Matias Laine

PaddockScout reviews all the contenders from another season of Formula Renault 3.5 where top racers staked a claim to a future in F1, and Red Bull Juniors finished first and second.

Strakka Racing’s Will Stevens secured his first pole position in the Formula Renault 3.5 series in Saturday qualifying at Jerez as title contenders Carlos Sainz and Roberto Merhi failed to contend for the top spots.

Matthieu Vaxiviere set the pace as the final round of the Formula Renault 3.5 season got underway at Jerez.

Carlos Sainz regained the momentum in the Formula Renault 3.5 title battle with a commanding lights-to-flag win in race one at Paul Ricard.

Marlon Stockinger remained the fastest Formula Renault 3.5 driver in the Friday running at Paul Ricard by topping the afternoon session.

Oliver Rowland claimed his second pole position in Formula Renault 3.5 after coming out on top in the first qualifying session at the Hungaroring, as points leader Carlos Sainz found himself marooned down in 14th by a late red flag.

Carlos Sainz held on under heavy rain in the last moments to win the first Formula Renault 3.5 race at the Nurburgring.

Formula Renault 3.5 championship leader Carlos Sainz stepped up when it mattered most to claim a last-gasp pole for race one at the Nurburgring from under the noses of Fortec drivers Oliver Rowland and Sergey Sirotkin.

Roberto Merhi kept the Moscow winners on top in second practice for the latest round of the Formula Renault 3.5 season at the Nurburgring.

Zeta Corse driver Roberto Merhi converted his first pole position in the series into a maiden victory in the Sunday Formula Renault 3.5 race at Moscow Raceway.

Spanish racer Roberto Merhi secured his and his team’s first pole position in Formula Renault 3.5 in Sunday qualifying at Moscow Raceway.

Fortec driver Sergey Sirotkin took his first victory in Formula Renault 3.5 in the Saturday race at Moscow Raceway.

Fortec Motorsports driver Sergey Sirotkin set the pace in the second and final practice session of the Formula Renault 3.5 round at Moscow Raceway.

Strakka Racing’s Will Stevens posted the fastest time in Formula Renault 3.5’s first 50-minute practice session at Moscow Raceway.

Spanish racer Carlos Sainz completed a clean sweep of the Formula Renault 3.5 round at Spa-Francorchamps with a confident victory in race two.

Spanish racer Carlos Sainz was again the class of the Formula Renault 3.5 field as he dominantly secured pole for race two of the Spa-Francorchamps round.

Red Bull junior driver Carlos Sainz was untouchable in the first race of the fourth Formula Renault 3.5 round at Spa, leading from lights to flag.

DAMS driver Carlos Sainz secured his fourth pole position of the Formula Renault 3.5 season in Saturday qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps.

Strakka Racing’s Will Stevens topped the first practice session ahead of Formula Renault 3.5’s second round at Motorland Aragon.

Carlos Sainz has claimed a commanding pole position for the second Formula Renault 3.5 race at Monza, bouncing back from the disappointment of being left on the grid in Saturday’s race.