# 2012 World Series by Renault

The 2012 World Series by Renault was the eighth season of Renault Sport's series of events, with four different championships racing under one banner. Consisting of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Eurocup Mégane Trophy and Eurocup Clio, the World Series by Renault ran at seven different venues, where fans could get into the meetings for no cost whatsoever, such is the uniqueness of the series.
The series began on 5 Nay at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Alcañiz, and finished on 21 October at the Circuit de Catalunya, just outside Barcelona. Round at Monza was dropped. While brand new Moscow Raceway was included in series' schedule, while Formula Renault 3.5 had two extra races on its own, in support of the Monaco Grand Prix and 6 Hours of Silverstone.

## Race calendar

* Event in light blue is not part of the World Series, but is a championship round for the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
| Circuit | Location | Date | Series | Winning driver | Winning team |
| Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | Alcañiz, Spain | 5 May | FR3.5 1 | Nick Yelloly | Comtec Racing |
| Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | Alcañiz, Spain | 5 May | FR2.0 1 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport |
| Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | Alcañiz, Spain | 5 May | EMT 1 | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | Alcañiz, Spain | 6 May | FR3.5 2 | Robin Frijns | Fortec Motorsports |
| Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | Alcañiz, Spain | 6 May | FR2.0 2 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport |
| Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | Alcañiz, Spain | 6 May | EMT 2 | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| Circuit de Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 27 May | FR3.5 3 | Sam Bird | ISR |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 2 June | FR3.5 4 | Marco Sørensen | Lotus |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 2 June | FR2.0 3 | Norman Nato | RC Formula |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 2 June | EMT 3 | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 2 June | EC 1 | Marc Guillot | Milan Competition |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 3 June | FR3.5 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 3 June | FR2.0 4 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 3 June | EMT 4 | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 3 June | EC 2 | Mike Verschuur | Equipe Verschuur |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 30 June | FR3.5 6 | Jules Bianchi | Tech 1 Racing |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 30 June | FR2.0 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 30 June | EMT 5 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 30 June | EC 3 | Oscar Nogués | Rangoni Motorsport |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 1 July | FR3.5 7 | Nick Yelloly | Comtec Racing |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 1 July | FR2.0 6 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 1 July | EMT 6 | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 1 July | EC 4 | Marc Guillot | Milan Competition |
| Moscow Raceway | Volokolamsk, Russia | 14 July | FR3.5 8 | Robin Frijns | Fortec Motorsports |
| Moscow Raceway | Volokolamsk, Russia | 14 July | FR2.0 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport |
| Moscow Raceway | Volokolamsk, Russia | 14 July | EMT 7 | Fabien Thuner | Oregon Team |
| Moscow Raceway | Volokolamsk, Russia | 15 July | FR3.5 9 | Arthur Pic | DAMS |
| Moscow Raceway | Volokolamsk, Russia | 15 July | FR2.0 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport |
| Moscow Raceway | Volokolamsk, Russia | 15 July | EMT 8 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 25 August | FR3.5 10 | Jules Bianchi | Tech 1 Racing |
| Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 26 August | FR3.5 11 | Sam Bird | ISR |
| Hungaroring | Mogyoród, Hungary | 15 September | FR3.5 12 | Robin Frijns | Fortec Motorsports |
| Hungaroring | Mogyoród, Hungary | 15 September | FR2.0 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| Hungaroring | Mogyoród, Hungary | 15 September | EMT 9 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| Hungaroring | Mogyoród, Hungary | 16 September | FR3.5 13 | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham |
| Hungaroring | Mogyoród, Hungary | 16 September | FR2.0 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport |
| Hungaroring | Mogyoród, Hungary | 16 September | EMT 10 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 29 September | FR3.5 14 | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 29 September | FR2.0 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 29 September | EMT 11 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 29 September | EC 5 | Oscar Nogués | Rangoni Motorsport |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 30 September | FR3.5 15 | Jules Bianchi | Tech 1 Racing |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 30 September | FR2.0 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 30 September | EMT 12 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 30 September | EC 6 | Mike Verschuur | Equipe Verschuur |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 20 October | FR3.5 16 | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 20 October | FR2.0 13 | Óscar Tunjo | Tech 1 Racing |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 20 October | EMT 13 | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 20 October | EC 7 | Oscar Nogués | Rangoni Motorsport |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 21 October | FR3.5 17 | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 21 October | FR2.0 14 | Oliver Rowland | Fortec Motorsports |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 21 October | EMT 14 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| Circuit de Catalunya | Montmeló, Spain | 21 October | EC 8 | Christian Ricciarini | Composit Motorsport |
| Icon | Championship |
| FR3.5 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
| FR2.0 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| EMT | Eurocup Mégane Trophy |
| EC | Eurocup Clio |

## Championships
### Formula Renault 3.5 Series

| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Robin Frijns | Fortec Motorsports | 189 |
| 2 | Jules Bianchi | Tech 1 Racing | 185 |
| 3 | Sam Bird | ISR | 179 |
| 4 | António Félix da Costa | Arden Caterham | 166 |
| 5 | Nick Yelloly | Comtec Racing | 122 |

### Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 244 |
| 2 | Daniil Kvyat | Koiranen Motorsport | 234 |
| 3 | Oliver Rowland | Fortec Motorsports | 109 |
| 4 | Norman Nato | RC Formula | 96 |
| 5 | Nyck de Vries | R-ace GP | 78 |

### Eurocup Mégane Trophy

| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Albert Costa | Oregon Team | 251 |
| 2 | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing | 247 |
| 3 | Kevin Gilardoni | Oregon Team | 160 |
| 4 | Niccolò Nalio | Oregon Team | 153 |
| 5 | Fabien Thuner | Oregon Team | 131 |

### Eurocup Clio

| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Oscar Nogués | Rangoni Motorsport | 115 |
| 2 | Marc Guillot | Milan Competition | 106 |
| 3 | Mike Verschuur | Equipe Verschuur | 91 |
| 4 | Rafael Villanueva | Milan Competition | 80 |
| 5 | Christian Ricciarini | Composit Motorsport | 66 |