European Formula 3 Championship 2016

European Formula 3 Championship 2016

master
Driver:	Lance Stroll
Team:	Prema Powerteam
Season dates
Number of races:	30th
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The 2016 European Formula 3 Championship was the 15th season of the European Formula 3 Championship .

Teams and drivers

A starting field with 24 vehicles has been confirmed for the 2016 championship.

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	Race weekend
Prema Powerteam	01	Lance Stroll	Dallara F312	Mercedes	1-10
	02	Nick Cassidy			1-10
	16	Ralf Aron			1-10
	17th	Maximilian Günther			1-10
Carlin	03	Ryan Tveter	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	1-7
		Daniel Ticktum			10
	04th	Alessio Lorandi			1-7
		Lando Norris			10
	18th	Zhi Cong Li			1-4
		William Buller			5
		Jake Hughes			10
	19th	Raoul Hyman			1
		Weiron Tan			4, 6, 7
Van Amersfoort Racing	05	Pedro Piquet	Dallara F312	Mercedes	1-10
	06th	Callum Ilott			1-10
	20th	Harrison Newey			1-10
	21st	Anthoine Hubert			1-10
kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport	07th	Mikkel Jensen	Dallara F312	Mercedes	1-10
	08th	David Beckmann			3-10
Motopark	09	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	1-10
	10	Niko Kari			1-10
	22nd	Joel Eriksson			1-10
	23	Guanyu Zhou			1-10
HitechGP	11	Nikita Masepin	Dallara F312	Mercedes	1-10
	12	George Russell			1-10
	24	Ben Barnicoat			1-10
	25th	Alexander Sims			10
Threebond with T-Sport	14th	Arjun Maini	Dallara F312	Neil Brown Engineering	2-4
		Wing Chung Chang			9, 10
	15th	Arjun Maini		ThreeBond	1
		Ukyo Sasahara			7, 9

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c} guest starter

Racing calendar

The race weekend in Pau is an independent event. The races in Le Castellet and Mogyoród take place as part of the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), the races in Spa-Francorchamps as part of the Blancpain Endurance Series and the races in Imola as part of the French GT championship. The other five events will be held as part of the DTM supporting program . There are three races per event.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
01.	02nd of April	Le Castellet	Lance Stroll	Nick Cassidy	George Russell
02.			Callum Ilott	Nick Cassidy	Guanyu Zhou
03.	03rd of April		Maximilian Günther	Nick Cassidy	Joel Eriksson
04th	April 23	Mogyoród	Ralf Aron	Niko Kari	Joel Eriksson
05.			Maximilian Günther	Ralf Aron	Guanyu Zhou
06th	April 24th		Ben Barnicoat	Joel Eriksson	Lance Stroll
07th	May 14th	Pau	Ben Barnicoat	Nick Cassidy	Maximilian Günther
08th.			George Russell	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Callum Ilott
09.	May 15		Alessio Lorandi	Lance Stroll	George Russell
10.	May 21	Spielberg	Callum Ilott	Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther
11.			Lance Stroll	George Russell	Niko Kari
12.	May 22		Lance Stroll	Callum Ilott	Maximilian Günther
13.	25th June	Nuremberg	Lance Stroll	Niko Kari	George Russell
14th			Anthoine Hubert	Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther
15th	June 26th		Lance Stroll	Anthoine Hubert	Sérgio Sette Câmara
16.	16th of July	Zandvoort	Lance Stroll	Nick Cassidy	Alessio Lorandi
17th			Nick Cassidy	Maximilian Günther	Callum Ilott
18th	17th July		Maximilian Günther	Nick Cassidy	David Beckmann
19th	29th of July	Spa Francorchamps	Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther	Ben Barnicoat
20th			George Russell	Joel Eriksson	Mikkel Jensen
21st	30th July		Joel Eriksson	Anthoine Hubert	George Russell
22nd	September 10	Nürburg	Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther	George Russell
23.			Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther	Joel Eriksson
24.	September 11		Maximilian Günther	Lance Stroll	Niko Kari
25th	0October 1	Imola	Niko Kari	Lance Stroll	Joel Eriksson
26th	0October 2nd		Lance Stroll	Joel Eriksson	George Russell
27.			Lance Stroll	George Russell	Callum Ilott
28.	15th October	Hockenheim	Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther	Nick Cassidy
29			Lance Stroll	Joel Eriksson	David Beckmann
30th	October, 16th		Lance Stroll	Joel Eriksson	Jake Hughes

Ratings

Point system

In each race, the first ten of the race get 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 or 1 point (s).

Driver ranking

Item driver LEC HUN PAU SPI NOR ZAN SPA ONLY IMO HOC Points 01  L. Stroll 1 DNF 5 4th 8th 3 9 4th 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 DNF 19th 1 19th 4th 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 507 02  M. Günther 5 DNF 1 5 1 DNF 3 14th 13 3 6th 3 DNF 3 5 4th 2 1 2 7th 6th 2 2 1 12 DNF 12 2 8th 9 322 03  G. Russell 3 11 18th DNF 4th DNF 4th 1 3 4th 2 DNF 3 9 DNF 7th 9 5 5 1 3 3 DNF 7th 4th 3 2 7th 6th DNF 274 04th  N. Cassidy 2 2 2 DNF 16 9 2 16 DNF 6th DNF 10 6th 4th 6th 2 1 2 4th 17th 5 4th DNF 5 10 7th 8th 3 DNF 4th 254 05  J. Eriksson 6th 9 3 3 DNF 2 14th 9 6th 17th 14th 6th DNF 5 DNF 12 10 7th 14th 2 1 7th 3 6th 3 2 5 6th 2 2 252 06th  C. Ilott 10 1 12 DNF 9 6th 5 3 4th 1 4th 2 DNF 7th 7th 5 3 6th 16 5 DNF 5 7th 4th 15th DNF 3 DNF DSQ DNF 226 07th  R. Aron 7th DNF 7th 1 2 DNS 13 6th 15th 9 12 9 4th 10 9 14th 6th 8th 8th 13 13 6th 4th 14th 7th 4th 4th 4th 5 8th 176 08th  A. Hubert 17th 8th 6th DNF 13 14th 12 7th 12 16 10 16 8th 1 2 9 4th 10 DNF 4th 2 10 5 9 5 6th 6th 10 7th 10 160 09  B. Barnicoat 4th DNF 11 9 10 1 1 5 11 10 15th 5 5 DNF DSQ 18th 8th 9 3 11 20th 9 DNF 10 8th DNF 13 18th 9 7th 134 10  N. Kari 8th 16 15th 2 DNF 8th 19th 11 8th 20th 3 8th 2 12 DNF 6th 11 11 11 10 7th 8th 10 3 1 9 DNF 14th 12 13 129 11  S. Sette Câmara 16 5 19 * 7th 5 5 8th 2 DNF 12 8th 4th DNF DNF 3 11 17th 15th 15th DNF 15th 11 8th 8th DNF DNF 11 5 14th 6th 117 12  M. Jensen 13 4th 4th 10 7th 11 6th 8th 5 5 5 DNF 7th 8th DNF 15th 13 12 DNF 3 9 15th 13 17th 11 10 7th DNF 15th DNS 107 13  G. Zhou 14th 3 8th 8th 3 4th 11 DNF NC 13 11 7th DNF 6th 4th 16 18th 16 17th 8th 11 12 12 12 6th 5 10 11 13 11 101 14th  A. Lorandi 12 6th 9 6th 6th 12 10 15th 1 11 9 17th 12 DNF 8th 3 5 4th 10 14th 17th                   96 15th  D. Beckmann             17th DNF DNF 7th 7th 12 10 13 DNF 10 7th 3 7th 16 10 13 6th 13 DNF DNF 9 12 3 18th 67 16  J. Hughes                                                       19 * 4th 3 27 17th  R. Tveter 15th 7th DNF 11 11 WD 7th DNF 7th 15th DNS DNS 13 DNF 13 8th 14th 14th 9 9 16                   26th 18th  H. Newey 9 DNF 14th 12 12 10 15th DNF 14th 8th 16 11 DNF DNF 10 19th 12 18th 6th 12 12 14th 11 11 9 8th DNF 15th 18th 12 22nd 19th  P. Piquet 11 14th DNF 13 14th 7th 20th DNF 10 19th NC 13 9 DNF DNF 13 16 13 18th 6th 14th 17th 9 15th DNF 12 14th 16 17th 15th 19th 20th  N. Masepin 19th 12 10 EX DNF 13 16 13 DNF 14th 17th 14th 11 11 11 17th 15th 17th 12 DNF 8th 16 14th 16 13 11 15th 8th 10 DNF 10 21st  A. Maini DNF 13 16 14th 15th 15th 18th 10 9 DNF DNF 18th                                     3 22nd  R. Hyman 18th 10 13                                                       1 -  Z. Li 20th 15th 17th 15th DNF 16 DNF 12 DNF 18th DNS DNS INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0 -  W. Buller                         DNF DNF 12                               0 -  U. Sasahara                                     13 18th 19th       DNF 13 DNF       0 -  W. Tan                   DNF 13 15th       20th 19th DNF DNF 15th 18th                   0 -  W. Chang                                                 14th 14th 16 17th 19th 17th 0 Guest starters -  A. Sims                                                       9 11 5 - -  D. Ticktum                                                       13 20th 14th - -  L. Norris                                                       DNF 16 16 - Item driver LEC HUN PAU SPI NOR ZAN SPA ONLY IMO HOC Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) other formats and characters P / bold Pole position italic Fastest racing lap (in the GP2 series / FIA Formula 2 championship from 2008 for the fastest racing lap of the ten best drivers) * not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered underlined Leader in the overall standings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2016 FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - General Entry List. fia.com, March 2, 2016, accessed March 2, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Peter Allen: Lance Stroll to stay in F3 with Prema in 2016. paddockscout.com, November 3, 2015, accessed on January 3, 2016 (English). 
3. ^ Peter Allen: Nick Cassidy gets Prema F3 seat for 2016 season. paddockscout.com, February 8, 2016, accessed February 8, 2016 . 
4. ^ Peter Allen: Italian F4 champion Ralf Aron makes F3 step with Prema. paddockscout.com, December 15, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Peter Allen: Maximilian Gunther gets Prema F3 deal for 2016. paddockscout.com, December 22, 2015, accessed on January 3, 2016 (English). 
6. ↑ Peter Allen: Carlin retains Ryan Tveter for European F3 in 2016. paddockscout.com, December 16, 2015, accessed on January 3, 2016 (English). 
7. ^ Peter Allen: Alessio Lorandi makes Carlin move for his second F3 season. paddockscout.com, January 19, 2016, accessed January 19, 2016 . 
8. ↑ FIA F3 EC announces initial entries - final deadline pushed back. (No longer available online.) Fiaf3europe.com, February 16, 2016, archived from the original on February 16, 2016 ; accessed on February 16, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ^ Peter Allen: Weiron Tan fills Carlin F3 seat for Spielberg. paddockscout.com, May 20, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Peter Allen: Pedro Piquet signs with Van Amersfoort for European F3 move. paddockscout.com, November 11, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 . 
11. ↑ Marcus Simmons: Callum Ilott moves from Carlin to Van Amersfoort for 2016 Euro F3. autosport.com, January 6, 2016, accessed January 6, 2016 . 
12. ^ Marcus Simmons: Harrison Newey gets Van Amersfoort Racing Formula 3 seat. autosport.com, January 13, 2016, accessed January 13, 2016 . 
13. ^ Peter Allen: Anthoine Hubert lands F3 seat with Van Amersfoort Racing. paddockscout.com, February 29, 2016, accessed on February 29, 2016 . 
14. ↑ Marcus Simmons: Mercedes protege Mikkel Jensen stays with Mucke in European F3. autosport.com, February 2, 2016, accessed February 2, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Gruz David: Beckmann confirms FIA F3 step up with Mucke Motorsport. paddockscout.com, December 18, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 . 
16. ↑ ^{a b} Peter Allen: Sette Camara, Kari and Leeds join Red Bull Junior Team for 2016. paddockscout.com, December 11, 2015, accessed on January 3, 2016 . 
17. ^ Marcus Simmons: Joel Eriksson moves up to European F3 with Motopark. autosport.com, January 19, 2016, accessed January 19, 2016 . 
18. ↑ Peter Allen: Ferrari protege Guan Yu Zhou joins Motopark for F3 move. paddockscout.com, February 15, 2016, accessed February 15, 2016 . 
19. ↑ Peter Allen: Nikita Mazepin steps up to F3 with Hitech GP. paddockscout.com, December 18, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 . 
20. ^ Peter Allen: George Russell signs with Hitech for 2016 European F3 season. paddockscout.com, December 11, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 . 
21. ↑ Marcus Simmons: Ben Barnicoat seals Hitech European Formula 3 Championship deal. autosport.com, January 14, 2016, accessed January 14, 2016 . 
22. ↑ Peter Allen: Arjun Maini to continue with T-Sport for 2016 European F3 season. paddockscout.com, December 21, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016 . 

Web links

• Official website of the European Formula 3 Championship