With more than 170,000 spectators in attendance over the weekend, the World Series by Renault confirmed its ranking as France's second most popular motorsport event. The penultimate meeting of the season was full of exciting races, but this year's championships will go down to the wire at the final round in Barcelona.
A resounding success once again
Just as was the case last year, the World Series by Renault drew huge crowds to Le Mans: 75,000 spectators came on Saturday and 95,000 were there on Sunday to check out the non-stop action. Despite the miserable weather, the car parks, campsites and stands were swamped with people from very early morning! The number of spectators thus confirms the World Series by Renault as the second most popular motorsport event in France, after the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race.
World Series Formula Renault 3.5: a four-way title race
The penultimate round of the season only eliminated one potential successor to Robert Kubica as champion: Alvaro Parente (Victory Engineering), who has now gone five consecutive races without scoring a single point. Mathematically, the Portuguese driver is not out of the running, but the title will almost certainly be won by Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com), Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA), Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) or Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport). Soucek and Garcia will have home advantage, but there is no doubt that Maldonado and particularly Danielsson have been quicker since the start of September.
Four French drivers in the points!
After a disappointing run of recent results, the French drivers showed much better form in front of their home crowd. To mark his return to the discipline, Tristan Gommendy performed impressively with two front row starts (including one pole position) and one podium finish. We should be seeing more from the Sartrouville driver in Barcelona with Pons Racing. Patrick Pilet was also all smiles this weekend, finishing twice in the points and underlining Tech 1 Racing's rapid progress. Race 2 also saw French drivers Bruce Jouanny (RC Motorsport) and Eric Salignon (Interwetten.com) in the points.
Three appeals could impact the end of the season
While the Zolder race 1 no longer counts towards the championship standings, the FIA's Court of Appeal is shortly to pronounce its decision on the RACB's judgement. So it's possible this race may be reinstated. Two other appeals are to be judged by the Italian and Belgian federations following the disqualifications of Pastor Maldonado (Misano 1) and Borja Garcia (Spa-Francorchamps 2) for technical non-compliance. Time will tell how these variables are to affect the outcome of the championship…
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: Carlo Van Dam steps up
Widely considered as one of the favourites at the outset of this season, Carlo Van Dam (SG Formula) has up to now failed to turn heads. But by regularly scoring points (ten times in the top 10 in 12 races), the Dutchman has managed to keep the leaders in his sights. At Le Mans, he finally took his first victory of the season while Chris Van der Drift (JD Motorsport), Dani Clos (Jenzer Motorsport) and Filipe Albuquerque (Motopark Academy) all failed to score big points. For these last two drivers, there are still slim title hopes, but in all probability the final title fight will pit Van der Drift against Van Dam. That is unless Bertrand Baguette (Epsilon Euskadi) - back on top form since Donington – pips everyone at the post…
Eurocup Mégane Trophy: Van Lagen on track for the title
Despite keeping off the podium at Le Mans, Jaap Van Lagen (Equipe Verschuur) is surely the closest driver to the title in this year's World Series by Renault. Never out of the points in any of the twelve races, Jaap has carved out a lead for himself that allows him to look to Barcelona with bags of confidence. Even if he were to drop a few points to Matthieu Lahaye (Tech 1 Racing) and Jean-Philippe Dayraut (Epsilon Euskadi), he could still be crowned champion by the end of Saturday's race!
Pagenaud, Zaugg and Ammermüller in the spotlight
After a convincing performance in World Series last year, Simon Pagenaud took the decision to cross the Atlantic to race in Formula Atlantic, the Champ Car antechamber series. This has proven to be an inspired move, because Pagenaud – a pure product of Renault's promotional formulas – has taken the title and - with it - the two million dollars that will allow him to join Sébastien Bourdais next season! Meanwhile, Adrian Zaugg, an absentee at Le Mans, was flying the flag for South Africa in A1 Grand Prix at Zandvoort. And with great success, as the RedBull driver took the win in the fist race! And last but not least, let's not forget to salute Michael Ammermüller's official debut in F1: the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2005 vice-champion took the third driver seat with RBR at the China Grand Prix …
Round 8 / Race 2 – World Series by Renault, Le Mans, France
Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 22nd / Finished: 21st (0 Points)
Heading into yesterday’s second-leg of Round 8 of the 2006 World Series by Renault, Sunday 1st October, Britain’s Robbie Kerr had high expectations for the race coming off the back of his best result of the season the da weiter >>
Round 8 / Race 2 – World Series by Renault, Le Mans, France
Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 15th / Finished: DNS (0 Points)
Canada’s Sean McIntosh endured a frustrating day yesterday at Le Mans, France, Sunday 1st October, as he failed to make the start of Race 2 in Round 8 of the World Series by Renault thanks to a fuel pump failure weiter >>
By claiming his fourth win of the season at Le Mans, Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) has put himself back in contention for the title! Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport) did much the same in finishing third behind Tristan Gommendy, who did his Pons Racing team proud in taking second.
The rain had stopped two hours before the start of the second race. All the drivers d weiter >>
Tristan Gommendy has clearly found the right partner in choosing Pons Racing! The Frenchman will start on pole position in Sunday's long race, alongside Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) on the front row.
Group B
The track was already wet when the first group took to the circuit. Tristan Gommendy (Pons Racing) demonstrated just how wet by spinning i weiter >>
Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) today became the first driver to win three consecutive World Series Formula Renault 3.5 races. The Swedish driver was joined on the podium by Milos Pavlovic (Draco Multiracing USA) and Christian Montanari (Prema Powerteam).
All the teams opted for slick tyres, but a few drops of rain fell at the start of the warm-up lap, casting doubt into weiter >>
Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) took his second consecutive pole position, but he will have to watch out for the French drivers! The Swedish driver will be joined on the front row by Tristan Gommendy (Pons Racing). Tech 1 Racing produced a great team performance with Patrick Pilet starting on row two.
Group A
With a few minutes gone, Marco Martinez (Euroint weiter >>
The World Series by Renault's flagship category, the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 is set to undergo some in-depth changes for 2007 in order to provide more overtaking opportunities. The car's new «push to pass» feature and an inverted start grid will make the races even more exciting without taking anything away from the competitive side of the category.
Redesigne weiter >>
Keen to put the disappointment of a frustrating World Series by Renault (WSR) outing at Donington Park, England well behind him, Canada’s Sean McIntosh hopes to rebound on French soil when the series heads to the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans this weekend, Saturday 30th September – Sunday 1st October, for Ro weiter >>
The penultimate round of the 2006 World Series by Renault heads to the French marque’s homeland this weekend, Saturday 30th September – Sunday 1st October, as the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans hosts the Round 8 double-header meeting. Britain’s Robbie Kerr, racing this season for the Belgian-based Team KTR outf weiter >>
Penultimate meeting of the season, the Le Mans round will be critical in deciding the outcome of the title. There will undoubtedly be winners and losers among the five leaders at the Bugatti circuit. But who from Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com), Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport), Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA), Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) and Alvaro Parente (Victory Enginee weiter >>
World Series by Renault / 7. Donington
Décidément, les week-ends se suivent et semblent se ressembler pour le Liégeois Greg Franchi, dont la monoplace n'a jamais vraiment été dans le coup à Donington, cadre de la 7ème manche des World Series by Renault. Une déception qui s'éte weiter >>
10th September 2006, Round 7 – World Series by Renault, Donington Park, England
Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 19th / Finished: 10th (1 Point)
Robbie Kerr came home tenth in this afternoon’s World Series by Renault race at Donington Park, the 26-year-old Brit recording a points scoring finish from what could only be described as weiter >>
10th September 2006, Round 7 – World Series by Renault, Donington Park, England
Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 4th (Pen – 29th) / Finished: 13th
Following his fifth place performance yesterday, Canada’s Sean McIntosh had hoped to challenge for victory today at Donington but a costly error, his car being short-fuelled in qualifying, saw the weiter >>
Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) has taken his second victory here at Donington Park. The Swedish driver and his team fully controlled the race. In a rerun of yesterday, Adrian Zaugg (Carlin Motorsport) was again second on the podium, this time joined by Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport).
After qualifying, Sean McIntosh (KTR) was pushed back from the second to the back row of t weiter >>
After having taken his first win of the season here yesterday, Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) earned his first World Series Formula Renault 3.5 pole position this morning. The Swedish driver will start race two with Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) alongside him.
Group B
The session got underway half an hour later than scheduled, due to the persist weiter >>
10/09/06
The Royal Automobile Club of Belgium's sports tribunal [Tribunal Sportif du RACB Sport] met on July 25, 2006 to examine the appeal lodged by Draco Multiracing USA and Eurointernational competitors after the WSR meeting in Zolder held on April 29-30, 2006.
At the current time, only the Eurointernational team has been informed of the results of this weiter >>
After performing consistently well since the start of the season, Alx Danielsson finally claimed his first win of the season here today. He shares the success with his Comtec Racing team, for which it is also their first win in the discipline. After starting from pole, Adrian Zaugg (Carlin Motorsport) confirmed his fine form with a good second place, defended well under pressure weiter >>
9th September 2006, Round 7 – World Series by Renault, Donington Park, England
Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 3rd (Pen – 7th) / Finished: 5th (6 Points)
Canada’s Sean McIntosh earned another top-five finish today as the first of the weekend’s two World Series by Renault races played out on the 2.5-mile Grand Prix Circuit at Donington weiter >>
9th September 2006, Round 7 – World Series by Renault, Donington Park, England
Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 23rd / Finished: 12th
Robbie Kerr’s hopes of ‘home’ advantage heading into this weekend’s World Series by Renault double-header at Donington Park were quickly thwarted as chronic understeer in this morning’s qualifying session weiter >>
After only starting out in World Series Formula Renault 3.5 at the Nürburgring, Adrian Zaugg (Carlin Motorsport) has already taken his first pole position here in Donington. The South African will start this afternoon alongside Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing), meaning the front row will be monopolized by the British teams!
Group A
Alx Danielsson (Comtec Rac weiter >>
Last season's runner-up in British Formula Renault 2.0, Sean McIntosh seems to be totally in his element at Donington. That said, there has hardly been a drop of rain here today amidst the greenery of the English countryside. But that wasn't about to stop the Canadian driver from setting the fastest time!
Like in Spa and at the Nürburgring, the meeting only really got un weiter >>
Following a month-long layoff Robbie Kerr returns to World Series by Renault duties this weekend and the former British F3 Champion has reason to be optimistic of a good showing as Round 7 plays out on home soil at Donington Park, 9th-10th September.
Having endured a season blighted by being at the wrong end of other people’s accidents, the last round at Germany’ weiter >>
Carlin Motorsport heads to Donington Park, Derby, this weekend for the 13th and 14th rounds of the World Series by Renault. With only three race weekends to go, the Carlin Motorsport team is currently in a tied second place position in the championship standings together with the Carlin managed and engineered Victory Racing Engineering team.
Mikhail Aleshin:
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The World Series by Renault leaves mainland Europe and crosses the English Channel as Donington Park in England hosts Round 7 of the nine-round championship this weekend, 9th-10th September. Currently sitting seventh overall in the Driver Standings, Canada’s Sean McIntosh has lo weiter >>
After a month-long break, the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 is set to spring back into action at Donington Park. Separated by only one point at the top of the overall standings, Alvaro Parente (Victory Engineering), Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) and Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) will be keen to resume their exciting three-way struggle.
With six winners in the first eleven weiter >>
Three meetings in the space of four weeks left the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 teams with barely enough time to catch their breath in July. With two thirds of the season gone, the outcome of this year's title still remains unclear with the top three drivers separated by only two points! Before racing resumes at Donington in September, let's take a quick look at the highlight weiter >>
Round 6 – World Series by Renault, Nurburgring, Germany Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 12th / Finished: 4th (8 Points)
Sean McIntosh moved up to seventh overall in the World Series by Renault Driver Standings courtesy of a fourth place finish in today’s 23-lap race at Germany’s Nurburgring. The 21- year-old Canadian, racing for KTR in the 9-round weiter >>
Round 6 – World Series by Renault, Nurburgring, Germany Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 8th / Finished: 10th (1 Point)
Robbie Kerr rebounded from a string of lowly qualifying positions to plant his #5 KTR entry firmly in the top-ten on the World Series by Renault grid for today’s 23-lap race at the Nurburgring in Germany.
The Burbage racer li weiter >>
Une semaine après le rendez-vous de Spa-Francorchamps, Grégory Franchi retrouvait déjà ses adversaires de la Formule Renault 3.5 pour le sixième meeting du championnat sur le circuit du Nürburgring. Malheureusement pour le Liégeois, la guigne ne l’avait pas lâché en traversant la frontière belgo-allemande… weiter >>
Christian Montanari gave Prema Power Team its first victory in World Series Formula Renault 3.5. The San Marino driver thus scored his first win since taking victory at Monaco in 2005. Satisfaction was equally felt by Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) and Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com), who now joins Parente at the top of the championship standings.
The start was utterly unb weiter >>
Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) clinched his fifth pole position of the season after a session held in particularly difficult conditions. The Venezuelan will be joined on the front row for this afternoon's race by Mikhail Aleshin (Carlin Motorsport).
Group B
The early morning fog had just about cleared as the session got underway. Early on, Ben Ha weiter >>
Round 6 – World Series by Renault, Nurburgring, Germany
Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 9th / Finished: 7th (4 Points)
Sean McIntosh enjoyed another solid points scoring run to seventh place as the first of this weekend’s World Series by Renault races kicked off this afternoon at the Nurburgring in Germany.
McIntosh’s consistency, weiter >>
Round 6 – World Series by Renault, Nurburgring, Germany Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR
Race 1 – Qualified: 19th / Finished: 15th
Robbie Kerr’s weekend was dealt a blow before he even turned a wheel today as a late decision from World Series by Renault officials saw him stripped of his ninth place finish, and two championship points, from Race 2 at Spa-Francorcha weiter >>
Alvaro Parente's (Victory Engineering) second win of the season took him back to the top of the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 standings. The Portuguese driver finished ahead of Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport) and Mikhail Aleshin (Carlin Motorsport) in today's race.
The race start was delayed after a clash on the formation lap between the two cars on the last row of the g weiter >>
Mikhail Aleshin (Carlin Motorsport) bagged his first ever pole position in World Series Formula Renault 3.5 here at the Nürburgring. The Russian will be joined on the front row for this afternoon's race by Alvaro Parente (Victory Engineering).
Group A
The racing line weiter >>
Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport) and Robbie Kerr (KTR) have been disqualified from race two at Spa-Francorchamps, after post-race Scrutineering revealed their single-seaters to be technically non-compliant with regulations. The race win has thus been awarded to Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA), who moves back to the top of the overall standings.
Scrutine weiter >>
After being involved in two major accidents in Spa-Francorchamps, Alx Danielsson (Comtec Racing) proved today that he was as fearless as ever. As has often been the case this year, the Swedish driver produced another fine performance in today's collective test session to post the day's best time!
The line-up is limited to 28 Formula Renault 3.5s for this, the sixth weeke weiter >>
Following his second place podium finish in the first race at Spa-Francorchamps last Friday, Sean McIntosh heads to Germany’s Nurburgring Circuit this weekend, 5th-6th August, for Round 6 of the 2006 World Series by Renault looking to build on tenth place in the Driver Standings.
McIntosh’s podium performance at Spa, racing for the Belgian-based KTR squad, followed anothe weiter >>
With just a handful of days in between last weekend’s fifth round of the World Series by Renault, at Spa-Francorchamps, and this weekend’s sixth round, hosted at the Nurburgring in Germany, Britain’s Robbie Kerr hasn’t had too much time to dwell on events in Belgium. Last weekend’s double-header proved to be another mixed bag for the Burbage racer as he was collected once again i weiter >>
Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 9th / Finished: DNF
Having scored his first World Series by Renault podium in yesterday’s race at Spa- Francorchamps, KTR’s Sean McIntosh barely made it through a quarter of a lap round the sweeping 4.3-mile Belgian circuit today as he was collected from b weiter >>
Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 2 – Qualified: 20th / Finished: 10th (1 Point)
Britain’s Robbie Kerr enjoyed a slightly brighter day today, literally, at Spa-Francorchamps as he raced his way from 20th on the World Series by Renault grid to take the tenth and final points paying position in Race 2 in Bel weiter >>
Having been up with the leaders all year, Spanish driver Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport) claimed his first win of the season in Spa. He finished ahead of Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA), who lost the race at the start, and Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com). These three now occupy the podium places in the World Series Formula Renault 3.5 championship standings in the same order weiter >>
Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Robbie Kerr, #5 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 16th / Finished: 23rd
Robbie Kerr’s hopes of turning his World Series by Renault fortunes around this weekend at the famed Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium were dealt an early blow as an engine change between qualifying sessions signalled the star weiter >>
Round 5 – World Series by Renault, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 – Qualified: 7th / Finished: 2nd (12 points)
Canada’s Sean McIntosh collected his first World Series by Renault podium finish today with an impressive drive to second place behind Pastor Maldonado at the illustrious Spa- Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.
McInt weiter >>
Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) kept his 100% record going on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. In near-apocalyptic conditions, the Venezuelan managed to hold on to finish ahead of Sean McIntosh (KTR), who claimed a spot on the podium for the first time! Andy Soucek (Interwetten.com) collected some valuable points in third place.
After threatening to pour down all weiter >>
Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) secured his second pole of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. For the long race, the Venezuelan will be joined on the front row by Borja Garcia (RC Motorsport), one of his fiercest rivals for the title.
Latest news: Pavlovic's first session qualifying times cancelled
Owner of the best time in group A in the first qualifying weiter >>
Pastor Maldonado (Draco Multiracing USA) secured his third pole position of the season at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The Venezuelan will lead off this afternoon with Milos Pavlovic (Eurointernational) alongside him on row one.
Group A
The first fifteen cars all went out onto the track right at the start of the session. As they only had fifteen minutes weiter >>
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