2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season
The 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season will be a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 3.5 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2015 season is the eleventh Formula Renault 3.5 Series season organized by Renault Sport. The season will begin at Motorland Aragón on 25 April and finish on 18 October at Circuito de Jerez. The series forms part of the World Series by Renault meetings at seven double header events, with an additional double header event at the Red Bull Ring and a single race at Monaco.
Teams and drivers
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Driver changes
- Changed teams
- Entering/Re–Entering FR3.5
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps driver Philo Paz Armand will make his Formula Renault 3.5 début with Pons Racing.[20]
- Bruno Bonifacio will step up from Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, competing for International Draco Racing.[17]
- Tom Dillmann, who raced in the GP2 Series and Porsche Carrera Cup France in 2014, will join Carlin. He will be partnered by Sean Gelael, who will graduate from the FIA European Formula 3 Championship.[19]
- Tio Ellinas will switch from the GP2 Series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining Strakka Racing.[10]
- Gustav Malja, who raced for Josef Kaufmann Racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, will join Strakka Racing.[11]
- Roy Nissany will graduate into the series from the European Formula Three Championship, competing with Tech 1 Racing.[14]
- Egor Orudzhev, who raced for Tech 1 Racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, will join Arden Motorsport.[7]
- Aurélien Panis, who raced for the ART Junior Team in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, will join fellow French team Tech 1 Racing.[15]
- Facu Regalia, who raced a part-season in the GP2 Series with Hilmer Motorsport, originally signed to race for Zeta Corse,[24] but left the team prior to the start of the season to join Comtec Racing.[18]
- Dean Stoneman, the GP3 Series runner-up, will return to the series with DAMS.[3]
- Nyck de Vries, the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps champion, will make his series début with DAMS.[2]
- Leaving FR3.5
- Zoël Amberg and Oliver Webb, who contested three rounds of the championship in 2014, will join the FIA World Endurance Championship, racing in the LMP2 category for Team SARD Morand.[25][26] Amberg will also race for Lazarus in the GP2 Series.[27]
- William Buller, who raced for Arden Motorsport in 2014, will join Kondō Racing in Japanese Super Formula.[28]
- Pierre Gasly, the runner-up in the 2014 season, will join the GP2 Series with DAMS.[29] Gasly also took part in the final three rounds of the 2014 GP2 season with Caterham Racing.[30]
- Luca Ghiotto, who raced for International Draco Racing in 2014, will join the GP3 Series with Trident Racing, the team with which he contested two rounds of the 2014 GP3 Series season.[31] He will be joined at the team by Óscar Tunjo, who raced for Pons Racing in 2014.[32]
- Norman Nato, who drove for DAMS in 2014, will enter the GP2 Series with Arden International.[33]
- Carlos Sainz Jr. the 2014 champion, will graduate to Formula One, racing for Toro Rosso alongside fellow rookie Max Verstappen.[34]
- Sergey Sirotkin, who finished fifth for Fortec Motorsports in 2014, will join the GP2 Series with Rapax.[35]
- Marco Sørensen, who raced for Tech 1 Racing in 2014, will enter the GP2 Series with Carlin,[36] and the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing.[37]
- Will Stevens, who finished sixth for Strakka Racing in 2014, will graduate to Formula One, racing for the Manor F1 Team.[38] Stevens made his Formula One debut with Caterham in the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[39]
- Marlon Stöckinger, who finished ninth for Lotus in 2014, will join Status Grand Prix in the GP2 Series.[40]
- Cameron Twynham, who contested three rounds of the championship for Comtec Racing in 2014, will join the Porsche Supercup with MOMO-Megatron.[41]
Team changes
Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 20 October 2014, on the final day of the 2014 season.[43] The seven rounds formed meetings of the 2015 World Series by Renault season, with additional rounds to be held at the Red Bull Ring and at the Monaco Grand Prix. The championship returns to the Red Bull Ring, Silverstone and Le Mans. Races to be held at Monza, Moscow Raceway and Paul Ricard have been removed from the schedule.
On 11 February 2015, it was announced that the Silverstone round would be moved back a week due to the circuit reacquiring the rights to host the British round of the 2015 MotoGP season.[44]
Championship standings
- Points system
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
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Drivers' Championship
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| 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 |
Teams' Championship
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| 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) |
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- Polesitter for each race in bold. No points were awarded.
- Driver who recorded fastest lap denoted in italics. No points were awarded.
- Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 "12 teams entered in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2015". World Series by Renault (Renault Sport). 12 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Freeman, Glenn (20 October 2014). "McLaren junior Nyck de Vries joins DAMS for 2015 FR3.5 season". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hensby, Paul (12 February 2015). "Briton Stoneman joins Red Bull Stable". thecheckeredflag.co.uk (The Checkered Flag). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Jazeman Jaafar completes Fortec Formula Renault 3.5 switch". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oliver Rowland commits to 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 with Fortec". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Allen, Peter (9 February 2015). "Nicholas Latifi signs with Arden for Formula Renault 3.5". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hensby, Paul (15 January 2015). "Orudzhev graduates to Formula Renault 3.5 with Arden". thecheckeredflag.co.uk (The Checkered Flag). Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Lotus confirm van Buuren and Vaxiviere as FR3.5 drivers". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gruz, David (5 February 2015). "Van Buuren switches to Lotus for sophomore FR3.5 campaign". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Allen, Peter (23 February 2015). "Tio Ellinas gets Formula Renault 3.5 deal with Strakka Racing". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Gustav Malja steps up to FR3.5 with Strakka for 2015 season". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (11 February 2015). "Alfonso Celis adds 3.5 campaign with AVF to 2015 schedule". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (22 December 2014). "Beitske Visser to continue with AVF in FR3.5 in 2015". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (10 February 2015). "Nissany completes Tech 1 Racing’s 3.5 lineup". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "@Tech1Racing signs @AurelienPanis to race in Formula Renault 3.5 Series next season". World Series by Renault (Renault Sport). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (9 December 2014). "Pietro Fantin stays with Draco for 2015 FR3.5 season". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Allen, Peter (12 February 2015). "Bonifacio confirmed for second Draco seat in FR3.5". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Allen, Peter (21 April 2015). "Facu Regalia makes Comtec switch on eve of FR3.5 season". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Carlin return to FR3.5 with Gelael and Dillmann". carlin.co.uk (Carlin). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Allen, Peter (27 March 2015). "Pons Racing announces Armand as Merhi’s team-mate for FR3.5". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Hensby, Paul (4 March 2015). "Merhi continues in FR3.5 with Pons Racing". thecheckeredflag.co.uk (The Checkered Flag). Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ Freeman, Glenn (10 March 2015). "Roberto Merhi to race for Manor F1 team in Australian Grand Prix". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Ben; Beer, Matt (12 March 2015). "Robert Merhi plans to race in FR3.5 alongside Manor F1 deal". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Regalia to make FR3.5 debut with Zeta Corse". Motorsport.com (Motorsport.com, Inc.). 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (31 January 2015). "SARD back to international racing in WEC LMP2 with Morand Racing". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
Morand regular Christian Klien and Super GT regular Koki Saga have been confirmed in one car; and 2014 European Le Mans Series champion Oliver Webb will share the other with Pierre Ragues.
- ↑ "2015 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE — PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). FIA World Endurance Championship. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ Gruz, David (26 March 2015). "Zoel Amberg completes Lazarus line-up in GP2". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (5 March 2015). "Will Buller departs for Super Formula". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "Alex Lynn, Pierre Gasly join DAMS for 2015 GP2 season". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ Freeman, Glenn (2 September 2014). "Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly joins Caterham for remainder of 2014 GP2". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Luca Ghiotto switches from FR3.5 to GP3 for 2015 season". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "Oscar Tunjo moves from Formula Renault 3.5 to GP3 with Trident". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Topher (29 January 2015). "Nato signs for Arden International". F1Update. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ Freeman, Glenn (28 November 2014). "Carlos Sainz Jr joins Max Verstappen at Toro Rosso for F1 2015". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ex-Sauber F1 test driver Sergey Sirotkin to race for Rapax in GP2". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Lotus F1 protege Marco Sorensen in Carlin GP2 move for 2015". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (14 January 2015). "Lotus F1 reserve Sorensen joins Aston Martin for 2015 WEC". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Will Stevens secures Manor Formula 1 race seat". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan; Beer, Matt (20 November 2014). "Abu Dhabi GP: Will Stevens to race second Caterham F1 car". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Lotus F1 junior Marlon Stockinger joins Status in GP2". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (20 March 2015). "Ex-FR3.5 racer Cameron Twynham joins Porsche Supercup field". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "I.S.R. Racing turning the page". ISR Racing. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ "The 2015 World Series by Renault calendar revealed". motorsport.com (motorsport.com). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Freeman, Glenn (11 February 2015). "Formula Renault 3.5 changes 2015 Silverstone date for MotoGP". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
External links
Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz
Matthieu Vaxivière
Meindert van Buuren
Oliver Rowland
Alfonso Celis Jr.
Lotus
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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
Hungaroring, Budapest
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
Nürburgring, Nürburg