Although DAMS didn't score any top-3 finishes in its home race the team is satisfied with Dean Stoneman's two fourth places and Nyck De Vries good points haul. This overall result has put the French squad back in second place in the teams' classification before the final round of the year. The two rookies are in third and fourth places in the drivers' standings, but it's still very close and the last place in the top 3 will be decided in Jerez in three weeks. Congratulations to Oliver Rowland and Fortec, the new Formula Renault 3.5 champions.           Weather: fine, dry and sunny (15-19°C).           Free practice 1: P4 for Stoneman and P11 for De Vries. It was the drivers first time out on           this circuit for which DAMS had no references in F.R 3.5.           Free practice 2: P3 for Stoneman, P7 for De Vries. Modifications to setups and progress.           Qualfying 1: P6 for Stoneman and P8 for De Vries. Cars better balanced but tyres not fully           exploited.           Qualifying 2: P6 for Stoneman and P7 for De Vries. Drivers satisfied with the balance but           underlined lack of grip.           Race 1: Stoneman made a very good start and took fourth place almost immediately. But           the Bugatti motorbike-style circuit is pretty slow and there are few overtaking opportunities.           Despite never giving up he was unable to get past Tom Dillman to snatch third. For the same           reasons De Vries took the flag in seventh place.           Race 2: Stoneman made another excellent start and slotted into fourth place again. The           safety car deployment on lap 5 messed up the team's strategy. Nonetheless, the English           rookie drove a very offensive race and was all over Tio Ellinas without being able to topple           him from third stop. Despite a very good start De Vries' race was spoilt by an overlong pit           stop. Even so he bagged the point that went with 10th place. Nyck de Vries: "It was the first time out on the Le Mans circuit for everybody and it wasn't easy. We prepared well and we kept improving our setups. The first race went off fairly well, but it's really very difficult to overtake here. I made a good start in race two and then there was this pit stop problem. It happens, but that's racing. We're now going to work really hard to prepare for the last event and finish the season in a blaze of glory!" Dean Stoneman: "In terms of points I came away from my first weekend at Le Mans with a good score and I've retaken third place in the drivers' championship. Besides that satisfaction I feel a bit frustrated as fourth is always an unsatisfying place: especially in the second heat. The car was very quick and we tried to pull off a strategic coup by bringing forward our pit stop. But I was bottled up behind Ellinas although I was quicker than him. Sometimes he was on the extreme limit and I just had to make do with this result." François Sicard, Managing Director: "Overall it's been a fairly satisfactory weekend even if we feel it could have been better. It was the first time we raced on the Bugatti circuit in Formula Renault 3.5 and we lacked data. As our drivers didn't know it either we started from a clean sheet and we made consistent progress: but not enough to be in a position to win. This being said both Dean and Nyck put on good performances. Dean really deserved to finish on the podium but he lost it due to the nature of the circuit. The final in Jerez will be very exciting and we'll defend our positions in both championships tooth and nail!" Le Mans in figures Nyck De Vries : P7, P10 Dean Stoneman : P4, P4 Classification drivers' championship 1. O. Rowland, 264 points ; 2. M. Vaxivière, 204 ; 3. D. Stoneman, 130 ; 4. N. De Vries, 123. Classification teams' championship: 1. Fortec, 370 points ; 2. DAMS, 253 ; 3. Lotus, 244. Final round: Jerez, 16-18 October.