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{{Infobox Race Report
|name               = [[File:Flag of New South Wales svg.png]] 2016 New South Wales Grand Prix
|Race_No            = 2
|Season_No          = 16
|year               = 2016
|series             = F1RWRS
|Circuit            = File:Mount Panorama.png
|date               = 27 March, 2016
|official name      = 2016 New South Wales Grand Prix
|location           = Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia
|course             = 6.213 km (3.861 mi)
|distance           = 52 Laps
|weather            = Dry
|pole driver        = [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Mark Dagnall]]
|pole team          = [[Melrose Racing Team|MRT]]
|pole time          = 1:39.944
|fastest lap driver = [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Mark Dagnall]]
|fastest lap team   = [[Melrose Racing Team|MRT]]
|fastest lap time   = 1:44.581
|first driver       = [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Phillippe Nicolas]]
|first team         = [[ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport|ArrowTech]]
|second driver      = [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Thomas De Bock]]
|second team        = [[Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge|Gillet]]
|third driver       = [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [[Kay Lon]]
|third team         = [[Aeroracing Engineering|Aeroracing]]
|}}

The '''2016 F1RWRS New South Wales Grand Prix''' was the second race of the [[2016 F1RWRS season]] and the second of which to be held in Australia. The New South Wales Grand Prix will officially make a return to the [[F1RWRS]] after the last race being [[2012 F1RWRS New South Wales Grand Prix|2012]].

[[Phillipe Nicolas]] took home the victory and also the championship lead by 3 points from [[Ron Mignolet]] in second place. ArrowTech also took the championship lead from Alitalia in this race.

==Classification==
===Pre Qualifying and Qualifying===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Pre-Q !! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 1
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Mark Dagnall]]
| [[Melrose Racing Team|MRT]]
|
| 1:39.944
|
|-
! 2
| 14
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Tomo Kazama]]
| [[Kamaha Motorsports|Kamaha]]
| 1:49.502
| 1:40.038
| +0.094
|-
! 3
| 13
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Nathan McKane]]
| [[Kamaha Motorsports|Kamaha]]
| '''1:44.748'''
| 1:40.111
| +0.167
|-
! 4
| 2
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Daniel Melrose]]
| [[Melrose Racing Team|MRT]]
|
| 1:40.223
| +0.279
|-
! 5
| 9
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Martin McFry]]
| [[Foxdale Auto Racing Team|Foxdale]]
|
| 1:40.223
| +0.279
|-
! 6
| 27
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Nathanael Spencer]]
| [[Scuderia Alitalia|Alitalia]]
|
| 1:40.420
| +0.476
|-
! 7
| 10
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Ben Fleet]]
| [[Foxdale Auto Racing Team|Foxdale]]
|
| 1:40.491
| +0.547
|-
! 8
| 8
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Aurelien Moll]]
| [[Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge|Gillet]]
|
| 1:40.536
| +0.592
|-
! 9
| 6
| [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [[Kay Lon]]
| [[Aeroracing Engineering|Aeroracing]]
|
| 1:40.841
| +0.897
|-
! 10
| 5
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Pippa Mann]]
| [[Aeroracing Engineering|Aeroracing]]
|
| 1:40.842
| +0.898
|-
! 11
| 12
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Phillippe Nicolas]]
| [[ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport|ArrowTech]]
|
| 1:40.967
| +1.023
|-
! 12
| 28
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Ron Mignolet]]
| [[Scuderia Alitalia|Alitalia]]
|
| 1:40.967
| +1.084
|-
! 13
| 3
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Rhys Davies]]
| [[Jones Racing F1RWRS Team|Jones]]
|
| 1:41.156
| +1.212
|-
! 14
| 7
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Thomas De Bock]]
| [[Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge|Gillet]]
|
| 1:41.412
| +1.468
|-
! 15
| 19
| [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [[David Neuberg]]
| [[Plus One Racing Engineering|Kingfisher]]
|
| 1:41.419
| +1.475
|-
! 16
| 24
| [[File:Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png]] [[Douglas Mann]]
| [[Holden F1RWRS Racing Team|HRT]]
| 1:47.604
| 1:41.424
| +1.480
|-
! 17
| 25
| [[File:Flag of South Africa svg.png]] [[Danny van Rijkens]]
| [[CR Motorsport|CR]]
| 1:49.586
| 1:41.492
| +1.548
|-
! 18
| 17
| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Andrea Battani]]
| [[Boxtel Engineering|Boxtel]]
|
| 1:41.575
| +1.631
|-
! 19
| 18
| [[File:Flag of Finland svg.png]] [[Jari Kekkonen]]
| [[Boxtel Engineering|Boxtel]]
|
| 1:41.889
| +1.945
|-
! 20
| 4
| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Rosco Vantini]]
| [[Jones Racing F1RWRS Team|Jones]]
|
| 1:41.969
| +2.025
|-
! 21
| 11
| [[File:Flag of Croatia svg.png]] [[Mirko Bosevic]]
| [[ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport|ArrowTech]]
|
| 1:42.005
| +2.061
|-
! 22
| 23
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Frank Zimmer]]
| [[Holden F1RWRS Racing Team|HRT]]
| 1:48.261
| 1:42.006
| +2.062
|-
! 23
| 16
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[James Davies (F1RWRS driver)|James Davies]]
| [[Sunshine Motorsports|Sunshine]]
|
| 1:42.157
| +2.213
|-
! 24
| 26
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Barii Mori]]
| [[CR Motorsport|CR]]
| 1:46.519
| 1:42.196
| +2.252
|-
! 25
| 15
| [[File:Flag of Portugal svg.png]] [[Daniel Martins]]
| [[Sunshine Motorsports|Sunshine]]
|
| 1:42.268
| +2.684
|-
! 26
| 20
| [[File:Flag of Israel svg.png]] [[Brucie Kibbutz]]
| [[Plus One Racing Engineering|Kingfisher]]
|
| 1:43.111
| +3.167
|-
! DNQ
| 21
| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Fredo Mestolio]]
| [[Prospec]]
| 1:48.209
| 1:43.209
| +3.265
|-
! DNQ
| 22
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Ashley Watkinson]]
| [[Prospec]]
| 1:48.072
| 1:43.967
| +4.023
|-
! DNPQ
| 37
| [[File:Flag of Russia svg.png]] [[Alexey Buyvolov]]
| [[Dofasco Racing|Dofasco]]
| 1:46.752
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 30
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Hagane Shizuka]]
| [[Revolution Engineering DMS|Revolution]]
| 1:47.377
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 32
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Nathan Scott]]
| [[Mecha Grand Prix|Mecha]]
| 1:47.959
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 39
| [[File:Flag of Mexico svg.png]] [[Jesus Plaza]]
| [[Equipe Gauthier|Gauthier]]
| 1:48.883
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 38
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Hiroto Tojo]]
| [[Dofasco Racing|Dofasco]]
| 1:49.385
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 40
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Hansuke Shioya]]
| [[Equipe Gauthier|Gauthier]]
| 1:49.539
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 36
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland svg.png]] [[Jean-Luc Schiller]]
| [[Autodynamics Grand Prix|Autodynamics]]
| 1:49.732
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 33
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Michael Cameron]]
| [[Simpson Motorsports|Simpson]]
| 1:49.961
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 35
| [[File:Flag of Indonesia svg.png]] [[Jean-Vincent Albertini]]
| [[Autodynamics Grand Prix|Autodynamics]]
| 1:50.502
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 34
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Dave Simpson]]
| [[Simpson Motorsports|Simpson]]
| 1:50.890
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 31
| [[File:Flag of Tropico.png]] [[Renaldo Jiménez]]
| [[Mecha Grand Prix|Mecha]]
| 1:51.752
|
|
|-
! DNPQ
| 29
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Shinobu Katayama]]
| [[Revolution Engineering DMS|Revolution]]
| 1:52.483
|
|
|}

===Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 12
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Phillippe Nicolas]]
| [[ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport|ArrowTech]]
| 52
| 1:35:17.120
| 11
| 10
|-
! 2
| 7
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Thomas De Bock]]
| [[Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge|Gillet]]
| 52
| +18.405
| 14
| 7
|-
! 3
| 2
| [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [[Kay Lon]]
| [[Aeroracing Engineering|Aeroracing]]
| 52
| +28.616
| 9
| 5
|-
! 4
| 3
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Rhys Davies]]
| [[Jones Racing F1RWRS Team|Jones]]
| 52
| +31.478
| 13
| 3
|-
! 5
| 11
| [[File:Flag of Croatia svg.png]] [[Mirko Bosevic]]
| [[ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport|ArrowTech]]
| 52
| +39.548
| 21
| 2
|-
! 6
| 26
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Barii Mori]]
| [[CR Motorsport|CR]]
| 52
| +1:15.201
| 24
| 1
|-
! 7
| 8
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Aurelien Moll]]
| [[Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge|Gillet]]
| 52
| +1:23.117
| 8
|
|-
! 8
| 24
| [[File:Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png]] [[Douglas Mann]]
| [[Holden F1RWRS Racing Team|HRT]]
| 52
| +1:23.270
| 16
|
|-
! 9
| 25
| [[File:Flag of South Africa svg.png]] [[Danny van Rijkens]]
| [[CR Motorsport|CR]]
| 52
| +1:24.940
| 17
|
|-
! 10
| 19
| [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [[David Neuberg]]
| [[Plus One Racing Engineering|Plus One]]
| 52
| +1:25.176
| 15
|
|-
! 11
| 23
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Frank Zimmer]]
| [[Holden F1RWRS Racing Team|HRT]]
| 52
| +1:26.412
| 22
|
|-
! 12
| 28
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Ron Mignolet]]
| [[Scuderia Alitalia|Alitalia]]
| 52
| +1:29.320
| 12
|
|-
! 13
| 15
| [[File:Flag of Portugal svg.png]] [[Daniel Martins]]
| [[Sunshine Motorsports|Sunshine]]
| 52
| +1:31.263
| 25
|
|-
! 14
| 17
| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Andrea Battani]]
| [[Boxtel]]
| 52
| +1:35.233
| 18
|
|-
! 15
| 18
| [[File:Flag of Finland svg.png]] [[Jari Kekkonen]]
| [[Boxtel]]
| 51
| +1 lap
| 19
|
|-
! 16
| 20
| [[File:Flag of Israel svg.png]] [[Brucie Kibbutz]]
| [[Plus One Racing Engineering|Plus One]]
| 51
| +1 lap
| 26
|
|-
! 17
| 27
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Martin McFry]]
| [[Foxdale Auto Racing Team|Foxdale]]
| 51
| +1 lap
| 5
|
|-
! 18
| 16
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[James Davies (F1RWRS driver)|James Davies]]
| [[Sunshine Motorsports|Sunshine]]
| 47
| +5 laps
| 23
|
|-
! Ret
| 5
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Pippa Mann]]
| [[Aeroracing Engineering|Aeroracing]]
| 43
| Transmission
| 10
|
|-
! Ret
| 10
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Ben Fleet]]
| [[Foxdale Auto Racing Team|Foxdale]]
| 37
| Puncture
| 7
|
|-
! Ret
| 2
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Daniel Melrose]]
| [[Melrose Racing Team|MRT]]
| 31
| Water leak
| 4
|
|-
! Ret
| 1
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Mark Dagnall]]
| [[Melrose Racing Team|MRT]]
| 22
| Loose wheel
| 1
|
|-
! Ret
| 4
| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Rosco Vantini]]
| [[Jones Racing F1RWRS Team|Jones]]
| 15
| Oil leak
| 20
|
|-
! Ret
| 13
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Nathan McKane]]
| [[Kamaha Motorsports|Kamaha]]
| 13
| Engine
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 14
| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] [[Tomo Kazama]]
| [[Kamaha Motorsports|Kamaha]]
| 9
| Oil leak
| 2
|
|-
! Ret
| 9
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Nathanael Spencer]]
| [[Scuderia Alitalia|Alitalia]]
| 3
| Transmission
| 6
|
|}

==Standings==
*'''Bold text''' indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

===Drivers===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Pos
! Driver
! Pts
|-
! 1
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] '''[[Phillippe Nicolas]]'''
| 13
|-
! 2
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] '''[[Ron Mignolet]]'''
| 10
|-
! 3
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] '''[[Pippa Mann]]'''
| 7
|-
! 3
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] '''[[Thomas De Bock]]'''
| 7
|-
! 5
| [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] '''[[Kay Lon]]'''
| 5
|}

===Constructors===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Pos
! Team
! Pts
|-
! 1
| [[File:Flag of Canada svg.png]] '''[[ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport|ArrowTech-Gillet]]'''
| 15
|-
! 2
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] '''[[Aeroracing Engineering|Aeroracing-Audi]]'''
| 13
|-
! 3
| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] '''[[Scuderia Alitalia|Alitalia-Renault]]'''
| 10
|-
! 4
| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] '''[[Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge|Gillet ENB]]'''
| 7
|-
! 5
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]]/[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] '''[[Autodynamics Grand Prix|Autodynamics-Gillet]]'''
| 5
|}

{{Race Report Navigation
| Year_of_last_race          = 2016
| Series                     = F1RWRS
| Name_of_last_race          = Australian Grand Prix
| Series_full_name           = Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series
| Year                       = 2016
| Year_of_next_race          = 2016
| Name_of_next_race          = British Grand Prix
| Year_of_last_race_at_track = 2012
| Name_of_race               = New South Wales Grand Prix
| Year_of_next_race_at_track = 2017
|}}

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