Category Formula Renault 2.0 Inaugural season 1971 Drivers 22 (2009) | Country Western Europe Folded 2010 Teams 9 (2009) | |
The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008, though the series was folded in 2010.
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The WEC extends the French championship to the Iberian Peninsula and Belgium, and is organized by the French Signature-Plus team, who previously organised the French series with the support of the RPM Racing. The series will be managed by Patrick Sinault.
As in French Formula Renault, the Challenger Cup will be kept, rewarding the best driver using 2004-spec cars.
French Formula Renault championship
The French Formula Renault championship was the Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on France between 1971 and 2007. It was the oldest Formula Renault championship.
The name of the championship change during years:
From 2008 the French championship is included in the West European Cup, for French drivers only, with results from the races held in France, to decide the championship.
The Challenger Cup reward the best driver using 2004 cars.
The last round of the French championship was held outside France in the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona as symbol of the series expansion to Western Europe (Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium) in 2008.
Regulations
Points are allocated as following :
In each race, 1 point was given for pole position and 1 for fastest lap. Only classified drivers were awarded points.
A Rookie classification was given if more than 6 drivers ran for the first time in the series.