# 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup

The 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season was the twelfth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 20 April and finished at the Circuito do Estoril on 19 October, after nine races.
Series veteran Éric Salignon scored four victories at Magny-Cours, Silverstone, Oschersleben and Imola during the season, he took the championship at the wheel of his Graff Racing-run car, giving team their first Eurocup championship. Swiss driver Neel Jani who competed with Jenzer Motorsport was the only Salignon's rival championship title was not resolved until the final round, and Jani finished in series' standings just four points behind French driver, winning races at Anderstorp, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Circuito do Estoril. Salignon's teammate Nicolas Lapierre improved to third place. Cram Competition's José María López won at Jarama on way to his fourth place. Lewis Hamilton completed the top five, competing just four of the nine races, taking his first Eurocup win in the home Donington Park race.

## Teams and drivers

2002 Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Graff Racing | 1 | Eric Salignon | All |
| Graff Racing | 11 | Frederic Barth | All |
| Graff Racing | 12 | Nicolas Lapierre | 1–8 |
| Graff Racing | 21 | Bruce Lorgeré-Roux | 1–3 |
| Graff Racing | 68 | Julien Joulian Falcini | 6 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 2 | Davide di Benedetto | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 34 | Christian Montanari | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Colak Team | 3 | Marin Colak | 1–2 |
| Johns Racing Team | 4 | John Svensson | 1–7, 9 |
| Johns Racing Team | 27 | Paul Henry Fastre | 1–5 |
| Johns Racing Team | 73 | Jeremy Izzarelli | 6 |
| Johns Racing Team | 75 | Jürgen van Hover | 6 |
| MA-con Racing | 5 | Ross Zwolsman | 1–2 |
| MA-con Racing | 32 | Hannes Lachinger | All |
| MA-con Racing | 49 | Andre Nicastro | 4–5 |
| MA-con Racing | 78 | Jos Menten | 6–7 |
| MA-con Racing | 82 | Alexandros Margaritis | 8–9 |
| RP Motorsport | 6 | Marco Bonanomi | 1–2, 6–7 |
| RP Motorsport | 71 | Giovanni Berton | 6 |
| RP Motorsport | ?? | Toni Vilander | 7 |
| RC Motorsport | 7 | Robert Kubica | 1–7, 9 |
| RC Motorsport | 37 | Carlos Pereira | 1–5, 7, 9 |
| RC Motorsport | 72 | Fernando Rees | 6–7, 9 |
| RC Motorsport | 74 | Paulo Bueno | 1–2 |
| ADM Junior Team | 8 | Gregory Franchi | 1–7, 9 |
| ADM Junior Team | 22 | Dennis van Lammern | 1–3 |
| ADM Junior Team | 86 | Marcello Thomaz | 10 |
| EuroInternational | 9 | John C. Antonio | 3–9 |
| ASM | 10 | Nicolas Armindo | 1–3, 6 |
| ASM | 20 | Mike den Tandt | 1–4, 6–7 |
| ASM | 57 | Alexandre Prémat | 1–3, 6 |
| ASM | 77 | Simon Pagenaud | 6 |
| Cram Competition | 14 | Lourenco da Veiga | All |
| Cram Competition | 35 | Damien Pasini | All |
| Cram Competition | 43 | Roberto Streit | All |
| Cram Competition | 58 | José María López | 3–7, 9 |
| TCS | 16 | Emmanuel Piget | 1–2 |
| TCS | 44 | Julien Piguet | 1–2 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | Bruno Spengler | 1–3, 5–9 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | Neel Jani | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 19 | Giorgio Mondini | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 47 | Esteban Guerrieri | 4–6 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 51 | Richard Göransson | 4 |
| SL Formula Racing | 23 | Hendrick Vieth | All |
| SL Formula Racing | 87 | Damian Sawicki | 9 |
| JD Motorsport | 24 | Christian Klien | All |
| JD Motorsport | 25 | Robert Schlünssen | All |
| FH Racing Team | 28 | Andreas Feichtner | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Margaritis Racing | 30 | Dennis Furchheim | 10 |
| Durango | 33 | Ferdinando Monfardini | All |
| Durango | 39 | Stephen Simpson | All |
| Facondini Racing | 36 | Nicky Pastorelli | All |
| Facondini Racing | 54 | Rodrigo Bernardes | 1–5 |
| Prema Powerteam | 40 | Franck Perera | 1–4, 6–7, 9 |
| Prema Powerteam | 42 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | 1–4, 6–7, 9 |
| TS2 | 41 | Adam Smith | 1–2 |
| TS2 | 55 | Martyn Smith | 1–2 |
| Lohmann Motorsport | 45 | Thomas Westarp | All |
| KUG Motorsport | 48 | Giacomo Ricci | 4–9 |
| Motopark Oschersleben | 52 | Andreas Zuber | 5 |
| Den Blå Avis | 56 | Tom Keller | All |
| Den Blå Avis | 57 | Philip Andersen | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 59 | Danny Watts | 6 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 60 | Jamie Green | 6 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 85 | Robin Rudholm | 8 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 86 | Ryan Sharp | 8 |
| Rod Blow | 61 | Hayanari Shimoda | 6 |
| Pole Racing Service | 63 | David Laisis | 6 |
| Pole Racing Service | 64 | Yann Clairay | 6–7 |
| Pole Racing Service | 65 | Guillaume Moreau | 6 |
| Manor Motorsport | 69 | Lewis Hamilton | 6–9 |
| Manor Motorsport | 70 | Ernesto Viso | 6–7 |
| BVM Minardi Junior | 76 | Giacomo Piccini | 6 |
| AR Motorsport | 83 | Ferdinand Kool | 8 |
| AR Motorsport | 84 | Charles Hall | 8 |
| Tomcat Racing | ?? | Olivier Tielemans | 7 |

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 20 April | Robert Kubica | Eric Salignon | Eric Salignon | Graff Racing |
| 2 | Silverstone Circuit | 4 May | Nicolas Lapierre | Eric Salignon | Eric Salignon | Graff Racing |
| 3 | Circuito del Jarama | 1 June | Eric Salignon | Nicolas Lapierre | José María López | Cram Competition |
| 4 | Scandinavian Raceway | 29 June | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 5 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 13 July | Eric Salignon | Nicolas Lapierre | Eric Salignon | Graff Racing |
| 6 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 August | Neel Jani | Hannes Lachinger | Neel Jani | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 7 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 31 August | José María López | Lewis Hamilton | Eric Salignon | Graff Racing |
| 8 | Donington Park | 5 October | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 9 | Circuito do Estoril | 19 October | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Jenzer Motorsport |

## Championship standings
### Drivers

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | MAG | SIL | JAR | AND | OSC | SPA | IMO | DON | EST | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points |
| 1 | Éric Salignon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 182 |
| 2 | Neel Jani | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 178 |
| 3 | Nicolas Lapierre | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | 120 |
| 4 | José María López | | | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | | 3 | 100 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 |
| 6 | Christian Klien | 4 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 5 | 2 | 7 | 92 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 27 | | 4 | 80 |
| 8 | Bruno Spengler | 6 | 6 | 7 | | 3 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 68 |
| 9 | Roberto Streit | 10 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 14 | Ret | 26 | 3 | 13 | 58 |
| 10 | Alexandre Prémat | 3 | Ret | 4 | | | Ret | | | | 36 |
| 11 | Mike den Tandt | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | | 3 | Ret | | | 30 |
| 12 | Robert Schlünssen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 21 | 28 | 26 |
| 13 | Franck Perera | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | | 13 | Ret | | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Hannes Lachinger | 23 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| 15 | Hendrick Vieth | Ret | 13 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | Ret | 18 |
| 16 | Davide di Benedetto | 34 | 11 | | | Ret | Ret | 4 | | | 16 |
| 17 | Giorgio Mondini | 25 | 26 | Ret | 6 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| 18 | Tom Keller | 30 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 21 | DNS | 24 | 23 | Ret | 10 |
| 19 | Charles Hall | | | | | | | | 6 | | 10 |
| 20 | Nicolas Armindo | 9 | 8 | 16 | | | 25 | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Carlos Pereira | 16 | 9 | 24 | Ret | 13 | | 8 | | 20 | 10 |
| 22 | Christian Montanari | 19 | Ret | | | Ret | 8 | 9 | | | 10 |
| 23 | Damien Pasini | 27 | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 8 | Ret | 6 |
| 24 | Andreas Feichtner | 28 | 25 | | | 9 | Ret | Ret | | | 4 |
| 25 | Simon Pagenaud | | | | | | 9 | | | | 4 |
| 26 | Dennis Furchheim | | | | | | | | | 9 | 4 |
| 27 | Lourenco da Veiga | 33 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 28 | Esteban Guerrieri | | | | 10 | 11 | DNS | | | | 2 |
| | Stephen Simpson | 32 | Ret | 22 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 0 |
| | Alexander Storckenfeldt | 24 | 20 | 17 | 12 | | DNS | 14 | | 11 | 0 |
| | Marco Bonanomi | 11 | ? | | | | Ret | 13 | | | 0 |
| | Alexandros Margaritis | | | | | | | | 11 | 19 | 0 |
| | Ferdinando Monfardini | 14 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| | Philip Andersen | 18 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 27 | 0 |
| | Julien Piguet | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ross Zwolsman | 13 | ? | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nicky Pastorelli | 36 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| | Richard Göransson | | | | 14 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Rodrigo Bernardes | 35 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 24 | | | | | 0 |
| | Fernando Rees | | | | | | Ret | 28 | | 15 | 0 |
| | Paulo Bueno | 15 | 22 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Thomas Westarp | ? | Ret | 20 | Ret | 23 | 17 | Ret | 24 | 22 | 0 |
| | Jos Menten | | | | | | 30 | 17 | | | 0 |
| | Giacomo Ricci | | | | 18 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 0 |
| | Frederic Barth | 21 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 20 | 21 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| | Gregory Franchi | 22 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 28 | DNS | Ret | | DNS | 0 |
| | John Svensson | ? | 24 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 21 | | 25 | 0 |
| | Andre Nicastro | | | | Ret | 18 | | | | | 0 |
| | Ernesto Viso | | | | | | 18 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Ferdinand Kool | | | | | | | | 18 | | 0 |
| | Paul Henry Fastre | ? | 28 | 23 | 20 | 29 | | | | | 0 |
| | Emmanuel Piget | 20 | 30 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | John C. Antonio | | | 25 | 22 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 21 | 0 |
| | Giovanni Berton | | | | | | 22 | | | | 0 |
| | Robin Rudholm | | | | | | | | 22 | | 0 |
| | Yann Clairay | | | | | | 27 | 23 | | | 0 |
| | Giacomo Piccini | | | | | | 23 | | | | 0 |
| | Damian Sawicki | | | | | | | | | 23 | 0 |
| | Olivier Tielemans | | | | | | | 25 | | | 0 |
| | Bruce Lorgeré-Roux | 26 | ? | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Guillaume Moreau | | | | | | 26 | | | | 0 |
| | Marcello Thomaz | | | | | | | | | 26 | 0 |
| | Martyn Smith | ? | 27 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dennis van Lammern | 29 | 29 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Julien Joulian Falcini | | | | | | 29 | | | | 0 |
| | Toni Vilander | | | | | | | 29 | | | 0 |
| | Jürgen van Hover | | | | | | 31 | | | | 0 |
| | Adam Smith | ? | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Andreas Zuber | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Jamie Green | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | David Laisis | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Hayanari Shimoda | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Danny Watts | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Ryan Sharp | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Jeremy Izzarelli | | | | | | DNS | | | | 0 |
| | Marin Colak | ? | ? | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MAG | SIL | JAR | AND | OSC | SPA | IMO | DON | EST | 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

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Graff Racing | 302 |
| 2 | Jenzer Motorsport | 260 |
| 3 | Cram Competition | 164 |
| 4 | JD Motorsport | 118 |
| 5 | Manor Motorsport | 92 |
| 6 | RC Motorsport | 90 |
| 7 | ASM | 80 |
| 8 | Drumel Motorsport | 26 |
| 9 | Prema Powerteam | 24 |
| 10 | MA-con Racing | 20 |
| 11 | SL Formula Racing | 18 |
| 12 | AR Motorsport | 10 |
| 13 | Den Blå Avis | 10 |
| 14 | FH Racing Team | 4 |
| 15 | Margaritis Racing | 4 |