Poland's Robert Kubica won the championship, while his team Epsilon Euskadi won the teams title.

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
		Fábio Carbone	7-8
		Danny Watts	9
	2	Matteo Meneghello	1-2, 4-9
Carlin Motorsport	3	Andreas Zuber	All
	4	Will Power	1-8
		Giorgio Mondini	9
Pons Racing	5	Adrián Vallés	All
	6	Celso Míguez	All
Epsilon Euskadi	7	Félix Porteiro	All
	8	Robert Kubica	All
Victory Engineering	9	Enrico Toccacelo	1-5
		Danilo Dirani	7
		Davide Rigon	8-9
	10	Tomas Kostka	1-7
		Richard Antinucci	9
Avelon Formula	11	Mehdi Bennani	2-9
		Ivan Bellarosa	1
	12		2-9
KTR	14	Jaap van Lagen	All
	15	Tristan Gommendy	All
Saulnier Racing	16	Simon Pagenaud	All
	17	Ryo Fukuda	All
Draco Multiracing USA	18	Markus Winkelhock	All
	19	Christian Montanari	All
Cram Competition	20	Damien Pasini	All
	21	Eric Salignon	1-7, 9
		Ben Hanley	8
DAMS	22	Alx Danielsson	1, 3-7
		Alex Lloyd	2
		Nicolas Prost	8
		Ferdinando Monfardini	9
	23	Pastor Maldonado	1-2, 7-9
		Raffaele Giammaria	3-5
GD Racing	24	Miloš Pavlović	All
	25	Frédéric Vervisch	1-4
		Patrick Pilet	8-9
Jenzer Motorsport	27	Patrick Pilet	1-4
		Ryan Sharp	5-9
	28	Colin Fleming	All
Interwetten.com	29	Daniel la Rosa	1-7
		Carlos Iaconelli	9
	30	Stefano Proetto	1
		Sven Barth	2
		Fernando Rees	4-9
RC Motorsport	31	Karun Chandhok	1-4
		Matteo Pellegrino	7-9
	32	Giovanni Tedeschi	All

Calendar

Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2005 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the Monaco Grand Prix.

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date
1	R1	Circuit Zolder	Belgium	1 May
	R2
2	R	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	Monaco	22 May
3	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	Spain	4 June
	R2
4	R1	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	France	10 July
	R2
5	R1	Circuito Urbano Bilbao	Spain	17 July
	R2
6	R1	Motopark Oschersleben	Germany	7 August
	R2
7	R1	Donington Park, Leicestershire	United Kingdom	September 11
	R2
8	R1	Autódromo do Estoril	Portugal	2 October
	R2
9	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Italy	23 October
	R2

Results

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

Points System

Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:

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

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) 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 8 3 1* 5 2 16† 3 2 1 8 1 1 3 6 2 3 Ret Ret 2 Draco Multiracing USA 18 NC* 3 DNS 11 12 1 5 Ret 7 Ret 3 5 1 4 2 3* 1 167 19 7 DNS 1 12 15† 12 6 6 10 11 17† 2 15 8 5 12 9 3 KTR 14 18 10 2 14 Ret DNS NC* 13 Ret 7 4 4 Ret 19 4 9 6 144 15 4 Ret 4 7 1 15 16 3 19† 2* 2 NC* 4 3 Ret 5 16* 4 Carlin Motorsport 3 2 2 DNS Ret 10 7 8 22* 16* 3 10* 19 Ret 1* 7 Ret 5 135 4 DNS DNS 12 3 14† 4 1 2 1 Ret 14 13 Ret 10 12 20† 11 5 Pons Racing 5 6 6 3 4 2 13 7 10 6 5 7 1 2 Ret Ret* 1 2 130 6 12 16† 11 18 Ret 16 12 7 Ret Ret 5 10 11 18 15 7 Ret 6 Cram Competition 20 11 5 7 20 4 Ret 13 17 Ret 6 11 20† 3 Ret 13 Ret Ret 81 21 15 Ret 14 23†* 3* 5 4 4 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 17 Ret 6 Ret 7 Jenzer Motorsport 27 10 7 13 6 7 8 10 14 9 9 18† 16 Ret 24 Ret Ret 7 60 28 DNS DNS DNS 9 8 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 11 10 6 Ret Ret 22 8 Victory Engineering 9 1 15† 6* 10 Ret 6 9 5 20† Ret 20† 16 10 8 14 46 10 14 Ret 18 Ret 5 11 DNS Ret DNS 12 Ret 22† 13 16 17 9 GD Racing 24 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 21 3 10 12 17 12 11 6 Ret 10 44 25 19 12 Ret 19 17 Ret 20 7 8 4 3 10 Saulnier Racing 16 8 4 10 5 11 10 Ret 11 12 Ret DNS 8 5 9 11 11 12 41 17 9 8 9 17 9 14 17 9 13 14 Ret Ret 14 14 16 18 19 11 DAMS 22 DNS DNS 19† 8 Ret DNS 14 8 2 4 Ret 7 9 22 20† 10 13 37 23 20† Ret DNS Ret Ret 20 DNS Ret DNS 25 7 12 Ret Ret Ret 12 Interwetten.com 29 DNS DNS 8 13 13 2 Ret 12 Ret 8 Ret 24† Ret Ret 20 18 30 DNS DNS 16 17 Ret 18 14 Ret Ret 23† Ret Ret 19 Ret 23† 13 EuroInternational 1 16 Ret 15 Ret 6 DNS DNS Ret Ret 9 8 15 9 13 15 15 2 NC 13† DNS 16 17 Ret 13 12 16 20 14 Ret 8 14 Avelon Formula 11 Ret DNS Ret Ret 18 21 18 DNQ Ret 13 16 18 17 23 21 19 21 0 12 17 22 Ret 19 19 19 18 Ret Ret 21† Ret 21 18 17 Ret 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

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

• † = Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

References

• formula3.cc Results.
• speedsportmag.com Results and entry list.