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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.[1]

Teams and drivers

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All teams were British-registered.

2013 Entry List
Team No. Driver name Rounds
Mtech Lite[2] 2 United Kingdom Alex Gill[3] 6
7 Lebanon Joe Ghanem[2] 1–5
13 Lebanon Shahan Sarkissian[2] All
37 Argentina Matias Galetto[2] 1–5
88 United Kingdom Edward Brand[2] 1–5
Scorpio Motorsport[4] 3 Brazil Henrique Baptista[4] 2–6
5 Russia Ivan Taranov[4] 1–3, 6
9 United Kingdom Piers Hickin[3] 6
Jamun Racing Services[2] 4 Mexico Diego Menchaca[2] 1–3, 5
77 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi[2] All
Fortec Motorsports[5] 6 Malaysia Weiron Tan[5] All
8 China Hongwei Cao[5] All
11 Hong Kong Shaun Thong[5] All
50 United Kingdom Sam MacLeod[5] All
Core Motorsport 9 United Kingdom Piers Hickin 2–4
22 United Kingdom Ashley Crossey[3] 6
Hillspeed[6] 10 United Kingdom Matthew Rao[6] All
25 United Kingdom Jake Cook[6] All
MGR Motorsport[7] 14 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant[7] 1–5
15 Italy Matteo Ferrer[7] All
16 United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst[7] All
17 Mexico Jorge Cevallos[7] All
Fortec Competition[8] 21 China Leo Yee[8] 5–6
Cliff Dempsey Racing 23 Finland Jesse Antilla[8] 4–5
SWB Motorsport 27 Finland Atte Lehtonen[8] 2, 4–6

Race calendar

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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.[1] All rounds will held in England.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
14 April United Kingdom Sam MacLeod United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R2 United Kingdom Sam MacLeod Russia Ivan Taranov Mexico Jorge Cevallos MGR Motorsport
2 R3 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(200 Circuit, Norfolk)
11 May United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R4 12 May Malaysia Weiron Tan United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Sam MacLeod Fortec Motorsports
R5 Malaysia Weiron Tan Malaysia Weiron Tan United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
3 R6 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
1 June United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R7 2 June United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R8 United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst Malaysia Weiron Tan United Kingdom Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
4 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
6 July China Hongwei Cao Malaysia Weiron Tan Malaysia Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R10 7 July Malaysia Weiron Tan United Kingdom Sam MacLeod Malaysia Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R11 China Hongwei Cao Malaysia Weiron Tan Malaysia Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
5 R12 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
10 August Malaysia Weiron Tan Malaysia Weiron Tan Malaysia Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R13 11 August Malaysia Weiron Tan Malaysia Weiron Tan Malaysia Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R14 Malaysia Weiron Tan Italy Matteo Ferrer China Hongwei Cao Fortec Motorsports
6 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
28 September Russia Ivan Taranov United Kingdom Jake Cook Russia Ivan Taranov Scorpio Motorsport
R16 29 September Hong Kong Shaun Thong Hong Kong Shaun Thong Russia Ivan Taranov Scorpio Motorsport

Championship standings

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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
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 Hongwei Cao 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 Yee 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 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)

Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup

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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.[9]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver
MGR Motorsport 2 United Kingdom Alex Gill[10]
Fortec Motorsports 7 Croatia Martin Kodric[10]
8 China Hongwei Cao[10]
9 Japan Yosuke Yamazaki[10]
14 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[10]
Jamun Racing Services 77 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi[10]

Race calendar and results

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The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 2 September 2013, with all rounds held at Rockingham Motor Speedway in England.[9]

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 Hongwei Cao Fortec Motorsports
R3 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat Croatia Martin Kodric United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat Fortec Motorsports

Championship standings

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Pos Driver ROC Points
1 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 1 2 1 96
2 China Hongwei Cao 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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Protyre Formula Renault expands to 16 rounds for 2013". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Exciting eighteen car grid confirmed for Protyre Formula Renault season opener". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Results 2013 Rounds 15&16 Silverstone". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Former Protyre FR Champions Scorpio confirm initial two-car squad". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c d e "Fortec reveals four car line-up for Protyre Formula Renault". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b c "Famous Cook name returns to Formula Renault with Hillspeed". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Middlehurst, Oliphant & Ferrer sign for MGR Motorsport". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b c d "Results 2013 Rounds 12,13&14 Rockingham". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Protyre Formula Renault 'Autumn Cup' Announced". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Results 2013 Autumn Cup Rockingham". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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