World Series Formula V8 3.5
| World Series Formula V8 3.5 | |
|---|---|
| Vehicle type | Monoposto |
| Country or region |
 Europe
|
| Current name | World Series Formula V8 3.5 |
| First season | 1998 |
| Last season | 2017 |
| chassis |
 Dallara T12
|
| Engines |
 Gibson 3.4 liter V8
|
| tires |
 Michelin
|
The World Series Formula V8 3.5 was primarily based in Europe racing series in formula racing . The championship was first held in 1998 as the Euro Open by Nissan . From 2002 to 2004 it was called the World Series by Nissan . From 2005 to 2015 it was called Formula Renault 3.5 . In 2016 it was named Formula V8 3.5 .
The series has been organized by RPM Racing since its inception . Renault Sport was co-organizer from 2005 to 2015 . After several teams switched to the FIA Formula 2 Championship and only ten entries were received for 2018, RPM Racing decided to discontinue the series after the end of the 2017 season.
history
Open by Nissan (1998-2001)
The Euro Open by Nissan was founded in 1998 by Jaime Alguersuari sr. founded and organized by his company RPM Racing . It succeeded the Spanish Formula Renault . A Coloni chassis with a Nissan 2.0 liter SR engine was used. The championship was located between Formula 3 and Formula 3000 and the races were mostly held in Spain. While only one event took place outside Spain in the first season with a racing weekend in the United Kingdom, in 2001 there were already three events outside of Spain. Due to the main sponsor Telefónica , the 2000 and 2001 racing series was called Open Telefónica by Nissan . Three of the four champions of this time drove in Formula 1 in the further course of their careers : Marc Gené (1998), Fernando Alonso (1999) and Franck Montagny (2001).
World Series by Nissan (2002-2004)
In 2002, the championship was renamed World Series by Nissan . In the first two years with this name, Telefónica was still represented as the main sponsor in the name ( Telefónica World Series by Nissan ). With Nissan, the switch was made to a Dallara chassis. The organizers pushed the internationalization of the championship further and held more and more races abroad. In 2003, races outside of Europe were held for the first time with two Brazil races.
While the Open by Nissan was still primarily dominated by formula racing debutants, in 2002, Ricardo Zonta, a former Formula 1 driver, won the first title under the World Series by Nissan banner . In 2003, Montagny was the only time a driver won the series for the second time. Montagny drove in the championship from 2001 to 2003 and always came in one of the first two places in the championship. In 2004, Heikki Kovalainen won . All three overall winners of the World Series by Nissan then drove in Formula 1.
Formula Renault 3.5 (2005-2015)
In 2003 Renault created the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup , which competed with the World Series by Nissan. The Formula Renault V6 Eurocup was part of the super racing weekends of the television channel Eurosport . The European Touring Car Championship and the FIA GT Championship already belonged to this format . The Formula Renault V6 Eurocup drove with a chassis from Tatuus and a Renault 3.5 liter V6 engine.
In 2005 Renault got out of the Eurosport super racing weekend and founded the World Series by Renault event series , which had a similar concept to the super racing weekend with a mixture of monoposto , GT and touring cars . The main series of the World Series by Renault formed the Formula Renault 3.5 , which had emerged from a merger of the World Series by Nissan with the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup. The merger was possible because the engine supply contract for the series with Nissan had expired.
During the time as Formula Renault 3.5, the term World Series by Renault was partly used as a synonym for the racing series, although Formula Renault 3.5 also held races outside of the event series and the event series also included other racing series. The Dallara chassis was retained and the Nissan engine was replaced by a Renault engine.
The Formula Renault 3.5 was located above the Formula 3 and was in competition with the GP2 series . When the FIA introduced points to acquire the super license in early 2015, Formula Renault 3.5 was awarded fewer points than the European Formula 3 championship and GP2 series. From this season onwards, it was no longer possible for the Formula Renault 3.5 champion - in contrast to the winners of the European Formula 3 or GP2 - to switch directly to Formula 1 if enough points had not been scored in previous years were. Although the points for the Formula Renault 3.5 were adjusted in the course of 2015, even with the change, an overall victory in the championship was no longer enough to qualify for the super license. The organizer Renault, which was already dissatisfied with the development of the racing series from a marketing point of view and high costs, decided to withdraw from the racing series at the end of the year. After eleven years of Formula Renault 3.5, the time of the racing series under this name ended.
Formula V8 3.5 (2016)
After Renault <RPM Racing left, responsible for the series organization again without a partner. Serial founder Jaime Alguersuari sr. took over the leadership of the championship again. There was also a change in the ownership structure in the run-up to the season. The Alesport Group , to which the organizer RPM Racing belonged, was taken over by the agency group Dentsu Aegis Network in early 2016 .
The name Formula V8 3.5 (in English Formula V8 3.5 ) was chosen as the new name for the championship . The number of nine events was retained for the first season. Six of these race weekends were held together with the racing series Euroformula Open and International GT Open organized by Jesús Pareja . The chassis, engine and tire specification also remained unchanged.
For the 2017 season, RPM Racing concluded a cooperation between the World Series Formula V8 3.5 and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), so that the World Series Formula V8 3.5 will drive six race weekends as part of the World Championship. The cooperation includes three racing weekends outside Europe. The series owner Dentsu Aegis Network pays for the travel expenses of the overseas races.
Racing format
In contrast to the international Formula 3000 championship , which was initially in competition , the racing series relied on a weekend format with two races per event from the start. While the points system or the weekend schedule were modified several times, the format with two races always remained. The only exception was the races in Monaco (2005-2015), where only one race was held at the weekend as part of the Formula 1 World Championship. The Formula 3000 successor series GP2 finally took over the format with two races per weekend when it was founded in 2005.
vehicles
Coloni CN1 (1998-2001)
The first vehicle in the racing series was a Coloni CN1 . The engine used was a Nissan 2.0 liter SR engine.
Dallara SN01 (2002-2007)
The second vehicle in the racing series was introduced in 2002 as part of the World Series by Nissan, the Dallara SN01 . The engine was a Nissan VQ engine for the first three years. In 2005, the series partnership with Renault resulted in an engine change, and for the next three years a Renault V6 engine with 313 kW (425 hp ) was used.
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase : | 3025 mm |
| Front track : | 1630 mm |
| Rear track: | 1529 mm |
| Construction: | Monocoque and attachments made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic |
| Empty weight: | 600 kg |
| Axle suspension: | double wishbones with internal "push rod" springs and mono dampers at the front and double dampers at the rear, by Koni |
| Brakes: | internally ventilated carbon brake discs from Carbon Industries , brake calipers with four pistons from Brembo |
| Transmission: | from Ricardo ; self-locking differential |
| Corridors: | six forward and one reverse gear |
| Circuit: | Rocker switch; semi-automatic, electro-hydraulic |
| Engine: | 3498 cc six-cylinder engine from Renault |
| Max. Power: | 313 kW (425 hp) |
| Max. Torque : | 400 Nm |
| Nominal speed : | 8500 rpm |
| Fuel tank : | Capacity: 80 liters |
| Wheel size: | front: 11.75 × 13 inches rear: 13.75 × 13 inches |
| Wheel size: | front: 26 × 64 × 13 rear: 32 × 66 × 13 |
Dallara T08 (2008-2011)
In 2008 the specifications were adjusted. A Renault V6 engine equipped with flexible fuel vehicle technology, which could be operated with super plus petrol ( RON 98) or bioethanol (E85) , now worked in the new Dallara chassis . With bioethanol as fuel, the engine achieved 368 kW (500 hp). At the beginning of 2009 the design was adapted and before the 2010 season the speed limit was raised from 8200 rpm to 8500 rpm.
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase : | 3125 mm |
| Front track : | 1630 mm |
| Rear track: | 1529 mm |
| Construction: | Monocoque and attachments made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic |
| Weight: | 628 kg empty, 703 kg with driver |
| Axle suspension: | Double wishbones with internal “push rod” springs and four-tube mono shock absorbers at the front and four-tube double shock absorbers at the rear |
| Brakes: | internally ventilated carbon brake discs, brake calipers with four pistons |
| Transmission: | sequential; self-locking differential |
| Corridors: | six forward and one reverse gear |
| Circuit: | Rocker switch; semi-automatic |
| Engine: | 3498 cc six-cylinder VQ35 engine from Renault |
| Power: | 353 kW (480 hp) |
| Torque : | 441 Nm |
| Fuel tank : | Capacity: 110 liters |
| Wheel size: | front: 11.75 × 13 inches rear: 13.75 × 13 inches |
| Wheel size: | front: 26 × 64 × 13 rear: 32 × 66 × 13 |
Dallara T12 (since 2012)
A new chassis named T12 , also built by Dallara, has been in use since the 2012 season . It is equipped with a Zytek engine. The tires are from Michelin . The vehicle has many features of the Formula 1 racing cars from the development period: carbon brake discs, semi-automatic gear shifting , left-foot brakes, adjustable set-up and aerodynamics and, since 2012, a V8 engine and drag reduction system .
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Length: | 5020 mm |
| Width: | 1922 mm |
| Height: | 1055 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 3125 mm |
| Front track : | 1662 mm |
| Rear track: | 1529 mm |
| Construction: | Monocoque and attachments made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic |
| Empty weight: | 610 kg |
| Axle suspension: |
Thrust strut with two-way adjustable mono damper at the front and two-way adjustable double damper at the rear, from ZF Sachs |
| Brakes: | internally ventilated carbon brake discs from Carbon Industries , brake calipers with six pistons from Brembo |
| Transmission: | sequential, from Ricardo ; self-locking differential |
| Corridors: | six |
| Circuit: | Rocker switch; semi-automatic |
| Engine: | 3396 cubic centimeter eight-cylinder ZRS03 engine from Gibson Technology |
| Power: | 390 kW (530 hp) |
| Torque : | 445 Nm |
| Nominal speed : | 9500 rpm |
| Fuel tank : | Capacity: 110 liters |
| Wheel size: | front: 12 × 13 inches rear: 13.7 × 13 inches |
| Wheel size: | front: 26 × 64 × 13 rear: 32 × 66 × 13 |
statistics
driver
Many drivers drove in this series before their Formula 1 careers: Marc Gené (1998, 2003), Fernando Alonso (1999), Giorgio Pantano (1999), Franck Montagny (2001–2003), Justin Wilson (2002), Narain Karthikeyan (2002-2004), Heikki Kovalainen (2003-2004), Vitantonio Liuzzi (2003), Tiago Monteiro (2004), Karun Chandhok (2004-2005), Robert Kubica (2005), Markus Winkelhock (2005), Pastor Maldonado (2005 –2006), Sebastian Vettel (2006–2007), Jérôme D'Ambrosio (2006), Giedo van der Garde (2007–2008), Charles Pic (2008–2009), Brendon Hartley (2009–2011), Daniel Ricciardo (2009 –2011), Jaime Alguersuari (2009), Max Chilton (2009), Jules Bianchi (2009, 2012), Jean-Eric Vergne (2010–2011), Alexander Rossi (2010–2012), Kevin Magnussen (2012–2013), Will Stevens (2012–2014), Sergei Sirotkin (2012–2014), Stoffel Vandoorne (2013), Carlos Sainz junior (2013–2014), Pierre Gasly (2014), Roberto Merhi (2014–2015) and Esteban Ocon (2014) . In contrast, Ricardo Zonta (2002), Stephane Sarrazin (2003), Enrique Bernoldi (2003-2004) and Ralph Firman (2004) were already experienced in Formula 1 when they competed in this racing series.
With Francesca Pardini (2000), Milka Duno (2001–2002), Pippa Mann (2007–2008), Beitske Visser (2014–2016) and Tatiana Calderón (2017) there were also some women in this series.
Remarks
- ↑ The name Formula 3.5 V8 was originally intended for the new racing series. When the championship was presented at the beginning of the year, however, the order was changed to Formula V8 3.5 .
- ↑ Zytek Engineering was renamed Gibson Technology at the end of 2014.
Web links
- Archive link of the official website worldseriesv8.com , archived on March 16, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heiko Stritzke: End of the Formula V8 3.5 World Series after 2017. Motorsport-Total.com, November 17, 2017, accessed November 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Norman Fischer: Success is a must: New point system for super license. Motorsport-Total.com, January 6, 2015, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Rebecca Friese: New licensing system: Points for DTM - exception for Formula E. Motorsport-Total.com, July 10, 2015, accessed on October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Norman Fischer: Renault explains WSbR exit: "Prisoner in an expensive format". July 31, 2015, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Norman Fischer, Dieter Rencken: Media: Renault gets out of Formula Renault 3.5! Motorsport-Total.com, July 25, 2015, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: RPM will organize the Formula Renault 3.5 from 2016. Motorsport-Total.com, September 7, 2015, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: New owner for Formula V8 3.5 promoter. autosport.com, February 4, 2016, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ^ Formula V8 3.5 series officially launched. gpupdate.net, January 13, 2016, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Philip Schajer: Formula V8 3.5 - New name for Formula Renault 3.5. Motorsport-Magazin.com, October 19, 2015, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Formula Renault 3.5 renamed as Formula 3.5 V8 for 2016 season. autosport.com, October 19, 2015, accessed October 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Peter Mills: Formula V8 3.5 to support six WEC rounds in 2017. autosport.com, July 28, 2016, accessed on October 23, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Formula Renault 3.5 Technical datas. mediaguide.worldseries.fr, accessed February 22, 2012 .
- ↑ Changes unveiled for 2009. renault-sport.com, September 28th 2008, archived from the original on 17 November 2008 ; Retrieved February 22, 2012 .
- ↑ http://www.renault-sport.com/en/racing/fr_35/news.php?news=116573.html (link not available)
- ↑ Technical Specifications. renault-sport.com, archived from the original on February 22, 2012 ; Retrieved February 22, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c http://www.renault-sport.com/en/racing/fr_35/news.php?news=152136.html (link not available)