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The '''2016 A1 Grand Prix season''' will be the first of a newly revived series. 96 nations in total have entered and at least three divisions will be contested within a league system.

==Season Calender==

===Testing===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! Circuit
! Day
! Fastest driver
! Lap time
|-
| rowspan=3| {{POR}} Algarve International Circuit, Portimão
! 1
| {{DEN}} Kevin Magnussen
| 1:31.196
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! 2
| {{NZL}} Scott Dixon
| 1:31.194
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! 3
| {{BRA}} Nelson Piquet, Jr.
| 1:31.322
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| rowspan=3| {{UAE}} Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
! 1
| {{AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo
| 1:45.228
|-
! 2
| {{FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen
| 1:45.216
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! 3
| {{FIN}} Valtteri Bottas
| 1:45.222
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| rowspan=3| {{AUS}} Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
! 1
| {{ESP}} Fernando Alonso
| 1:15.111
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! 2
| {{GER}} Sebastian Vettel
| 1:15.081
|-
! 3
| {{AUS}} Will Power
| 1:15.206
|-
| rowspan=3| {{USA}} Circuit of the Americas, Austin
! 1
| {{ESP}} Fernando Alonso
| 1:40.406
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! 2
| {{GER}} Sebastian Vettel
| 1:40.416
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! 3
| {{AUS}} Will Power
| 1:40.581
|-
|}

===Grands Prix===
The 2016 season will feature a 20 round season with a race for each division.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! Round
! Grand Prix
! Circuit
! Date
! Cat
! Pole Position
! Fastest Lap
! Most Laps Led
! Winner
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! rowspan=3| 1
| rowspan=3| {{RSA}} South African A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Durban Street Circuit, Durban
| rowspan=3| January 31
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 2
| rowspan=3| {{BRA}} Brazilian A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
| rowspan=3| February 21
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 3
| rowspan=3| {{MEX}} Mexican A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
| rowspan=3| March 13
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 4
| rowspan=3| {{USA}} United States A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma
| rowspan=3| March 27
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 5
| rowspan=3| {{CAN}} Canadian A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
| rowspan=3| April 10
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 6
| rowspan=3| {{FRA}} French A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
| rowspan=3| May 1
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 7
| rowspan=3| {{ITA}} Italian A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
| rowspan=3| May 15
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 8
| rowspan=3| {{BEL}} Belgian A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps
| rowspan=3| May 29
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 9
| rowspan=3| {{ENG}} English A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Brands Hatch GP Circuit, Fawkham
| rowspan=3| June 12 
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 10
| rowspan=3| {{GER}} German A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Hockenheimring, Hockenheim
| rowspan=3| June 26
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 11
| rowspan=3| {{CZE}} Czech A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Masaryk Circuit, Brno
| rowspan=3| July 17
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 12
| rowspan=3| {{SWE}} Swedish A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp
| rowspan=3| July 31
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 13
| rowspan=3| {{ESP}} Spanish A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
| rowspan=3| August 14
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 14
| rowspan=3| {{TUR}} Turkish A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Istanbul Park, Istanbul
| rowspan=3| August 28
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 15
| rowspan=3| {{UAE}} Emirates A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
| rowspan=3| September 11
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 16
| rowspan=3| {{JPN}} Japanese A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Autopolis, Kamitsue
| rowspan=3| September 25
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 17
| rowspan=3| {{KOR}} South Korean A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Korea International Circuit, Yeongam
| rowspan=3| October 9
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 18
| rowspan=3| {{AUS}} Australian A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise
| rowspan=3| October 23
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 19
| rowspan=3| {{IND}} Indian A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
| rowspan=3| November 13
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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! rowspan=3| 20
| rowspan=3| {{MAS}} Malaysian A1 Grand Prix
| rowspan=3| Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
| rowspan=3| December 4
! A1
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! A2
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! A3
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|}

===Scoring system===
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. The driver has to finish at least 90% of the race distance to earn points.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
|-
! Position
!bgcolor="#ffffbf"| &nbsp;1st&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| &nbsp;2nd&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| &nbsp;3rd&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;4th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;5th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;6th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;7th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;8th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;9th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;10th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;11th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;12th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;13th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;14th&nbsp;
!bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;15th&nbsp;
|-
! Points
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 25
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 20
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 1
|}

==Nations Entry List==

Each of the three divisions is made up of 32 nations.

===A1 Grand Prix===

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
!Nation
!Race Drivers
!Rounds
|-
|{{AUS}} Australia
|{{AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
|-
|{{AUT}} Austria
|{{AUT}} Christian Klien
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{BEL}} Belgium
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|{{BRA}} Brazil
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|{{CAN}} Canada
|{{CAN}} James Hinchcliffe
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{COL}} Colombia
|{{COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{CYP}} Cyprus
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|{{CZE}} Czech Republic
|{{CZE}} Jan Charouz
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{DEN}} Denmark
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|{{ENG}} England
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|{{EST}} Estonia
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|{{FIN}} Finland
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|{{FRA}} France
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|{{GER}} Germany
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|rowspan=3| {{IND}} India
|{{IND}} Karun Chandhok
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{IND}} Parthiva Sureshwaren
|{{Tooltip|1|19}}
|-
|{{IND}} Narain Karthikeyan
|TBA
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|{{ITA}} Italy
|{{ITA}} Jarno Trulli
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{JPN}} Japan
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|{{MAS}} Malaysia
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|{{MEX}} Mexico
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|{{MCO}} Monaco
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|{{NED}} Netherlands
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|{{NZL}} New Zealand
|{{NZL}} Mitch Evans
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{NIR}} Northern Ireland
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|{{POL}} Poland
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|{{POR}} Portugal
|{{POR}} António Félix da Costa
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{RUS}} Russia
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|{{SCO}} Scotland
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|{{ESP}} Spain
|{{ESP}} Fernando Alonso
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{SWE}} Sweden
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|{{SUI}} Switzerland
|{{SUI}} Neel Jani
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{USA}} United States
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|{{VEN}} Venezuela
|{{VEN}} Pastor Maldonado
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
|-
|}

===A2 Grand Prix===

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
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!Nation
!Race Drivers
!Rounds
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|{{ANG}} Angola
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|{{ARG}} Argentina
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|{{BOL}} Bolivia
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|rowspan=2|{{BUL}} Bulgaria
|{{BUL}} Vladimir Arabadzhiev
|{{Tooltip|19|1-10, 12-20}}
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|{{BUL}} Plamen Kralev
|{{Tooltip|1|11}}
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|{{CHI}} Chile
|{{CHI}} José Luis Riffo
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{CHN}} China
|{{CHN}} Ho Pin Tung
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{CRO}} Croatia
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|{{ECU}} Ecuador
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|{{GRE}} Greece
|{{GRE}} Alexandros Annivas
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{GUA}} Guatemala
|{{GUA}} Sebastián Arriola
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{HKG}} Hong Kong
|{{HKG}} Darryl O'Young
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{HUN}} Hungary
|{{HUN}} Tamas Pal Kiss
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{INA}} Indonesia
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|{{IRL}} Ireland
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|{{ISR}} Israel
|{{ISR}} Roy Nissany
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{KEN}} Kenya
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|{{LAT}} Latvia
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|{{LTU}} Lithuania
|{{LTU}} Jonas Gelzinis
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{LUX}} Luxembourg
|{{LUX}} Gary Hauser
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{MAC}} Macau
|{{MAC}} Filipe de Souza
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{MAR}} Morocco
|{{MAR}} Mehdi Bennani
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{NOR}} Norway
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|{{PHI}} Philippines
|{{PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{PUR}} Puerto Rico
|{{PUR}} Félix Serrallés
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{ROU}} Romania
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|{{SRB}} Serbia
|{{SRB}} Milos Pavlovic
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{SIN}} Singapore
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|{{RSA}} South Africa
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|{{THA}} Thailand
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|{{UAE}} United Arab Emirates
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|{{URU}} Uruguay
|{{URU}} Francisco Cammarota
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{ZIM}} Zimbabwe
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|}

===A3 Grand Prix===

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
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!Nation
!Race Drivers
!Rounds
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|{{AZE}} Azerbaijan
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|{{BRN}} Bahrain
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|{{BLR}} Belarus
|{{BLR}} Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{BIH}} Bosnia and Herzegovina
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|{{CRC}} Costa Rica
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|{{DOM}} Dominican Republic
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|{{GEO}} Georgia
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|{{IRI}} Iran
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|{{JAM}} Jamaica
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|{{JOR}} Jordan
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|{{KAZ}} Kazakhstan
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|{{KUW}} Kuwait
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|{{LIB}} Lebanon
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|{{MAD}} Madagascar
|{{MAD}} Jean-Christophe Peyre
|All
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|{{MLT}} Malta
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|{{OMA}} Oman
|{{OMA}} Ahmed Al-Harthy
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{PAK}} Pakistan
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|{{PER}} Peru
|{{PER}} Javier Cárdenas 
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{QAT}} Qatar
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|{{SMR}} San Marino
|{{SMR}} Andrea Belluzi
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{KSA}} Saudi Arabia
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|{{SEN}} Senegal
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|{{SVK}} Slovakia
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|{{SLO}} Slovenia
|{{SLO}} Kyle Kosir
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{KOR}} South Korea
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|{{SRI}} Sri Lanka
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|{{SYR}} Syria
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|rowspan=3| {{TPE}} Taiwan
|{{TPE}} Roy Tchui
|{{Tooltip|8|1-3, 10-12, 19-20}}
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|{{TPE}} Han Chen Chen
|{{Tooltip|6|4-6, 13-15}}
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|{{TPE}} Jem Chen
|{{Tooltip|6|7-9, 16-18}}
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|{{TTO}} Trinidad and Tobago
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|{{TUR}} Turkey
|{{TUR}} Kaan Önder
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
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|{{UKR}} Ukraine
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|{{WAL}} Wales
|{{WAL}} Elfyn Evans
|{{Tooltip|1|1}}
|-
|}

==Championship Standings==

Bonus points will be awarded each race as follows.

Pole Position - 2 points
Fastest Lap - 1 point
Lead a Lap - 1 point
Lead the Most Laps - 2 points

Between each season the bottom five nations of each division are demoted into the one below and replaced by the top five of that division. As the inaugural season, 2016 will see the divisions decided by average results across the practice sessions.

===A1 Grand Prix===

===A2 Grand Prix===

===A3 Grand Prix===