2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship

Driver changes

• 2015 Italian F4 champion Ralf Aron entered the series with Prema Powerteam.
• Ben Barnicoat, who came fourth in the 2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, joined the series with HitechGP, after an initial deal with Prema Powerteam fell through.
• David Beckmann, who raced in ADAC Formula 4, continued his collaboration with Mücke Motorsport into the championship, but missed the first two rounds on account of his age.
• Nick Cassidy, who raced for Prema Powerteam in two rounds of the 2015 season, raced full-time with the team.
• ADAC Formula 4 runner-up Joel Eriksson, brother of GP3 driver Jimmy Eriksson, joined the series with Motopark.
• Anthoine Hubert, who finished fifth in the 2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, joined the series with Van Amersfoort Racing.
• 2015 SMP F4 champion and Red Bull Junior driver Niko Kari joined the series with Motopark.
• Nikita Mazepin joined the series with HitechGP.
• Harrison Newey, son of F1 engineer Adrian Newey and runner-up in BRDC Formula 4, made his debut in the series with Van Amersfoort Racing.
• Pedro Piquet, son of three time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet and two-time Brazilian Formula Three champion, stepped up to the series with Van Amersfoort Racing.
• 2015 Italian F4 runner-up Guanyu Zhou joined the championship with Motopark.

• Maximilian Günther, who raced for Mücke Motorsport for most of 2015 before switching to Prema Powerteam during the last round, stayed with Prema in 2016.
• Raoul Hyman switched from Team West-Tec F3 to Carlin.
• Callum Ilott, who raced for Carlin in 2015, switched to Van Amersfoort Racing.
• Zhi Cong Li switched from Fortec Motorsports to Carlin.
• Alessio Lorandi, who raced for Van Amersfoort in 2015, switched to Carlin.
• Arjun Maini, switched from Van Amersfoort Racing to T-Sport.
• George Russell, who raced for Carlin in 2015, switched to HitechGP.

• Jake Dennis, Tatiana Calderón and Santino Ferrucci, who finished third, 27th and 11th in the 2015 season, stepped up to GP3 with Arden International and DAMS respectively.
• Rookie champion Charles Leclerc and Alexander Albon, who finished fourth and seventh in 2015 respectively, left the series to compete in GP3 with ART Grand Prix.
• 2015 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi stepped up to GP2 with Prema Powerteam.
• Pietro Fittipaldi, who finished 17th in 2015, stepped up to Formula V8 3.5 with Fortec.
• 2015 champion Felix Rosenqvist was ruled out of returning to the series due to a new rule, which said that drivers could spend no more than three years in the category. He joined the Indy Lights with Belardi Auto Racing.

  Team changes

• After making two appearances in the 2015 season, HitechGP returned full-time to the series, in collaboration with ART Grand Prix.
• Double R Racing, Signature Team, EuroInternational, Team West-Tec and Artline Engineering withdrew.

  Calendar

		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	2 April	World Touring Car Championship
1	2	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	2 April	World Touring Car Championship
1	3	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	3 April	World Touring Car Championship
2	4	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	23 April	World Touring Car Championship
2	5	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	23 April	World Touring Car Championship
2	6	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	24 April	World Touring Car Championship
3	7	Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau	14 May	Pau Grand Prix
3	8	Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau	14 May	Pau Grand Prix
3	9	Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau	15 May	Pau Grand Prix
4	10	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	21 May	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
4	11	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	21 May	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
4	12	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	22 May	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
5	13	Norisring, Nuremberg	25 June	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
5	14	Norisring, Nuremberg	25 June	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
5	15	Norisring, Nuremberg	26 June	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
6	16	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	16 July	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
6	17	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	16 July	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
6	18	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	17 July	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
7	19	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	29 July	24 Hours of Spa Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
7	20	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	29 July	24 Hours of Spa Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
7	21	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	30 July	24 Hours of Spa Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
8	22	Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate	10 September	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
8	23	Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate	10 September	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
8	24	Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate	11 September	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
9	25	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	1 October	European Touring Car Cup FFSA GT Championship
9	26	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	2 October	European Touring Car Cup FFSA GT Championship
9	27	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	2 October	European Touring Car Cup FFSA GT Championship
10	28	Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg	15 October	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
10	29	Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg	16 October	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
10	30	Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg	16 October	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Results

		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Circuit Paul Ricard	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Ben Barnicoat
1	2	Circuit Paul Ricard	Maximilian Günther	Nick Cassidy	Callum Ilott	Van Amersfoort Racing	Guanyu Zhou
1	3	Circuit Paul Ricard	Maximilian Günther	Joel Eriksson	Maximilian Günther	Prema Powerteam	Joel Eriksson
2	4	Hungaroring	Maximilian Günther	Joel Eriksson	Ralf Aron	Prema Powerteam	Ralf Aron
2	5	Hungaroring	Maximilian Günther	Maximilian Günther	Maximilian Günther	Prema Powerteam	Ralf Aron
2	6	Hungaroring	Maximilian Günther	Lance Stroll	Ben Barnicoat	HitechGP	Ben Barnicoat
3	7	Circuit de Pau-Ville	Lance Stroll	Callum Ilott	Ben Barnicoat	HitechGP	Ben Barnicoat
3	8	Circuit de Pau-Ville	George Russell	George Russell	George Russell	HitechGP	Ben Barnicoat
3	9	Circuit de Pau-Ville	Alessio Lorandi	Anthoine Hubert	Alessio Lorandi	Carlin	Joel Eriksson
4	10	Red Bull Ring	Callum Ilott	Callum Ilott	Callum Ilott	Van Amersfoort Racing	David Beckmann
4	11	Red Bull Ring	Lance Stroll	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Niko Kari
4	12	Red Bull Ring	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Ben Barnicoat
5	13	Norisring	Lance Stroll	Callum Ilott	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Niko Kari
5	14	Norisring	Anthoine Hubert	Lance Stroll	Anthoine Hubert	Van Amersfoort Racing	Anthoine Hubert
5	15	Norisring	Lance Stroll	Alessio Lorandi	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Anthoine Hubert
6	16	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Nick Cassidy	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Niko Kari
6	17	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Callum Ilott	Maximilian Günther	Nick Cassidy	Prema Powerteam	Anthoine Hubert
6	18	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Maximilian Günther	Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther	Prema Powerteam	David Beckmann
7	19	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Ben Barnicoat
7	20	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	George Russell	George Russell	George Russell	HitechGP	Joel Eriksson
7	21	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	George Russell	George Russell	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Joel Eriksson
8	22	Nürburgring	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Ralf Aron
8	23	Nürburgring	Lance Stroll	Maximilian Günther	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Joel Eriksson
8	24	Nürburgring	Maximilian Günther	Maximilian Günther	Maximilian Günther	Prema Powerteam	Niko Kari
9	25	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Niko Kari	Motopark	Niko Kari
9	26	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Joel Eriksson
9	27	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Ralf Aron
10	28	Hockenheimring	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Ralf Aron
10	29	Hockenheimring	Lance Stroll	David Beckmann	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Joel Eriksson
10	30	Hockenheimring	Joel Eriksson	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Prema Powerteam	Joel Eriksson

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Rookies' Championship

Teams' championship

Pos	Team	Points
1	Prema Powerteam	780
2	HitechGP	499
3	Motopark	431
4	Van Amersfoort Racing	416
5	kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport	297
6	Carlin	238
7	Threebond with T-Sport	32

Footnotes