2016 Open Series season

2016 Open Series season

Competition	Open / Academy Series
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	18
Mod base	Custom
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers	-
Open / Academy Series Seasons
2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2018

GPVWC series in 2016
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Open Series
Other series
Masters Series World Sport Series International Touring Cup World GT Vintage Series Atlantic Series

The 2016 Open Series season will be the 3rd GPVWC Open Series season.

2016 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Date	Start Time
						Track time	GMT
1	Challenge Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBC	23rd February	14:00	19:00
2	Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBC	8th March	18:00	19:00
3	Challenge Russian Grand Prix	Russian GP	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	TBC	22nd March	14:00	19:00
4	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	TBC	5th April	14:00	19:00
5	Challenge Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	TBC	19th April	14:00	19:00
6	Challenge Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	3rd May	14:00	19:00
7	Challenge Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	17th May	14:00	19:00
8	Challenge British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	31st May	14:00	19:00
9	Challenge Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	14th June	14:00	19:00
10	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	28th June	14:00	19:00
11	Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	12th July	14:00	19:00
12	Challenge Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	26th July	14:00	19:00
13	Challenge Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	30th August	14:00	19:00
14	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	13th September	14:00	19:00
15	Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	27th September	17:00	19:00
16	Challenge United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	11th October	14:00	19:00
17	Challenge Mexican Grand Prix	Mexican GP	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	TBC	25th October	14:00	19:00
18	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	8th November	14:00	19:00

Calendar changes

• The Portuguese and Singapore Grands Prix were both removed from the calendar
• The calendar was extended to 18 events seeing the return of the Mexican and Dutch Grands Prix after a 3 year absence whilst also seeing the first running of the Russian Grand Prix.

Results

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Report
1	Open Australian Grand Prix	Wopke Hoekstra (1:38.836)	Wopke Hoekstra (1:39.005)	Wopke Hoekstra	Report
2	Open Bahrain Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
3	Open Russian Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
4	Open Spanish Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
5	Open Turkish Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
6	Open Monaco Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
7	Open Canadian Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
8	Open British Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
9	Open Austrian Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
10	TBC	(-)	(-)		Report
11	Open Hungarian Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
12	Open Belgian Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
13	Open Italian Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
14	Open Japanese Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
15	Open Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
16	Open United States Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
17	Open Mexican Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report
18	Open Brazilian Grand Prix	(-)	(-)		Report

Drivers' Table

Pos Driver AUS BAH RUS ESP TUR MON CAN GBR AUT TBC HUN BEL ITA JPN UAE USA MEX BRA Points 1 Wopke Hoekstra 1 N/A 2 Paul Joseph 2 N/A 3 Kacper Kołodziejczyk 3 N/A 4 Christoph Lichtenstein 4 N/A 5 Martijn Rietberg 5 N/A 6 Theodoros Eziroglou 6 N/A 7 Michel Dammer 7 N/A 8 Rory Collins 8 N/A 9 Marius van Wyk 9 N/A 10 Florian Engel 10 N/A 11 Peter Ojaniemi 11 N/A 12 Tristan Potters 12 N/A 13 Rudoplh Mare 13 N/A 14 Niels Vos Ret N/A 15 Adam Ozgur Ret N/A 16 Rienk Hoekstra Ret N/A 17 Jarrod Vanderweide Ret N/A 18 Loucas Afxentiou Ret N/A Pos Driver AUS BAH RUS ESP TUR MON CAN GBR AUT TBC HUN BEL ITA JPN UAE USA MEX BRA Points

See also

Preceded by: 2015 Open Series season

GPVWC Open Series season 2016

Succeeded by: 2017 Open Series season