# 2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

The 2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the first Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. The season began on 1 May at Zolder, Belgium and finished at Monza, Italy on 23 October after 17 races. Robert Kubica was crowned series champion.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| EuroInternational | 1 | Giorgio Mondini | 1-4, 6 |
| EuroInternational | 1 | Fábio Carbone | 7-8 |
| EuroInternational | 1 | Danny Watts | 9 |
| EuroInternational | 2 | Matteo Meneghello | 1-2, 4-9 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 3 | Andreas Zuber | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | 4 | Will Power | 1-8 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 4 | Giorgio Mondini | 9 |
| Pons Racing | 5 | Adrián Vallés | All |
| Pons Racing | 6 | Celso Míguez | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 7 | Félix Porteiro | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 8 | Robert Kubica | All |
| Victory Engineering | 9 | Enrico Toccacelo | 1-5 |
| Victory Engineering | 9 | Danilo Dirani | 7 |
| Victory Engineering | 9 | Davide Rigon | 8-9 |
| Victory Engineering | 10 | Tomas Kostka | 1-7 |
| Victory Engineering | 10 | Richard Antinucci | 9 |
| Avelon Formula | 11 | Mehdi Bennani | 2-9 |
| Avelon Formula | 11 | Ivan Bellarosa | 1 |
| Avelon Formula | 12 | Ivan Bellarosa | 2-9 |
| KTR | 14 | Jaap van Lagen | All |
| KTR | 15 | Tristan Gommendy | All |
| Saulnier Racing | 16 | Simon Pagenaud | All |
| Saulnier Racing | 17 | Ryo Fukuda | All |
| Draco Multiracing USA | 18 | Markus Winkelhock | All |
| Draco Multiracing USA | 19 | Christian Montanari | All |
| Cram Competition | 20 | Damien Pasini | All |
| Cram Competition | 21 | Eric Salignon | 1-7, 9 |
| Cram Competition | 21 | Ben Hanley | 8 |
| DAMS | 22 | Alx Danielsson | 1, 3-7 |
| DAMS | 22 | Alex Lloyd | 2 |
| DAMS | 22 | Nicolas Prost | 8 |
| DAMS | 22 | Ferdinando Monfardini | 9 |
| DAMS | 23 | Pastor Maldonado | 1-2, 7-9 |
| DAMS | 23 | Raffaele Giammaria | 3-5 |
| GD Racing | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | All |
| GD Racing | 25 | Frédéric Vervisch | 1-4 |
| GD Racing | 25 | Patrick Pilet | 8-9 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | Patrick Pilet | 1-4 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | Ryan Sharp | 5-9 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 28 | Colin Fleming | All |
| Interwetten.com | 29 | Daniel la Rosa | 1-7 |
| Interwetten.com | 29 | Carlos Iaconelli | 9 |
| Interwetten.com | 30 | Stefano Proetto | 1 |
| Interwetten.com | 30 | Sven Barth | 2 |
| Interwetten.com | 30 | Fernando Rees | 4-9 |
| RC Motorsport | 31 | Karun Chandhok | 1-4 |
| RC Motorsport | 31 | Matteo Pellegrino | 7-9 |
| RC Motorsport | 32 | Giovanni Tedeschi | All |
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## Calendar

Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2005 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the Monaco Grand Prix.
| Round | Round | Circuit/Location | Country | Date |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Zolder | Belgium | 1 May |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Zolder | Belgium | 1 May |
| 2 | R | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | Monaco | 22 May |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | Spain | 4 June |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | Spain | 4 June |
| 4 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | France | 10 July |
| 4 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | France | 10 July |
| 5 | R1 | Circuito Urbano Bilbao | Spain | 17 July |
| 5 | R2 | Circuito Urbano Bilbao | Spain | 17 July |
| 6 | R1 | Motopark Oschersleben | Germany | 7 August |
| 6 | R2 | Motopark Oschersleben | Germany | 7 August |
| 7 | R1 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | United Kingdom | September 11 |
| 7 | R2 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | United Kingdom | September 11 |
| 8 | R1 | Autódromo do Estoril | Portugal | 2 October |
| 8 | R2 | Autódromo do Estoril | Portugal | 2 October |
| 9 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Italy | 23 October |
| 9 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Italy | 23 October |
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## Results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Zolder | Enrico Toccacelo | Markus Winkelhock | Enrico Toccacelo | Victory Engineering | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Zolder | Will Power | Robert Kubica | Robert Kubica | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 2 | R | Circuit de Monaco | Christian Montanari | Enrico Toccacelo | Christian Montanari | Draco Multiracing USA | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Félix Porteiro | Eric Salignon | Félix Porteiro | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Andreas Zuber | Eric Salignon | Tristan Gommendy | KTR | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit | Markus Winkelhock | Félix Porteiro | Markus Winkelhock | Draco Multiracing USA | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit | Robert Kubica | Jaap van Lagen | Will Power | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Circuito Urbano Bilbao | Robert Kubica | Andreas Zuber | Robert Kubica | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Circuito Urbano Bilbao | Will Power | Andreas Zuber | Will Power | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Motopark Oschersleben | Will Power | Tristan Gommendy | Robert Kubica | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Motopark Oschersleben | Robert Kubica | Andreas Zuber | Robert Kubica | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Donington Park | Adrián Vallés | Tristan Gommendy | Adrián Vallés | Pons Racing | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Donington Park | Eric Salignon | Félix Porteiro | Markus Winkelhock | Draco Multiracing USA | Report |
| 8 | R1 | Autódromo do Estoril | Tristan Gommendy | Andreas Zuber | Andreas Zuber | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 8 | R2 | Autódromo do Estoril | Félix Porteiro | Adrián Vallés | Félix Porteiro | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Félix Porteiro | Markus Winkelhock | Adrián Vallés | Pons Racing | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Félix Porteiro | Tristan Gommendy | Markus Winkelhock | Draco Multiracing USA | Report |
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## Points System

Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition:
* One point was awarded for Pole position for each race
* One point was awarded for Fastest lap for each race
The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 34 and the maximum number for a team was 58.

## Standings
### Driver standings

| Pos | Driver | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MON 1 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | MOZ 1 | MOZ 2 | Points |
| 1 | Robert Kubica | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16† | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 154 |
| 2 | Adrián Vallés | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 116 |
| 3 | Markus Winkelhock | NC | 3 | DNS | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 114 |
| 4 | Tristan Gommendy | 4 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 19† | 2 | 2 | NC | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 16 | 96 |
| 5 | Félix Porteiro | 5 | 9 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 20 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 6 | NC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 77 |
| 6 | Andreas Zuber | 2 | 2 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 19 | Ret | 1 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 73 |
| 7 | Will Power | DNS | DNS | 12 | 3 | 14† | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 12 | | | 64 |
| 8 | Christian Montanari | 7 | DNS | 1 | 12 | 15† | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17† | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 54 |
| 9 | Jaap van Lagen | 18 | 10 | 2 | 14 | Ret | DNS | NC | 13 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 49 |
| 10 | Eric Salignon | 15 | Ret | 14 | 23† | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | 6 | Ret | 49 |
| 11 | Patrick Pilet | 10 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 43 |
| 12 | Enrico Toccacelo | 1 | 15† | 6 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20† | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 13 | Colin Fleming | DNS | DNS | DNS | 9 | 8 | | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 34 |
| 14 | Damien Pasini | 11 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 17 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 20† | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 33 |
| 15 | Alx Danielsson | DNS | DNS | | 8 | Ret | DNS | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 9 | | | | | 32 |
| 16 | Simon Pagenaud | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 17 | Miloš Pavlović | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 21 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 19 |
| 18 | Daniel la Rosa | DNS | DNS | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 24† | Ret | | | | | 18 |
| 19 | Celso Míguez | 12 | 16† | 11 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Ret | 15 |
| 20 | Ryo Fukuda | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 11 |
| 21 | Ryan Sharp | | | | | | | | 14 | 9 | 9 | 18† | 16 | Ret | 24 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 |
| 22 | Fabio Carbone | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 15 | 9 | | | 7 |
| 23 | Tomas Kostka | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 5 | 11 | DNS | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 22† | 13 | | | | | 6 |
| 24 | Giorgio Mondini | 16 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 6 | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 20† | 11 | 5 |
| 25 | Pastor Maldonado | 20† | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 25 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 26 | Davide Rigon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 27 | Matteo Meneghello | NC | 13† | DNS | | | | | 16 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 3 |
| 28 | Ferdinando Monfardini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| 29 | Karun Chandhok | 13 | 11 | Ret | 16 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Frédéric Vervisch | 19 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 17 | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Matteo Pellegrino | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| 32 | Danny Watts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | Mehdi Bennani | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | 21 | 18 | DNQ | Ret | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| 34 | Giovanni Tedeschi | NC | 14† | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| 35 | Fernando Rees | | | | | | 17 | Ret | 18 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 23† | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 23† | 0 |
| 36 | Richard Antinucci | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| 37 | Sven Barth | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | Ivan Bellarosa | Ret | DNS | 17 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 21† | Ret | 21 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| 39 | Ben Hanley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | | | 0 |
| 40 | Alex Lloyd | | | 19† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Nicolas Prost | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 20† | | | 0 |
| 42 | Carlos Iaconelli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | 0 |
| 43 | Raffaele Giammaria | | | | Ret | Ret | 20 | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 44 | Danilo Dirani | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20† | | | | | 0 |
| - | Stefano Proetto | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MON 1 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | MOZ 1 | MOZ 2 | Points |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
* † = Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

### Team standings

| Pos | Team | Car No. | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MON 1 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST FEA | EST SPR | MOZ FEA | MOZ SPR | Points |
| 1 | Epsilon Euskadi | 7 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 18* | 11 | 20 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 6 | NC* | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 230 |
| 1 | Epsilon Euskadi | 8 | 3 | 1* | 5 | 2 | 16† | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 230 |
| 2 | Draco Multiracing USA | 18 | NC* | 3 | DNS | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3* | 1 | 167 |
| 2 | Draco Multiracing USA | 19 | 7 | DNS | 1 | 12 | 15† | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17† | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 167 |
| 3 | KTR | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 14 | Ret | DNS | NC* | 13 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 144 |
| 3 | KTR | 15 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 19† | 2* | 2 | NC* | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 16* | 144 |
| 4 | Carlin Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 2 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 7 | 8 | 22* | 16* | 3 | 10* | 19 | Ret | 1* | 7 | Ret | 5 | 135 |
| 4 | Carlin Motorsport | 4 | DNS | DNS | 12 | 3 | 14† | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 20† | 11 | 135 |
| 5 | Pons Racing | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret* | 1 | 2 | 130 |
| 5 | Pons Racing | 6 | 12 | 16† | 11 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Ret | 130 |
| 6 | Cram Competition | 20 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 17 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 20† | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 81 |
| 6 | Cram Competition | 21 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 23†* | 3* | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 81 |
| 7 | Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 18† | 16 | Ret | 24 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 60 |
| 7 | Jenzer Motorsport | 28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 9 | 8 | | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 60 |
| 8 | Victory Engineering | 9 | 1 | 15† | 6* | 10 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20† | | | Ret | 20† | 16 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 46 |
| 8 | Victory Engineering | 10 | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 5 | 11 | DNS | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 22† | 13 | | | 16 | 17 | 46 |
| 9 | GD Racing | 24 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 21 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 44 |
| 9 | GD Racing | 25 | 19 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 17 | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 44 |
| 10 | Saulnier Racing | 16 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 |
| 10 | Saulnier Racing | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 41 |
| 11 | DAMS | 22 | DNS | DNS | 19† | 8 | Ret | DNS | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 22 | 20† | 10 | 13 | 37 |
| 11 | DAMS | 23 | 20† | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 20 | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | 25 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 37 |
| 12 | Interwetten.com | 29 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 24† | Ret | | | Ret | 20 | 18 |
| 12 | Interwetten.com | 30 | DNS | DNS | 16 | | | 17 | Ret | 18 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 23† | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 23† | 18 |
| 13 | EuroInternational | 1 | 16 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 6 | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | EuroInternational | 2 | NC | 13† | DNS | | | | | 16 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 15 |
| 14 | Avelon Formula | 11 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 18 | 21 | 18 | DNQ | Ret | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| 14 | Avelon Formula | 12 | | | 17 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 21† | Ret | 21 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Car No. | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MON 1 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST FEA | EST SPR | MOZ FEA | MOZ SPR | Points |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
* † = Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.