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21-636: It opened on 13 July 2012 for its first event as the fifth round of the World Series by Renault becoming the first major international motor-sport race track event in Russia. It is an FIA Grade 1 circuit, which means that it has all the requirements necessary to host a Formula One race, though the Sochi Autodrom previously hosted Russian Formula One races during the existence of the Russian Grand Prix as

42-708: A Nissan 3.5 L V6 engine. In 2005, Renault left the Super Racing Weekend and started the World Series by Renault and the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, merging both the World Series by Nissan (whose engine contract had finished) and Renault V6 Eurocup. The Dallara chassis was retained, while the Renault V6 was improved to 425 PS. Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and the Eurocup Mégane Trophy also joined

63-424: A World Championship event. In September 2008, it was revealed that work was to begin on a Formula One circuit to be located at the village of Fedyukovo, Volokolamsky District. Hans Geist, who at that time was the managing director of the project, stated that the track could pass an FIA inspection by June 2010, and that even without Formula 1 the project would be profitable staging either DTM or MotoGP . The cost of

84-457: A possibility of relaunch in the near future. From 2008 to 2011, the chassis for the Formula Renault 3.5 Series is the Dallara T08 and the engine a 3.5 litre V6 Nissan VQ35 unit producing 480 bhp with a rev limit of 8500 rpm. The gearbox is a 6 speed semi-automatic supplied by Ricardo with steering wheel paddle shift. Total weight of the car is 600 kg (dry). Starting from 2012 season,

105-489: A support series in Eurosport 's Super Racing Weekends ( European Touring Car Championship and FIA GT Championship ). The series ran with Tatuus chassis and a Nissan 3.5 L V6 engine. In 2005, Renault left the Super Racing Weekend and started the World Series by Renault and the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, merging both the World Series by Nissan (whose engine contract had finished) and Renault V6 Eurocup. The Dallara chassis

126-416: A width of 15 m (49 ft) at an elevation of 22 metres (72 ft). The longest straight of 0.873 km (0.542 mi) is designed to allow Formula 1 cars to reach a speed of 311 km/h (193 mph). The circuit was finally classified as a FIM B grade course following inspections on 18 July 2012, one grade down from what was expected. Built under a Russian–German joint venture named "Autobahn",

147-592: 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 Renault Sport (2005–2015). The series came out of the Spanish Formula Renault Championship , which ran from 1991 to 1997. The World Series was founded as Open Fortuna by Nissan in 1998, and

168-516: The World Superbike weekend, Italian rider Andrea Antonelli was killed in the World Supersport race after being hit on the back straight by fellow rider Lorenzo Zanetti . Antonelli was airlifted to hospital where he died of massive head trauma , and the rest of the weekend's action was cancelled due to the torrential downpour. As of September 2024, the fastest official race lap records at

189-540: The 5th round of the Formula Renault 3.5 series , which was won by Dutchman Robin Frijns . The first Russian to win a race there soon followed with Daniil Kvyat winning both races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series round in a row. A total of 10 Russian drivers were at the event including former 3.5 series Champion Mikhail Aleshin ; many taking over other drivers for just this event. On 21 July 2013, during

210-669: The Formula Renault 3.5 Series adopted a new chassis, the Dallara T12 , powered by a 3.4 litre V8 engine producing 530 BHP at 9250 rpm developed by Zytek . The cars have 50 more horsepower than previous season and lost 15 kg (33 pounds) of weight. In addition, a Drag Reduction System is used, which operates in a similar way to the one in use in Formula One . NOTE – 1998–2001, mainly Spanish-based series (also known as Formula Nissan) with 2.0L engine. NOTE – 2002–2004, international series with V6 engine. Formula One drivers in

231-558: The Moscow Raceway are listed as: World Series by Renault The Renault Sport Series (formerly known as World Series by Renault ) was a motor racing series. The series latterly consisted of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 , and used to contain the Renault Sport Trophy and the Formula Renault 3.5 Series . The F4 Eurocup 1.6 was made part of the World Series in 2010, but was then folded for 2011. The flagship for

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252-741: The Renault Sport Series from its beginning to 2015 was the Formula Renault 3.5 Series (often referred to as simply World Series by Renault or simply WSR). It became the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016, when Renault Sport retired its backing. In 2020 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 folded into the Formula Regional European Championship . Renault started the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup in 2003, as a support series in Eurosport 's Super Racing Weekends ( ETCC and FIA GT Championship ). The series ran with Tatuus chassis and

273-477: The World Series by Renault with the Renault Sport Trophy and the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup. As a result of this, RPM decided to change the series' name to Formula V8 3.5. In December 2016, the series' name was changed again to World Series Formula V8 3.5, giving extra recognition to the championship. On 17 November 2017 was announced that due to lack of entries the series would not take place in 2018 with

294-674: The future and/or past Champions in other categories Other notable drivers World Series by Renault races were broadcast live as part of a package of the combined open-wheel and touring car races on the pan-European Eurosport subscription channel or its sister stations Eurosport2 and British Eurosport. Eurosport is also on-sold to several non-European networks, extending World Series by Renault's international reach as far as South East Asia and Oceania. The races are also carried live by Estonia channel Kanal 12 and Spain channel Aragon TV . Abbreviated highlights packages were carried by several other television networks and stations, including

315-494: The general contractor for construction of buildings and race track to international level was Stroytech-5, a member of a group of companies Stroytech. Sub-contract partners included Siemens , while Sergei Krylov was working as an adviser. After initially signing a deal with Bernie Ecclestone in 2008, the project was dropped from the 2010 Formula 1 calendar in early 2009, and construction stopped. Construction resumed in June 2010, with

336-634: The new contractor agreeing to complete the road section of the track by the end of 2011. The first events held at the circuit were part of the World Series by Renault on 13–15 July 2012, where it also became the second international motor-sport event in Russian history after the FIA European Truck Racing Championship event took place in the Smolenskring in July 2010. The first race itself was

357-431: The project overall was 4.5 billion rub when it opened on 13 July 2012. Moscow Raceway was designed to be categorized FIA 1T and FIM A, which would allow motorsport competition at any level, from national championships in auto and motorcycle racing, to Formula 1 and MotoGP. The total designed track length is 4.070 km (2.529 mi), with widths of between 12 and 21 m (39 and 69 ft). The start/finish line has

378-502: The series in 2005 to support the main FR3.5 series. At the end of July 2015, Renault Sport announced it would be withdrawing its backing to the Formula Renault 3.5 from 2016 onwards, handing the control of the series to co-organiser RPM. However, Renault Sport also said it would continue the Renault Sport Series with the Renault Sport Trophy and the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup. Formula V8 3.5 The World Series Formula V8 3.5 , formerly

399-536: The series used chassis built by Coloni , with a 2.0 L Nissan SR20 engine . The series slotted in between Formula Three and Formula 3000 . In 2002, it adopted a new format, with chassis supplied by Dallara and the engine upgraded to the VQ30 . The series also became more international, with more than half of the race calendar held outside Spain. Renault started the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup in 2003, as

420-459: Was mostly based in Spain , but visited other countries throughout its history, including France, Italy, Portugal and Brazil. The organization was handled by RPM Comunicacion, founded by Jaime Alguersuari Tortajada . The series changed name a number of times, usually adopting the name of its main sponsor, but was also known by other common names such as the unofficial "Formula Nissan". In its early years,

441-431: Was retained, while the Renault V6 was improved to 425 PS. Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and the Eurocup Mégane Trophy also joined the series in 2005 to support the main FR3.5 series. At the end of July 2015, Renault Sport announced it would be withdrawing its backing to the Formula Renault 3.5 from 2016 onwards, handing the control of the series to co-organiser RPM. However, Renault Sport also said it would continue

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