The 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the sixth season of the single–seater category. It began at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Spain 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 Russian 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 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi on 16 November. Tech 1 Racing won the Teams' championship from Czech 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 RPM 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 Monaco) 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

R = Series rookie for 2010

TeamNo.Driver nameStatusRounds
Spain International DracoRacing1France Nathanaël BerthonRAll
2Colombia Omar LealAll
United Kingdom Carlin3Russia Mikhail AleshinAll
4United States Jake RosenzweigRAll
United Kingdom P1 Motorsport5Austria Walter GrubmüllerRAll
6Czech Republic Jan CharouzR1–7, 9
New Zealand Brendon Hartley8
France Tech 1 Racing71–6
France Jean-Éric VergneR7–9
8Australia Daniel RicciardoRAll
Malaysia Junior Lotus Racing9Russia Daniil Move1–8
United Kingdom Dean StonemanR9
10France Nelson PanciaticiRAll
Spain Pons Racing11Italy Federico LeoAll
12Italy Daniel ZampieriRAll
Spain Epsilon Euskadi15Spain Albert CostaRAll
16Japan Keisuke KunimotoAll
United Kingdom Comtec Racing17United Kingdom Greg MansellAll
18Monaco Stefano ColettiRAll
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport23Estonia Sten PentusAll
24United Kingdom Jon LancasterAll
Czech Republic ISR Racing25Argentina Esteban Guerrieri1–2, 4–5, 7–9
United States Alexander RossiR3
26Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda1–5, 7–9
Russia KMP Racing27Russia Anton NebylitskiyAll
28Spain Víctor GarcíaRAll
Austria FHV Interwetten.com29Spain Bruno MéndezR1–8
Mexico Salvador Durán9
30Spain Sergio CanamasasRAll

Driver changes

Changed Teams

Entering/Re-Entering FR3.5

Leaving FR3.5

Team changes

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 2010 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round in support of the Monaco Grand Prix.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie winner
1R1Spain Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz17 AprilAustralia Daniel RicciardoItaly Daniel ZampieriRussia Mikhail AleshinUnited Kingdom CarlinItaly Daniel Zampieri
R218 AprilAustralia Daniel RicciardoEstonia Sten PentusEstonia Sten PentusUnited Kingdom Fortec MotorsportAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
2R1Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps1 MayRussia Mikhail AleshinNew Zealand Brendon HartleyRussia Mikhail AleshinUnited Kingdom CarlinMonaco Stefano Coletti
R22 MayUnited States Jake RosenzweigArgentina Esteban GuerrieriArgentina Esteban GuerrieriCzech Republic ISR RacingItaly Daniel Zampieri
3R1Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo16 MayAustralia Daniel RicciardoNew Zealand Brendon HartleyAustralia Daniel RicciardoFrance Tech 1 RacingAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
4R1Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit, Brno5 JuneCzech Republic Filip SalaquardaRussia Mikhail AleshinArgentina Esteban GuerrieriCzech Republic ISR RacingCzech Republic Jan Charouz
R26 JuneCzech Republic Filip SalaquardaAustralia Daniel RicciardoArgentina Esteban GuerrieriCzech Republic ISR RacingFrance Nathanaël Berthon
5R1France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours19 JuneArgentina Esteban GuerrieriEstonia Sten PentusRussia Mikhail AleshinUnited Kingdom CarlinMonaco Stefano Coletti
R220 JuneAustralia Daniel RicciardoAustralia Daniel RicciardoFrance Nathanaël BerthonSpain International DracoRacingFrance Nathanaël Berthon
6R1Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest3 JulyAustralia Daniel RicciardoAustralia Daniel RicciardoAustralia Daniel RicciardoFrance Tech 1 RacingAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
R24 JulyEstonia Sten PentusRussia Mikhail AleshinEstonia Sten PentusUnited Kingdom Fortec MotorsportSpain Albert Costa
7R1Germany Hockenheimring4 SeptemberAustralia Daniel RicciardoArgentina Esteban GuerrieriAustralia Daniel RicciardoFrance Tech 1 RacingAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
R25 SeptemberArgentina Esteban GuerrieriArgentina Esteban GuerrieriArgentina Esteban GuerrieriCzech Republic ISR RacingMonaco Stefano Coletti
8R1United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit18 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Jon LancasterUnited Kingdom Jon LancasterFrance Jean-Éric VergneFrance Tech 1 RacingFrance Jean-Éric Vergne
R219 SeptemberAustralia Daniel RicciardoUnited Kingdom Jon LancasterArgentina Esteban GuerrieriCzech Republic ISR RacingAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
9R1Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona9 OctoberAustralia Daniel RicciardoAustralia Daniel RicciardoAustralia Daniel RicciardoFrance Tech 1 RacingAustralia Daniel Ricciardo
R210 OctoberArgentina Esteban GuerrieriArgentina Esteban GuerrieriArgentina Esteban GuerrieriCzech Republic ISR RacingFrance Jean-Éric Vergne

Season results

  • Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
1512108654321

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

PosDriverARA SpainSPA BelgiumMON MonacoBRN Czech RepublicMAG FranceHUN HungaryHOC GermanySIL United KingdomCAT SpainPoints
Pos Driver ARA Spain SPA Belgium MON Monaco BRN Czech Republic MAG France HUN Hungary HOC Germany SIL United Kingdom CAT Spain Points 1 Russia Mikhail Aleshin 1 11 1 4 2 Ret 9 1 4 2 3 5 4 6 11 2 3 138 2 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 3 2 13 5 1 12 5 6 2 1 6 1 11 Ret 2 1 4 136 3 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Ret Ret DNS 1 1 1 2 10 2 1 DSQ 1 4 1 123 4 Estonia Sten Pentus Ret 1 2 13 6 6 Ret 7 8 3 1 Ret 6 15 7 13 Ret 78 5 Spain Albert Costa Ret 4 4 19 3 18 10 8 5 6 2 8 17 2 8 5 10 78 6 Monaco Stefano Coletti Ret 13 3 3 5 9 12 3 7 Ret 10 7 2 3 12 10 5 76 7 France Nathanaël Berthon Ret 3 Ret 10 Ret 8 2 9 1 Ret 13 9 3 Ret Ret 6 12 60 8 France Jean-Éric Vergne 11 5 1 3 3 2 53 9 Italy Daniel Zampieri 2 Ret 12 2 Ret Ret 15 5 11 13 4 4 DSQ EX 6 Ret DSQ 51 10 New Zealand Brendon Hartley 6 6 Ret 6 4 2 6 Ret Ret 4 9 Ret 15 50 11 Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda Ret Ret DNS 15 8 15 3 15 3 Ret 7 5 4 8 19 44 12 France Nelson Panciatici 5 9 Ret Ret 9 13 8 4 9 5 12 Ret 12 4 9 16 6 44 13 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster 4 Ret 9 7 7 10 7 10 Ret Ret 22 3 8 13 17 14 9 39 14 Russia Anton Nebylitskiy Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 3 Ret 11 Ret 10 7 10 Ret 7 5 Ret 7 31 15 United Kingdom Greg Mansell 8 Ret 5 14 15 11 14 18 12 Ret 5 6 Ret 10 Ret 9 16 23 16 Austria Walter Grubmüller 10† 8 7 18 11 14 4 Ret 16 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 13 16 17 Italy Federico Leo Ret 5 6 17 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 17 16 10 11 18 7 15 16 18 Czech Republic Jan Charouz Ret DSQ 8 9 14 7 11 20 17 7 21 Ret 15 Ret 8 16 19 United States Jake Rosenzweig 7 12 14 8 13 16 16 13 13 8 8 Ret DNS 14 20 12 11 13 20 Colombia Omar Leal Ret Ret 11 12 16 4 13 Ret 19 Ret 16 13 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 11 21 Russia Daniil Move 9 7 16 20 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 14 17 16 9 19 9 22 Japan Keisuke Kunimoto Ret 14 15 16 18 5 Ret 16 18 9 15 12 13 12 13 11 18 8 23 Spain Bruno Méndez Ret 15 DNS 11 Ret Ret 19 14 6 14 19 14 14 Ret 16 5 24 Spain Víctor García Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 20 19† 15 12 18 Ret 18 8 21 Ret Ret 4 25 Spain Sergio Canamasas Ret 16 DNS Ret 19 17 17 17 14 Ret 20 15 Ret Ret Ret 17 17 0 26 United Kingdom Dean Stoneman 18 14 0 Mexico Salvador Durán NC Ret 0 United States Alexander Rossi Ret 0 Pos Driver ALC Spain SPA Belgium MON Monaco BRN Czech Republic MAG France HUN Hungary HOC Germany SIL United Kingdom CAT Spain PointsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Retired, but classified
1Russia Mikhail Aleshin111142Ret914235461123138
2Australia Daniel Ricciardo3213511256216111Ret214136
3Argentina Esteban GuerrieriRetRetDNS11121021DSQ141123
4Estonia Sten PentusRet121366Ret7831Ret615713Ret78
5Spain Albert CostaRet44193181085628172851078
6Monaco Stefano ColettiRet1333591237Ret107231210576
7France Nathanaël BerthonRet3Ret10Ret8291Ret1393RetRet61260
8France Jean-Éric Vergne115133253
9Italy Daniel Zampieri2Ret122RetRet155111344DSQEX6RetDSQ51
10New Zealand Brendon Hartley66Ret6426RetRet49Ret1550
11Czech Republic Filip SalaquardaRetRetDNS158153153Ret75481944
12France Nelson Panciatici59RetRet913849512Ret124916644
13United Kingdom Jon Lancaster4Ret97710710RetRet2238131714939
14Russia Anton NebylitskiyRetRet10Ret173Ret11Ret10710Ret75Ret731
15United Kingdom Greg Mansell8Ret5141511141812Ret56Ret10Ret91623
16Austria Walter Grubmüller10†871811144Ret161111RetRetRet14151316
17Italy Federico LeoRet5617RetRet18RetRetRet171610111871516
18Czech Republic Jan CharouzRetDSQ89147112017721Ret15Ret816
19United States Jake Rosenzweig712148131616131388RetDNS1420121113
20Colombia Omar LealRetRet111216413Ret19Ret16139Ret10RetRet11
21Russia Daniil Move97162010RetRet12RetRet1417169199
22Japan Keisuke KunimotoRet141516185Ret16189151213121311188
23Spain Bruno MéndezRet15DNS11RetRet1914614191414Ret165
24Spain Víctor GarcíaRet10RetRet12Ret2019†151218Ret18821RetRet4
25Spain Sergio CanamasasRet16DNSRet1917171714Ret2015RetRetRet17170
26United Kingdom Dean Stoneman18140
Mexico Salvador DuránNCRet0
United States Alexander RossiRet0
PosDriverALC SpainSPA BelgiumMON MonacoBRN Czech RepublicMAG FranceHUN HungaryHOC GermanySIL United KingdomCAT SpainPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Teams' Championship

PosTeamCar No.ALC SpainSPA BelgiumMON MonacoBRN Czech RepublicMAG FranceHUN HungaryHOC GermanySIL United KingdomCAT SpainPoints
Pos Team Car No. ALC Spain SPA Belgium MON Monaco BRN Czech Republic MAG France HUN Hungary HOC Germany SIL United Kingdom CAT Spain Points 1 France Tech 1 Racing 7 6 6 Ret 6 4 2 6 Ret Ret 4 9 11 5 1 3 3 2 239 8 3 2 13 5 1 12 5 6 2 1 6 1 11 Ret 2 1 4 2 Czech Republic ISR Racing 25 Ret Ret DNS 1 Ret 1 1 2 10 2 1 DSQ 1 4 1 167 26 Ret Ret DNS 15 8 15 3 15 3 Ret 7 5 4 8 19 3 United Kingdom Carlin 3 1 11 1 4 2 Ret 9 1 4 2 3 5 4 6 11 2 3 151 4 7 12 14 8 13 16 16 13 13 8 8 Ret DNS 14 20 12 11 4 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport 23 Ret 1 2 13 6 6 Ret 7 8 3 1 Ret 6 15 7 13 Ret 117 24 4 Ret 9 7 7 10 7 10 Ret Ret 22 3 8 13 17 14 9 5 United Kingdom Comtec Racing 17 8 Ret 5 14 15 11 14 18 12 Ret 5 6 Ret 10 Ret 9 16 99 18 Ret 13 3 3 5 9 12 3 7 Ret 10 7 2 3 12 10 5 6 Spain Epsilon Euskadi 15 Ret 4 4 19 3 18 10 8 5 6 2 8 17 2 8 5 10 86 16 Ret 14 15 16 18 5 Ret 16 18 9 15 12 13 12 13 11 18 7 Spain International DracoRacing 1 Ret 3 Ret 10 Ret 8 2 9 1 Ret 13 9 3 Ret Ret 6 12 71 2 Ret Ret 11 12 16 4 13 Ret 19 Ret 16 13 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 8 Spain Pons Racing 11 Ret 5 6 17 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 17 16 10 11 18 7 15 67 12 2 Ret 12 2 Ret Ret 15 5 11 13 4 4 DSQ EX 6 Ret DSQ 9 Malaysia Junior Lotus Racing 9 9 7 16 20 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 14 17 16 9 19 18 6 53 10 5 9 Ret Ret 9 13 8 4 9 5 12 Ret 12 4 9 16 14 10 Russia KMP Racing 27 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 3 Ret 11 Ret 10 7 10 Ret 7 5 Ret 7 35 28 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 20 19† 15 12 18 Ret 18 8 21 Ret Ret 11 United Kingdom P1 Motorsport 5 10† 8 7 18 11 14 4 Ret 16 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 13 32 6 Ret DSQ 8 9 14 7 11 20 17 7 21 Ret 15 Ret 15 Ret 8 12 Austria FHV Interwetten.com 29 Ret 15 DNS 11 Ret Ret 19 14 6 14 19 14 14 Ret 16 NC Ret 5 30 Ret 16 DNS Ret 19 17 17 17 14 Ret 20 15 Ret Ret Ret 17 17 Pos Team Car No. ALC Spain SPA Belgium MON Monaco BRN Czech Republic MAG France HUN Hungary HOC Germany SIL United Kingdom CAT Spain PointsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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)
1France Tech 1 Racing766Ret6426RetRet491151332239
83213511256216111Ret214
2Czech Republic ISR Racing25RetRetDNS1Ret1121021DSQ141167
26RetRetDNS158153153Ret754819
3United Kingdom Carlin3111142Ret914235461123151
4712148131616131388RetDNS14201211
4United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport23Ret121366Ret7831Ret615713Ret117
244Ret97710710RetRet22381317149
5United Kingdom Comtec Racing178Ret5141511141812Ret56Ret10Ret91699
18Ret1333591237Ret1072312105
6Spain Epsilon Euskadi15Ret44193181085628172851086
16Ret141516185Ret1618915121312131118
7Spain International DracoRacing1Ret3Ret10Ret8291Ret1393RetRet61271
2RetRet111216413Ret19Ret16139Ret10RetRet
8Spain Pons Racing11Ret5617RetRet18RetRetRet171610111871567
122Ret122RetRet155111344DSQEX6RetDSQ
9Malaysia Junior Lotus Racing997162010RetRet12RetRet14171691918653
1059RetRet913849512Ret12491614
10Russia KMP Racing27RetRet10Ret173Ret11Ret10710Ret75Ret735
28Ret10RetRet12Ret2019†151218Ret18821RetRet
11United Kingdom P1 Motorsport510†871811144Ret161111RetRetRet14151332
6RetDSQ89147112017721Ret15Ret15Ret8
12Austria FHV Interwetten.com29Ret15DNS11RetRet1914614191414Ret16NCRet5
30Ret16DNSRet1917171714Ret2015RetRetRet1717
PosTeamCar No.ALC SpainSPA BelgiumMON MonacoBRN Czech RepublicMAG FranceHUN HungaryHOC GermanySIL United KingdomCAT SpainPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • 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 †.

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