# 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

The 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 18th British Formula Renault Championship season. The season began at Brands Hatch on April 9 and finished at Silverstone on October 15, after twenty rounds. The championship was won by Sebastian Hohenthal with Fabio Onidi winning the Graduate Cup.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Class | Rounds |
| Manor Motorsport | 1 | Valle Mäkelä | | 2-7 |
| Manor Motorsport | 2 | Franck Mailleux | | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 14 | João Vasconcelos | | 2–5, 8-10 |
| Manor Motorsport | 27 | Cong Fu Cheng | | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 3 | James Sutton | | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 4 | Fabio Onidi | G | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 11 | Sam Bird | | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 12 | Sebastian Hohenthal | | All |
| Comtec Racing | 5 | Pippa Mann | | 1–3, 6-10 |
| AKA Lemac | 6 | Jeremy Metcalfe | | All |
| AKA Lemac | 7 | Patrick Hogan | | All |
| AKA Lemac | 8 | Peter Rees | | All |
| AKA Lemac | 16 | Michael Meadows | | 9 |
| Coles Racing | 9 | Josh Fisher | | 1-7 |
| Coles Racing | 9 | Oli Poyser | | 8-9 |
| Coles Racing | 9 | Kris Loane | G | 10 |
| Coles Racing | 10 | Dean Smith | G | All |
| Sywell Leisure Sports | 15 | Jodie Hemming | | 5–6, 8, 10 |
| Position 1 Racing | 17 | Armaan Ebrahim | G | All |
| Position 1 Racing | 24 | Richard Keen | | 1-7 |
| Position 1 Racing | 66 | Ronnie Theiler | | 10 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 18 | Henry O'Friel | | 1–3, 5 |
| Nexa Racing | 20 | Valle Mäkelä | | 1 |
| Nexa Racing | 20 | Armani Jamrozinski | | 2-10 |
| Nexa Racing | 21 | Daniel Roos | G | All |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 22 | Will Bratt | | All |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 42 | David Epton | | 2-10 |
| Jamun Racing Services | 23 | Duncan Tappy | | 1-8 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 25 | Stian Sørlie | | 1-6 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 26 | Markus Niemelä | | All |
| R S Racing | 28 | Richard Singleton | G | 10 |
| C F Racing | 29 | Hywel Lloyd | | 10 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 30 | Emma Selway | G | 10 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 31 | Jordan Oakes | G | 10 |
| Robertshaw Racing | 32 | Alex Williams | G | All |
| Borthwick Motorsports | 33 | Ryan Borthwick | G | 10 |
| Welch Motorsport | 43 | Daniel Welch | | 8-10 |
| Welch Motorsport | 44 | Chris Murray | | 10 |
| Russell Racing | 46 | Matt Russell | | All |
| Macob Motorsport | 50 | Tiffany Chittenden | | 5-7 |
| Macob Motorsport | 55 | Alex Morgan | G | All |
| Filsell Motorsport | 99 | Matt Howson | G | 10 |

## Calendar

All races held in United Kingdom.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Brands Hatch Indy | April 9 | James Sutton | James Sutton | James Sutton | Fortec Motorsports |
| 2 | Brands Hatch Indy | April 9 | James Sutton | Patrick Hogan | Patrick Hogan | AKA Lemac |
| 3 | Oulton Park | May 13 | Markus Niemelä | Markus Niemelä | Markus Niemelä | Mark Burdett Motorsport |
| 4 | Oulton Park | May 14 | Sam Bird | Josh Fisher | Will Bratt | Scorpio Motorsport |
| 5 | Thruxton | June 4 | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Patrick Hogan | AKA Lemac |
| 6 | Thruxton | June 4 | Patrick Hogan | Sam Bird | Patrick Hogan | AKA Lemac |
| 7 | Knockhill | June 18 | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsports |
| 8 | Knockhill | June 18 | Sam Bird | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sam Bird | Fortec Motorsports |
| 9 | Croft | July 15 | Patrick Hogan | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Fortec Motorsports |
| 10 | Croft | July 16 | Patrick Hogan | Sebastian Hohenthal | Patrick Hogan | AKA Lemac |
| 11 | Donington Park National | July 30 | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sam Bird | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsports |
| 12 | Donington Park National | July 30 | Sebastian Hohenthal | Patrick Hogan | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsports |
| 13 | Snetterton | August 13 | Patrick Hogan | Patrick Hogan | Patrick Hogan | AKA Lemac |
| 14 | Snetterton | August 13 | Patrick Hogan | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsports |
| 15 | Donington Park International | September 10 | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Fortec Motorsports |
| 16 | Donington Park International | September 10 | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsports |
| 17 | Brands Hatch Indy | September 24 | Cong Fu Cheng | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsports |
| 18 | Brands Hatch Indy | September 24 | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Fortec Motorsports |
| 19 | Silverstone National | October 15 | Sam Bird | Patrick Hogan | Patrick Hogan | AKA Lemac |
| 20 | Silverstone National | October 15 | Sam Bird | Patrick Hogan | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsports |

## Championship Standings

The season include 20 rounds. The final standing was established with the best 18 results of the season. A Graduate Cup (G) classification is also established for young drivers. The team standings include all two best results in each round without additional points for Fastest lap.
* Point system : 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In each race 2 points for Fastest lap.
* 2 races in each round between 30 miles (48 km) and 30 minutes.
| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | OUL | OUL | THR | THR | KNO | KNO | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | DGP | DGP | BHI | BHI | SIL | SIL | Points (1) | Points (G) |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Points (1) | Points (G) |
| 1 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | EX | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 481 | |
| 2 | Patrick Hogan | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 481 | |
| 3 | Cong Fu Cheng | 6 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 374 | |
| 4 | Sam Bird | 7 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | EX | 373 | |
| 5 | Jeremy Metcalfe | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 343 | |
| 6 | James Sutton | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 314 | |
| 7 | Markus Niemelä | 17 | 10 | 1 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 274 | |
| 8 | Will Bratt | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 263 | |
| 9 | Dean Smith (G) | 16 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 211 | 155 |
| 10 | Franck Mailleux | 10 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 17 | EX | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | 5 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 204 | |
| 11 | Fabio Onidi (G) | 9 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | 197 | 163 |
| 12 | David Epton | | | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 7 | 174 | |
| 13 | Valle Mäkelä | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | 161 | |
| 14 | Richard Keen | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 160 | |
| 15 | Daniel Roos (G) | 15 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 7 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 139 | 112 |
| 16 | Josh Fisher | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | EX | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | 127 | |
| 17 | Peter Rees | 13 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 117 | |
| 18 | Duncan Tappy | 12 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | 12 | | | | | 101 | |
| 19 | Pippa Mann | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 13 | Ret | | | | | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 87 | |
| 20 | João Vasconcelos | | | 5 | 16 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | | | | | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 11 | 67 | |
| 21 | Matt Russell | 19 | 21 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 63 | |
| 22 | Alex Morgan (G) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 18 | 58 | 50 |
| 23 | Stian Sørlie | 18 | Ret | 8 | 17 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 55 | |
| 24 | Armaan Ebrahim (G) | 20 | 15 | DNS | 23 | 18 | 22 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 15 | 54 | 53 |
| 25 | Armani Jamrozinski | | | DNS | 22 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 20 | DNS | DNS | 44 | |
| 26 | Alex Williams (G) | 24 | 22 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 23 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 25 |
| 27 | Richard Singleton (G) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Jordan Oakes (G) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| 29 | Oli Poyser | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | 17 | 18 | | | 14 | |
| 30 | Matt Howson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 11 | |
| 31 | Daniel Welch | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | |
| 32 | Michael Meadows | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | | | 7 | |
| 33 | Jodie Hemming | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | 24 | Ret | | | 15 | 20 | | | 23 | 21 | 7 | 7 |
| 34 | Hywel Lloyd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
| 35 | Tiffany Chittenden | | | | | | | | | Ret | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | 5 | |
| 36 | Ronnie Theiler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | Emma Selway (G) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Kris Loane (G) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Henry O'Friel | 23 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
| 40 | Chris Murray | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| 41 | Ryan Borthwick (G) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Ret | 0 | 0 |
* (1) = Include only the 18 best results.
* (G) = Graduate Cup runners, include only the 10 best results.
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Fortec Motorsport | 1007 |
| 2 | AKA Lemac | 829 |
| 3 | Manor Motorsport | 709 |
| 4 | Scorpio Motorsport | 442 |
| 5 | Coles Racing | 352 |
| 6 | Mark Burdett Motorsport | 327 |
| 7 | Position 1 Racing | 218 |
| 8 | Nexa Racing | 198 |
| 9 | Jamun Racing Services | 108 |
| 10 | Comtec Racing | 87 |
| 11 | Macob Motorsport | 65 |
| 12 | Russell Racing | 64 |
| 13 | Robertshaw Racing | 26 |
| 14 | Eurotek Motorsport | 17 |
| 15 | RS Racing | 16 |
| 16 | Filsell Motorsport | 11 |
| 17 | Sywell Leisure Sports | 7 |
| 18 | CF Racing | 6 |
| 19 | Falcon Motorsport | 0 |
| 20 | Borthwick Motorsport | 0 |