2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup

The 2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season was the eleventh Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Monza Circuit on 30 March and finished at the Circuito do Estoril on 4 November, after ten races. RC Motorsport driver Augusto Farfus claimed the championship title, taking four victories at Monza, Brno, Magny-Cours and Hungaroring. Marc Benz won one race at Nürburgring. César Campaniço who missed Zolder and Spielberg rounds finished season on third place. Fourth-placed Ryan Briscoe scored two wins at the end of the season on Iberian circuits Jarama and Estoril. Other wins were scored by Bruno Spengler, Ronnie Quintarelli and Eric Salignon.

Teams and drivers

2001 Entry List
Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Germany Lauderbach Motorsport	1	Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr.	1–3, 5–8, 10
19	Netherlands Ross Zwolsman	1–2, 5–8, 10
Austria Walter Lechner Racing	2	Germany Marcel Lasée	1–2
3	Germany Jörg Hardt	1–2
Italy JD Motorsport	2	Germany Marcel Lasée	7–8, 10
25	Argentina Christian Kissling	1–5, 10
26	Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger	1–8, 10
64	France Jean de Pourtales	4
71	Argentina Mariano Acebal	6
Germany Motopark Academy	3	Germany Jörg Hardt	8
20	Germany Christopher Brück	1–2, 7–8
46	Austria Andreas Zuber	1–2, 7–8
Germany Lohmann Motorsport	4	Italy Thomas Pichler	1–7, 10
Italy Cram Competition	5	Italy Ronnie Quintarelli	1–5
21	Brazil Paulo Bueno	1–5
31	Italy Fausto Ippoliti	1–7
43	Italy Alessandro Vitacolonna	1–6
63	United States Sean Murphey	7–9
69	Italy Marco Bonanomi	7–10
86	Belgium Jérôme Thiry	8
France Graff Racing	6	France Eric Salignon	1, 3–4, 6–8, 10
11	Russia Roman Rusinov	1, 3, 6, 10
42	Canada Bruno Spengler	1, 3–4, 6–8, 10
48	France Julien Pressac	3, 10
92	France Philippe Almeras	10
Croatia Team Colak	7	Croatia Marin Colak	1–6
Italy RC Motorsport	8	Brazil Augusto Farfus	All
36	Poland Robert Kubica	All
39	Italy Mauro Massironi	All
Belgium Johns Racing Team	9	Belgium John Svensson	All
Germany SL Formula Racing	10	Germany Marco Knauf	1–2, 6, 8, 10
28	Germany Fabian Denner	1–2, 6–8
33	Germany Philipp Jenig	1–2, 8, 10
65	Germany Tobias Maisch	7
70	Finland Antti Katajakunnas	6, 8, 10
Belgium Belgium Racing Service	12	Belgium Matthieu Lesenne	1–2, 5
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport	14	Switzerland Marc Benz	All
40	Italy Giorgio Mondini	All
47	Germany Olaf Schmidt	1–2
62	Italy Paolo Mondini	1–3
72	Switzerland Ken Allemann	6, 10
75	Switzerland Manuel Benz	7–9
Italy Prema Powerteam	15	Australia Ryan Briscoe	1–3, 6, 9–10
22	Portugal César Campaniço	1–4, 6, 8–10
France TCS	16	France Emmanuel Piget	1–6, 8
44	France Julien Piguet	All
Italy Lucidi Motorsport	18	Argentina Mariano Altuna	All
32	Argentina Esteban Guerrieri	All
37	Argentina José María López	All
Italy ADM Junior Team	23	Brazil Fabio Carbone	1–4, 6, 10
66	Brazil Andre Grillo	1–4
Italy DG Racing	27	Switzerland Neel Jani	All
35	Hong Kong Jim Ka To	1–2
45	Switzerland Steve Zacchia	All
61	Cuba Rafael Ferrer	3–9
76	France Jean-Christophe Ravier	7
84	France Joel Stere	9
Republic of Ireland Dempsey Racing	12	Republic of Ireland Keith Dempsey	1–5
Italy Facondini Racing	30	Italy Davide di Benedetto	1–4, 6, 9–10
38	Italy Michele Maceratesi	1–4, 6
Denmark Team Formula Sport	41	Denmark Robert Schlünssen	2, 5–8, 10
France Ren Car Competition	49	Japan Yasutaka Hamada	3, 6
United Kingdom Manor Motorsport	53	United States Richard Antinucci	3–4
54	Canada James Eaton	3–4
Sweden Team Renault Sweden	55	Sweden Patrick Ernston	2–8
56	Sweden Mikael Karlsson	2–8
Germany Kug Motorsport	59	Belgium Dennis van Lammern	6, 8, 10
United Kingdom Paston Racing	67	United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts	4
Belgium Signa Screen	68	Belgium Patrick Chaillet	5
France Tech 1 Racing	73	France Nicolas Lapierre	7, 10
74	France Julien Gilbert	10
90	Monaco Gregory Breuer	10
Germany Eiffelland Racing	77	Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš	2–3, 5–6
Germany GM Motorsport	79	Netherlands Jos Menten	8
80	Germany Maik Heupel	8
81	Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi	8
Denmark Den Blå Avis	82	Luxembourg Tom Keller	8
83	Denmark Philip Andersen	8
Belgium Franchi	93	Belgium Gregory Franchi	10

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Italy Monza Circuit	30 March	France Eric Salignon	Argentina José María López	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy RC Motorsport
2	Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit, Brno	14 April	Italy Ronnie Quintarelli	Italy Ronnie Quintarelli	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy RC Motorsport
3	France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	29 April	France Julien Pressac	Australia Ryan Briscoe	Canada Bruno Spengler	France Graff Racing
4	United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit	5 May	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy RC Motorsport
5	Belgium Circuit Zolder	18 May	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy Ronnie Quintarelli	Italy Ronnie Quintarelli	Italy Cram Competition
6	Hungary Hungaroring	29 July	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Portugal César Campaniço	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy RC Motorsport
7	Austria A1 Ring, Spielberg	24 August	Poland Robert Kubica	France Eric Salignon	France Eric Salignon	France Graff Racing
8	Germany Nürburgring	8 September	Argentina José María López	Switzerland Marc Benz	Switzerland Marc Benz	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
9	Spain Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	28 September	Portugal César Campaniço	Portugal César Campaniço	Australia Ryan Briscoe	Italy Prema Powerteam
10	Portugal Circuito do Estoril	4 November	Australia Ryan Briscoe	Australia Ryan Briscoe	Australia Ryan Briscoe	Italy Prema Powerteam

Championship standings

Drivers

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
Points	30	24	20	16	12	10	8	6	4	2	2	2

Pos	Driver	MNZ Italy	BRN Czech Republic	MAG France	SIL United Kingdom	ZOL Belgium	HUN Hungary	SPI Austria	NÜR Germany	JAR Spain	EST Portugal	Points
Pos Driver MNZ Italy BRN Czech Republic MAG France SIL United Kingdom ZOL Belgium HUN Hungary SPI Austria NÜR Germany JAR Spain EST Portugal Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Brazil Augusto Farfus 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 Ret 6 8 4 160 2 Switzerland Marc Benz 6 6 5 8 4 7 4 1 3 Ret 130 3 Portugal César Campaniço 17 2 8 5 2 8 2 3 122 4 Australia Ryan Briscoe Ret 19 3 4 1 1 102 5 France Eric Salignon 3 12 3 16 1 4 5 102 6 Brazil Fabio Carbone 4 26 6 2 3 14 70 7 Italy Ronnie Quintarelli 26 3 13 6 1 66 8 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman 16 18 20 6 5 3 2 12 66 9 Canada Bruno Spengler 8 1 7 30 6 10 11 56 10 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri 5 5 Ret 9 2 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 54 11 Germany Marcel Lasée 7 12 2 5 7 52 12 France Julien Piguet Ret 11 28 18 3 34 5 7 5 20 52 13 Italy Thomas Pichler 2 8 4 Ret 11 17 Ret Ret 46 14 Poland Robert Kubica Ret Ret 15 21 Ret 6 Ret 12 6 2 46 15 United States Richard Antinucci 2 4 40 16 Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger 15 28 Ret 23 7 11 7 3 Ret 36 17 Argentina José María López 11 23 24 Ret Ret 10 11 24 7 6 24 18 Italy Alessandro Vitacolonna Ret 4 14 Ret Ret 8 22 19 Italy Davide di Benedetto DNQ 9 18 16 29 4 10 22 20 Argentina Mariano Altuna Ret 15 17 20 5 12 8 32 12 17 18 21 France Julien Pressac 7 18 10 22 Italy Fausto Ippoliti Ret Ret 26 28 8 9 DNS 10 23 Germany Jörg Hardt Ret 7 Ret 8 24 Switzerland Neel Jani 14 25 Ret 10 12 23 Ret 30 Ret 8 8 25 Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš 13 9 9 20 8 26 Italy Giorgio Mondini Ret 22 21 13 Ret 14 Ret Ret 9 13 4 27 France Nicolas Lapierre 9 15 4 28 Croatia Marin Colak 9 Ret DNQ 17 18 28 4 29 Germany Maik Heupel 9 4 30 France Philippe Almeras 9 4 31 Netherlands Ross Zwolsman Ret 20 10 21 13 DNS 16 2 32 Argentina Christian Kissling 10 Ret Ret 22 13 Ret 2 33 Belgium John Svensson DNS 30 10 24 14 31 16 14 Ret 24 2 34 Italy Mauro Massironi DNQ 21 23 Ret 16 Ret 10 15 Ret 19 2 35 Germany Fabian Denner 19 10 Ret Ret Ret 2 36 France Emmanuel Piget 24 Ret 11 11 Ret 18 17 0 37 Denmark Robert Schlünssen DNQ Ret 22 18 11 21 0 38 Cuba Rafael Ferrer Ret 27 20 24 DNS 31 11 0 39 Brazil Paulo Bueno 12 16 DNQ 14 Ret 0 40 United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts 12 0 41 France Jean-Christophe Ravier 12 0 42 Russia Roman Rusinov 13 16 Ret 25 0 43 Italy Marco Bonanomi DNS 26 13 Ret 0 44 Argentina Mariano Acebal 13 0 45 Belgium Jérôme Thiry 13 0 46 Germany Christopher Brück 22 14 14 Ret 0 47 France Joël Stere 14 0 48 Republic of Ireland Keith Dempsey 23 27 Ret 15 15 0 49 Switzerland Steve Zacchia DNQ DNQ 25 Ret 19 33 Ret 33 15 Ret 0 50 Sweden Patrik Ernstson DNQ DNQ Ret 21 27 15 27 0 51 Switzerland Ken Allemann 15 26 0 52 Germany Marco Knauf DNQ 17 19 16 23 0 53 Sweden Mikael Karlsson DNQ 19 25 17 Ret Ret 21 0 54 Austria Andreas Zuber Ret Ret 17 20 0 55 Brazil Andre Grillo 18 Ret 27 19 0 56 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 18 0 57 United States Sean Murphey 19 19 Ret 0 58 Italy Michele Maceratesi 20 29 DNQ 29 32 0 59 Hong Kong Jim Ka To 21 DNQ 0 60 Canada James Eaton 22 26 0 61 Italy Paolo Mondini Ret 22 Ret 0 62 Belgium Patrick Chaillet 22 0 63 Netherlands Jos Menten 22 0 64 Monaco Gregory Breuer 22 0 65 Switzerland Manuel Benz Ret 23 Ret 0 66 Germany Philipp Jenig DNQ 24 28 30 0 67 Belgium Matthieu Lesenne 25 Ret Ret 0 68 Japan Yasutaka Hamada Ret 25 0 69 Denmark Philip Andersen 25 0 70 Belgium Dennis van Lammern 26 Ret 29 0 71 Finland Antti Katajakunnas Ret 34 27 0 72 Belgium Gregory Franchi 28 0 73 Luxembourg Tom Keller 29 0 74 France Jean de Pourtales 30 0 Germany Tobias Maisch Ret 0 France Julien Gilbert Ret 0 Germany Olaf Schmidt DNQ DNQ 0 Pos Driver MNZ Italy BRN Czech Republic MAG France SIL United Kingdom ZOL Belgium HUN Hungary SPI Austria NÜR Germany JAR Spain EST Portugal Points	Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Brazil Augusto Farfus	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	6	8	4	160
2	Switzerland Marc Benz	6	6	5	8	4	7	4	1	3	Ret	130
3	Portugal César Campaniço	17	2	8	5		2		8	2	3	122
4	Australia Ryan Briscoe	Ret	19	3			4			1	1	102
5	France Eric Salignon	3		12	3		16	1	4		5	102
6	Brazil Fabio Carbone	4	26	6	2		3				14	70
7	Italy Ronnie Quintarelli	26	3	13	6	1						66
8	Netherlands Charles Zwolsman	16	18	20		6	5	3	2		12	66
9	Canada Bruno Spengler	8		1	7		30	6	10		11	56
10	Argentina Esteban Guerrieri	5	5	Ret	9	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	54
11	Germany Marcel Lasée	7	12					2	5		7	52
12	France Julien Piguet	Ret	11	28	18	3	34	5	7	5	20	52
13	Italy Thomas Pichler	2	8	4	Ret	11	17	Ret			Ret	46
14	Poland Robert Kubica	Ret	Ret	15	21	Ret	6	Ret	12	6	2	46
15	United States Richard Antinucci			2	4							40
16	Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger	15	28	Ret	23	7	11	7	3		Ret	36
17	Argentina José María López	11	23	24	Ret	Ret	10	11	24	7	6	24
18	Italy Alessandro Vitacolonna	Ret	4	14	Ret	Ret	8					22
19	Italy Davide di Benedetto	DNQ	9	18	16		29			4	10	22
20	Argentina Mariano Altuna	Ret	15	17	20	5	12	8	32	12	17	18
21	France Julien Pressac			7							18	10
22	Italy Fausto Ippoliti	Ret	Ret	26	28	8	9	DNS				10
23	Germany Jörg Hardt	Ret	7						Ret			8
24	Switzerland Neel Jani	14	25	Ret	10	12	23	Ret	30	Ret	8	8
25	Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš		13	9		9	20					8
26	Italy Giorgio Mondini	Ret	22	21	13	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	9	13	4
27	France Nicolas Lapierre							9			15	4
28	Croatia Marin Colak	9	Ret	DNQ	17	18	28					4
29	Germany Maik Heupel								9			4
30	France Philippe Almeras										9	4
31	Netherlands Ross Zwolsman	Ret	20			10	21	13	DNS		16	2
32	Argentina Christian Kissling	10	Ret	Ret	22	13					Ret	2
33	Belgium John Svensson	DNS	30	10	24	14	31	16	14	Ret	24	2
34	Italy Mauro Massironi	DNQ	21	23	Ret	16	Ret	10	15	Ret	19	2
35	Germany Fabian Denner	19	10				Ret	Ret	Ret			2
36	France Emmanuel Piget	24	Ret	11	11	Ret	18		17			0
37	Denmark Robert Schlünssen		DNQ			Ret	22	18	11		21	0
38	Cuba Rafael Ferrer			Ret	27	20	24	DNS	31	11		0
39	Brazil Paulo Bueno	12	16	DNQ	14	Ret						0
40	United Kingdom Stefan Hodgetts				12							0
41	France Jean-Christophe Ravier							12				0
42	Russia Roman Rusinov	13		16			Ret				25	0
43	Italy Marco Bonanomi							DNS	26	13	Ret	0
44	Argentina Mariano Acebal						13					0
45	Belgium Jérôme Thiry								13			0
46	Germany Christopher Brück	22	14					14	Ret			0
47	France Joël Stere									14		0
48	Republic of Ireland Keith Dempsey	23	27	Ret	15	15						0
49	Switzerland Steve Zacchia	DNQ	DNQ	25	Ret	19	33	Ret	33	15	Ret	0
50	Sweden Patrik Ernstson		DNQ	DNQ	Ret	21	27	15	27			0
51	Switzerland Ken Allemann						15				26	0
52	Germany Marco Knauf	DNQ	17				19		16		23	0
53	Sweden Mikael Karlsson		DNQ	19	25	17	Ret	Ret	21			0
54	Austria Andreas Zuber	Ret	Ret					17	20			0
55	Brazil Andre Grillo	18	Ret	27	19							0
56	Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi								18			0
57	United States Sean Murphey							19	19	Ret		0
58	Italy Michele Maceratesi	20	29	DNQ	29		32					0
59	Hong Kong Jim Ka To	21	DNQ									0
60	Canada James Eaton			22	26							0
61	Italy Paolo Mondini	Ret	22	Ret								0
62	Belgium Patrick Chaillet					22						0
63	Netherlands Jos Menten								22			0
64	Monaco Gregory Breuer										22	0
65	Switzerland Manuel Benz							Ret	23	Ret		0
66	Germany Philipp Jenig	DNQ	24						28		30	0
67	Belgium Matthieu Lesenne	25	Ret			Ret						0
68	Japan Yasutaka Hamada			Ret			25					0
69	Denmark Philip Andersen								25			0
70	Belgium Dennis van Lammern						26		Ret		29	0
71	Finland Antti Katajakunnas						Ret		34		27	0
72	Belgium Gregory Franchi										28	0
73	Luxembourg Tom Keller								29			0
74	France Jean de Pourtales				30							0
	Germany Tobias Maisch							Ret				0
	France Julien Gilbert										Ret	0
	Germany Olaf Schmidt	DNQ	DNQ									0
Pos	Driver	MNZ Italy	BRN Czech Republic	MAG France	SIL United Kingdom	ZOL Belgium	HUN Hungary	SPI Austria	NÜR Germany	JAR Spain	EST Portugal	Points
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (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)

Teams

Pos	Team	Points
1	Italy Prema Powerteam	224
2	Italy RC Motorsport	204
3	France Graff Racing	172
4	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport	134
5	Italy Cram Competition	98
6	Italy Lucidi Motorsport	96
7	Italy JD Motorsport	82
8	Italy ADM Junior Team	70
9	Germany Lauderbach Motorsport	68
10	France TCS	52
11	Germany Lohmann Motorsport	46
12	United Kingdom Manor Motorsport	40
13	Italy Facondini Racing	22
14	Austria Walter Lechner Racing	16
15	Italy DG Racing	8
16	Germany Eiffelland Racing	8
17	France Tech 1 Racing	4
18	Germany GM Motorsport	4
19	Croatia Team Colak	4
20	Belgium Johns Racing Team	2
21	Germany SL Formula Racing	2