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. Sainz Jr. also became the first 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.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.Driver nameStatusRounds
Team No. Driver name Status Rounds France DAMS 1 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. All 2 France Norman Nato All United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 3 Russia Sergey Sirotkin All 4 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland R All Italy International Draco Racing 5 Brazil Pietro Fantin All 6 Italy Luca Ghiotto R All United Kingdom Arden Motorsport 7 France Pierre Gasly R All 8 United Kingdom William Buller All France Tech 1 Racing 9 Denmark Marco Sørensen All 10 Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr. R 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi R 7–9 United Kingdom Strakka Racing 11 United Kingdom Will Stevens All 12 Finland Matias Laine All Czech Republic Lotus 15 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger All 16 France Matthieu Vaxivière R 1–3, 6–9 New Zealand Richie Stanaway 4–5 Czech Republic ISR 17 Malaysia Jazeman Jaafar All Spain AVF 19 Netherlands Beitske Visser R All 20 Switzerland Zoël Amberg All Russia Zeta Corse 21 Russia Roman Mavlanov R 1–7, 9 22 Spain Roberto Merhi R All Spain Pons Racing 25 United Kingdom Oliver Webb 1–3 Colombia Óscar Tunjo R 4–9 26 Netherlands Meindert van Buuren R All United Kingdom Comtec Racing 27 Russia Nikolay Martsenko 1–2 United Kingdom Cameron Twynham R 6–8 28 Italy Andrea Roda R 3 France Esteban Ocon R 7–8Icon Meaning R Series rookie for 2014
France DAMS1Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.All
2France Norman NatoAll
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports3Russia Sergey SirotkinAll
4United Kingdom Oliver RowlandRAll
Italy International Draco Racing5Brazil Pietro FantinAll
6Italy Luca GhiottoRAll
United Kingdom Arden Motorsport7France Pierre GaslyRAll
8United Kingdom William BullerAll
France Tech 1 Racing9Denmark Marco SørensenAll
10Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr.R6
Canada Nicholas LatifiR7–9
United Kingdom Strakka Racing11United Kingdom Will StevensAll
12Finland Matias LaineAll
Czech Republic Lotus15Philippines Marlon StöckingerAll
16France Matthieu VaxivièreR1–3, 6–9
New Zealand Richie Stanaway4–5
Czech Republic ISR17Malaysia Jazeman JaafarAll
Spain AVF19Netherlands Beitske VisserRAll
20Switzerland Zoël AmbergAll
Russia Zeta Corse21Russia Roman MavlanovR1–7, 9
22Spain Roberto MerhiRAll
Spain Pons Racing25United Kingdom Oliver Webb1–3
Colombia Óscar TunjoR4–9
26Netherlands Meindert van BuurenRAll
United Kingdom Comtec Racing27Russia Nikolay Martsenko1–2
United Kingdom Cameron TwynhamR6–8
28Italy Andrea RodaR3
France Esteban OconR7–8
IconMeaning
RSeries rookie for 2014

Driver changes

Changed teams

Entering/Re–Entering FR3.5

Leaving FR3.5

Mid-season changes

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2014 season was announced on 20 October 2013, the final day of the 2013 season. Seven of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 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.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie winner
1R1Italy Monza Circuit12 AprilSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.United Kingdom Will StevensUnited Kingdom Strakka RacingSpain Roberto Merhi
R213 AprilSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.France DAMSItaly Luca Ghiotto
2R1Spain Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz26 AprilSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.France DAMSUnited Kingdom Oliver Rowland
R227 AprilUnited Kingdom Oliver RowlandUnited Kingdom Oliver RowlandUnited Kingdom Oliver RowlandUnited Kingdom Fortec MotorsportsUnited Kingdom Oliver Rowland
3Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo25 MayFrance Norman NatoFrance Norman NatoFrance Norman NatoFrance DAMSUnited Kingdom Oliver Rowland
4R1Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa31 MaySpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.France DAMSFrance Pierre Gasly
R21 JuneSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Finland Matias LaineSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.France DAMSUnited Kingdom Oliver Rowland
5R1Russia Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk28 JuneRussia Sergey SirotkinNetherlands Meindert van BuurenRussia Sergey SirotkinUnited Kingdom Fortec MotorsportsSpain Roberto Merhi
R229 JuneSpain Roberto MerhiSpain Roberto MerhiSpain Roberto MerhiRussia Zeta CorseSpain Roberto Merhi
6R1Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg12 JulySpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.France DAMSSpain Roberto Merhi
R213 JulySpain Roberto MerhiSwitzerland Zoël AmbergSpain Roberto MerhiRussia Zeta CorseSpain Roberto Merhi
7R1Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest13 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Oliver RowlandFrance Pierre GaslySpain Roberto MerhiRussia Zeta CorseSpain Roberto Merhi
R214 SeptemberSpain Roberto MerhiFrance Pierre GaslyFrance Norman NatoFrance DAMSSpain Roberto Merhi
8R1France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet27 SeptemberSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.France Pierre GaslySpain Carlos Sainz Jr.France DAMSFrance Pierre Gasly
R228 SeptemberFrance Pierre GaslySpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.France DAMSFrance Pierre Gasly
9R1Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera18 OctoberUnited Kingdom Will StevensBrazil Pietro FantinUnited Kingdom Will StevensUnited Kingdom Strakka RacingUnited Kingdom Oliver Rowland
R219 OctoberUnited Kingdom Oliver RowlandBrazil Pietro FantinUnited Kingdom Oliver RowlandUnited Kingdom Fortec MotorsportsUnited Kingdom Oliver Rowland

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverMNZ ItalyALC SpainMON MonacoSPA BelgiumMSC RussiaNÜR GermanyHUN HungaryLEC FranceJER SpainPoints
Pos Driver MNZ Italy ALC Spain MON Monaco SPA Belgium MSC Russia NÜR Germany HUN Hungary LEC France JER Spain Points 1 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. 18 1 1 4 4 1 1 14 6 1 Ret 4 6 1 1 15 11 227 2 France Pierre Gasly 3 5 9 2 7 2 4 18 2 20 8 2 3 2 2 6 4 192 3 Spain Roberto Merhi 2 9 6 6 9 Ret 13 4 1 2 1 1 2 5 4 Ret Ret 183 4 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland 6 10 3 1 5 Ret 3 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 4 13 3 2 1 181 5 Russia Sergey Sirotkin 7 3 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 4 3 4 14 Ret 4 7 3 5 132 6 United Kingdom Will Stevens 1 Ret 12 3 8 7 2 6 9 11 7 6 10 12 8 1 13 122 7 France Norman Nato 15 11 11 10 1 5 5 17 16 12 6 8 1 10 Ret 8 10 89 8 France Matthieu Vaxivière 17† 16 7 8 Ret 13 2 5 7 3 6 4 8 83 9 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger 14 2 4 Ret 11 9 11 7 11 5 3 15 14 6 13 Ret 9 73 10 Malaysia Jazeman Jaafar Ret 7 13 9 3 3 6 5 12 15 9 10 8 Ret 5 14 Ret 73 11 Switzerland Zoël Amberg 8 13 5 5 6 Ret Ret 2 8 9 5 Ret 15 11 19 12 14 66 12 Denmark Marco Sørensen Ret Ret 15 7 2 8 10 15 15 10 14 7 9 8 Ret 9 Ret 44 13 Finland Matias Laine 10 12 19 14 13 4 7 8 7 6 Ret Ret 13 9 17 10 Ret 40 14 Russia Nikolay Martsenko 5 6 2 Ret 36 15 Brazil Pietro Fantin 11 8 10 12 15 Ret Ret 3 Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 Ret 20 Ret 6 34 16 United Kingdom William Buller 4 Ret Ret Ret 16 11 12 11 10 Ret 10 19 Ret 17 10 Ret 3 30 17 Italy Luca Ghiotto 16 4 16 Ret 14 6 Ret 16 14 Ret 15 11 19 7 16 13 Ret 26 18 New Zealand Richie Stanaway Ret 8 9 3 21 19 Netherlands Meindert van Buuren 9 Ret 14 11 10 12 9 NC 18 14 Ret 16 5 Ret 14 7 15 21 20 Canada Nicholas Latifi Ret 18 16 9 16 2 20 21 Netherlands Beitske Visser Ret 17 18 16 17 10 14 13 13 19 Ret 17 12 15 11 5 12 11 22 Colombia Óscar Tunjo Ret 15 10 17 8 Ret 12 Ret 18 15 Ret 7 11 23 France Esteban Ocon 9 DNS 14 12 2 24 Russia Roman Mavlanov 13 15 17 15 19 13 16 12 Ret 17 13 13 16 11 Ret 0 25 United Kingdom Cameron Twynham 18 11 18 17 19 18 0 26 United Kingdom Oliver Webb 12 14 Ret 13 12 0 27 Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr. 16 12 0 28 Italy Andrea Roda 18 0 Pos Driver MNZ Italy ALC Spain MON Monaco SPA Belgium MSC Russia NÜR Germany HUN Hungary LEC France JER 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
1Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.181144111461Ret46111511227
2France Pierre Gasly3592724182208232264192
3Spain Roberto Merhi29669Ret1341211254RetRet183
4United Kingdom Oliver Rowland610315Ret3Ret54Ret3413321181
5Russia Sergey Sirotkin738RetRetRetRet143414Ret4735132
6United Kingdom Will Stevens1Ret12387269117610128113122
7France Norman Nato1511111015517161268110Ret81089
8France Matthieu Vaxivière17†1678Ret13257364883
9Philippines Marlon Stöckinger1424Ret11911711531514613Ret973
10Malaysia Jazeman JaafarRet7139336512159108Ret514Ret73
11Switzerland Zoël Amberg813556RetRet2895Ret151119121466
12Denmark Marco SørensenRetRet157281015151014798Ret9Ret44
13Finland Matias Laine101219141347876RetRet1391710Ret40
14Russia Nikolay Martsenko562Ret36
15Brazil Pietro Fantin118101215RetRet3Ret7RetRet11Ret20Ret634
16United Kingdom William Buller4RetRetRet1611121110Ret1019Ret1710Ret330
17Italy Luca Ghiotto16416Ret146Ret1614Ret15111971613Ret26
18New Zealand Richie StanawayRet89321
19Netherlands Meindert van Buuren9Ret141110129NC1814Ret165Ret1471521
20Canada Nicholas LatifiRet1816916220
21Netherlands Beitske VisserRet171816171014131319Ret1712151151211
22Colombia Óscar TunjoRet1510178Ret12Ret1815Ret711
23France Esteban Ocon9DNS14122
24Russia Roman Mavlanov1315171519131612Ret1713131611Ret0
25United Kingdom Cameron Twynham1811181719180
26United Kingdom Oliver Webb1214Ret13120
27Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr.16120
28Italy Andrea Roda180
PosDriverMNZ ItalyALC SpainMON MonacoSPA BelgiumMSC RussiaNÜR GermanyHUN HungaryLEC FranceJER 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.MNZ ItalyALC SpainMON MonacoSPA BelgiumMSC RussiaNÜR GermanyHUN HungaryLEC FranceJER SpainPoints
Pos Team Car No. MNZ Italy ALC Spain MON Monaco SPA Belgium MSC Russia NÜR Germany HUN Hungary LEC France JER Spain Points 1 France 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Russia 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 Czech Republic 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 United Kingdom 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 Spain 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 Czech Republic ISR 17 Ret 7 13 9 3 3 6 5 12 15 9 10 8 Ret 5 14 Ret 73 9 France 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 Italy 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 United Kingdom Comtec Racing 27 5 6 2 Ret 18 11 18 17 19 18 38 28 18 9 DNS 14 12 12 Spain 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 No. MNZ Italy ALC Spain MON Monaco SPA Belgium MSC Russia NÜR Germany HUN Hungary LEC France JER 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 DAMS1181144111461Ret46111511316
21511111015517161268110Ret810
2United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports3738RetRetRetRet143414Ret4735313
4610315Ret3Ret54Ret3413321
3United Kingdom Arden Motorsport73592724182208232264222
84RetRetRet1611121110Ret1019Ret1710Ret3
4Russia Zeta Corse211315171519131312Ret1713131611Ret183
2229669Ret1641211254RetRet
5Czech Republic Lotus151424Ret11911711531514613Ret9177
1617†1678RetRet893132573648
6United Kingdom Strakka Racing111Ret12387269117610128113162
12101219141347876RetRet1391710Ret
7Spain AVF19Ret171816171014131319Ret1712151151277
20813556RetRet2895Ret1511191214
8Czech Republic ISR17Ret7139336512159108Ret514Ret73
9France Tech 1 Racing9RetRet157281015151014798Ret9Ret64
101612Ret18169162
10Italy International Draco Racing5118101215RetRet3Ret7RetRet11Ret20Ret660
616416Ret146Ret1614Ret15111971613Ret
11United Kingdom Comtec Racing27562Ret18111817191838
28189DNS1412
12Spain Pons Racing251214Ret1312Ret1510178Ret12Ret1815Ret732
269Ret141110129NC1814Ret165Ret14715
PosTeamCar No.MNZ ItalyALC SpainMON MonacoSPA BelgiumMSC RussiaNÜR GermanyHUN HungaryLEC FranceJER 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 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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