2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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Poland's Robert Kubica won the championship, while his team Epsilon Euskadi won the teams title.

The 2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the first Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. The season began on 1 May at Zolder, Belgium and finished at Monza, Italy on 23 October after 17 races. Robert Kubica was crowned series champion.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team No. Driver Rounds
Italy EuroInternational 1 Switzerland Giorgio Mondini 1-4, 6
Brazil Fábio Carbone 7-8
United Kingdom Danny Watts 9
2 Italy Matteo Meneghello 1-2, 4-9
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport 3 Austria Andreas Zuber All
4 Australia Will Power 1-8
Switzerland Giorgio Mondini 9
Spain Pons Racing 5 Spain Adrián Vallés All
6 Spain Celso Míguez All
Spain Epsilon Euskadi 7 Spain Félix Porteiro All
8 Poland Robert Kubica All
Italy Victory Engineering 9 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 1-5
Brazil Danilo Dirani 7
Italy Davide Rigon 8-9
10 Czech Republic Tomas Kostka 1-7
United States Richard Antinucci 9
Italy Avelon Formula 11 Morocco Mehdi Bennani 2-9
Italy Ivan Bellarosa 1
12 2-9
Belgium KTR 14 Netherlands Jaap van Lagen All
15 France Tristan Gommendy All
France Saulnier Racing 16 France Simon Pagenaud All
17 Japan Ryo Fukuda All
Italy Draco Multiracing USA 18 Germany Markus Winkelhock All
19 San Marino Christian Montanari All
Italy Cram Competition 20 France Damien Pasini All
21 France Eric Salignon 1-7, 9
United Kingdom Ben Hanley 8
France DAMS 22 Sweden Alx Danielsson 1, 3-7
United Kingdom Alex Lloyd 2
France Nicolas Prost 8
Italy Ferdinando Monfardini 9
23 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 1-2, 7-9
Italy Raffaele Giammaria 3-5
Italy GD Racing 24 Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Pavlović All
25 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 1-4
France Patrick Pilet 8-9
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 27 France Patrick Pilet 1-4
United Kingdom Ryan Sharp 5-9
28 United States Colin Fleming All
Austria Interwetten.com 29 Germany Daniel la Rosa 1-7
Brazil Carlos Iaconelli 9
30 Italy Stefano Proetto 1
Germany Sven Barth 2
Brazil Fernando Rees 4-9
Italy RC Motorsport 31 India Karun Chandhok 1-4
Italy Matteo Pellegrino 7-9
32 Italy Giovanni Tedeschi All
Sources:[1][2]

Calendar[edit]

Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2005 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the Monaco Grand Prix.

Round Circuit/Location Country Date
1 R1 Circuit Zolder  Belgium 1 May
R2
2 R Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo  Monaco 22 May
3 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia  Spain 4 June
R2
4 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans  France 10 July
R2
5 R1 Circuito Urbano Bilbao  Spain 17 July
R2
6 R1 Motopark Oschersleben  Germany 7 August
R2
7 R1 Donington Park, Leicestershire  United Kingdom September 11
R2
8 R1 Autódromo do Estoril  Portugal 2 October
R2
9 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza  Italy 23 October
R2
Sources:[3][4]

Results[edit]

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 R1 Belgium Circuit Zolder Italy Enrico Toccacelo Germany Markus Winkelhock Italy Enrico Toccacelo Italy Victory Engineering Report
R2 Australia Will Power Poland Robert Kubica Poland Robert Kubica Spain Epsilon Euskadi
2 R Monaco Circuit de Monaco San Marino Christian Montanari Italy Enrico Toccacelo San Marino Christian Montanari Italy Draco Multiracing USA Report
3 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo Spain Félix Porteiro France Eric Salignon Spain Félix Porteiro Spain Epsilon Euskadi Report
R2 Austria Andreas Zuber France Eric Salignon France Tristan Gommendy Belgium KTR
4 R1 France Bugatti Circuit Germany Markus Winkelhock Spain Félix Porteiro Germany Markus Winkelhock Italy Draco Multiracing USA Report
R2 Poland Robert Kubica Netherlands Jaap van Lagen Australia Will Power United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport
5 R1 Spain Circuito Urbano Bilbao Poland Robert Kubica Austria Andreas Zuber Poland Robert Kubica Spain Epsilon Euskadi Report
R2 Australia Will Power Austria Andreas Zuber Australia Will Power United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport
6 R1 Germany Motopark Oschersleben Australia Will Power France Tristan Gommendy Poland Robert Kubica Spain Epsilon Euskadi Report
R2 Poland Robert Kubica Austria Andreas Zuber Poland Robert Kubica Spain Epsilon Euskadi
7 R1 United Kingdom Donington Park Spain Adrián Vallés France Tristan Gommendy Spain Adrián Vallés Spain Pons Racing Report
R2 France Eric Salignon Spain Félix Porteiro Germany Markus Winkelhock Italy Draco Multiracing USA
8 R1 Portugal Autódromo do Estoril France Tristan Gommendy Austria Andreas Zuber Austria Andreas Zuber United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Report
R2 Spain Félix Porteiro Spain Adrián Vallés Spain Félix Porteiro Spain Epsilon Euskadi
9 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Spain Félix Porteiro Germany Markus Winkelhock Spain Adrián Vallés Spain Pons Racing Report
R2 Spain Félix Porteiro France Tristan Gommendy Germany Markus Winkelhock Italy Draco Multiracing USA
Sources:[4][5]

Points System[edit]

Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:[6]

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

In addition:[6]

  • One point was awarded for Pole position for each race
  • One point was awarded for Fastest lap for each race

The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 34 and the maximum number for a team was 58.

Standings[edit]

Driver standings[edit]

Pos Driver ZOL
1
Belgium 		ZOL
2
Belgium 		MON
1
Monaco 		VAL
1
Spain 		VAL
2
Spain 		LMS
1
France 		LMS
2
France 		BIL
1
Spain 		BIL
2
Spain 		OSC
1
Germany 		OSC
2
Germany 		DON
1
United Kingdom 		DON
2
United Kingdom 		EST
1
Portugal 		EST
2
Portugal 		MOZ
1
Italy 		MOZ
2
Italy 		Points
1 Poland Robert Kubica 3 1 5 2 16† 3 2 1 8 1 1 3 6 2 3 Ret Ret 154
2 Spain Adrián Vallés 6 6 3 4 2 13 7 10 6 5 7 1 2 Ret Ret 1 2 116
3 Germany Markus Winkelhock NC 3 DNS 11 12 1 5 Ret 7 Ret 3 5 1 4 2 3 1 114
4 France Tristan Gommendy 4 Ret 4 7 1 15 16 3 19† 2 2 NC 4 3 Ret 5 16 96
5 Spain Félix Porteiro 5 9 Ret 1 Ret 18 11 20 11 Ret 9 6 NC 5 1 2 4 77
6 Austria Andreas Zuber 2 2 DNS Ret 10 7 8 22 16 3 10 19 Ret 1 7 Ret 5 73
7 Australia Will Power DNS DNS 12 3 14† 4 1 2 1 Ret 14 13 Ret 10 12 64
8 San Marino Christian Montanari 7 DNS 1 12 15† 12 6 6 10 11 17† 2 15 8 5 12 9 54
9 Netherlands Jaap van Lagen 18 10 2 14 Ret DNS NC 13 Ret 7 4 4 Ret 19 4 9 6 49
10 France Eric Salignon 15 Ret 14 23† 3 5 4 4 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 49
11 France Patrick Pilet 10 7 13 6 7 8 10 7 8 4 3 43
12 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 1 15† 6 10 Ret 6 9 5 20† 36
13 United States Colin Fleming DNS DNS DNS 9 8 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 11 10 6 Ret Ret 22 34
14 France Damien Pasini 11 5 7 20 4 Ret 13 17 Ret 6 11 20† 3 Ret 13 Ret Ret 33
15 Sweden Alx Danielsson DNS DNS 8 Ret DNS 14 8 2 4 Ret 7 9 32
16 France Simon Pagenaud 8 4 10 5 11 10 Ret 11 12 Ret DNS 8 5 9 11 11 12 30
17 Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Pavlović 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 21 3 10 12 17 12 11 6 Ret 10 19
18 Germany Daniel la Rosa DNS DNS 8 13 13 2 Ret 12 Ret 8 Ret 24† Ret 18
19 Spain Celso Míguez 12 16† 11 18 Ret 16 12 7 Ret Ret 5 10 11 18 15 7 Ret 15
20 Japan Ryo Fukuda 9 8 9 17 9 14 17 9 13 14 Ret Ret 14 14 16 18 19 11
21 United Kingdom Ryan Sharp 14 9 9 18† 16 Ret 24 Ret Ret 7 8
22 Brazil Fabio Carbone 9 8 15 9 7
23 Czech Republic Tomas Kostka 14 Ret 18 Ret 5 11 DNS Ret DNS 12 Ret 22† 13 6
24 Switzerland Giorgio Mondini 16 Ret 15 Ret 6 DNS DNS Ret Ret 20† 11 5
25 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 20† Ret DNS 25 7 12 Ret Ret Ret 4
26 Italy Davide Rigon 16 10 8 14 4
27 Italy Matteo Meneghello NC 13† DNS 16 17 Ret 13 12 16 20 14 Ret 8 3
28 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini 10 13 1
29 India Karun Chandhok 13 11 Ret 16 Ret DNS DNS 0
30 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 19 12 Ret 19 17 Ret 20 0
31 Italy Matteo Pellegrino 14 19 13 Ret 15 18 0
32 United Kingdom Danny Watts 13 15 0
33 Morocco Mehdi Bennani Ret Ret 18 21 18 DNQ Ret 13 16 18 17 23 21 19 21 0
34 Italy Giovanni Tedeschi NC 14† Ret 21 Ret Ret 15 15 15 Ret 15 15 18 Ret 17 14 Ret 0
35 Brazil Fernando Rees 17 Ret 18 14 Ret Ret 23† Ret Ret 19 Ret 23† 0
36 United States Richard Antinucci 16 17 0
37 Germany Sven Barth 16 0
38 Italy Ivan Bellarosa Ret DNS 17 22 Ret 19 19 19 18 Ret Ret 21† Ret 21 18 17 Ret 0
39 United Kingdom Ben Hanley 17 Ret 0
40 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd 19† 0
41 France Nicolas Prost 22 20† 0
42 Brazil Carlos Iaconelli Ret 20 0
43 Italy Raffaele Giammaria Ret Ret 20 DNS Ret DNS 0
44 Brazil Danilo Dirani Ret 20† 0
- Italy Stefano Proetto DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver ZOL
1
Belgium 		ZOL
2
Belgium 		MON
1
Monaco 		VAL
1
Spain 		VAL
2
Spain 		LMS
1
France 		LMS
2
France 		BIL
1
Spain 		BIL
2
Spain 		OSC
1
Germany 		OSC
2
Germany 		DON
1
United Kingdom 		DON
2
United Kingdom 		EST
1
Portugal 		EST
2
Portugal 		MOZ
1
Italy 		MOZ
2
Italy 		Points
Sources:[7][8]
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)
  • † = Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

Team standings[edit]

Pos Team Car
No. 		ZOL
1
Belgium 		ZOL
2
Belgium 		MON
1
Monaco 		VAL
1
Spain 		VAL
2
Spain 		LMS
1
France 		LMS
2
France 		BIL
1
Spain 		BIL
2
Spain 		OSC
1
Germany 		OSC
2
Germany 		DON
1
United Kingdom 		DON
2
United Kingdom 		EST
FEA
Portugal 		EST
SPR
Portugal 		MOZ
FEA
Italy 		MOZ
SPR
Italy 		Points
1 Spain Epsilon Euskadi 7 5 9 Ret 1 Ret 18* 11 20 11 Ret 9 6 NC* 5 1 2 4 230
8 3 1* 5 2 16† 3 2 1 8 1 1 3 6 2 3 Ret Ret
2 Italy Draco Multiracing USA 18 NC* 3 DNS 11 12 1 5 Ret 7 Ret 3 5 1 4 2 3* 1 167
19 7 DNS 1 12 15† 12 6 6 10 11 17† 2 15 8 5 12 9
3 Belgium KTR 14 18 10 2 14 Ret DNS NC* 13 Ret 7 4 4 Ret 19 4 9 6 144
15 4 Ret 4 7 1 15 16 3 19† 2* 2 NC* 4 3 Ret 5 16*
4 United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport 3 2 2 DNS Ret 10 7 8 22* 16* 3 10* 19 Ret 1* 7 Ret 5 135
4 DNS DNS 12 3 14† 4 1 2 1 Ret 14 13 Ret 10 12 20† 11
5 Spain Pons Racing 5 6 6 3 4 2 13 7 10 6 5 7 1 2 Ret Ret* 1 2 130
6 12 16† 11 18 Ret 16 12 7 Ret Ret 5 10 11 18 15 7 Ret
6 Italy Cram Competition 20 11 5 7 20 4 Ret 13 17 Ret 6 11 20† 3 Ret 13 Ret Ret 81
21 15 Ret 14 23†* 3* 5 4 4 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 17 Ret 6 Ret
7 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 27 10 7 13 6 7 8 10 14 9 9 18† 16 Ret 24 Ret Ret 7 60
28 DNS DNS DNS 9 8 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 11 10 6 Ret Ret 22
8 Italy Victory Engineering 9 1 15† 6* 10 Ret 6 9 5 20† Ret 20† 16 10 8 14 46
10 14 Ret 18 Ret 5 11 DNS Ret DNS 12 Ret 22† 13 16 17
9 Italy GD Racing 24 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 21 3 10 12 17 12 11 6 Ret 10 44
25 19 12 Ret 19 17 Ret 20 7 8 4 3
10 France Saulnier Racing 16 8 4 10 5 11 10 Ret 11 12 Ret DNS 8 5 9 11 11 12 41
17 9 8 9 17 9 14 17 9 13 14 Ret Ret 14 14 16 18 19
11 France DAMS 22 DNS DNS 19† 8 Ret DNS 14 8 2 4 Ret 7 9 22 20† 10 13 37
23 20† Ret DNS Ret Ret 20 DNS Ret DNS 25 7 12 Ret Ret Ret
12 Austria Interwetten.com 29 DNS DNS 8 13 13 2 Ret 12 Ret 8 Ret 24† Ret Ret 20 18
30 DNS DNS 16 17 Ret 18 14 Ret Ret 23† Ret Ret 19 Ret 23†
13 Italy EuroInternational 1 16 Ret 15 Ret 6 DNS DNS Ret Ret 9 8 15 9 13 15 15
2 NC 13† DNS 16 17 Ret 13 12 16 20 14 Ret 8
14 Italy Avelon Formula 11 Ret DNS Ret Ret 18 21 18 DNQ Ret 13 16 18 17 23 21 19 21 0
12 17 22 Ret 19 19 19 18 Ret Ret 21† Ret 21 18 17 Ret
Pos Team Car
No. 		ZOL
1
Belgium 		ZOL
2
Belgium 		MON
1
Monaco 		VAL
1
Spain 		VAL
2
Spain 		LMS
1
France 		LMS
2
France 		BIL
1
Spain 		BIL
2
Spain 		OSC
1
Germany 		OSC
2
Germany 		DON
1
United Kingdom 		DON
2
United Kingdom 		EST
FEA
Portugal 		EST
SPR
Portugal 		MOZ
FEA
Italy 		MOZ
SPR
Italy 		Points
Sources:[7][8]
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)
  • † = Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Formula Renault 3.5 World Series - 2005: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ "World Series Formula V8 3.5 Results 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ "World Series Formula V8 3.5 Calendar 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2005 World Series by Renault". Speedfreaks. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  5. ^ "World Series Formula V8 3.5 Results 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Formula Renault 3.5 World Series - 2005: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Formula Renault 3.5 World Series - Season 2005: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b "World Series Formula V8 3.5 Standings 2005". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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