Difference between revisions of "2016 Open Series season"

Revision as of 18:25, 22 March 2016

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

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

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	Wopke Hoekstra (1:45.766)	Wopke Hoekstra (1:45.724)	Wopke Hoekstra	Report
3	Open Russian Grand Prix	Mike Kwint (1.54.499)	Thomas Jacobs (1.54.451)	Thomas Jacobs	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 1 N/A 2 Christoph Lichtenstein 4 2 N/A 3 Paul Joseph 2 N/A 4 Martijn Rietberg 5 3 N/A 5 Kacper Kołodziejczyk 3 N/A 6 Michel Dammer 7 4 N/A 7 Joel Pereira 5 N/A 8 Theodoros Eziroglou 6 N/A 9 Gerrit de Vries 6 N/A 10 Marius van Wyk 9 7 N/A 11 Peter Ojaniemi 11 8 N/A 12 Rory Collins 8 N/A 13 Rudolph Mare 13 9 N/A 14 Rienk Hoekstra Ret 10 N/A 15 Florian Engel 10 N/A 16 Ken Vergagen 11 N/A 17 Tristan Potters 12 N/A 18 Niels Vos Ret N/A 19 Adam Ozgur Ret N/A 20 Jarrod Vanderweide Ret N/A 21 Loucas Afxentiou Ret N/A EX Aurelio Russo EX N/A1 Pos Driver AUS BAH RUS ESP TUR MON CAN GBR AUT TBC HUN BEL ITA JPN UAE USA MEX BRA Points

¹ Aurelio Russo was banned from GPVWC and had all results from 2016 deleted following the discovery that he was a previously banned driver racing under an alias.

See also