2016 Formula 2 Rejects World Race Series season

2016 Formula 2 Rejects World Race Series
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The 2016 F2RWRS season will be the third season of the F2RWRS.

It will be the first season in which teams have more freedom over chassis and tyres. In 2015 teams could only use a Lola Chassis with Michelin tyres.

Teams can choose a chassis from Lola, Dallara, Zytek and Reynard as well as a tyre supply from either Michelin or Bridgestone.

Ford joined Lancia, Holden, BMW and Aston Martin as the engine suppliers for 2016. They replaced Audi who left to concentrate on other series.

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Aston Martin Motor Racing	Lola	Aston Martin AM88-2		0	Jordan Davies	1-
				2	Alessandro Marchesi	1-5, 8
				2	Marie Simon	6-7, 9-
Scuderia Alitalia	Dallara	Abarth 016/2 6	4	3	Andrej Kremnicky	1-7, 9
					Justin Case	8
					Marcel Agyemang-Badu^[1]	10-
				4	Dan Greenlaw	1-2, 4-8, 10
					Jack Christopherson Jr^[2]	3
					Justin Case	9
					Tomo Kazama	11
Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge	Dallara	BMW P87/16		5	Jean-Vincent Albertini	1-10
				5	Alessandro Lucarelli	11
				6	Gregor Pascal	1-8, 10-
				6	Alessandro Lucarelli	9
RonDen Racing Engineering	Lola	Zastava 016/2 1		7	Wouter Lamberigts	1-6, 10-
					Jack Christopherson Jr	7
					Andrej Kremnicky	8
					Dan Greenlaw	9
				8	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	1-
Gulf M/Power Racing	Lola	BMW P87/16	3	9	Luc Pellerin	1-6
				9	Matthias Valsattis	7-
				10	Justin Case	1-3
				10	Alberto Cara	4-
Castrol Jones Ford Junior Team	Lola	Ford Zetec XRF2A		11	Gilles Massinion	1-
Castrol Jones Ford Junior Team	Lola	Ford Zetec XRF2A		12	Johannes Rueckert	1-
GRM Holden Young Lions	Dallara	Holden LSF2-16		14	Carter Simpson	1-
				15	Daniel Melville	1-8, 10-
				15	Dean Melville	9
Falik Arrows	Zytek	BMW P87/16		16	Yuka Katayama	1-
				17	Josh Carlisle	1-2
				17	Marko Jantscher	3-
/ Virgin Melrose Racing Team	Reynard	BMW P87/16		18	Jason Hamilton	1-
/ Virgin Melrose Racing Team	Reynard	BMW P87/16		19	Gianluigi Pazzini	1-
Licor Beirão Portugal Racing	Lola	BMW P87/16		20	Marko Jantscher	1-2
					Calvin Brooks ^[3]	3-5
					Justin Case	6
					Laurent Seron	7-
				21	João António Soares	1-7, 10
				21	Nikov Time	8-9
Kingfisher Racing 8	Reynard	Holden LSF2-16		22	Martin van der Maeyede	None
				23	Justin Case 2	None
				23	Matthias Valsattis 2	None
Aeroracing Engineering	Zytek	Alfa Romeo 016/2 6		24	Jack Christopherson Jr 5	1-2, 4-6
					Dan Greenlaw ^[4]	3
					Wouter Lamberigts	7, 9
					Akira Yamamura	8, 10
				25	Marcel Agyemang-Badu	1-9
				25	Andrej Kremnicky	10-
Dofasco Lukoil Racing	Dallara	Chrysler 016/2 6		26	Diego Álvarez Torrente	1-4
				26	Eric Swerts ^[5]	5-
				27	Judd McAllister	1-
Red Bull World Race Team	Dallara	Holden LSF2-16		28	Sebastian Prost	1-
Red Bull World Race Team	Dallara	Holden LSF2-16		29	Cave Johnson	1-
Plus One Racing Engineering 7	Reynard	Maserati 016/2 6		30	Martyn Rietacher	1-
				31	Eric Swerts	1-4
				31	Diego Álvarez Torrente^[6]	5-
Energy T.I. Fusion Motorsports 8	Zytek	Holden LSF2-16		32	Martin van der Maeyede	1-
				33	Mitchell Macklin	1-10, 12-
				33	Benoit Voeckler	11

Notes

1 - RonDen Engineering will be running the Lancia 016 engines, which will be rebadged as Zastavas for commercial reasons.
2 - Masta Valsattis' ban from the 2015 F2RWRS Ameican Grand Prix carried over into 2016. Justin Case replaced him for the first round.
3 - Gulf M/Power Racing were forced to use Michelin tyres after Bridgestone fulfilled their quota.
4 - Scuderia Lancia Alitalia claim that they will refuse to use the Michelin tyres and will race on the Oz Racing wheels without tyres.
5 - Raul Souto Maior was signed to race for the season, but was diagnosed with leukaemia during preseason testing, forcing him to miss the season. Jack Christopherson Jr, returning to motorsport after a forced sabbatical year, returned to the fray to replace him.
6 - After Scuderia Lancia Alitalia were found in breach of their contract with engine supplier Lancia in the F1RWRS, Lancia's parent company Fiat ordered that all Lancia branding be removed from the F2RWRS grid, instead opting to rebadge them under the names of other organisations under the Fiat group.
7 - Foster's Good Call Racing suffered financial collapse before the start of the season. They were renamed Plus One Racing Engineering after a management buyout.
8 - After the shock withdrawal of Kingfisher Racing due to the owner's ill health, the Fusion Motorsports Group took over the team, including all their equipment and the contract of Martin van de Maeyede. Latvian Matthias Valsattis was released however, and replaced with 2014 F2RWRS champion Mitchell Macklin.

Confirmations

Season Calendar

Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Reject of the Race
Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	17-20 March	Wouter Lamberigts	Andrej Kremnicky	Marcel Agyemang-Badu	Aeroracing Engineering	F1 Rejects TV
Pacific Grand Prix	Penrith Speedway	1-3 April	Wouter Lamberigts	Carter Simpson	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	RonDen Racing Engineering	Daniel Melville
British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch Circuit	14-17 April	Wouter Lamberigts	Jason Hamilton	Marko Jantscher	Falik Arrows	Gianluigi Pazzini Judd McAllister
Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	28 April-1 May	Alberto Cara	Diego Álvarez Torrente	Alberto Cara	Gulf M/Power Racing	Gillet ENB
Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	13-15 May	Diego Álvarez Torrente	Andrej Kremnicky	Mitchell Macklin	Energy T.I. Fusion Motorsports	Alessandro Marchesi
Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park	20-22 May	Wouter Lamberigts	Marie Simon	Gregor Pascal	Gillet ENB	Astro Racing Group
United States Grand Prix	Long Beach Street Circuit	3-5 June	Alberto Cara	Marie Simon	Matthias Valsattis	Gulf M/Power Racing	Carter Simpson
German Grand Prix	Norisring	7-10 July	Justin Case	Andrej Kremnicky	Diego Álvarez Torrente	Plus One Racing Engineering	GRM Holden Young Lions
North Sea Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	21-24 July	Nikov Time	Alessandro Lucarelli	Marie Simon	Aston Martin Motor Racing	Diego Álvarez Torrente
Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1-4 September	Wouter Lamberigts	Alberto Cara	Gianluigi Pazzini	/ Virgin Melrose Racing Team	Jean-Vincent Albertini
Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	15-18 September
Mexican Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	29 September-2 October
Chinese Grand Prix	Zhuhai International Circuit	21-23 October
Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Circuit	3-6 November
PDVSA Twin 100	Circuito Internacional Daniel Melrose - Marfield Mile	10-13 November
PDVSA Twin 100	Circuito Internacional Daniel Melrose - Marfield Mile	10-13 November

Standings

Driver's Championship

Pos	Driver	AUS	PAC	GBR	ITA	AUT	TUR	USA	GER	NDS	MON	BEL	MEX	CHN	JPN	100		Points
1	Diego Álvarez Torrente	DNPQ	DNPQ	2	12	2	DNPQ	4	1	Ret	5	3						44
2	Gianluigi Pazzini	11	7	8	16	Ret	2	2	3	Ret	1	11						35
3	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	16†	1	Ret	4	Ret	5	Ret	8	7	Ret	2						30
4	Carter Simpson	4	2	Ret	Ret	5	4	12	14	Ret	Ret	6						26
5	Marko Jantscher	DNPQ	DNPQ	1	Ret	3	16	Ret	5	4	9	Ret	INJ					25
6	Dan Greenlaw	14	12	DNPQ	DNPQ	6	3	DNPQ	2	Ret	2	EX						25
7	Alessandro Lucarelli									2		1						19
8	Matthias Valsattis	EX						1	Ret	6	4	Ret	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	18
9	Marie Simon						6	Ret		1	Ret	7						17
10	Mitchell Macklin	9	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	1	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	EX						16
11	Marcel Agyemang-Badu	1	Ret	DNPQ	7	11	Ret	6	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	15†						15
12	Yuka Katayama	6	11	Ret	2	7	8	8	Ret	Ret	13	13†						15
13	Jordan Davies	12	5	Ret	13	4	15	14†	13	Ret	3	9						15
14	Alessandro Marchesi	7	15†	3	3	DSQ	EX	EX	15†	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	14
15	Jason Hamilton	Ret	13	6	17†	Ret	Ret	3	10	5	Ret	12†						14
16	Gregor Pascal	10	Ret	Ret	10	15	1	7	Ret	EX	8	Ret						13
17	Alberto Cara	EX	EX	EX	1	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	9	Ret	10	Ret						13
18	Jean-Vincent Albertini	Ret	3	4	15	13	Ret	Ret	7	9	DSQ	EX	EX					13
19	Andrej Kremnicky	Ret	8	Ret	DNPQ	9	14	DNPQ	6	DNPQ	DNPQ	4						13
20	Justin Case	Ret	4	Ret			DNPQ		4	DNPQ								11
21	Sebastian Prost	DNPQ	6	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	DNPQ	13	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	5						11
22	Daniel Melville	2	Ret	Ret	9	12	7	Ret	12	EX	Ret	14†						10
23	Martin van der Maeyede	3	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	11	9	11	Ret	6	DNPQ						9
24	Wouter Lamberigts	15	Ret	7	14	14	Ret	11	EX	DNPQ	11	Ret						7
25	Johannes Rueckert	5	10	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	13	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	7	DNPQ						6
26	Cave Johnson	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	8	DNPQ	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	8						6
27	Martyn Rietacher	DNPQ	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	10	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret						4
28	Judd McAllister	DNPQ	DNPQ	9	6	Ret	10	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ						3
29	Gilles Massinion	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	12	DNPQ	DNPQ	8	12	DNPQ						1
30	Luc Pellerin	8	14	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ											1
31	Eric Swerts	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	8	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ						1
32	Nikov Time								Ret	Ret	EX							1
33	Jack Christopherson Jr	13	9	Ret	11	16	Ret	10										0
34	Akira Yamamura								DNPQ		DNPQ	10						0
35	Laurent Seron							DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ						0
36	Josh Carlisle	Ret	Ret															0
37	Dean Melville									Ret								0
38	Tomo Kazama											Ret						0
39	João António Soares	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			DNPQ	DNPQ						0
40	Calvin Brooks			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ												0
41	Benoit Voeckler											DNPQ						0

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Orange	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Orange	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Pale Blue	Withdrawn (WD)
Blank	Did Not Enter (No text)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not Start (DNS)
	Did not Arrive (DNA)
	Event cancelled (C)
	Injured (INJ)
Bold denotes pole position
Italics denote fastest lap
† Classification despite retirement
‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	#	AUS	PAC	GBR	ITA	AUT	TUR	USA	GER	NDS	MON	BEL	Points
1	MRT-BMW	18	Ret	13	6	17†	Ret	Ret	3	10	5	Ret	12†	49
1	MRT-BMW	19	11	7	8	16	Ret	2	2	3	Ret	1	11	49
2	Aston Martin	0	12	5	Ret	13	4	15	14†	13	Ret	3	9	46
2	Aston Martin	2	7	15†	3	3	DSQ	6	Ret	15†	1	Ret	7	46
3	Gillet-BMW	5	Ret	3	4	15	13	Ret	Ret	7	9	DSQ	1	45
3	Gillet-BMW	6	10	Ret	Ret	10	15	1	7	Ret	2	8	Ret	45
4	RonDen-Zastava	7	15	Ret	7	14	14	Ret	10	6	Ret	11	Ret	41
4	RonDen-Zastava	8	16†	1	Ret	4	Ret	5	Ret	8	7	Ret	2	41
5	Falik-BMW	16	6	11	Ret	2	7	8	8	Ret	Ret	13	13†	40
5	Falik-BMW	17	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	3	16	Ret	5	4*	9	Ret	40
6	Plus One-Maserati	30	DNPQ	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	10	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	39
6	Plus One-Maserati	31	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	2	DNPQ	4	1	Ret	5	3	39
7	Gulf-BMW	9	8	14	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	1	Ret	6	4	Ret	37
7	Gulf-BMW	10	Ret	4	Ret	1	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	9	Ret	10	Ret	37
8	Young Lions-Holden	14	4	2	Ret	Ret	5	4	12	14	Ret	Ret	6	36
8	Young Lions-Holden	15	2	Ret	Ret	9	12	7	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	14†	36
9	Alitalia-Abarth	3	Ret	8	Ret	DNPQ	9	14	DNPQ	4	DNPQ	Ret	15†	34
9	Alitalia-Abarth	4	14	12	Ret	DNPQ	6	3	DNPQ	2	DNPQ	2	Ret	34
10	Fusion-Holden	32	3	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	11	9	11	Ret	6	DNPQ	25
10	Fusion-Holden	33	9	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	1	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	DNPQ	25
11	Aeroracing-Alfa Romeo	24	13	9	DNPQ	11	16	Ret	11	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	10	21
11	Aeroracing-Alfa Romeo	25	1	Ret	DNPQ	7	11	Ret	6	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	4	21
12	Red Bull-Holden	28	DNPQ	6	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	DNPQ	13	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	5	17
12	Red Bull-Holden	29	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	8	DNPQ	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	8	17
13	Dofasco-Chrysler	26	DNPQ	DNPQ	2	12	8	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	13
13	Dofasco-Chrysler	27	DNPQ	DNPQ	9	6	Ret	10	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	13
14	Jones-Ford	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	12	DNPQ	DNPQ	8	12	DNPQ	7
14	Jones-Ford	12	5	10	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	13	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	7	DNPQ	7
15	Beirao-BMW	20	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	1
15	Beirao-BMW	21	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	1

Manufacturers's Championship

Pos	Team	AUS	PAC	GBR	ITA	AUT	TUR	USA	GER	NDS	MON	BEL	Points
1	Lancia	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	4	2	2	100
2	BMW	4	3	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	99
3	Holden	2	2	Ret	4	1	3	3	3	3	4	3	67
4	Aston Martin	5	4	3	2	4	4	4†	4	1	3	4	61
5	Ford	3	5	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	DNPQ	5	5	DNPQ	22

[1] Agyemang-Badu moves from Aeroracing to Alitalia, Round 10 onwards.

[2] Christopherson Jr moves to Alitalia, Round 3 only.

[3] Calvin Brooks moves into Licor Beirao vacant seat, Rounds 3,4 and 5.

[4] Greenlaw moves to Aeroracing, Round 3 only.

[5] Swerts named replacement for Torrente.

[6] Swerts fired from Plus One, Álvarez Torrente steps in.

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2016 Formula 2 Rejects World Race Series season

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