2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series
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The 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series was the fifth year of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, and the fourteenth season of the former Swiss Formula Renault Championship. The championship began on 12 April at Imola and finished on 11 October at Jerez after sixteen races held at seven meetings. The 2015 season featured a new three-race weekend format for rounds at the Red Bull Ring and Monza.
In a final-race decider, British driver Jack Aitken secured the drivers' championship title by five points ahead of his Koiranen GP team-mate Jake Hughes. Aitken trailed Hughes by five points going into the race at Jerez, but Aitken's third-place finish – behind Ben Barnicoat and Anthoine Hubert, who were both ineligible to score championship points – to Hughes' ninth-place finish (third amongst Alps runners) gave him the honours. Aitken took four overall wins during the season, as well as taking three further class wins as the best Alps runner behind drivers ineligible for the drivers' championship. Hughes took three overall wins, adding a fourth class win at Pau. Third place in the championship was also settled in the final race, in favour of Thiago Vivacqua ahead of JD Motorsport team-mate Matevos Isaakyan. Vivacqua, a race-winner at Monza, prevailed by four points over Isaakyan, who took two overall wins and a further class win.
The only other championship-eligible driver to take a race victory was Vasily Romanov, who took a race victory at Monza for Cram Motorsport; he ultimately finished the season in sixth place in the championship. Two guest drivers took race victories during the season; Hubert won four races from six starts for Tech 1 Racing, while Barnicoat won the final race at Jerez for Fortec Motorsports. In the teams' championship, the performances of Aitken and Hughes saw Koiranen GP comfortably win the title, by almost 200 points ahead of JD Motorsport. In the junior championship for drivers under the age of 18, Isaakyan took eleven victories and finished 83 points clear of his nearest challenger, Philip Hamprecht.
Drivers and teams
| Team | No. | Driver name | Status | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team No. Driver name Status Rounds Finland Koiranen GP 1 Australia Anton de Pasquale G 3 2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes All 3 United Kingdom Jack Aitken All 4 Germany Philip Hamprecht J 1–6 5 Brazil Bruno Baptista J All 6 Austria Stefan Riener 1–6 9 Belgium Max Defourny G 2, 7 29 Russia Nerses Isaakyan G 6 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 6 Austria Stefan Riener 7 15 Croatia Martin Kodrić G 1–2, 7 16 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat G 1–2, 7 23 Canada Zachary Claman DeMelo G 2 46 India Jehan Daruvala G 5–7 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg G 5 Italy Cram Motorsport 7 Italy Matteo Ferrer All 21 Russia Vasily Romanov All 37 India Mahaveer Raghunathan G 4 82 United States Travis Jordan Fischer All Italy GSK Grand Prix 8 Russia Denis Bulatov J 1–6 11 Italy Riccardo Cazzaniga G 7 12 Italy Andrea Russo J 1 14 Russia Nikita Troitskiy G 7 18 Italy Daniele Cazzaniga All 19 Italy Alessio Lorandi G 4 33 France Julien Falchero G 6 Italy BVM Racing 10 Ukraine Danylo Pronenko 1, 3–7 Italy Technorace 13 Italy Alessandro Perullo 1, 3, 6 France Tech 1 Racing 20 Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer G 1, 7 22 France Anthoine Hubert G 1–2, 7 31 France Simon Gachet G 1–2, 7 France ARTA Engineering 25 France Amaury Richard G 1, 3, 7 26 Australia James Allen All 27 France Matthieu Vaxivière G 2 Italy JD Motorsport 35 Russia Matevos Isaakyan J All 36 Brazil Thiago Vivacqua All 37 Russia Aleksey Korneev G 6–7 Italy Brixia Horse Power 39 Italy Andrea Baiguera G 6 | Icon Status J Drivers that competed for the Juniors' Championship G Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |||
| Finland Koiranen GP | 1 | Australia Anton de Pasquale | G | 3 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Jake Hughes | All | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom Jack Aitken | All | ||
| 4 | Germany Philip Hamprecht | J | 1–6 | |
| 5 | Brazil Bruno Baptista | J | All | |
| 6 | Austria Stefan Riener | 1–6 | ||
| 9 | Belgium Max Defourny | G | 2, 7 | |
| 29 | Russia Nerses Isaakyan | G | 6 | |
| United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports | 6 | Austria Stefan Riener | 7 | |
| 15 | Croatia Martin Kodrić | G | 1–2, 7 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | G | 1–2, 7 | |
| 23 | Canada Zachary Claman DeMelo | G | 2 | |
| 46 | India Jehan Daruvala | G | 5–7 | |
| 62 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | G | 5 | |
| Italy Cram Motorsport | 7 | Italy Matteo Ferrer | All | |
| 21 | Russia Vasily Romanov | All | ||
| 37 | India Mahaveer Raghunathan | G | 4 | |
| 82 | United States Travis Jordan Fischer | All | ||
| Italy GSK Grand Prix | 8 | Russia Denis Bulatov | J | 1–6 |
| 11 | Italy Riccardo Cazzaniga | G | 7 | |
| 12 | Italy Andrea Russo | J | 1 | |
| 14 | Russia Nikita Troitskiy | G | 7 | |
| 18 | Italy Daniele Cazzaniga | All | ||
| 19 | Italy Alessio Lorandi | G | 4 | |
| 33 | France Julien Falchero | G | 6 | |
| Italy BVM Racing | 10 | Ukraine Danylo Pronenko | 1, 3–7 | |
| Italy Technorace | 13 | Italy Alessandro Perullo | 1, 3, 6 | |
| France Tech 1 Racing | 20 | Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer | G | 1, 7 |
| 22 | France Anthoine Hubert | G | 1–2, 7 | |
| 31 | France Simon Gachet | G | 1–2, 7 | |
| France ARTA Engineering | 25 | France Amaury Richard | G | 1, 3, 7 |
| 26 | Australia James Allen | All | ||
| 27 | France Matthieu Vaxivière | G | 2 | |
| Italy JD Motorsport | 35 | Russia Matevos Isaakyan | J | All |
| 36 | Brazil Thiago Vivacqua | All | ||
| 37 | Russia Aleksey Korneev | G | 6–7 | |
| Italy Brixia Horse Power | 39 | Italy Andrea Baiguera | G | 6 |
| Icon | Status | |||
| J | Drivers that competed for the Juniors' Championship | |||
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |
Race calendar and results
The seven-event calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 5 October 2014. As in 2014, only three rounds were held in Italy – at Monza, Imola and Misano. The Pau Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring, Spa-Francorchamps and Jerez were the remaining four rounds.
Championship standings
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 |
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | PAU France | RBR Austria | SPA Belgium | MNZ Italy | MIS Italy | JER Spain | Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver IMO Italy PAU France RBR Austria SPA Belgium MNZ Italy MIS Italy JER Spain Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 United Kingdom Jack Aitken 2 1 8 6 1 1 13 4 4 7 Ret DNS 1 6 2 3 242 2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes Ret 3 5 2 6 2 4 1 3 14 1 Ret 5 1 4 9 237 3 Brazil Thiago Vivacqua 7 Ret 7 12 4 3 7 3 2 1 2 Ret 7 3 8 6 197 4 Russia Matevos Isaakyan 8 10 2 Ret 2 Ret 1 2 1 8 6 Ret 2 2 Ret 12 193 5 Austria Stefan Riener 5 6 6 5 3 5 9 5 Ret 4 3 3 6 5 11 15 191 6 Russia Vasily Romanov 16† 7 Ret 11 Ret 11 2 12 5 3 5 1 4 7 5 Ret 138 7 Ukraine Danylo Pronenko 13 8 7 6 8 6 Ret 15 13 2 10 9 17 16 80 8 United States Travis Jordan Fischer Ret 15 12 7 Ret Ret 12 8 8 10 9 5 11 10 16 17 62 9 Germany Philip Hamprecht 10 11 14 9 9 13 Ret 7 6 9 10 7 12 Ret 59 10 Italy Matteo Ferrer 12 9 Ret 15 11 12 Ret WD WD 2 7 Ret 14 12 12 21 51 11 Australia James Allen 15 17† 16 Ret 5 9 11 11 Ret 13 12 4 16 14 13 13 48 12 Russia Denis Bulatov Ret Ret Ret 8 10 7 Ret 10 11 5 Ret 6 13 8 46 13 Brazil Bruno Baptista 14 16† Ret 14 Ret 8 6 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 19 19 31 14 Italy Daniele Cazzaniga Ret 14 13 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 11 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret 20 24 15 Italy Andrea Russo 11 Ret 8 16 Italy Alessandro Perullo Ret Ret WD WD WD 17 11 1 Guest drivers ineligible for championship points France Anthoine Hubert 1 2 1 1 1 2 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 4 5 9 Ret 3 1 France Simon Gachet 3 Ret 3 4 9 7 India Jehan Daruvala 6 8 Ret 3 4 6 8 France Amaury Richard Ret 12 8 10 3 15 22 France Matthieu Vaxivière 10 3 Croatia Martin Kodrić 6 4 4 13 7 4 Australia Anton de Pasquale Ret 4 5 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg 12 4 Ret Belgium Max Defourny 15 10 10 5 Italy Alessio Lorandi Ret 7 Russia Aleksey Korneev 9 Ret 14 11 Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer 9 13 Ret 14 Russia Nikita Troitskiy 18 10 Canada Zachary Claman DeMelo 11 Ret India Mahaveer Raghunathan Ret 12 Russia Nerses Isaakyan 18 13 France Julien Falchero 19 15 Italy Andrea Baiguera 20 16 Italy Riccardo Cazzaniga 20 18 Pos Driver IMO Italy PAU France RBR Austria SPA Belgium MNZ Italy MIS Italy JER Spain Pts | Colour 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | United Kingdom Jack Aitken | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 242 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Jake Hughes | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 237 |
| 3 | Brazil Thiago Vivacqua | 7 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 197 |
| 4 | Russia Matevos Isaakyan | 8 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 193 |
| 5 | Austria Stefan Riener | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 191 |
| 6 | Russia Vasily Romanov | 16† | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 138 |
| 7 | Ukraine Danylo Pronenko | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 80 | ||
| 8 | United States Travis Jordan Fischer | Ret | 15 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 62 |
| 9 | Germany Philip Hamprecht | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 59 | ||
| 10 | Italy Matteo Ferrer | 12 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 12 | Ret | WD | WD | 2 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 51 |
| 11 | Australia James Allen | 15 | 17† | 16 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 48 |
| 12 | Russia Denis Bulatov | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 8 | 46 | ||
| 13 | Brazil Bruno Baptista | 14 | 16† | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 31 |
| 14 | Italy Daniele Cazzaniga | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 24 |
| 15 | Italy Andrea Russo | 11 | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Italy Alessandro Perullo | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 17 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||||
| France Anthoine Hubert | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| France Simon Gachet | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| India Jehan Daruvala | 6 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
| France Amaury Richard | Ret | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 22 | |||||||||||
| France Matthieu Vaxivière | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia Martin Kodrić | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Australia Anton de Pasquale | Ret | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | 12 | 4 | Ret | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium Max Defourny | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy Alessio Lorandi | Ret | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Aleksey Korneev | 9 | Ret | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer | 9 | 13 | Ret | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Nikita Troitskiy | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada Zachary Claman DeMelo | 11 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| India Mahaveer Raghunathan | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Nerses Isaakyan | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Julien Falchero | 19 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy Andrea Baiguera | 20 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy Riccardo Cazzaniga | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | PAU France | RBR Austria | SPA Belgium | MNZ Italy | MIS Italy | JER Spain | Pts | |||||||||
| Colour | 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) |
Juniors' championship
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | PAU France | RBR Austria | SPA Belgium | MNZ Italy | MIS Italy | JER Spain | Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia Matevos Isaakyan | 8 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 293 |
| 2 | Germany Philip Hamprecht | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 210 | ||
| 3 | Russia Denis Bulatov | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 8 | 172 | ||
| 4 | Brazil Bruno Baptista | 14 | 16† | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 163 |
| 5 | Italy Andrea Russo | 11 | Ret | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | PAU France | RBR Austria | SPA Belgium | MNZ Italy | MIS Italy | JER Spain | Pts |
Teams' championship
Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – were nominated to score teams' championship points.
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland Koiranen GP | 574 |
| 2 | Italy JD Motorsport | 390 |
| 3 | Italy Cram Motorsport | 237 |
| 4 | Italy BVM Racing | 80 |
| 5 | Italy GSK Grand Prix | 78 |
| 6 | France Arta Engineering | 48 |
| 7 | United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports | 18 |
| 8 | Italy Technorace | 1 |
| Guest teams ineligible for points | ||
| France Tech 1 Racing | ||
| Italy Brixia Horse Power |