Patrice Ratti, President of Renault Sport Technologies: “Thanks to the hospitality of the Jerez de la Frontera municipality, we enjoyed an historic and unique weekend! This tenth season concluded with a decisive weekend for two of our international championships that make up the backbone of the World Series by Renault. Carlos Sainz in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Nyck de Vries in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Oscar Nogues in the Eurocup Clio are three very talented drivers who shined thanks to their panache and consistency all year long. Bravo as well to their teams, DAMS, Koiranen GP and Rangoni Corse. We hope that these titles will allow them attain their future goals. This edition has also confirmed the popular success of our event, with hundreds of thousands of spectators attending the seven rounds. This weekend was also an occasion to look to the future with the publication of the calendar and the first public demonstration of the Renault Sport R.S. 01.”

Formula Renault 3.5 Series: Carlos Sainz and DAMS crowned
Discreet during the collective tests, Carlos Sainz (DAMS) and Roberto Merhi (Zeta Corse) were also off the pace in qualifying. While Will Stevens (Strakka Racing) won from pole ahead of the Fortec Motorsports duo of Oliver Rowland Sergey Sirotkin, the elimination of Roberto Merhi on the opening lap brought the suspense of the title fight to an end. On Sunday, Roberto Merhi won the pole before receiving a penalty for blocking a competitor. Oliver Rowland inherited the pole and went on for the win ahead of Nicholas Latifi (Tech 1 Racing) and William Buller (Arden Motorsports). Fourth place Pierre Gasly (Arden Motorsport), became the runner-up to Carlos Sainz in the general classification and also won rookie of the year honours. DAMS held on to a three point advantage from Fortec Motorsports to win a second consecutive teams title.

Race 1: 1- W. Stevens, GBR (Strakka Racing), 2- O. Rowland, GBR (Fortec Motorsports), 3- S. Sirotkin, RUS (Fortec Motorsports)…
Race 2: 1- O. Rowland, GBR (Fortec Motorsports), 2- N. Latifi, CAN (Tech 1 Racing), 3- W. Buller, GBR (Arden Motorsport)…
General classification: 1- C. Sainz 227 pts, 2- P. Gasly 192 pts, 3- R. Merhi 183 pts…

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: a second title for Koiranen GP
After taking Nyck de Vries to the crown, Korianen GP came to Circuito de Jerez with the ambition to score the teams title. It was mission accomplished as of Saturday when the Dutchman won ahead of pole winner Dennis Olsen (Prema Powerteam), who was then disqualified for a technical non-compliance. On Sunday, wild-card entry George Russell (Tech 1 Racing) turned heads in getting the pole position. The Englishman held off Nyck de Vries to score his Maiden triumph in the Eurocup, as well as Tech 1 Racing’s first of the season. In the general classification, joining Nyck de Vries on the season ending podium are Dennis Olsen (Prema Powerteam) and Lotus F1 Junior Team protégé, Alexander Albon (KTR).

Race 1: 1- N. de Vries, NED (Koiranen GP), 2- J. Aitken, GBR (Fortec Motorsports), 3- H. Villemi, FIN (Prema Powerteam)…
Race 2: 1- G. Russell, GBR (Tech 1 Racing), 2- N. de Vries, NED (Koiranen GP), 3- J. Aitken, GBR (Fortec Motorsports)…
General classification: 1- N. de Vries 254 pts, 2- D. Olsen 124 pts, 3- A. Albon 117 pts…

Eurocup Clio: the historic double of Oscar Nogues
The overwhelming favourite for the title, Oscar Nogues (Rangoni Corse) beat his rivals to the pole on Saturday. Despite the resistance of Mikel Azcona (PCR Sport), the Catalan native won his second Eurocup Clio crown. On Sunday, Mikel Azcona got his revenge in posting fastest time in qualifying. He then held on to the advantage just until the chequered flag to win ahead of Oscar Nogues and Eric Trémoulet (Vic’Team). The victory for the young Spaniard allowed him to wrest second place in the season ending general classification from the Frenchman.

Race 1: 1- O. Nogues, ESP (Rangoni Corse), 2- M. Azcona, ESP (PCRSport), 3- E. Trémoulet, FRA (Vic’Team)…
Race 2: 1- M. Azcona, ESP (PCRSport), 2- O. Nogues, ESP (Rangoni Corse), 3- E. Trémoulet, FRA (Vic’Team)…
General classification: 1- O. Nogues 161 pts, 2- M. Azcona 121 pts, 3- E. Trémoulet 112 pts…