User:Pch187/2016 Formula One season

Formula One World Championship
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Nico Rosberg, the current championship leader for Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton, the 2015 champion, and is second for Mercedes.
Daniel Ricciardo is third for Red Bull.

The 2016 Formula One season will be the 67th Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Formula One world championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The season consisted of 21 races, starting in Australia on the 20th March and ending in Abu Dhabi on the 27th November[1].

Teams and Drivers

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Nat. Team Constructor Chassis Tyre Nat. Drivers Rounds No. Nat. Free Practise Drivers
  Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W07
Hybrid
[2]
P 44[N 1]   Lewis Hamilton[5] All
6   Nico Rosberg[6] All
  Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF16-H[7] P 5   Sebastian Vettel[8] All
7   Kimi Räikkönen[9] All
  Williams Martini Racing WilliamsMercedes[10] FW38[11] P 19   Felipe Massa[12] All
77   Valtteri Bottas[12] All
  Red Bull Racing[4][13][14] Red BullTAG Heuer[15][N 2] RB12[16] P 3   Daniel Ricciardo[17] All
26   Daniil Kvyat[18] 1–4
33   Max Verstappen[19] 5–21
  Sahara Force India F1 Team Force IndiaMercedes[10] VJM09[20] P 27   Nico Hülkenberg[21] All 34   Alfonso Celis, Jr.[22]
11   Sergio Pérez[23] All
  Renault Sport F1 Team[24][25][26][27][14][N 3] Renault[28] RS16[29][26] P 20   Kevin Magnussen[30][26] All 45
46
 
 
Esteban Ocon[31]
Sergey Sirotkin[32]
30[33]   Jolyon Palmer[34] All
  Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro RossoFerrari[35][N 4] STR11[36] P 33   Max Verstappen[37] 1–4
26   Daniil Kvyat[19] 5–21
55   Carlos Sainz, Jr.[37] All
  Sauber F1 Team SauberFerrari[38] C35[39] P 9   Marcus Ericsson[40] All
12   Felipe Nasr[40] All
  McLaren Honda Formula One Team[14] McLarenHonda[41] MP4-31[42] P 14   Fernando Alonso[43] 1, 3–21
47[22]   Stoffel Vandoorne[44] 2
22   Jenson Button[45] All
  Manor Racing MRT[46][14] MRTMercedes[10][14] MRT5[47] P 94[48]   Pascal Wehrlein[47] All 42   Jordan King[49]
88[50]   Rio Haryanto[51] 1–12
31[52]   Esteban Ocon[53] 13–21
  Haas F1 Team[54][14] HaasFerrari[55] VF-16[56] P 8   Romain Grosjean[57] All 50   Charles Leclerc[58]
21   Esteban Gutiérrez[59] All
Source:[14]

Team Changes

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Driver Changes

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Mid-season changes

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Regulation Changes

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  • The FIA and Formula One Management will be granted greater power to change the Sporting and Technical Regulations and to make decisions affecting the governance of the sport.[79]

Technical Changes

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  • Cars will be required to be designed with a separate wastegate for exhaust gases to pass through—colloquially dubbed the "screamer pipe"—in a bid to increase the noise of the cars following criticism since the introduction of the 2014 generation of engines.[80]
  • Tyre supplier Pirelli will introduce a fifth tyre compound known as "ultrasoft".[81] Pirelli will change their approach to tyre supply in 2016, bringing three compounds to races instead of two and allowing teams the freedom to choose which two compounds they use.[82][83] Teams are allowed to supply their two cars with a different selection. The choices will be made public two weeks before the race.[84]
  • The FIA has opted to increase the number of tokens available for power unit development stating in 2016. While the initial plans would have given manufacturers fifteen tokens for the season, the number was raised to thirty-two, the same number as 2014, in order to allow struggling manufacturers such as Renault and Honda to improve their development. This decision also allows further development on parts that were initially planned to be closed off, including the upper and lower crankcase, valve drive, crankshaft, air-valve system and ancillaries drive.[85]

Sporting Changes

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  • Starting in 2016, the number of pre-season tests will be reduced from three to two.[86]
  • The stewards will be given greater powers in enforcing track limits, with drivers required to stay between the white lines marking the edges of the circuit, except in cases of driver error.[80] The change was introduced after an investigation by Pirelli into Sebastian Vettel's high-speed blow-out at the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix that concluded that Vettel's off-track excursions had been a significant factor in the incident.
    • The FIA is also exploring a number of solutions to discourage drivers from abusing track limits and aid in their policing, including GPS tracking, the reprofiling of kerbs, the installation of pressure-sensitive sensors and the use of high-speed cameras.[87]
  • Any driver who causes the start of the race to be aborted will be required to start the race from pit lane at the restart.[80]
  • The procedure for issuing gearbox penalties will be amended so that penalties are applied in the order that they are awarded, bringing the system in line with the wider grid penalty system.[80]
  • The Virtual Safety Car system will be used in practice sessions as well to avoid the unnecessary use of red flags and session stoppages.[83]
    • The drag reduction system, which is deactivated when under Virtual Safety Car periods and full-course yellow flags will be available as soon as a Virtual Safety Car period has ended;[83] drivers previously had to wait two laps before the system was reactivated.[88]
  • The process new drivers go through in order to qualify for a superlicence will be changed,[89] with additional restrictions put in place as part of the wider FIA Global Pathway.[90][91] The changes were introduced following controversy surrounding Max Verstappen qualifying for a superlicence at the age of sixteen after a single season competing in European Formula 3.[90]
  • The qualifying process was heavily revised two weeks before the season began. The three-period format first introduced in 2006 was retained, but with a progressive "knock-out" style of elimination.[92]

Pre-season Testing

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Tyre Ultra Soft Super-Soft Soft Medium Hard

Bold indicates Fastest Time for team in test.
Italics indicates Fastest time of specific day

First Test

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Pos. Driver Team Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four
1   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:24.939 1:22.810
2   Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:23.110
3   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.977 1:23.477
4   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:26.044 1:23.525
5   Sergio Pérez Force India 1:23.650
6   Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:26.497 1:24.293
7   Alfonso Celis, Jr.~ Force India 1:26.298 1:24.840
8   Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.867 1:26.084 1:26.187
9   Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:27.555 1:25.237
10   Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:26.014 1:25.263
11   Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:26.539 1:25.393
12   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.409 1:26.421 1:26.295
13   Esteban Gutiérrez Haas 1:25.524 1:27.802
14   Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:26.091 1:25.648
15   Romain Grosjean Haas 1:28.399 1:25.874
16   Pascal Wehrlein Manor 1:28.292 1:25.925
17   Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:26.392 1:26.053
18   Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:26.082 No Time
19   Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:29.356 1:26.189
20   Carlos Sainz, Jr. Toro Rosso 1:27.180 1:26.239
21   Felipe Massa Williams 1:26.712 1:26.483
22   Jenson Button McLaren 1:26.735 1:26.919
23   Rio Haryanto Manor 1:28.249 1:28.266

Notes

  • ~ – Development Driver
  • † – 2015 Car

Second Test

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Pos. Driver Team Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four
1   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:24.836 1:22.785
2   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:24.611 1:22.852
3   Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.022 1:28.298 1:24.126 1:26.140
4   Carlos Sainz, Jr. Toro Rosso 1:25.300 1:23.134
5   Felipe Massa Williams 1:23.193 1:23.644
6   Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:25.336 1:23.251
7   Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:23.229 1:23.261
8   Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:25.176 1:23.382
9   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.051 1:23.622 1:26.488 1:24.133
10   Sergio Pérez Force India 1:25.593 1:23.721
11   Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:25.760 1:23.933
12   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:25.235 1:24.427
13   Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.183 1:24.714
14   Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:24.735 1.24.870
15   Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:25.493 1:24.768
16   Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:26.224 1:24.859
17   Pascal Wehrlein Manor 1:27.064 1:24.913
18   Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:27.862 1:25.031
19   Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 1:25.049 1:25.141
20   Romain Grosjean Haas 1:27.196 1:25.255
21   Esteban Gutiérrez Haas 1:26.661 No Time 1:25.422
22   Rio Haryanto Manor 1:27.699 1:25.899

Results

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Rnd. Grand Prix Circuit Date Time
(U.K.)
Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Constructor Report
1   Australian Grand Prix Albert Park, Melbourne 20 March 05:00   Lewis Hamilton   Daniel Ricciardo   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
2   Bahrain Grand Prix†‡ Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 3 April 16:00   Lewis Hamilton   Nico Rosberg   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
3   Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 17 April 07:00   Nico Rosberg   Nico Hülkenberg   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
4   Russian Grand Prix Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 1 May 13:00   Nico Rosberg   Nico Rosberg   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
5   Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 15 May 13:00   Lewis Hamilton   Daniil Kvyat   Max Verstappen   Red BullTAG Heuer Report
6   Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 29 May 13:00   Daniel Ricciardo   Lewis Hamilton   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
7   Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 12 June 19:00   Lewis Hamilton   Nico Rosberg   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
8   European Grand Prix~‡ Baku City Circuit, Baku[101][102] 19 June 14:00   Nico Rosberg   Nico Rosberg   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
9   Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 3 July 13:00   Lewis Hamilton   Lewis Hamilton   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
10   British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 10 July 13:00   Lewis Hamilton   Nico Rosberg   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
11   Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Budapest 24 July 13:00   Nico Rosberg   Kimi Räikkönen   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
12   German Grand Prix Hockenheimring, Hockenheim[103] 31 July 13:00   Nico Rosberg   Daniel Ricciardo   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
13   Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 28 August 13:00   Nico Rosberg   Lewis Hamilton   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
14   Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 4 September 13:00   Lewis Hamilton   Fernando Alonso   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
15   Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 18 September 13:00   Nico Rosberg   Daniel Ricciardo   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
16   Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 2 October 08:00   Lewis Hamilton   Nico Rosberg   Daniel Ricciardo   Red BullTAG Heuer Report
17   Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka International Racing Course[104], Suzuka 9 October 06:00   Nico Rosberg   Sebastian Vettel   Nico Rosberg   Mercedes Report
18   United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin 23 October 20:00   Lewis Hamilton   Sebastian Vettel   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
19   Mexican Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 30 October 19:00   Lewis Hamilton   Daniel Ricciardo   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
20   Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 13 November 16:00   Lewis Hamilton   Max Verstappen   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Report
21   Abu Dhabi Grand Prix~‡ Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 27 November 13:00   Lewis Hamilton Report
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Footnotes

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† – Night Race
~ – Twilight Race
‡ – Live on Channel 4[105]

Calendar Changes

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Driver's Championship

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Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver Grands Prix Points
AUS
 
BHR
 
CHN
 
RUS
 
ESP
 
MCO
 
CAN
 
EUR
 
AUT
 
GBR
 
HUN
 
DEU
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
SGP
 
MYS
 
JPN
 
USA
 
MEX
 
BRA
 
ABU
 
1   Nico Rosberg 1 1 1 1 Ret 7 5 1 4 3 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 130
2   Lewis Hamilton 2 3 7 2 Ret 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 Ret 3 1 1 1 126
3   Daniel Ricciardo 4 4 4 11 4 2 7 7 5 4 3 2 2 5 2 1 6 3 3 8 68
4   Max Verstappen 10 6 8 Ret 1 Ret 4 8 2 2 5 3 11 7 6 2 2 Ret 4 3 52
5   Sebastian Vettel 3 DNS 2 Ret 3 4 2 2 Ret 9 4 5 6 3 5 Ret 4 4 5 5 51
6   Kimi Räikkönen Ret 2 5 3 2 Ret 6 4 3 5 6 6 9 4 4 4 5 Ret 6 Ret 42
7   Sergio Pérez 13 16 11 9 7 3 10 3 17† 6 11 10 5 8 8 6 7 8 10 4 15
8   Valtteri Bottas 8 9 10 4 5 12 3 6 9 14 9 9 8 6 Ret 5 10 16 8 11 13
9   Fernando Alonso Ret 12 6 Ret 5 11 Ret 18† 13 7 12 7 14 7 7 16 5 13 10 5
10   Felipe Massa 5 8 6 5 8 10 Ret 10 20† 11 18 Ret 10 9 12 13 9 7 9 Ret 5
11   Daniil Kvyat DNS 7 3 15 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 16 15 14 Ret 9 14 13 11 18 13 4
12   Nico Hülkenberg 7 15 15 Ret Ret 6 8 9 19† 7 10 7 4 10 Ret 8 8 Ret 7 7 4
13   Romain Grosjean 6 5 19 8 Ret 13 14 13 7 Ret 14 13 13 11 DNS Ret 11 10 20 DNS 3
14   Carlos Sainz, Jr. 9 Ret 9 12 6 8 9 Ret 8 8 8 14 Ret 15 14 11 17 6 16 6 3
15   Jenson Button 14 Ret 13 10 9 9 Ret 11 6 12 Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret 9 18 9 12 16 1
  Kevin Magnussen 12 11 17 7 15 Ret 16 14 14 17† 15 16 Ret 17 10 Ret 14 12 17 14
  Felipe Nasr 15 14 20 16 14 Ret 18 12 13 15 17 Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 19 15 15 9
  Jolyon Palmer 11 DNS 22 13 13 Ret Ret 15 12 Ret 12 19 15 Ret 15 10 12 13 14 Ret
  Pascal Wehrlein 16 13 18 18 16 14 17 Ret 10 Ret 19 17 Ret Ret 16 15 22 17 Ret 15
  Stoffel Vandoorne 10
  Esteban Gutiérrez Ret Ret 14 17 11 11 13 16 11 16 13 11 12 13 11 Ret 20 Ret 19 Ret
  Marcus Ericsson Ret 12 16 14 12 Ret 15 17 15 Ret 20 18 Ret 16 17 12 15 14 11 Ret
  Esteban Ocon 16 18 18 16 21 18 21 12
  Rio Haryanto Ret 17 21 Ret 17 15 19 18 16 Ret 21 20

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† – Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Constructors Championship

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Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Pos. Constructor No. Grands Prix Points
AUS
 
BHR
 
CHN
 
RUS
 
ESP
 
MCO
 
CAN
 
EUR
 
AUT
 
GBR
 
HUN
 
DEU
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
SGP
 
MYS
 
JPN
 
USA
 
MEX
 
BRA
 
ABU
 
1   Mercedes 44 2 3 7 2 Ret 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 Ret 3 1 1 1 256
6 1 1 1 1 Ret 7 5 1 4 3 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2
2   Red BullTAG Heuer 3 4 4 4 11 4 2 7 7 5 4 3 2 2 5 2 1 6 3 3 8 123
[N 5] DNS 7 3 15 1 Ret 4 8 2 2 5 3 11 7 6 2 2 Ret 4 3
3   Ferrari 5 3 DNS 2 Ret 3 4 2 2 Ret 9 4 5 6 3 5 Ret 4 4 5 5 93
7 Ret 2 5 3 2 Ret 6 4 3 5 6 6 9 4 4 4 5 Ret 6 Ret
4   Force IndiaMercedes 27 7 15 15 Ret Ret 6 8 9 19† 7 10 7 4 10 Ret 8 8 Ret 7 7 19
11 13 16 11 9 7 3 10 3 17† 6 11 10 5 8 8 6 7 8 10 4
5   WilliamsMercedes 19 5 8 6 5 8 10 Ret 10 20† 11 18 Ret 10 9 12 13 9 7 9 Ret 18
77 8 9 10 4 5 12 3 6 9 14 9 9 8 6 Ret 5 10 16 8 11
6   McLarenHonda [N 6] Ret 10 12 6 Ret 5 11 Ret 18† 13 7 12 7 14 7 7 16 5 13 10 6
22 14 Ret 13 10 9 9 Ret 11 6 12 Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret 9 18 9 12 16
7   Toro RossoFerrari [N 5] 10 6 8 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 16 15 14 Ret 9 14 13 11 18 13 4
55 9 Ret 9 12 6 8 9 Ret 8 8 8 14 Ret 15 14 11 17 6 16 6
8   HaasFerrari 8 6 5 19 8 Ret 13 14 13 7 Ret 14 13 13 11 DNS Ret 11 10 20 DNS 3
21 Ret Ret 14 17 11 11 13 16 11 16 13 11 12 13 11 Ret 20 Ret 19 Ret
  Renault 20 12 11 17 7 15 Ret 16 14 14 17† 15 16 Ret 17 10 Ret 14 12 17 14
30 11 DNS 22 13 13 Ret Ret 15 12 Ret 12 19 15 Ret 15 10 12 13 14 Ret
  SauberFerrari 9 Ret 12 16 14 12 Ret 15 17 15 Ret 20 18 Ret 16 17 12 15 14 11 Ret
12 15 14 20 16 14 Ret 18 12 13 15 17 Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 19 15 15 9
  MRTMercedes 94 16 13 18 18 16 14 17 Ret 10 Ret 19 17 Ret Ret 16 15 22 17 Ret 15
[N 7] Ret 17 21 Ret 17 15 19 18 16 Ret 21 20 16 18 18 16 21 18 21 12

Notes:
† – Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ As reigning world champion, Hamilton has the option to use to number 1, or continuing using no. 44 for 2016.[3] He eventually choose to no. 44.[4]
  2. ^ Red Bull announced that they were splitting with Renault mid-season 2015. However, after not finding a suitable supplier, Red Bull took Renault engines, now re-branded as TAG-Heuer, who supplied engines to McLaren on be halve of Honda in the 1980s[15]
  3. ^ Renault bought out Lotus in late 2015[28], and later confirmed the return of the Renault brand to Formula One[25].
  4. ^ In late 2015, it was announced that the FIA had approved the use of 2015 Ferrari engines for Toro Rosso[35]
  5. ^ a b Daniil Kvyat was demoted to Toro Rosso with his No. 26 at the Spanish Grand Prix, replaced by Max Verstappen with his No. 33[19]. Cite error: The named reference "KYVVES" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ Fernando Alonso was injured as a result of his crash at the Australian Grand Prix, and susequently couldn't take his No. 14 position up in Bahrain. Therefore McLaren's Reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne took his place with No. 47[44][22].
  7. ^ Esteban Ocon replaced Rio Haryanto (No. 88) with his No. 31 at the Belgian Grand Prix[53].

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