2011 Eurocup Clio

The 2011 Eurocup Clio season was the inaugural season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault, the series uses Renault Clio RS 197's. It replaced the French F4 Championship which ran for one season in 2010.

2011 Eurocup Clio
Previous: none Next: 2012

Frenchman Nicolas Milan won the first season with ease by taking five wins and appearing on the podium in second for the other 3 races, comfortably ahead of Dutchman Mike Verschuur by 72 points, who in turn was ahead of third place Massimiliano Pedalà by 51 points.

The series featured several different teams; however, there was no championship for teams.

Regulations

Sporting
  • The points system for the first season were made to reflect the system used by the FIA for World championships. The top ten drivers in each race were awarded points as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1.

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2011 season was announced on 11 October 2010, the day after the end of the 2010 season. All of the four rounds formed meetings of the 2011 World Series by Renault season.

Round Circuit Country Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  Belgium 30 April Nicolas Milan Nicolas Milan Nicolas Milan Milan Competition
R2 1 May Nicolas Milan Philippe Maurin Nicolas Milan Milan Competition
2 R1 Nürburgring  Germany 18 June Giancarlo Lenzotti Giancarlo Lenzotti Nicolas Milan Milan Competition
R2 19 June Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Robert van den Berg Mike Verschuur Equipe Verschuur
3 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet  France 17 September Nicolas Milan Massimiliano Pedalà Massimiliano Pedalà Rangoni Motorsport
R2 18 September Nicolas Milan Massimiliano Pedalà Nicolas Milan Milan Competition
4 R1 Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló  Spain 8 October Mike Verschuur Azor Dueña Azor Dueña Milan Competition
R2 9 October Nicolas Milan Philippe Maurin Nicolas Milan Milan Competition

Championship standings
  • Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver SPA
 NÜR
 LEC
 CAT
 Points
1 Nicolas Milan 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 186
2 Mike Verschuur 4 6 2 1 4 Ret 3 2 114
3 Massimiliano Pedalà 5 25 5 13 1 2 Ret Ret 63
4 Simone Di Luca Ret 3 4 4 28 3 8 Ret 62
5 Marc Thomas Guillot 2 2 Ret 9 20 10 10 3 59
6 Jordi Palomeras Ventós 17 Ret 31 6 7 21 5 5 43
7 Robert van den Berg 9 32 6 11 5 7 6 Ret 42
8 Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 3 5 Ret 29 Ret 6 35
9 Giancarlo Lenzotti 16 4 3 Ret 10 11 11 Ret 32
10 Sheila Verschuur 10 8 8 5 8 28 25
11 Philippe Maurin Ret 10 Ret 27 6 4 15 22 23
12 Cristian Ricciarini 18 Ret 7 3 21
13 Thibault Bossy 6 7 Ret 8 Ret 13 18
14 Frédéric Yerly 13 18 10 7 9 12 14 8 17
15 Marcos de Diego Bravo 12 12 14 8 6 17 16
16 Salvatore Arcarese 24 20 17 Ret 19 5 Ret 15 10
17 Rene Steenmetz 20 14 25 28 Ret 22 17 7 8
18 Santiago Navarro Freixas Ret 21 22 Ret 25 23 9 12 7
19 Jose Joao Magalhaes 7 13 13 12 Ret 15 19 Ret 6
20 Ronald Morien 8 9 21 14 13 Ret 6
21 Manuel Zumstein 15 16 29 15 11 14 18 9 5
22 Stephan Polderman 11 Ret 11 17 12 9 16 19 4
23 Alessandro Sebasti Scalera Ret 33 9 23 2
24 Frédéric O'Neill Ret 28 16 31 16 19 Ret 10 2
25 Max Braams 29 15 28 10 Ret 24 1
26 Ruud Steenmetz Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 16 12 14 1
27 Thomas Fjordbach 27 24 15 19 18 18 13 18 0
28 Raquel Morera Ibañez 25 Ret 19 20 27 26 Ret 13 0
29 Björn Cornelissen Ret 27 24 21 15 20 Ret 20 0
30 Luciano Gioia 22 26 12 16 Ret 16 0
31 Stefano Zanini 26 23 30 18 17 17 0
32 Niels Kool 21 19 20 25 21 Ret 20 21 0
33 Daniele Pasquali 28 29 26 26 Ret 30 21 23 0
34 Saetta McQueen 30 31 27 30 26 27 Ret 24 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Azor Duenas 1 4 0
Yoann Baziret 3 6 0
Eoin Murray 4 Ret 0
Jean Philippe Lamic 19 11 0
Sebastiano Ciato 23 Ret Ret 11 0
Michaël Novalak 14 17 0
Willy Welles 18 22 0
Dennis de Borst 22 25 0
Giuseppe Termine Ret 22 0
Jean-Marc Thevenot 22 Ret 0
Enrico Dell'Onte Ret 30 23 25 0
Jose Manuel De Los Milagros 23 Ret 0
Jean-Marc Corde 24 29 0
Guy Frey Ret 24 0
Pos Driver SPA
 NÜR
 LEC
 CAT
 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)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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