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cobbkris [2016 World Championship Season]
2016wc [2017/01/13 15:16] (current)
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 ====== 2016 World Championship Season ====== ====== 2016 World Championship Season ======
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-^  2016 World Championship Season ​ ^^ +^  2016 World Championship Season ​                               || 
-|  {{ :fsrwc.png?direct&200 |}}  || +|  {{ :​fsrwc.png?​200&​direct ​}}                                   ​|| 
-|Races | 16 | +| Races                            | 16                           ​
-|Mod | Custom FSR | +| Mod                              | Custom FSR                   ​
-|Drivers'​ Champion | [[Jeroen Kweekel]]| +| Drivers'​ Champion ​               | [[Jeroen Kweekel]] ​          ​
-|Constructors'​ Champion | TBD |+| Constructors'​ Champion ​          ​[[Origin Front Row Racing Team]]  ​|
  
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-The 2016 Season of the [[formula_simracing|Formula SimRacing]] [[world_championship|World Championship]] is the 16th season of the prestigious ​championship.  ​+The 2016 Season of the [[formula_simracing|Formula SimRacing]] [[world_championship|World Championship]] is the 16th season of the championship.  ​
  
 [[2015wc|2015]] Constructors'​ Champions [[Twister 2 Fast 4 You]] are absent from the championship,​ as well as [[Precision Motorsports]]. ​ [[Bono Huis]] and [[Morgan Morand]] have also extended their sabbatical. ​ Defending Drivers'​ Champion [[Petar Brljak]] fills a part-time role at both [[Twister Racing]] and [[Musto Racing]] teams. [[2015wc|2015]] Constructors'​ Champions [[Twister 2 Fast 4 You]] are absent from the championship,​ as well as [[Precision Motorsports]]. ​ [[Bono Huis]] and [[Morgan Morand]] have also extended their sabbatical. ​ Defending Drivers'​ Champion [[Petar Brljak]] fills a part-time role at both [[Twister Racing]] and [[Musto Racing]] teams.
 +
 +The season was won by [[Jeroen Kweekel]] at the Malaysian Grand Prix, in his first full WC campaign, driving for [[Origin Front Row Racing Team]], who wrapped up the constructors title at the final round in Brazil. [[GhostSpeed Racing Team]]'​s Jernej Simoncic was the season runner up in his fourth full WC campaign, with Thrustmaster [[Twister Racing]]'​s Daniel Kiss securing third in the standings.
  
 ===== Teams and Drivers ===== ===== Teams and Drivers =====
  
-^Team ^No. ^Drivers ^Rounds ^ +^ Team                             ​^ No.  ^ Drivers ​                  ​^ Rounds ​                   
-|[[Eventa Simracing]] |3|[[Dian Kostadinov]] | | +| [[Eventa Simracing]] ​            ​| 3    | [[Dian Kostadinov]] ​      ​All                   
-|::: |4|[[Martin Hodas]] | | +| :::                              | 4    | [[Martin Hodas]] ​         All                    ​
-|[[Origin Front Row Racing]] |5| | | +| [[Origin Front Row Racing ​Team]]      | 5    [[Kuba Brzezinski]] ​      1-12      ​
-|::: |6| | | +| :::                              | 5    | [[Daniel Brewer]] ​        | 13-16      | 
-|[[GhostSpeed Racing Team]] |7| | | +| :::                              ​| 6    [[Jeroen Kweekel]] ​       ​All                ​
-|::: |8| | | +| [[GhostSpeed Racing Team]] ​      ​| 7    [[Jernej Simoncic]] ​      All                ​
-|Thrustmaster [[Twister Racing]]|9| | | +| :::                              | 8    [[James Sadler]] ​         ​All                    ​
-|::: |10| | | +| Thrustmaster [[Twister Racing]] ​ | 9    [[Daniel Kiss]] ​          All                    ​
-|[[Avid Chronic Racing]] |11| | | +| :::                              | 10   ​[[Francisco Bigazzi]] ​    1-10      | 
-|::: |12| | | +| :::                              | 10   | [[Muhammed Patel]] ​       |               | 
-|[[GhostSpeed Engineering]] |14| | | +| :::                              | 10   | [[Petar Brljak]] ​         | 11-16      ​
-|::: |15| | | +| [[Avid Chronic Racing]] ​         | 11   ​[[John-Eric Saxen]] ​      1-3          ​
-|[[NetRex Grand Prix]] |16| | | +| :::                              | 11   | [[Michi Hoyer]] ​          | 12-16      ​| 
-|::: |17| | | +:::                              | 12   | [[Nikodem Wisniewski]] ​   | Regular driver from Round 2 to 9  | 
-|[[Scuderia Basilea]] |18| | | +| :::                              | 12   | [[Mike Partington]] ​      | Regular driver from Round 3-8     | 
-|::: |19| | | +| :::                              | 12   | [[Martin Stefanko]] ​      | Regular driver from Round 9       
-|[[VBMadCape]] |20| | | +| [[GhostSpeed Engineering]] ​      ​| 14   ​[[Blair Disley]] ​         ​Regular driver ​                   ​
-|::: |21| | | +| :::                              | 15   ​[[Christof Schgor]] ​      Did the first 2 rounds ​           | 
-|[[Eventa-Pescara SHS]] |22| | | +| :::                              | 15   | [[Kamil Lyzwa]] ​          | Regular driver from Round 4       
-|::: |23| | | +| [[NetRex Grand Prix]] ​           | 16   ​[[Michele D'​Alessandro]]  ​Regular driver ​                   ​
-|[[Musto Racing]] |24| | | +| :::                              | 17   ​[[David Greco]] ​          Regular driver ​                   | 
-|::: |25| | | +| :::                              | 17   | [[Danny Van Der Niet]] ​   | Reserve driver ​                   ​
-|[[Born2Win]] |26| | | +| [[Scuderia Basilea]] ​            ​| 18   ​[[David Jundt]] ​          Regular driver till Round 6       
-|::: |27| | | +| :::                              | 19   ​[[Daniel Brewer]] ​        Did Round 1                       | 
-|[[Brehm Grand Prix]] |28| | | +| :::                              | 19   | [[Chris De Jong]] ​        | Did Round 4                       
-|::: |29| | |+| [[VBMadCape]] ​                   | 20   ​[[Jim Parisis]] ​          Regular driver ​                   ​
 +| :::                              | 21   ​[[George Manousakis]] ​    Regular driver ​                   ​
 +| [[Eventa-Pescara SHS]]           ​| 22   ​[[Eros Masciulli]] ​       ​Regular driver ​                   ​
 +| :::                              | 23   ​[[Victor Ivanov]] ​        Regular driver ​                   ​
 +| [[Musto Racing]] ​                ​| 24   ​[[Muhammed Patel]] ​       ​Regular driver ​                   ​
 +| :::                              | 25   ​[[Giordano Valeriano]] ​   ​Regular driver ​                   ​
 +| [[Born2Win]] ​                    ​| 26   ​[[John-Eric Saxen]] ​      Regular driver from Round 4       
 +| :::                              | 27   ​[[Michael Antochowski]] ​  Regular driver from Round 4-7     | 
 +| :::                              | 27   | [[Adam Maguire]] ​         | Regular driver from Round 11      ​
 +| [[Brehm Grand Prix]] ​            ​| 28   ​[[Mike Partington]] ​      Regular driver from Round 9       
 +| :::                              | 29   ​[[Carlos Martin]] ​        Regular driver from Round 9       |
  
 ==== Team Changes ==== ==== Team Changes ====
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 +===== Calendar =====
 +
 +2016 features 16 circuits, many of which have not been visited for a few years.
 +
 +^ Round  ^ Race                          ^ Circuit ​                            ^ Date               ^ **Race Winner** ​          |
 +| 1      | [[Australian Grand Prix]] ​    | [[Melbourne Park Circuit]] ​         | March 13 2016      | [[Jim Parisis]] ​          |
 +| 2      | [[Bahrain Grand Prix]] ​       | [[Bahrain International Circuit]] ​  | April 3 2016       | [[Jeroen Kweekel]] ​       |
 +| 3      | [[Spanish Grand Prix]] ​       | [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]] ​ | April 10 2016      | [[Daniel Kiss]] ​          |
 +| 4      | [[Canadian Grand Prix]] ​      | [[Circuit Gilles Villenueve]] ​      | April 24 2016      | [[Jeroen Kweekel]] ​       |
 +| 5      | [[British Grand Prix]] ​       | [[Silverstone Circuit]] ​            | May 8 2016         | [[Muhammed Patel]] ​       |
 +| 6      | [[Austrian Grand Prix]] ​      | [[Red Bull Ring]] ​                  | May 22 2016        | [[Michele D'​Alessandro]] ​ |
 +| 7      | [[German Grand Prix]] ​        | [[Hockenheimring]]‡ ​                | June 5 2016        | [[Jeroen Kweekel]] ​       |
 +| 8      | [[Turkish Grand Prix]] ​       | [[Istanbul Park Circuit]] ​          | June 26 2016       | [[Francisco Bigazzi]] ​    |
 +| 9      | [[Belgian Grand Prix]] ​       | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] ​   | August 21 2016     | [[Jim Parisis]] ​          |
 +| 10     | [[Hungarian Grand Prix]] ​     | [[Hungaroring]] ​                    | September 11 2016  | [[Muhammed Patel]] ​       |
 +| 11     | [[Italian Grand Prix]] ​       | [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]] ​      | September 25 2016  | [[Jeroen Kweekel]] ​       |
 +| 12     | [[Singapore Grand Prix]] ​     | [[Marina Bay Street Circuit]] ​      | October 9 2016     | [[Jernej Simoncic]] ​      |
 +| 13     | [[Japanese Grand Prix]] ​      | [[Suzuka Circuit]] ​                 | October 23 2016    | [[Daniel Kiss]] ​          |
 +| 14     | [[Malaysian Grand Prix]] ​     | [[Sepang International Circuit]] ​   | November 6 2016    | [[Jeroen Kweekel]] ​       |
 +| 15     | [[United States Grand Prix]] ​ | [[Circuit of the Americas]] ​        | November 13 2016‡ ​ | [[Petar Brljak]] ​         |
 +| 16     | [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] ​     | [[Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace]] ​     | November 27 2016   | [[Petar Brljak]] ​         |
 +
 +‡ Hockenheimring Classic version was scheduled to be run.  It was replaced by the modern version.
 +
 +‡ US GP was moved to November 13.
 +
 +
 +==== Calendar Changes ====
 +
 +  * Spain, Turkey, and Hungary are all new circuits for 2016.
 +  * China was dropped from the calendar.
 +
 +
 +===== Rule Changes =====
 +
 +
 +==== Pre-Season ====
 +
 +
 +==== Mid-Season ====
  
 +The qualifying format was changed from a multi-session format to a single 20 minute session with a 12 lap limit.
 +This proved to be a popular move among drivers and admins alike.
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