Formula Renault 3.5 season 2013
The 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season was the 16th season of the main series of the World Series by Renault . It started on April 7th in Monza and ended on October 20th in Barcelona .
Teams and drivers
All teams use the Dallara T12 chassis , Zytek engines and Michelin tires .
| team | Automobile # | driver | Race weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tech 1 racing
|
1 |
 Mikhail Alyoshin
|
1-9 |
| 2 |
 Nigel Melker
|
1-9 | |
 Arden Caterham Motorsport
|
3 |
 António Félix da Costa
|
1-9 |
| 4th |
 Pietro Fantin
|
1-9 | |
|
Fortec Motorsport
|
5 |
 Stoffel Vandoorne
|
1-9 |
| 6th |
Oliver Webb
|
1-9 | |
 ISR
|
7th |
Sergei Sirotkin
|
1-9 |
| 8th |
 Christopher Zanella
|
1-9 | |
|
lotus
|
9 |
 Marco Sørensen
|
1-9 |
| 10 |
 Marlon Stockinger
|
1-9 | |
|
Carlin
|
11 |
 Carlos Huertas
|
1-9 |
| 12 |
 Jazeman Jaafar
|
1-9 | |
|
SMP Racing by Comtec
|
15th |
Daniil Mowe
|
1-9 |
| 16 |
Lucas Foresti
|
1-9 | |
|
International Draco Multiracing
|
17th |
André Negrao
|
1-9 |
| 18th |
Nico Müller
|
1-9 | |
|
DAMS
|
19th |
Norman Nato
|
1-9 |
| 20th |
Kevin Magnussen
|
1-9 | |
|
P1 Motorsport P1 by Strakka Racing
|
21st |
Will Stevens
|
1-9 |
| 22nd |
 Matias Laine
|
1-9 | |
 Zeta Corse
|
23 |
 Mihai Marinescu
|
1, 2 |
 Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
3, 4 | ||
|
William Buller
|
5-9 | ||
| 24 |
Emmanuel Piget
|
1 | |
|
Mathéo Tuscher
|
2 | ||
|
Nick Yelloly
|
3 | ||
|
Mihai Marinescu
|
4, 5 | ||
|
Riccardo Agostini
|
6th | ||
|
Carlos Sainz Jr.
|
7-9 | ||
|
Pons Racing
|
25th |
Zoël Amberg
|
1-9 |
| 26th |
Nikolai Marzenko
|
1-9 | |
|
AV Formula
|
27 |
Arthur Pic
|
1-9 |
| 28 |
Yann Cunha
|
1-9 |
- Remarks
- ^ P1 Motorsport was taken over by Strakka Racing after the first event.
Changes in the drivers
The following list contains all drivers who took part in the Formula Renault 3.5 season in 2012 and who did not start for the same team in the 2013 season as in 2012.
Drivers who have changed their team:
- Mikhail Aljoschin : Team RFR → Tech 1 Racing
- Yann Cunha : Pons Racing → AV Formula
- Lucas Foresti : DAMS → SMP Racing by Comtec
- Carlos Huertas : Fortec Motorsport → Carlin
- Kevin Magnussen : Carlin → DAMS
- Nikolai Marzenko : BVM Target → Pons Racing
- Nigel Melker : Lotus → Tech 1 Racing
- Daniil Mowe : P1 Motorsport → SMP Racing by Comtec
- Arthur Pic : DAMS → AV Formula
- Sergei Olegowitsch Sirotkin : BVM Target → ISR
- Will Stevens : Carlin → P1 Motorsport
- Nick Yelloly : Comtec Racing → Zeta Corse
Drivers entering or returning to Formula Renault 3.5:
- Riccardo Agostini : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( JD Motorsport ) → Zeta Corse
- William Buller : GP3 series (Carlin) → Zeta Corse
- Pietro Fantin : British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin) → Arden Caterham Motorsport
- Jazeman Jaafar : British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin) → Carlin
- Matias Laine : GP3 series (MW Arden) → P1 Motorsport
- Mihai Marinescu : FIA Formula 2 Championship → Zeta Corse
- Norman Nato : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( RC Formula ) → DAMS
- Emmanuel Piget : Time out → Zeta Corse
- Carlos Sainz Jr. : Formula 3 Euro Series (Carlin) → Zeta Corse
- Sergei Sirotkin : Auto GP World Series ( Euronova Racing ) → ISR
- Marlon Stöckinger : GP3 series ( Status Grand Prix ) → Lotus
- Mathéo Tuscher : FIA Formula 2 Championship → Zeta Corse
- Stoffel Vandoorne : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Josef Kaufmann Racing ) → Fortec Motorsport
- Oliver Webb : Indy Lights ( Sam Schmidt Motorsports ) → Fortec Motorsport
- Christopher Zanella : FIA Formula 2 Championship → ISR
Drivers who have left Formula Renault 3.5:
- Daniel Abt : Tech 1 Racing → GP2 Series ( ART Grand Prix )
- Jules Bianchi : Tech 1 Racing → Formula 1 ( Marussia F1 Team )
- Sam Bird : ISR → GP2 series ( Russian Time )
- Kevin Korjus : Lotus → GP3 series ( Koiranen GP )
- Jake Rosenzweig : ISR → GP2 series ( Barwa Addax )
- Richie Stanaway : Lotus → Porsche Supercup (DAMS)
- Aaro Vainio : Team RFR → GP3 series (Koiranen GP)
- Giovanni Venturini : BVM Target → GP3 Series ( Trident Racing )
Drivers who do not yet have a contract for a 2013 racing cockpit:
Changes in the teams
- Zeta Corse took over the starting position from BVM Target .
- The RFR team withdrew from the series. AV Formula was accepted as the successor team.
Racing calendar
The 2013 season racing calendar was published on October 20, 2012. It comprises nine race weekends, with two races each taking place apart from in Monte Carlo . The race in Monte Carlo takes place as part of the local Formula 1 Grand Prix. At the season opener in Monza , the Formula Renault 3.5 competes on its race weekend together with the Superstars Series . The remaining seven events make up the calendar of the World Series by Renault .
Compared to the previous year, there are no more races at the Nürburgring and Silverstone . Instead, the series staged races in Monza and Spielberg .
Ratings
Point system
The points are awarded in all races according to the following scheme:
| Distribution of points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 25th | 18th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 |
Driver ranking
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Aleshin joins Tech 1 Racing". Ex-champion starts next to Melker. Motorsport-Magazin.com, February 12, 2013, accessed on February 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Melker goes on the hunt for the title with Tech 1". The desire for even more podiums. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 16, 2013, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Da Costa continues to work for Arden". F1 has to wait a little longer. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 9, 2013, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Arden: Fantin becomes Da Costa's teammate". Brazilian talent with a two-year plan. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 10, 2013, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ^ Robert Seiwert: "WS by Renault - Vandoorne replaces Frijns at Fortec". Consistent ascent. Motorsport-Magazin.com, December 21, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Annika Kläsener: "WS by Renault - Webb returns to Fortec". A clear choice. Motorsport-Magazin.com, December 27, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Glenn Freeman: “Auto GP star Sergey Sirotkin joins ISR for Formula Renault 3.5”. autosport.com, December 18, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ^ Glenn Freeman: "Christopher Zanella switches to Formula Renault 3.5 with ISR". autosport.com, March 19, 2013, accessed March 19, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Glenn Freeman: "Lotus signs Sorensen, Stockinger for 2013 FR3.5 season". autosport.com, February 15, 2013, accessed February 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Huerta's returnees complete the Carlin line-up". Attack from the start. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 17, 2013, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Jaafar drives for Carlin in 2013". Promotion to Formula Renault 3.5. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 8, 2013, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ a b “Start grid all but complete”. (No longer available online.) Worldseriesbyrenault.fr, February 19, 2013, archived from the original on February 22, 2013 ; accessed on February 19, 2013 (English).
- ↑ “Formula Renault 3.5: Negrao races another year with Draco”. (No longer available online.) Andrenegrao.com, January 8, 2013, archived from the original on February 15, 2013 ; accessed on January 23, 2013 .
- ^ Glenn Freeman: "Draco retains Nico Muller for 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season". autosport.com, February 11, 2013, accessed February 11, 2013 .
- ^ "WS by Renault - DAMS is upgrading for 2013: NATO is coming". French for the French. Motorsport-Magazin.com, November 30, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Michael Höller: "WS by Renault - DAMS 2013 with Magnussen and Nato". Pic switches to AV Racing. Motorsport-Magazin.com, December 3, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - P1: Stevens comes from Carlin". Second season with a new team. Motorsport-Magazin.com, December 10, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Michael Höller: "WS by Renault - P1 Motorsport obliges Laine". Finnish talent comes to GP3. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 18, 2013, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ^ Massimo Costa: "Con Zampieri nasce la Zeta Corse". (No longer available online.) Italiaracing.net January 16, 2013, archived from the original on March 10, 2013 ; Retrieved January 23, 2013 (Italian).
- ↑ a b Glenn Freeman: "Zeta Corse signs Mihai Marinescu, Emmanuel Piget for FR3.5". autosport.com, April 1, 2013, accessed April 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Philipp Schajer: "WS by Renault - Sainz Junior starts in Monaco". Excursion to Formula Renault. Motorsport-Magazin.com, May 17, 2013, accessed May 26, 2013 .
- ↑ "Rookie Buller joins Zeta Corse at Moscow". motorsport.com, June 16, 2013, accessed June 26, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Tuscher accelerates in Aragon for Zeta". Replacement for Piget. Motorsport-Magazin.com, April 24, 2013, accessed April 27, 2013 .
- ↑ Annika Kläsener: "WS by Renault - Yelloly also for Zeta Corse in Monaco". Into the weekend with two very talented drivers. Motorsport-Magazin.com, May 21, 2013, accessed May 26, 2013 .
- ↑ Annika Kläsener: "WS by Renault - Agostini in Spielberg for Zeta at the start". One of the greatest hope. Motorsport-Magazin.com, July 16, 2013, accessed July 21, 2013 .
- ↑ “Zoel Amberg joins Pons Racing for 2012-13”. (No longer available online.) Worldseriesbyrenault.fr, December 9, 2011, archived from the original on January 7, 2013 ; accessed on January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Glenn Freeman, Aleksander Kabanovsky: "Mikhail Aleshin Continues Formula Renault 3.5 comeback with Tech 1". autosport.com, February 12, 2012, accessed February 12, 2012 .
- ↑ Sam Tremayne: “Formula Renault 3.5 confirms AV Formula entry for 2013”. autosport.com, November 30, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Glenn Freeman: “AV Formula signs Arthur Pic and Yann Cunha for 2013 FR3.5 season”. autosport.com, December 3, 2012, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ^ “Seven meetings and a whole lot more in 2013”. (No longer available online.) Worldseriesbyrenault.fr, October 20, 2012, archived from the original on March 14, 2013 ; Retrieved January 22, 2013 .