2016 Auto GP Formula Open Championship explained

The 2016 Auto GP Formula Open was the seventh and final year of the Auto GP, and the seventeenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship was due to on 9 April at Misano and should have finished on 16 October in Mugello after six double-header rounds.[1] For the first round, the championship was open to all the single-seaters from 2 to 4 liters, such as Formula One, GP2, World Series, International Formula 3000, Formula Masters and Formula 3 cars.[2] After the first round, Auto GP merged with the BOSS GP Series due to a number of teams and drivers moving over.[3]

Teams and drivers

TeamCarChassisEngineDriverRounds
Zele Racing[4] Auto GPLola B05/52Zytek7 Luís Sá Silva1
8 Dominik Fekete[5] 1
9 Zoltán Fekete1
444 Philipp Sager5
789 Christof von Grünigen2–4
PS RacingAuto GPLola B05/52Zytek16 Salvatore de Plano1
nowrap Mahaveer RaghunathanAll
116 Emanuele Romani5
nowrap MM International MotorSportF3000Lola B02/50Zytek33 Armando Mangini[6] 1
Torino Squadra Corse[7] Auto GPLola B05/52Zyteknowrap Luis Michael Dörrbecker[8] All

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2016 season was released on 24 November 2015.[1] Originally all races were scheduled to be held in Italy, but a round at the Nürburgring was later added, only to be cancelled days ahead of being held due to an excess of noise, according to Mexican driver Luis Michael Dörrbecker.[9] Auto GP did not release any news on the issue. Following that, the series was integrated into the BOSS GP Series, where it has its own category as well as being part of the BOSS GP Formula class.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Adria International Raceway, Adria7 Maynowrap Luis Michael Dörrbecker Luís Sá Silvanowrap Luis Michael Dörrbeckernowrap Torino Squadra Corse
R28 Maynowrap Luis Michael Dörrbeckernowrap Luis Michael Dörrbecker Torino Squadra Corse
2R3 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza2 JulyDefined by the 2016 BOSS GP season
R43 July
3R5 TT Circuit Assen, Assen6 August
R67 August
4R7 Masaryk Circuit, Brnonowrap10 September
R8nowrap11 September
5R9 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola8 October
R109 October

Championship standings

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Race 125181512108642121
Race 22015121086432101

Drivers' championship

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MNZ
ASS
BRN
IMO
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1align=left nowrap Luis Michael Dörrbecker1185646321222
2 Mahaveer Raghunathan2315675844Ret151
3 Christof von Grünigen74Ret83Ret74
4 Philipp Sager7534
5 Emanuele Romani8630
6 Luís Sá Silva5229
7 Dominik Fekete3525
8 Armando Mangini4620
9 Zoltan Fekete6†420
Salvatore de PlanoDNSDNS0

Teams' championship

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car
ADR
MNZ
ASS
BRN
IMO
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1 Torino Squadra Corse55 / 1551185646321222
2align=left rowspan=2 PS Racing15 / 1152315675844Ret181
16 / 116DNSDNS86
3align=left rowspan=4 Zele Racing7 / 7895274Ret83Ret162
835
964
44475
4align=left nowrap MM International MotorSport334620
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car
ADR
MNZ
ASS
BRN
IMO
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auto GP announces its 2016 calendar. 24 November 2015. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 26 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151127033729/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=247. 2015-11-27. dead.
  2. Web site: Auto GP Formula Open 2016: All the single-seater cars on track in Italy from 2 to 4 liters. 24 January 2016. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 26 January 2016. 30 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530183615/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=248. dead.
  3. http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=261 The Championship Auto GP Formula Open 2016 had to interrupt its course
  4. Web site: 7 teams have already signed up to the series for single-seaters from F.3 to F.1. 5 February 2016. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 5 February 2016. 12 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160412014918/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=249. dead.
  5. News: Ismét magyar résztvevő egy neves formulaautós szériában. Tamás. Bethlen. formula.hu. 4 May 2016. 5 May 2016. Hungarian.
  6. News: MM International Motorsport with Mangini (F3000) and De Plano (GP2). Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 9 March 2016. 9 March 2016. 24 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160524205847/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=253. dead.
  7. Web site: Torino Squadra Corse is the first team for 2016. 8 November 2015. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 26 November 2015. 1 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160501173746/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=246. dead.
  8. News: Dörrbecker in Auto GP with Torino Squadra Corse. Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 1 March 2016. 1 March 2016. 24 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160524205803/http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=251. dead.
  9. News: Cancelan la carrera de Nürburgring de Auto GP por exceso de ruido. Escudería Telmex. Spanish. Auto GP Nürburgring round cancelled due to excess of noise. 16 June 2016. 18 June 2016.