The 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 3.5 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the ninth Formula Renault 3.5 Series season organized by the Renault Sport. The season began at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 6 April and finished on 20 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The series formed part of the World Series by Renault meetings at seven double header events with double header event at Monza and single event at Monaco.
The championship battle was between McLaren junior programme drivers Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne. Magnussen clinched the championship title with a race to spare,[1] and ultimately finished sixty points ahead of Vandoorne. Despite having less wins than in 2012, António Félix da Costa improved to the third place in the drivers' standings. Nico Müller, Marco Sørensen and Carlos Huertas were the only other winners outside the top three.
The calendar for the 2013 season was announced on 20 October 2012, the day before the end of the 2012 season.[38] Seven of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 2013 World Series by Renault season, with additional rounds in support of the Superstars Series at Monza, and the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix. The championship visited the Red Bull Ring for the first time and returned to Monza. The Nürburgring and Silverstone have been removed from the schedule.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 April | Stoffel Vandoorne | Will Stevens | Stoffel Vandoorne | Fortec Motorsports | Stoffel Vandoorne |
R2 | 7 April | António Félix da Costa | Arthur Pic | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham | Stoffel Vandoorne | ||
2 | R1 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | 27 April | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | DAMS | Sergey Sirotkin |
R2 | 28 April[N 2] | Norman Nato | Carlos Huertas | Carlos Huertas | Carlin | Sergey Sirotkin | ||
3 | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 26 May | Nico Müller | Nigel Melker | Nico Müller | International Draco Racing | Jazeman Jaafar | |
4 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 1 June | Kevin Magnussen | Lucas Foresti | Kevin Magnussen | DAMS | Jazeman Jaafar |
R2 | 2 June | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Stoffel Vandoorne | Fortec Motorsports | Stoffel Vandoorne | ||
5 | R1 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 22 June | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Fortec Motorsports | Stoffel Vandoorne |
R2 | 23 June | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Fortec Motorsports | Stoffel Vandoorne | ||
6 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 20 July | Marco Sørensen | Nigel Melker | Marco Sørensen | Lotus | William Buller |
R2 | 21 July | Marco Sørensen | Marco Sørensen | Marco Sørensen | Lotus | Sergey Sirotkin | ||
7 | R1 | Hungaroring, Budapest | 14 September | André Negrão | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Nico Müller | International Draco Racing | Sergey Sirotkin |
R2 | 15 September | Kevin Magnussen | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham | Stoffel Vandoorne | ||
8 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 28 September | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham | Stoffel Vandoorne |
R2 | 29 September | Kevin Magnussen | António Félix da Costa | Kevin Magnussen | DAMS | William Buller | ||
9 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona | 19 October | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | DAMS | Stoffel Vandoorne |
R2 | 20 October | Kevin Magnussen | Will Stevens | Kevin Magnussen | DAMS | Stoffel Vandoorne |
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