The 2016 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the third season of the Italian F4 Championship . It began on 9 April in Misano and finished on 30 October in Monza after seven triple header rounds.[1]
Teams and drivers [ ]
Team
Driver
Class
Rounds
Vincenzo Sospiri Racing [2]
3
Simone Cunati[3]
R
1–6
6
Jaden Conwright[4]
R
All
33
Marino Sato [2]
All
Prema Powerteam [5]
5
Mick Schumacher [3]
1, 3–7
44
Jüri Vips [5]
R
1, 3–7
68
Juan Manuel Correa [6]
R
1, 3–7
RB Racing[7]
7
Sebastián Fernández [7]
R
1–6
9
Diego Bertonelli[3]
1–2
25
Mauricio Baiz
7
98
Václav Šafář
7
99
Yan Leon Shlom[8]
All
Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport [9]
7
Sebastián Fernández
R
7
22
Ye Yifei [10]
1–4, 6–7
24
Devlin DeFrancesco [10]
1, 3–7
25
Mauricio Baiz[10]
1–4
26
Ricardo Feller
R
5
51
Aldo Festante[10]
R
All
ADM Motorsport[11]
8
Mauro Auricchio[11]
5–7
Bhaitech Engineering [9]
9
Diego Bertonelli[12]
3–7
10
Giacomo Altoè [3]
R
All
11
Aaron di Comberti[3]
R
1
31
Richard Verschoor
R
2
37
Lorenzo Colombo [3]
R
5–7
76
Antolín González
R
4
DieGi Motorsport[9]
12
Giuliano Raucci[3]
All
Lechner Racing [9]
13
Yannik Brandt[3]
R
1
14
Thomas Preining [3]
1
Jenzer Motorsport [13]
15
Jan-Erik Meikup[3]
1
16
Job van Uitert [14]
1, 3–7
17
Diego Ciantini[15]
All
18
Marcos Siebert [13]
All
19
Giacomo Bianchi[15]
R
All
20
Kevin Kratz[16]
1–2, 4–5
21
Fabio Scherer [3]
R
1–3
Antonelli Motorsport[9]
27
Federico Malvestiti [3]
R
All
32
Kikko Galbiati[3]
1–3
97
João Vieira[3]
1–5
GSK Grand Prix[9]
35
Amaury Bonduel [3]
1
36
Mariano Lavigna
R
4
BVM Racing [3]
37
Lorenzo Colombo [3]
R
1–4
38
Kush Maini [3]
R
All
DR Formula [9]
41
Raúl Guzmán [3]
All
42
Artem Petrov [3]
R G
All
46
Fabienne Wohlwend [3]
R W
2–7
DRZ Benelli[9]
45
Ian Rodríguez [3]
R
1–4, 6–7
Aragon Racing[9]
46
Fabienne Wohlwend [3]
R W
1
Torino Squadra Corse[9]
55
Federico Iribarne[3]
1–3
Kiteviola Motorsport[9]
69
Valentin Hasse-Clot[3]
1–2
Teramo Racing Team[9]
71
Riccardo Ponzio[3]
1–3, 5, 7
Cram Motorsport [9]
81
Ahmad Al-Muhanadi[17]
6
82
Leonard Hoogenboom[3]
R
All
83
Manuel Maldonado [3]
R
All
84
Aleksandr Vartanyan[3]
1
Icon
Class
R
Rookie
W
Women Trophy
G
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Race calendar [ ]
The calendar was published on 23 November 2015.[1] [18]
Due to the large number of entries for the season, the race format was radically changed. Drivers were placed in three groups (A, B and C) depending on their qualifying placement. Each group contested two qualifying races, facing one of the other groups in each race. After the three qualifying races, the 36 (32 in Adria) drivers having scored the most points contested the final race. All four races were 25 minutes plus one lap in length and yield the same number of points.[19]
After the number of entries declined from 41 to 31 for the second round, the series reverted to the classical three-race format used in 2015 from the third round onwards.
Championship standings [ ]
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.[19] Only the best sixteen results were counted towards the championship. Race 3 of the first meeting at Imola Circuit was stopped after five laps, and half points were awarded.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
13
11
9
6
5
4
2
1
Drivers' standings [ ]
Secondary Classes' standings [ ]
Pos
Driver
MIS
ADR
IMO1
MUG
VAL
IMO2
MNZ
Pts
R1
R2
R3
R4
R1
R2
R3
R4
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
1
Jüri Vips
7
5
2
Ret
16
11
9
3
3
4
2
14
2
19
9
Ret
3
1
247.5
2
Lorenzo Colombo
17
14
Ret
9
12
15
5
5
8
20
22
19
13
19
13
4
2
6
4
22
7
3
Simone Cunati
4
23
Ret
3
2
7
9
26
18
7
12
23
10
Ret
21
3
5
4
205
4
Juan Manuel Correa
3
4
Ret
Ret
9
1
1
16
9
5
10
1
Ret
4
5
11
23
19
198.5
5
Kush Maini
8
10
8
7
6
10
15
12
13
18
Ret
16
26
8
3
6
Ret
13
Ret
7
21
182
6
Sebastián Fernández
Ret
9
16
19
11
19
22
22
29
12
6
6
Ret
9
4
14
13
26
20
1
5
156
7
Giacomo Altoè
22
7
14
8
10
17
19
19
27
23
20
20
25
12
8
17
12
11
7
14
8
150
8
Leonard Hoogenboom
19
Ret
23
Ret
10
16
24
13
30
16
15
14
14
Ret
17
11
9
3
17
8
Ret
131
9
Ian Rodríguez
22
8
25
6
5
14
14
Ret
22
Ret
Ret
21
24
Ret
12
8
6
3
128.5
10
Federico Malvestiti
17
15
18
8
7
11
Ret
DNS
DNS
22
24
25
24
17
18
20
14
23
14
Ret
10
93
11
Jaden Conwright
19
22
Ret
16
Ret
24
12
18
17
14
DNS
29
20
22
16
21
17
14
9
11
14
74.5
12
Aldo Festante
24
17
19
10
13
18
21
23
28
17
21
Ret
18
14
26
16
18
21
71
13
Fabienne Wohlwend
21
20
DNQ
17
Ret
22
26
20
20
24
23
26
17
24
19
19
Ret
24
12
16
11
47
14
Fabio Scherer
25
13
26
18
9
13
10
Ret
25
45
15
Manuel Maldonado
20
Ret
DNQ
18
12
21
23
28
24
27
19
24
Ret
Ret
23
13
16
18
16
21
17
38
16
Giacomo Bianchi
18
23
24
Ret
14
23
22
27
26
25
25
27
11
21
25
18
Ret
19
18
24
12
37
17
Mauro Auricchio[N 1]
21
18
11
10
21
16
10
17
13
10
18
Aaron di Comberti
24
Ret
DNQ
4
19
Yannik Brandt
Ret
19
DNQ
2
20
Mariano Lavigna
21
DNS
DNS
1
21
Ricardo Feller
22
Ret
22
1
Drivers ineligible to score points
Artem Petrov
21
14
Ret
12
15
27
13
15
12
19
14
22
2
7
5
Ret
6
2
Ret
Ret
4
0
F4 Woman Trophy
1
Fabienne Wohlwend
21
20
DNQ
17
Ret
22
26
20
20
24
23
26
17
24
19
19
Ret
24
12
16
11
Pos
Driver
R1
R2
R3
R4
R1
R2
R3
R4
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
Pts
MIS
ADR
IMO1
MUG
VAL
IMO2
MNZ
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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Teams' championship [ ]
[ ]
^ Auricchio was considered as Rookie only in the first race at Imola.
References [ ]
^ a b "2016 Sporting Regulations" (PDF) . Italian F4 Championship . ACI Sport. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016 .
^ a b David, Gruz (15 January 2016). "Marino Sato to continue with VSR for second Italian F4 campaign" . PaddockScout.com . Paddock Scout. Retrieved 15 January 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Allen, Peter (7 April 2016). "Italian and German F4 series get 40+ cars, qualifying races" . PaddockScout.com . Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 April 2016 .
^ David, Gruz (18 January 2016). "American Jaden Conwright makes European debut in Italian F4" . PaddockScout.com . Paddock Scout. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
^ a b David, Gruz (12 January 2016). "Prema sign latest Estonian karting star Vips for F4 campaign" . Paddock Scout. Retrieved 12 January 2016 .
^ "Juan Manuel Correa with Prema in the 2016 Formula 4 Championship" . Prema Powerteam . 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016 .
^ a b David, Gruz (19 January 2016). "Sebastian Fernandez to team up with RB Racing in Italian F4" . PaddockScout.com . Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 January 2016 .
^ "Yan Shlom new RB Racing F4 driver" . RB Racing. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Sono 40 le monoposto e 22 i team finora iscritti all'Italian F.4 Championship powered by Abarth 2016" . Italian F4 Championship . ACI Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016 .
^ a b c d "Il team Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Ufficializza i quattro piloti per l'Italian F.4 Championship powered by Abarth" (in Italian). Italian F4 Championship . 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016 .
^ a b "Il team ADM Motorsport entra a far parte dell'Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth per gli ultimi tre appuntamenti stagionali" . ACI Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016 .
^ "Entry list Imola" (PDF) . 24 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016 .
^ a b Allen, Peter (15 October 2015). "Siebert to test in GP3 with Jenzer but remain in Italian F4" . PaddockScout.com . Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 December 2015 .
^ Kaligis, Bas (20 December 2015). "Job van Uitert in Duits Formule 4 met Jenzer Motorsport: "Lessen van 2015 meenemen" " (in Dutch). RaceXpress. Retrieved 26 December 2015 .
^ a b "DIEGO CIANTINI (ARG) and GIACOMO BIANCHI (CH) with Jenzer Motorsport in the F4 Italian Championship" . Jenzer Motorsport . 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016 .
^ "KEVIN KRATZ (D) and JAN-ERIK MEIKUP (EST) complete the driver line-up in the F4 ADAC German Championship!" . Jenzer Motorsport . 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016 .
^ "Penultimo weekend della stagione, a Imola, per l'Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth" . ACI Sport. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016 .
^ "NEW RACING CALENDAR 2016" . Italian F4 Championship . ACI Sport. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015 .
^ a b "2016 Sporting Regulations" (PDF) . Italian F4 Championship . ACI Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2016 .
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