2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series

2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series
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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

Teamc	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
Fortec Motorsports^[2]	1	Louis Delétraz^[3]	R	All
Fortec Motorsports^[2]	2	Pietro Fittipaldi^[4]	R	All
Lotus^[2]	3	René Binder^[5]		All
Lotus^[2]	4	Roy Nissany^[5]		All
Arden Motorsport^[2]	7	Egor Orudzhev^[6]		All
Arden Motorsport^[2]	8	Aurélien Panis^[7]		All
AVF^[2]	15	Alfonso Celis Jr.^[8]		All
AVF^[2]	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
SMP Racing^[2]^[20]	24	Matevos Isaakyan^[12]	R	1–4, 6, 8–9
Teo Martín Motorsport^[22]	25	Yu Kanamaru^[23]		All
Teo Martín Motorsport^[22]	26	Beitske Visser^[24]		All

Icon	Meaning
R	Series rookie for 2016

Driver changes

Changed teams

Tom Dillmann switched from Jagonya Ayam with Carlin to AVF.^[9]
Yu Kanamaru moved from Pons Racing to newcomers Teo Martín Motorsport.^[23]
Roy Nissany made his switch from Tech 1 Racing to Lotus.^[5]
Aurélien Panis moved from Tech 1 Racing to Arden Motorsport.^[7]
Matthieu Vaxivière switched from Lotus to SMP Racing.^[21]
Beitske Visser, who raced for AVF for two consecutive seasons was set to join Pons Racing, but following their withdrawal from the series, she signed with Teo Martín Motorsport.^[24]

Entering/Re–Entering Formula V8 3.5

2015 SMP F4 Championship runner-up Vladimir Atoev was set join the series with SMP Racing but due to health problems he was replaced by 2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 driver Matevos Isaakyan.^[21]^[12]
2015 Euroformula Open champion Vitor Baptista will join the series with RP Motorsport.^[19]
After competing for Pons Racing at the Nürburgring in 2015, GP2 Series driver René Binder will join the series full-time with Lotus.^[5]
Johnny Cecotto Jr., who raced at GP2 Series in 2015 moved to the series with RP Motorsport.^[14]
Gentleman driver Giuseppe Cipriani joins the series with Durango Racing Team.^[12]
After competing for Comtec Racing at the Red Bull Ring in 2015, Louis Delétraz, the 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion, will enter the series full-time with Fortec Motorsports.^[3]
Pietro Fittipaldi, who raced in the 2015 European Formula 3 Championship, will continue his collaboration with Fortec Motorsports into the series.^[4]

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

Prior to the round at Le Castellet, Johnny Cecotto Jr. was replaced by Artur Janosz at RP Motorsport.^[15]
Prior to the round at the Red Bull Ring, Marco Bonanomi filled the seat left empty by Janosz at RP Motorsport.^[16]
Bonanomi was replaced by William Buller at RP Motorsport at Monza.^[17]
Buller was replaced by Jack Aitken at RP Motorsport at the final two rounds at Jerez and Barcelona.^[18]

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 and results

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	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner	Supporting
1	R1	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	16 April	Egor Orudzhev	Louis Delétraz	Louis Delétraz	Fortec Motorsports	Louis Delétraz	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Renault Sport Trophy
1	R2	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	17 April	Tom Dillmann	Louis Delétraz	Aurélien Panis	Arden Motorsport	Louis Delétraz	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Renault Sport Trophy
2	R1	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	23 April	Tom Dillmann	Tom Dillmann	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	RP Motorsport	Louis Delétraz	World Touring Car Championship
2	R2	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	24 April	Tom Dillmann	Roy Nissany	Tom Dillmann	AVF	Louis Delétraz	World Touring Car Championship
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	21 May	Aurélien Panis	Egor Orudzhev	Egor Orudzhev	Arden Motorsport	Louis Delétraz	International GT Open
3	R2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	22 May	Tom Dillmann	Tom Dillmann	Matthieu Vaxivière	SMP Racing	Vitor Baptista	International GT Open
4	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	25 June	Matthieu Vaxivière	Egor Orudzhev	Egor Orudzhev	Arden Motorsport	Louis Delétraz	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
4	R2	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	26 June	Roy Nissany	Louis Delétraz	Louis Delétraz	Fortec Motorsports	Louis Delétraz	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
5	R1	Silverstone Circuit	23 July	Matthieu Vaxivière	Roy Nissany	Roy Nissany	Lotus	Pietro Fittipaldi	International GT Open
5	R2	Silverstone Circuit	24 July	Matthieu Vaxivière	Roy Nissany	Roy Nissany	Lotus	Louis Delétraz
6	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	10 September	Louis Delétraz	Matthieu Vaxivière	Matthieu Vaxivière	SMP Racing	Louis Delétraz
6	R2	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	11 September	Matevos Isaakyan	Matthieu Vaxivière	Aurélien Panis	Arden Motorsport	Matevos Isaakyan
7	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	1 October	Roy Nissany	Roy Nissany	Roy Nissany	Lotus	Louis Delétraz
7	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	2 October	Roy Nissany	Roy Nissany	Egor Orudzhev	Arden Motorsport	Louis Delétraz
8	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	29 October	Jack Aitken	Matthieu Vaxivière	Matevos Isaakyan	SMP Racing	Matevos Isaakyan	Euroformula Open
8	R2	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	30 October	Louis Delétraz	Louis Delétraz	Egor Orudzhev	Arden Motorsport	Louis Delétraz	Euroformula Open
9	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	5 November	Tom Dillmann	Louis Delétraz	Egor Orudzhev	Arden Motorsport	Louis Delétraz	International GT Open
9	R2	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	6 November	Louis Delétraz	Egor Orudzhev	Tom Dillmann	AVF	Pietro Fittipaldi	International GT Open

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

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	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
1	Arden Motorsport	8	5	1	4	3	8	5	8	4	5	5	5	1	4	Ret	4	Ret	4	12	380
2	Lotus	3	4	3	11	7	5	6	3	5	3	2	12	Ret	5	2	5	7	Ret	6	348
2	Lotus	4	7	7	6	2	Ret	Ret	2	2	1	1	6	13	1	6	8	14	9	2	348
3	AVF	15	6	8	Ret	Ret	9	3	11	8	Ret	11	4	7	9	10	Ret	9	Ret	13	292
3	AVF	16	3	2	2	1	2	2	4	6	4	4	3	2	12	8	Ret	8	3	1	292
4	Fortec Motorsports	1	1	5	3	4	3	Ret	6	1	10	6	2	4	2	3	11	2	2	4	290
4	Fortec Motorsports	2	11	9	8	8	11†	10†	Ret	7	6	Ret	11	11	11	4	9	12	7	3	290
5	SMP Racing	23	2	Ret	5	5	Ret	1	5	Ret	2	7	1	6	3	Ret	3	3	Ret	Ret	245
5	SMP Racing	24	12	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	10	12			12	3			1	6	5	5	245
6	Teo Martín Motorsport	25	Ret	4	9	10	4	7	7	11	7	9	7	Ret	6	5	6	10	8	10	135
6	Teo Martín Motorsport	26	10	12	7	DNS	7	9†	9	10	9	10	8	9	14	9	7	5	10	8	135
7	RP Motorsport	21	9	6	1	6	12†	Ret	12	9			9	10	10	7	DSQ	4	11	9	120
7	RP Motorsport	22	8	11	10	Ret	6	4	Ret	Ret	8	8	10	8	8	Ret	10	11	6	Ret	120
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

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

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

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