1. Introduc,on 2. Review 2015 in numbers 3. Calendar Mee,ng format & tyres 5. Full season and single race registra,on 6.

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1 SEASON 2016

2 1. Introduc,on 2. Review 2015 in numbers 3. Calendar 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

3 1. Introduc4on The Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was established in Over these last 10 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 or three races. The Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup is the only European series that races on all (but one) F1 circuits in order to provide an excellent prepara,on for the future of young talented drivers.

4 2. Review 2015 in numbers Spectator numbers and media SRO Blancpain GT Endurance series Monza Silverstone Spa Nürburgring 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 - TwiYer: more than 2,000 followers The races have been broadcasted live with English and German commentary on the YouTube channel and on renault.sport.de/live and have been watched by over 40,000 viewers

5 3. Calendar 2016 Testdays in March 9/10 March 2 days Assen 16/17 March 21/22 March 2 days Nürburgring 2 days Hockenheim Raceweekends 23/24 April Monza, SRO Blancpain Series 14/15 May 18/19 June Silverstone, SRO Blancpain Series Hungaroring (Saturday/Sunday only) 29/30 July Spa, SRO Blancpain Series (Friday and Saturday before the 24 Hrs of Spa) 6/7 August Assen, Gamma Racing Day 17/18 September Nürburgring, SRO Blancpain Series 1/2 October Hockenheim, ADAC GT Masters (3 races)

6 4. Mee4ng format & tyres Mee4ng Format - 2 x 45 minutes, free prac,ce sessions - 2 x 20 minutes qualifying sessions (with a five minute break in between in the pit lane) The races are 25 minutes each - Start grid 1 is the result of the first qualifying session - Start grid 2 is the result of the second qualifying session - Start grid 3 is the 2 nd best,me of the first qualifying session (Hockenheim only) 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 Tyre regula,ons as in The mee,ng format may change on certain events due to recommenda,ons of the event organizers.

7 5. Full season and single race registra4on Full season registra4on 14,500 ex. VAT for cars registered before February 29, ,500 ex. VAT for cars registered on or aeer March 1, Fee includes 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 500 ex. VAT per car. Single race registra4on 2,900 ex. VAT per race weekend. This must be paid one week before the event by bank transfer or cash upon registra,on on the event. Test days 900 ex. VAT per car per day. Bankdetails MdH Communica4e Bank: ING-BANK, The Netherlands IBAN: NL77 INGB BIC: INGB NL2A

8 6. PR, TV and social media The series has its own dedicated website: Press releases are sent to na,onal and interna,onal press throughout the year. Most races (except Assen and Hungaroring) will be broadcast live on the series' own YouTube channel, and on with both English and German commentary. Three-minute highlights are added aeer most races. A press officer and photographer will be present at every event and the series has its own bi-lingual circuit speaker. Facebook (Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) and TwiYer (@FR2NEC) are used throughout the season and during the race weekends.

9 7. Prizes Prizes 2016 Season Champion - Full day test in a F3, including a full day simulator training (in coopera,on with Van Amersfoort Racing) Second place - A half day test in the F3.5 V8 (in coopera,on with Fortec Motorsport) - Free entry for the FR2.0 NEC 2017 season Third place - A half day test in a F3.5 V8 (in coopera,on with Fortec Motorsport) Winner Rookie Cup - Free entry for the FR2.0 NEC 2017 season - 10,000 (incl. VAT) in spare parts in All drivers will be observed to be included in the Porsche Junior Selec,on procedure. Notes To be classified as a Rookie the driver has to be 16 or 17 years old on the 1 st of April 2016 and it must be his/her first year in a FR2.0 car. Rookies will drive with a red number on their car and a special Rookie trophy will be awarded at each race. A prize for best Rookie is awarded at the end of the season. But if the Rookie finishes 1 3 only one prize can be claimed. All prizes are personal and not transferable. All prizes are only awarded to drivers who have par,cipated the full season.

10 8. Teams Name Country address Art Junior Team France AVF Spain BM Racing Poland Fortec Motorsport Great Britain Inter Europol Compe,,on Poland J.D. Motorsport Italy Josef Kaufmann Racing Germany Mark BurdeY Motorsport Great Britain MGR Motorsport Great Britain Posi,One Motorsport Finland Prizma Motorsport Sweden Tech 1 Racing France arnaud@tech1racing.fr TS Corse Italy dominika@pietropeccenini.com

11 9. NEC and F1 In Formula 1 in the past and present you'll find a number of drivers who have raced for one or more years in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. ValYeri BoYas won his second season in the NEC in 2008 and is now the star driver for the Williams F1 team. Daniil Kvyat (seasons ) now races for the Red Bull F1 team. Carlos Sainz Jr. (winner 2011) has just joined the Torro Rosso team while Sébas,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-E. Robin Frijns (season 2010 and 2011) was the Caterham F1 team test driver in In total 543 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, New Zealand, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, South Africa, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, USA, UK, United Emirates, Ukraine and Venezuela.

12 10. Spare parts service Renault Sport Germany will provide a spare parts service for the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC as well as the technical support Contact Peter Schrewe (spare parts) Julien Monod (technical support) Phone Phone Mobile Mobile Fax Fax spareparts.deutschland@renault.de julien.monod-renexter@renault.de Address Renault Deutschland AG MotorSport Renault-Nissan-Strasse Brühl Germany

13 11. Michelin tyre service Michelin/HGS tyre service will all tests and races HGS Motorsportservice Phone: Hermann Gahr Mobile: Dorfstraße 1 Fax: D BaYenberg HGS-Motorsportservice@t-online.de Germany

14 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 2016 (through Oreca directly) Standard engine rebuild (without cylinder head and crankshae renewal) 4,055 ex VAT Engine rebuild (with cylinder head renewal) ex VAT Cylinder head rebuilt 2,150 ex VT Engine bench test tbc Contact informa4on ORECA Alain Sauvagere Technopole du Circuit - BP 17 F Magny Cours France Phone: Fax:

15 13. Radios Radios are supplied by Racecom, Race-Communica4on Racecom Phone: Frank Erdmann Mobile: Richard-Wagner-Str. 34 Fax: D Mannheim, Germany

16 14. Organiza4on Promoter Series Manager MdH Communica,ons Ralph Weishaupt Press Officer, Administra4on Noor Tania-Stein Race Director / Paddock Manager Werner Aichinger info@formel-koenig.de Speaker, Administra4on Lukas Gajewski lukas.gajewski-renexter@renault.de Technical Scru4neer Thomas Volkmann th-volkmann@web.de MdH Communica4ons Renault Deutschland AG MotorSport Helmhout 6 Renault-Nissan-Strasse GJ HUIZEN D Brühl The Netherlands Germany Phone: Phone: Mobile phone: Mobile phone:

17 15. Regula4ons & entry forms Please refer to the website for the regula,ons. Updates are posted whenever applicable. You can find your 2016 entry form on our website For all other informa,on, please send an to