2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series
The 2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in Formula V8 3.5 formula race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2016 season is the first Formula V8 3.5 season organised independently by RPM Racing, after it was announced that Renault Sport would withdraw its backing of the championship at the end of the previous season.[1]
Teams and drivers
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Series rookie for 2016 |
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Driver changes
- Changed teams
- Entering/Re–Entering Formula V8 3.5
- Leaving Formula V8 3.5
- Philo Paz Armand, Sean Gelael, Gustav Malja and Nicholas Latifi, who raced for Pons Racing, Jagonya Ayam with Carlin, Strakka Racing and Arden Motorsport respectively, will join the 2016 GP2 Series with Trident,[25] Campos Racing,[26] Rapax,[27] and DAMS.[28] 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Oliver Rowland, who raced part-time in GP2 in 2015, will join the series full-time with MP Motorsport.[29]
- Jazeman Jaafar, who finished eighth for Fortec Motorsports in 2015, will race in both the Blancpain Sprint Series and Blancpain Endurance Series with HTP Motorsport.[30]
- Roberto Merhi, who contested a part-season with Pons Racing, will join the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship with Manor in the LMP2 category.[31]
- DAMS drivers Dean Stoneman and Nyck de Vries will leave the series to compete in the 2016 Indy Lights and 2016 GP3 Series with Andretti Autosport and ART Grand Prix respectively.[32][33]
- Nikita Zlobin, who took part in the final two rounds of 2015 with Pons Racing, will join Euroformula Open with Teo Martín Motorsport.[34]
- Mid-season changes
Team changes
- After five seasons in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series (the 2005 season and from 2012 to 2015), DAMS will leave the championship to join the GP3 Series.[35] The team's entry will be taken by International GT Open team Teo Martín Motorsport.[22]
- Swiss team Spirit of Race will make its debut in 2016, taking the slot vacated by International Draco Racing.[36] It was announced in February 2016 that the team would be operated by the SMP Racing concern under a Russian license.[20]
- Euroformula Open team RP Motorsport will make their series debut in 2016.[13]
- Carlin announced their withdrawal from the championship in March 2016 in order to concentrate on their GP2 Series activities.[37]
- Durango Racing Team will make their series debut in 2016, replacing Tech 1 Racing.[11]
- Pons Racing withdrew from the championship to focus on their Moto2 commitments.[11]
Race calendar
The provisional calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 17 October 2015, at the final round of the 2015 season.[38] The championship returns to Paul Ricard, Monza and Barcelona. Rounds previously held at Monaco, Nürburgring and Le Mans Bugatti were removed from the schedule.
On 8 March 2016, it was announced that due to operational reasons, the final two rounds of the season would switch dates. The event at Jerez will become the penultimate round with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosting the final round.[39]
Results
Championship standings
- Points system
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
| Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
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25 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
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Drivers' Championship
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| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Retired, but classified |
Teams' Championship
References
- ↑ Mills, Peter (24 July 2015). "Renault Sport to withdraw its backing of Formula Renault 3.5". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Formula 3.5 unveils team list for 2016". Motorsport.com. Khorounzhiy, Valentin. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- 1 2 Allen, Peter (16 November 2015). "Louis Deletraz gets Fortec drive for Formula 3.5 V8 move". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- 1 2 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (26 January 2016). "Fittipaldi makes Formula V8 3.5 switch with Fortec". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Allen, Peter (21 March 2016). "Lotus team to run Binder and Nissany in Formula V8 3.5". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (22 December 2015). "Egor Orudzhev confirmed to continue with Arden in 2016". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Panis completes Arden Formula V8 3.5 line-up". Motorsport.com. Khorounzhiy, Valentin. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ Mills, Peter (26 October 2015). "Alfonso Celis Jr commits to 2016 Formula 3.5 V8 with AVF". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- 1 2 Allen, Peter (9 November 2015). "Tom Dillmann gets AVF deal for 2016 Formula 3.5 V8 season". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Comtec in line for V8 3.5 return at Jerez". GPUpdate.net. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Formula V8 3.5, Episode One". Formula V8 3.5. RPM Racing. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Isaakyan replaces injured Atoev in SMP's F3.5 line-up". Motorsport.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- 1 2 "RP Motorsport bets on Formula 3.5 V8". rpmotorsport.net. RP Motorsport. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Formula 3.5 V8 – RP Motorsport Racing ready debut with Baptista and Cecotto Jr !". rpmotorsport.net. RP Motorsport. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- 1 2 Gruz, David (22 June 2016). "Janosz to make F3.5 debut with RP Motorsport". motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- 1 2 Gruz, David (6 September 2016). "Audi driver Bonanomi to make F3.5 return". motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- 1 2 Klein, Jamie (27 September 2016). "Buller to make F3.5 return with RP at Monza". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- 1 2 Chokhani, Darshan (17 October 2016). "Aitken to make F3.5 debut at Jerez". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- 1 2 Gil, Marcos (30 March 2016). "Vitor Baptista assina com a RP Motorsport para disputar a temporada 2016 da Fórmula V8" [Vitor Baptista signs with RP Motorsport to contest the 2016 season of Formula V8]. esporteinterativo.com (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- 1 2 "SMP Racing with Spirit of Race to become the first Russian team". Formula V8 3.5. RPM Racing. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (25 December 2015). "F3.5 V8 newcomer Spirit of Race signs Vaxivière and Atoev". Motorsport.com. Motor Sport. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- 1 2 Elizalde, Pablo (19 October 2015). "DAMS' Formula 3.5 entry bought out by Spanish businessman". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- 1 2 Allen, Peter (25 January 2016). "Yu Kanamaru to race for Teo Martin Formula V8 3.5 team". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1 2 "ENTRY LIST Round 01/2016 – MOTORLAND ARAGÓN". Formula V8 3.5. RPM Racing. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ David, Gruz (12 February 2016). "Armand signs up with Trident for maiden GP2 campaign". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "Evans and Gelael to join Campos for 2016 GP2 campaign". Motorsport.com. Khorounzhiy, Valentin. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (16 February 2016). "Gustav Malja signs with Rapax for full-time GP2 switch". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (18 December 2015). "Lynn joined by Latifi at DAMS in GP2 for 2016". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ David, Gruz (3 February 2016). "Rowland becomes Renault F1 junior, secures full-time GP2 seat". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jaafar joins HTP Motorsport for Blancpain GT". Motorsport.com. Chokhani, Darshan. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Roberto Merhi Rejoins Manor For 2016 FIA WEC". dailysportscar.com. DailySportscar. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ O'Connell, R.J. (24 February 2016). "Dean Stoneman switches to Indy Lights with Andretti". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ "Nyck de Vries confirmed at ART Grand Prix". GP3 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (30 January 2016). "Nikita Zlobin to do EuroFormula Open with Teo Martin Motorsport". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ Mills, Peter (1 October 2015). "DAMS switches from Formula Renault 3.5 to GP3 for 2016". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ Costa, Massimo (16 October 2015). "Renault 3.5 a Jerez Spirit of Race subentra a Draco" [Renault 3.5 at Jerez Spirit of Race takes over from Draco]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Carlin pulls out of Formula V8 3.5 to focus on GP2". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Mills, Peter (17 October 2015). "Provisional 2016 Formula Renault 3.5 calendar revealed". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Formula V8 3.5 Calendar Updated". Formula V8 3.5. RPM Racing. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
External links
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