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2005 WORLS SERIES RENAULT


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INAUGURAL WORLD SERIES RENAULT

  • 2005 CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY ROBERT KUBICA

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2005 WORLD SERIES RENAULT CHAMPIONSHIP

  • New 9 round championship; 8 rounds for support categories
  • Series was formed through merger of Formula Renault and World Series Nissan championships. After 7 years, World Series Nissan had its final season in 2004.
  • Series organiser: Renault Sport Technologies and RPM (organiser of World Series Nissan)
  • season starts on May 1 (Zolder, Belgium) and finish on Oct 16 at Monza in Italy.
  • 2 race format per round except Monaco (1 race only - same weekend as F1 Monaco GP)

SERIES:

  • 2005 Formula Renault 3.5 World Series
  • Support: 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
  • Support: 2005 Mégane Trophy Eurocup

2005 WORLD SERIES RENAULT TEAMS:

15 teams, 2 drivers per team

  • AFC Motorsport Italy Eurocup Formula Renault V6
  • Avelon Italy Eurocup Formula Renault V6
  • Carlin Motorsport UK World Series by Nissan - Andreas Zuber
  • Cram Competition Italy Eurocup Formula Renault V6
  • Dams France Eurocup Formula Renault V6 - Alx Danielsson (SWE); Pastor Maldonado (VEN)
  • Epsilon-Euskadi Spain World Series by Nissan
  • EuroInternational Italy Eurocup Formula Renault V6
  • GD Racing Italy World Series by Nissan
  • Interwetten Austria Eurocup Formula Renault V6
  • Jenzer Motorsport Switzerland Eurocup Formula Renault V6
  • KTR Belgium World Series by Nissan
  • Pons Racing Spain World Series by Nissan
  • RC Motorsport Italy World Series by Nissan
  • Saulnier Racing France World Series by Nissan
  • Victory Engineering Italy Eurocup Formula Renault V6

2005 WORLD SERIES RENAULT CALENDAR:

Confirmed Calendar

  • Belgium - Zolder 1 May 2005
  • Monaco - Monaco 22 May 2005 (only Formula Renault 3.5 World Series)
  • Spain - Valencia 5 Jun 2005
  • France - Le Mans 10 July 2005
  • Spain - Bilbao 17 July 2005
  • Germany - Oscherleben 7 July 2005
  • Great Britain - Donington Park 11 September 2005
  • Portugal - Estoril 2 October 2005
  • Italy - Monza 23 October 2005

2005 WORLD SERIES RENAULT CAR:

New Formula Renault V6 Specification:

  • Based on combination of existing 2004 Formula Renault V6 (370bhp) and Dallara Nissan (450bhp).
  • 6 cylinder engine (based on Nissan Nismo); 425bhp
  • Ricardo gearbox
  • new wheel-base and a brand new aerodynamic kit, giving it a similar outline to current Formula 1 cars: new flat bottom, new front crash box, new nose section, redesigned front and rear wings, side pods and engine fairings
  • electronic management system
  • data acquisition system
  • steering wheel-mounted paddle shift
  • left-foot braking
  • steering wheel digital display
  • carbon brakes
  • Michelin tyres
  • HANS safety system

PRICE:

  • 450,000 - 500,000 Euros

FINAL SEASON OF WORLD SERIES BY NISSAN

FINAL 2004 STANDING

  • 1. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) 186 points
    "... it has been a great season. This is my first international championship win and obviously it's very important for my career"
  • 2. TiagoMonteiro 154
  • 3. Enrique Bernoldi (BRA) 121
  • 4. Jean Christophe Ravier 120
  • 5. Tristan Gommendy 101
  • 6. N. Karthikeyan 7. J. Alvarez 8. F. Porteiro 9. O. Pla 10. A. Vallès
  • TEAMS STANDING:
  • 1. Pons Racing 247
  • 2. Carlin Motorsport 218
  • 3. Epsilon Euskadi 4. GD Racing 5. Saulnier Racing 6. RC Motorsport

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