2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

The 2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the fifteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Zolder on 30 April and finished at Monza on 22 October, after sixteen races.

Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi scored six victories at Bugatti Circuit, Oschersleben, Donington Park, Estoril and Monza during the season, he took the championship at the wheel of his Prema Powerteam-run car. Red Bull-backed driver Michael Ammermüller who competed with Jenzer Motorsport was the only Koboyashi's rival for championship title was not resolved until the final round, and Ammermüller finished in series' standings just eight points behind Japanese driver, winning races at Zolder, Valencia, Bilbao and Oschersleben. SG Formula's Yann Clairay amassed three wins on his way to third place in the series standings. Motopark Academy's Filipe Albuquerque completed the top five, despite missing Le Mans round.

Teams and drivers

2005 Entry List
Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Germany Motopark Academy	1	Portugal Filipe Albuquerque	1–2, 4–8
2	Argentina Matías Milla	1
3	Finland Teemu Nyman	All
38	United States John Michael Edwards	3–8
United Kingdom Comtec Racing	4	United Kingdom Westley Barber	1–4
5	United Kingdom Pippa Mann	All
63	Brazil Gustavo Sondermann	6
Netherlands Mr Glow Motorsport	6	Netherlands Junior Strous	All
Spain Epsilon Euskadi	7	Belgium Bertrand Baguette	All
8	Spain Juan Antonio del Pino	All
35	Spain Jaime Alguersuari	8
France Graff Racing	9	France Julien Canal	All
14	Japan Hiroyuki Matsumura	All
54	France Nicolas Prost	1–2
55	France Ulric Amado de Carvalho	2
57	France Bruce Lorgère-Roux	2
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport	10	Colombia Federico Montoya	All
11	Germany Michael Ammermüller	All
12	South Africa Adrian Zaugg	All
18	Austria Walter Grubmüller	All
19	Switzerland David Oberle	1, 3–8
Italy Prema Powerteam	15	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	All
20	Brazil Patrick Rocha	All
21	France Tom Dillmann	1–3
67	Romania Mihai Marinescu	7–8
Russia Lukoil Racing Team	16	Russia Mikhail Aleshin	1–2, 4–7
17	Russia Sergey Afanasyev	1–2, 4–8
Italy Cram Competition	21	France Tom Dillmann	4–5
26	Austria Reinhard Kofler	1–2
27	Brazil Daniel Serra	All
62	United Kingdom Ben Hanley	6
66	Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli	7–8
Italy JD Motorsport	22	Brazil Carlos Iaconelli	1
23	Italy Marcello Puglisi	1
24	Netherlands Xavier Maassen	All
37	Brazil Alan Hellmeister	6–8
Finland Koiranen Bros Motorsport	25	Finland Atte Mustonen	1–2, 4–6
Germany SL Formula Racing	28	Germany Dima Raikhlin	1–7
29	Switzerland Cyndie Allemann	1–2, 4–8
Denmark Team Formula Sport	30	Denmark Kasper Andersen	All
Spain Pons Racing	31	Spain Dani Clos	All
32	Spain Miguel Molina	All
France SG Formula	33	Netherlands Carlo van Dam	All
34	France Yann Clairay	All
52	Switzerland Romain Grosjean	1–2, 7–8
53	France Franck Mailleux	1–3
56	France Julien Jousse	3, 7–8
58	France Johan Charpilienne	3
Netherlands AR Motorsport	37	Brazil Alan Hellmeister	1–5
5?	Brazil Carlos Iaconelli	2
Italy Euronova Racing	51	Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio	1
64	Italy Alberto Costa	7–8
65	Italy Marco Frezza	7–8
France Epsilon Sport	59	France Pierre Ragues	2–3, 5, 7
Italy RP Motorsport	68	Italy Davide Valsecchi	8
Italy Alan Racing	69	Italy Mauro Massironi	8
Spain Twincam Motorsport	70	Spain Oliver Campos-Hull	8
Italy BVM Racing	71	Italy Frederico Muggia	8
72	Italy Gary Cester	8
73	Italy Luca Persiani	8

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Belgium Circuit Zolder	30 April	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2	1 May	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
2	R1	Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	4 June	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2	5 June	Germany Michael Ammermüller	South Africa Adrian Zaugg	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
3	R1	France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	9 July	France Yann Clairay	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Italy Prema Powerteam
R2	10 July	France Yann Clairay	Belgium Bertrand Baguette	France Yann Clairay	France SG Formula
4	R1	Spain Circuito Urbano Bilbao	16 July	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2	17 July	South Africa Adrian Zaugg	Netherlands Junior Strous	South Africa Adrian Zaugg	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
5	R1	Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	6 August	France Yann Clairay	Denmark Kasper Andersen	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Italy Prema Powerteam
R2	7 August	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
6	R1	United Kingdom Donington Park	10 September	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Italy Prema Powerteam
R2	11 September	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Italy Prema Powerteam
7	R1	Portugal Circuito do Estoril	1 October	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	France Yann Clairay	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Italy Prema Powerteam
R2	2 October	France Yann Clairay	Netherlands Carlo van Dam	France Yann Clairay	France SG Formula
8	R1	Italy Monza Circuit	22 October	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Italy Prema Powerteam
R2	23 October	France Yann Clairay	Brazil Patrick Rocha	France Yann Clairay	France SG Formula

Championship standings

Drivers

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Pos	Driver	ZOL Belgium	VAL Spain	LMS France	BIL Spain	OSC Germany	DON United Kingdom	EST Portugal	MNZ Italy	Points
Pos Driver ZOL Belgium VAL Spain LMS France BIL Spain OSC Germany DON United Kingdom EST Portugal MNZ Italy Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Ret 14 2 4 1 5 5 Ret 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 3 157 2 Germany Michael Ammermüller 1 1 1 1 3 6 1 2 21 1 Ret 3 2 Ret Ret Ret 149 3 France Yann Clairay 17 4 4 28 2 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 19 3 1 11 1 125 4 Netherlands Carlo van Dam Ret 7 24 5 4 4 6 3 6 3 4 6 5 3 27 2 100 5 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque Ret 12 11 16 4 8 3 5 Ret 4 4 2 4 Ret 63 6 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 7 9 23 9 11 3 3 1 Ret 15 2 Ret 11 Ret DSQ Ret 57 7 Netherlands Junior Strous 4 32 20 11 12 2 10 7 Ret 11 12 2 12 8 9 Ret 43 8 Belgium Bertrand Baguette 6 18 5 10 7 21 DSQ 4 7 12 Ret 5 15 9 23 5 43 9 Japan Hiroyuki Matsumura 20 Ret 9 Ret 15 8 14 9 Ret 16 19 12 28 14 2 9 33 10 Netherlands Xavier Maassen 18 10 8 NC 14 10 12 15 15 10 5 Ret 9 5 3 16 32 11 Brazil Alan Hellmeister 9 6 6 13 Ret 14 9 5 Ret 6 Ret 18 7 27 Ret 11 31 12 Switzerland Romain Grosjean Ret 5 3 2 32 DNS Ret 24 28 13 Brazil Patrick Rocha 8 13 31 20 Ret Ret 8 10 Ret 9 7 8 8 6 Ret 17 26 14 Austria Reinhard Kofler 5 3 7 6 25 15 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 3 2 20 28 Ret 15 22 16 France Julien Canal Ret 6 22 Ret 10 11 13 16 20 18 22 14 22 Ret 6 4 17 17 Brazil Daniel Serra 26 15 12 8 5 16 18 Ret 13 8 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 20 17 18 United Kingdom Westley Barber 2 Ret 14 Ret Ret 7 11 11 16 19 Denmark Kasper Andersen Ret 24 Ret 17 Ret 20 17 14 5 Ret 23 Ret 21 23 5 10 16 20 Finland Atte Mustonen 22 30 19 21 7 Ret 8 13 6 Ret 13 21 France Julien Jousse 8 Ret 19 7 Ret 7 12 22 Germany Dima Raikhlin Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 22 19 Ret 7 10 Ret 6 Ret 11 23 Finland Teemu Nyman 11 19 15 25 15 6 18 Ret 16 7 16 11 10 25 10 24 Russia Sergey Afanasyev Ret 25 Ret 29 Ret DNS 4 Ret 21 11 25 15 18 Ret 9 25 Switzerland David Oberle 19 20 9 12 Ret 21 9 19 8 17 14 10 Ret Ret 9 26 France Franck Mailleux 13 22 13 Ret 6 Ret 5 27 France Ulric Amado de Carvalho Ret 7 4 28 Spain Miguel Molina 21 26 28 Ret 17 Ret 20 18 12 23 14 Ret 18 Ret 8 19 3 29 Spain Juan Antonio del Pino 10 17 16 12 Ret 15 24 12 Ret 27 13 9 17 16 Ret Ret 3 30 Russia Mikhail Aleshin 12 11 18 19 DNS DNS Ret 14 9 Ret Ret 26 3 31 France Pierre Ragues Ret 22 Ret 9 11 24 33 17 2 32 Spain Dani Clos Ret 31 30 Ret 18 17 Ret 23 14 Ret 11 15 26 22 15 13 2 33 Colombia Federico Montoya 16 27 21 14 19 Ret Ret 17 10 22 Ret 13 13 12 12 27 1 34 France Bruce Lorgère-Roux 10 Ret 1 35 United States John Michael Edwards 29 27 19 13 19 20 15 Ret 24 DNS 13 14 0 36 Austria Walter Grubmüller 24 Ret Ret 16 26 Ret 21 24 16 17 Ret Ret 23 13 Ret Ret 0 37 France Tom Dillmann Ret 28 26 23 13 19 16 Ret Ret 21 0 38 France Johan Charpilienne 20 13 0 39 United Kingdom Pippa Mann 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret 18 23 22 Ret 26 18 Ret 30 20 17 Ret 0 40 Brazil Carlos Iaconelli Ret Ret 17 15 0 41 Argentina Matías Milla 15 23 0 42 France Nicolas Prost 25 16 25 24 0 43 Switzerland Cyndie Allemann 23 Ret 27 18 25 20 17 25 20 Ret Ret 18 22 18 0 44 Italy Marco Frezza 27 19 Ret 23 0 45 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli Ret 24 20 Ret 0 46 Italy Alberto Costa 29 25 21 26 0 47 Romania Mihai Marinescu 31 21 Ret Ret 0 48 Italy Marcello Puglisi Ret 29 0 The following drivers are guest ineligible to final standing United Kingdom Ben Hanley 3 10 – Italy Luca Persiani Ret 6 – Italy Davide Valsecchi 14 8 – Spain Jaime Alguersuari 24 12 – Brazil Gustavo Sondermann 17 16 – Spain Oliver Campos-Hull 16 Ret – Italy Mauro Massironi 19 22 – Italy Frederico Muggia Ret 21 – Italy Gary Cester Ret Ret – Pos Driver ZOL Belgium VAL Spain LMS France BIL Spain OSC Germany DON United Kingdom EST Portugal MNZ Italy 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	11	12	13	14	15	16
1	Japan Kamui Kobayashi	Ret	14	2	4	1	5	5	Ret	1	4	1	1	1	4	1	3	157
2	Germany Michael Ammermüller	1	1	1	1	3	6	1	2	21	1	Ret	3	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	149
3	France Yann Clairay	17	4	4	28	2	1	2	Ret	2	2	Ret	19	3	1	11	1	125
4	Netherlands Carlo van Dam	Ret	7	24	5	4	4	6	3	6	3	4	6	5	3	27	2	100
5	Portugal Filipe Albuquerque	Ret	12	11	16			4	8	3	5	Ret	4	4	2	4	Ret	63
6	South Africa Adrian Zaugg	7	9	23	9	11	3	3	1	Ret	15	2	Ret	11	Ret	DSQ	Ret	57
7	Netherlands Junior Strous	4	32	20	11	12	2	10	7	Ret	11	12	2	12	8	9	Ret	43
8	Belgium Bertrand Baguette	6	18	5	10	7	21	DSQ	4	7	12	Ret	5	15	9	23	5	43
9	Japan Hiroyuki Matsumura	20	Ret	9	Ret	15	8	14	9	Ret	16	19	12	28	14	2	9	33
10	Netherlands Xavier Maassen	18	10	8	NC	14	10	12	15	15	10	5	Ret	9	5	3	16	32
11	Brazil Alan Hellmeister	9	6	6	13	Ret	14	9	5	Ret	6	Ret	18	7	27	Ret	11	31
12	Switzerland Romain Grosjean	Ret	5	3	2									32	DNS	Ret	24	28
13	Brazil Patrick Rocha	8	13	31	20	Ret	Ret	8	10	Ret	9	7	8	8	6	Ret	17	26
14	Austria Reinhard Kofler	5	3	7	6													25
15	Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio	3	2											20	28	Ret	15	22
16	France Julien Canal	Ret	6	22	Ret	10	11	13	16	20	18	22	14	22	Ret	6	4	17
17	Brazil Daniel Serra	26	15	12	8	5	16	18	Ret	13	8	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	7	20	17
18	United Kingdom Westley Barber	2	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	7	11	11									16
19	Denmark Kasper Andersen	Ret	24	Ret	17	Ret	20	17	14	5	Ret	23	Ret	21	23	5	10	16
20	Finland Atte Mustonen	22	30	19	21			7	Ret	8	13	6	Ret					13
21	France Julien Jousse					8	Ret							19	7	Ret	7	12
22	Germany Dima Raikhlin	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	22	19	Ret	7	10	Ret	6	Ret			11
23	Finland Teemu Nyman	11	19	15	25			15	6	18	Ret	16	7	16	11	10	25	10
24	Russia Sergey Afanasyev	Ret	25	Ret	29			Ret	DNS	4	Ret	21	11	25	15	18	Ret	9
25	Switzerland David Oberle	19	20			9	12	Ret	21	9	19	8	17	14	10	Ret	Ret	9
26	France Franck Mailleux	13	22	13	Ret	6	Ret											5
27	France Ulric Amado de Carvalho			Ret	7													4
28	Spain Miguel Molina	21	26	28	Ret	17	Ret	20	18	12	23	14	Ret	18	Ret	8	19	3
29	Spain Juan Antonio del Pino	10	17	16	12	Ret	15	24	12	Ret	27	13	9	17	16	Ret	Ret	3
30	Russia Mikhail Aleshin	12	11	18	19			DNS	DNS	Ret	14	9	Ret	Ret	26			3
31	France Pierre Ragues			Ret	22	Ret	9			11	24			33	17			2
32	Spain Dani Clos	Ret	31	30	Ret	18	17	Ret	23	14	Ret	11	15	26	22	15	13	2
33	Colombia Federico Montoya	16	27	21	14	19	Ret	Ret	17	10	22	Ret	13	13	12	12	27	1
34	France Bruce Lorgère-Roux			10	Ret													1
35	United States John Michael Edwards			29	27			19	13	19	20	15	Ret	24	DNS	13	14	0
36	Austria Walter Grubmüller	24	Ret	Ret	16	26	Ret	21	24	16	17	Ret	Ret	23	13	Ret	Ret	0
37	France Tom Dillmann	Ret	28	26	23	13	19	16	Ret	Ret	21							0
38	France Johan Charpilienne					20	13											0
39	United Kingdom Pippa Mann	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	18	23	22	Ret	26	18	Ret	30	20	17	Ret	0
40	Brazil Carlos Iaconelli	Ret	Ret	17	15													0
41	Argentina Matías Milla	15	23															0
42	France Nicolas Prost	25	16	25	24													0
43	Switzerland Cyndie Allemann	23	Ret	27	18			25	20	17	25	20	Ret	Ret	18	22	18	0
44	Italy Marco Frezza													27	19	Ret	23	0
45	Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli													Ret	24	20	Ret	0
46	Italy Alberto Costa													29	25	21	26	0
47	Romania Mihai Marinescu													31	21	Ret	Ret	0
48	Italy Marcello Puglisi	Ret	29															0
The following drivers are guest ineligible to final standing
	United Kingdom Ben Hanley											3	10					–
	Italy Luca Persiani															Ret	6	–
	Italy Davide Valsecchi															14	8	–
	Spain Jaime Alguersuari															24	12	–
	Brazil Gustavo Sondermann											17	16					–
	Spain Oliver Campos-Hull															16	Ret	–
	Italy Mauro Massironi															19	22	–
	Italy Frederico Muggia															Ret	21	–
	Italy Gary Cester															Ret	Ret	–
Pos	Driver	ZOL Belgium	VAL Spain	LMS France	BIL Spain	OSC Germany	DON United Kingdom	EST Portugal	MNZ Italy	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)

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