2016 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season
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The 2016 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season is currently the seventh season of the F1RWRS. This season it will also include the F1RWRS' 100th race at Spa in Belgium.
Season Review
The biggest shock in the pre-season was the depearture of the 2013 and the 2014 constructor champion DGNgineering leaving the sport of F1RWRS to put down their main focus on F1 with their replacement being the brand new team of Equipe Gauthier who would eventually compete in Australia. But thinking that would be the only team change, Kingfisher Racing had to be replaced after the sickness of the manager, PORE did replace them but not fully.
Drivers and teams
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Driver(s) |
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/ Virgin Melrose Racing Team | MRT | M7 | BMW P90/16 | 1 | Mark Dagnall | 1- | Franc Piscine Jason Hamilton Daniel Melrose | |
2 | Kay Lon | 1 | ||||||
Daniel Melrose | 2 | |||||||
Jean-Luc Schiller | 3- | |||||||
Castrol Jones Ford Team | Jones | CJR-105 | Ford Zetec XR8B | 3 | Rhys Davies | 1- | Terry Hawkin Nick Nurmester | |
4 | Rosco Vantini | 1-6 | ||||||
Fredo Mestolio | 7- | |||||||
Aeroracing Engineering | Aeroracing | ARE01-2 | Audi AF1-4 | 5 | Pippa Mann | 1- | Marko Jantscher | |
6 | Nicolas Steele | 1 | ||||||
Kay Lon | 2- | |||||||
Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge | Gillet ENB | ENB116 | Gillet GV11 | 7 | Thomas De Bock | 1- | Laurent Seron | |
8 | Aurelien Moll | 1- | ||||||
Foxdale Auto Racing Team | Foxdale | F1-5 | Pure-Hart PHRWRS-1 | 9 | Nathanael Spencer | 1 | Jordan Davies Peter Port | |
Martin McFry | 2- | |||||||
10 | Ben Fleet | 1- | ||||||
ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport | ArrowTech | AT-06 | Gillet GV11 | 11 | Mirko Bosevic | 1- | Rosco Vantini | |
12 | Phillippe Nicolas | 1- | ||||||
/ Kamaha Motorsports | Kamaha | KM-6B | Suzuki AF1-41 | 13 | Nathan McKane | 1-6, 9-11 | Ashley Watkinson | |
Hagane Shizuka | 7-8 | |||||||
Barii Mori | 12-13, 16 | |||||||
Marko Jantscher | 14-15 | |||||||
14 | Tomo Kazama | 1-7, 9-11 | ||||||
Marko Jantscher | 8 | |||||||
Hagane Shizuka | 12 | |||||||
Sunshine Daihatsu | Sunshine | SD-02 | Daihatsu Zeetec-R1/16 | 15 | Daniel Martins | 1- | Yuka Katayama | |
16 | James Davies | 1- | ||||||
Boxtel Engineering | Boxtel | BOX-016 | Ford XR8B | 17 | Andrea Battani | 1- | TBA | |
18 | Jari Kekkonen | 1- | ||||||
Kingfisher Racing Plus One Racing Engineering |
Kingfisher | KR-03 | Ford XR8B | 19 | David Neuberg | 1- | Martin van der Maeyede | |
20 | Brucie Kibbutz | 1-4 | ||||||
Barii Mori | 5-11 | |||||||
TBA | 12- | |||||||
Pemberton Prospec Racing | Prospec | PPR-03 | Prospec PRS01 | 21 | Fredo Mestolio | 1-6 | Martyn Rietacher | |
Rosco Vantini | 7 | |||||||
Martyn Rietacher | 8- | |||||||
22 | Ashley Watkinson | 1- | ||||||
Mobil Holden Racing Team | Holden | HRT-006 | Holden LSF1-16 | 23 | Frank Zimmer | 1- | Carter Simpson Daniel Melville | |
24 | Douglas Mann | 1- | ||||||
/ People Power presents Holden CR Motorsport | CR | CR PP-A | Holden LSF1-16 | File:Goodride Icon.jpg | 25 | Danny van Rijkens | 1- | Tristan Jung Samora Mondlane |
26 | Barii Mori | 1-4 | ||||||
Brucie Kibbutz | 5- | |||||||
Scuderia Alitalia | IBR | SA-16 | Renault RSXXI-16 | 27 | Martin McFry | 1 | Darren Older Jr Collin Pratchett Jack Christopherson Giovanni Roda | |
Nathanael Spencer | 2-3, 5- | |||||||
Daniel Moreno | 4 | |||||||
28 | Ron Mignolet | 1- | ||||||
/ Revolution Engineering | Revolution | HS16 | Renault RSXXI-16 | 29 | Shinobu Katayama | 1- | Marie Simon | |
30 | Hagane Shizuka | 1-6, 9-11, 13- | ||||||
Miko Fäkkinen | 7-8, 12 | |||||||
Mecha Grand Prix | Mecha | FM-16 | Pure-Hart PHRWRS-1 | 31 | Renaldo Jiménez | 1- | Hendra Naufal Dave Anderson | |
Dave Anderson | 6-8 | |||||||
32 | Nathan Scott | 1- | ||||||
Gulf Simpson Motorsports | Simpson | GSM-020 | Renault RSXXI-16 | 33 | Michael Cameron | 1- | Dave Simpson | |
34 | Dave Simpson | 1-2 | ||||||
Du Lei | 3, 5- | |||||||
Miko Fäkkinen | 4 | |||||||
/ Red Bull Autodynamics GP | Autodynamics | AGP16 | Gillet GV11 | 35 | Jean-Vincent Albertini | 1- | Damon Cannon Miko Fäkkinen | |
36 | Jean-Luc Schiller | 1-2 | ||||||
Nicolas Steele | 3- | |||||||
Dofasco Lukoil Racing | Dofasco | DR 03 | Lancia 016/1 | 37 | Alexey Buyvolov | 1- | TBA | |
38 | Hiroto Tojo | 1-5 | ||||||
Calvin Brooks | 8-12 | |||||||
Daniel Melrose | 13 | |||||||
Alstom Equipe Gauthier | Gauthier | G1.16 | Pure-Hart PHRWRS-1 | 39 | Jesus Plaza | 1- | Benoît Voeckler Calvin Brooks | |
40 | Hansuke Shioya | 1- |
Notes
- 1 - Kamaha will run Audi engines after previous suppliers Yamaha were denied an engine entry. They will be rebadged as Suzuki engines for commercial reasons.
Confirmations
Driver and team changes
Teams
- DGNgineering announced that they would be leaving F1RWRS to form a team in F1.
- Equipe Gauthier took DGNgineering's place, signing Jesus Plaza and Hansuke Shioya.
- CR Motorsport reverted back to their orignal name after Tropico ended sponsorship links with the theam. The full team name is People Power presents Holden CR Motorsport.
Drivers
New drivers
- Kamaha have signed Nathan McKane, who finished 2nd in the 2015 Rejects of LFS season and current F2RWRS champion Tomo Kazama.
- Because Jiménez is participating in the Siemens Ausdauer Reject Series, Dave Anderson will replace Jiménez during the Canadian and the American rounds, in which Jiménez cannot participate due to scheduling conflicts.
- After their take-over by Plus One, Kingfisher brought in former RoLFS driver Brucie Kibbutz to race the second car, despite the fact Barii Mori was in line to drive.
- Autodynamics picked up Monegasque racer Jean-Vincent Albertini to replace Damon Cannon. He will also continue an F2RWRS program with the Gillet team.
- Having struggled to attract a driver to partner Alexey Buyvolov, Dofasco signed Hiroto Tojo; the Japanese driver was picked up from RoLFS.
Retirements
- Barii Mori, announced his retirement but has been entered as a reserve driver for Kamaha.
- Sammy Jones retired after the 2015 Italian GP.
- Saeed Al Faisal after being the only driver so far to qualify the Simpson car was offered a year contract. However he is still undecided.
- John Zimmer, 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.
Testing
# | Date | Venue | Teams Present | Fastest Driver | Fastest Team | Fastest Time | Main Article |
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Pre-Season Tests | |||||||
1 | 20-21 January | Kyalami | All teams except CR | Martin McFry | Foxdale Auto Racing Team | 1:22.882 | 2016 RWRS Pre-Season Test 1 |
2 | 3-4 February | Circuito de Jerez | All teams | Nathan McKane | / Kamaha Motorsports | 1:25.491 | 2016 RWRS Pre-Season Test 2 |
3 | 8-9 February | Circuit Paul Ricard | All teams except HRT | Ben Fleet | Foxdale Auto Racing Team | 1:09.474 | 2016 RWRS Pre-Season Test 3 |
Private Tests | |||||||
4 | 10 February | Sandown Raceway | Holden Racing Team | Douglas Mann | Holden Racing Team | 0:52.151 | 10th February 2016 Sandown Test |
5 | 13-14 February | Nurburgring | / Melrose Racing Team | Gianluigi Pazzini | / Melrose Racing Team | 1:44.592 | 13th-14th February 2016 Nurburgring Test |
5 | 5 May | Paul Ricard | Alstom Equipe Gauthier | Jesus Plaza | Alstom Equipe Gauthier | 1:10.883 | 5th May 2016 Paul Ricard Test |
6 | 10 June | Walt Disney World Speedway | / People Power presents Holden CR Motorsport | Nathan McKane | / People Power presents Holden CR Motorsport | 0:19.049 | 10th June 2016 Disney World Test |
7 | 19 July | Sachsenring | / People Power presents Holden CR Motorsport | Marcel Agyemang-Badu | / People Power presents Holden CR Motorsport | 1:11.104 | 19th July 2016 Sachsenring Test |
8 | 3-4 August | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Scuderia Alitalia | Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen | Scuderia Alitalia | 1:24.765 | 3rd-4th August 2016 Imola Test |
9 | 10 August | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport | Phillippe Nicolas | ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport | 1:13.598 | 10th August 2016 Mont-Tremblant Test |
Races
The provisonal calendar was annouced on the 15 September 2015 with the current version being announced on the 22 January 2016. This year will see the 100th race in the history of the Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series which is to be held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Standings
Driver's Championship
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Constructor's Championship
Pos | Constructor | # | AUS |
NSW |
GBR |
ITA |
AUT |
CAN |
SUS |
NUS |
GER |
NSE |
MON |
BEL |
MEX |
ARG |
CHN |
JPN |
Pts |
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1 | Jones-Ford | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 71 | |||||
4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | Ret | ||||||||
2 | Alitalia-Renault | 27 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 50 | ||||||
28 | 1 | 12 | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
3 | Arrowtech-Gillet | 11 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 46 | ||||||
12 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
4 | Aeroracing-Audi | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11† | 4 | 38 | ||||||
6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | |||||||||
5 | / Autodynamics-Gillet | 35 | 9 | DNPQ | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 1 | 33 | ||||||
36 | 3 | DNPQ | Ret | 4 | 4 | 9† | 5 | DNPQ | 12 | 2 | |||||||||
6 | MRT-BMW | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | ||||||
2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | |||||||||
7 | Gillet ENB | 7 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | ||||||
8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||
8 | Gauthier-Pure Hart | 39 | DNPQ | DNPQ | 9 | DNPQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 7 | ||||||
40 | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNQ | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | Ret | |||||||||
9 | Holden | 23 | DNPQ | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10† | 4 | ||||||
24 | DNPQ | 8 | 5 | Ret | 11† | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | |||||||||
10 | Sunshine-Daihatsu | 15 | 7 | 13 | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNPQ | Ret | Ret | 3 | ||||||
16 | Ret | 18† | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | 4 | DNQ | DNPQ | Ret | Ret | |||||||||
11 | Foxdale-Pure Hart | 9 | Ret | 17 | 8 | 11† | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | ||||||
10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12† | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | |||||||||
12 | Boxtel-Ford | 17 | Ret | 14 | 7 | Ret | DNPQ | 6 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 6 | 2 | ||||||
18 | 11† | 15 | 10 | 10 | DNPQ | 8 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 7 | |||||||||
13 | Kingfisher-Ford | 19 | 10 | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | 2 | ||||||
20 | Ret | 16 | DNQ | 9 | 12† | DNPQ | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNPQ | |||||||||
14 | / CR-Holden | 25 | DNPQ | 9 | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | 1 | ||||||
26 | DNPQ | 6 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||||||||
15 | Kamaha-Suzuki | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10† | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||
14 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||||||||
16 | Simpson-Renault | 33 | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 8 | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||
34 | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||||||||
17 | Mecha-Pure Hart | 31 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||
32 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNQ | 11† | Ret | 14† | DNQ | |||||||||
18 | Dofasco-Lancia | 37 | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DSQ | DSQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||
38 | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNP | DNP | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | |||||||||
19 | Prospec | 21 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
22 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | |||||||||
20 | / Revolution-Renault | 29 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||
30 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ |
Harvey Jones Memorial Trophy
Pos | Tyre Manufacturer | AUS |
NSW |
GBR |
ITA |
AUT |
CAN |
SUS |
NUS |
GER |
NSE |
MON |
BEL |
MEX |
ARG |
CHN |
JPN |
Pts |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 84 | |||||||
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 63 | |||||||
3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5† | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | |||||||
4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | |||||||
5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4† | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | 10 | |||||||
6 | File:Goodride Icon.jpg | DNPQ | 4 | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | 3 |
Pre-Qualifying Cup
Pos. | Team | Constructor | Pts | Races |
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1st | / CR Motorsport | CR-Holden | 44 | 1-9 |
2nd | / Red Bull Autodynamics GP | Autodynamics-Gillet | 39 | 1-6, 8 |
3rd | Alstom Equipe Gauthier | Gauthier-Pure Hart | 29 | 1-5 |
4th | Gulf Simpson Motorsports | Simpson-Renault | 29 | 1-9 |
5th | / Kamaha Motorsports | Kamaha-Suzuki | 28 | 2, 4, 9 |
6th | Kingfisher Racing | Kingfisher-Ford | 25 | 6-7, 9 |
7th | Mecha Grand Prix | Mecha-Pure Hart | 25 | 1-9 |
8th | Gillet ENB | Gillet | 22 | 7-8 |
9th | Mobil Holden Racing Team | Holden | 21 | 1-3 |
10th | Dofasco Lukoil Racing | Dofasco-Lancia | 21 | 1-9 |
11th | Sunshine Daihatsu | Sunshine-Daihatsu | 19 | 3-8 |
12th | Scuderia Alitalia | IBR-Renault | 18 | 1 |
13th | Foxdale Auto Racing Team | Foxdale-Pure-Hart | 10 | 9 |
14th | Boxtel Engineering | Boxtel-Ford | 9 | 5-9 |
15th | / Revolution Engineering | Revolution-Renault | 8 | 1-9 |
16th | Pemberton Prospec Racing | Prospec | 4 | 1-9 |
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