SEASON

2017

 1. Introduc,on
2. Review 2016 in numbers
3. Calendar 2017
4. Mee,ng format & tyres
5. Full season and single race
registra,on
6. PR, TV and social media
7. Prizes
8. Teams
9. NEC and F1
10. Spare parts service
11. Michelin tyre service
12. Engine tuner
13. Radios
14. Organiza,on
15. Regula,ons & entry forms

 1. Introduc4on

The Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was established in 2005. Over these last 12 years the FR2.0 NEC has become
one of the stepping stones for the ul,mate goal in motorsports: Formula 1.

The calendar consists of seven weekends, all with free prac,ce, qualifying sessions and two races.

The Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup races on a selec,on of Formula 1 and Formula 3 circuits in order to provide an
excellent prepara,on for the future of young talented drivers.
 2. Review 2016 in numbers

Spectator numbers and media a@endance:

SRO Blancpain GT Endurance series
Monza Silverstone Spa Nrburgring
10,000 spectators 8,000 spectators 56,000 spectators 12,000 spectators
214 accredited media 120 accredited media 250 accredited media 105 accredited media

Gamma Racing Day Assen
82,000 spectators
125 accredited media

ADAC GT Masters

Red Bull Ring Hockenheim
11,000 spectators 18,000 spectators
84 accredited media 161 accredited media


Social media
- Facebook: more than 3,600 followers
- TwiWer: more than 2,000 followers


The races have been broadcasted live with English and German commentary on the YouTube channel www.formularenault.tv and
on renault.sport.de/live and have been watched by over 40,000 viewers

 3. Calendar 2016

Testday


29 March 1 day Zandvoort



Raceweekends

21/23 April Spa-Francorchamps

19/21 May Zandvoort

23/25 June Monza

4/6 August Assen, Gamma Racing Days

17/19 August Paul-Ricard

15/17 September Nrburgring, SRO Blancpain Series

22/24 September Hockenheim, ADAC GT Masters
 4. Mee4ng format & tyres

Mee4ng Format

- 2 x 30 minutes, free prac,ce sessions
- 2 x 20 minutes qualifying sessions (with a ve minute break in between in the pit lane)
The races are 25 minutes each

- Start grid 1 is the result of the rst qualifying session
- Start grid 2 is the result of the second qualifying session

The series has its own race director and scru,neering team

An Interna,onal B or C licence is required to take part in the series


The mee,ng format may change on certain events due to recommenda,ons of the event
organizers.
 5. Full season and single race
registra4on

Full season registra4on

16,500 for cars registered before March 1, 2017.
18,500 for cars registered on or afer March 1, 2017.

Single race registra4on

2,950 per race weekend. This amount must be paid one week before the event by bank transfer or
cash upon registra,on at the event.

Fees include the qualifying sessions and two or three races per weekend.
The free prac,ce sessions on Thursday or Friday (depending on the event) will be charged per event 400 per car.


Test day
950,- per car.

* All prices are ex VAT

Bankdetails

MdH Communica4ons

Bank: ING-BANK, The Netherlands
IBAN: NL77 INGB 0674 8103 68
BIC: INGB NL2A
 6. PR, TV and social media

The series has its own dedicated website: www.necup.com.

Press releases are sent to na,onal and interna,onal press throughout the year.

Most races (except Assen) will be broadcast live on the series' own YouTube channel, and on www.renault-sport.de/live with both
English and German commentary. Three-minute highlights are added afer most races.

A press ocer and photographer will be present at every event.

Facebook (Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) and TwiWer (@FR2NEC) are used throughout the season and during the race weekends.

 7. Prizes

Prizes 2017 Season

Champion
- Free entry for the FR2.0 Eurocup 2018 season

Second place
- TBC

Third place
- TBC

Notes

All prizes are personal and not transferable.
All prizes are only awarded to drivers who have par,cipated the full season.
 8. Teams in 2016

Name
AV Formula


Country
Spain



E-mail address
adrian@avformula.com

BM Racing Poland mirecki.bartek@wp.pl
Cram Motorsport Italy info@crammotorsport.com
DuW Motorsport Germany oliver.duW@duW-motorsport.de
Formula Motorsport France formulamotorsport@free.fr
Fortec Motorsport Great Britain mar,n.young@fortecmotorsport.com
GMMA Motorsport Belgium gmmaformularacing@gmail.com
Inter Europol Compe,,on Poland compe,,on@intereuropol.pl
J.D. Motorsport Italy robertocavallari@jdmotorsport.net
Josef Kaufmann Racing Germany lars.kaufmann@jk-racing.de
KEO Racing Denmark keo@edc.dk
Mark BurdeW Motorsport Great Britain mark@burdeWmotorsport.co.uk
Mark Godwin Racing Great-Britain info@crammotorsport.com
R-Ace GP France thibaut.de.merindol@r-ace-gp.com
Tech 1 Racing France arnaud@tech1racing.fr
TS Corse Italy giampaolo.vanni@libero.it

 9. NEC and F1

In Formula 1 in the past and present you will nd a number of drivers who have raced for one or more years in the Formula
Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.

ValWeri BoWas won his second season in the NEC in 2008 and is now the driver for the Mercedes F1 team. Daniil Kvyat
(seasons 2010 - 2012) now races for the Torro Rosso F1 team. Carlos Sainz Jr. (winner 2011) is also a driver for the Torro
Rosso F1 team while Sbas,en Buemi (season 2006) used to race for this team. Buemi s,ll con,nues to compete in the
Renault racing series through the FIA Formula.

In total almost 600 drivers took part in one or more races in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup from 2006 un,l
now.

Our drivers come from all over the world:
Angola, Australia, Austria, Argen,na, Andorra, Belgium, Brazil, Croa,a, Canada, Czech Republic, China, Columbia, Cyprus,
Denmark, Estonia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, India, Japan, Mexico,
Malaysia, Morocco, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Sweden,
South Africa, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, USA, UK, United Emirates, Ukraine and Venezuela.
 10. Spare parts service

Renault Sport Germany will provide a spare parts service for the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC.

Contact Peter Schrewe (spare parts)
Phone +49 2232 739295
Mobile +49 160 911 89 163
Fax +49 2232 739356
spareparts.deutschland@renault.de

Address Renault Deutschland AG
MotorSport
Renault-Nissan-Strasse 6-10
50321 Brhl
Germany

 11. Michelin tyre service

Michelin/HGS tyre service will a@end all tests and races

HGS Motorsportservice Phone: +49 6452 8910
Hermann Gahr Mobile: +49 171 4856170
Dorfstrae 1 Fax: +49 6452 5322
D-35088 BaWenberg Email: HGS-Motorsportservice@t-online.de
Germany Website: www.hgs-motorsport.com

 12. Engine Tuner

The only Renault Sport Technologies approved engine tuner allowed in the FR2.0 NEC is Oreca Magny-Cours

A dyno check at Oreca must be done before the start of the season


Prices for 2017 (through Oreca directly)

Standard engine rebuild (without cylinder head and crankshaf renewal) 4,055 ex VAT
Engine rebuild (with cylinder head renewal) 4,400 ex VAT
Cylinder head rebuilt 2,170 ex VAT
Engine bench test 670 ex VAT


Contact informa4on ORECA

Alain Sauvagere
Technopole du Circuit - BP 17
F- 58470 Magny Cours
France
Phone: +33 3 86 21 08 06
Fax: +33 3 86 21 08 02
E-mail: A.SAUVAGERE@oreca-magnycours.fr

 13. Radios

Radios are supplied by Racecom, Race-Communica4on

Racecom Phone: +49 621 44 07 944
Frank Erdmann Mobile: +49 171 52 41 001
Richard-Wagner-Str. 34 Fax: +49 621 40 06 87
D-68165 Mannheim, Germany Email: info@racecom.de
www.racecom.de

 14. Organiza4on

Promoter MdH AG info@mdh.nl

Series Manager Jurgen Evers jurgen@mdh.nl

Communica4on, Administra4on Noor Tania-Stein noor@mdh.nl

MdH Communica4ons

Brink 27C
1251 KS LAREN
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 3554 80 555
Mobile phone: +31 6 5051 7527
 15. Regula4ons & entry forms

Please refer to the website www.necup.com for the regula,ons. Updates are posted whenever applicable.

You can nd the 2017 entry form on our website www.necup.com.

For all other informa,on, please send an email to noor@mdh.nl.