2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series

The 2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series was 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]

2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series
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The title was won by Tom Dillmann, after winning at Budapest, and at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. After take two victories of the season, Louis Deletraz became runner-up, and Egor Orudzhev became teenager after take most 5 victories of the season. Israelian driver Roy Nissany take 3 victories after hat-trick at Silverstone, and Monza. Matthieu Vaxivière and Aurelien Panis take two victories of the season. Rene Binder and Yu Kanamaru finished seventh and eight at the championship, with scoring no wins. Vaxiviere's SMP Racing team-mate Matevos Isaakyan take victory at the first race at Jerez, replacing injured Vladimir Atoev, and finished in ninth place at the championship. The top 10 was ended by Pietro Fittipaldi, who finished at the podium on the final race of the season.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver name Status Rounds
Fortec Motorsports[2] 1 Louis Delétraz[3] R All
2 Pietro Fittipaldi[4] R All
Lotus[2] 3 René Binder[5] All
4 Roy Nissany[5] All
Arden Motorsport[2] 7 Egor Orudzhev[6] All
8 Aurélien Panis[7] All
AVF[2] 15 Alfonso Celis Jr.[8] All
16 Tom Dillmann[9] All
Comtec Racing[10] 17 Thomas Randle[10] R 8–9
Durango Racing Team[11] 20 Giuseppe Cipriani[12] R All
RP Motorsport[13] 21 Johnny Cecotto Jr.[14] 1–3
Artur Janosz[15] R 4
Marco Bonanomi[16] 6
William Buller[17] 7
Jack Aitken[18] R 8–9
22 Vitor Baptista[19] R All
SMP Racing[2][20] 23 Matthieu Vaxivière[21] All
24 Matevos Isaakyan[12] R 1–4, 6, 8–9
Teo Martín Motorsport[22] 25 Yu Kanamaru[23] All
26 Beitske Visser[24] All
Icon Meaning
R Series rookie for 2016

Driver changes

Changed teams
Entering/Re–Entering Formula V8 3.5
Leaving Formula V8 3.5
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]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 16 April Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Renault Sport Trophy
R2 17 April
2 R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 23 April World Touring Car Championship
R2 24 April
3 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 21 May International GT Open
R2 22 May
4 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 25 June Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
R2 26 June
5 R1 Silverstone Circuit 23 July International GT Open
R2 24 July
6 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 10 September
R2 11 September
7 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 1 October
R2 2 October
8 R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 29 October Euroformula Open
R2 30 October
9 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 5 November International GT Open
R2 6 November

Results

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón Egor Orudzhev Louis Delétraz Louis Delétraz Fortec Motorsports Louis Delétraz
R2 Tom Dillmann Louis Delétraz Aurélien Panis Arden Motorsport Louis Delétraz
2 R1 Hungaroring Tom Dillmann Tom Dillmann Johnny Cecotto Jr. RP Motorsport Louis Delétraz
R2 Tom Dillmann Roy Nissany Tom Dillmann AVF Louis Delétraz
3 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Aurélien Panis Egor Orudzhev Egor Orudzhev Arden Motorsport Louis Delétraz
R2 Tom Dillmann Tom Dillmann Matthieu Vaxivière SMP Racing Vitor Baptista
4 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard Matthieu Vaxivière Egor Orudzhev Egor Orudzhev Arden Motorsport Louis Delétraz
R2 Roy Nissany Louis Delétraz Louis Delétraz Fortec Motorsports Louis Delétraz
5 R1 Silverstone Circuit Matthieu Vaxivière Roy Nissany Roy Nissany Lotus Pietro Fittipaldi
R2 Matthieu Vaxivière Roy Nissany Roy Nissany Lotus Louis Delétraz
6 R1 Red Bull Ring Louis Delétraz Matthieu Vaxivière Matthieu Vaxivière SMP Racing Louis Delétraz
R2 Matevos Isaakyan Matthieu Vaxivière Aurélien Panis Arden Motorsport Matevos Isaakyan
7 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Roy Nissany Roy Nissany Roy Nissany Lotus Louis Delétraz
R2 Roy Nissany Roy Nissany Egor Orudzhev Arden Motorsport Louis Delétraz
8 R1 Circuito de Jerez Jack Aitken Matthieu Vaxivière Matevos Isaakyan SMP Racing Matevos Isaakyan
R2 Louis Delétraz Louis Delétraz Egor Orudzhev Arden Motorsport Louis Delétraz
9 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Tom Dillmann Louis Delétraz Egor Orudzhev Arden Motorsport Louis Delétraz
R2 Louis Delétraz Egor Orudzhev Tom Dillmann AVF Pietro Fittipaldi

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver ALC
HUN
SPA
LEC
SIL
RBR
MNZ
JER
CAT
Points
1 Tom Dillmann 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 4 4 3 2 12 8 Ret 8 3 1 237
2 Louis Delétraz 1 5 3 4 3 Ret 6 1 10 6 2 4 2 3 12 2 2 4 230
3 Egor Orudzhev Ret 14† Ret 9 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 3 Ret 5 7 1 2 1 1 7 193
4 Roy Nissany 7 7 6 2 Ret Ret 2 2 1 1 6 13 1 6 8 14 9 2 189
5 Aurélien Panis 5 1 4 3 8 5 8 4 5 5 5 1 4 Ret 4 Ret 4 12 183
6 Matthieu Vaxivière 2 Ret 5 5 Ret 1 5 Ret 2 7 1 6 3 Ret 3 3 Ret Ret 175
7 René Binder 4 3 11 7 5 6 3 5 3 2 Ret 12 5 2 5 7 Ret 6 161
8 Yu Kanamaru Ret 4 9 10 4 7 7 11 7 9 7 Ret 6 5 6 10 8 10 85
9 Matevos Isaakyan 12 10 Ret Ret DNS Ret 10 12 12 3 1 6 5 5 70
10 Pietro Fittipaldi 11 9 8 8 11† 10† Ret 7 6 Ret 11 11 11 4 9 12 7 3 60
11 Alfonso Celis Jr. 6 8 Ret Ret 10 3 11 8 Ret 11 4 7 9 10 Ret 9 Ret 13 55
12 Vitor Baptista 8 11 10 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 8 8 10 8 8 Ret 10 11 6 Ret 51
13 Beitske Visser 10 12 7 DNS 7 9† 9 10 9 10 8 9 14 9 7 5 10 8 50
14 Johnny Cecotto Jr. 9 6 1 6 12† Ret 43
15 Jack Aitken DSQ 4 11 9 14
16 William Buller 10 7 7
17 Giuseppe Cipriani 13 13 Ret Ret 9 8 13 13 11 12 13 Ret 13 11 Ret 15 12 14 6
18 Marco Bonanomi 9 10 3
19 Artur Janosz 12 9 2
20 Thomas Randle Ret 13 Ret 11 0
Pos Driver ALC
HUN
SPA
LEC
SIL
RBR
MNZ
JER
CAT
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
 – Retired, but classified

Teams' Championship

Pos Team Car
No.
ALC
HUN
SPA
LEC
SIL
RBR
MNZ
JER
CAT
Points
1 Arden Motorsport 7 Ret 14† Ret 9 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 3 Ret 5 7 1 2 1 1 7 380
8 5 1 4 3 8 5 8 4 5 5 5 1 4 Ret 4 Ret 4 12
2 Lotus 3 4 3 11 7 5 6 3 5 3 2 12 Ret 5 2 5 7 Ret 6 348
4 7 7 6 2 Ret Ret 2 2 1 1 6 13 1 6 8 14 9 2
3 AVF 15 6 8 Ret Ret 9 3 11 8 Ret 11 4 7 9 10 Ret 9 Ret 13 292
16 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 4 4 3 2 12 8 Ret 8 3 1
4 Fortec Motorsports 1 1 5 3 4 3 Ret 6 1 10 6 2 4 2 3 11 2 2 4 290
2 11 9 8 8 11† 10† Ret 7 6 Ret 11 11 11 4 9 12 7 3
5 SMP Racing 23 2 Ret 5 5 Ret 1 5 Ret 2 7 1 6 3 Ret 3 3 Ret Ret 245
24 12 10 Ret Ret DNS Ret 10 12 12 3 1 6 5 5
6 Teo Martín Motorsport 25 Ret 4 9 10 4 7 7 11 7 9 7 Ret 6 5 6 10 8 10 135
26 10 12 7 DNS 7 9† 9 10 9 10 8 9 14 9 7 5 10 8
7 RP Motorsport 21 9 6 1 6 12† Ret 12 9 9 10 10 7 DSQ 4 11 9 120
22 8 11 10 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 8 8 10 8 8 Ret 10 11 6 Ret
8 Durango Racing Team 20 13 13 Ret Ret 9 8 13 13 11 12 13 Ret 13 11 Ret 15 12 14 6
9 Comtec Racing 17 Ret 13 Ret 11 0
Pos Team Car
No.
ALC
HUN
SPA
LEC
SIL
RBR
MNZ
JER
CAT
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
 – Retired, but classified

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