2016 Euroformula Open Championship

2016 Euroformula Open Championship season
Previous:	2015	Next:	2017
Parent series: 2016 International GT Open 2016 Formula V8 3.5

The 2016 Euroformula Open Championship will be a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship will feature drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Italian constructor Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It will be the third Euroformula Open Championship season.

Teams and drivers

• All cars are powered by Toyota engines.

Team No. Driver Status Rounds RP Motorsport 1 Antoni Ptak[1] 1 2 Kantadhee Kusiri[2] 1 3 Damiano Fioravanti[3] 1 4 Jack Aitken[3] 1 5 Tanart Sathienthirakul[3] 1 Campos Racing 6 Julio Moreno[4] 1 7 Diego Menchaca[4] 1 8 Leonardo Pulcini[4] 1 9 Gülhüseyn Abdullayev[5] R 1 Teo Martín Motorsport 10 Tatiana Calderón[6] 1 11 Petru Florescu[7] R 1 14 José Manuel Vilalta[8] 1 72 Nikita Zlobin[9] 1 DAV Racing 18 Daniele Cazzaniga[10] R 1 27 Kang Ling[11] 1 TBA Riccardo Cazzaniga[10] R TBA BVM Racing 20 Daniil Pronenko[12] R 1 21 Ye Hongli[12] R 1 Fortec Motorsports[13] 37 Igor Waliłko[13] 1 Carlin Motorsport[14] 47 Keyvan Andres Soori[15] R 1 51 Ameya Vaidyanathan[16] R 1 98 Colton Herta[7] R 1 Drivex School 62 Ferdinand Habsburg[17] R 1

Icon Legend R Rookie Trophy

Race calendar

• An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 12 November 2015.^[18] All rounds will support the International GT Open (excepting Jerez) and Formula V8 3.5 (excepting Estoril and Le Castellet) series. On 8 March 2016 the last two rounds were swapped.^[19] Rounds denoted with a blue background are part of the Spanish Formula Three Championship.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Autódromo do Estoril	23 April	Leonardo Pulcini	Leonardo Pulcini	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	Ferdinand Habsburg
	R2		24 April	Jack Aitken	Jack Aitken	Jack Aitken	RP Motorsport	Colton Herta
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	21 May
	R2		22 May
3	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	4 June
	R2		5 June
4	R1	Silverstone Circuit	23 July
	R2		24 July
5	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	10 September
	R2		11 September
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	1 October
	R2		2 October
7	R1	Circuito de Jerez	29 October
	R2		30 October
8	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	5 November
	R2		6 November

Championship standings

Euroformula Open Championship

Drivers' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1

Pos Driver EST SPA LEC SIL RBR MNZ JER CAT Pts 1 Leonardo Pulcini 1 2 45 2 Jack Aitken 17 1 27 3 Diego Menchaca 3 4 27 4 Damiano Fioravanti 4 3 27 5 Ferdinand Habsburg 2 9 20 6 Igor Waliłko 6 7 14 7 Tanart Sathienthirakul 5 15 10 8 Colton Herta Ret 5 10 9 Julio Moreno 8 8 8 10 Tatiana Calderón Ret 6 8 11 Kantadhee Kusiri 7 13 6 12 Keyvan Andres Soori 9 10 3 13 Daniele Cazzaniga 10 18 1 14 Kang Ling 13 11 0 15 Nikita Zlobin 11 16 0 16 Ameya Vaidyanathan 15 12 0 17 Daniil Pronenko 12 17 0 18 Petru Florescu 14 19 0 19 Ye Hongli 19 14 0 20 Jose Manuel Vilalta 16 20 0 21 Gulhuseyn Abdullayev 18 21 0 22 Antoni Ptak Ret DNS 0 Pos Driver EST SPA LEC SIL RBR MNZ JER CAT Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookies' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5
10	8	6	4	3

Pos	Driver	EST		SPA		LEC		SIL		RBR		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Ferdinand Habsburg	2	9															18
2	Keyvan Andres Soori	9	10															14
3	Colton Herta	Ret	5															10
4	Daniele Cazzaniga	10	18															6
5	Ameya Vaidyanathan	15	12															4
6	Daniil Pronenko	12	17															4
7	Ye Hongli	19	14															0
8	Petru Florescu	14	19															0
9	Gulhuseyn Abdullayev	18	21															0
Pos	Driver	EST		SPA		LEC		SIL		RBR		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts

Teams' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5
10	8	6	4	3

Pos	Team	EST		SPA		LEC		SIL		RBR		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Campos Racing	1	2															18
2	RP Motorsport	4	1															14
3	Drivex School	2	9															8
4	Carlin Motorsport	Ret	5															3
5	DAV Racing	10	11															0
6	Fortec Motorsports	6	7															0
7	Teo Martín Motorsport	11	6															0
8	BVM Racing	12	14															0
Pos	Driver	EST		SPA		LEC		SIL		RBR		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts

Spanish Formula Three Championship

Drivers' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1

Pos	Driver	EST		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Leonardo Pulcini	1	2					45
2	Jack Aitken	17	1					27
3	Diego Menchaca	3	4					27
4	Damiano Fioravanti	4	3					27
5	Ferdinand Habsburg	2	9					20
6	Igor Waliłko	6	7					14
7	Tanart Sathienthirakul	5	15					10
8	Colton Herta	Ret	5					10
9	Tatiana Calderón	Ret	8					8
10	Julio Moreno	8	8					8
11	Kantadhee Kusiri	7	13					6
12	Keyvan Andres Soori	9	10					3
13	Nikita Zlobin	11	16					1
14	Kang Ling	13	11					0
15	Ameya Vaidyanathan	15	12					0
16	Daniil Pronenko	12	17					0
17	Petru Florescu	14	19					0
18	Ye Hongli	19	14					0
19	Jose Manuel Vilalta	16	20					0
20	Gulhuseyn Abdullayev	18	21					0
	Antoni Ptak	Ret	DNS					0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Daniele Cazzaniga	10	18					0
Pos	Driver	EST		JER		CAT		Pts

Teams' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5
10	8	6	4	3

Pos	Team	EST		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Campos Racing	1	2					18
2	RP Motorsport	4	1					14
3	Drivex School	2	9					8
4	Carlin Motorsport	Ret	5					3
5	DAV Racing	10	11					0
6	Fortec Motorsports	6	7					0
7	Teo Martín Motorsport	11	6					0
8	BVM Racing	12	14					0
Pos	Driver	EST		JER		CAT		Pts

References

1. "Ptak swears his trust to RP Motorsport and prepares to the second season in the Euroformula Open". RP Motorsport. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
2. David, Gruz (27 January 2016). "RP Motorsport retain Walilko and Kusiri for 2016 EF Open season". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
3. "Sathienthirakul and Aitken to race for RP Motorsport at Estoril". Euroformula Open. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
4. David, Gruz (10 February 2016). "Campos retains Menchaca, adds Pulcini and Moreno to EF Open lineup". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. "Gulhuseyn Abduyallev joins Campos Racing for 2016 season". Euroformula Open. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
6. "Proud to join Teo Martin Motorsport F3 Team family for the EuroFormula Open campaign!". 15 February 2016.
7. Allen, Peter (24 February 2016). "Colton Herta moves 2016 programme to Euroformula Open". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
8. "Teo Martín Motorsport confirms new driver for 2016: Sefo Vilalta". Euroformula Open. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
9. "Nikita Zlobin makes Euroformula Open debut with Teo Martín Motorsport". Euroformula Open. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
10. David, Gruz (14 January 2016). "Cazzaniga brothers enter Euroformula Open with DAV Racing". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
11. "Kang Ling confirmed as DAV Racing´s driver". Euroformula Open. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
12. "Daniel Pronenko joins BVM Racing for full-season campaign". Euroformula Open. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
13. "Fortec and Team West-Tec join forces in the Euroformula Open". Euroformula Open. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
14. "Carlin enters Euroformula Open series for 2016". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
15. "Carlin sign Andres for Euroformula Open". Euroformula Open. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
16. "Vaidyanathan adds EuroFormula Open". Carlin. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
17. "Breaking news: Habsburg fährt 2016 in drei Meisterschaften!" (in German). 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
18. "2016 calendar made official". Euroformula Open Championship (GT Sport). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
19. "GT Sport confirms 2016 GT Open and Euroformula calendars". Euroformula Open Championship (GT Sport). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

External links

• Official website