# 2001 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

The 2001 Formula Renault UK season was the 13th British Formula Renault Championship. The season ended after thirteen rounds held in the United Kingdom. 43 drivers competed in this series. All driver used the Tatuus FR2000 (Renault) car.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Manor Motorsport | 1 | James Eaton | 1–7, 9–13 |
| Manor Motorsport | 2 | Matt Griffin | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 3 | Richard Antinucci | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 4 | Leighton Walker | 1–4 |
| Manor Motorsport | 4 | Chris Buncombe | 5–13 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 5 | Keith Dempsey | 6–13 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 6 | Danny Watts | All |
| Falcon Motorsport | 7 | Daniel Welch | 1–7 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 7 | Simon Pearson | 8–12 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 7 | Jim Edwards Jr. | 13 |
| Paston Racing | 8 | Vincent Apple | 1–9 |
| Paston Racing | 9 | Martin Steyn | All |
| Paston Racing | 12 | Hayanari Shimoda | 13 |
| Aztec International | 10 | Chris Buncombe | 1–4 |
| Aztec International | 10 | Alex Buncombe | 5–6, 8–13 |
| Aztec International | 10 | Gary Catt | 7 |
| Aztec International | 11 | Andrew Thompson | 1–11 |
| Aztec International | 11 | Colin Brown | 12–13 |
| Aztec International | 12 | Robert Huff | 7 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 15 | Steven Woodley | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 17 | James Andanson | 3–7 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 17 | Robby Coleman | 8–9 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 17 | Robert Bell | 10–11 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 17 | Ryan Sharp | 12 |
| Team DFR | 18 | Colin Brown | 1–6 |
| Team DFR | 18 | Gordon Coleman | 8–9 |
| Team DFR | 18 | Judd Coupland | 10–13 |
| Team DFR | 19 | Robby Coleman | 1–6 |
| Team DFR | 20 | Julien Piguet | 4 |
| Team DFR | 20 | John Dalziel | 9–13 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 23 | Robert Huff | 1–4 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 23 | Charles Hall | 12 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 24 | Peter Walsh | 1 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 34 | Michael Grime | 9–13 |
| Mach 1 Racing | 25 | Stuart Turvey | 1–2 |
| PBR Racing/Team Brask | 27 | Allan Simonsen | 1–5 |
| Motaworld Racing | 30 | Carl Breeze | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 31 | Tom Herridge | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 32 | Luis Mussi | 1–5 |
| Motaworld Racing | 32 | Tom Sisley | 6–13 |
| Motaworld Racing | 33 | Mark McLoughlin | 1–11 |
| Motaworld Racing | 33 | Andrew Thompson | 12–13 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 55 | Chaz Small | 9–12 |
| Saxon International | 76 | Katherine Legge | 13 |
| Saxon International | 77 | Charles Hall | 1–3 |
| Saxon International | 77 | Jason Coffin | 4 |
| Saxon International | 77 | Stuart King | 5–13 |
| Saxon International | 78 | Fairuz Fauzy | All |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 16 April | Carl Breeze | Richard Antinucci | Carl Breeze | Motaworld Racing |
| 2 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 7 May | Richard Antinucci | Richard Antinucci | Richard Antinucci | Manor Motorsport |
| 3 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 20 May | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Motaworld Racing |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 2 June | Richard Antinucci | Danny Watts | Danny Watts | Falcon Motorsport |
| 5 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 1 July | Carl Breeze | Heikki Kovalainen | Richard Antinucci | Manor Motorsport |
| 6 | Knockhill Circuit, Fife | 22 July | James Andanson | Carl Breeze | Danny Watts | Falcon Motorsport |
| 7 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 4 August | Carl Breeze | Stuart King | Keith Dempsey | Cliff Dempsey Racing |
| 8 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 11 August | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Motaworld Racing |
| 9 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 26 August | Carl Breeze | Tom Sisley | Carl Breeze | Motaworld Racing |
| 10 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 9 September | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Fortec Motorsports |
| 11 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 9 September | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Fortec Motorsports |
| 12 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 23 September | Richard Antinucci | Richard Antinucci | Richard Antinucci | Manor Motorsport |
| 13 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 7 October | Richard Antinucci | Richard Antinucci | Richard Antinucci | Manor Motorsport |

## Drivers' Championship

* Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 12 best results counted towards the championship.
| Pos | Driver | BHI | THR | OUL | SIL | DON | KNO | SNE | CRO | OUL | SIL | SIL | DON | BGP | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts |
| 1 | Carl Breeze | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | (5) | 343 |
| 2 | Richard Antinucci | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 337 |
| 3 | Danny Watts | 4 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 253 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | 15 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 243 |
| 5 | Tom Sisley | | | | | | 6 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 2 | 136 |
| 6 | Matt Griffin | Ret | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 136 |
| 7 | Fairuz Fauzy | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 134 |
| 8 | Keith Dempsey | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 132 |
| 9 | Martin Steyn | Ret | 10 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 130 |
| 10 | Chris Buncombe | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 123 |
| 11 | Colin Brown | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | | | | | | Ret | 7 | 108 |
| 12 | Mark McLoughlin | DNS | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | 105 |
| 13 | Leighton Walker | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 85 |
| 14 | Tom Herridge | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | 15 | DNS | 8 | 14 | 5 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 79 |
| 15 | Vincent Apple | 7 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 9 | DNS | 6 | 16 | 16 | | | | | 77 |
| 16 | James Andanson | | | 4 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | 70 |
| 17 | Stuart King | | | | | 14 | DNS | Ret | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 63 |
| 18 | John Dalziel | | | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 60 |
| 19 | Robby Coleman | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | DNS | | 10 | Ret | | | | | 60 |
| 20 | Andrew Thompson | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 60 |
| 21 | Daniel Welch | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | 57 |
| 22 | Steven Woodley | 12 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 55 |
| 23 | Alex Buncombe | | | | | 13 | 15 | | Ret | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 54 |
| 24 | Luis Mussi | 10 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 25 | James Eaton | Ret | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | | 12 | Ret | 14 | 18 | Ret | 38 |
| 26 | Allan Simonsen | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 27 | Robert Huff | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | 7 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 28 | Charles Hall | Ret | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 25 |
| 29 | Robert Bell | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | 22 |
| 30 | Chaz Small | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | | 21 |
| 31 | Ryan Sharp | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 18 |
| 32 | Judd Coupland | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
| 33 | Simon Pearson | | | | | | | | DSQ | 18 | 13 | Ret | 19 | | 13 |
| 34 | Jason Coffin | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 35 | Michael Grime | | | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 16 | 21 | Ret | 8 |
| 36 | Stuart Turvey | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 37 | Gordon Coleman | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | | | 6 |
| 38 | Jim Edwards Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 4 |
| 39 | Katherine Legge | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 3 |
| | Peter Walsh | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julien Piguet | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gary Catt | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | |
| | Hayanari Shimoda | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | |
| 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) |