2012 World Series by Renault explained

The 2012 World Series by Renault was the eighth season of Renault Sport's series of events, with four different championships racing under one banner. Consisting of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Eurocup Mégane Trophy and Eurocup Clio, the World Series by Renault ran at seven different venues,[1] where fans could get into the meetings for no cost whatsoever, such is the uniqueness of the series.

The series began on 5 Nay at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Alcañiz, and finished on 21 October at the Circuit de Catalunya, just outside Barcelona. Round at Monza was dropped. While brand new Moscow Raceway was included in series' schedule, while Formula Renault 3.5 had two extra races on its own, in support of the and 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Race calendar

CircuitLocationDateSeriesWinning driverWinning team
Ciudad del Motor de AragónAlcañiz, Spain5 MayFR3.5 1 Nick Yelloly Comtec Racing
FR2.0 1 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport
EMT 1 Bas Schothorst TDS Racing
6 MayFR3.5 2 Robin Frijns Fortec Motorsports
FR2.0 2 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport
EMT 2 Bas Schothorst TDS Racing
Circuit de MonacoMonte Carlo, Monaco27 MayFR3.5 3 Sam Bird ISR
Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSpa, Belgium2 JuneFR3.5 4 Marco Sørensen Lotus
FR2.0 3 Norman Nato RC Formula
EMT 3 Bas Schothorst TDS Racing
EC 1 Marc Guillot Milan Competition
3 JuneFR3.5 5 Kevin Magnussen Carlin
FR2.0 4 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport
EMT 4 Bas Schothorst TDS Racing
EC 2 Mike Verschuur Equipe Verschuur
NürburgringNürburg, Germany30 JuneFR3.5 6 Jules Bianchi Tech 1 Racing
FR2.0 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Josef Kaufmann Racing
EMT 5 Albert Costa Oregon Team
EC 3 Oscar Nogués Rangoni Motorsport
1 JulyFR3.5 7 Nick Yelloly Comtec Racing
FR2.0 6 Stoffel Vandoorne Josef Kaufmann Racing
EMT 6 Bas Schothorst TDS Racing
EC 4 Marc Guillot Milan Competition
Moscow RacewayVolokolamsk, Russia14 JulyFR3.5 8 Robin Frijns Fortec Motorsports
FR2.0 7 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport
EMT 7 Fabien Thuner Oregon Team
15 JulyFR3.5 9 Arthur Pic DAMS
FR2.0 8 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport
EMT 8 Albert Costa Oregon Team
Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, United Kingdom25 AugustFR3.5 10 Jules Bianchi Tech 1 Racing
26 AugustFR3.5 11 Sam Bird ISR
HungaroringMogyoród, Hungary15 SeptemberFR3.5 12 Robin Frijns Fortec Motorsports
FR2.0 9 Stoffel Vandoorne Josef Kaufmann Racing
EMT 9 Albert Costa Oregon Team
16 SeptemberFR3.5 13 António Félix da Costa Arden Caterham
FR2.0 10 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport
EMT 10 Albert Costa Oregon Team
Circuit Paul RicardLe Castellet, France29 SeptemberFR3.5 14 António Félix da Costa Arden Caterham
FR2.0 11 Stoffel Vandoorne Josef Kaufmann Racing
EMT 11 Albert Costa Oregon Team
EC 5 Oscar Nogués Rangoni Motorsport
30 SeptemberFR3.5 15 Jules Bianchi Tech 1 Racing
FR2.0 12 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport
EMT 12 Albert Costa Oregon Team
EC 6 Mike Verschuur Equipe Verschuur
Circuit de CatalunyaMontmeló, Spain20 OctoberFR3.5 16 António Félix da Costa Arden Caterham
FR2.0 13 Óscar Tunjo Tech 1 Racing
EMT 13 Bas Schothorst TDS Racing
EC 7 Oscar Nogués Rangoni Motorsport
21 OctoberFR3.5 17 António Félix da Costa Arden Caterham
FR2.0 14 Oliver Rowland Fortec Motorsports
EMT 14 Albert Costa Oregon Team
EC 8 Christian Ricciarini Composit Motorsport
IconChampionship
FR3.5Formula Renault 3.5 Series
FR2.0Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
EMTEurocup Mégane Trophy
ECEurocup Clio

Championships

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

See main article: 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Robin Frijns Fortec Motorsports189
2 Jules Bianchi Tech 1 Racing185
3 Sam Bird ISR179
4 António Félix da Costa Arden Caterham166
5 Nick Yelloly Comtec Racing122

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

See main article: 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season.

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Stoffel Vandoorne Josef Kaufmann Racing244
2 Daniil Kvyat Koiranen Motorsport234
3 Oliver Rowland Fortec Motorsports109
4 Norman Nato RC Formula96
5 Nyck de Vries R-ace GP78

Eurocup Mégane Trophy

See main article: 2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season.

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Albert Costa Oregon Team251
2 Bas Schothorst TDS Racing247
3 Kevin Gilardoni Oregon Team160
4 Niccolò Nalio Oregon Team153
5 Fabien Thuner Oregon Team131

Eurocup Clio

See main article: 2012 Eurocup Clio season.

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Oscar Nogués Rangoni Motorsport115
2 Marc Guillot Milan Competition106
3 Mike Verschuur Equipe Verschuur91
4 Rafael Villanueva Milan Competition80
5 Christian Ricciarini Composit Motorsport66

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Formula Renault 3.5 confirms Silverstone return. Weeks. James. 5 March 2012. motorstv.com. Motors TV. 5 March 2012.