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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. Teams and drivers will compete for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' Championships. The season is scheduled to commence in Australia on 3 April 2016[1], the latest start to a season since 1988.

Teams and Drivers edit

Nat. Team Constructor Tyre No. Nat. Drivers
  Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team[2] Mercedes P 6   Nico Rosberg[3]
44   Lewis Hamilton[4]
  Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari P 5   Sebastian Vettel[5]
TBA   TBA[6]
  Williams Martini Racing Williams–TBA P 19   Felipe Massa[7]
TBA   TBA[8]
  Red Bull Racing[9] Red Bull–Renault[10] P 3   Daniel Ricciardo[11]
TBA   TBA
  Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso–Renault[12] P 33   Max Verstappen[13]
TBA   TBA
  Sauber F1 Team Sauber–TBA P 9   Marcus Ericsson[14]
12   Felipe Nasr[14]
  McLaren Honda McLaren–Honda[15] P 14   Fernando Alonso[16]
22   Jenson Button[17]
  Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India–TBA P 11   Sergio Pérez[18]
TBA   TBA
  Lotus F1 Team Lotus–TBA P 8   Romain Grosjean[19]
13   Pastor Maldonado[19]
  Manor Marussia F1 Team Marussia–TBA P TBA   TBA
TBA   TBA
  Haas F1 Team[20][21] Haas–Ferrari[22] P TBA   TBA
TBA   TBA

Team Changes edit

Driver Changes edit

Rule changes edit

  • Starting in 2016, the number of pre-season tests will be reduced from three to two.[23]
  • The process new drivers go through in order to qualify for a superlicence will be changed,[24] with additional restrictions put in place. Applicants must be at least eighteen years old, hold a valid driver's licence for roadgoing cars, and will be required to spend at least two seasons competing in recognised feeder series. A point system for feeder series has been introduced, and new drivers must also have scored 40 points in a three-year-period from these series, in order to obtain a superlicence.[25] The changes were introduced following controversy over Max Verstappen qualifying for a superlicence at the age of sixteen after a single season competing in European Formula 3.[25]

Calendar edit

A leaked schedule released in April 2015 suggested that the Formula One calendar would begin on the 3rd April, two weeks later than previous years as well as being the latest start since 1988.[1] In May 2015, FOM confirmed that the proposed calendar had been leaked, featuring 21 races across 34 weeks. The dates represented below are the dates provided by the proposed calendar.[26]

Rnd. Grand Prix Circuit Date
1   Australian Grand Prix Albert Park, Melbourne[27] 3 April
2   Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai[28] 10 April
3   Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir[29] 24 April
4   Russian Grand Prix Sochi Autodrom, Sochi[30] 1 May
5   Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona[31] 15 May
6   Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo[32] 29 May
7   Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal[33] 12 June
8   British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone[34] 26 June
9   Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg[35] 3 July
10   Baku European Grand Prix[36][37] Baku Street Circuit, Baku[N 1] 17 July
11   German Grand Prix Hockenheimring, Hockenheim[39] 31 July
12   Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Budapest[40][41] 7 August
13   Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa[42] 28 August
14   Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza[43] 4 September
15   Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore[44] 18 September
16   Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpar[45] 25 September
17   Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka[46] 9 October
18   United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin[47] 23 October
19   Mexican Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City[48] 30 October
20   Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo[49] 13 November
21   Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi[50] 27 November
Source:[26]

Calendar changes edit

 
Formula One will visit Azerbaijan for the first time in 2016 for the revival of the European Grand Prix, with the race to be run on a street circuit in the capital, Baku.

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ The name "Baku Street Circuit" has been used to refer to three different circuits used by Formula One, the FIA GT Series and the Blancpain Sprint Series. The proposed European Grand Prix circuit will be based around Azadliq Avenue.[38]

References edit

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