page_title: Álvaro Parente
section_title: Formula Renault 3.5 Series
hierarchical_section_title: Álvaro Parente / Career / Formula Renault 3.5 Series
caption_attribution_description: English: Álvaro Parente driving for Ocean Racing Technology at the Nürburgring round of the 2009 GP2 Series season. Deutsch: Álvaro Parente für Ocean Racing Technology auf dem Nürburgring in der GP2-Serie 2009.
context_page_description: Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese professional racing driver. He is currently under contract with McLaren racing their GT cars for several customer teams.
context_section_description: For 2006, Parente joined the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the Victory Engineering team, and achieved his first win at Istanbul in only his fifth race in the category. He took two further wins at the Nürburgring and Circuit de Catalunya to finish fifth in the final standings. He had hoped to progress onto the GP2 Series in 2007, but a lack of sponsorship scuppered his plans. He did, however, return to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the French Tech 1 Racing team, having signed a contract on the eve of the first pre-season test.
  During the 2007 season Parente took five podium finishes, including two race victories at Monaco and Spa, and was crowned World Series by Renault champion at the final round in Barcelona on 27 October.
  As a prize for winning the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Parente has tested for the Renault F1 team on 17 January 2008 at the Circuito de Jerez.
caption: Parente driving for Ocean Racing Technology at the Nürburgring round of the 2009 GP2 Series season.
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