Renault FR 3.5 Spa Preview
Monaco podium with winner Sam Bird (C), 2nd place Jules Bianchi (L) and third place American Alexander Rossi (R) Just a week after providing the support act for the Formula … Read More
Category: World Series by Renault
Video Highlights Monaco FR 3.5 Series Race
Sam Bird (ISR) denied his opponents even a sniff of success in the streets of Monaco, leading the weekend's proceedings from free practice to the checkered flag at the end … Read More
Bird holds off Bianchi to win in Monaco, Rossi 3rd
(L to R) Jules Bianchi (2nd), Sam Bird (1st) and Alexander Rossi (3rd). No wonder Bird is so fast, look how short and lightweight he is! Sam Bird (ISR) denied … Read More
Bird and Rossi top Renault FR3.5 qualifying at Monaco
Sam Bird ISR’s Sam Bird recorded an impressive fastest lap of 1:22.163 in Monaco to claim his first pole position in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. The Mercedes AMG F1 … Read More
Sam Bird tops FR 3.5 practice, Rossi third
UPDATE Added practice results below. 05/24/12 As is often the case, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series free practice session in the streets of Monaco was a lively affair. ISR’s Sam … Read More
Frijns dominates Aragon Formula Renault 3.5 race two
UPDATE Added podium photo below. Sam Bird (2nd), Robin Frijns (winner) and Arthur Pic (3rd) (Arthur is the younger brother of Charles (Marussia F1)) 05/06/12 Robin Frijns (Fortec Motorsports) confirmed … Read More
Nick Yelloly denies Jules Bianchi victory in Race 1
Nick Yelloly (Comtec Racing) scored his first ever Formula Renault 3.5 Series win as the 2012 season got under way in Spain. The British driver dug deep in the closing … Read More
Rossi and Arden Caterham Make Headway Developing New Car in Spain
Alexander Rossi The new Arden Caterham Formula Renault 3.5 team completed its final pre-season test in northern Spain this week. After clocking up its maiden kilometers, gaining experience of the … Read More
Weather, technical gremlins ruin Rossi’s test
Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi joined his Arden Caterham Motorsport World Series by Renault team for the second collective FR3.5 test at the Circuit de Catalunya, near Barcelona this week. However … Read More
Rain ruins another day of testing at Barcelona
Nico Muller set the pace for the second day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Barcelona on Wednesday on a rainy day. The Draco driver set a best of 1m48.116s … Read More
Magnussen tops Renault 3.5 Series test Tuesday
Best time Tuesday for Kevin Magnussen (Carlin) at Catalunya, for the first of two days testing session in Formula Renault 3.5 Series. American Alexander Rossi struggled to make the backmarker … Read More
Robin Frijns tops Renault 3.5 testing, new car as fast as GP2
UPDATE Robin Frijns Doing a little research on Frijns, in 3 years of motorsport he already has 2 MAJOR championships: 2010 – Formula BMW Europe Champion2011 – Eurocup Formula Renault … Read More
Lucas Foresti signs contract with DAMS team
About 90 days to the beginning of the 2012 season of the World Series By Renault-WSR, one of the most important formula championships in the world, pilots and teams move … Read More
Aleshin and Nebylitskiy in FR 3.5 with Russian team RFR
Russian drivers Mikhail Aleshin and Anton Nebylitskiy have signed full season contracts to fill the seats in Team RFR for the 2012 season of the World Series by Renault. The … Read More
Nick Yelloly confirmed as Comtec’s first driver
Former GP3 driver and race winner, Nick Yelloly, is confirmed as Comtec Racing’s Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver for 2012. After entering the last three World Series by Renault 2011 … Read More
Red Bull Junior Team 2012
The 2012 motorsport season will only begin in a few months. But preparations and tests for the new season are already in high gear – also in the Red Bull … Read More
Rossi (not that Rossi): I’m getting closer to F1
Alexander Rossi – not to be confused with Valentino Rossi American youngster Alexander Rossi is confident that he is on course to secure a race-seat in Formula One in the … Read More
Wickens Receives BRDC Bruce McLaren Award
Robert Wickens Robert Wickens was presented with the British Racing Drivers Club ‘Bruce McLaren Award’ in a ceremony on Monday, 5th December, with the Canadian being recognized for his championship … Read More
Wickens to drive Marussia Virgin car in Abu Dhabi Friday morning
Robert Wickens Marussia Virgin Racing Reserve Driver Robert Wickens will take part in the first Free Practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (11-13 November) as a reward for … Read More
Canadian Champion Looking Ahead to Abu Dhabi and F1 Test
Canada’s Robert Wickens hasn’t had much time to reflect on his title-winning campaign, where he raced his Marussia Motors-backed entry to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series title, but prior to … Read More
Magnussen stays with Carlin for FR3.5
Kevin Magnussen British F3 vice champion Kevin Magnussen will stay with Carlin for an attack on the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012. The Dane spent the 2011 season with … Read More
2012 World Series by Renault 3.5 Series calendar
5-6 May: Motorland Aragon, Spain26-27 May: Monaco (Formula Renault 3.5 Series only)2-3 June: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium30 June-1 July: Nürburgring, Germany14-15 July: Moscow, Russia**24-25 August: TBC (Formula Renault 3.5 Series only)15-16 September: … Read More
Thirteen teams selected for 2012
The World Series by Renault Organizing Committee has selected 13 teams and two substitute teams from the 18 applicant teams for the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Eleven of the … Read More
Moscow Raceway to host World Series by Renault race
Moscow Raceway still under construction Moscow Raceway, the first and only Formula 1 circuit in Russia, will host the World Series by Renault as its official opening ceremony on July … Read More
Video: FR 3.5 Wickens vs Vergne Crash
Jean Eric Vergne & Robert Wickens were neck to neck in the 1st corner (fighting for the championship in the final race of the season in Barcelona) but the later … Read More