Former Lotus junior Boccolacci joins Renault's Eurocup series
Tech 1 Racing has landed a high-profile signing for its Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2016 line-up, with F3 graduate Dorian Boccolacci joining the team.
Boccolacci, 17, was a very highly-rated karting driver earlier in his career, joining Lotus F1 Team's junior programme back in 2013 and stepping up to car racing the year after.
He was runner-up to Lasse Sorensen in French F4 in 2014 and raced alongside Alex Albon at Signature last year, finishing 19th overall and 10th in the rookie championship.
"I didn’t think that doing another season in Formula 3 without being in a top team was a good idea," Boccolacci said.
"Going to Formula Renault 2.0 means that I can restart on the right base and use my experience to reach the car’s limits in the corners. To help me continue my career after that I have only one aim: the title.
"I have to win and build up a set of results to prove that I’m ready to move up to the upper echelons."
Boccolacci's signing completes a four-car line-up for FR2.0 frontrunner Tech 1, which has retained team regular Hugo de Sadeleer and has also signed rookies Sacha Fenestraz and Gabriel Aubry.
"Tech 1 Racing and I already get on like a house on fire," said Boccolacci. "My tests went off very well and I really enjoyed them. We’re going to do a great job together and progress to achieve our joint aim – victory."
In addition to his Eurocup commitments, Boccolacci will also do a full campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series.
2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 line-up so far
| Team | Driver |
| ART Junior Team |
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| ARTA Engineering |
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| AVF |
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| Cram Motorsport |  Rodrigo Pflucker |
| Fortec Motorsports |
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| JD Motorsport |
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| Josef Kaufmann Racing |
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| Tech 1 Racing |
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Max Defourny
Will Palmer
Julien Falchero
Henrique Chaves
Vasily Romanov
Bruno Baptista
Ferdinand Habsburg
James Allen
Jehan Daruvala
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