Kevin Magnussen took victory in race two at Spa in appalling conditions took make it five different winners in the first five races.
The events of race one did not hinder the pace of Kevin Magnussen, who was undeterred in the wet conditions and made it two pole positions out of two in Spa.
A Dane was expected to win the first Formula Renault 3.5 race at Spa but not many would have anticipated the manner in which Marco Sorensen took his first victory in the season.
Kevin Magnussen took his first pole in Formula Renault 3.5 at Spa on Saturday morning. The Dane dueled with ISR’s Sam Bird for much of the session, and eventually out the Briton by seven hundredths of a second.
Sam Bird and Richie Stanaway were quickest in Friday’s free practice sessions at Spa.
Richie Stanaway has been ruled out for several weeks after suffering injury in race two of the Formula Renault 3.5 event at Spa.
It is easy to forget that Arthur Pic took pole position in the opening to races of the season at Motorland.
Lewis Williamson has endured a difficult opening to the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 season and that continued despite crossing the line first in Sunday’s race at Spa.
British Racing Drivers’ Club President Derek Warwick has offered his congratulations after no less than five members of the club were victorious at prestigious international racing events last weekend.
After the misery of last year in the Principality, Sam Bird sealed his maiden victory in Formula Renault 3.5 with a flawless drive to fend off Jules Bianchi.
Sam Bird took his second consecutive pole position in Monaco and his first in Formula Renault 3.5.
Formula Renault 3.5 kicked off a fascinating weekend of motorsport in Thursday’s practice session, with ISR’s Sam Bird topping the timesheets.
Speaking to The Checkered Flag, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team reserve driver Sam Bird talks about his F1 role, the new Formula Renault 3.5 car, and gives his take on the new multi-manufacturer era of the DTM.
Nick Yelloly took his first ever Formula Renault 3.5 win in the opening round of the 2012 season in Aragon.
Alexander Rossi, the Formula Renault 3.5 driver, will replace Heikki Kovalainen for the first free practice session this Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Arthur Pic took pole position for the opening race of the Formula Renault 3.5 season on DAMS’ debut in the series.
DAMS got off to a flyer in their first ever Formula Renault 3.5 practice sessions, with Arthur Pic, brother of Marussia F1 driver Charles, fastest in both of Friday’s collective tests.
