2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season

2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season
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The 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season is the fifth year of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, and the fourteenth season of the former Swiss Formula Renault Championship. The championship will begin on 12 April at Imola and will finish on October at Jerez after seventeen races held at seven meetings.[1] This season will feature new three-race weekend format for rounds at Red Bull Ring, Autodromo Nazionale Monza and Mugello Circuit.

Drivers and teams

Team No. Driver Rounds
Finland Koiranen GP[2] 2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes[3] 1
3 United Kingdom Jack Aitken[4] 1
4 Germany Philip Hamprecht[2] 1
5 Brazil Bruno Baptista[2] 1
6 Austria Stefan Riener[2] 1
Italy Cram Motorsport[5] 7 Italy Matteo Ferrer[6] 1
21 Russia Vasily Romanov[7] 1
Italy GSK Grand Prix[5] 8 Russia Denis Bulatov[8] 1
12 Italy Andrea Russo[9] 1
18 Italy Daniele Cazzaniga[10] 1
Italy BVM Racing[5] 10 Ukraine Danylo Pronenko[11] 1
Italy Technorace[11] 13 Italy Alessandro Perullo[11] 1
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 15 Croatia Martin Kodrić[12] 1
16 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[11] 1
France Tech 1 Racing[11] 20 Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer[11] 1
22 France Anthoine Hubert[11] 1
31 France Simon Gachet[11] 1
France ARTA Engineering 25 France Amaury Richard[11] 1
26 Australia James Allen[13] 1
Italy JD Motorsport 35 Russia Matevos Isaakyan[14] 1
36 Brazil Thiago Vivacqua[15] 1
Mexico SDR by Cram[7] 82 United States Travis Jordan Fischer[7] 1

Race calendar and results

The seven-event calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 5 October 2014.[1] As in 2014, only three rounds will be held in Italy (Monza, Imola and Mugello). The Pau Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring, Spa-Francorchamps and Jerez will be the remaining four rounds.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Junior Winner
1 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 11 April France Anthoine Hubert France Anthoine Hubert France Anthoine Hubert France Tech 1 Racing Russia Matevos Isaakyan
R2 12 April United Kingdom Jack Aitken France Anthoine Hubert United Kingdom Jack Aitken Finland Koiranen GP Russia Matevos Isaakyan
2 R1 France Pau Circuit, Pau 16 May
R2 17 May
3 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 23 May
R2 24 May
R3
4 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 June
R2 7 June
5 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 4 July
R2 5 July
R3
6 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit 5 September
R2 6 September
R3
7 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez 10 October
R2

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver IMO
Italy		 PAU
France		 RBR
Austria		 SPA
Belgium		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 JER
Spain		 Pts
1 United Kingdom Jack Aitken 2 1 50
2 Austria Stefan Riener 5 6 33
3 United Kingdom Jake Hughes Ret 3 18
4 Russia Matevos Isaakyan 8 10 18
5 Brazil Thiago Vivacqua 7 Ret 15
6 Ukraine Danylo Pronenko 13 8 14
7 Germany Philip Hamprecht 10 11 14
8 Italy Matteo Ferrer 12 9 14
9 Russia Vasily Romanov 16† 7 12
10 Italy Andrea Russo 11 Ret 8
11 Brazil Bruno Baptista 14 16† 2
12 Italy Daniele Cazzaniga Ret 14 2
13 Australia James Allen 15 17† 1
14 United States Travis J. Fischer Ret 15 1
Italy Alessandro Perullo Ret Ret 0
Russia Denis Bulatov Ret Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
France Antoine Hubert 1 2
France Simon Gachet 3 Ret
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 4 5
Croatia Martin Kodrić 6 4
Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer 9 13
France Amaury Richard Ret 12
Pos Driver IMO
Italy		 PAU
France		 RBR
Austria		 SPA
Belgium		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 JER
Spain		 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Juniors' Championship

Pos Driver IMO
Italy		 PAU
France		 RBR
Austria		 SPA
Belgium		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 JER
Spain		 Pts
1 Russia Matevos Isaakyan 8 10 50
2 Brazil Bruno Baptista 14 16† 33
3 Italy Andrea Russo 11 Ret 18
Russia Denis Bulatov Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver IMO
Italy		 PAU
France		 RBR
Austria		 SPA
Belgium		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 JER
Spain		 Pts

Teams' championship

Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – are nominated to score teams' championship points.[16]

Pos Team Points
1 Finland Koiranen GP 68
2 Italy JD Motorsport 33
3 Italy Cram Motorsport 26
4 Italy BVM Racing 14
5 Italy GSK Grand Prix 10
6 France Arta Engineering 1
7 Italy Technorace 0
Guest teams ineligible for points
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports
France Tech 1 Racing

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS announces 2015 novelties: new format and seven venues". Renault Sport Italia (Fast Lane Promotion). 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Line-up almost completed for Koiranen GP in Alps Formula Renault 2.0". Koiranen GP. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jake Hughes joins Koiranen GP in 2015". Koiranen GP. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jack Aitken signs with Koiranen GP in 2015". Koiranen GP. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Italian style". ItaliaRacing.net (Fast Lane Promotion). 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (27 March 2015). "Matteo Ferrer finalises Alps switch with Cram". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Romanov, TJ Fischer join team Cram Motorsport for 2015 F.Renault 2.0 ALPS". Renault Sport Italia (Fast Lane Promotion). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Russian Denis Bulatov in F.Renault 2.0 ALPS with SMP Racing and GSK Grand Prix". Renault Sport Italia (Fast Lane Promotion). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  9. ↑ David, Gruz (6 March 2015). "Russo completes GSK's FR2.0 Alps lineup". PaddockScout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (7 January 2015). "Cazzaniga retained by GSK for 2015 Alps season". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 "Entry List". Renault Sport Italia. Fast Lane Promotion. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Hensby, Paul (13 February 2015). "Croatian Kodric continues Fortec partnership into 2015". The Checkered Flag (Black Eagle Media Network). Retrieved 13 February 2015. Martin Kodric will return to Fortec Motorsports in 2015 as he contests the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Series as well as three rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS championship.
  13. ↑ "Ben Barnicoat chez Fortec". ARTA Engineering. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Hensby, Paul (3 March 2015). "Isaakyan returns to JD Motorsport for Eurocup and ALPS". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  15. ↑ David, Gruz (5 March 2015). "Vivacqua joins JD Motorsport for a dual campaign of Eurocup and Alps". PaddockScout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Renaultsport Italia. Renault Sport. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

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