FR 3.5/wsbr Monaco 2011

[skells22]

for the 2nd time this year the World series by Renault Formula 3.5 goes to a FIA package, This time it is the F1 gang that these guys join up with and only one race this time by as well. and it is on those streets of Monte Carlo which means one mistake and the driver is out of race and could trigger the safety car. I wonder how many cars will hit the barrier next weekend

[JamesRamone]

My tip for the race victory is Vergne

[Rob29]

Originally Posted by skells22

for the 2nd time this year the World series by Renault Formula 3.5 goes to a FIA package, This time it is the F1 gang that these guys join up with and only one race this time by as well. and it is on those streets of Monte Carlo which means one mistake and the driver is out of race and could trigger the safety car. I wonder how many cars will hit the barrier next weekend

Not the first time I think? They were there last year,and Monaco has had a tradition of a Renault race since 1968,when it was called Fornula France and I remember seing Super Renault(AKA F.Renault Europe) when I was last there.GP3 not going to Monaco the only European F1 they are missing.F.Renault 3.5 also ran at FIA WTCC at Monza last weekend.

[jondownunder]

Tech 1 have a good record here, though it may be a bit much to expect too much from Korjus at what I assume is his first street circuit?

Previous winners:

2005 - Christian Montanari/Draco
2006 - Pastor Maldonado/Draco
2007 - Alvaro Parente/Tech 1
2008 - Charles Pic/Tech 1
2009 - Oliver Turvey/Carlin
2010 - Daniel Ricciardo/Tech 1

[N.A-D.R]

If ISR have enough to challenge Carlin or atleast get a little bit close then Ricciardo will be really hard to beat.

[bella]

adrien tambay is taking the revolving door that is the second pons seat this weekend. should be interesting.

i'd like to see korjus win here too, though the sensible prediction has to be vergne. i wouldn't rule out a couple of surprise good performances though, particularly from the guys with the smooth driving styles in the midfield.

[ptclaus98]

In keeping with the trend, and my homerism, I'm taking Rossi, as long as Hartley is no where near him.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by ptclaus98

In keeping with the trend, and my homerism, I'm taking Rossi, as long as Hartley is no where near him.

Rossi has been before so he stands as good a chance as other series front runners.

When was Wickens last at the Principality anyone?

[Daisy]

I looked it up, it was 2008, and it wasn't a big succes, he finished 19th. But he should do better this time. My favourites however are Ricciardo and Vergne this weekend.

[WSR Fan]

I'm going to buck the trend here and go for perhaps a less obvious winner: Albert Costa. He finished third last year behind Ricciardo and Aleshin, he's had a very decent start to the season and that elusive first win is surely around the corner, so why not at Monaco? As others have said though, the main favourites have got to be Vergne, Ricciardo and Rossi.

I'll be interested to see how Stephane Richelmi goes as well, maybe he will be able to pull out a result in his home town?

[bella]

it's not normally this hot here at this time of year - it was 30'c this evening just down the coast from monaco, it's really humid. wonder if it'll make any difference.

[chunterer]

Bella, what do you think of Rosenzweig's performance this event so far?!!

Ricciardo to the fore in practice so far though.

[bella]

re: rosenzweig, considering mofaz had a pretty good car at monaco last year - i think they were 9th and 10th or something at the end? - it's not as much of a surprise as it sounds!

let's hope they show the gp2 guys how to race and qualify responsibly this weekend...

[bella]

double post, but here's the quali groups from the wsr_live twitter feed:

Group A : Vergne, Wickens, Korjus, Ricciardo, Panciatici, Ramos, Zampieri, Canamasas, Berthon, Negrao, Pic, Rosenzweig, de Jong.

Group B : Rossi, Costa, Van der Drift, Move, Hartley, Grubmuller, Nebilitskiy, Richelmi, Charouz, Webb, Pentus, McKenzie, Tambay

group a looks a bit harsh! it all kicks off again at 9am tomorrow morning.

[kaivo]

Live timing link any1 ?

[Valker]

Originally Posted by kaivo

Live timing link any1 ?

This one worked on Thursday: http://www.vola-racing.com/circuitpro/vola/

[N.A-D.R]

Wow tell you what Ricciardo just gave everyone an arse kicking there in group A! 6 tenths faster than Wickens who was 2nd, 1.1 seconds faster than Vergne who was only 6th and 2 seconds faster then Berthon who's his team-mate!

[kaivo]

Have Group B quali drivers better track ?
More rubber and cleaner track

[strider]

In theory, yes. Hartley was quite disappointed not to have edged out Ricciardo.

[gomick]

Great effort by both drivers - how many years has Hartley done in WSR?

[Valker]

Originally Posted by gomick

Great effort by both drivers - how many years has Hartley done in WSR?

1½ (two part seasons)

[jondownunder]

Credit to italiaracing for getting a combined grid put up after qualifying. Pretty dismal situation that this can never be found on the official WSbR site:

1. fila
Daniel Ricciardo – ISR – 1’26”427 *
Brendon Hartley – Charouz - 1’26”469 **
2. fila
Robert Wickens – Carlin – 1’27”075 *
Alexander Rossi – Fortec – 1’27”469 **
3. fila
Kevin Korjus – Tech 1 – 1’27”098 *
Albert Costa – Epic – 1’27”743 **
4. fila
Nelson Panciatici – KMP – 1’27”288. *
Jan Charouz – Charouz – 1’27”816 **
5. fila
Arthur Pic – Tech 1 – 1’27”487 *
Anton Nebilitskiy – KMP – 1’27”176 **
6. fila
Jean Eric Vergne – Carlin – 1’27”537 *
Adrien Tambay – Pons – 1’27”458 **
7. fila
Jake Rosenzweig – Mofaz – 1’27”658 *
Walter Grubmuller – P1 – 1’27”611. **
8. fila
Andre Negrao – Draco – 1’27”930 *
Chris Van der Drift – Mofaz – 1’27”757 **
9. fila
Daniel Zampieri – BVM Target – 1’28”430 *
Sten Pentus – Epic – 1’27”783 **
10. fila
Nathanael Berthon – ISR – 1’28”447 *
Daniil Move – P1 – 1’28”871 **
11. fila
Sergio Canamasas – BVM Target – 1’28”536. *
Stephane Richelmi – Draco – 1’28”017 **
12. fila
Cesar Ramos – Fortec –
Oliver Webb – Pons – 1’28”824 **
13. fila
Daniel De Jong – Comtec –
Daniel McKenzie – Comtec – 1’29”152 **

* Gruppo A
** Gruppo B

[Last2LiftOff]

Ain't that the truth Jon, anywhere but the WSR site.

Match scheduled: 29-05-2011 from 11:00 until 12:00
Renault World Series Monaco, Monaco

[bella]

Originally Posted by strider

In theory, yes. Hartley was quite disappointed not to have edged out Ricciardo.

equally rossi was gutted to have lost out by 5 thousandths on hartley.

the circuit doesn't actually rubber in as such, it's odd in that respect. there wasn't a difference in temperature or anything so in theory track conditions should have been pretty similar. in theory.

if anyone's bored it'd be interesting to see who would have got which place if they did it based on everyones times instead of just the leaders!

[strider]

Originally Posted by bella

if anyone's bored it'd be interesting to see who would have got which place if they did it based on everyones times instead of just the leaders!

I'm very bored tonight, so:

Pos  Driver               Team             Time       Gap
 1.  Daniel Ricciardo     ISR              1m26.427s
 2.  Brendon Hartley      Gravity-Charouz  1m26.464s  + 0.037s
 3.  Alexander Rossi      Fortec           1m26.469s  + 0.005s
 4.  Albert Costa         Epic             1m26.743s  + 0.274s
 5.  Jan Charouz          Gravity-Charouz  1m26.816s  + 0.073s
 6.  Robert Wickens       Carlin           1m27.075s  + 0.259s
 7.  Kevin Korjus         Tech 1           1m27.098s  + 0.023s
 8.  Anton Nebylitskiy    KMP              1m27.176s  + 0.078s
 9.  Nelson Panciatici    KMP              1m27.288s  + 0.472s
10.  Adrien Tambay        Pons             1m27.458s  + 0.170s
11.  Arthur Pic           Tech 1           1m27.487s  + 0.029s
12.  Jean-Eric Vergne     Carlin           1m27.537s  + 0.050s
13.  Walter Grubmuller    P1               1m27.611s  + 0.074s
14.  Jake Rosenzweig      Mofaz            1m27.658s  + 0.047s
15.  Chris van der Drift  Mofaz            1m27.757s  + 0.099s
16.  Sten Pentus          Epic             1m27.783s  + 0.016s
17.  Daniil Move          P1               1m27.871s  + 0.088s
18.  Andre Negrao         Draco            1m27.930s  + 0.059s
19.  Stephane Richelmi    Draco            1m28.017s  + 0.587s
20.  Daniel Zampieri      BVM Target       1m28.430s  + 0.413s
21.  Nathanael Berthon    ISR              1m28.447s  + 0.017s
22.  Sergio Canamasas     BVM Target       1m28.536s  + 0.089s
23.  Cesar Ramos          Fortec           1m28.697s  + 0.161s
24.  Oliver Webb          Pons             1m28.824s  + 0.127s
25.  Daniel McKenzie      Comtec           1m29.152s  + 0.328s
26.  Daniel de Jong       Comtec           1m30.144s  + 0.992s

The gaps in the last column have been re-worked as well, but instead of being the gap behind the overall fastest they are now the gaps behind the driver in front.