# 2005 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

The 2005 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the inaugural season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault. The season began at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on 4 June and finished at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 23 October, after seven rounds and fifteen races. Jan Heylen won the title, having battled Renaud Derlot for the entire campaign.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Team Elias | 1 | Luis Miguel Reyes | | All |
| Team Elias | 6 | Angel Burgueño | | 1, 3-4 |
| Thierry Boutsen Racing | 2 | Renaud Kuppens | | All |
| Thierry Boutsen Racing | 7 | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | | All |
| Team Lompech Sport | 3 | Frédéric Gabillon | | All |
| Team Lompech Sport | 4 | Sébastien Dhouailly | J | All |
| Iris Racing | 5 | Marc Benz | J | All |
| Oregon Team | 8 | Pedro Petiz | J | All |
| Oregon Team | 9 | Nicola Gianniberti | | All |
| Oregon Team | 64 | Mike Parisy | J | 7 |
| Racing for Belgium | 10 | César Campaniço | | All |
| Racing for Belgium | 11 | Jan Heylen | | All |
| Racing for Belgium | 12 | Wim Coekelbergs | | 1, 4 |
| Racing for Belgium | 12 | Miguel Freitas | J | 2, 6 |
| Racing for Belgium | 12 | Fernando Navarrete | | 3 |
| Racing for Belgium | 12 | Shigeki Ebihara | | 7 |
| Equipe Verschuur | 14 | Bernhard ten Brinke | | All |
| Equipe Verschuur | 15 | Frans Verschuur | | 1-2 |
| Equipe Verschuur | 15 | Jeroen Reijntjens | | 4, 7 |
| Equipe Verschuur | 15 | Sandor van Es | | 5 |
| Equipe Verschuur | 15 | Paul van Splunteren | | 6 |
| Auto Janák | 16 | Jiří Janák | J | 2-5, 7 |
| TP Compétition / Huger | 17 | Renaud Derlot | | All |
| TP Compétition / Huger | 36 | Jean-Yves Mallat | | All |
| TP Compétition / Huger | 37 | Philippe Macé | | 1-6 |
| TP Compétition / Huger | 38 | Jean-Paul Coppens | J | 1 |
| Blue Jumeirah Team | 18 | Rafael Unzurrunzaga | | 3, 5-7 |
| Hervas Racing | 20 | Juan Morales | | 1-4, 6 |
| Porfesa Competicion | 21 | Santiago Porteiro | | 1-4 |
| Energy Racing | 22 | Pascal Ballay | | 1-4, 6-7 |
| Energy Racing | 22 | Lucas Lasserre | | 5 |
| Pouchelon Racing | 23 | Ludovic Badey | | All |
| Pouchelon Racing | 66 | Matthieu Cheruy | | 6-7 |
| Tech 1 Racing | 24 | Simon Abadie | | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 25 | Matthieu Lahaye | J | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 27 | Antonio Aristi | | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 28 | Jean-Christophe Ravier | | 1-4 |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 28 | Angel Burgueño | | 5-7 |
| Senn Motorsport | 29 | Andreas Mayerl | | All |
| Saturn Motorsport | 33 | Victor Fernandez | | All |
| Saturn Motorsport | 34 | Lluis Llobet | | All |
| Gemo Sport | 64 | Mike Parisy | J | 1-6 |
| Gemo Sport | 65 | Pierre Hirschi | | 2, 4-7 |
| Gemo Sport | 65 | Bruno Bazaud | | 3 |
| Icon | Class |
| J | Junior Class |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 4 June | Renaud Derlot | Jan Heylen | Jan Heylen | Racing for Belgium |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 5 June | Jan Heylen | Jan Heylen | Jan Heylen | Racing for Belgium |
| 2 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 10 July | Nicola Gianniberti | Matthieu Lahaye | Renaud Derlot | TP Compétition / Huger |
| 2 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 10 July | Renaud Derlot | Renaud Derlot | Jan Heylen | Racing for Belgium |
| 3 | R1 | Circuito Urbano Bilbao | 16 July | Jan Heylen | Jan Heylen | Jan Heylen | Racing for Belgium |
| 3 | R2 | Circuito Urbano Bilbao | 17 July | Cancelled | Nicola Gianniberti | Jan Heylen | Racing for Belgium |
| 4 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 6 August | César Campaniço | Nicola Gianniberti | César Campaniço | Racing for Belgium |
| 4 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 7 August | Renaud Derlot | César Campaniço | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Thierry Boutsen Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Donington Park | 10 September | Jan Heylen | Jan Heylen | Jan Heylen | Racing for Belgium |
| 5 | R2 | Donington Park | 11 September | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Jan Heylen | Ludovic Badey | Pouchelon Racing |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo do Estoril | 1 October | Renaud Derlot | Nicola Gianniberti | Ludovic Badey | Pouchelon Racing |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo do Estoril | 2 October | Ludovic Badey | Marc Benz | Ludovic Badey | Pouchelon Racing |
| 6 | R3 | Autódromo do Estoril | 2 October | Marc Benz | Ludovic Badey | Ludovic Badey | Pouchelon Racing |
| 7 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 22 October | Marc Benz | Marc Benz | Simon Abadie | Tech 1 Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 23 October | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Matthieu Lahaye | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Thierry Boutsen Racing |

### Notes

* ↑ The second qualifying at Bilbao was cancelled due to repeated driving over the kerbs; it was weakening elements of the cars' suspension. The drivers started in the finishing order of the first race.

## Drivers' Championship

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | BUG | BUG | BIL | BIL | OSC | OSC | DON | DON | EST | EST | EST | MNZ | MNZ | Points |
| 1 | Jan Heylen | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 21 | Ret | 147 |
| 2 | Renaud Derlot | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 134 |
| 3 | Ludovic Badey | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | Ret | 108 |
| 4 | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 13 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 89 |
| 5 | César Campaniço | Ret | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 85 |
| 6 | Nicola Gianniberti | 24 | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 74 |
| 7 | Angel Burgueño | 4 | 11 | | | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | Marc Benz | 15 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 50 |
| 9 | Matthieu Lahaye | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 4 | 47 |
| 10 | Simon Abadie | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 20 | 41 |
| 11 | Frédéric Gabillon | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 41 |
| 12 | Renaud Kuppens | 9 | 4 | Ret | 21 | 24 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 36 |
| 13 | Pedro Petiz | 13 | Ret | 15 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 26 |
| 14 | Jean-Christophe Ravier | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 13 | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 15 | Mike Parisy | 11 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 25 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 26 |
| 16 | Bernhard ten Brinke | 18 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 | Santiago Porteiro | 6 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Sébastien Dhouailly | 12 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 20 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 |
| 19 | Luis Miguel Reyes | 16 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 17 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 17 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 |
| 20 | Miguel Freitas | | | 24 | 10 | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | Ret | | | 5 |
| 21 | Andreas Mayerl | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 22 | Lucas Lasserre | | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Frans Verschuur | 17 | 15 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Jiří Janák | | | 17 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 22 | | | | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| 25 | Sandor van Es | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | Antonio Aristi | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Jean-Yves Mallat | 19 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 28 | Pascal Ballay | 27 | 19 | 21 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Jeroen Reijntjens | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 0 |
| 30 | Fernando Navarrete | | | | | 20 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Jean-Paul Coppens | 22 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Pierre Hirschi | | | 25 | 24 | | | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 33 | Bruno Bazaud | | | | | 17 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 34 | Philippe Macé | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 24 | 23 | 22 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 19 | | | 0 |
| 35 | Lluis Llobet | 23 | 21 | Ret | 20 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 36 | Wim Coekelbergs | 25 | 23 | | | | | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 37 | Victor Fernandez | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | Ret | 25 | 24 | Ret | 23 | 25 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 38 | Rafael Unzurrunzaga | | | | | DNS | 26 | | | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 0 |
| 39 | Juan Morales | DNS | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 25 | | | 22 | Ret | DSQ | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||
| | Matthieu Cheruy | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 11 | |
| | Paul van Splunteren | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 10 | 11 | | | |
| | Shigeki Ebihara | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | BUG | BUG | BIL | BIL | OSC | OSC | DON | DON | EST | EST | EST | MNZ | MNZ | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |