The 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that is held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It is the fifth edition of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.
Felix Rosenqvist was the defending drivers' champion, [1] but was unable to defend his title, because of a new rule which determined that drivers could spend no more than three years in the category. His team, Prema Powerteam, were the defending winners of the teams' championship.
2016 was the final season that the Dallara F312 chassis package, which débuted in the 2012 season, was used in competition, as a brand new chassis package was introduced for 2017.
The following teams and drivers competed during the 2016 season: [2]
A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 2 December 2015. [34]
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | 2 April | World Touring Car Championship |
2 | ||||
3 | 3 April | |||
2 | 4 | ![]() | 23 April | |
5 | ||||
6 | 24 April | |||
3 | 7 | ![]() | 14 May | Pau Grand Prix |
8 | ||||
9 | 15 May | |||
4 | 10 | ![]() | 21 May | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
11 | ||||
12 | 22 May | |||
5 | 13 | ![]() | 25 June | |
14 | ||||
15 | 26 June | |||
6 | 16 | ![]() | 16 July | |
17 | ||||
18 | 17 July | |||
7 | 19 | ![]() | 29 July | 24 Hours of Spa Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
20 | ||||
21 | 30 July | |||
8 | 22 | ![]() | 10 September | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
23 | ||||
24 | 11 September | |||
9 | 25 | ![]() | 1 October | European Touring Car Cup FFSA GT Championship |
26 | 2 October | |||
27 | ||||
10 | 28 | ![]() | 15 October | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
29 | 16 October | |||
30 |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
3 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
4 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
5 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
6 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
7 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
8 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
9 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
10 | R1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos. | Driver | LEC ![]() | HUN ![]() | PAU ![]() | RBR ![]() | NOR ![]() | ZAN ![]() | SPA ![]() | NÜR ![]() | IMO ![]() | HOC ![]() | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 470 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 2 | DNS | 13 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 418 |
3 | ![]() | 17 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 392 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 6 | Ret | DSQ | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 342 |
5 | ![]() | 8 | 16 | 15 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 13 | 340 |
6 | ![]() | 14 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 304 |
7 | ![]() | 17 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 221 | ||||||
8 | ![]() | 9 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 16 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 12 | 202 |
9 | ![]() | 19 | 12 | 10 | EX | Ret | 13 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 171 |
10 | ![]() | 13 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
LEC ![]() | HUN ![]() | PAU ![]() | RBR ![]() | NOR ![]() | ZAN ![]() | SPA ![]() | NÜR ![]() | IMO ![]() | HOC ![]() |
Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – were nominated to score teams' championship points.
Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 780 |
2 | ![]() | 499 |
3 | ![]() | 431 |
4 | ![]() | 416 |
5 | ![]() | 297 |
6 | ![]() | 238 |
7 | ![]() | 32 |
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