Nick Yelloly (Comtec Racing) became the first driver this season to win two races in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series after executing the perfect strategy and switching to wet tyres at just the right time. Marco Sorensen (Lotus) and André Negrao (International Draco Racing) joined him on the podium. By finishing fourth, Sam Bird (ISR) leapfrogged Robin Frijns (Fortect Motorsports) into the championship lead. But with Bird already contracted to Mercedes AMG F1 Team, Frijns took the prize of a drive in one of the Red Bull Racing F1 demonstrations scheduled during the next meeting at Moscow Raceway.