Formula Renault 3.5 season 2011

The 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 season was the 14th season of the main series of the World Series by Renault , which was held for the 7th time as Formula Renault 3.5 . It started on April 16 in Alcañiz and ended on October 9 in Barcelona .

Rule changes

Sporting changes

• The point system has been adapted to the standard FIA point system. The first ten of each race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Starting field

All teams used Dallara chassis and Renault V6 engines. The Dallara chassis were used for the last time this season.

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend	image
Tech 1 racing	01	Kevin Korjus	1-9
	02	Arthur Pic	1-9
ISR	03	Lewis Williamson	1, 9
		Daniel Ricciardo	2-8
	04th	Nathanaël Berthon	1-9
Carlin	05	Jean-Éric Vergne	1-9
	06th	Robert Wickens	1-9
Fortec Motorsport	07th	Alexander Rossi	1-9
	08th	César Ramos	1-9
Comtec Racing	09	Daniel McKenzie	1-9
	10	Daniël de Jong	1-9
EPIC Racing	11	Sten Pentus	1-9
	12	Albert Costa	1-9
International Draco Racing	15th	Stéphane Richelmi	1-9
	16	André Negrao	1-8
		Adrien Tambay	9
Pons Racing	17th	Oliver Webb	1-9
	18th	Dominic Storey	1
		Jean Karl Vernay	2
		Filip Salaquarda	3
		Adrien Tambay	4th
		Michael Herck	5
		Marcos Martínez	6th
		Nick Yelloly	7-9
Mofaz Racing	19th	Chris van der Drift	1-4
		Fairuz Fauzy	5-9
	20th	Jake Rosenzweig	1-9
KMP Racing	21st	Anton Nebylitsky	1-5, 7-9
		Mikhail Alyoshin	6th
	22nd	Nelson Panciatici	1-9
P1 motorsport	23	Walter Grubmüller	1-5, 7-9
		Adam Carroll	6th
	24	Daniil Mowe	1-9
BVM target	25th	Daniel Zampieri	1-9
	26th	Sergio Canamasas	1-9
Gravity - Charouz	27	Jan Charouz	1-9
	28	Brendon Hartley	1-9

Dean Stoneman was signed to ISR Racing in early January. After he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, he had to cancel participation in the season just a few weeks later.

Changes in the drivers

The following list contains all drivers who took part in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 season and who did not start for the same team in the 2011 season as in 2010.

Drivers who have changed their team:

• Mikhail Aljoschin : Carlin → KMP Racing
• Nathanaël Berthon : International Draco Racing → ISR
• Sergio Canamasas : FHV Interwetten.com → BVM Target
• Jan Charouz : P1 Motorsport → Gravity - Charouz
• Albert Costa : Epsilon Euskadi → EPIC Racing
• Brendon Hartley : P1 Motorsport → Gravity - Charouz
• Daniil Mowe : Lotus Junior Racing → P1 Motorsport
• Nelson Panciatici : Lotus Junior Racing → KMP Racing
• Sten Pentus : Fortec Motorsport → EPIC Racing
• Daniel Ricciardo : Tech 1 Racing → ISR
• Jake Rosenzweig : Carlin → Mofaz Racing
• Alexander Rossi : ISR Racing → Fortec Motorsport
• Filip Salaquarda : ISR Racing → Pons Racing
• Jean-Éric Vergne : Tech 1 Racing → Carlin
• Daniel Zampieri : Pons Racing → BVM Target

Drivers who entered or returned to Formula Renault 3.5:

• Adam Carroll : IndyCar Series ( Andretti Autosport ) → P1 Motorsport
• Chris van der Drift : Superleague Formula ( Drivex ) → Mofaz Racing
• Fairuz Fauzy : Formula 1 test driver ( Lotus ) → Mofaz Racing
• Michael Herck : GP2 series ( David Price Racing ) → Pons Racing
• Daniël de Jong : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( MP Motorsport ) → Comtec Racing
• Kevin Korjus : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Koiranen Bros. Motorsport ) → Tech 1 Racing
• Marcos Martínez : Superleague Formula ( DeVillota.com Motorsport ) → Pons Racing
• Daniel McKenzie : British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → Comtec Racing
• André Negrão : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Cram Competition ) → International Draco Racing
• Arthur Pic : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (Tech 1 Racing) → Tech 1 Racing
• César Ramos : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( BVM - Target Racing ) → Fortec Motorsport
• Stéphane Richelmi : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( Lucidi Motors ) → International Draco Racing
• Dominic Storey : Time out → Pons Racing
• Adrien Tambay : Auto GP (Charouz-Gravity Racing) → Pons Racing
• Jean Karl Vernay : Indy Lights ( Sam Schmidt Motorsports ) → Pons Racing
• Oliver Webb : British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → Pons Racing
• Robert Wickens : GP3 series ( Status Grand Prix ) → Carlin
• Lewis Williamson : British Formula Renault ( Manor Competition ) → ISR
• Nick Yelloly : British Formula Renault ( Atech Grand Prix ) → Pons Racing

Drivers who have left Formula Renault 3.5:

• Stefano Coletti : Comtec Racing → GP2 series ( Trident Racing )
• Salvador Durán : FHV Interwetten.com → Time out
• Víctor García : KMP Racing → Indy Lights ( Team Moore Racing )
• Esteban Guerrieri : ISR Racing → Indy Lights (Sam Schmidt Motorsports)
• Jon Lancaster : Fortec Motorsport → FIA Formula 2 Championship
• Keisuke Kunimoto : Epsilon Euskadi → time out
• Federico Leo : Pons Racing → FIA GT3 European Championship ( AF Corse )
• Julian Leal : International Draco Racing → GP2 series ( Rapax )
• Greg Mansell : Comtec Racing → Blancpain Endurance Series ( Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici )
• Bruno Méndez : FHV Interwetten.com → British Formula 3 Championship ( Hitech Racing )
• Dean Stoneman : Lotus Junior Racing → Time out

Changes in the teams

• The Italian team BVM Target entered the Formula Renault 3.5 as the 13th team and took over from SG Formula , which had left before the 2010 season.

• FHV Interwetten.com was taken over by the Czech racing team Charouz Racing System . The racing team planned a cooperation with the French team DAMS and competed as Gravity - Charouz .

• EPIC Racing took over the Formula Renault activities from Epsilon Euskadi before the season . "EPIC" is an abbreviation for Euskadi Phil Imanol Claudio . Euskadi is the Basque name of the Basque Country , Phil Payne, Imanol Zubikarai and Claudio Corradini are leading figures in the racing team.

Changes during the season

• Lewis Williamson completed the first race weekend for ISR as Daniel Ricciardo , the regular driver of the racing team, took part in free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix that weekend .
• Pons Racing fielded a total of seven drivers in car # 18 for each race weekend. Dominic Storey started at the season opener, Jean Karl Vernay on the second, Filip Salaquarda on the third and Adrien Tambay on the fourth, Michael Herck on the fifth, Marcos Martínez on the sixth and Nick Yelloly on the seventh and eighth race weekend.
• At Mofaz Racing , Chris van der Drift was replaced by Fairuz Fauzy after the fourth race weekend due to budget problems .
• After Anton Nebylizki noticed several driving errors, KMP Racing decided to replace him for the fifth race weekend with the reigning champion, Mikhail Aljoschin .
• Adam Carroll represents Walter Grubmüller at P1 Motorsport for a racing weekend. Grubmüller had to pause because of a vertebral fracture.

run

The racing calendar for the 2011 season comprised nine race weekends, on each of which two races were held. The run in Monte Carlo, in which only one race was held, was an exception. In addition, the race in Monte Carlo was the only one that took place as part of the Formula 1 supporting program. The race in Monza was held as part of the supporting program of the WTCC . All other races took place as part of the World Series by Renault.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
1.	April 16	Alcañiz	Alexander Rossi	Robert Wickens	Nelson Panciatici
2.	17th April		Kevin Korjus	Alexander Rossi	Albert Costa
3.	April, 30th	Spa Francorchamps	Robert Wickens	Jean-Éric Vergne	Albert Costa
4th	1st of May		Jean-Éric Vergne	Robert Wickens	Chris van der Drift
5.	May 14th	Monza	Kevin Korjus	Jean-Éric Vergne	Daniil Mowe
6th	May 15		Jean-Éric Vergne	Daniel Ricciardo	Alexander Rossi
7th	May 29th	Monte Carlo	Daniel Ricciardo	Robert Wickens	Brendon Hartley
8th.	18th of June	Nürburg	Robert Wickens	Daniel Ricciardo	Kevin Korjus
9.	June 19th		Kevin Korjus	Robert Wickens	Fairuz Fauzy
10.	2nd July	Mogyoród	Jean-Éric Vergne	Alexander Rossi	Sergio Canamasas
11.	3rd of July		Jean-Éric Vergne	Albert Costa	Adam Carroll
12.	20th of August	Silverstone	Robert Wickens	Daniel Ricciardo	Alexander Rossi
13.	August 21		Robert Wickens	Daniel Ricciardo	Nathanaël Berthon
14th	17th of September	Le Castellet	Jean-Éric Vergne	Robert Wickens	Brendon Hartley
15th	September 18		Alexander Rossi	Daniel Ricciardo	Jean-Éric Vergne
16.	8th October	Barcelona	Robert Wickens	Jean-Éric Vergne	Daniil Mowe
17th	9th October		Albert Costa	Nick Yelloly	Brendon Hartley

Ratings

Point system

The points were awarded in all races according to the following scheme:

position	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1

Driver ranking

Item driver  ALC  SPA  MNZ  MON  ONLY  HUN  SIL  LEC  CAT Points R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 01  R. Wickens 2 5 1 2 DNF DNF 2 1 2 5 7th 1 1 2 19th 1 DNF 241 02  J. Vergne 6th 7th 2 1 2 1 12 DNF 4th 1 1 12 4th 1 3 2 DNF 232 03  A. Rossi 1 2 7th 7th 17th 3 DNF DNF DNF 2 5 3 DSQ 16 1 4th 7th 156 04th  A. Costa 4th 3 3 5 18th 5 9 5 6th DNF 2 5 5 DSQ 7th DNF 1 151 05  D. Ricciardo     10 9 6th 2 1 2 5 DNS 12 2 2 6th 2     144 06th  K. Korjus DNF 1 DNF DNF 1 DNF 4th 3 1 6th 23 8th 8th 9 18th 11 DNF 120 07th  B. Hartley 21st DNF 4th 8th 5 DNF 3 14th 7th 8th 6th 21st 7th 3 20th DNS 3 95 08th  S. Canamasas 22nd 10 9 DNF DNF 8th 21 * 9 11 3 4th 10 19th 5 17th 5 4th 69 09  N. Panciatici 3 DNF 5 10 DNS 7th 5 18th 15th 7th 17th 20th 17th 10 11 7th DNF 55 10  D. Mowe 5 18th 6th 13 3 DNF 17th 17th 18th DNF 14th 13 NC 7th DNF 3 14th 54 11  C. Ramos 23 4th 13 DNF DNF 4th 20 * 4th 8th 10 24 * DNF DSQ 8th 9 DNF DNF 47 12  C. van der drift 8th 13 11 3 4th 6th 8th                     43 13  N. Berthon 12 8th 14th 16 DNF DNF 10 DNF DNF 9 10 4th 3 14th 14th 9 DNF 37 14th  N. Yelloly                       DSQ 14th DNF 5 6th 2 36 15th  J. Rosenzweig 13 12 20th DNF 11 16 18th 10 DNF DNF 15th 11 6th 4th 4th 19th DNF 33 16  D. Zampieri 9 21st 18th 4th DNF 17th 14th 7th 9 12 9 DNF 13 13 8th 12 DNF 28 17th  A. Carroll                   4th 3             27 18th  W. Grubmüller 7th 16 12 6th 8th 13 13 12 DNS INJ INJ 9 11 12 DNF 13 8th 24 19th  A. Nebylizki DNF 6th DNS 19th 19th 19th DNF 8th DNF     15th 15th DNF 16 DNF 5 22nd 20th  A. Negra 14th 9 DNS 11 10 10 DNF 6th 12 20th DNF DNF 16 15th 6th INJ INJ 20th 21st  O. Webb 11 17th DNF 18th 9 11 DNF DNF 16 17th 19th 7th 12 11 10 DNF 6th 17th 22nd  F. Fauzy               11 3 13 16 DNF 18th 21st 15th 15th 11 15th 23  A. Pic DNF 14th 16 12 DNF 9 6th 20th 14th 19th 11 16 21st 19th DNF 10 10 12 24  S. Pentus 10 11 DNF 14th 16 DNF 11 19th 10 14th DNF 6th 10 22nd DNF 14th 13 11 25th  J. Charouz 17th 22nd 8th DNF 12 12 DNF 21st 17th DNF 21st 14th 9 DNF DNF 8th DNF 10 26th  S. Richelmi 16 DNF 17th DNF 7th 15th 16 13 13 15th 20th 19th 20th 17th 13 DNF DNF 6th 27  A. Tambay             7th                 DNS DNF 6th 28  M. Alyoshin                   11 8th             4th 29  D. de Jong 19th 15th DNF DNF 14th 14th 19th 16 19th 16 18th 18th DNF 20th 12 16 9 2 30th  D. McKenzie 18th 23 19th 17th 13 DNF 15th 15th 20th 18th 22nd 17th DNF 18th DNF 17th 12 0 31  M. Martínez                   DNF 13             0 32  J. Vernay     15th 15th                           0 33  L. Williamson 15th 20th                           18th DNF 0 34  F. Salaquarda         15th 18th                       0 35  D. Storey 20th 19th                               0 36  M. Herck               DNF 21st                 0 Item driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points  ALC  SPA  MNZ  MON  ONLY  HUN  SIL  LEC  CAT

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished ( DNF ) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start ( DNS ) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) colourless not participated in the training (DNP) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) did not appear (DNA) Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap * - not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered

Team evaluation

Item	team	Car no.	ALC		SPA		MNZ		MON	ONLY		HUN		SIL		LEC		CAT		Points
01	Carlin	5	6th	7th	2	1	2	1	12	DNF	4th	1	1	12	4th	1	3	2	DNF	473
		6th	2	5	1	2	DNF	DNF	2	1	2	5	7th	1	1	2	19th	1	DNF
02	Fortec Motorsport	7th	1	2	7th	7th	17th	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	5	3	DSQ	16	1	4th	7th	203
		8th	23	4th	13	DNF	DNF	4th	20 *	4th	8th	10	24 *	DNF	DSQ	8th	9	DNF	DNF
03	ISR	3	15th	20th	10	9	6th	2	1	2	5	DNS	12	2	2	6th	2	18th	DNF	181
		4th	12	8th	14th	16	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	9	10	4th	3	14th	14th	9	DNF
04th	EPIC Racing	11	10	11	DNF	14th	16	DNF	11	19th	10	14th	DNF	6th	10	22nd	DNF	14th	13	162
		12	4th	3	3	5	18th	5	9	5	6th	DNF	2	5	5	DSQ	7th	DNF	1
05	Tech 1 racing	1	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	4th	3	1	6th	23	8th	8th	9	18th	11	DNF	132
		2	DNF	14th	16	12	DNF	9	6th	20th	14th	19th	11	16	21st	19th	DNF	10	10
06th	P1 motorsport	23	7th	16	12	6th	8th	13	13	12	DNS	4th	3	9	11	12	DNF	13	8th	105
		24	5	18th	6th	13	3	DNF	17th	17th	18th	DNF	14th	13	NC	7th	DNF	3	14th
07th	Gravity - Charouz	27	17th	22nd	8th	DNF	12	12	DNF	21st	17th	DNF	21st	14th	9	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	105
		28	21st	DNF	4th	8th	5	DNF	3	14th	7th	8th	6th	21st	7th	3	20th	DNS	3
08th	BVM target	25th	9	21st	18th	4th	DNF	17th	14th	7th	9	12	9	DNF	13	13	8th	12	DNF	97
		26th	22nd	10	9	DNF	DNF	8th	21 *	9	11	3	4th	10	19th	5	17th	5	4th
09	Mofaz Racing	19th	8th	13	11	3	4th	6th	8th	11	3	13	16	DNF	18th	21st	15th	15th	11	91
		20th	13	12	20th	DNF	11	16	18th	10	DNF	DNF	15th	11	6th	4th	4th	19th	DNF
10	KMP Racing	21st	DNF	6th	DNS	19th	19th	19th	DNF	8th	DNF	11	8th	15th	15th	DNF	16	DNF	5	81
		22nd	3	DNF	5	10	DNS	7th	5	18th	15th	7th	17th	20 *	17th	10	11	7th	DNF
11	Pons Racing	17th	11	17th	DNF	17th	9	11	DNF	DNF	16	17th	19th	7th	12	11	10	DNF	6th	59
		18th	20th	19th	15th	15th	15th	18th	7th	DNF	21st	DNF	13	DSQ	14th	DNF	5	6th	2
12	International Draco Racing	15th	16	DNF	17th	DNF	7th	15th	16	13	13	15th	20th	19th	20th	17th	13	DNF	DNF	26th
		16	14th	9	DNS	11	10	10	DNF	6th	12	20th	DNF	DNF	16	15th	6th	DNS	DNF
13	Comtec Racing	9	18th	23	19th	17th	13	DNF	15th	15th	20th	18th	22nd	17th	DNF	18th	DNF	17th	12	2
		10	19th	15th	DNF	DNF	14th	14th	19th	16	19th	16	18th	18th	DNF	20th	12	16	9
Item	team	Car no.	ALC		SPA		MNZ		MON	ONLY		HUN		SIL		LEC		CAT		Points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} “2011 calendar” ( Memento from November 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (renault-sport.com on October 12, 2010)
2. ↑ "Korjus liitus maineka noorteprogrammiga" (postimees.ee December 28, 2010)
3. ^ "Tech 1 con i rookie Korjus e Pic jr" ( Memento from September 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (italiaracing.net on December 31, 2010)
4. ^ "Williamson to sub for Ricciardo" (autosport.com on April 8, 2011)
5. ↑ ^{a b} “Ricciardo stays on in FR3.5 with ISR” (autosport.com on January 11, 2011)
6. ^ "Berthon chez ISR en FR 3.5" (autohebdo.fr on February 3, 2011)
7. ↑ "Vergne chooses the typical Red Bull way" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 30, 2010)
8. ↑ “wickens completes carlin's FR3.5 line-up” ( Memento from November 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (carlin.co.uk on March 3, 2011)
9. ↑ “Rossi confirmed at Fortec for 2011” (gpupdate.net on February 5, 2011)
10. ↑ “Cesar Ramos na World Series em 2011” (cesarramosracing.com on February 7, 2011)
11. ^ "McKenzie vers Comtec en FR 3.5" (autohebdo.fr on February 10, 2011)
12. ↑ “Comtec completes FR3.5 line-up” (autosport.com on February 21, 2011)
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e} “Motorland Aragon 2011 - Motorland Aragon - Entry list” (renault-sport.com on April 13, 2011)
14. ↑ ^{a b} “Draco signs Richelmi and Negrao” (autosport.com on January 13, 2011)
15. ↑ "Negrao a rischio Draco chiama Tambay" ( Memento of 5 July 2014 Internet Archive ) (italiaracing.net on October 6, 2011)
16. ↑ “Webb signs with Pons for FR3.5” (autosport.com on February 18, 2011)
17. ^ "JK Vernay en FR 3.5 à Spa" (autohebdo.fr on April 29, 2011)
18. ↑ “Salaquarda returns for Monza” (autosport.com on May 12, 2011)
19. ↑ "Rookies rock in the Principality!" ( Memento of April 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (worldseriesbyrenault.fr on May 20, 2011)
20. ↑ ^{a b} “Herck, Fauzy join FR3.5 field” (autosport.com on June 16, 2011)
21. ↑ "FR3.5: Nouvelles recrues à Budapest" (autohebdo.fr on June 30, 2011)
22. ^ "Yelloly debutta a Silverstone col team Pons" ( Memento from October 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (italiaracing.net on August 18, 2011)
23. ↑ “Mofaz signs van der Drift for FR3.5” (autosport.com on April 8, 2011)
24. ↑ "Building on the experience" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on March 1, 2011)
25. ↑ “Nebylitskiy to retain KMP seat” (autosport.com on November 11, 2010)
26. ↑ ^{a b} “FR 3.5: Aleshin chez KMP en Hongrie” (autohebdo.fr on June 24, 2011)
27. ↑ “KMP signs Panciatici for 2011 FR3.5” (autosport.com on January 28, 2011)
28. ↑ ^{a b} “P1 Motorsport announces 2011 driver line-up” ( Memento from December 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (p1motorsport.com on January 26, 2011)
29. ^ "Adam Carroll to make FR3.5 debut at the Hungaroring" (autosport.com on June 30, 2011)
30. ↑ ^{a b} “Gravity-Charouz Racing signs J. Charouz and B. Hartley for Formula Renault 3.5 in 2010” ( Memento from December 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (charouz.cz on February 16, 2011)
31. ^ "Testicular cancer: Formula 2 champion has to fit" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 21, 2011)
32. ↑ “BVM Target confirmed for FR3.5” (autosport.com on October 8, 2010)
33. ↑ "ANTEPRIMA - Il team Charouz rileva la Interwetten" ( Memento of 2 September 2013 Internet Archive ) (italiaracing.net on 25 November 2010)
34. ^ "Dams con Charouz nel WSR 2011" ( Memento from August 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (italiaracing.net on December 23, 2010)
35. ↑ “Two new teams for 2011”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (renault-sport.com on January 12, 2011)
36. ^ "Epsilon Euskadi becomes EPIC" (autosport.com on April 8, 2011)