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on 17 April, and ended at

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, also in Spain, on 10 October. The Drivers' championship was won by Carlin's

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after a last–race title decider with

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driver

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. The

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n claimed the title by just two points after both drivers entered the final race level on 128 points each. He received his prize

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drive on the first day of the young driver test held at the

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on 16 November. Tech 1 Racing won the Teams' championship from

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. It was due to be the final season for the current

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chassis, which was due to be replaced by a new car, developed by Renault Sport Technologies, in time for the 2011 season. However, the series has extended the lifespan of the current car into the 2011 season to "avoid placing undue financial pressures on teams in the prevalent tough market conditions".

Regulation changes

Technical

* The engines were re–tuned from 8,200

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to 8,500 RPM. * Boost control was banned.

Sporting

* The duration of the two Friday practice sessions was increased from 60 minutes to 75 minutes each. * The grid for the second race was no longer decided using the reverse grid and SuperPole system. Each meeting (with the exception of

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) now featured two 30–minute qualifying sessions and two races of 44 minutes + one lap. * During the Saturday of each meeting, the cars raced in a "light-aerodynamic" configuration, which was defined by Renault Sport Technologies.

Teams and drivers

= Series rookie for 2010

Driver changes

; Changed Teams *

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→

Jon Lancaster Jon Lancaster (born 10 December 1988 in Leeds) is a British auto racing driver. Career Early life and karting Lancaster was born on 10 December 1988 in Leeds, Yorkshire. He used to watch Formula One since he was three years old and always lik ...

Comtec Racing Comtec Racing is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in three championships — Formula Renault, World Series by Renault and the Auto GP World Series. History The team started out in Formula Ford from the ashes of ...

→

Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the GB3 Championship. The team was bought in 1995 by current owner Richard Dutton. Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, Jame ...

* Omar Leal:

Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...

→ International DracoRacing *

Daniil Move Daniil Yuryevich Move ( rus, Дании́л Ю́рьевич Мове́ , p=dənʲɪˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈvʲɛ, born on 11 December 1985, in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian race car driver. Daniil holds the title "master of sport on interna ...

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→ Junior Lotus Racing * Anton Nebylitskiy: KMP Group/SG Formula →

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: Prema Powerteam → ISR Racing ; Entering/Re-Entering FR3.5 *

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(

MotorSport Vision MotorSport Vision (MSV) is a motorsport organisation and an operator of six UK venues. MSV has a portfolio ranging from major two- and four-wheel championships to organising the PalmerSport corporate driving event. History MotorSport Vision w ...

) → Carlin *

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) → International DracoRacing *

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( EmilioDeVillota.com) → FHV Interwetten.com *

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(

Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Racing is a British auto racing team established in 2004 as a partnership between automobile manufacturer Aston Martin and engineering group Prodrive. The partnership was initially created for the purpose of returning Aston ...

) → P1 Motorsport *

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(Prema Powerteam) → Comtec Racing; Coletti raced in

for Prema in 2009. *

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: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (Epsilon Euskadi) → Epsilon Euskadi * Víctor García:

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(Fortec Motorsport) → KMP Racing *

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: British Formula 3 Championship (

Hitech Racing Hitech Grand Prix (formerly known as Hitech Racing) is a British motor racing team. It was founded in 2002 by Dennis Rushen and David Hayle. The team started racing in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2003. The team also competed in the So ...

) → P1 Motorsport * Bruno Méndez: European F3 Open Championship (

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) → FHV Interwetten.com; Méndez raced for RC Motorsport at

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in 2009. *

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(

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) &

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(

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) → Junior Lotus Racing *

: British Formula 3 Championship (

Carlin Motorsport Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in five championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, F4 British Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 and E ...

) →

; Ricciardo raced in

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for the same team in 2009. *

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: Formula 3 Euro Series (Carlin Motorsport) → Carlin *

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(

ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix is a French motor racing team that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe. In 2012, it competed in the GP2 Series and GP3 Series as Lotus GP to reflect sponsorship from British sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus. The ...

) → ISR Racing *

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: FIA Formula Two Championship (MotorSport Vision) → Junior Lotus Racing *

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: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin) → Tech 1 Racing *

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( BVM – Target Racing) → Pons Racing ; Leaving FR3.5 *

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: Carlin Motorsport →

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(

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) *

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: International DracoRacing →

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(

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) *

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: International DracoRacing → European F3 Open Championship (Cedars Motorsport) *

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: KMP Group/SG Formula →

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(

) *

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: Comtec Racing → GP2 Series (

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) *

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: Epsilon Euskadi → GP2 Series (

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) *

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: Epsilon Euskadi → Superleague Formula (

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) *

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: Mofaz Racing → Formula One ( Lotus Racing – Test & Reserve driver) *

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: Interwetten.com Racing →

( RSC Mücke Motorsport) *

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: Interwetten.com Racing → GP2 Series (

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) * John Martin: Comtec Racing → Superleague Formula (

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) *

Mihai Marinescu Mihai Marinescu (born 25 January 1989 in Brașov, Romania) is a professional Romanian racing driver formerly competing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He currently works as a race engineer for Jenzer Motorsport. Career Formula Junior & Form ...

: Interwetten.com Racing → FIA Formula Two Championship *

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: Comtec Racing → ''unknown'' *

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: Pons Racing → Superleague Formula (

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) * Miguel Molina:

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→

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( Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline) *

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: KMP Group/SG Formula → Le Mans Series (OAK Racing) *

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: Tech 1 Racing → Formula 3 Euro Series (

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) *

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: Tech 1 Racing → GP2 Series (

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) *

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: Prema Powerteam → ''unknown'' *

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: RC Motorsport →

( Alan Racing) *

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: Carlin Motorsport → GP2 Series (

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) *

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: Comtec Racing → GP2 Series (

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) *

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: Epsilon Euskadi → Superleague Formula (

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) * James Walker: P1 Motorsport → Superleague Formula (

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) *

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: Interwetten.com Racing →

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)

Team changes

* It was announced in December 2009 that

would be leaving the series to concentrate on their programs in the

and

Italian Formula Three The Italian Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in Italy. History Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's care ...

. Their slot was taken by

. *

SG Formula SG Formula is a French auto racing team which participated in the junior categories of open wheel racing: Formula Renault and Formula Three. The team was founded in 2004 by Frenchman Stephane Guerin. History After its foundation in 2004, SG Form ...

and KMP Group had split to form two new teams. However, SG Formula pulled out of the series just a week before the opening round. *

took over the

team's entry. * Interwetten.com Racing, managed by Motorsport Consulting GmbH, were not selected for the series originally. They were later accepted as FHV Interwetten.com, managed by FHV GmbH, with Sergio Canamasas and Bruno Méndez driving.

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2010 season was announced on 25 October 2009, the last day of the 2009 season. Eight of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 2010 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round in support of the .

Season results

* Points for both championships were awarded as follows: With each race having an individual qualifying session, the four–point bonus for pole position was removed. Also removed from the scoring system was the point for the driver who progressed the most places in each race.

Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship

* Polesitter for each race in bold. No points are awarded. * Driver who recorded fastest lap denoted in ''italics''. No points are awarded. * Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.

References

External links

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Formula Renault 3.5 Series The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and R ...

World Series Formula V8 3.5 seasons

Renault 3.5