2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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The 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in Formula Renault 3.5 formula race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2015 season was the eleventh and final season Formula Renault 3.5 Series organised by Renault Sport, after it was announced that the organisation would withdraw its backing of the championship at the end of the season.[1]

The season began at Motorland Aragón on 25 April and finished on 18 October at Circuito de Jerez. The series formed 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, in support of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Teams and drivers

Driver changes

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Entering/Re–Entering FR3.5
Leaving FR3.5
Mid-season changes
  • GP3 Series driver Alex Fontana replaced Roberto Merhi at Pons Racing for the Monaco round due to Merhi's Formula One commitments with the Manor F1 Team on the same weekend.[27] Former Euroseries 3000 champion Will Bratt deputised for Merhi at the Silverstone round due to his participation in the Italian Grand Prix.[28] Bratt was replaced by GP2 Series driver René Binder at the Nürburgring round, after Merhi disbanded his contract with Pons.[29] At the Le Mans round, Binder was replaced by Nikita Zlobin.[30]
  • After missing the first four rounds of the season, Comtec Racing returned to the championship at the Red Bull Ring with a single car for Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 leader Louis Delétraz.[22]
  • Marlon Stöckinger replaced Meindert van Buuren at Lotus for the Red Bull Ring round after the team cancelled their contract with him. Van Buuren in turn replaced Philo Paz Armand at Pons Racing, who missed the event due to visa issues.[11]
  • GP2 Series driver Nick Yelloly replaced Stöckinger at the Silverstone round due to his GP2 Series commitments with Status Grand Prix at Monza.[12]
  • Euroformula Open driver Yu Kanamaru replaced Philo Paz Armand at Pons Racing for the Nürburgring round due to continued visa issues for Armand.[25]
  • Pietro Fantin will be replaced at Le Mans by series' returnee André Negrão, who had three consecutive seasons with Draco Racing in 2011–2013.[20]

Team changes

  • After five seasons in FR3.5, ISR Racing withdrew from the championship to focus on Sports car racing.[53]
  • British team Carlin returned to the championship after withdrawing from the 2014 season.[2]
  • Zeta Corse withdrew from the championship before the opening round after failing to secure fully funded drivers for the season.[54]

Race calendar and results

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The calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 20 October 2014, on the final day of the 2014 season.[55] 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. Monza, Moscow Raceway and Paul Ricard, which all held races in 2014, 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.[56]

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Spain Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 25 April France Matthieu Vaxivière Netherlands Meindert van Buuren United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports United Kingdom Dean Stoneman
R2 26 April Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr. France Matthieu Vaxivière Czech Republic Lotus Netherlands Nyck de Vries
2 Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 24 May Malaysia Jazeman Jaafar United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Malaysia Jazeman Jaafar United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports United Kingdom Dean Stoneman
3 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 30 May France Matthieu Vaxivière Malaysia Jazeman Jaafar France Matthieu Vaxivière Czech Republic Lotus United Kingdom Dean Stoneman
R2 31 May United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports Netherlands Nyck de Vries
4 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 13 June United Kingdom Oliver Rowland France Matthieu Vaxivière Russia Egor Orudzhev United Kingdom Arden Motorsport Russia Egor Orudzhev
R2 14 June France Matthieu Vaxivière France Matthieu Vaxivière United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports Sweden Gustav Malja
5 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 12 July United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports United Kingdom Dean Stoneman
R2 France Matthieu Vaxivière United Kingdom Oliver Rowland France Matthieu Vaxivière Czech Republic Lotus Israel Roy Nissany
6 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 5 September Cyprus Tio Ellinas Brazil Pietro Fantin Cyprus Tio Ellinas United Kingdom Strakka Racing Netherlands Nyck de Vries
R2 6 September France Matthieu Vaxivière France Matthieu Vaxivière United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports United Kingdom Dean Stoneman
7 R1 Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 12 September United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports Netherlands Nyck de Vries
R2 13 September United Kingdom Oliver Rowland France Tom Dillmann Cyprus Tio Ellinas United Kingdom Strakka Racing Sweden Gustav Malja
8 R1 France Le Mans Bugatti, Le Mans 26 September United Kingdom Oliver Rowland France Matthieu Vaxivière United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports Russia Egor Orudzhev
R2 27 September Cyprus Tio Ellinas France Matthieu Vaxivière Russia Egor Orudzhev United Kingdom Arden Motorsport Russia Egor Orudzhev
9 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 17 October France Tom Dillmann Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr. United Kingdom Oliver Rowland United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports Russia Egor Orudzhev
R2 18 October United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Netherlands Nyck de Vries Netherlands Nyck de Vries France DAMS Netherlands Nyck de Vries
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Championship standings

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Points system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

More information Position, Points ...
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
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Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver ALC
Spain
MON
Monaco
SPA
Belgium
HUN
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SIL
United Kingdom
NÜR
Germany
LMS
France
JER
Spain
Points
1 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland 1 3 6 5 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 10 1 8 1 2 307
2 France Matthieu Vaxivière 4 1 Ret 1 3 4 2 6 1 3 2 4 11 10 2 3 3 234
3 Netherlands Nyck de Vries 7 2 11 9 2 11 9 3 5 4 Ret 2 3 7 10 4 1 160
4 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Ret 4 Ret 7 5 17 6 9 13 1 11 6 1 9 3 5 4 135
5 Russia Egor Orudzhev Ret 18 4 10 9 1 11 11 Ret 7 6 9 5 2 1 2 7 133
6 United Kingdom Dean Stoneman 3 12 2 3 4 6 12 2 Ret Ret 4 Ret 6 4 4 13 Ret 130
7 France Tom Dillmann 9 5 3 6 16 5 5 5 8 5 Ret 5 14 3 5 Ret 6 122
8 Malaysia Jazeman Jaafar 2 7 1 2 6 18 4 10 9 10 Ret 3 17 13 14 6 8 118
9 Sweden Gustav Malja 10 20 Ret 8 14 10 3 7 7 6 8 8 2 11 9 11 5 79
10 Brazil Pietro Fantin 6 11 5 Ret 8 Ret 8 13 4 11 3 7 9 61
11 Canada Nicholas Latifi 8 14 Ret 4 13 Ret 17 4 Ret 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 10 55
12 France Aurélien Panis 12 13 7 Ret 7 7 13 8 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret 5 6 Ret 13 42
13 Israel Roy Nissany 14 16 12 14 Ret 8 14 Ret 3 9 14 Ret 18 8 12 9 Ret 27
14 Spain Roberto Merhi Ret 9 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ EX 26
15 Netherlands Meindert van Buuren 5 6 Ret 11 10 16 10 Ret Ret 20
16 Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr. Ret 8 Ret 13 11 14 16 Ret 12 13† 12 10 4 Ret 16 15 Ret 17
17 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Ret 6 11 7 15 11 17 14 14
18 Japan Yu Kanamaru 12 13 6 Ret 10 11 9
19 Indonesia Sean Gelael Ret 15 8 15 12 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 15 16 16 17 16 9 7
20 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly 14 7 6
21 Brazil André Negrão 12 Ret 8 12 4
22 Austria René Binder 13 8 4
23 Netherlands Beitske Visser DNS 19 13† DNS Ret 9 15 12 10 Ret 13 16 15 14 13 12 Ret 3
24 Switzerland Alex Fontana 9 2
25 Brazil Bruno Bonifacio 11 10 Ret 12 Ret 12 18 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 1
26 Indonesia Philo Paz Armand 13 17 10 16 15 13 Ret Ret 16 1
27 United Kingdom Will Bratt 12 15 0
28 Russia Nikita Zlobin 17 15 14 Ret 0
29 Switzerland Louis Delétraz 15 Ret 0
Thailand Alexander Albon PO PO 0
Pos Driver ALC
Spain
MON
Monaco
SPA
Belgium
HUN
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SIL
United Kingdom
NÜR
Germany
LMS
France
JER
Spain
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Retired, but classified
Rookie
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Teams' Championship

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Car
No.
ALC
Spain
MON
Monaco
SPA
Belgium
HUN
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SIL
United Kingdom
NÜR
Germany
LMS
France
JER
Spain
Points
1 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 3 2 7 1 2 6 18 4 10 9 10 Ret 3 17 13 14 6 8 425
4 1 3 6 5 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 10 1 8 1 2
2 Czech Republic Lotus 9 4 1 Ret 1 3 4 2 6 1 3 2 4 11 6 2 3 3 274
10 5 6 Ret 11 10 16 10 Ret 6 14 7 11 7 15 11 17 14
3 France DAMS 1 7 2 11 9 2 11 9 3 5 4 Ret 2 3 7 10 4 1 246
2 3 12 2 3 4 6 12 2 Ret Ret 4 Ret 6 4 4 13 Ret
4 United Kingdom Strakka Racing 11 Ret 4 Ret 7 5 17 6 9 13 1 11 6 1 9 3 5 4 214
12 10 20 Ret 8 14 10 3 7 7 6 8 8 2 11 9 11 5
5 United Kingdom Arden Motorsport 5 8 14 Ret 4 13 Ret 17 4 Ret 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 10 188
6 Ret 18 4 10 9 1 11 11 Ret 7 6 9 5 2 1 2 7
6 United Kingdom Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 25 Ret 15 8 15 12 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 15 16 16 17 16 9 129
26 9 5 3 6 16 5 5 5 8 5 Ret 5 14 3 5 Ret 6
7 France Tech 1 Racing 17 14 16 12 14 Ret 8 14 Ret 3 9 14 Ret 18 8 12 9 Ret 69
18 12 13 7 Ret 7 7 13 8 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret 5 6 Ret 13
8 Italy International Draco Racing 19 6 11 5 Ret 8 Ret 8 13 4 11 3 7 9 12 Ret 66
20 11 10 Ret 12 Ret 12 18 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 8 12
9 Spain Pons Racing 39 13 17 10 16 15 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 12 13 6 Ret 10 11 40
40 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 2 7 DSQ EX 12 15 13 8 17 15 14 Ret
10 Spain AVF 15 Ret 8 Ret 13 11 14 16 Ret 12 13† 12 10 4 Ret 16 15 Ret 20
16 DNS 19 13† DNS Ret 9 15 12 10 Ret 13 16 15 14 13 12 Ret
11 United Kingdom Comtec Racing 21 15 Ret 0
Pos Team Car
No.
ALC
Spain
MON
Monaco
SPA
Belgium
HUN
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SIL
United Kingdom
NÜR
Germany
LMS
France
JER
Spain
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Retired, but classified
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References

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