2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship

The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the 19th British Formula Renault Championship organized by the British Automobile Racing Club and the second season as the premier Formula Renault 2.0 championship in the United Kingdom. The season began at Donington Park on 14 April and ended on 29 September at Silverstone Circuit. The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings and expanded from fourteen to sixteen rounds at six events all held in England, with four triple header events.

2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship
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The series has undergone rebranding after the BARC Championship became the prominent Formula Renault Championship in the United Kingdom. The series took the name Protyre Formula Renault Championship, dropping the BARC tag after its growth into one of the leading national single seater championships in Great Britain.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

2013 Entry List
Team No. Driver name Rounds
Mtech Lite[2] 2 Alex Gill[3] 6
7 Joe Ghanem[2] 1–5
13 Shahan Sarkissian[2] All
37 Matias Galetto[2] 1–5
88 Edward Brand[2] 1–5
Scorpio Motorsport[4] 3 Henrique Baptista[4] 2–6
5 Ivan Taranov[4] 1–3, 6
9 Piers Hickin[3] 6
Jamun Racing Services[2] 4 Diego Menchaca[2] 1–3, 5
77 Pietro Fittipaldi[2] All
Fortec Motorsports[5] 6 Weiron Tan[5] All
8 Hongwei Cao[5] All
11 Wei Fung Thong[5] All
50 Sam MacLeod[5] All
Core Motorsport 9 Piers Hickin 2–4
22 Ashley Crossey[3] 6
Hillspeed[6] 10 Matthew Rao[6] All
25 Jake Cook[6] All
MGR Motorsport[7] 14 Tom Oliphant[7] 1–5
15 Matteo Ferrer[7] All
16 Chris Middlehurst[7] All
17 Jorge Cevallos[7] All
Fortec Competition[8] 21 Leo Yee[8] 5–6
Cliff Dempsey Racing 23 Jesse Antilla[8] 4–5
SWB Motorsport 27 Atte Lehtonen[8] 2, 4–6

Race calendar

The series formed part of the BARC club racing meetings and expanded to sixteen rounds at six events, with four triple header events. A championship calendar was released on 14 December 2012, with the final round once again in support of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship.[1] All rounds will held in England.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 14 April Sam MacLeod Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R2 Sam MacLeod Ivan Taranov Jorge Cevallos MGR Motorsport
2 R3 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(200 Circuit, Norfolk)		 11 May Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R4 12 May Weiron Tan Chris Middlehurst Sam MacLeod Fortec Motorsports
R5 Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
3 R6 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 1 June Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R7 2 June Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
R8 Chris Middlehurst Weiron Tan Chris Middlehurst MGR Motorsport
4 R9 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 6 July Hongwei Cao Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R10 7 July Weiron Tan Sam MacLeod Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R11 Hongwei Cao Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
5 R12 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 10 August Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R13 11 August Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Weiron Tan Fortec Motorsports
R14 Weiron Tan Matteo Ferrer Hongwei Cao Fortec Motorsports
6 R15 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 28 September Ivan Taranov Jake Cook Ivan Taranov Scorpio Motorsport
R16 29 September Wei Fung Thong Wei Fung Thong Ivan Taranov Scorpio Motorsport

Championship standings

A driver's best 15 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos Driver DON SNE THR CRO ROC SIL Points
1 Chris Middlehurst 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 7 2 2 3 2 Ret Ret 408
2 Weiron Tan 3 Ret 7 Ret 5 13 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 12 331
3 Jorge Cevallos 11 1 6 6 4 3 Ret 7 6 3 4 6 7 3 5 4 307
4 Hongwei Cao 7 6 11 13 Ret 2 8 5 2 4 15 3 4 1 4 3 296
5 Jake Cook 12 4 2 3 2 Ret 3 3 4 5 6 4 6 Ret 2 Ret 292
6 Sam MacLeod 2 13 18 1 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 2 169
7 Joe Ghanem 4 5 5 7 Ret Ret 4 Ret 9 Ret 3 Ret 14 4 166
8 Pietro Fittipaldi Ret 9 17 5 Ret 6 12 Ret 7 Ret 16 7 12 6 6 6 163
9 Henrique Baptista Ret 4 8 4 6 6 11 6 5 15 11 Ret Ret Ret 158
10 Shahan Sarkissian 9 11 12 12 Ret 11 10 10 10 Ret 13 12 15 9 8 8 146
11 Matias Galetto 6 Ret 3 Ret 9 5 Ret 4 Ret 11 8 5 Ret Ret 141
12 Ivan Taranov Ret 3 4 14 DSQ Ret 5 DSQ 1 1 140
13 Tom Oliphant Ret 10 8 8 Ret 12 11 9 12 Ret 7 9 9 7 135
14 Matteo Ferrer 5 7 9 16 6 DNS DNS DNS 15 9 10 Ret Ret 5 10 Ret 133
15 Matt Rao 8 8 14 17 3 9 7 DNS 8 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret Ret DNS 128
16 Wei Fung Thong Ret DNS 13 9 10 Ret Ret Ret 5 14 Ret 11 5 Ret 14 5 117
17 Ed Brand 10 12 10 Ret 7 10 Ret DNS 13 7 9 13 Ret Ret 100
18 Diego Menchaca Ret DNS 16 10 11 7 Ret 8 Ret 13 8 78
19 Piers Hickin 15 11 DSQ 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 7 11 74
20 Atte Lehtonen 19 15 Ret 16 13 14 14 16 10 12 10 71
21 Leo Yee 8 8 Ret 11 Ret 38
22 Jesse Anttila 14 10 11 DNS DNS DNS 28
23 Ashley Crossey 9 7 28
24 Alex Gill 13 9 20
Pos Driver DON SNE THR CRO ROC SIL Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup

The 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup will be the 16th British Formula Renault Winter Series and the second all BARC championship only winter series. The series will be held at Rockingham Motor Speedway on 16 and 17 November. The meeting will take a two-day format with one qualifying and two races held each day, creating a four race championship.[9]

It becomes a place of only the 16 November was scheduled for more than changed, the race was changed to three races.

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver
MGR Motorsport 2 Alex Gill[10]
Fortec Motorsports 7 Martin Kodric[10]
8 Hongwei Cao[10]
9 Yosuke Yamazaki[10]
14 Ben Barnicoat[10]
Jamun Racing Services 77 Pietro Fittipaldi[10]

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 2 September 2013, with all rounds held at Rockingham Motor Speedway in England.[9]

Circuit Date Race Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 16 November R1 Ben Barnicoat Ben Barnicoat Ben Barnicoat Fortec Motorsports
R2 Ben Barnicoat Ben Barnicoat Hongwei Cao Fortec Motorsports
R3 Ben Barnicoat Martin Kodric Ben Barnicoat Fortec Motorsports

Championship standings
Pos Driver ROC Points
1 Ben Barnicoat 1 2 1 96
2 Hongwei Cao 3 1 4 79
3 Martin Kodric 4 4 2 74
4 Alex Gill 2 3 5 73
5 Yosuke Yamazaki 5 6 6 56
6 Pietro Fittipaldi NC 5 3 45
Pos Driver ROC Points

References
  1. "Protyre Formula Renault expands to 16 rounds for 2013". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Exciting eighteen car grid confirmed for Protyre Formula Renault season opener". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. "Results 2013 Rounds 15&16 Silverstone". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. "Former Protyre FR Champions Scorpio confirm initial two-car squad". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. "Fortec reveals four car line-up for Protyre Formula Renault". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  6. "Famous Cook name returns to Formula Renault with Hillspeed". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. "Middlehurst, Oliphant & Ferrer sign for MGR Motorsport". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  8. "Results 2013 Rounds 12,13&14 Rockingham". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  9. "Protyre Formula Renault 'Autumn Cup' Announced". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  10. "Results 2013 Autumn Cup Rockingham". Renaultsport UK. Renault Sport. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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