World Series Formula V8 3.5
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| Country | Global |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1998 |
| Folded | 2017 |
| Constructors | Dallara |
| Engine suppliers | Zytek badged as Renault (2011–2015) Zytek (2016–2017)[1] |
| Tyre suppliers | Michelin[2] |
| Last Drivers' champion |  Pietro Fittipaldi |
| Last Teams' champion |  Lotus |
| Official website | Official website |
The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (since 1998) and Renault Sport (from 2005 to 2015).
Contents
1 History
2 Technical
2.1 Specifications
3 Champions
3.1 World Series by Nissan
3.2 World Series Lights
3.2.1 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
3.3 World Series Formula V8 3.5
4 Notable drivers
5 Television broadcast
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History[edit]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Donington Park in 2007.
The series came out of the Spanish Formula Renault Championship, which ran from 1991 to 1997. The World Series was founded as Open Fortuna by Nissan in 1998, and was mostly based in Spain, but visited other countries throughout its history, including France, Italy, Portugal and Brazil. The organization was handled by RPM Comunicacion, founded by Jaime Alguersuari Tortajada. The series changed name a number of times, usually adopting the name of its main sponsor, but was also known by other common names such as the unofficial "Formula Nissan".
In its early years, the series used chassis built by Coloni, with a 2.0 L Nissan SR20 engine. The series slotted in between Formula Three and Formula 3000. In 2002, it adopted a new format, with chassis supplied by Dallara and the engine upgraded to the VQ30. The series also became more international, with more than half of the race calendar held outside Spain.
Renault started the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup in 2003, as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends (European Touring Car Championship and FIA GT Championship). The series ran with Tatuus chassis and a Nissan 3.5 L V6 engine.
In 2005, Renault left the Super Racing Weekend and started the World Series by Renault and the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, merging both the World Series by Nissan (whose engine contract had finished) and Renault V6 Eurocup. The Dallara chassis was retained, while the Renault V6 was improved to 425 PS. Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and the Eurocup Mégane Trophy also joined the series in 2005 to support the main FR3.5 series.
At the end of July 2015, Renault Sport announced it would be withdrawing its backing to the Formula Renault 3.5 from 2016 onwards, handing the control of the series to co-organiser RPM. However, Renault Sport also said it would continue the World Series by Renault with the Renault Sport Trophy and the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup.[3] As a result of this, RPM decided to change the series' name to Formula V8 3.5.[4] In December 2016, the series' name was changed again to World Series Formula V8 3.5, giving extra recognition to the championship.[5]
On 17 November 2017 was announced that due to lack of entries the series would not take place in 2018 with a possibility of relaunch in the near future.[6]
Technical[edit]
From 2008–2011, the chassis for the Formula Renault 3.5 Series is a Dallara built carbon fibre monocoque and the engine a 3.5 litre V6 Nissan VQ35 unit producing 480 bhp with a rev limit of 8500 rpm. The gearbox is a 6 speed semi-automatic supplied by Ricardo with steering wheel paddle shift. Total weight of the car is 600 kg (dry).
Starting from 2012 season, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series adopted a new chassis, the Dallara T12, powered by a 3.4 litre V8 engine producing 530 BHP at 9250 rpm developed by Zytek. The cars have 50 more horsepower than previous season and lost 15 kg (33 pounds) of weight. In addition, a Drag Reduction System is used, which operates in a similar way to the one in use in Formula One.[7]
Specifications[edit]
Engine displacement: 3.4 L (207 cu in) DOHC V8
Gearbox: 6-speed paddle shift gearbox (must have reverse)
Weight: 623 kg (1,373 lb)
Power output: 530 hp (395 kW)
Fuel: Elf LMS 102 RON unleaded
Fuel capacity: 29 US gallons (110 litres)
Fuel delivery: Fuel injection
Aspiration: Normally-aspirated
Length: 5,070 mm (200 in)
Width: 1,930 mm (76 in)
Wheelbase: 3,125 mm (123 in)
Steering: Power-assisted rack and pinion
Champions[edit]
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| Season | Series Name | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Open Fortuna by Nissan |  Marc Gené | Campos Motorsport |
1999 | Euro Open MoviStar by Nissan | Fernando Alonso | Campos Motorsport |
2000 | Open Telefónica by Nissan | Antonio García | Campos Motorsport |
2001 | Open Telefónica by Nissan |  Franck Montagny |  Vergani Racing |
2002 | Telefónica World Series | Ricardo Zonta | Racing Engineering |
2003 | Superfund World Series | Franck Montagny | Gabord Competición |
2004 | World Series by Nissan |  Heikki Kovalainen | Pons Racing |
NOTE – 1998–2001, mainly Spanish-based series (also known as Formula Nissan) with 2.0L engine.
NOTE – 2002–2004, international series with V6 engine.
World Series Lights[edit]
| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
2002 | Santiago Porteiro | Meycom |
2003 |  Juan Cruz Álvarez | Meycom |
2004 |  Miloš Pavlović | Vergani Racing |
|
| Season | Champion | Team Champion | Rookie of the year |
|---|---|---|---|
2005 |  Robert Kubica | Epsilon Euskadi | not awarded |
2006 |  Alx Danielsson |  Interwetten.com | |
2007 |  Álvaro Parente | Tech 1 Racing | Filipe Albuquerque |
2008 |  Giedo van der Garde | Tech 1 Racing | Charles Pic |
2009 |  Bertrand Baguette | International DracoRacing |  Oliver Turvey |
2010 |  Mikhail Aleshin | Tech 1 Racing |  Daniel Ricciardo |
2011 |  Robert Wickens | Carlin |  Alexander Rossi |
2012 | Robin Frijns | Tech 1 Racing | Robin Frijns |
2013 |  Kevin Magnussen | DAMS | Stoffel Vandoorne |
2014 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | DAMS | Pierre Gasly |
2015 | Oliver Rowland | Fortec Motorsports | Nyck de Vries |
World Series Formula V8 3.5[edit]
| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
2016 | Tom Dillmann | Arden Motorsport |
2017 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Lotus |
Notable drivers[edit]
Robert Kubica with the Epsilon Euskadi team.
Formula One drivers in the future and/or past
Marc Gené (1998: Champion, 2003: 12th), competed in Formula One for Minardi and Williams.
Fernando Alonso (1999: Champion), competed in Formula One for Minardi, McLaren, Ferrari and was twice world champion with Renault.
Giorgio Pantano (1999: 21st), competed in Formula One for Jordan.
Franck Montagny (2001: Champion, 2002: 2nd, 2003: Champion), competed in Formula One for Super Aguri, and with Andretti in Formula E.
Ricardo Zonta (2002: Champion) – 1997 FIA GT Champion, competed in Formula One for BAR, Jordan and Toyota.
Justin Wilson (2002: 4th), competed in Formula One for Minardi and Jaguar, and in IndyCar for Dale Coyne and Andretti Autosport amongst others.
Narain Karthikeyan (2002: 9th, 2003: 4th, 2004: 6th), competed in Formula One for Jordan and HRT in 2011.
Heikki Kovalainen (2003: 2nd, 2004: Champion), competed in Formula One for Renault, McLaren, Caterham and Team Lotus.
Enrique Bernoldi (2003: 6th, 2004: 3rd), competed in Formula One for Arrows.
Stéphane Sarrazin (2003: 7th), competed in Formula One for Minardi, currently with Venturi Grand Prix in the FIA Formula E Championship.
Tiago Monteiro (2004: 2nd), competed in Formula One for Jordan and Midland/Spyker.
Robert Kubica (2005: Champion), has competed in Formula One for BMW Sauber and Renault, competed in the World Rally Championship. Currently competing in Formula One for Williams
Markus Winkelhock (2005: 3rd), one-off Formula One drive for Spyker (Nurburgring 2007).
Kamui Kobayashi (2005 Eurocup: 1st) has competed in Formula One for Toyota, Sauber and Caterham.
Karun Chandhok (2005: 29th) has competed in Formula One for HRT and Team Lotus.
Pastor Maldonado (2005: 25th; 2006: 3rd) has competed in Formula One for Williams and Lotus.
Sebastian Vettel (2006: 15th, 2007: 5th − 1st after seven races, when withdrew to compete in F1) has competed in Formula One for BMW Sauber, Scuderia Toro Rosso and was four time Formula One world champion with Red Bull, currently competing for Ferrari.
Giedo van der Garde (2007: 6th, 2008: Champion) GP2 Series has competed in Formula One.
Jaime Alguersuari (2009: 6th) has competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso.
Daniel Ricciardo (2010: 2nd; 2011: 5th) competed in Formula One for HRT and Scuderia Toro Rosso, competed for Red Bull, and currently competed for Renault from 2019->.
Jean-Éric Vergne (2010: 8th; 2011: 2nd) competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso, currently competing for Techeetah in Formula E.
Robin Frijns (2012: Champion) Caterham F1 third driver for 2014.
Jules Bianchi (2012: 2nd) last competed in Formula One with Marussia. On 5 October 2014, during the Japanese Grand Prix, Bianchi lost control of his Marussia in very wet conditions and collided with a recovery vehicle, suffering a brain injury. He underwent emergency surgery and was placed into an induced coma, and remained comatose until his death on 17 July 2015.
Will Stevens (2012: 12th; 2013: 4th; 2014: 6th) has competed in Formula one for Caterham and Manor Marussia.
Sergey Sirotkin (2013: 8th) competed in Formula One for Williams.
Kevin Magnussen (2013: Champion) competed in Formula One with McLaren in 2014–2015, Renault 2016, currently competing for HAAS 2017->.
Stoffel Vandoorne (2013: 2nd) competed in Formula One for McLaren.
Roberto Merhi (2014: 3rd; 2015: 14th) has competed in Formula One for Manor Marussia.
Carlos Sainz Jr. (2014: Champion) competed in Formula One for Renault (on loan from Scuderia Toro Rosso). Currently competing in Formula One for Mclaren
Alfonso Celis Jr. (2014: 27th; 2015: 16th; 2016: 11th; 2017: 3rd) Force India development driver from 2016 until 2017.
Esteban Ocon (2014: 23rd) competed in Formula One for Force India. Reserve driver Mercedes
Pierre Gasly (2014: 2nd) competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso. Currently competing in Formula One for Red Bull
- Champions in other categories
Andy Priaulx (2001: 18th) – 2004 European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) Champion, 2005, 2006 and 2007 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) World Champion
Matteo Bobbi (2001: 11th, 2002: 6th) – 2003 FIA GT Champion
Alex Lloyd (2005: 40th) – 2007 Indy Lights champion.
Simon Pagenaud (2005: 16th) – 2006 Atlantics Champion 2016 IndyCar champion.
Davide Valsecchi (2006: 10th, 2007: 16th) – 2012 GP2 Series Champion.
Will Power (2005: 7th) 2014 IndyCar champion.
Miloš Pavlović (2005: 17th; 2006: 11th; 2007: 3rd) – 2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo
- Other notable drivers
Álvaro Parente (2006: 5th; 2007: 1st) GP2 Series winner, has driven and stood on the podium for Super Nova Racing, Ocean Racing Technology, Scuderia Coloni, and Racing Engineering
Esteban Guerrieri (2008: 8th, 2009: 19th, 2010: 3rd) 2011 and 2012 Indy Lights runner-up for Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Television broadcast[edit]
World Series by Renault races are broadcast live as part of a package of the combined open-wheel and touring car races on the pan-European Eurosport subscription channel or its sister stations Eurosport2 and British Eurosport. Eurosport is also on-sold to several non-European networks, extending World Series by Renault's international reach as far as South East Asia and Oceania. The races are also carried live by Estonia channel Kanal 12[8] and Spain channel Aragon TV.[9] Abbreviated highlights packages are additionally carried by several other television networks and stations, including the British channels Sky Sports and MotorsTV, the Dutch RTL 7 channel, ESPN Star Sports in Asia, Speed in South America and Esporte Interativo in Brazil.
See also[edit]
- Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
- World Series by Renault
References[edit]
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^ Hensby, Paul. "MICHELIN TO REMAIN AS FORMULA RENAULT 3.5 TYRE SUPPLIER". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ Mills, Peter (31 July 2015). "Renault in handover talks for Formula Renault 3.5 in 2016". autosport.com. Haymarket Media. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ "Formula Renault 3.5 renamed as Formula 3.5 V8 for 2016 season". autosport.com. Haymarket Media. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "The FIA approves the name "World Series" for the Formula V8 3.5". Formula V8 3.5. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ Hudson, Joe (17 November 2017). "Formula V8 3.5 cancels 2018 season due to lack of entries". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ Joseph, Noah. "New Formula Renault 3.5 racer unveiled at Silverstone". Autoblog. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-27.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Aragón TV - Aragón Televisión". www.aragontelevision.es. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
External links[edit]
- Formula V8 3.5 Official website
Grupo Alesport (RPM Racing) Official website (in Spanish)
- World Series by Renault Official website
Categories:
- World Series by Renault
- Recurring sporting events established in 1998
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2017
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