# 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

The 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 17th British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at Donington Park on 10 April and ended on 2 October at Donington, after twenty rounds held in England and Scotland, with all except round eight supporting the British Touring Car Championship.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Fortec Motorsport | 1 | Stuart Hall | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 2 | Yelmer Buurman | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 3 | James Sutton | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 4 | Sebastian Hohenthal | All |
| Hillspeed Racing | 5 | Josh Weber | 1–4 |
| Hillspeed Racing | 5 | Zan Wilkinson | 7–10 |
| Hillspeed Racing | 6 | Jamie Morrow | 1–2 |
| Hillspeed Racing | 6 | Ali Goss | 4 |
| Hillspeed Racing | 6 | Joe Tanner | 7 |
| Hillspeed Racing | 6 | Sergey Shleikin | 8–10 |
| Team AKA | 7 | James Jakes | All |
| Team AKA | 19 | Chris Dent | 1 |
| Team AKA | 20 | Alexander Storkenfeldt | All |
| Team AKA | 46 | Emmett Queenan | 1–2 |
| Team AKA | 46 | Ben Hanley | 5 |
| Team AKA | 46 | Jason Tahinci | 8–10 |
| Team JLR | 8 | Stephen Simpson | 1–6, 8–10 |
| Team JLR | 9 | Tom Kimber-Smith | All |
| Team JLR | 10 | Jason Tahinci | 1–7 |
| Team JLR | 10 | Joe D'Agostini | 8, 10 |
| Team JLR | 11 | Jody Firth | 1–6 |
| RSR Engineering | 12 | Matt Shawyer | 1–8 |
| Motaworld Racing | 14 | Dave van den Heuvel | 1–3, 6–10 |
| Etek Motorsport | 15 | Nick Wilcox | 10 |
| Welch Motorsport | 16 | Jeremy Metcalfe | 1–6, 8–9 |
| Welch Motorsport | 17 | Daniel Welch | 1–6, 8–10 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 18 | Peter Rees | All |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 21 | Will Bratt | All |
| Team Firstair | 22 | Jean-Robert Niogret | All |
| Team Firstair | 24 | Sean McIntosh | All |
| Team Firstair | 41 | Richard Keen | 3–10 |
| Manor Motorsport | 25 | Patrick Hogan | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 26 | Rodolfo González | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 27 | Oliver Jarvis | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 28 | Cong Fu Cheng | 1–8, 10 |
| Mark Burdett Racing | 42 | Bradley Ellis | 1–9 |
| Mark Burdett Racing | 77 | Karl Moon | 5 |
| Mark Burdett Racing | 77 | Stefan Söderberg | 6 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 10 April | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Patrick Hogan | Manor Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 10 April | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sean McIntosh | Sean McIntosh | Team Firstair |
| 2 | R3 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 1 May | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Team AKA |
| 2 | R4 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 1 May | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Sebastian Hohenthal | Oliver Jarvis | Manor Motorsport |
| 3 | R5 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 5 June | Oliver Jarvis | James Jakes | Oliver Jarvis | Manor Motorsport |
| 3 | R6 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 5 June | Oliver Jarvis | James Jakes | Oliver Jarvis | Manor Motorsport |
| 4 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 18 June | James Jakes | Stuart Hall | Oliver Jarvis | Manor Motorsport |
| 4 | R8 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 19 June | Oliver Jarvis | Oliver Jarvis | Yelmer Buurman | Fortec Motorsport |
| 5 | R9 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 16 July | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Team AKA |
| 5 | R10 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 17 July | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Sebastian Hohenthal | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Team AKA |
| 6 | R11 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 6 August | Sean McIntosh | James Jakes | Sean McIntosh | Team Firstair |
| 6 | R12 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 7 August | Sean McIntosh | James Jakes | Sean McIntosh | Team Firstair |
| 7 | R13 | Knockhill Circuit, Fife | 8 August | Sean McIntosh | Stuart Hall | Sean McIntosh | Team Firstair |
| 7 | R14 | Knockhill Circuit, Fife | 8 August | Patrick Hogan | James Jakes | Sean McIntosh | Comtec Racing with Duckhams |
| 8 | R15 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 11 September | Yelmer Buurman | Yelmer Buurman | Yelmer Buurman | Fortec Motorsport |
| 8 | R16 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 11 September | Yelmer Buurman | Joe D'Agostini | Oliver Jarvis | Manor Motorsport |
| 9 | R17 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 17 September | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Patrick Hogan | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Team AKA |
| 9 | R18 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 18 September | Alexander Storkenfeldt | Sebastian Hohenthal | Patrick Hogan | Manor Motorsport |
| 10 | R19 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 1 October | James Jakes | Tom Kimber-Smith | Yelmer Buurman | Fortec Motorsport |
| 10 | R20 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 2 October | Sean McIntosh | Sebastian Hohenthal | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsport |

## Drivers' Championship

* Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 18 best results counted towards the championship.
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts |
| 1 | Oliver Jarvis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 10 | 3 | 436 |
| 2 | Sean McIntosh | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 417 |
| 3 | James Jakes | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 397 |
| 4 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 21 | 4 | 1 | 382 |
| 5 | Yelmer Buurman | 8 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 359 |
| 6 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | 7 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 337 |
| 7 | Patrick Hogan | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 329 |
| 8 | Stuart Hall | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 316 |
| 9 | Rodolfo González | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | DSQ | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 334 |
| 10 | Stephen Simpson | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | | | 19 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 231 |
| 11 | Cong Fu Cheng | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 9 | | | 5 | 9 | 217 |
| 12 | Tom Kimber-Smith | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 6 | Ret | 204 |
| 13 | James Sutton | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | DNS | 12 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 274 |
| 14 | Richard Keen | | | | | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 13 | 127 |
| 15 | Will Bratt | 21 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 19 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 79 |
| 16 | Daniel Welch | 17 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 14 | | | 11 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | 84 |
| 17 | Matt Shawyer | 16 | 8 | Ret | 21 | 14 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 24 | | | | | 73 |
| 18 | Peter Rees | Ret | 17 | 21 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 67 |
| 19 | Jean-Robert Niogret | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 22 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 66 |
| 20 | Jason Tahinci | 22 | 19 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 19 | 20 | 66 |
| 21 | Bradley Ellis | 18 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 17 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 16 | 13 | | | 58 |
| 22 | Zan Wilkinson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 42 |
| 23 | Josh Weber | 14 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 24 | Jeremy Metcalfe | 24 | Ret | 20 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | | | 16 | 20 | Ret | 14 | | | 36 |
| 25 | Dave van den Heuvel | 25 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 20 | | | | | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 36 |
| 26 | Jody Firth | 20 | Ret | 18 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 27 | Emmett Queenan | 15 | 10 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 28 | Ben Hanley | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 29 | Joe D'Agostini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 25 | | | 15 | 10 | 20 |
| 30 | Joe Tanner | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | 15 |
| 31 | Sergey Shleikin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 21 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| 32 | Chris Dent | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 33 | Jamie Morrow | Ret | DNS | 16 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 34 | Nick Wilcox | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | 5 |
| 35 | Ali Goss | | | | | | | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 36 | Karl Moon | | | | | | | | | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| – | Stefan Söderberg | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| 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) |