2016 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season
The 2016 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season will be the seventh season of the F1RWRS. It will also include the F1RWRS' 100th race.
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Drivers and teams
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Driver(s) |
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/ Virgin Melrose Racing Team | MRT | M7 | TBA | TBA | Mark Dagnall | 1- | Franc Piscine | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Castrol Jones Racing F1RWRS Team | Jones | CJR-105 | TBA | TBA | Rosco Vantini | 1- | Terry Hawkin | |
Rhys Davies | 1- | |||||||
Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge | Gillet ENB | ENB116 | TBA | TBA | Aurelien Moll | 1- | Laurent Seron | |
Thomas De Bock | 1- | |||||||
Aeroracing Engineering | Aeroracing | TBA | TBA | TBA | Pippa Mann | 1- | TBA | |
The Stig | 1- | |||||||
Foxdale Auto Racing Team | Foxdale | TBA | TBA | TBA | Martin McFry | 1- | Jordan Davies Peter Port | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Boxtel Engineering | Boxtel | TBA | TBA | TBA | Andrea Battani | 1- | TBA | |
Jari Kekkonen | 1- | |||||||
/ Kamaha Motorsports | Kamaha | KM-7 | TBA | TBA | Nathan McKane | 1- | Victoria Desai | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Kingfisher Racing | Kingfisher | KR-03 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1- | TBA | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Sunshine Daihatsu | Sunshine | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1- | Yuka Katayama | |
Daniel Martins | 1- | |||||||
ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport | ArrowTech | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1- | TBA | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Valvoline Holden Racing Team | Holden | HRT-006 | Holden LSF1-16 | TBA | Frank Zimmer | 1- | Carter Simpson Daniel Melville | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Pemberton Prospec Racing | Prospec | TBA | TBA | TBA | Fredo Mestolio | 1- | Du Lei | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
/ Revolution Engineering | Revolution | TBA | TBA | TBA | Shinobu Katayama | 1- | Marie Simon | |
Hagane Shizuka | 1- | |||||||
Mecha Grand Prix | Mecha | TBA | TBA | TBA | Steven Mackintosh | 1- | Hendra Naufal Dave Anderson | |
Jean-Luc Schiller | 1- | |||||||
Scuderia Alitalia | Alitalia | SA-15B | Lancia 016/1 | TBA | TBA | 1- | Nathanael Spencer | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Tropico Grand Prix powered by CR Motorsport | Tropico | TGP003 | TBA | TBA | Alberto Cara | 1- | Tristan Jung Samora Mondlane | |
Danny van Rijkens | 1- | |||||||
/ Red Bull Autodynamics GP | Autodynamics | TBA | TBA | TBA | Damon Cannon | 1- | Dean O'Lauchlan | |
Miko Fäkkinen | 1- | |||||||
Gulf Simpson Motorsports | Simpson | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1- | TBA | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
Dofasco Lukoil Racing | Dofasco | TBA | TBA | TBA | Alexey Buyvolov | 1- | TBA | |
TBA | 1- | |||||||
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 39 | TBA | 1- | TBA |
40 | TBA | 1- |
Driver and team changes
Teams
- DGNgineering announced that they would be leaving F1RWRS to go into F1 to help Ferrari.
Drivers
New drivers
- Kamaha have signed current RoLFS leader Nathan McKane.
- Tropico have signed current F2RWRS driver Alberto Cara.
Retirements
Sammy Jones, Saeed Al Faisal and David Koczo will retire at the end of 2015.
Free agents, Darren Older Jr, Jack Christopherson have not announced their retirements from F1RWRS but their ages mean they are unlikely to get a seat.
Unsigned drivers
Ron Mignolet has interest with Arrowtech.
David Neuberg has not currently signed with Kingfisher and may get signed by HRT.
James Davies has not currently signed with Sunshine but is expected to do so.
Phillippe Nicolas has not currently signed with Kingfisher but is expected to do so.
Nicolas Steele has not currently signed with Kamaha, but currently is under pressure to perform.
Barii Mori has not confirmed his driver with Kamaha is looking hard at Steele and the drivers marker in general.
Ben Fleet is under pressure as it is unlikely either Alitalia or Foxdale will sign him.
Mirko Bosevic is one of the oldest drivers in the paddock and may not be resigned by Arrowtech.
Tomislaw Tajner is unlikely to be resigned by Dofasco and looks likely to leave the series at the end of the season.
Markus Van de Schoot is unlikely to be resigned by Dofasco and looks likely to leave the series at the end of the season.
Mitchell Macklin has been struggling with strugglers Simpson and is likely to be resigned.
Dave Simpson would like to retire, but is looking for decent drivers for Simpson.
Jesus Plaza has interest from Arrowtech and other teams.
Gia Van Dycke is a free agent but looks unlikely to be signed for 2016.
Phil McCracken is a free agent but looks very unlikely to be signed for 2016.
Sebastian Groves is a free agent but looks like signing again as a reserve driver for 2016.
Daniel Melrose is likely to retire from F1RWRS to go to state side.
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