2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

The 2014 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 3.5 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the tenth Formula Renault 3.5 Series season organized by Renault Sport. The season began at the Monza Circuit on 12 April and finished on 19 October at Circuito de Jerez. The series formed part of the World Series by Renault meetings at seven double header events, with additional events held at Monza (double header) and a single race in support of the .

Carlos Sainz Jr. clinched the championship title with seven race wins, after his compatriot and rival Roberto Merhi retired in the penultimate race of the season. Sainz Jr. also became the first Red Bull Junior Team driver to win the championship. Merhi was the only other driver to score more than two wins, but he lost the runner-up position to Pierre Gasly – another Red Bull backed driver – after retiring in the second Jerez race. Fortec Motorsports driver Oliver Rowland won races at Alcañiz and Jerez, finishing fourth. His teammate Sergey Sirotkin completed the top five with a win on home soil at Moscow Raceway. Will Stevens and Norman Nato were the other drivers to achieve race wins in the season; Stevens won at Monza and Jerez, bookending the season, while Nato was the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix support race, and also won at the Hungaroring.

Teams and drivers Team Driver name Status Rounds DAMS 1 Carlos Sainz Jr. All 2 Norman Nato All Fortec Motorsports 3 Sergey Sirotkin All 4 Oliver Rowland All International Draco Racing 5 Pietro Fantin All 6 Luca Ghiotto All Arden Motorsport 7 Pierre Gasly All 8 William Buller All Tech 1 Racing 9 Marco Sørensen All 10 Alfonso Celis Jr. 6 Nicholas Latifi 7–9 Strakka Racing 11 Will Stevens All 12 Matias Laine All Lotus 15 Marlon Stöckinger All 16 Matthieu Vaxivière 1–3, 6–9 Richie Stanaway 4–5 ISR 17 Jazeman Jaafar All AVF 19 Beitske Visser All 20 Zoël Amberg All Zeta Corse 21 Roman Mavlanov 1–7, 9 22 Roberto Merhi All Pons Racing 25 Oliver Webb 1–3 Óscar Tunjo 4–9 26 Meindert van Buuren All Comtec Racing 27 Nikolay Martsenko 1–2 Cameron Twynham 6–8 28 Andrea Roda 3 Esteban Ocon 7–8 Icon Meaning Series rookie for 2014

Driver changes Changed teams After two seasons with Pons Racing, Zoël Amberg switched to the AVF team. William Buller, who raced a part-season with Zeta Corse in 2013, moved to Arden Motorsport. Pietro Fantin, who drove for Arden Caterham in 2013, switched to International Draco Racing. Jazeman Jaafar changed teams from Carlin to ISR. Nikolay Martsenko switched from Pons Racing to Comtec Racing. Carlos Sainz Jr. who raced a part-season with Zeta Corse in 2013 alongside his GP3 Series campaign, moved to the DAMS team. Sergey Sirotkin switched from ISR to Fortec Motorsports. Lotus F1 test driver Marco Sørensen moved to Tech 1 Racing after two years with Lotus. Oliver Webb, who raced with Fortec Motorsports in 2013, returned for the Monza round of the series with Pons Racing. Webb competed with the team in 2011.

Entering/Re–Entering FR3.5 Pierre Gasly, the 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion, joined the series with Arden Motorsport. Formula Renault 2.0 Alps runner-up and sporadic Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 racer Luca Ghiotto made his Formula Renault 3.5 début with International Draco Racing. Eurocup Formula Renault driver Roman Mavlanov and DTM driver Roberto Merhi moved to the championship with Zeta Corse. Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 runner-up Oliver Rowland joined British team Fortec Motorsports. Auto GP driver Meindert van Buuren graduated to the series with Pons Racing. Matthieu Vaxivière, who finished tenth in the 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, entered the championship with Lotus. Beitske Visser, who raced in ADAC Formel Masters, made her debut in the series with AVF.

Leaving FR3.5 Riccardo Agostini, who raced for Zeta Corse in one meeting in 2013, moved to the European Formula 3 Championship with EuroInternational. 2010 champion Mikhail Aleshin, who drove for Tech 1 Racing in 2013, moved to the IndyCar Series for 2014, racing for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. António Félix da Costa, who finished third for Arden Caterham in 2013, joined the DTM series with BMW. Carlos Huertas, who drove for Carlin in 2013, moved to the IndyCar Series for 2014 driving for Dale Coyne Racing. Kevin Magnussen, the 2013 champion with DAMS, graduated to Formula One, replacing Sergio Pérez at McLaren. Nico Müller, who finished fifth for International Draco Racing in 2013, moved to the DTM series with Audi. André Negrão, who drove for International Draco Racing in 2013, joined the GP2 Series with Arden International. Arthur Pic, who drove for AV Formula in 2013, entered the GP2 Series with Campos Racing. Stoffel Vandoorne, who finished second for Fortec Motorsports in 2013, joined the GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix.

Mid-season changes Tech 1 Racing fielded their second car for Alfonso Celis Jr., who made his series début at the Nürburgring. At the Hungaroring and the Circuit Paul Ricard, the seat was occupied by Nicholas Latifi. Nikolay Martsenko left the series prior the Monaco round due to financial issues. Andrea Roda joined Comtec Racing for the round in Monaco. Cameron Twynham joined Comtec Racing for the round at the Nürburgring. Richie Stanaway, who previously raced with Lotus in 2012, returned to the team, replacing injured Matthieu Vaxivière. Oliver Webb, who concentrated on LMP2 sportscars for the 2014 season, was replaced by Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 driver Óscar Tunjo from Spa onwards. Esteban Ocon joined Comtec Racing for the rounds at the Hungaroring and Paul Ricard.

Race calendar and results The calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 20 October 2013, the final day of the 2013 season. Seven of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 2014 World Series by Renault season, with additional rounds held at Monza and at the . The championship visited the Circuito de Jerez for the first time, and returned to the Nürburgring. Races at the Red Bull Ring and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya were removed from the schedule, from 2013.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Monza Circuit 12 April Will Stevens Strakka Racing Roberto Merhi R2 13 April DAMS Luca Ghiotto 2 R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 26 April Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. DAMS Oliver Rowland R2 27 April Oliver Rowland Oliver Rowland Oliver Rowland Fortec Motorsports Oliver Rowland 3 Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 25 May Norman Nato Norman Nato Norman Nato DAMS Oliver Rowland 4 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 31 May Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. DAMS Pierre Gasly R2 1 June Carlos Sainz Jr. Matias Laine Carlos Sainz Jr. DAMS Oliver Rowland 5 R1 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 28 June Sergey Sirotkin Sergey Sirotkin Fortec Motorsports Roberto Merhi R2 29 June Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Zeta Corse Roberto Merhi 6 R1 Nürburgring, Nürburg 12 July Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. DAMS Roberto Merhi R2 13 July Roberto Merhi Zoël Amberg Roberto Merhi Zeta Corse Roberto Merhi 7 R1 Hungaroring, Budapest 13 September Oliver Rowland Pierre Gasly Roberto Merhi Zeta Corse Roberto Merhi R2 14 September Roberto Merhi Pierre Gasly Norman Nato DAMS Roberto Merhi 8 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 27 September Carlos Sainz Jr. Pierre Gasly Carlos Sainz Jr. DAMS Pierre Gasly R2 Pierre Gasly Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. DAMS Pierre Gasly 9 R1 18 October Will Stevens Pietro Fantin Will Stevens Strakka Racing Oliver Rowland R2 19 October Oliver Rowland Pietro Fantin Oliver Rowland

Championship standings Points system Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver MNZ ARA MON SPA MSC NÜR HUN LEC JER Points 1 Carlos Sainz Jr. 18 1 1 4 4 1 1 14 6 1 Ret 4 6 1 1 15 11 227 2 Pierre Gasly 3 5 9 2 7 2 4 18 2 20 8 2 3 2 2 6 4 192 3 Roberto Merhi 2 9 6 6 9 Ret 13 4 1 2 1 1 2 5 4 Ret Ret 183 4 Oliver Rowland 6 10 3 1 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 4 13 3 2 1 181 5 Sergey Sirotkin 7 3 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 4 3 4 14 Ret 4 7 3 5 132 6 Will Stevens 1 Ret 12 3 8 7 2 6 9 11 7 6 10 12 8 1 13 122 7 Norman Nato 15 11 11 10 1 5 5 17 16 12 6 8 1 10 Ret 8 10 89 8 Matthieu Vaxivière 17† 16 7 8 Ret 13 2 5 7 3 6 4 8 83 9 Marlon Stöckinger 14 2 4 Ret 11 9 11 7 11 5 3 15 14 6 13 Ret9 73 10 Jazeman Jaafar Ret 7 13 9 3 3 6 5 12 15 9 10 8 Ret 5 14 Ret 73 11 Zoël Amberg 8 13 5 5 6 Ret Ret 2 8 9 5 Ret 15 11 19 12 14 66 12 Marco Sørensen Ret Ret 15 7 2 8 10 15 15 10 14 7 9 8 Ret 9 Ret 44 13 Matias Laine 10 12 19 14 13 4 7 8 7 6 Ret Ret 13 9 17 10 Ret 40 14 Nikolay Martsenko 5 6 2 Ret 36 15 Pietro Fantin 11 8 10 12 15 Ret Ret 3 Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 Ret 20 Ret 6 34 16 William Buller 4 Ret Ret Ret 16 11 12 11 10 Ret 10 19 Ret 17 10 Ret 3 30 17 Luca Ghiotto 16 4 16 Ret 14 6 Ret 16 14 Ret 15 11 19 7 16 13 Ret 26 18 Richie Stanaway Ret 8 9 3 21 19 9 Ret 14 11 10 12 9 NC 18 14 Ret 16 5 Ret 14 7 15 21 20 Nicholas Latifi Ret 18 16 9 16 2 20 21 Beitske Visser Ret 17 18 16 17 10 14 13 13 19 Ret 17 12 15 11 5 12 11 22 Óscar Tunjo Ret 15 10 17 8 Ret 12 Ret 18 15 Ret 7 11 23 Esteban Ocon 9 DNS 14 12 2 24 Roman Mavlanov 13 15 17 15 19 13 16 12 Ret 17 13 13 16 11 Ret 0 25 Cameron Twynham 18 11 18 17 19 18 0 26 Oliver Webb 12 14 Ret 13 12 0 27 Alfonso Celis Jr. 16 12 0 28 Andrea Roda 18 0 Pos Driver MNZ ARA MON SPA MSC NÜR HUN LEC JER PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Retired, but classified

Teams' Championship Pos Team CarNo. MNZ ARA MON SPA MSC NÜR HUN LEC JER Points 1 DAMS 1 18 1 1 4 4 1 1 14 6 1 Ret 4 6 1 1 15 11 316 2 15 11 11 10 1 5 5 17 16 12 6 8 1 10 Ret 8 10 2 Fortec Motorsports 3 7 3 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 4 3 4 14 Ret 4 7 3 5 313 4 6 10 3 1 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 4 13 3 2 1 3 Arden Motorsport 7 3 5 9 2 7 2 4 18 2 20 8 2 3 2 2 6 4 222 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 16 11 12 11 10 Ret 10 19 Ret 17 10 Ret 3 4 Zeta Corse 21 13 15 17 15 19 13 13 12 Ret 17 13 13 16 11 Ret 183 22 2 9 6 6 9 Ret 16 4 1 2 1 1 2 5 4 Ret Ret 5 Lotus 15 14 2 4 Ret 11 9 11 7 11 5 3 15 14 6 13 Ret 9 177 16 17† 16 7 8 Ret Ret 8 9 3 13 2 5 7 3 6 4 8 6 Strakka Racing 11 1 Ret 12 3 8 7 2 6 9 11 7 6 10 12 8 1 13 162 12 10 12 19 14 13 4 7 8 7 6 Ret Ret 13 9 17 10 Ret 7 AVF 19 Ret 17 18 16 17 10 14 13 13 19 Ret 17 12 15 11 5 12 77 20 8 13 5 5 6 Ret Ret 2 8 9 5 Ret 15 11 19 12 14 8 ISR 17 Ret 7 13 9 3 3 6 5 12 15 9 10 8 Ret 5 14 Ret 73 9 Tech 1 Racing 9 Ret Ret 15 7 2 8 10 15 15 10 14 7 9 8 Ret 9 Ret 64 10 16 12 Ret 18 16 9 16 2 10 International Draco Racing 5 11 8 10 12 15 Ret Ret 3 Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 Ret 20 Ret 6 60 6 16 4 16 Ret 14 6 Ret 16 14 Ret 15 11 19 7 16 13 Ret 11 Comtec Racing 27 5 6 2 Ret 18 11 18 17 19 18 38 28 18 9 DNS 14 1212 Pons Racing 25 12 14 Ret 13 12 Ret 15 10 17 8 Ret 12 Ret 18 15 Ret 7 32 26 9 Ret 14 11 10 12 9 NC 18 14 Ret 16 5 Ret 14 7 15 Pos Team CarNo. MNZ ARA MON SPA MSC NÜR HUN LEC JER Points

Polesitter for each race in bold. No points were awarded. Driver who recorded fastest lap denoted in italics. No points were awarded. Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.

References

External links Renault-Sport official website