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The start of the first race at the Nürburgring , the sixth round of the championship. The 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel , formula racing cars held across Europe . The championship featured drivers competing in 3.5 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the tenth Formula Renault 3.5 Series season organized by Renault Sport . The season began at the Monza Circuit on 12 April and finished on 19 October at Circuito de Jerez . The series formed part of the World Series by Renault meetings at seven double header events, with additional events held at Monza (double header) and a single race in support of the Monaco Grand Prix .
Carlos Sainz Jr. clinched the championship title with seven race wins, after his compatriot and rival Roberto Merhi retired in the penultimate race of the season.[ 1] Red Bull Junior Team driver to win the championship. Merhi was the only other driver to score more than two wins, but he lost the runner-up position to Pierre Gasly – another Red Bull backed driver – after retiring in the second Jerez race. Fortec Motorsports driver Oliver Rowland won races at Alcañiz and Jerez, finishing fourth. His teammate Sergey Sirotkin completed the top five with a win on home soil at Moscow Raceway . Will Stevens and Norman Nato were the other drivers to achieve race wins in the season; Stevens won at Monza and Jerez, bookending the season, while Nato was the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix support race, and also won at the Hungaroring .
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Changed teams Entering/Re–Entering FR3.5 Leaving FR3.5 Riccardo Agostini , who raced for Zeta Corse in one meeting in 2013, moved to the European Formula 3 Championship with EuroInternational .[ 28] 2010 champion Mikhail Aleshin , who drove for Tech 1 Racing in 2013, moved to the IndyCar Series for 2014 , racing for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports .[ 29] António Félix da Costa , who finished third for Arden Caterham in 2013, joined the DTM series with BMW .[ 30] Carlos Huertas , who drove for Carlin in 2013, moved to the IndyCar Series for 2014 driving for Dale Coyne Racing .Kevin Magnussen , the 2013 champion with DAMS , graduated to Formula One , replacing Sergio Pérez at McLaren .[ 31] Nico Müller , who finished fifth for International Draco Racing in 2013, moved to the DTM series with Audi .[ 32] André Negrão , who drove for International Draco Racing in 2013, joined the GP2 Series with Arden International .[ 33] Arthur Pic , who drove for AV Formula in 2013, entered the GP2 Series with Campos Racing .[ 34] Stoffel Vandoorne , who finished second for Fortec Motorsports in 2013, joined the GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix .Mid-season changes Race calendar and results [ edit ] The calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 20 October 2013, the final day of the 2013 season.[ 37] 2014 World Series by Renault season , with additional rounds held at Monza and at the Monaco Grand Prix . The championship visited the Circuito de Jerez for the first time, and returned to the Nürburgring. Races at the Red Bull Ring and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya were removed from the schedule, from 2013.
Championship standings [ edit ] Points system Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
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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)
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
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Pos
Team
Car
MNZ ALC MON SPA MSC NÜR HUN LEC JER Points
1
DAMS
1
18 1 1 4
4
1 1
14
6
1 Ret
4
6
1
1
15
11
316
2
15
11
11
10
1 5
5
17
16
12
6
8
1
10
Ret
8
10
2
Fortec Motorsports
3
7
3
8
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
1
4
3
4
14
Ret
4
7
3
5
313
4
6
10
3
1 5
Ret
3
Ret
5
4
Ret
3
4
13
3
2
1
3
Arden Motorsport
7
3
5
9
2
7
2
4
18
2
20
8
2
3
2
2
6
4
222
8
4
Ret
Ret
Ret
16
11
12
11
10
Ret
10
19
Ret
17
10
Ret
3
4
Zeta Corse
21
13
15
17
15
19
13
13
12
Ret
17
13
13
16
11
Ret
183
22
2
9
6
6
9
Ret
16
4
1 2
1
1
2
5
4
Ret
Ret
5
Lotus
15
14
2
4
Ret
11
9
11
7
11
5
3
15
14
6
13
Ret
9
177
16
17†
16
7
8
Ret
Ret
8
9
3
13
2
5
7
3
6
4
8
6
Strakka Racing
11
1
Ret
12
3
8
7
2
6
9
11
7
6
10
12
8
1
13
162
12
10
12
19
14
13
4
7
8
7
6
Ret
Ret
13
9
17
10
Ret
7
AVF
19
Ret
17
18
16
17
10
14
13
13
19
Ret
17
12
15
11
5
12
77
20
8
13
5
5
6
Ret
Ret
2
8
9
5
Ret
15
11
19
12
14
8
ISR
17
Ret
7
13
9
3
3
6
5
12
15
9
10
8
Ret
5
14
Ret
73
9
Tech 1 Racing
9
Ret
Ret
15
7
2
8
10
15
15
10
14
7
9
8
Ret
9
Ret
64
10
16
12
Ret
18
16
9
16
2
10
International Draco Racing
5
11
8
10
12
15
Ret
Ret
3
Ret
7
Ret
Ret
11
Ret
20
Ret
6
60
6
16
4
16
Ret
14
6
Ret
16
14
Ret
15
11
19
7
16
13
Ret
11
Comtec Racing
27
5
6
2
Ret
18
11
18
17
19
18
38
28
18
9
DNS
14
12
12
Pons Racing
25
12
14
Ret
13
12
Ret
15
10
17
8
Ret
12
Ret
18
15
Ret
7
32
26
9
Ret
14
11
10
12
9
NC
18
14
Ret
16
5
Ret
14
7
15
Pos
Team
Car
MNZ ALC MON SPA MSC NÜR HUN LEC JER Points
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)
Polesitter for each race in bold . No points were awarded.
Driver who recorded fastest lap denoted in italics . No points were awarded.
Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.
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