M2 Competition enter Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019
M2 Competition, the most successful single-seater racing team in New Zealand of the past decade, are delighted to announce an exciting expansion into the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019.
Founded in 2010; M2 have been the Champion team in New Zealand’s Toyota Racing Series Teams’ title for the past four seasons and have won four Drivers’ titles in the past six years with Nick Cassidy, Lando Norris and Robert Schwartzman.
Jonathan Moury, who has overseen all eight of M2’s TRS titles, will be Team Manager while fellow Co-owner Elise Moury, a Spa 24 Hours-winning engineer, will head the technical team.
“This is an incredibly exciting day for M2 Competition,” commented Moury. “We were formed eight years ago and have had fantastic success running in the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, but the time has come to add a programme in Europe and the Formula Renault Eurocup fits the bill perfectly.
“Our aim is to take the most talented young drivers over to New Zealand for TRS at the start of each year and then keep them within the M2 family for the European season so that they can continue to learn and develop in a nurturing environment they’re already used to. We’ve already had a lot of interest from drivers so we’re confident of a strong line-up for our first campaign in Europe.”
The nucleus of the squad, which will be headquartered near Brussels, Belgium, will remain the same across the TRS and Formula Renault programmes, providing an internationally-renowned line-up of engineers and mechanics from Formula 2, F3, DTM and GT racing.
M2’s three-car entry into the series shows the team’s ambition to create a joined-up structure on both sides of the world to aid development and education of the world’s most talented junior drivers as they aim for the top levels of motorsport.
The Formula Renault Eurocup is one of Europe’s most competitive junior single-seater series, with race winners and champions including Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz Jr and Stoffel Vandoorne.
The 2019 season features a 10-round provisional calendar consisting exclusively of current Formula 1 circuits, starting at Monza, Italy, on April 12-14 and including fellow iconic tracks like Spa-Francorchamps, Nurburgring and Monaco.
The Drivers’ Champion wins a coveted spot on the Renault Sport Academy while an all-new chassis; the Tatuus T-318, will be used by all teams.
Formula Renault Eurocup calendar 2019*
Official Tests
March 5-7 Magny-Cours (F)
April 9-10 Monza (I)
Race events
April 12-14 Monza (I)
May 10-12 Silverstone (GB)
May 23-26 Monaco (MC)
May 31-June 2 Paul Ricard (F)
TBA RedBull Ring (A)
July 26-28 Spa-Francorchamps (B)
August 30-September 1 Nurburgring (D)
September 6-8 Hungaroring (H)
September 27-28 Barcelona (E)
October TBA
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