The 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the sixth season of the single–seater

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. It began at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in

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on 17 April, and ended at Circuit de Catalunya, also in Spain, on 10 October. The Drivers' championship was won by Carlin's Mikhail Aleshin after a last–race title decider with Tech 1 Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo. The

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n claimed the title by just two points after both drivers entered the final race level on 128 points each. He received his prize Renault F1 drive on the first day of the young driver test held at the

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on 16 November. Tech 1 Racing won the Teams' championship from

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squad ISR Racing. It was due to be the final season for the current Dallara chassis, which was due to be replaced by a new car, developed by Renault Sport Technologies, in time for the 2011 season. However, the series has extended the lifespan of the current car into the 2011 season to "avoid placing undue financial pressures on teams in the prevalent tough market conditions".

Regulation changes

Technical

* The engines were re–tuned from 8,200

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to 8,500 RPM. * Boost control was banned.

Sporting

* The duration of the two Friday practice sessions was increased from 60 minutes to 75 minutes each. * The grid for the second race was no longer decided using the reverse grid and SuperPole system. Each meeting (with the exception of

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) now featured two 30–minute qualifying sessions and two races of 44 minutes + one lap. * During the Saturday of each meeting, the cars raced in a "light-aerodynamic" configuration, which was defined by Renault Sport Technologies.

Teams and drivers

= Series rookie for 2010

Driver changes

; Changed Teams * Esteban Guerrieri: RC Motorsport → ISR Racing * Jon Lancaster: Comtec Racing → Fortec Motorsport * Omar Leal:

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→ International DracoRacing * Daniil Move: P1 Motorsport → Junior Lotus Racing * Anton Nebylitskiy: KMP Group/SG Formula → KMP Racing * Filip Salaquarda: Prema Powerteam → ISR Racing ; Entering/Re-Entering FR3.5 * Mikhail Aleshin: FIA Formula Two Championship ( MotorSport Vision) → Carlin * Nathanaël Berthon: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup ( Epsilon Euskadi) → International DracoRacing * Sergio Canamasas: European F3 Open Championship ( EmilioDeVillota.com) → FHV Interwetten.com * Jan Charouz:

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( Aston Martin Racing) → P1 Motorsport * Stefano Coletti: Formula 3 Euro Series (Prema Powerteam) → Comtec Racing; Coletti raced in

for Prema in 2009. *

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: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (Epsilon Euskadi) → Epsilon Euskadi * Víctor García: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → KMP Racing * Walter Grubmüller: British Formula 3 Championship ( Hitech Racing) → P1 Motorsport * Bruno Méndez: European F3 Open Championship (

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) → FHV Interwetten.com; Méndez raced for RC Motorsport at Motorland Aragón in 2009. * Nelson Panciatici:

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) → Junior Lotus Racing * Daniel Ricciardo: British Formula 3 Championship ( Carlin Motorsport) → Tech 1 Racing; Ricciardo raced in

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for the same team in 2009. * Jake Rosenzweig: Formula 3 Euro Series (Carlin Motorsport) → Carlin * Alexander Rossi:

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( ART Grand Prix) → ISR Racing * Dean Stoneman: FIA Formula Two Championship (MotorSport Vision) → Junior Lotus Racing * Jean-Éric Vergne: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin) → Tech 1 Racing * Daniel Zampieri:

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( BVM – Target Racing) → Pons Racing ; Leaving FR3.5 *

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: Carlin Motorsport →

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( Scuderia Toro Rosso) * Bertrand Baguette: International DracoRacing →

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( Conquest Racing) * Marco Barba: International DracoRacing → European F3 Open Championship (Cedars Motorsport) * Jules Bianchi: KMP Group/SG Formula →

( ART Grand Prix) * Max Chilton: Comtec Racing → GP2 Series (

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: Epsilon Euskadi → GP2 Series ( Racing Engineering) * Chris van der Drift: Epsilon Euskadi → Superleague Formula (

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) * Fairuz Fauzy: Mofaz Racing → Formula One ( Lotus Racing – Test & Reserve driver) *

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: Interwetten.com Racing →

( RSC Mücke Motorsport) * Michael Herck: Interwetten.com Racing → GP2 Series ( David Price Racing) * John Martin: Comtec Racing → Superleague Formula (

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) * Mihai Marinescu: Interwetten.com Racing → FIA Formula Two Championship * Alexandre Marsoin: Comtec Racing → ''unknown'' * Marcos Martínez: Pons Racing → Superleague Formula (

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) * Miguel Molina: Ultimate Motorsport → DTM ( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline) * Guillaume Moreau: KMP Group/SG Formula → Le Mans Series (OAK Racing) * Edoardo Mortara: Tech 1 Racing → Formula 3 Euro Series (

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: Tech 1 Racing → GP2 Series ( Arden International) * Frankie Provenzano: Prema Powerteam → ''unknown'' * Pasquale Di Sabatino: RC Motorsport →

( Alan Racing) * Oliver Turvey: Carlin Motorsport → GP2 Series ( iSport International) * Alberto Valerio: Comtec Racing → GP2 Series ( Scuderia Coloni) * Adrián Vallés: Epsilon Euskadi → Superleague Formula (

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) * James Walker: P1 Motorsport → Superleague Formula (

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) * Adrian Zaugg: Interwetten.com Racing → Auto GP ( Trident Racing)

Team changes

* It was announced in December 2009 that

would be leaving the series to concentrate on their programs in the Formula 3 Euro Series and Italian Formula Three. Their slot was taken by Fortec Motorsport. * SG Formula and KMP Group had split to form two new teams. However, SG Formula pulled out of the series just a week before the opening round. * ISR Racing took over the RC Motorsport team's entry. * Interwetten.com Racing, managed by Motorsport Consulting GmbH, were not selected for the series originally. They were later accepted as FHV Interwetten.com, managed by FHV GmbH, with Sergio Canamasas and Bruno Méndez driving.

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2010 season was announced on 25 October 2009, the last day of the 2009 season. Eight of the nine rounds formed meetings of the

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, with an additional round in support of the .

Season results

* Points for both championships were awarded as follows: With each race having an individual qualifying session, the four–point bonus for pole position was removed. Also removed from the scoring system was the point for the driver who progressed the most places in each race.

Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship

* Polesitter for each race in bold. No points are awarded. * Driver who recorded fastest lap denoted in ''italics''. No points are awarded. * Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.

References

External links

Renault-Sport official website
{{World Series by Renault seasons Formula Renault 3.5 Series World Series Formula V8 3.5 seasons Formula Renault 3.5 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Renault 3.5