TWPC 2014 FR 3.5 Predictions - FINAL RESULTS

[Mekola]

Formula Renault 3.5 finished its tenth season at Jerez, with the victory of Will Stevens on Saturday, and the triumph of Oliver Rowland on Sunday. Alas, Carlos Sainz Jr. was the new champion crowned. With this, we begin the final report of 2014 FR 3.5 Two Worlds Prediction Competiton, starting with the result of Jerez de la Frontera round PLUS the ones of the Championships Round:

Results of the Weekend - Formula Renault 3.5 Round # 9 Jerez de la Frontera (18-19/10/2014)

Race 1 (18/10/2014)
Poleman = Will Stevens
Winner = Will Stevens
2nd place = Oliver Rowland
3rd place = Sergei Sirotkin
4th place = Matthieu Vaxivière
5th place = Beitske Visser
6th place = Pierre Gasly
7th place = Meindert Van Buuren Jr.
8th place = Norman Nato
9th place = Marco Sörensen
10thplace = Matias Laine

Race 2 (19/10/2014)
Poleman = Roberto Merhi
Winner = Oliver Rowland
2nd place = Nicholas Latifi
3rd place = William Buller
4th place = Pierre Gasly
5th place = Sergei Sirotkin
6th place = Pietro Fantin
7th place = Oscar Tunjo
8th place = Matthieu Vaxivière
9th place = Marlon Stöckinger
10thplace = Norman Nato

Results of the 2014 FR 3.5 Two Worlds Prediction Competition - Round # 9 Jerez de la Frontera (19/10/2014)

1 - 16 points = scheivlak (AS)
2 - 14 points = SUTIL (NA)
3 - 13 points = Azur (NA), lotusien (NA), masahiro (NA), WSR Fan (TT)
7 - 12 points = chunterer (TT), Makarias (AS)
9 - 8 points = Mekola (TH)

2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Championship Final Standings (19/10/2014)

Drivers Championship
Champion = Carlos Sainz Jr.
2nd place = Pierre Gasly
3rd place = Roberto Merhi
4th place = Oliver Rowland
5th place = Sergei Sirotkin
6th place = Will Stevens
7th place = Norman Nato
8th place = Mattieu Vaxivière
9th place = Marlon Stöckinger
10thplace = Jazeman Jaafar

Teams Championship
Champion = Driot-Arnoux MotorSport (DAMS)
2nd place = Fortec Motorsport
3rd place = Arden Motorsport
4th place = Zeta Corse
5th place = Lotus Gravity Charouz
6th place = Strakka Racing

Results of the 2014 FR 3.5 Two Worlds Prediction Competition - Championships Round (19/10/2014)

1 - 17 points = Mekola (TH), scheivlak (AS)
3 - 16 points = Azur (NA), masahiro (NA)
5 - 15 points = chunterer (TT)
6 - 14 points = raulpcstr (RV)
7 - 13 points = lotusien (NA)
8 - 12 points = albertascari (NA), Makarias (AS), SUTIL (NA)
11 - 11 points = hwozniakluckey (TT)

Congratulations to scheivlak (AS) for winning the last round of the season, and for being the best one, aside me, predicting final positions of both 2014 FR 3.5 Drivers and Teams Championships. Mention to masahiro (NA), the only one who predicted correctly first two of Drivers Champ and first three of Teams champ.
Observations:
- chunterer (TT): Forgot poleman of R2.
- Mekola (TH): Put Rowland twice (fourth ant tenth) in his R1 and R2 predictions, so these parts of them weren't valid.

With all round results cleared, we present...

The FINAL STANDINGS of the 2014 FR 3.5 Two Worlds Prediction Competition (19/10/2014) !!!

1 - 148 points = Mekola (TH)
2 - 143 points = lotusien (NA), masahiro (NA)
4 - 141 points = SUTIL (NA)
5 - 139 points = scheivlak (AS)
6 - 128 points = chunterer (TT)
7 - 126 points = Azur (NA)
8 - 123 points = Makarias (AS)
9 - 121 points = albertascari (NA)
10 - 106 points = Docky (NA)
11 - 87 points = Henderseil (TH)
12 - 47 points = raulpcstr (RV)
13 - 41 points = Starchild (AS)
14 - 38 points = pelagra (TH)
15 - 26 points = hwozniakluckey (TT)
16 - 17 points = Rf1 Fan (TT)
17 - 13 points = WSR Fan (TT)
18 - 8 points = Hawkwood (TT)

Final Forum Standings after the definition of the Competition (19/10/2014)

1º - Nextgen-Auto.com Forum - 592 points
2º - Autosport.com Forum - 303 points
3º - CarAndDriverTheF1.com Forum - 273 points
4º - Ten-Tenths.com Forum - 192 points
5º - F1Revolution.com Forum - 47 points

And now, what to say... when one posts a prediction competition like this, one runs own predictions in order to see if others are better on this. But after a stint at Montecarlo round and since Paul Ricard one, I took the lead, and found myself as the new Champion of 2014 FR 3.5 Two Worlds Prediction Competition! Congratulations... to me!
Merry congrats to Nextgen-Auto, who earned another Forums Championship, certainly their efforts deserved that award.

Check your predictions at:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/gp2twpc/2014WSRTWPC.zip

Defined the final standings, it's turn to show the general stats of the season, a report about the progress of the forums, and the WINNING ATTITUDE ACHIEVEMENTS of our concursants of the Competition of this year.

Note: For identify reasons, is used the following code, that denotes which forum is used by each concursant to participate here:
(AS) Autosport.com Forum
(NA) Nextgen-Auto.com Forum
(TH) CarAndDriverTheF1.com Forum
(TT) Ten-Tenths.com Forum

[Mekola]

Ramblings about forum progressions in the 2014 FR 3.5 Two Worlds Prediction Competition:

Nextgen-Auto: This Francophone got its second consecutive title, albeit only the one of forums. Thanks for the full support by Azur, our official French translator, the Competition ran at full speed. Round winner lotusien finished as runner-up, and masahiro finished third, in the tiebreaker won by the first for having best point score in a round than the other. albertascari, Docky and SUTIL were also round winners.

Autosport: They conformed a compact but effective group headed by scheivlak, best scorer, and Makarias. Both were round winners. Starchild was a third player in some rounds. Wonder what would happen if more people entered into the Competition.

CarAndDriverTheF1: Despite the importance of Spanish drivers in the series, the interest of this forum was tiny during the season. I was the champion of individuals and round winner, plus Henderseil and pelagra as the only other consistent players.

Ten-Tenths: The core forum of TWPC finished with low participation, with chunterer as their best scorer and eventual round winner. Also was a bunch of other enthusiasts that were one-hit wonders in their trials.

F1Revolution: They only had the presence of raulpcstr at the first round after inactivity of the forumers of this community for the rest of the season.

In an aftermath, the season showed consistency in the number of players, in the rank of 9-14 entries per round. Also showed an increase in point scorings up to the peak 21 points by two of them in the second part of the season, showing the level of accuracy of our players. Fortunately the series had TV in Europe, so people of forums of those latitudes could see the races during the year. But after all, we have to show gratitude to many users who trusted and put consistence to participate in this Competition.

About 2015, Autosport, Nextgen-Auto, Ten-Tenths, and CarAndDriverTheF1 are ensured to continue, the rest will be put into consideration. Alas, we're opened to new communities to join - If you are in a forum or Facebook group where is interest on Formula Renault 3.5 and want our Prediction Competition running there, give notice to us!

On a last note, you may have noted this FR 3.5 and Formula E Two Worlds Prediction competition were running alongside GP2 one - that is cause that theres series are the main feeder series of F1, regarding drivers, or an alternate one, regarding Formula E. These politics are keen to continue in 2015. As we said before, the key name of the competition is "Two", since that number refers that the nature of the Two Worlds Prediction Competitions are following the predictions of the most important runner-up formula series which are under Formula One.

[Mekola]

2014 FR 3.5 TWPC GENERAL STATS:

Competition Champions:

Competition Champion: Mekola (TH) with 148 points
Forums Champion: Foro Nextgen-Auto.com with 592 points

Best concursant of CarAndDriverTheF1: Mekola with 148 points
Best concursant of Nextgen-Auto: lotusien with 143 points
Best concursant of Autosport: scheivlak with 139 points
Best concursant of Ten-Tenths: chunterer with 128 points
Best concursant of F1Revolution: raulpcstr with 47 points

Round Entries:

Championships Round: 11 (NA05, TT02, AS02, TH01, RV01)
R01 Monza: 12 (NA06, TT02, AS02, TH01, RV01)
R02 Alcañiz: 14 (NA06, AS03, TH03, TT01, RV01)
R03 Montecarlo: 14 (NA06, TT03, AS02, TH02, RV01)
R04 Spa-Francorchamps: 9 (NA06, TT01, AS01, TH01, RV00)
R05 Moscow: 12 (NA06, AS03, TH03, TT00, RV00)
R06 Nürburgring: 13 (NA06, AS03, TH03, TT01, RV00)
R07 Hungaroring: 11 (NA06, AS02, TH02, TT01, RV00)
R08 Paul Ricard: 10 (NA04, AS02, TT02, TH02, RV00)
R09 Jerez: 9 (NA04, AS02, TT02, TH01, RV00)

Round Winners:

R01 Monza: masahiro (NA) and p-matt (TT) with 16 points
R02 Alcañiz: SUTIL (NA) with 19 points
R03 Montecarlo: albertascari (NA) with 10 points
R04 Spa-Francorchamps: Docky (NA) with 20 points
R05 Moscow: Docky (NA) with 14 points
R06 Nürburgring: lotusien (NA), pelagra (TH) and SUTIL (NA) with 17 points
R07 Hungaroring: lotusien (NA) and Makarias (AS) with 21 points
R08 Paul Ricard: chunterer (TT) and Mekola (TH) with 19 points
R09 Jerez: scheivlak (AS) with 16 points
Championships Round: Mekola (TH) and scheivlak (AS) with 17 points

Competition Leaders after each round:

R01 Monza: masahiro (NA) and p-matt (TT) with 16 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 59 points
R02 Alcañiz: SUTIL (NA) with 32 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 122 points
R03 Montecarlo: Mekola (TH) and SUTIL (NA) with 40 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 158 points
R04 Spa-Francorchamps: Docky (NA) with 58 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 232 points
R05 Moscow: Docky (NA) with 72 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 282 points
R06 Nürburgring: Docky (NA) with 86 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 345 points
R07 Hungaroring: Docky (NA) with 106 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 419 points
R08 Paul Ricard: Mekola (TH) with 123 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 482 points
Final Standings: Mekola (TH) with 148 points, Nextgen-Auto.com Forum with 592 points

Hall of Fame:

2004 F3000 TWPC Champion: Daisy (TT) with 89 points
2005 GP2 TWPC Champion: DanFlag (TT) with 121 points
2006 GP2 TWPC Champion: knowlesy (TT) with 116 points
2007 GP2 TWPC Champion: Mekola (VT) with 95 points
2008 GP2 Asia TWPC Champion: pericu (TT) with 56 points
2008 GP2 TWPC Champion: SpiritCrusher (GL) with 93 points
2009 GP2 Asia TWPC Champion: OJB (TT) with 68 points
2009 GP2 TWPC Champion: kamikaze666 (CB) with 104 points
2009 F2 TWPC Champion: WSR Fan (TT) with 93 points
2010 GP2 Asia TWPC Champion: kamikaze666 (CB) with 44 points
2010 GP2 TWPC Champion: IVAN (LA) with 99 points
2011 GP2 Asia TWPC Champion: Melendi (TH) with 31 points
2011 GP2 TWPC Champion: chunterer (TT) with 107 points
2012 GP2 TWPC Champion: Josef1 (CB) with 177 points
2012 FR 3.5 TWPC Champion: p-matt (TT) with 135 points
2013 FR 3.5 TWPC Champion: masahiro (NA) with 139 points
2013 GP2 TWPC Champion: Josef1 (CB) with 135 points
2014 FR 3.5 TWPC Champion: Mekola (TH) with 148 points

and now... see the
2014 FR 3.5 TWPC WINNING ATTITUDE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Best Forum Presentation: Autosport
Best Forum Spirit: Nextgen-Auto
Best Forum Communications: Nextgen-Auto
Outstanding Forumer of the Season: Azur (NA)
Most Friendly/Welcoming Forum: Autosport
Best Engineered Forum: Ten-Tenths
Best Forum Strategists: Nextgen-Auto
Best Forum Support: Nextgen-Auto
Most Improved Driver of the Season: SUTIL (NA)
Overtaking Manoeuvre of the Season: Mekola (TH) over Docky (NA) in the Paul Ricard round
Best Prediction Style: Makarias (AS) in the Hungaroring round
Best Forum Marketing: Nextgen-Auto
Special Mentions to: All WSR people, professionals and fans, who followed this Competition.

And a Special Acknowledgement to all 18 concursants who entered at this Competition through this season. We might see again with the 2015 FR 3.5 Two Worlds Prediction Competition. Be seeing all you!

Happy Motoring, and GOOD SHOW!

Note: For identify reasons, is used the following code, that denotes which forum is used by each concursant to participate here:
(AS) Autosport.com Forum
(NA) Nextgen-Auto.com Forum
(RV) F1Revolution.com Forum
(TH) CarAndDriverTheF1.com Forum
(TT) Ten-Tenths.com Forum