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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 featured drivers competing in Formula V8 3.5 formula race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2016 season was 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]

The title was won by Tom Dillmann who took two race victories across the season such as championship runner-up Louis Delétraz, with the latter becoming the best rookie of the year. By winning the second race in Barcelona which turned out to be the title decider, Dillmann managed to overtake Delétraz in the standings in order to win the championship by seven points, becoming the oldest series' world champion aged 27 years. Despite winning the most races of the season with five, Egor Orudzhev finished third in the standings due to inconsistent results in the form of several retirements. Fourth-placed driver Roy Nissany took three victories, amongst winning both races in Silverstone. Matthieu Vaxivière, Aurélien Panis, Matevos Isaakyan and Johnny Cecotto Jr. were the other drivers to achieve at least one win throughout the year.

Teams and drivers

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

Driver changes

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Changed teams
Entering/Re–Entering Formula V8 3.5
Leaving Formula V8 3.5
Mid-season changes

Team changes

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  • 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

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

Results

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

Championship standings

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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

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Pos Driver ALC
Spain  		HUN
Hungary  		SPA
Belgium  		LEC
France  		SIL
United Kingdom  		RBR
Austria  		MNZ
Italy  		JER
Spain  		CAT
Spain  		Points
1 France  Tom Dillmann 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 4 4 3 2 12 8 Ret 8 3 1 237
2 Switzerland  Louis Delétraz 1 5 3 4 3 Ret 6 1 10 6 2 4 2 3 12 2 2 4 230
3 Russia  Egor Orudzhev Ret 14† Ret 9 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 3 Ret 5 7 1 2 1 1 7 193
4 Israel  Roy Nissany 7 7 6 2 Ret Ret 2 2 1 1 6 13 1 6 8 14 9 2 189
5 France  Aurélien Panis 5 1 4 3 8 5 8 4 5 5 5 1 4 Ret 4 Ret 4 12 183
6 France  Matthieu Vaxivière 2 Ret 5 5 Ret 1 5 Ret 2 7 1 6 3 Ret 3 3 Ret Ret 175
7 Austria  René Binder 4 3 11 7 5 6 3 5 3 2 Ret 12 5 2 5 7 Ret 6 161
8 Japan  Yu Kanamaru Ret 4 9 10 4 7 7 11 7 9 7 Ret 6 5 6 10 8 10 85
9 Russia  Matevos Isaakyan 12 10 Ret Ret DNS Ret 10 12 12 3 1 6 5 5 70
10 Brazil  Pietro Fittipaldi 11 9 8 8 11† 10† Ret 7 6 Ret 11 11 11 4 9 12 7 3 60
11 Mexico  Alfonso Celis Jr. 6 8 Ret Ret 10 3 11 8 Ret 11 4 7 9 10 Ret 9 Ret 13 55
12 Brazil  Vitor Baptista 8 11 10 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 8 8 10 8 8 Ret 10 11 6 Ret 51
13 Netherlands  Beitske Visser 10 12 7 DNS 7 9† 9 10 9 10 8 9 14 9 7 5 10 8 50
14 Venezuela  Johnny Cecotto Jr. 9 6 1 6 12† Ret 43
15 United Kingdom  Jack Aitken DSQ 4 11 9 14
16 United Kingdom  William Buller 10 7 7
17 Italy  Giuseppe Cipriani 13 13 Ret Ret 9 8 13 13 11 12 13 Ret 13 11 Ret 15 12 14 6
18 Italy  Marco Bonanomi 9 10 3
19 Poland  Artur Janosz 12 9 2
20 Australia  Thomas Randle Ret 13 Ret 11 0
Pos Driver ALC
Spain  		HUN
Hungary  		SPA
Belgium  		LEC
France  		SIL
United Kingdom  		RBR
Austria  		MNZ
Italy  		JER
Spain  		CAT
Spain  		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

Teams' Championship

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Pos Team Car
No. 		ALC
Spain  		HUN
Hungary  		SPA
Belgium  		LEC
France  		SIL
United Kingdom  		RBR
Austria  		MNZ
Italy  		JER
Spain  		CAT
Spain  		Points
1 United Kingdom  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 Czech Republic  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 Spain  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 United Kingdom  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 Russia  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 Spain  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 Italy  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 Italy  Durango Racing Team 20 13 13 Ret Ret 9 8 13 13 11 12 13 Ret 13 11 Ret 15 12 14 6
9 United Kingdom  Comtec Racing 17 Ret 13 Ret 11 0
Pos Team Car
No. 		ALC
Spain  		HUN
Hungary  		SPA
Belgium  		LEC
France  		SIL
United Kingdom  		RBR
Austria  		MNZ
Italy  		JER
Spain  		CAT
Spain  		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

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