# 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

The 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the eighth Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season, an open-wheel motor racing series for emerging young racing drivers based in Europe. The season began at Hockenheimring on 7 April and ended on 14 October at Zandvoort, after sixteen races at seven events.
The title was clinched by Fortec Motorsports driver Matt Parry, who won five races. His teammate Jack Aitken finished as runner-up after five podium finishes. Dennis Olsen with three podiums completed the top three in the drivers' standings. Wins in other races were shared between non-regular drivers Oliver Rowland, Steijn Schothorst, Andrea Pizzitola, Esteban Ocon, Óscar Tunjo and Jake Dennis.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1 | Steijn Schothorst | 1, 5–7 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2 | Gustav Malja | 1–2, 6 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 3 | Óscar Tunjo | 2, 4, 6 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 4 | Dennis Olsen | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 5 | Louis Delétraz | All |
| Inter Europol | 6 | Jakub Śmiechowski | All |
| Inter Europol | 45 | Max Biedermann | 6–7 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 7 | Jake Dennis | 1–2 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 8 | Mikko Pakkari | 1–2, 5 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 9 | Ed Jones | 1–2 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 28 | Shahaan Engineer | 1–2 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 29 | Philo Paz Armand | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 30 | Matt Parry | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 31 | Jack Aitken | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 52 | Sam MacLeod | 4–6 |
| SL Formula | 10 | Cédric Freiburghaus | All |
| SL Formula | 11 | Simon Stoller | 1–2 |
| SL Formula | 41 | Robert Siska | 3–4, 7 |
| SL Formula | 53 | Sean Walkinshaw | 4 |
| ART Junior Team | 12 | Alberto di Folco | 4–7 |
| ART Junior Team | 14 | Alexandre Baron | 1–2 |
| ART Junior Team | 15 | Esteban Ocon | 1–2, 6 |
| ART Junior Team | 16 | Andrea Pizzitola | 1–2, 4–7 |
| ART Junior Team | 17 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | All |
| ART Junior Team | 18 | Nicolas Jamin | All |
| ART Junior Team | 50 | Thiago Vivacqua | 6–7 |
| RC Formula | 19 | Roman Mavlanov | 1–2, 4, 7 |
| RC Formula | 20 | Aurélien Panis | 1–2 |
| Mark Burdett Racing | 21 | Andrés Méndez | All |
| Mark Burdett Racing | 22 | Raoul Owens | All |
| KEO Racing | 23 | Erik Johansson | 1–2 |
| KEO Racing | 24 | James Fletcher | 3 |
| KEO Racing | 54 | Kevin Kleveros | 5 |
| KEO Racing | 55 | Josef Záruba | 6–7 |
| KEO Racing | 56 | Michael Markussen | 7 |
| JD Motorsport | 25 | Juan Branger | All |
| JD Motorsport | 26 | Jakub Dalewski | 1–6 |
| JTR Racing | 33 | Julio Moreno | All |
| PositiOne Motorsport | 34 | Miika Laiho | 1–3 |
| Fortec Competition | 35 | Roman Beregech | All |
| Fortec Competition | 36 | Ryan Tveter | All |
| Fortec Competition | 37 | Alfonso Celis Jr. | All |
| Fortec Competition | 38 | Corinna Kamper | 2–7 |
| AV Formula | 39 | Fran Rueda | All |
| AV Formula | 40 | Victor Sendin | 1–3 |
| AV Formula | 51 | Aleksander Bosak | 5–7 |
| KTR | 42 | Yu Kanamaru | 1, 5–6 |
| KTR | 43 | Alex Albon | 1, 6 |
| KTR | 44 | Ignazio D'Agosto | 1 |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 46 | Oliver Rowland | 1, 6–7 |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 47 | Javier Merlo | 1 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 49 | Christian Malcharek | 2, 6 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 58 | Andrew Tang | 7 |
| Brixia Horse Power | 59 | Andrea Baiguera | 7 |

## Race calendar and results

The seven-event calendar for the 2013 season was revealed on 2 November 2012.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Event |
| 1 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 6 April | Matt Parry | Esteban Ocon | Esteban Ocon | ART Junior Team | Preis der Stadt Stuttgart |
| 1 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 7 April | Matt Parry | Esteban Ocon | Jake Dennis | Fortec Motorsports | Preis der Stadt Stuttgart |
| 1 | R3 | Hockenheimring | 7 April | Andrea Pizzitola | Andrea Pizzitola | Andrea Pizzitola | ART Junior Team | Preis der Stadt Stuttgart |
| 2 | R1 | Nürburgring | 21 April | Óscar Tunjo | Matt Parry | Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | AvD 100 Miles |
| 2 | R2 | Nürburgring | 21 April | Matt Parry | Esteban Ocon | Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | AvD 100 Miles |
| 3 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 1 June | Jack Aitken | Matt Parry | Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 3 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 2 June | Jack Aitken | Jack Aitken | Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 26 July | Óscar Tunjo | Óscar Tunjo | Óscar Tunjo | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Spa 24 Hours |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 27 July | Óscar Tunjo | Matt Parry | Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | Spa 24 Hours |
| 5 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 3 August | Steijn Schothorst | Steijn Schothorst | Steijn Schothorst | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Gamma Racing Day |
| 5 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 4 August | Steijn Schothorst | Steijn Schothorst | Steijn Schothorst | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Gamma Racing Day |
| 6 | R1 | Autodrom Most | 31 August | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Manor MP Motorsport | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 6 | R2 | Autodrom Most | 1 September | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Manor MP Motorsport | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 6 | R3 | Autodrom Most | 1 September | Andrea Pizzitola | Alex Albon | Steijn Schothorst | Josef Kaufmann Racing | ADAC Truck Grand Prix |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 12 October | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Manor MP Motorsport | Formido Finaleraces |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 13 October | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Manor MP Motorsport | Formido Finaleraces |
| 7 | R3 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 13 October | Dennis Olsen | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | | Formido Finaleraces |

## Championship standings

* 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 | SIL | SIL | SPA | SPA | ASS | ASS | MST | MST | MST | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points |
| 1 | Matt Parry | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 23 | 26 | 4 | Ret | C | 289 |
| 2 | Jack Aitken | 5 | Ret | 22 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | C | 230 |
| 3 | Dennis Olsen | 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | C | 211 |
| 4 | Oliver Rowland | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | C | 208 |
| 5 | Steijn Schothorst | 8 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | C | 202 |
| 6 | Andrea Pizzitola | 6 | 11 | 1 | Ret | 4 | | | 23 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | C | 190 |
| 7 | Nicolas Jamin | 31 | Ret | 28 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 7 | C | 144 |
| 8 | Jakub Dalewski | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 19 | C | 135 |
| 9 | Raoul Owens | 13 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 20 | Ret | C | 127 |
| 10 | Mikko Pakari | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 125 |
| 11 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | 21 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 19 | 11 | 8 | C | 123 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | Ret | | | | 122 |
| 13 | Óscar Tunjo | | | | 3 | 10 | | | 1 | Ret | | | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | 118 |
| 14 | Alfonso Celis Jr. | Ret | Ret | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 3 | C | 109 |
| 15 | Gustav Malja | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 7 | Ret | | | | 98 |
| 16 | Ryan Tveter | 30 | 25 | 25 | Ret | 11 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 24 | C | 87 |
| 17 | Roman Beregech | 17 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 21 | 17 | 8 | 10 | C | 86 |
| 18 | Roman Mavlanov | Ret | 8 | Ret | 16 | 21 | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | 2 | C | 81 |
| 19 | Louis Delétraz | 25 | 29 | 19 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 5 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | C | 77 |
| 20 | Alberto di Folco | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 9 | C | 73 |
| 21 | Victor Sendin | 10 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 62 |
| 22 | Alex Albon | 32 | 9 | 23 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 9 | 2 | | | | 61 |
| 23 | Shahaan Engineer | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 24 | Fran Rueda | Ret | 24 | Ret | 19 | 20 | DNS | 12 | 6 | Ret | 15 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 13 | C | 56 |
| 25 | Julio Moreno | 29 | Ret | 29 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 18 | C | 48 |
| 26 | Yu Kanamaru | 15 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 11 | | | | 47 |
| 27 | Aurélien Panis | 18 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 28 | Philo Paz Armand | 22 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 11 | C | 45 |
| 29 | Ed Jones | 14 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 30 | Sam MacLeod | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 13 | Ret | | | | 43 |
| 31 | Jake Dennis | 24 | 1 | 9 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 32 | Cédric Freiburghaus | 23 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 25 | C | 35 |
| 33 | Erik Johansson | 16 | 17 | 12 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 34 | Corinna Kamper | | | | 20 | 30 | DNS | 18 | 14 | Ret | 22 | 23 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 29 | 14 | C | 24 |
| 35 | Andrés Méndez | 27 | Ret | 27 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 20 | 20 | 28 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 22 | C | 21 |
| 36 | James Fletcher | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 37 | Juan Branger | 26 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | | | | 18 |
| 38 | Andrew Tang | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 12 | C | 16 |
| 39 | Aleksander Bosak | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 23 | 16 | C | 15 |
| 40 | Jakub Śmiechowski | 20 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 23 | DNS | 20 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 19 | Ret | DNS | 25 | 21 | Ret | C | 15 |
| 41 | Miika Laiho | 33 | 27 | 32 | 23 | Ret | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 42 | Thiago Vivacqua | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 26 | 28 | 19 | 15 | C | 8 |
| 43 | Josef Záruba | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 29 | 18 | 17 | Ret | C | 8 |
| 44 | Robert Siska | | | | | | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | | | | | | 27 | 23 | C | 5 |
| 45 | Sean Walkinshaw | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 46 | Kevin Kleveros | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 47 | Javier Merlo | 19 | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 48 | Ignazio D'Agosto | Ret | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 49 | Christian Malcharek | | | | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | 27 | Ret | 20 | | | | 1 |
| 50 | Andrea Baiguera | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 20 | C | 1 |
| 51 | Max Biedermann | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 27 | Ret | 26 | 21 | C | 0 |
| 52 | Michael Markussen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Ret | C | 0 |
| 53 | Simon Stoller | 28 | 26 | 30 | 27 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 54 | Alexandre Baron | Ret | Ret | DNS | 29 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | SIL | SIL | SPA | SPA | ASS | ASS | MST | MST | MST | ZAN | ZAN | ZAN | 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) |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The third race at Zandvoort was cancelled due to rain.