Salignon on Pole for Race Two
Donington Park's bad weather continued to spring irregular results in the World Series by Renault, with Eric Salignon securing pole for the tomorrow's second race
Like Adrian Valles in this morning's race one qualifying, Frenchman Salignon secured his maiden pole in the series after lapping the soaking Donington Park track in 1:36.630.
KTR driver Jaap Van Lagen will start in the top three for the second successive race
Jaap Van Lagen, who was 0.393 seconds slower, will start on his second succsessive front-row start qualifying ahead of Championship contender Tristan Gommendy and Monaco race winner Christian Montanari, who will start fourth.
Danilo Dirani, making his World series by Renault debut with Victory Engineering, impressed in sixth place.
Both groups of cars endured red flags, with the most bizarre incident taking place in the second session: Valles had gone off the circuit at Goddards after touching Alx Danielsson, and despite damaged suspension, got back onto the track.
However, the red flag was waved after Valles dragged some television electricity cables back onto the circuit with him.
How the post-Renault 3.5 series is shaping up
When Renault ended its support of its 3.5 Formula, there were fears about the category's future. But as PETER MILLS explains, the rebadged FV8 3.5 series has retained an appeal to drivers
An era ended in 2015 as Renault withdrew its backing of Formula Renault 3.5. GLENN FREEMAN and PETER MILLS pick the 10 best drivers from the World Series by Renault years
The top 10 FR3.5 drivers of 2015
The 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 season will be notable for being the last with the French company's backing but also produced a worthy champion in Oliver Rowland. PETER MILLS evaluates this year's crop of drivers
Since 2005 the World Series by Renault package has launched a host of young stars on the path to Formula 1. But there's much more to the events, both on and off the track
The top 10 FR3.5 drivers of 2014
The field was perhaps not as strong as in the previous season, but Carlos Sainz Jr emerged as a worthy Formula Renault 3.5 champion. GLENN FREEMAN rates the top 2014 drivers
The top 10 FR3.5 drivers of 2013
There were some standout performances in the Formula Renault 3.5 title race this year, but one racer stood above all the others. GLENN FREEMAN looks back and picks out his top 10 drivers
The 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 grid guide
Last year's field was extraordinary and hard to match, but the Formula Renault 3.5 grid will still have plenty of talent this season. Glenn Freeman runs through the field ahead of this weekend's season opener
Vandoorne: future McLaren F1 star?
Landing the Fortec seat that took rising star Robin Frijns to the 2012 FR3.5 title was already a good sign for Stoffel Vandoorne. Then McLaren took him under its wing. Peter Mills tells Vandoorne's story so far