert Huff 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 30
28   Charles Hall Ret Ret 8 9 25
29   Robert Bell 11 9 22
30   Chaz Small 14 15 17 17 21
31   Ryan Sharp 6 18
32   Judd Coupland 17 14 20 16 17
33   Simon Pearson DSQ 18 13 Ret 19 13
34   Jason Coffin 13 8
35   Michael Grime Ret 18 16 21 Ret 8
36   Stuart Turvey 14 Ret 7
37   Gordon Coleman 15 Ret 6
38   Jim Edwards Jr. 17 4
39   Katherine Legge 18 3
  Peter Walsh Ret
  Julien Piguet Ret
  Gary Catt Ret
  Hayanari Shimoda Ret
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "Formula Renault UK 2001 Season". forix.autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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