# 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

The 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the inaugural Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season. The season began at Oschersleben on 22 April and finished on 17 September at the Salzburgring, after sixteen races.
Motopark Academy driver Filipe Albuquerque won the NEC championship title, having won four races during the season. Runner-up Chris van der Drift amassed four race wins too. His JD Motorsport team-mate Xavier Maassen completed the top three with two wins.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Racing Sweden | 1 | Jesper Wulf Laursen | 7 |
| Racing Sweden | 5 | Niklas Edling | 7 |
| Team Aarthus Racing | 2 | Steffen Møller | 7 |
| Team Aarthus Racing | 6 | Sam Whan | 7 |
| Team Aarthus Racing | 15 | Jens Renstrup | 7 |
| MP Motorsport | 3 | Oscar Wilkens | All |
| MP Motorsport | 4 | Helmert Jan van der Slik | 1, 3–4 |
| MP Motorsport | 5 | Ricardo van der Ende | 6 |
| van Amersfoort | 7 | Dennis Swart | All |
| van Amersfoort | 8 | Gwendolyn Hertzberger | All |
| Motopark Academy | 10 | Filipe Albuquerque | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 11 | Nathan Antunes | 1–3 |
| Motopark Academy | 41 | Sébastien Buemi | 3–4, 7–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 42 | Oliver Oakes | 5 |
| Motorsport Arena | 12 | John Michael Edwards | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Motorsport Arena | 14 | Brendon Hartley | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Kern Motorsport | 15 | Yassine Benjamaa | 1 |
| Kern Motorsport | 16 | Patrick Kreuter | 1–5 |
| Lukoil Racing | 17 | Sergey Afanasyev | 1, 3–8 |
| Lukoil Racing | 52 | Sergey Chukanov | 1, 3–8 |
| Huggare Racing | 18 | Viktor Huggare | 6–7 |
| Team SRTS | 22 | Micke Ohlsson | 6–7 |
| JD Motorsport | 24 | Kasper Andersen | 1–2 |
| JD Motorsport | 25 | Chris van der Drift | 1–5, 7–8 |
| JD Motorsport | 26 | Xavier Maassen | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Koiranen Bros. Motorsport | 27 | Atte Mustonen | 1–5, 7 |
| Koiranen Bros. Motorsport | 28 | Tomi Limmonen | 1–5, 7 |
| Koiranen Bros. Motorsport | 69 | Mika Mäki | 7 |
| Koiranen Bros. Motorsport | 99 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | 2–5 |
| SL Formula Racing | 29 | Frédéric Vervisch | All |
| SL Formula Racing | 31 | Anton Nebylitskiy | All |
| AR Motorsport | 33 | Dennis Retera | 6 |
| AR Motorsport | 34 | Duarte Félix da Costa | All |
| AR Motorsport | 35 | Mervyn Kool | All |
| KEO Racing | 33 | Daniel Ivarsson | 7 |
| KEO Racing | 84 | Alexander Haegermark | 7 |
| MDR Motorsport | 37 | Sten Pentus | 5 |
| Astromega Racing | 38 | Qinghua Ma | 3–5 |
| Petrom District Racing | 39 | Mihai Marinescu | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Trakstar Racing AB | 43 | Philip Forsman | 6–7 |
| Trakstar Racing AB | 44 | Christian Kronegård | 6–7 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Event |
| 1 | R1 | Motopark Oschersleben | 22 April | Kasper Andersen | Kasper Andersen | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport | Beru Top 10 |
| 1 | R2 | Motopark Oschersleben | 23 April | Chris van der Drift | Kasper Andersen | Filipe Albuquerque | Motopark Academy | Beru Top 10 |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 13 May | Mervyn Kool | Atte Mustonen | Mervyn Kool | AR Motorsport | 1000 km of Spa |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 May | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Xavier Maassen | JD Motorsport | 1000 km of Spa |
| 3 | R1 | Nürburgring | 27 May | Chris van der Drift | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Motopark Academy | Beru Top 10 |
| 3 | R2 | Nürburgring | 28 May | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport | Beru Top 10 |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 June | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport | Pinkster Races |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 4 June | Chris van der Drift | Mervyn Kool | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport | Pinkster Races |
| 5 | R1 | Motopark Oschersleben | 1 July | Xavier Maassen | Xavier Maassen | Xavier Maassen | JD Motorsport | FIA GT Oschersleben 500km |
| 5 | R2 | Motopark Oschersleben | 2 July | Filipe Albuquerque | Chris van der Drift | Filipe Albuquerque | Motopark Academy | FIA GT Oschersleben 500km |
| 6 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 15 July | Sergey Afanasyev | Frédéric Vervisch | Ricardo van der Ende | MP Motorsport | Beru Top 10 |
| 6 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 16 July | Sergey Afanasyev | Sergey Afanasyev | Sergey Afanasyev | Lukoil Racing | Beru Top 10 |
| 7 | R1 | Anderstorp Raceway | 12 August | Filipe Albuquerque | Duarte Félix da Costa | Filipe Albuquerque | Motopark Academy | Swedish Touring Car Championship |
| 7 | R2 | Anderstorp Raceway | 13 August | Duarte Félix da Costa | Brendon Hartley | John Michael Edwards | Motopark Academy | Swedish Touring Car Championship |
| 8 | R1 | Salzburgring | 16 September | Sébastien Buemi | Filipe Albuquerque | Sébastien Buemi | Motopark Academy | Beru Top 10 |
| 8 | R2 | Salzburgring | 17 September | Mihai Marinescu | Sébastien Buemi | Filipe Albuquerque | Motopark Academy | Beru Top 10 |

## Standings

Race point system :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver name | OSC | OSC | SPA | SPA | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN | ZAN | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | AND | AND | SAL | SAL | Points |
| Pos | Driver name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points |
| 1 | Filipe Albuquerque | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 312 |
| 2 | Chris van der Drift | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 267 |
| 3 | Xavier Maassen | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 252 |
| 4 | Mervyn Kool | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 204 |
| 5 | John Michael Edwards | 8 | 4 | 2 | DNS | 3 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | | | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 184 |
| 6 | Mihai Marinescu | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | | | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 175 |
| 7 | Sébastien Buemi | | | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 172 |
| 8 | Sergey Afanasyev | 5 | 2 | | | 15 | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 167 |
| 9 | Frédéric Vervisch | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 21 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 152 |
| 10 | Brendon Hartley | 12 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 6 | | | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 151 |
| 11 | Atte Mustonen | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | | | Ret | Ret | | | 149 |
| 12 | Duarte Félix da Costa | 10 | 12 | 11 | DNS | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 140 |
| 13 | Anton Nebylitskiy | 14 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 116 |
| 14 | Dennis Swart | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 104 |
| 15 | Oscar Wilkens | 13 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 96 |
| 16 | Sergey Chukanov | 16 | DNS | | | 17 | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 20 | 9 | 10 | 96 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | | | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | 92 |
| 18 | Helmert Jan van der Slik | 9 | 7 | | | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 19 | Kasper Andersen | 3 | 16* | 16 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 77 |
| 20 | Gwendolyn Hertzberger | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 10 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 74 |
| 21 | Patrick Kreuter | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | 64 |
| 22 | Tomi Limmonen | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | 10 | Ret | | | 14 | Ret | | | 55 |
| 23 | Ricardo van der Ende | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 54 |
| 24 | Nathan Antunes | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 25 | Ron Marchal | | | 14 | 7 | Ret | 18 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 26 | Qinghua Ma | | | | | 11 | EX | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | 33 |
| 27 | Oliver Oakes | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | 26 |
| 28 | Philip Forsman | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | | | 22 |
| 29 | Viktor Huggare | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | | | 20 |
| 30 | Sten Pentus | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | 18 |
| 31 | Christian Kronegård | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | | | 17 |
| 32 | Micke Ohlsson | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | | | 12 |
| 33 | Mika Mäki | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | 12 |
| 34 | Yassine Benjamaa | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| | Dennis Retera | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| The following drivers are guest ineligible to final standing. |||||||||||||||||||
| | Steffen Møller | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | – |
| | Daniel Ivarsson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | | | – |
| | Alexander Haegermark | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 19 | | | – |
| | Jens Renstrup | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 22 | | | – |
| | Sam Whan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 24 | | | – |
| | Jesper Wulf Laursen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Ret | | | – |
| | Niklas Edling | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | – |
| Pos | Driver name | OSC | OSC | SPA | SPA | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN | ZAN | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | AND | AND | SAL | SAL | Points |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 Ineligible for points at Anderstorp.