# 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

The 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup is the seventh Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season. The season began at Hockenheimring on 21 April and finished on 14 October at Spa, after 20 races at 8 events.

## Drivers and teams

After the Formula Renault UK was cancelled for the 2012 season, British team Fortec Motorsports joined the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC with refugee Josh Hill and Intersteps champion Jake Dennis among its drivers, whereas Manor Competition followed with Jordan King.
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Inter Europol Competition | 2 | Jakub Śmiechowski | All |
| Inter Europol Competition | 3 | Remi Kirchdörffer | All |
| Inter Europol Competition | 4 | Lena Heun | 8 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 5 | Pieter Schothorst | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 6 | Alex Riberas | 1–2, 5 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 7 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 1–2, 5 |
| SL Formula Racing | 8 | David Freiburghaus | 1–6 |
| SL Formula Racing | 9 | Robert Siska | 1–2, 5–6 |
| SL Formula Racing | 41 | Alessio Picariello | 3–4, 6, 8 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 10 | Roman Beregech | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 11 | Jeroen Slaghekke | All |
| PositionOne Motorsport | 14 | Leopold Ringbom | All |
| KTR | 16 | Victor Colomé | All |
| KTR | 17 | Yu Kanamaru | All |
| KTR | 18 | Ignazio D'Agosto | All |
| Speedlover | 20 | Frank Suntjens | All |
| Interwetten.com Racing | 23 | Sandy Stuvik | All |
| Interwetten.com Racing | 24 | Victor Bouveng | 1–3, 5–8 |
| R-ace GP | 26 | Nyck de Vries | 1–2, 4–5, 8 |
| R-ace GP | 27 | Pierre Gasly | 1–2, 5 |
| R-ace GP | 28 | Andrea Pizzitola | 1–2, 4–5, 8 |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 30 | Raoul Owens | 8 |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 31 | Kevin Kleveros | 1 |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 32 | Jordan King | All |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 33 | Meindert van Buuren | All |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 34 | Steijn Schothorst | All |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 35 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | All |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 36 | Alexey Chuklin | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 37 | Corinna Kamper | 5–6 |
| Trackstar | 31 | Kevin Kleveros | 2–8 |
| Trackstar | 48 | Ronnie Lundströmer | 1–4, 6 |
| Daltec Racing | 37 | Corinna Kamper | 1–4 |
| Daltec Racing | 38 | Dennis Wüsthoff | All |
| Daltec Racing | 39 | Rafael Danieli | 1 |
| Daltec Racing | 40 | Kevin Giovesi | 1 |
| Daltec Racing | 44 | Christof von Grünigen | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Daltec Racing | 67 | Kevin Jörg | 8 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 42 | Gabriela Jilkova | 6 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 43 | Richard Gonda | 1–3 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 45 | Christian Malcharek | 6 |
| One Racing | 45 | Alex Bosak | 5 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 52 | Seb Morris | 8 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 53 | Mikko Pakari | 1–2, 4, 6, 8 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 54 | Ed Jones | 1–2, 4, 6, 8 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 55 | Josh Hill | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 56 | Jake Dennis | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 57 | Dan de Zille | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 58 | Shahaan Engineer | All |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 60 | Gabriel Casagrande | 1, 3–8 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 61 | Tomasz Krzeminski | 7 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 62 | Gustavo Lima | 8 |
| Prema Powerteam | 63 | Luca Ghiotto | 8 |
| Prema Powerteam | 64 | Bruno Bonifacio | 8 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 65 | Liam Venter | 8 |
| Sandro Luković | 68 | Sandro Luković | 8 |

## Race calendar and results

The eight-event provisional calendar for the 2012 season was announced on 22 November 2011. The Spa round was later moved to the end of the season.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Event |
| 1 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 21 April | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Preis der Stadt Stuttgart |
| 1 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 22 April | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Jake Dennis | Fortec Motorsports | Preis der Stadt Stuttgart |
| 1 | R3 | Hockenheimring | 22 April | Jeroen Slaghekke | Nyck de Vries | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Preis der Stadt Stuttgart |
| 2 | R1 | Nürburgring | 22 June | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing | VLN |
| 2 | R2 | Nürburgring | 23 June | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing | VLN |
| 3 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 7 July | Jeroen Slaghekke | Steijn Schothorst | Josh Hill | Fortec Motorsports | Preis der Stadt Magdeburg |
| 3 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 7 July | Jake Dennis | Josh Hill | Josh Hill | Fortec Motorsports | Preis der Stadt Magdeburg |
| 3 | R3 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 8 July | Alessio Picariello | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Fortec Motorsports | Preis der Stadt Magdeburg |
| 4 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 4 August | Jake Dennis | Steijn Schothorst | Jake Dennis | Fortec Motorsports | Gamma Racing Day |
| 4 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 5 August | Nyck de Vries | Nyck de Vries | Nyck de Vries | R-ace GP | Gamma Racing Day |
| 5 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | 26 August | Alex Riberas | Stoffel Vandoorne | Alex Riberas | Josef Kaufmann Racing | AvD |
| 5 | R2 | Red Bull Ring | 26 August | Alex Riberas | Josh Hill | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing | AvD |
| 6 | R1 | Autodrom Most | 1 September | Josh Hill | Josh Hill | Josh Hill | Fortec Motorsports | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 6 | R2 | Autodrom Most | 2 September | Jake Dennis | Jordan King | Jeroen Slaghekke | Van Amersfoort Racing | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 6 | R3 | Autodrom Most | 2 September | Leopold Ringbom | Mikko Pakari | Steijn Schothorst | Manor MP Motorsport | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 22 September | Jeroen Slaghekke | Jake Dennis | Josh Hill | Fortec Motorsports | Trophy of the Dunes |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 22 September | Shahaan Engineer | Steijn Schothorst | Steijn Schothorst | Manor MP Motorsport | Trophy of the Dunes |
| 7 | R3 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 23 September | Shahaan Engineer | Jordan King | Jordan King | Manor MP Motorsport | Trophy of the Dunes |
| 8 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 October | Mikko Pakari | Alessio Picariello | Josh Hill | Fortec Motorsports | Racing Festival |
| 8 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 October | Mikko Pakari | Andrea Pizzitola | Yu Kanamaru | KTR | Racing Festival |

## Standings
### Drivers' Championship

* Championship points were awarded on a 30, 24, 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 20 classified finishers in each race.
| Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | OSC | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | RBR | RBR | MST | MST | MST | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | SPA | SPA | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Points |
| 1 | Jake Dennis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 376 |
| 2 | Jordan King | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 316 |
| 3 | Josh Hill | Ret | 3 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 12 | 311 |
| 4 | Jeroen Slaghekke | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 21 | 241 |
| 5 | Steijn Schothorst | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 212 |
| 6 | Kevin Kleveros | 5 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 196 |
| 7 | Shahaan Engineer | 8 | 8 | Ret | 31 | DNS | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 195 |
| 8 | Gabriel Casagrande | 26 | 29 | 15 | | | 7 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 19 | 181 |
| 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 176 |
| 10 | Nyck de Vries | 32 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 2 | | | | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | 14 | 166 |
| 11 | Meindert van Buuren | DNS | 9 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 7 | Ret | 28 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 161 |
| 12 | Leopold Ringbom | 11 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 9 | 23 | Ret | 25 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 154 |
| 13 | Andrea Pizzitola | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | 10 | 17 | 141 |
| 14 | Sandy Stuvik | 10 | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNS | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 16 | 23 | 140 |
| 15 | Alessio Picariello | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 28 | | | 4 | 27 | 2 | | | | 2 | 8 | 120 |
| 16 | Alex Riberas | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | | | | | | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 97 |
| 17 | Yu Kanamaru | 23 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 21 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 20 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 17 | 1 | 97 |
| 18 | Ignazio D'Agosto | 27 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 19 | 13 | 26 | 10 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 89 |
| 19 | Dennis Wüsthoff | 18 | 14 | Ret | 30 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 88 |
| 20 | Victor Colomé | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | 14 | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 87 |
| 21 | Ed Jones | 33 | 25 | 13 | 8 | DNS | | | | 5 | 8 | | | 10 | 18 | 8 | | | | 25 | 15 | 85 |
| 22 | Victor Bouveng | 13 | 22 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | 22 | 14 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 82 |
| 23 | Pierre Gasly | Ret | 13 | 17 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 78 |
| 24 | Mikko Pakari | 30 | 16 | 8 | 7 | Ret | | | | 9 | Ret | | | 11 | 6 | Ret | | | | Ret | 13 | 75 |
| 25 | Jakub Śmiechowski | 9 | Ret | 16 | 15 | DNS | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | 75 |
| 26 | Dan de Zille | NC | 28 | Ret | 18 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 25 | 23 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 22 | 63 |
| 27 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | 21 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | Ret | 24 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 20 | 32 | 60 |
| 28 | Christof von Grünigen | 16 | DNS | 10 | 26 | 9 | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 24 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 49 |
| 29 | Roman Beregech | 22 | 18 | Ret | 22 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 21 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 48 |
| 30 | Pieter Schothorst | Ret | Ret | DNS | 5 | Ret | | | | 4 | 9 | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 31 | Frank Suntjens | 12 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 24 | 5 | 44 |
| 32 | Ronnie Lundströmer | 15 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | | | 23 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | 41 |
| 33 | David Freiburghaus | 17 | Ret | DNS | 19 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 17 | Ret | 22 | 24 | 28 | 12 | Ret | 17 | | | | | | 25 |
| 34 | Alexey Chuklin | 31 | Ret | 20 | 23 | 29 | Ret | 16 | 25 | | | 25 | Ret | 25 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | 23 |
| 35 | Bruno Bonifacio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 20 |
| 36 | Sandro Lukovic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 3 | 20 |
| 37 | Tomasz Krzeminski | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 13 | | | 17 |
| 38 | Richard Gonda | 24 | 24 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 39 | Gustavo Lima | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | 15 |
| 40 | Kevin Giovesi | 20 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 41 | Corinna Kamper | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 20 | Ret | | | | | | 12 |
| 42 | Remi Kirchdörffer | 29 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 24 | Ret | 21 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 27 | 31 | 12 |
| 43 | Seb Morris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 11 | 10 |
| 44 | Luca Ghiotto | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | 7 |
| 45 | Christian Malcharek | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | 6 |
| 46 | Rafael Danieli | 19 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 47 | Kevin Jörg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 29 | 3 |
| 48 | Raoul Owens | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 33 | 2 |
| 49 | Robert Siska | 28 | 27 | 21 | Ret | 27 | | | | | | 30 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 25 | | | | | | 0 |
| 50 | Liam Venter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | 0 |
| 51 | Alex Bosak | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 25 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 52 | Lena Heun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 26 | 0 |
| 53 | Gabriela Jilkova | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 27 | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | OSC | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | RBR | RBR | MST | MST | MST | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | SPA | SPA | 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) |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | HOC | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | OSC | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | RBR | RBR | MST | MST | MST | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | SPA | SPA | Points |
| 1 | Fortec Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 471 |
| 2 | Manor MP Motorsport | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 404 |
| 3 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 248 |
| 4 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 226 |
| 5 | R-ace GP | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | 14 | 215 |
| 6 | Mark Burdett Motorsport | 26 | 29 | 15 | | | 7 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 201 |
| 7 | Interwetten.com Racing | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 184 |
| 8 | Trackstar | 15 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 172 |
| 9 | KTR | 23 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 17 | 1 | 154 |
| 10 | PositionOne Motorsport | 11 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 9 | 23 | Ret | 25 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 154 |
| 11 | Daltec Racing | 16 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 140 |
| 12 | SL Formula Racing | 17 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 2 | | | | 2 | 8 | 130 |
| 13 | Inter Europol Competition | 9 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 94 |
| 14 | Speedlover | 12 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 24 | 5 | 43 |
| 15 | Krenek Motorsport | 24 | 24 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 19 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 16 | Prema Powerteam | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 20 |
| 17 | Sandro Luković | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 3 | 20 |
| 18 | Falcon Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Team | HOC | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | OSC | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | RBR | RBR | MST | MST | MST | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | SPA | SPA | Points |