2016 Elite Racing League season

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2016 Elite Racing League season
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The 2016 Elite Racing League season was the 1st Elite Racing League season, competed over 10 races in 10 rounds. It is a non canon season (Like all Elite Racing League Seasons) Drivers and teams throughout the season battled for the Drivers and Manufacturer Championships. It started on the 20th March in the USA at the Circuit of the Americas and ended on the 1 July in Great Britain. It was simulated using Forza Motorsport 7. It even featured the Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team, setting up an Elite Racing League branch team to see if that would boost fan numbers. The final round was unusual because due to a special occasion happening in Lincoln that day the race was pushed forward to the Friday as the ERL owners decided to host as a specially built street circuit. This would be the only time the Lincoln Street Circuit would be used for racing. It would also be the first and only Friday race. Shane Wray won the Drivers Championship after he came into title contention after an impressive showing at the Indianapolis Double header and winning the final race of the season on the streets of his hometown (Lincoln, England), Fernando Alonso finished 2nd and Mark Webber finished 3rd. Renault won the Constructors Championship from Toyota in 2nd and Honda in 3rd.

Teams and Drivers, Calendar and Standings

Drivers Champion	Manufacturers Champion
Template:GBR Shane Wray
Template:FRA Renault

Team	Engine	Tyres	Driver Number	Driver	Rounds
BMW Racing Team		Template:Michelin	1	Nick Heidfeld	All
			2	Robert Kubica	All
Template:GBR Lotus ERL Racing Team		Template:Michelin	3	Lucas di Grassi	All
			4	Template:GBR Oliver Turvey	All
Template:GBR Jordan Ford Racing		Template:Bridgestone	5	Template:AUS Will Power	All
			6	Template:AUS Mark Webber	All
Honda Racing		Template:Michelin	7	Template:GBR Josh Beardmore	All
			8	Takuma Sato	All
Panasonic Toyota Racing		Template:Michelin	9	Template:GBR Josh Smith	All
			10	Mitch Evans	All
Minardi ERL Team		Template:Bridgestone	11	Antonio Fuoco	All
			12	Template:GBR Lando Norris	All
Template:FRA Renault Motorsport		Template:Michelin	13	Fernando Alonso	All
			14	Jarno Trulli	All
Scuderia Ferrari ERL Team		Template:Bridgestone	15	Charles Leclerc	All
			16	Template:GBR Kyle Macleod	All
Template:GBR ShaneEyoho Motorsport		Template:Bridgestone	17	Scott Dixon	All
			18	Template:GBR Shane Wray	All
Template:GBR McLaren Mercedes		Template:Michelin	19	Template:GBR David Coulthard	All
			20	Template:GBR Jenson Button	All

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer
1	Template:USA Grand Prix of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas	20 March	Jarno Trulli	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Jarno Trulli	Template:FRA Renault Motorsport	Template:FRA Renault
2	Template:USA Long Beach Grand Prix	Long Beach Street Circuit	3 April	Charles Leclerc	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari ERL Team	Ferrari
3	Template:USA Grand Prix of the Golden Coast	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	10 April	Template:GBR Kyle Macleod	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Template:GBR Jordan Ford Racing	Honda
4	Template:USA Sonoma Grand Prix	Sonoma Raceway	17 April	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Template:FRA Renault Motorsport	Template:FRA Renault
5	Template:USA Maple Valley Grand Prix	Maple Valley Raceway	1 May	Takuma Sato	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Template:GBR Josh Smith	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota
6	Template:GBR Brands Hatch Grand Prix	Brands Hatch Circuit	15 May	Jarno Trulli	Scott Dixon	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Template:GBR Jordan Ford Racing	Honda
7	Template:USA 2016 Indianapolis Oval Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	28 May	Fernando Alonso	Template:AUS Will Power	Scott Dixon	Template:GBR ShaneEyoho Motorsport	Toyota
8	Template:USA Indianapolis Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)	5 June	Fernando Alonso	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Fernando Alonso	Template:FRA Renault Motorsport	Template:FRA Renault
9	Template:GBR Grand Prix of Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit	19 June	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Mitch Evans	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Template:GBR Jordan Ford Racing	Honda
10	Template:GBR Lincoln City Grand Prix	Streets of Lincoln	1 July	Template:GBR Josh Smith	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Template:GBR ShaneEyoho Motorsport	Toyota

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Road Course Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Other Classified	Pole	Fastest Lap
Indy Oval Points	50	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	12	10	5	2	1

Pos Driver AME Template:USA LBE Template:USA LAG Template:USA SON Template:USA MPV Template:USA BRA Template:GBR INO Template:USA IND Template:USA GBR Template:GBR LCN Template:GBR Pts 1 Template:GBR Shane Wray 6 11 5 20 5 5 2 3 6 1 131 2 Fernando Alonso 4 9 13 1 15 7 3 1 20 4 124 3 Template:AUS Mark Webber 8 6 1 8 4 1 10 4 1 6 123 4 Jarno Trulli 1 5 2 2 3 2 9 19 13 10 117 5 Scott Dixon 10 8 4 17 12 8 1 11 4 2 101 6 Template:GBR Josh Smith 11 19 18 18 1 3 15 2 2 3 96 7 Charles Leclerc 9 1 20 10 13 15 6 7 18 5 69 8 Mitch Evans 3 3 11 15 8 4 18 13 5 9 63 9 Template:GBR Oliver Turvey 17 2 12 4 18 9 7 5 14 11 62 10 Nick Heidfeld 18 18 16 3 10 18 4 17 11 19 51 11 Takuma Sato 12 4 10 7 2 6 17 14 19 14 50 12 Template:GBR Kyle Macleod 2 12 3 13 9 12 16 8 15 12 44 13 Template:AUS Will Power 13 14 14 9 16 11 5 9 12 7 41 14 Template:GBR Josh Beardmore 7 16 8 5 11 13 13 10 3 13 41 15 Template:GBR Lando Norris 5 15 6 14 14 14 11 12 8 8 31 16 Antonio Fuoco 15 20 17 6 17 20 8 6 16 16 31 17 Lucas di Grassi 16 7 7 12 20 10 20 18 9 20 20 18 Robert Kubica 14 10 9 16 7 19 12 15 7 18 20 19 Template:GBR Jenson Button 19 13 15 11 6 16 19 16 17 15 13 20 Template:GBR David Coulthard 20 17 19 19 19 17 14 20 10 17 6 Pos Manufacturer AME Template:USA LBE Template:USA LAG Template:USA SON Template:USA MPV Template:USA BRA Template:GBR INO Template:USA IND Template:USA GBR Template:GBR LCN Template:GBR Pts 1 Template:FRA Renault 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 13 4 198 2 Toyota 3 3 4 15 1 3 1 2 2 1 193 3 Honda 7 4 1 5 2 1 5 4 1 6 162 4 Ferrari 2 1 3 6 9 12 6 6 8 5 113 5 BMW 14 10 9 3 7 18 4 15 7 18 65 6 Mercedes 19 13 15 11 6 16 14 16 10 15 14