2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship
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The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the 19th British Formula Renault Championship organized by the British Automobile Racing Club and the second season as the premier Formula Renault 2.0 championship in the United Kingdom. The season began at Donington Park on 14 April and ended on 29 September at Silverstone Circuit. The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings and expand from fourteen to sixteen rounds at six events all held in England, with four triple header events.
The series has undergone rebranding after the BARC Championship became the prominent Formula Renault Championship in the United Kingdom. The series took the name Protyre Formula Renault Championship, dropping the BARC tag after its growth into one of the leading national single seater championships in Great Britain.
Teams and drivers
All teams were British-registered.
| 2013 Entry List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Mtech Lite | 2 | United Kingdom Alex Gill | 6 |
| 7 | Lebanon Joe Ghanem | 1–5 | |
| 13 | Lebanon Shahan Sarkissian | All | |
| 37 | Argentina Matias Galetto | 1–5 | |
| 88 | United Kingdom Edward Brand | 1–5 | |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 3 | Brazil Henrique Baptista | 2–6 |
| 5 | Russia Ivan Taranov | 1–3, 6 | |
| 9 | United Kingdom Piers Hickin | 6 | |
| Jamun Racing Services | 4 | Mexico Diego Menchaca | 1–3, 5 |
| 77 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | All | |
| Fortec Motorsports | 6 | Malaysia Weiron Tan | All |
| 8 | China Cao Hongwei | All | |
| 11 | Hong Kong Shaun Thong | All | |
| 50 | United Kingdom Sam MacLeod | All | |
| Core Motorsport | 9 | United Kingdom Piers Hickin | 2–4 |
| 22 | United Kingdom Ashley Crossey | 6 | |
| Hillspeed | 10 | United Kingdom Matthew Rao | All |
| 25 | United Kingdom Jake Cook | All | |
| MGR Motorsport | 14 | United Kingdom Tom Oliphant | 1–5 |
| 15 | Italy Matteo Ferrer | All | |
| 16 | United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst | All | |
| 17 | Mexico Jorge Cevallos | All | |
| Fortec Competition | 21 | China Leo Ye | 5–6 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 23 | Finland Jesse Antilla | 4–5 |
| SWB Motorsport | 27 | Finland Atte Lehtonen | 2, 4–6 |
Race calendar
The series formed part of the BARC club racing meetings and expanded to sixteen rounds at six events, with four triple header events. A championship calendar was released on 14 December 2012, with the final round once again in support of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship. All rounds will held in England.
Championship standings
A driver's best 15 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
| Pos | Driver | DON | SNE | THR | CRO | ROC | SIL | Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver DON SNE THR CRO ROC SIL Points 1 United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 7 2 2 3 2 Ret Ret 408 2 Malaysia Weiron Tan 3 Ret 7 Ret 5 13 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 12 331 3 Mexico Jorge Cevallos 11 1 6 6 4 3 Ret 7 6 3 4 6 7 3 5 4 307 4 China Cao Hongwei 7 6 11 13 Ret 2 8 5 2 4 15 3 4 1 4 3 296 5 United Kingdom Jake Cook 12 4 2 3 2 Ret 3 3 4 5 6 4 6 Ret 2 Ret 292 6 United Kingdom Sam MacLeod 2 13 18 1 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 169 7 Lebanon Joe Ghanem 4 5 5 7 Ret Ret 4 Ret 9 Ret 3 Ret 14 4 166 8 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Ret 9 17 5 Ret 6 12 Ret 7 Ret 16 7 12 6 6 6 163 9 Brazil Henrique Baptista Ret 4 8 4 6 6 11 6 5 15 11 Ret Ret Ret 158 10 Lebanon Shahan Sarkissian 9 11 12 12 Ret 11 10 10 10 Ret 13 12 15 9 8 8 146 11 Argentina Matias Galetto 6 Ret 3 Ret 9 5 Ret 4 Ret 11 8 5 Ret Ret 141 12 Russia Ivan Taranov Ret 3 4 14 DSQ Ret 5 DSQ 1 1 140 13 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant Ret 10 8 8 Ret 12 11 9 12 Ret 7 9 9 7 135 14 Italy Matteo Ferrer 5 7 9 16 6 DNS DNS DNS 15 9 10 Ret Ret 5 10 Ret 133 15 United Kingdom Matt Rao 8 8 14 17 3 9 7 DNS 8 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret Ret DNS 128 16 Hong Kong Shaun Thong Ret DNS 13 9 10 Ret Ret Ret 5 14 Ret 11 5 Ret 14 5 117 17 United Kingdom Ed Brand 10 12 10 Ret 7 10 Ret DNS 13 7 9 13 Ret Ret 100 18 Mexico Diego Menchaca Ret DNS 16 10 11 7 Ret 8 Ret 13 8 78 19 United Kingdom Piers Hickin 15 11 DSQ 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 7 11 74 20 Finland Atte Lehtonen 19 15 Ret 16 13 14 14 16 10 12 10 71 21 China Leo Ye 8 8 Ret 11 Ret 38 22 Finland Jesse Anttila 14 10 11 DNS DNS DNS 28 23 United Kingdom Ashley Crossey 9 7 28 24 United Kingdom Alex Gill 13 9 20 Pos Driver DON SNE THR CRO ROC SIL 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) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 408 |
| 2 | Malaysia Weiron Tan | 3 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 331 |
| 3 | Mexico Jorge Cevallos | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 307 |
| 4 | China Cao Hongwei | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 296 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Jake Cook | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 292 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Sam MacLeod | 2 | 13 | 18 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 169 |
| 7 | Lebanon Joe Ghanem | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 166 | ||
| 8 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | Ret | 9 | 17 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 16 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 163 |
| 9 | Brazil Henrique Baptista | Ret | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 158 | ||
| 10 | Lebanon Shahan Sarkissian | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 146 |
| 11 | Argentina Matias Galetto | 6 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 9 | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 141 | ||
| 12 | Russia Ivan Taranov | Ret | 3 | 4 | 14 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 140 | ||||||
| 13 | United Kingdom Tom Oliphant | Ret | 10 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 135 | ||
| 14 | Italy Matteo Ferrer | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 15 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 133 |
| 15 | United Kingdom Matt Rao | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 7 | DNS | 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 128 |
| 16 | Hong Kong Shaun Thong | Ret | DNS | 13 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 117 |
| 17 | United Kingdom Ed Brand | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 7 | 9 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 100 | ||
| 18 | Mexico Diego Menchaca | Ret | DNS | 16 | 10 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 78 | |||||
| 19 | United Kingdom Piers Hickin | 15 | 11 | DSQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 74 | |||||
| 20 | Finland Atte Lehtonen | 19 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 71 | |||||
| 21 | China Leo Ye | 8 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 38 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Finland Jesse Anttila | 14 | 10 | 11 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 | ||||||||||
| 23 | United Kingdom Ashley Crossey | 9 | 7 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | United Kingdom Alex Gill | 13 | 9 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DON | SNE | THR | CRO | ROC | SIL | 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) |
Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup
The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup was the 16th British Formula Renault Winter Series and the second all BARC championship only winter series. The series was held at Rockingham Motor Speedway on 16 and 17 November. The meeting took place with a two-day format with one qualifying and two races held each day, creating a four race championship.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| MGR Motorsport | 2 | United Kingdom Alex Gill |
| Fortec Motorsports | 7 | Croatia Martin Kodric |
| 8 | China Cao Hongwei | |
| 9 | Japan Yosuke Yamazaki | |
| 14 | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | |
| Jamun Racing Services | 77 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi |
Race calendar and results
The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 2 September 2013, with all rounds held at Rockingham Motor Speedway in England.
| Circuit | Date | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 16 November | R1 | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | Fortec Motorsports |
| R2 | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | China Cao Hongwei | Fortec Motorsports | ||
| R3 | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | Croatia Martin Kodric | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | Fortec Motorsports |
Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | ROC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | 1 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
| 2 | China Cao Hongwei | 3 | 1 | 4 | 79 |
| 3 | Croatia Martin Kodric | 4 | 4 | 2 | 74 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Alex Gill | 2 | 3 | 5 | 73 |
| 5 | Japan Yosuke Yamazaki | 5 | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| 6 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | NC | 5 | 3 | 45 |
| Pos | Driver | ROC | Points |