# 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

The 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the fourth Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season. The season began at Zandvoort on 12 April and finished on 4 October at Spa, after sixteen races.
Motopark Academy driver António Félix da Costa won the NEC championship title, having won nine races during the season, bringing the team their fourth successive drivers' championship title. His team-mates, Danish drivers Kevin Magnussen and Marco Sørensen, completed the top three, for the team's third consecutive championship title.

## Drivers and teams

2009 Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Motopark Academy | 3 | Luís Felipe Derani | All |
| Motopark Academy | 4 | Bart Hylkema | All |
| Motopark Academy | 5 | Jimmy Eriksson | All |
| Motopark Academy | 6 | António Félix da Costa | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 7 | Marco Sørensen | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 8 | Juan Jacobo | 1–2 |
| Motopark Academy | 9 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 10 | Kevin Magnussen | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 48 | Kuba Giermaziak | 4–8 |
| Koiranen bros. | 11 | Jukka Honkavuori | 3 |
| Koiranen bros. | 16 | Daniel Aho | All |
| Koiranen bros. | 17 | Toomas Heikkinen | All |
| Koiranen bros. | 18 | Jesse Laine | All |
| Jedi-Racing Team | 12 | Julian Eisenreich | All |
| Brinkmann | 14 | Dominik Brinkmann | 1–2, 4 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | Mathijs Harkema | 1–2, 4–6, 8 |
| TT Racing | 20 | Kevin Korjus | All |
| TT Racing | 21 | Karl-Oscar Liiv | 1–5 |
| MP Motorsport | 21 | Karl-Oscar Liiv | 6–8 |
| MP Motorsport | 30 | Nigel Melker | 1–2, 4 |
| MP Motorsport | 31 | Daniël de Jong | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Red Step Formula | 22 | Henri Karjalainen | 3 |
| Red Step Formula | 23 | Johannes Moor | 3 |
| KEO Racing | 25 | Robert Siska | 2, 4, 7 |
| KEO Racing | 26 | Daniel Schilling | 2, 7 |
| SL Formula | 27 | Arnold Neveling | 1–4 |
| SL Formula | 28 | Daniel Schellnegger | 2 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 32 | Jakub Knoll | 1, 6–7 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 33 | Adam Kout | 4, 6 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 34 | Luís Sá Silva | 1–7 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 41 | Jakub Klášterka | 6 |
| CRS Racing | 36 | Harry Tincknell | 4 |
| Kulmanen | 38 | Kalle Kulmanen | 3 |
| Boller | 40 | Kai Boller | 6 |
| Ledermair | 43 | Johann Ledermair | 6–8 |
| Scuderia Nordica | 45 | Tõnis Vanaselja | 3 |
| Scuderia Nordica | 46 | Antti Rammo | 3 |
| Palmi Motorsport | 72 | Jakub Horak | 6 |
| Palmi Motorsport | 73 | David Palmi | 6 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Event |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 12 April | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | António Félix da Costa | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Motopark Academy | Easter Races |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 13 April | | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | Easter Races |
| 2 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 25 April | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | Hockenheim Historic |
| 2 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 26 April | | Marco Sørensen | Juan Jacobo | Motopark Academy | Hockenheim Historic |
| 3 | R1 | Alastaro Circuit | 13 June | Jimmy Eriksson | Jimmy Eriksson | Jimmy Eriksson | Motopark Academy | Formula Renault 2.0 Finland |
| 3 | R2 | Alastaro Circuit | 14 June | | Luís Felipe Derani | Daniel Aho | Koiranen bros. | Formula Renault 2.0 Finland |
| 4 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 20 June | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours |
| 4 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 21 June | | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours |
| 5 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 8 August | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | Rizla Racing Day |
| 5 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 9 August | | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | Rizla Racing Day |
| 6 | R1 | Autodrom Most | 29 August | Adam Kout | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Adam Kout | Krenek Motorsport | Truck GP |
| 6 | R2 | Autodrom Most | 30 August | | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | Truck GP |
| 7 | R1 | Nürburgring | 19 September | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Motopark Academy | World Series by Renault |
| 7 | R2 | Nürburgring | 20 September | | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | World Series by Renault |
| 8 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 October | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | Spa Racing Festival |
| 8 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 October | | Kevin Magnussen | Marco Sørensen | Motopark Academy | Spa Racing Festival |

## Standings

* Points system: 30, 24, 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 20th. Only the best 14 results counted towards the final standings.
| Pos | Driver | ZAN | ZAN | HOC | HOC | ALA | ALA | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | MST | MST | NÜR | NÜR | SPA | SPA | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points |
| 1 | António Félix da Costa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 361 |
| 2 | Kevin Magnussen | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 278 |
| 3 | Marco Sørensen | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 232 |
| 4 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | 1 | 17 | 2 | 15 | | | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 229 |
| 5 | Kevin Korjus | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 201 |
| 6 | Daniel Aho | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 198 |
| 7 | Luís Felipe Derani | Ret | 14 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 192 |
| 8 | Toomas Heikkinen | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 187 |
| 9 | Daniël de Jong | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | | | 8 | Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 164 |
| 10 | Bart Hylkema | 10 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 160 |
| 11 | Julian Eisenreich | 13 | 10 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 125 |
| 12 | Jesse Laine | 12 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 123 |
| 13 | Arnold Neveling | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 117 |
| 14 | Kuba Giermaziak | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 115 |
| 15 | Jimmy Eriksson | Ret | 18 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 113 |
| 16 | Karl-Oscar Liiv | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 113 |
| 17 | Mathijs Harkema | 15 | Ret | 14 | 9 | | | 14 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 12 | | | Ret | 13 | 82 |
| 18 | Nigel Melker | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 77 |
| 19 | Juan Jacobo | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 20 | Adam Kout | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | | | 1 | 6 | | | | | 63 |
| 21 | Luís Sá Silva | 17 | Ret | 18 | 14 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 18 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 10 | | | 44 |
| 22 | Johann Ledermair | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 44 |
| 23 | Henri Karjalainen | | | | | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 24 | Jukka Honkavuori | | | | | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 25 | Antti Rammo | | | | | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 26 | Jakub Knoll | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 18 | 19 | DNS | DNS | | | 20 |
| 27 | Dominik Brinkmann | DNS | Ret | 16 | 12 | | | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 28 | Robert Siska | | | 20 | 16 | | | 20 | 22 | | | | | 18 | 15 | | | 16 |
| 29 | Kalle Kulmanen | | | | | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 30 | Tõnis Vanaselja | | | | | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 31 | Daniel Schilling | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | | | 12 |
| 32 | Jakub Horak | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | | | | | 11 |
| 33 | David Palmi | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | | | | | 9 |
| 34 | Harry Tincknell | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 35 | Jakub Klášterka | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 20 | | | | | 8 |
| 36 | Johannes Moor | | | | | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 37 | Daniel Schellnegger | | | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 38 | Kai Boller | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 21 | | | | | 4 |
| Pos | Driver | ZAN | ZAN | HOC | HOC | ALA | ALA | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | MST | MST | NÜR | NÜR | SPA | SPA | Points |