2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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The 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the sixth season of the single–seater category. It began at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Spain on 17 April, and ended at Circuit de Catalunya, also in Spain, on 10 October.

The Drivers' championship was won by Carlin's Mikhail Aleshin after a last–race title decider with Tech 1 Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo. The Russian claimed the title by just two points after both drivers entered the final race level on 128 points each. He received his prize Renault F1 drive on the first day of the young driver test held at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi on 16 November.^[1] Tech 1 Racing won the Teams' championship from Czech squad ISR Racing.

It was due to be the final season for the current Dallara chassis, which was due to be replaced by a new car, developed by Renault Sport Technologies, in time for the 2011 season.^[2] However, the series has extended the lifespan of the current car into the 2011 season to "avoid placing undue financial pressures on teams in the prevalent tough market conditions".^[3]

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Regulation changes

Technical

The engines were re–tuned from 8,200 RPM to 8,500 RPM.^[4]
Boost control was banned.^[4]

Sporting

The duration of the two Friday practice sessions was increased from 60 minutes to 75 minutes each.^[4]
The grid for the second race was no longer decided using the reverse grid and SuperPole system. Each meeting (with the exception of Monaco) now featured two 30–minute qualifying sessions and two races of 44 minutes + one lap.^[4]
During the Saturday of each meeting, the cars raced in a "light-aerodynamic" configuration, which was defined by Renault Sport Technologies.^[4]

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Teams and drivers

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R = Series rookie for 2010

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Team	No.	Driver name	Status	Rounds
International DracoRacing	1	Nathanaël Berthon^[5]	R	All
2	Omar Leal^[6]		All
Carlin^[7]	3	Mikhail Aleshin^[8]		All
4	Jake Rosenzweig^[9]	R	All
P1 Motorsport	5	Walter Grubmüller^[10]	R	All
6	Jan Charouz^[10]	R	1–7, 9
Brendon Hartley^[11]^[12]		8
Tech 1 Racing	7		1–6
Jean-Éric Vergne^[13]	R	7–9
8	Daniel Ricciardo^[11]	R	All
Junior Lotus Racing^[14]	9	Daniil Move^[15]		1–8
Dean Stoneman^[16]	R	9
10	Nelson Panciatici^[17]	R	All
Pons Racing	11	Federico Leo^[18]		All
12	Daniel Zampieri^[19]	R	All
Epsilon Euskadi	15	Albert Costa^[20]	R	All
16	Keisuke Kunimoto^[20]		All
Comtec Racing	17	Greg Mansell^[21]		All
18	Stefano Coletti^[22]	R	All
Fortec Motorsport^[23]	23	Sten Pentus^[24]		All
24	Jon Lancaster^[25]		All
ISR Racing^[26]	25	Esteban Guerrieri^[27]		1–2, 4–5, 7–9
Alexander Rossi^[28]	R	3
26	Filip Salaquarda^[29]		1–5, 7–9
KMP Racing^[30]	27	Anton Nebylitskiy^[31]		All
28	Víctor García^[32]	R	All
FHV Interwetten.com	29	Bruno Méndez^[27]	R	1–8
Salvador Durán^[33]		9
30	Sergio Canamasas^[27]	R	All

Driver changes

Changed Teams

Esteban Guerrieri: RC Motorsport → ISR Racing
Jon Lancaster: Comtec Racing → Fortec Motorsport
Omar Leal: Prema Powerteam → International DracoRacing
Daniil Move: P1 Motorsport → Junior Lotus Racing
Anton Nebylitskiy: KMP Group/SG Formula → KMP Racing
Filip Salaquarda: Prema Powerteam → ISR Racing

Entering/Re-Entering FR3.5

Mikhail Aleshin: FIA Formula Two Championship (MotorSport Vision) → Carlin
Nathanaël Berthon: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (Epsilon Euskadi) → International DracoRacing
Sergio Canamasas: European F3 Open Championship (EmilioDeVillota.com) → FHV Interwetten.com
Jan Charouz: Le Mans Series (Aston Martin Racing) → P1 Motorsport
Stefano Coletti: Formula 3 Euro Series (Prema Powerteam) → Comtec Racing; Coletti raced in Monaco for Prema in 2009.
Albert Costa: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (Epsilon Euskadi) → Epsilon Euskadi
Víctor García: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → KMP Racing
Walter Grubmüller: British Formula 3 Championship (Hitech Racing) → P1 Motorsport
Bruno Méndez: European F3 Open Championship (Campos Racing) → FHV Interwetten.com; Méndez raced for RC Motorsport at Motorland Aragón in 2009.
Nelson Panciatici: GP2 Series (Durango) & Superleague Formula (Olympique Lyonnais) → Junior Lotus Racing
Daniel Ricciardo: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) → Tech 1 Racing; Ricciardo raced in Portimão for the same team in 2009.
Jake Rosenzweig: Formula 3 Euro Series (Carlin Motorsport) → Carlin
Alexander Rossi: GP3 Series (ART Grand Prix) → ISR Racing
Dean Stoneman: FIA Formula Two Championship (MotorSport Vision) → Junior Lotus Racing
Jean-Éric Vergne: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin) → Tech 1 Racing
Daniel Zampieri: Italian Formula Three Championship (BVM – Target Racing) → Pons Racing

Leaving FR3.5

Jaime Alguersuari: Carlin Motorsport → Formula One (Scuderia Toro Rosso)
Bertrand Baguette: International DracoRacing → IndyCar Series (Conquest Racing)
Marco Barba: International DracoRacing → European F3 Open Championship (Cedars Motorsport)
Jules Bianchi: KMP Group/SG Formula → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix)
Max Chilton: Comtec Racing → GP2 Series (Ocean Racing Technology)
Dani Clos: Epsilon Euskadi → GP2 Series (Racing Engineering)
Chris van der Drift: Epsilon Euskadi → Superleague Formula (Olympiacos CFP)
Fairuz Fauzy: Mofaz Racing → Formula One (Lotus Racing – Test & Reserve driver)
Tobias Hegewald: Interwetten.com Racing → GP3 Series (RSC Mücke Motorsport)
Michael Herck: Interwetten.com Racing → GP2 Series (David Price Racing)
John Martin: Comtec Racing → Superleague Formula (Atlético Madrid)
Mihai Marinescu: Interwetten.com Racing → FIA Formula Two Championship
Alexandre Marsoin: Comtec Racing → unknown
Marcos Martínez: Pons Racing → Superleague Formula (Sevilla FC)
Miguel Molina: Ultimate Motorsport → DTM (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline)
Guillaume Moreau: KMP Group/SG Formula → Le Mans Series (OAK Racing)
Edoardo Mortara: Tech 1 Racing → Formula 3 Euro Series (Signature)
Charles Pic: Tech 1 Racing → GP2 Series (Arden International)
Frankie Provenzano: Prema Powerteam → unknown
Pasquale Di Sabatino: RC Motorsport → Italian Formula Three Championship (Alan Racing)
Oliver Turvey: Carlin Motorsport → GP2 Series (iSport International)
Alberto Valerio: Comtec Racing → GP2 Series (Scuderia Coloni)
Adrián Vallés: Epsilon Euskadi → Superleague Formula (Sporting CP)
James Walker: P1 Motorsport → Superleague Formula (Liverpool F.C.)
Adrian Zaugg: Interwetten.com Racing → Auto GP (Trident Racing)

Team changes

It was announced in December 2009 that Prema Powerteam would be leaving the series to concentrate on their programs in the Formula 3 Euro Series and Italian Formula Three.^[34] Their slot was taken by Fortec Motorsport.^[23]
SG Formula and KMP Group had split to form two new teams.^[30] However, SG Formula pulled out of the series just a week before the opening round.^[35]
ISR Racing took over the RC Motorsport team's entry.^[26]
Interwetten.com Racing, managed by Motorsport Consulting GmbH, were not selected for the series originally. They were later accepted as FHV Interwetten.com, managed by FHV GmbH, with Sergio Canamasas and Bruno Méndez driving.^[35]

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Race calendar and results

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The calendar for the 2010 season was announced on 25 October 2009, the last day of the 2009 season.^[36] Eight of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 2010 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round in support of the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	17 April	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Zampieri	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	Daniel Zampieri
R2	18 April	Daniel Ricciardo	Sten Pentus	Sten Pentus	Fortec Motorsport	Daniel Ricciardo
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1 May	Mikhail Aleshin	Brendon Hartley	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	Stefano Coletti
R2	2 May	Jake Rosenzweig	Esteban Guerrieri	Esteban Guerrieri	ISR Racing	Daniel Zampieri
3	R1	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	16 May	Daniel Ricciardo	Brendon Hartley	Daniel Ricciardo	Tech 1 Racing	Daniel Ricciardo
4	R1	Masaryk Circuit, Brno	5 June	Filip Salaquarda	Mikhail Aleshin	Esteban Guerrieri	ISR Racing	Jan Charouz
R2	6 June	Filip Salaquarda	Daniel Ricciardo	Esteban Guerrieri	ISR Racing	Nathanaël Berthon
5	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	19 June	Esteban Guerrieri	Sten Pentus	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	Stefano Coletti
R2	20 June	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Nathanaël Berthon	International DracoRacing	Nathanaël Berthon
6	R1	Hungaroring, Budapest	3 July	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Tech 1 Racing	Daniel Ricciardo
R2	4 July	Sten Pentus	Mikhail Aleshin	Sten Pentus	Fortec Motorsport	Albert Costa
7	R1	Hockenheimring	4 September	Daniel Ricciardo	Esteban Guerrieri	Daniel Ricciardo	Tech 1 Racing	Daniel Ricciardo
R2	5 September	Esteban Guerrieri	Esteban Guerrieri	Esteban Guerrieri	ISR Racing	Stefano Coletti
8	R1	Silverstone Circuit	18 September	Jon Lancaster	Jon Lancaster	Jean-Éric Vergne	Tech 1 Racing	Jean-Éric Vergne
R2	19 September	Daniel Ricciardo	Jon Lancaster	Esteban Guerrieri	ISR Racing	Daniel Ricciardo
9	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	9 October	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Tech 1 Racing	Daniel Ricciardo
R2	10 October	Esteban Guerrieri	Esteban Guerrieri	Esteban Guerrieri	ISR Racing	Jean-Éric Vergne

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Season results

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Points for both championships were awarded as follows:

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

With each race having an individual qualifying session, the four–point bonus for pole position was removed. Also removed from the scoring system was the point for the driver who progressed the most places in each race.

Drivers' Championship

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Pos	Driver	ARA		SPA		MON	BRN		MAG		HUN		HOC		SIL		CAT		Points
1	Mikhail Aleshin	1	11	1	4	2	Ret	9	1	4	2	3	5	4	6	11	2	3	138
2	Daniel Ricciardo	3	2	13	5	1	12	5	6	2	1	6	1	11	Ret	2	1	4	136
3	Esteban Guerrieri	Ret	Ret	DNS	1		1	1	2	10			2	1	DSQ	1	4	1	123
4	Sten Pentus	Ret	1	2	13	6	6	Ret	7	8	3	1	Ret	6	15	7	13	Ret	78
5	Albert Costa	Ret	4	4	19	3	18	10	8	5	6	2	8	17	2	8	5	10	78
6	Stefano Coletti	Ret	13	3	3	5	9	12	3	7	Ret	10	7	2	3	12	10	5	76
7	Nathanaël Berthon	Ret	3	Ret	10	Ret	8	2	9	1	Ret	13	9	3	Ret	Ret	6	12	60
8	Jean-Éric Vergne												11	5	1	3	3	2	53
9	Daniel Zampieri	2	Ret	12	2	Ret	Ret	15	5	11	13	4	4	DSQ	EX	6	Ret	DSQ	51
10	Brendon Hartley	6	6	Ret	6	4	2	6	Ret	Ret	4	9			Ret	15			50
11	Filip Salaquarda	Ret	Ret	DNS	15	8	15	3	15	3			Ret	7	5	4	8	19	44
12	Nelson Panciatici	5	9	Ret	Ret	9	13	8	4	9	5	12	Ret	12	4	9	16	6	44
13	Jon Lancaster	4	Ret	9	7	7	10	7	10	Ret	Ret	22	3	8	13	17	14	9	39
14	Anton Nebylitskiy	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	17	3	Ret	11	Ret	10	7	10	Ret	7	5	Ret	7	31
15	Greg Mansell	8	Ret	5	14	15	11	14	18	12	Ret	5	6	Ret	10	Ret	9	16	23
16	Walter Grubmüller	10†	8	7	18	11	14	4	Ret	16	11	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	15	13	16
17	Federico Leo	Ret	5	6	17	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	16	10	11	18	7	15	16
18	Jan Charouz	Ret	DSQ	8	9	14	7	11	20	17	7	21	Ret	15			Ret	8	16
19	Jake Rosenzweig	7	12	14	8	13	16	16	13	13	8	8	Ret	DNS	14	20	12	11	13
20	Omar Leal	Ret	Ret	11	12	16	4	13	Ret	19	Ret	16	13	9	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	11
21	Daniil Move	9	7	16	20	10	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	14	17	16	9	19			9
22	Keisuke Kunimoto	Ret	14	15	16	18	5	Ret	16	18	9	15	12	13	12	13	11	18	8
23	Bruno Méndez	Ret	15	DNS	11	Ret	Ret	19	14	6	14	19	14	14	Ret	16			5
24	Víctor García	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	20	19†	15	12	18	Ret	18	8	21	Ret	Ret	4
25	Sergio Canamasas	Ret	16	DNS	Ret	19	17	17	17	14	Ret	20	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	17	0
26	Dean Stoneman																18	14	0
	Salvador Durán																NC	Ret	0
	Alexander Rossi					Ret													0
Pos	Driver	ALC		SPA		MON	BRN		MAG		HUN		HOC		SIL		CAT		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

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Pos	Team	Car No.	ALC		SPA		MON	BRN		MAG		HUN		HOC		SIL		CAT		Points
1	Tech 1 Racing	7	6	6	Ret	6	4	2	6	Ret	Ret	4	9	11	5	1	3	3	2	239
1	Tech 1 Racing	8	3	2	13	5	1	12	5	6	2	1	6	1	11	Ret	2	1	4	239
2	ISR Racing	25	Ret	Ret	DNS	1	Ret	1	1	2	10			2	1	DSQ	1	4	1	167
2	ISR Racing	26	Ret	Ret	DNS	15	8	15	3	15	3			Ret	7	5	4	8	19	167
3	Carlin	3	1	11	1	4	2	Ret	9	1	4	2	3	5	4	6	11	2	3	151
3	Carlin	4	7	12	14	8	13	16	16	13	13	8	8	Ret	DNS	14	20	12	11	151
4	Fortec Motorsport	23	Ret	1	2	13	6	6	Ret	7	8	3	1	Ret	6	15	7	13	Ret	117
4	Fortec Motorsport	24	4	Ret	9	7	7	10	7	10	Ret	Ret	22	3	8	13	17	14	9	117
5	Comtec Racing	17	8	Ret	5	14	15	11	14	18	12	Ret	5	6	Ret	10	Ret	9	16	99
5	Comtec Racing	18	Ret	13	3	3	5	9	12	3	7	Ret	10	7	2	3	12	10	5	99
6	Epsilon Euskadi	15	Ret	4	4	19	3	18	10	8	5	6	2	8	17	2	8	5	10	86
6	Epsilon Euskadi	16	Ret	14	15	16	18	5	Ret	16	18	9	15	12	13	12	13	11	18	86
7	International DracoRacing	1	Ret	3	Ret	10	Ret	8	2	9	1	Ret	13	9	3	Ret	Ret	6	12	71
7	International DracoRacing	2	Ret	Ret	11	12	16	4	13	Ret	19	Ret	16	13	9	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	71
8	Pons Racing	11	Ret	5	6	17	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	16	10	11	18	7	15	67
8	Pons Racing	12	2	Ret	12	2	Ret	Ret	15	5	11	13	4	4	DSQ	EX	6	Ret	DSQ	67
9	Junior Lotus Racing	9	9	7	16	20	10	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	14	17	16	9	19	18	6	53
9	Junior Lotus Racing	10	5	9	Ret	Ret	9	13	8	4	9	5	12	Ret	12	4	9	16	14	53
10	KMP Racing	27	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	17	3	Ret	11	Ret	10	7	10	Ret	7	5	Ret	7	35
10	KMP Racing	28	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	20	19†	15	12	18	Ret	18	8	21	Ret	Ret	35
11	P1 Motorsport	5	10†	8	7	18	11	14	4	Ret	16	11	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	15	13	32
11	P1 Motorsport	6	Ret	DSQ	8	9	14	7	11	20	17	7	21	Ret	15	Ret	15	Ret	8	32
12	FHV Interwetten.com	29	Ret	15	DNS	11	Ret	Ret	19	14	6	14	19	14	14	Ret	16	NC	Ret	5
12	FHV Interwetten.com	30	Ret	16	DNS	Ret	19	17	17	17	14	Ret	20	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	17	5
Pos	Team	Car No.	ALC		SPA		MON	BRN		MAG		HUN		HOC		SIL		CAT		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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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