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2010 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

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The 2010 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 22nd British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at Thruxton on 3 April and ended on 10 October at Brands Hatch, after twenty rounds held in England, and for the first time since 2006, Scotland.[1] Making its debut in the series in 2010 was the new-specification car, designed by Barazi-Epsilon,[2] replacing the Tatuus chassis that had been in the series since 2000.[2]

At the age of 16 years, 314 days, Anglo-Swedish driver Tom Blomqvist of the Fortec Motorsport team became the youngest drivers' champion in series history after coming out on top of a season-long battle with his rivals.[3] Despite winning just three races – coming in succession at Silverstone National and Knockhill – Blomqvist won the championship due to his superior finishing record, finishing 19 of the season's 20 races within the top seven placings; giving Fortec their third title in the last four seasons. Lewis Williamson of Manor Competition finished the season as runner-up behind Blomqvist, 14 points behind on overall scores, but was eight points closer on the series' championship system in which a driver's two worst scores are not considered towards the championship. Williamson took five victories during the season, but mistakes at Brands Hatch when he spun out of the lead while leading the race and a poor start in the final race, as well as errors at Croft prevented him from becoming Manor's second successive champion after Dean Smith's triumph in 2009.

Also in the running for the championship at the final Brands Hatch meeting were Atech GP's Tamás Pál Kiss and Williamson's Manor teammate Will Stevens, but poor results for both drivers in the first race mathematically eliminated them from contention. Pál Kiss had started the season strongly, having finished on the podium in six of the first seven races with three victories but failed to reach the top step of the podium in any of the remaining races, taking just two further podiums en route to third place in the championship. Stevens took fourth in the championship finishing nine points behind Pál Kiss on overall scores and 20 on dropped scores after finishing every race of the season including victories at Thruxton and the Brands Hatch GP meeting. CRS Racing's top driver was Harry Tincknell, who finished fifth in the championship with victories at Rockingham and Snetterton.

Five other drivers tasted success during the season, with only Riki Christodoulou not finishing within the top ten of the championship, due to him not partaking in the full campaign. Ollie Millroy was another winner for Manor, when he won from pole position at Snetterton, Pál Kiss' Atech GP teammates Nick Yelloly and Marlon Stöckinger each won races at Brands Hatch and Croft respectively, Christodoulou won the season finale at Brands Hatch for Fortec, while CRS Racing's Robert Foster-Jones won at Knockhill before retiring at the end of the season, aged just 20 years old. In other championships, Alex Lynn bested Fabio Gamberini for Graduate Cup honours for first-year drivers, while Manor Competition comfortable won the Entrants' Championship by 96 points.

Teams and drivers edit

2010 Entry List
Team No. Driver name Class Rounds
  Manor Competition[4] 1   Josh Mulholland[5] 1–2
  Ollie Millroy[6] 4–10
3   Will Stevens[7] All
7   Thomas Hylkema[7] All
17   Lewis Williamson[4] All
  CRS Racing[8] 2   Michael Lyons[8] All
5   Harry Tincknell[8] All
15   Victor Corrêa[9] 1–4
  Riki Christodoulou[10] 5
  Yann Cunha[11] 9
55   Robert Foster-Jones[8] All
  Team Firstair 4   Jordan Oakes[12] 1
  Richard Singleton[13] 2, 7, 10
11   David McDonald[12] 1–3
  Luciano Bacheta[14] 7
  Facundo Conta[15] 10
  Fortec Motorsport 6   David McDonald[6] 4–8
10   [16] Tom Blomqvist[17] All
27   Ollie Millroy[17] 1–3
  Riki Christodoulou[18] 6–10
36   Alex Lynn[19] G All
99   Chrissy Palmer[20] 1–2
  Apotex Scorpio Motorsport 8   Joe Crook[19] 1, 3–10
  Kieren Clark[13] 2
  Atech GP[21] 12   Nick Yelloly[21] All
33   Marlon Stöckinger[21] All
47   Tamás Pál Kiss[21] All
  Mark Burdett Motorsport[22] 21   Fabio Gamberini[22] G 1–5, 7–10
22   Jesse Laine[23] 1–6
  Epsilon Euskadi[11] 23   Giovanni Venturini[11] 9
24   Alex Riberas[11] 9
  Tech 1 Racing[11] 51   Arthur Pic[11] 9
61   Hugo Valente[11] 9
71   Aaro Vainio[11] 9
  Cram Competition[11] 77   André Negrão[11] 9
Icon Class
G Graduate Cup

Calendar edit

The series supported the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds except Donington Park on 19 September, as Formula Renault formed part of the World Series by Renault meeting on the same date, at Silverstone.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3 April   Lewis Williamson   Tom Blomqvist   Tamás Pál Kiss Atech GP
R2 4 April   Will Stevens   Lewis Williamson   Will Stevens Manor Competition
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 25 April   Harry Tincknell   Harry Tincknell   Tamás Pál Kiss Atech GP
R4   Harry Tincknell   Lewis Williamson   Harry Tincknell CRS Racing
3 R5 Brands Hatch (GP), Kent 2 May Race Cancelled1
R6   Lewis Williamson   Lewis Williamson   Will Stevens Manor Competition
4 R7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 5 June   Tom Blomqvist   Tom Blomqvist   Lewis Williamson Manor Competition
R8 6 June   Tom Blomqvist   Tom Blomqvist   Tamás Pál Kiss Atech GP
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 19 June   Marlon Stöckinger   Ollie Millroy   Marlon Stöckinger Atech GP
R10 20 June   Thomas Hylkema   Lewis Williamson   Lewis Williamson Manor Competition
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 8 August   Ollie Millroy   Michael Lyons   Ollie Millroy Manor Competition
R12   Harry Tincknell   Harry Tincknell   Harry Tincknell CRS Racing
7 R51 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire 21 August   Lewis Williamson   Tom Blomqvist   Lewis Williamson Manor Competition
R13 22 August   Marlon Stöckinger   Nick Yelloly   Tom Blomqvist Fortec Motorsport
R14   Tom Blomqvist   Nick Yelloly   Tom Blomqvist Fortec Motorsport
8 R15 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 5 September   Tom Blomqvist   Tom Blomqvist   Tom Blomqvist Fortec Motorsport
R16   Robert Foster-Jones   Ollie Millroy   Robert Foster-Jones CRS Racing
9 R17 Silverstone Circuit (Arena), Northamptonshire 19 September   Lewis Williamson   Tom Blomqvist   Lewis Williamson Manor Competition
R18   Lewis Williamson   Alex Riberas   Lewis Williamson Manor Competition
10 R19 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 10 October   Nick Yelloly   Tom Blomqvist   Nick Yelloly Atech GP
R20   Riki Christodoulou   Tamás Pál Kiss   Riki Christodoulou Fortec Motorsport

Notes:

1.^  – The first race at Brands Hatch was cancelled due to bad weather conditions.[24] As a result, the race was run at the Silverstone round of the championship, with grid positions standing for the race.[25]

Standings edit

Drivers' Championship edit

  • 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 2 points for fastest lap. A driver's 18 best results counted towards the championship, with Graduate Cup runners' best 15 scores counting for that classification.
Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO
 SIL BHI Pts Grad
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1   [16] Tom Blomqvist 5 5 7 6 C 3 2 2 3 5 7 2 13 1 1 1 5 2 2 3 2 465
2   Lewis Williamson 4 2 6 4 C 7 1 5 11 1 6 3 1 4 2 13 4 1 1 2 4 459
3   Tamás Pál Kiss 1 4 1 2 C 2 3 1 4 6 4 7 4 3 5 6 2 6 Ret 12 14 417
4   Will Stevens 2 1 5 3 C 1 4 4 8 3 2 4 2 11 4 8 10 5 5 9 11 397
5   Harry Tincknell 3 3 2 1 C 6 9 3 7 8 5 1 3 Ret 10 4 7 Ret 8 4 8 375
6   Ollie Millroy 7 Ret 4 5 C 11 5 10 2 12 1 5 5 Ret 3 Ret 3 4 7 6 6 336
7   Nick Yelloly 6 11 Ret 7 C 4 6 14 16 11 3 6 11 2 13 5 9 7 4 1 7 312
8   Marlon Stöckinger 10 15 3 Ret C 15 11 6 1 2 9 Ret 10 5 15 7 8 Ret 6 5 5 273
9   Robert Foster-Jones 8 10 9 10 C 16 Ret 13 5 10 10 15 15 6 11 2 1 8 12 10 Ret 237
10   Alex Lynn 9 9 14 13 C 8 Ret 9 10 16 11 11 6 12 16 12 6 10 18 8 3 210 193
11   Riki Christodoulou 9 4 Ret 9 Ret DNS 3 13 3 3 7 1 177
12   Michael Lyons Ret 8 11 9 C 14 Ret 12 13 7 8 10 9 Ret 12 10 11 14 16 15 12 172
13   David McDonald 16 6 18 15 C 5 10 7 12 9 14 14 8 10 9 9 DSQ 163
14   Thomas Hylkema 12 12 10 11 C 12 13 11 6 Ret Ret 8 14 8 6 Ret 12 12 15 Ret DNS 161
15   Fabio Gamberini Ret 19 19 16 C 13 7 8 17 13 7 7 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 126 126
16   Joe Crook 15 17 C 17 8 Ret 15 14 13 13 12 9 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 13 111
17   Jesse Laine 14 16 16 17 C 9 12 15 14 15 12 12 79
18   Chrissy Palmer 11 13 8 8 46
19   Victor Corrêa 13 14 12 19 C 10 Ret 16 42
20   Richard Singleton 15 18 Ret Ret 11 9 31
21   Hugo Valente 9 11 22
22   Josh Mulholland Ret 18 13 12 20
23   Jordan Oakes Ret 7 16
24   Arthur Pic 17 10 15
25   Luciano Bacheta Ret 8 14
26   Alex Riberas 11 19 14
27   Facundo Conta 14 15 13
28   Aaro Vainio Ret 9 12
29   Giovanni Venturini 16 14 12
30   Kieren Clark 17 14 11
31   Yann Cunha 15 17 10
32   André Negrão Ret 13 8
Pos Driver THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO
 SIL BHI Pts Grad
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)

Entrants' Championship edit

Pos Entrant THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1   Manor Competition 2 1 5 3 C 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 8 3 1 1 2 4 959
4 2 6 4 C 7 4 5 6 3 2 4 2 8 3 13 4 4 5 6 6
2   Atech GP 1 4 1 2 C 2 3 1 1 2 3 6 4 2 5 5 2 6 4 1 5 863
6 11 3 7 C 4 6 6 4 6 4 7 10 3 13 6 8 7 6 5 7
3   Fortec Motorsport 5 5 4 5 C 3 2 2 3 5 7 2 6 1 1 1 5 2 2 3 1 820
7 9 7 6 C 8 10 7 10 9 11 9 8 11 9 3 6 3 3 7 2
4   CRS Racing 3 3 2 1 C 6 9 3 5 4 5 1 3 6 10 2 1 8 8 4 8 662
8 8 9 9 C 10 Ret 12 7 7 8 10 9 Ret 11 4 7 14 12 10 12
5   Mark Burdett Motorsport 14 16 16 16 C 9 7 8 14 13 12 12 7 7 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 205
Ret 19 19 17 C 13 12 15 17 15
6   Team Firstair 16 6 15 15 C 5 Ret 8 11 9 126
Ret 7 18 18 Ret Ret 14 15
7   Apotex Scorpio Motorsport 15 17 17 14 C 17 8 Ret 15 14 13 13 12 9 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 13 122
8   Tech 1 Racing 9 9 39
17 10
9   Epsilon Euskadi 11 14 24
16 19
10   Cram Competition Ret 13 8
Pos Entrant THR ROC BHGP OUL CRO SNE SIL KNO SIL BHI Pts

Formula Renault UK Winter Series edit

The 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Winter Series was the 13th British Formula Renault Winter Series. The series commenced at Snetterton on 6 November and ended at Pembrey on 14 November, after six races at three rounds held in England and Wales.[26]

Fortec Motorsport again took honours for the Series, as main season Graduate Cup winner Alex Lynn won the title after winning three of the six races to be held. He finished 17 points clear of teammate Joni Wiman, who made his Formula Renault début during the series having competed in ADAC Formel Masters, and claimed a victory at Pembrey. Jack Hawksworth finished third in his first single-seater championship, having taken two podiums and five top-ten finishes in his first six races out of karting for Mark Burdett Motorsport. Atech GP driver Richie Stanaway and Oliver Rowland of CRS Racing claimed the remaining victories as they finished in fifth and seventh places respectively. With five class wins, Fortec's Josh Webster won the BARC Winter Cup for the Formula Renault BARC competitors.

Teams and drivers edit

2010 Winter Series UK Class Entry List[27][28]
Team No. Driver name Class
Manor Competition 1   Ollie Millroy
15   Alice Powell
19   Josh Hill
42   Jordan King
SWB Motorsport 2   Mackenzie Taylor B
Atech GP 4   Matt Bell
5   Richie Stanaway
Fortec Motorsport 6   Mitchell Gilbert
16   Dan Wells
36   Alex Lynn
46   Roman Beregech B
47   Félix Serrallés I
56   Josh Webster B
66   Joni Wiman
CRS Racing 7   Evelin Frank B
44   Oliver Rowland
55   Robert Foster-Jones
Mark Burdett Motorsport 20   Mitchell Hale
21   Jack Hawksworth
Hillspeed 22   Howard Fuller B
43   David Wagner B
Koiranen Bros. Motorsport 26   Carlos Sainz Jr.
27   Antti Rammo
28   John Bryant-Meisner
29   Daniil Kvyat
MGR Motorsport 41   Luke Wright
Icon Class
B BARC Class
I Invitation Class

Calendar edit

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Snetterton, Norfolk 6 November   Jack Hawksworth   Alex Lynn   Alex Lynn Fortec Motorsport
R2   Daniil Kvyat   Ollie Millroy   Alex Lynn Fortec Motorsport
2 R3 Pembrey, Carmarthenshire 13 November   Jack Hawksworth   Joni Wiman   Joni Wiman Fortec Motorsport
R4   Jack Hawksworth   Joni Wiman   Alex Lynn Fortec Motorsport
3 R5 Pembrey, Carmarthenshire 14 November   Jack Hawksworth   Joni Wiman   Richie Stanaway Atech GP
R6   Alex Lynn   Richie Stanaway   Oliver Rowland CRS Racing

Championship standings edit

Pos Driver SNE PEM PEM Pts
UK Winter Cup
1   Alex Lynn 1 1 11 1 6 5 146
2   Joni Wiman 8 6 1 2 4 12 129
3   Jack Hawksworth 4 13 3 10 2 6 112
4   Daniil Kvyat Ret 3 2 4 5 8 109
5   Richie Stanaway 3 Ret Ret 9 1 2 99
6   Ollie Millroy 2 4 12 5 Ret 7 97
7   Oliver Rowland 12 12 4 12 8 1 95
8   Luke Wright 5 2 Ret 3 10 10 95
9   Josh Hill 7 Ret 7 6 3 11 85
10   Mitchell Gilbert Ret 9 5 11 12 3 76
11   Dan Wells 10 5 Ret 13 11 14 56
12   Alice Powell 9 7 10 8 Ret Ret 53
13   Matt Bell Ret 8 14 14 Ret 4 51
14   Robert Foster-Jones 14 Ret DNS 7 7 16 44
15   Jordan King 11 10 6 Ret 19 20 43
16   Antti Rammo Ret 11 9 17 Ret 9 39
17   John Bryant-Meisner 13 Ret 8 Ret 9 19 36
18   Carlos Sainz Jr. 6 Ret 18
  Mitchell Hale Ret Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Félix Serrallés 13 15 14 Ret 0
BARC Winter Cup
1   Josh Webster 15 14 15 16 13 15 52
2   David Wagner 16 15 19 18 18 13 30
3   Howard Fuller 17 17 16 21 16 17 25
4   Roman Beregech Ret 16 17 19 17 18 21
5   Mackenzie Taylor 18 18 18 20 15 Ret 19
6   Evelin Frank 19 19 20 22 20 Ret 8
Pos Driver SNE PEM PEM Pts
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)

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