The 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series was the fifth year of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, and the fourteenth season of the former Swiss Formula Renault Championship. The championship began on 12 April at

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and finished on 11 October at

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after sixteen races held at seven meetings. The 2015 season featured a new three-race weekend format for rounds at the

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and

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. In a final-race decider, British driver

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secured the drivers' championship title by five points ahead of his

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team-mate

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. Aitken trailed Hughes by five points going into the race at Jerez, but Aitken's third-place finish – behind

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and

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, who were both ineligible to score championship points – to Hughes' ninth-place finish (third amongst Alps runners) gave him the honours. Aitken took four overall wins during the season, as well as taking three further class wins as the best Alps runner behind drivers ineligible for the drivers' championship. Hughes took three overall wins, adding a fourth class win at Pau. Third place in the championship was also settled in the final race, in favour of Thiago Vivacqua ahead of

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team-mate

Matevos Isaakyan Matevos "Matos" Isaakyan (russian: Матевос "Матос" Исаакян; born 17 April 1998) is a Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme. Career Karting Born in Moscow, Isaakyan began karting in hi ...

. Vivacqua, a race-winner at Monza, prevailed by four points over Isaakyan, who took two overall wins and a further class win. The only other championship-eligible driver to take a race victory was Vasily Romanov, who took a race victory at Monza for

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; he ultimately finished the season in sixth place in the championship. Two guest drivers took race victories during the season; Hubert won four races from six starts for

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, while Barnicoat won the final race at Jerez for

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s. In the teams' championship, the performances of Aitken and Hughes saw Koiranen GP comfortably win the title, by almost 200 points ahead of JD Motorsport. In the junior championship for drivers under the age of 18, Isaakyan took eleven victories and finished 83 points clear of his nearest challenger, Philip Hamprecht.

Drivers and teams

Race calendar and results

The seven-event calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 5 October 2014. As in 2014, only three rounds were held in Italy – at Monza, Imola and Misano. The Pau Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring, Spa-Francorchamps and Jerez were the remaining four rounds.

Championship standings

;Points system Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Drivers' championship

Juniors' championship

Teams' championship

Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – were nominated to score teams' championship points.

References

External links

Official website of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship
{{Formula Renault years

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