2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Explained
The 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season was 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 2013 season was the ninth Formula Renault 3.5 Series season organized by the Renault Sport. The season began at Monza Circuit on 6 April and finished on 20 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The series formed part of the World Series by Renault meetings at seven double header events with double header event at Monza and single event at Monaco.
The championship battle was between McLaren junior programme drivers Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne. Magnussen clinched the championship title with a race to spare,[1] and ultimately finished sixty points ahead of Vandoorne. Despite having less wins than in 2012, António Félix da Costa improved to the third place in the drivers' standings. Nico Müller, Marco Sørensen and Carlos Huertas were the only other winners outside the top three.
Teams and drivers
Driver changes
- Following a part-time campaign with Tech 1 Racing, Daniel Abt joined the GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix.
- Mikhail Aleshin switched from Team RFR to Tech 1 Racing.[2]
- Jules Bianchi left Tech 1 Racing to race in Formula One with Marussia.
- Sam Bird, who finished third in 2012, left ISR to join Russian Time in the GP2 Series.
- Yann Cunha left Pons Racing to join AV Formula.[33]
- Pietro Fantin graduated from the British Formula 3 to join Formula Renault, where he races for Arden Caterham.[6]
- After losing his seat in DAMS,[17] [18] Lucas Foresti joined at Comtec Racing.[14]
- Vittorio Ghirelli, who raced with Comtec Racing moved to Auto GP.[34]
- Walter Grubmüller left P1 Motorsport after three consecutive seasons.
- Carlos Huertas moved from Fortec to Carlin, the team he raced for in the 2011 British Formula 3 Championship.[12]
- Jazeman Jaafar entered the Formula Renault series with Carlin, the team he placed second with in the 2012 British Formula Three championship.[13]
- Kevin Korjus, who contested the 2012 season with Tech 1 Racing and Lotus, moved to the GP3 Series with Koiranen GP.[35]
- Matias Laine moved from the GP3 Series to race in Formula Renault 3.5 for P1 Motorsport.[21]
- Kevin Magnussen joined DAMS after racing for Carlin in 2012.[18]
- Mihai Marinescu, who finished fifth in the 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship, signed with the Zeta Corse team.[23] After being replaced by Nick Yelloly for the Monaco round of the championship,[27] Marinescu returned to the team for the race at Spa-Francorchamps.[36]
- After one season with BVM Target, Nikolay Martsenko switched to Pons Racing.[31]
- Nigel Melker, who competed in the GP2 Series in 2012, joined Tech 1 Racing.[3]
- Daniil Move switched from P1 Motorsport to SMP Racing by Comtec.[14]
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps runner-up Norman Nato joined DAMS.[17]
- Arthur Pic switched from DAMS to AV Formula.[33]
- After two years without a drive, Emmanuel Piget made his return to motor racing with Zeta Corse.[23]
- After competing part-time in 2012, César Ramos, Davide Rigon and Daniel Zampieri all moved to the Blancpain Endurance Series, with the three of them co-driving the #44 Kessel Racing car.
- Jake Rosenzweig left the series after 3 years, instead doing a season in GP2 with Barwa Addax.
- Alexander Rossi, who contested the 2012 season with Arden Caterham, left the series, concentrating on his Caterham F1 reserve driver duties.[37]
- Sergey Sirotkin, who raced in the Auto GP World Series and Italian Formula Three in 2012 and contested at Moscow Formula Renault 3.5 Series round with BVM Target, stepped up to the series with ISR.[9]
- After contesting the first three rounds of 2012 before injury, Richie Stanaway moved to the Porsche Supercup.
- Will Stevens signed with P1 Motorsport after a season with Carlin.[20]
- Marlon Stöckinger joined Lotus after racing in GP3 Series.[11]
- After competing in the last three rounds of the 2012 season, Aaro Vainio left Formula Renault to concentrate on GP3.
- Stoffel Vandoorne, the reigning Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion, moved into the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, racing for Fortec Motorsports.[7]
- Giovanni Venturini moved to the GP3 Series full-time.
- Oliver Webb, who competed in Indy Lights in 2012, returned to the series with Fortec Motorsports.[8]
- Christopher Zanella, who finished third in the 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship signed with ISR team.[10]
Mid-season changes
Team changes
- Former Formula Renault 3.5 driver Adrián Vallés returned to the category as team owner of AV Formula.[32]
- BVM Target was demoted from racing team to reserve team when series organisers released a provisional entry list in November 2012. The team was divided into two entries; Zeta Management and MT Motorsport, which was previously known as the Max Travin Racing Team.[32] The team was later accepted onto the grid under the name Zeta Corse and registered as an Italian team.[22]
- Team RFR—previously known as KMP Racing—left the series after the 2012 season.[32]
Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2013 season was announced on 20 October 2012, the day before the end of the 2012 season.[38] Seven of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 2013 World Series by Renault season, with additional rounds in support of the Superstars Series at Monza, and the 2013 . The championship visited the Red Bull Ring for the first time and returned to Monza. The Nürburgring and Silverstone have been removed from the schedule.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Retired, but classified | |
Teams' Championship
Pos | Team | Car No. | MNZ
| ALC
| MON
| SPA
| MSC
| RBR
| HUN
| LEC
| CAT
| Points |
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1 | DAMS | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 307 |
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20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Fortec Motorsports | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 241 |
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6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | DNS | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 3 | | 17 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21† | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 194 |
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18 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Arden Caterham | 3 | Ret | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 186 |
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4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 18 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 5 | Tech 1 Racing | 1 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 5 | Ret | 18 | 5 | 13 | 17† | 6 | Ret | 14 | 169 |
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2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | | 21 | 18 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 157 |
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22 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 21 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | Lotus | 9 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 136 |
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10 | 14 | 12 | 19 | DNS | Ret | 20 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 8 | ISR | 7 | Ret | 19† | 4 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 86 |
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8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 11 | 9 | AV Formula | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 74 |
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28 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | 21 | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 10 | Zeta Corse | 23 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 18† | 5 | 20 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 73 |
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24 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22† | 14 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 22 | 16† | Ret | Ret | 6 | 11 | Carlin | 11 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 8 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 18 | 54 |
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12 | 7 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 19† | Ret | 13 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | | 12 | Pons Racing | 25 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 19† | 19 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
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26 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 13 | SMP Racing by Comtec | 15 | Ret | NC | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 9 | 21 | 8 | Ret | 12 |
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16 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | 16 | 22 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 21† | 14 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 11 | 15 | Pos | Team | Car No. | MNZ
| ALC
| MON
| SPA
| MSC
| RBR
| HUN
| LEC
| CAT
| Points | |
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| | |
- Polesitter for each race in bold. No points are awarded.
- Driver who recorded fastest lap denoted in italics. No points are awarded.
- Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.
External links
Notes and References
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- News: http://www.championat.com/auto/news-1451067-aljoshin-prodolzhit-vystuplenija-v-mirovoj-serii-reno-podpisav-kontrakt-s-tek-1.html. ru:Алёшин продолжит выступления в Мировой серии "Рено", подписав контракт с "Тек 1". 12 February 2013. Championat.com. SUP Media. ru. 12 February 2013.
- News: Melker maakt overstap naar World Series by Renault. 15 January 2013. Formule1.nl. Formule 1. 15 January 2013. nl.
- News: Thirteen teams selected for 2012 . 17 October 2011 . renault-sport.com . . 17 October 2011 .
- News: Antonio Felix da Costa remains with Arden Caterham for 2013 WSR Championship. 9 January 2013. Arden International. Arden International Motorsport Limited. 9 January 2013.
- News: Antonio Felix da Costa remains with Arden Caterham for 2013 WSR Championship. 10 January 2013. Arden International. Arden International Motorsport Limited. 10 January 2013.
- News: Stoffel Vandoorne takes Frijns' place at Fortec for FR3.5 season. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Matt. Beer. 21 December 2012. 22 December 2012.
- News: Oliver Webb returns to Formula Renault 3.5 with Fortec. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Matt. Beer. 27 December 2012. 27 December 2012.
- News: Auto GP star Sergey Sirotkin joins ISR for Formula Renault 3.5. Freeman. Glenn. 18 December 2012. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 18 December 2012.
- News: Christopher Zanella signs with ISR for FR3.5. Allen. Peter. 19 March 2013. Paddock Scout. 19 March 2013.
- News: Lotus F1 Junior Team drivers announced. 15 February 2013. GPUpdate.net. JHED Media BV. 15 February 2013.
- News: Huertas returns to Carlin for FR3.5. Glenn. Freeman. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 17 January 2013. 17 January 2013.
- News: Jaafar stays with Carlin for Formula Renault 3.5 . 7 January 2013 . . Capsicum . 7 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024192248/http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/JaafarstayswithCarlinforFormulaRenault3.5.htm . 24 October 2013 .
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- News: Formula Renault 3.5: Negrao races another year with Draco. 8 January 2013. andrenegrao.com. André Negrão. 8 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130215124526/http://www.andrenegrao.com/?p=604. 15 February 2013. dead.
- News: Draco retains Nico Muller for 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season. 11 February 2013. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 11 February 2013.
- News: Norman Nato with DAMS in 2013, 30/11/2012 . DAMS.fr . . 30 November 2012 . 30 November 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130106203743/http://www.dams.fr/detail-actu2.php?lang=en&id=410 . 6 January 2013 .
- News: Kevin Magnussen joins DAMS for 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season. Glenn. Freeman. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 3 December 2012. 3 December 2012.
- News: Strakka Racing acquires Formula Renault 3.5 team P1 Motorsport. Watkins. Gary. 8 April 2013. Autosport. Haymarket. 8 April 2013.
- News: Will Stevens to contest 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 with P1 Motorsport. Freeman. Glenn. 10 December 2012. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 10 December 2012.
- News: Laine contest with P1 Motorsport in 2013. 18 January 2013. MTV3. MTV Oy. 18 January 2013.
- News: Con Zampieri nasce la Zeta Corse. 18 January 2013. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. it. 18 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310183500/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=38473&cat=5. 10 March 2013. dead.
- News: Frenchman Piget joins Marinescu at Zeta Corse for Monza opener. 1 April 2013. PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. 1 April 2013.
- News: Carlos Sainz Jr joins Monaco Formula Renault 3.5 field. Glenn. Freeman. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 17 May 2013. 17 May 2013.
- News: Buller con Zeta Corse a Mosca. 14 June 2013. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. it. 14 June 2013. Buller with Zeta Corse in Moscow. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705104042/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=40259&cat=5. 5 July 2014. dead.
- News: Matheo Tuscher to do Aragon FR3.5 round with Zeta. Allen. Peter. 23 April 2013. Paddock Scout. 23 April 2013.
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- News: Agostini debutta a Spielberg con Zeta. 16 July 2013. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. it. 16 July 2013. Agostini debuts in Spielberg for Zeta. https://web.archive.org/web/20130807092122/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=40724&cat=5. 7 August 2013. dead.
- News: Sainz Jr. returns to Formula Renault 3.5. 4 September 2013. GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 13 September 2013.
- News: Zoel Amberg joins Pons Racing for 2012–13 . 9 December 2011 . . . 20 January 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130107111153/http://www.worldseriesbyrenault.fr/en/tv_news/news/Pages/ZoelAmbergjoinsPonsRacingfor201213.aspx . 7 January 2013 .
- News: Марценко подписал контракт с командой WSR Pons Racing. 28 January 2013. SUP Media. ru. 28 January 2013. Martsenko signed with Pons Racing.
- News: Formula Renault 3.5 confirms AV Formula entry for 2013. Sam. Tremayne. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 30 November 2012. 1 December 2012.
- News: AV Formula signs Arthur Pic and Yann Cunha for 2013 FR3.5 season. Glenn. Freeman. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 3 December 2012. 3 December 2012.
- News: 21 cars to line-up in 2013 Auto GP. 13 March 2013. autogp.org. Auto GP. 13 March 2013.
- News: Kevin Korjus siirdub GP3 vormelisarja. GP3 Series. AS SL Õhtuleht. 29 January 2013. 29 January 2013.
- News: Marinescu to partner Sainz at Spa. Haymarket Publications. 29 May 2013. 31 May 2013.
- News: Alexander Rossi and Ma Qing Hua to be Reserve Drivers. Caterham F1. Caterham Group. 1 March 2013. 2 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130304011519/http://www.caterhamf1.com/news/2013/alexander-rossi-and-ma-qing-hua-confirmed-as-reserve-drivers. 4 March 2013. dead.
- News: Seven meetings and a whole lot more in 2013. 20 October 2012. Renault Sport. World Series by Renault. 20 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130314103232/http://www.worldseriesbyrenault.fr/en/tv_news/news/Pages/Sevenmeetingsandawholelotmorein2013.aspx. 14 March 2013. dead.