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The 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel , formula racing cars held across Europe . The championship features drivers competing in 3.5 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season will be the tenth Formula Renault 3.5 Series season organized by the Renault Sport . The season will begin at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 12 April and will finish on 19 October at Circuito de Jerez . The series will form part of the World Series by Renault meetings at seven double header events with double header event at Monza and single event at Monaco.
The championship is currently led by Carlos Sainz Jr. with one event (two races) to go in Jerez. The championship is a two way fight between Sainz and Roberto Merhi. Sainz only needs 6 points to win the championship.
Entry list
Icon
Meaning
R
Series rookie for 2014
Driver changes
Changed teams
Entering/Re–Entering FR3.5
Leaving FR3.5
Riccardo Agostini , who raced for Zeta Corse in one meeting in 2013, moved to the European Formula 3 Championship with EuroInternational .[ 27]
2010 champion Mikhail Aleshin , who drove for Tech 1 Racing in 2013, moved to the IndyCar Series for 2014 , racing for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports .[ 28]
António Félix da Costa , who finished third in 2013 with Arden Caterham, joined the DTM series with BMW .[ 29]
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 .[ 30]
Nico Müller , who finished fifth for International Draco Racing in 2013, moved to the DTM series with Audi .[ 31]
André Negrão , who drove for International Draco Racing in 2013, joined the GP2 Series with Arden International .[ 32]
Arthur Pic , who drove for AV Formula in 2013, entered the GP2 Series with Campos Racing .[ 33]
Stoffel Vandoorne , who drove for Fortec Motorsports in 2013, joined the GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix .
Mid-season changes
Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 20 October 2013, in the final day of the 2013 season.[ 36] The seven rounds formed meetings of the 2014 World Series by Renault season , with additional rounds to be held at Monza and at the Grand Prix of Monaco . The championship visited the Circuito de Jerez for the first time, and returned to the Nürburgring. Races to be held at the Red Bull Ring and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya have been removed from the schedule.
Round
Circuit
Country
Date
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Winning Driver
Winning Team
1
R1
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Italy
12 April
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Will Stevens
Strakka Racing
R2
13 April
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
DAMS
2
R1
Ciudad del Motor de Aragón , Alcañiz
Spain
26 April
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
DAMS
R2
27 April
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Fortec Motorsports
3
Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo
Monaco
25 May
Norman Nato
Norman Nato
Norman Nato
DAMS
4
R1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps , Spa
Belgium
31 May
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
DAMS
R2
1 June
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Matias Laine
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
DAMS
5
R1
Moscow Raceway , Volokolamsk
Russia
28 June
Sergey Sirotkin
Meindert van Buuren
Sergey Sirotkin
Fortec Motorsports
R2
29 June
Roberto Merhi
Roberto Merhi
Roberto Merhi
Zeta Corse
6
R1
Nürburgring , Nürburg
Germany
12 July
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
DAMS
R2
13 July
Roberto Merhi
Zoël Amberg
Roberto Merhi
Zeta Corse
7
R1
Hungaroring , Budapest
Hungary
13 September
Oliver Rowland
Pierre Gasly
Roberto Merhi
Zeta Corse
R2
14 September
Roberto Merhi
Pierre Gasly
Norman Nato
DAMS
8
R1
Circuit Paul Ricard , Le Castellet
France
27 September
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Pierre Gasly
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
DAMS
R2
28 September
Pierre Gasly
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Carlos Sainz, Jr.
DAMS
9
R1
Circuito de Jerez , Jerez de la Frontera
Spain
18 October
Will Stevens
Pietro Fantin
Will Stevens
Strakka Racing
R2
19 October
Championship standings
Points system
Points are 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
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did 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
Teams' Championship
Pos
Team
Car No.
MNZ
ALC
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
311
2
15
11
11
10
1
5
5
17
16
12
6
8
1
10
Ret
2
Fortec Motorsports
3
7
3
8
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
1
4
3
4
14
Ret
4
7
245
4
6
10
3
1
5
Ret
3
Ret
5
4
Ret
3
4
13
3
3
Arden Motorsport
7
3
5
9
2
7
2
4
18
2
20
8
2
3
2
2
187
8
4
Ret
Ret
Ret
16
11
12
11
10
Ret
10
19
Ret
17
10
4
Zeta Corse
21
13
15
17
15
19
13
13
12
Ret
17
13
13
16
183
22
2
9
6
6
9
Ret
16
4
1
2
1
1
2
5
4
5
Lotus
15
14
2
4
Ret
11
9
11
7
11
5
3
15
14
6
13
159
16
17†
16
7
8
Ret
Ret
8
9
3
13
2
5
7
3
6
6
Strakka Racing
11
1
Ret
12
3
8
7
2
6
9
11
7
6
10
12
8
136
12
10
12
19
14
13
4
7
8
7
6
Ret
Ret
13
9
17
7
ISR
17
Ret
7
13
9
3
3
6
5
12
15
9
10
8
Ret
5
73
8
AVF
19
Ret
17
18
16
17
10
14
13
13
19
Ret
17
12
15
11
67
20
8
13
5
5
6
Ret
Ret
2
8
9
5
Ret
15
11
19
9
International Draco Racing
5
11
8
10
12
15
Ret
Ret
3
Ret
7
Ret
Ret
11
Ret
20
52
6
16
4
16
Ret
14
6
Ret
16
14
Ret
15
11
19
7
16
10
Tech 1 Racing
9
Ret
Ret
15
7
2
8
10
15
15
10
14
7
9
8
Ret
44
10
16
12
Ret
18
16
9
11
Comtec Racing
27
5
6
2
Ret
18
11
18
17
19
18
38
28
18
9
DNS
14
12
12
Pons Racing
25
12
14
Ret
13
12
Ret
15
10
17
8
Ret
12
Ret
18
15
20
26
9
Ret
14
11
10
12
9
NC
18
14
Ret
16
5
Ret
14
Pos
Team
Car No.
MNZ
ALC
MON
SPA
MSC
NÜR
HUN
LEC
JER
Points
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Polesitter for each race in bold . No points are awarded.
Driver who recorded fastest lap denoted in italics . No points are awarded.
Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.
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