IndyCar Series 2016
The Verizon IndyCar Series 2016 was the 21st season of the American IndyCar Series and the 105th season in American monoposto racing.
Teams and drivers
All teams used the DW12 chassis and Firestone tires .
- Remarks
- ↑ a b In the first race Will Power contested the three training sessions with vehicle # 12 and qualified the vehicle. He then withdrew because of an illness. Oriol Servià took over the car for the final training and the race.
Racing calendar
The IndyCar Series racing calendar was published on October 27, 2015 and included 16 races on 15 circuits.
- Explanation: O : oval course , T : temporary race track ( street course ), P : permanent race track.
- Remarks
- ↑ The race started on June 12th and stopped after 71 laps. It continued on August 27th.
Ratings
Point system
The points were awarded according to the following scheme:
| position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23 | 24 | 25th | 26th | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30th | 31 | 32 | 33 |
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| Standard race | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30th | 28 | 26th | 24 | 22nd | 20th | 19th | 18th | 17th | 16 | 15th | 14th | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Indianapolis 500 & Season Finale | 100 | 80 | 70 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30th | 28 | 26th | 24 | 22nd | 20th | 18th | 16 | 14th | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Indianapolis 500 qualifying | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30th | 28 | 26th | 24 | 23 | 22nd | 21st | 20th | 19th | 18th | 17th | 16 | 15th | 14th | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
There was also one extra point for pole position and two extra points for the driver who had led the race most of the laps. All drivers with at least one lead lap also received one point.
Driver ranking
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- Hunter-Reay received an additional point in the second Detroit race for the second fastest lap in qualifying.
- Hinchcliffe was deducted 25 points.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edd Straw: Ex-F1 driver Max Chilton joins Ganassi for 2016 IndyCar season. autosport.com, February 1, 2016, accessed February 1, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Markus Lüttgens: Ganassi confirms Tony Kanaan for the IndyCar season 2016. Motorsport-Total.com, November 3, 2015, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Mario Fritzsche: Silly Season Update IndyCar Season 2016. Motorsport-Total.com, December 8, 2015, accessed on January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Bruce Martin: Penske's Will Power to miss St Petersburg IndyCar race. autosport.com, March 13, 2016, accessed March 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Tony DiZinno: Spencer Pigot to step up to IndyCar with RLL Racing. nbcsports.com, October 20, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Carlos Munoz stays on with Andretti Autosport for IndyCar 2016. autosport.com, November 17, 2015, accessed on January 2, 2016 (English).
- ^ Lawrence Barretto: Former Manor F1 driver Rossi moves to IndyCar with Andretti. autosport.com, February 23, 2016, accessed February 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Hildebrand returning to Indy 500 with Ed Carpenter Racing. foxsports.com, March 23, 2016, accessed May 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Mario Fritzsche: Josef Newgarden will also drive for CFH in 2016. Motorsport-Total.com, October 1, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Marshall Pruett: INDYCAR: KVSH considering single entry in 2016. (No longer available online.) Racer.com, December 2, 2015, archived from the original on December 3, 2015 ; accessed on January 2, 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.
- ↑ a b Aleshin seals 2016 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports IndyCar seat. autosport.com, December 9, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ a b AJ Foyt Racing retains Sato and Hawksworth for 2016 IndyCar Series. autosport.com, December 16, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Markus Lüttgens: Indianapolis 500: Alex Tagliani drives again for AJ Foyt. Motorsport-Total.com, March 18, 2016, accessed May 14, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Conor Daly gets full-time Dale Coyne Racing IndyCar deal for 2016. autosport.com, December 11, 2015, accessed on January 2, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Luca Filippi gets Dale Coyne Racing IndyCar seat for St Petersburg. autosport.com, March 9, 2016, accessed March 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Heiko Stritzke: Chaves instead Filippi in Indy: castling with Dale Coyne. Motorsport-Total.com, May 12, 2016, accessed May 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Bruce Martin: Sage Karam gets 2016 Indy 500 drive with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. autosport.com, January 22, 2016, accessed January 24, 2016 .
- ^ Matt Brabham secures Murray IndyCar deal for Indianapolis races. autosport.com, December 4, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
