# 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup

The 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2018 season is the 28th Formula Renault Eurocup season organized by the Renault Sport and the third season as the main category of the World Series by Renault. The series will visit ten circuits around the Europe, including Monaco.

## Teams and drivers

In 2018 the series was scheduled to feature the same nine teams as in previous year. But Mark Burdett Motorsport wasn't able to appear on the grid.
| Team | No. | Driver name | Status | Rounds |
| R-ace GP | 1 | Max Fewtrell | | All |
| R-ace GP | 2 | Logan Sargeant | R | All |
| R-ace GP | 3 | Charles Milesi | R | All |
| R-ace GP | 4 | Victor Martins | R | All |
| R-ace GP | 5 | Gabriel Gandulia | G | 6–9 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 11 | Clément Novalak | R | 1–5, 7–10 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 12 | Richard Verschoor | | 1–6 |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 16 | Yifei Ye | | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 21 | Neil Verhagen | | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 22 | Aleksandr Smolyar | R | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 23 | Thomas Neubauer | | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 24 | Frank Bird | | All |
| MP Motorsport | 31 | Christian Lundgaard | R | All |
| MP Motorsport | 32 | Alex Peroni | | All |
| MP Motorsport | 33 | Max Defourny | | 1–4 |
| MP Motorsport | 33 | Jarno Opmeer | | 5–6 |
| MP Motorsport | 33 | Freek Schothorst | | 7–10 |
| Arden | 41 | Oscar Piastri | R | All |
| Arden | 42 | Aleksandr Vartanyan | | 1–4 |
| Arden | 42 | Nikita Volegov | | 5–10 |
| Arden | 43 | Sami Taoufik | R | All |
| AVF by Adrián Vallés | 51 | Axel Matus | | All |
| AVF by Adrián Vallés | 52 | Xavier Lloveras | | 1–6 |
| AVF by Adrián Vallés | 53 | Eliseo Martínez | R | All |
| AVF by Adrián Vallés | 54 | Christian Muñoz | R | All |
| JD Motorsport | 61 | Lorenzo Colombo | R | All |
| JD Motorsport | 62 | Thomas Maxwell | | All |
| JD Motorsport | 63 | Najiy Razak | | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 84 | Vladimiros Tziortzis | R | 1–7, 9–10 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 85 | Raúl Guzmán | | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 86 | Christian Hahn | R | 2–4 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 87 | Arthur Rougier | R | All |
| Anders Motorsport | 90 | Phil Hill | G | 6–9 |
| Anders Motorsport | 91 | Doureid Ghattas | G | 6–8 |
| Scorace Team | 91 | Doureid Ghattas | G | 9 |
| Scorace Team | 92 | Sharon Scolari | G | 6, 8–9 |
| Icon | Status |
| R | Rookie |
| G | Guest |

### Driver changes

* French F4 Championship champion Arthur Rougier and SMP F4 Championship driver Vladimiros Tziortzis joined Fortec Motorsports. BRDC British Formula 3 Championship driver Jordan Cane was expected to make his Eurocup debut with Fortec but later he aborted this plan. While Raúl Guzmán made his switch to Fortec from R-ace GP. Aleksey Korneev left the team to join 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.
* Euroformula Open Championship driver Eliseo Martínez and French F4 Championship driver Christian Muñoz joined AVF by Adrián Vallés. Henrique Chaves moved to the 2018 European Le Mans Series. Gregoire Saucy and Thomas Randle left the team.
* Richard Verschoor, who raced with MP Motorsport switched to Josef Kaufmann Racing and was joined by karting champion and Toyota Racing Series race winner Clément Novalak.
* Aleksandr Smolyar made his racing debut with Tech 1 Racing. He was joined by former Fortec Motorsports and MP Motorsport drivers Frank Bird and Neil Verhagen respectively. Gabriel Aubry graduated to the 2018 GP3 Series, leaving his Tech 1 seat vacant.
* F4 British Championship runner-up Oscar Piastri made his Eurocup debut with Arden Motorsport. He was joined by Aleksandr Vartanyan, who made his switch from JD Motorsport, and 2017 CIK-FIA European OK karting champion Sami Taoufik.
* Christian Lundgaard graduated from Spanish F4 Championship and SMP F4 Championship as champion in both championships with MP Motorsport. Alex Peroni switched to MP Motorsport for his second Eurocup campaign after leaving Fortec Motorsports. They were joined by Max Defourny, who raced two seasons with R-ace GP.
* French F4 Championship runner-up Victor Martins joined R-ace GP. He was joined by former Tech 1 Racing driver Max Fewtrell. Charles Milesi, who raced with R-ace GP in the 2017 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and in the four rounds of the Eurocup made his full-time switch to the series. Logan Sargeant moved from ADAC Formula 4 Championship to R-ace GP.
* Italian F4 Championship driver Lorenzo Colombo raced with JD Motorsport. Thomas Maxwell and Najiy Razak switched from Tech 1 and Fortec respectively to join JD Motorsport.

## Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 September 2017. The series will return to Hockenheimring in its schedule. While Pau Grand Prix will be not present in the 2018 calendar. On 29 October the calendar was slightly altered, but featured the same ten circuits.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 14 April | European Le Mans Series |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 15 April | European Le Mans Series |
| 2 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 21 April | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 2 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 22 April | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 3 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 19 May | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 3 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 20 May | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit de Monaco | 26 May | Monaco Grand Prix |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit de Monaco | 27 May | Monaco Grand Prix |
| 5 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 21 July | European Le Mans Series |
| 5 | R2 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 22 July | European Le Mans Series |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 27 July | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 28 July | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 7 | R1 | Hungaroring | 1 September | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup |
| 7 | R2 | Hungaroring | 2 September | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup |
| 8 | R1 | Nürburgring | 14 September | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup |
| 8 | R2 | Nürburgring | 15 September | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup |
| 9 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 22 September | ADAC GT Masters |
| 9 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 23 September | ADAC GT Masters |
| 10 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 20 October | International GT Open |
| 10 | R2 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 21 October | International GT Open |

## Results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie winner |
| 1 | R1 | Paul Ricard | Max Fewtrell | Logan Sargeant | Logan Sargeant | R-ace GP | Logan Sargeant |
| 1 | R2 | Paul Ricard | Max Fewtrell | Yifei Ye | Max Fewtrell | R-ace GP | Christian Lundgaard |
| 2 | R1 | Monza | Yifei Ye | Max Fewtrell | Yifei Ye | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Christian Lundgaard |
| 2 | R2 | Monza | Lorenzo Colombo | Yifei Ye | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Christian Lundgaard |
| 3 | R1 | Silverstone | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | R-ace GP | Logan Sargeant |
| 3 | R2 | Silverstone | Charles Milesi | Aleksandr Vartanyan | Charles Milesi | R-ace GP | Charles Milesi |
| 4 | R1 | Monaco | Alex Peroni | Charles Milesi | Alex Peroni | MP Motorsport | Charles Milesi |
| 4 | R2 | Monaco | Charles Milesi | Alex Peroni | Charles Milesi | R-ace GP | Charles Milesi |
| 5 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | R-ace GP | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 5 | R2 | Red Bull Ring | Victor Martins | Yifei Ye | Victor Martins | R-ace GP | Victor Martins |
| 6 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | Lorenzo Colombo | Victor Martins | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Christian Lundgaard |
| 6 | R2 | Spa-Francorchamps | Logan Sargeant | Victor Martins | Victor Martins | R-ace GP | Victor Martins |
| 7 | R1 | Hungaroring | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | Yifei Ye | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Christian Lundgaard |
| 7 | R2 | Hungaroring | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Christian Lundgaard |
| 8 | R1 | Nürburgring | Logan Sargeant | Max Fewtrell | Logan Sargeant | R-ace GP | Logan Sargeant |
| 8 | R2 | Nürburgring | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | R-ace GP | Victor Martins |
| 9 | R1 | Hockenheim | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | Max Fewtrell | R-ace GP | Oscar Piastri |
| 9 | R2 | Hockenheim | Christian Lundgaard | Logan Sargeant | Max Fewtrell | R-ace GP | Oscar Piastri |
| 10 | R1 | Catalunya | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Christian Lundgaard |
| 10 | R2 | Catalunya | Victor Martins | Logan Sargeant | Logan Sargeant | R-ace GP | Logan Sargeant |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | LEC | LEC | MNZ | MNZ | SIL | SIL | MON | MON | RBR | RBR | SPA | SPA | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | HOC | HOC | CAT | CAT | 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 | Max Fewtrell | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 275.5 |
| 2 | Christian Lundgaard | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 258 |
| 3 | Yifei Ye | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 239 |
| 4 | Logan Sargeant | 1 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 218 |
| 5 | Victor Martins | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 186 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Colombo | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 152.5 |
| 7 | Charles Milesi | 9 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 122.5 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | 6 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 110 |
| 9 | Alex Peroni | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 25 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 89 |
| 10 | Thomas Maxwell | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 76 |
| 11 | Neil Verhagen | 7 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
| 12 | Aleksandr Smolyar | 8 | 23 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 57 |
| 13 | Richard Verschoor | Ret | 8 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 14 | Max Defourny | Ret | 10 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 15 | Arthur Rougier | Ret | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 27 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | WD | WD | 26 |
| 16 | Aleksandr Vartanyan | 19 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 17 | Thomas Neubauer | 12 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | DNS | DNS | WD | WD | Ret | Ret | 21 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 23 | 9 |
| 18 | Frank Bird | 17 | 18 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 19 | Axel Matus | 20 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 11 | Ret | 26 | 8 | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 20 | Eliseo Martínez | 16 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 21 | Raúl Guzmán | 13 | 22 | 19 | 21 | Ret | 9 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 4 |
| 22 | Sami Taoufik | 23 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 1 |
| 23 | Clément Novalak | 15 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 25 | 22 | Ret | DNS | | | 18 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Christian Muñoz | 22 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| 25 | Jarno Opmeer | | | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 12 | 24 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Nikita Volegov | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 24 | Ret | 19 | 0 |
| 27 | Vladimiros Tziortzis | 21 | 19 | 25 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 16 | | | 18 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 0 |
| 28 | Najiy Razak | 14 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | 20 | 0 |
| 29 | Xavier Lloveras | 18 | Ret | 20 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Freek Schothorst | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 0 |
| 31 | Christian Hahn | | | 21 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Phil Hill | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | DNS | 21 | 15 | | | — |
| — | Doureid Ghattas | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 20 | | | — |
| — | Gabriel Gandulia | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | | | — |
| — | Sharon Scolari | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | DNS | | | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | | | — |
| Pos. | Driver | LEC | LEC | MNZ | MNZ | SIL | SIL | MON | MON | RBR | RBR | SPA | SPA | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | HOC | HOC | CAT | CAT | Points |

### Teams' championship

Only two-best cars are eligible to score points in the teams' championship.
| Pos. | Team | LEC | LEC | MNZ | MNZ | SIL | SIL | MON | MON | RBR | RBR | SPA | SPA | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | HOC | HOC | CAT | CAT | Points |
| Pos. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Points |
| 1 | R-ace GP | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 662.5 |
| 1 | R-ace GP | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 662.5 |
| 2 | MP Motorsport | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 362 |
| 2 | MP Motorsport | Ret | 7 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 362 |
| 3 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 273 |
| 3 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 15 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 13 | 273 |
| 4 | JD Motorsport | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 228.5 |
| 4 | JD Motorsport | 10 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | 228.5 |
| 5 | Tech 1 Racing | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 130 |
| 5 | Tech 1 Racing | 8 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 130 |
| 6 | Arden | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 122 |
| 6 | Arden | 19 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 122 |
| 7 | Fortec Motorsports | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 30 |
| 7 | Fortec Motorsports | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 30 |
| 8 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | AVF by Adrián Vallés | 18 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| guest teams ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Anders Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | | | — |
| — | Anders Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | DNS | 21 | 20 | | | — |
| — | Scorace Team | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | DNS | | | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | | | — |
| Pos. | Team | LEC | LEC | MNZ | MNZ | SIL | SIL | MON | MON | RBR | RBR | SPA | SPA | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | HOC | HOC | CAT | CAT | Points |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 The first race at Spielberg was red-flagged after 14 laps were completed. As not all the race distance had passed, the race paid half points to all classified finishers.