Formula 1 2016: Calendar, Teams & Drivers
Details of the 2016 Formula 1 season including track details, race calendar and the teams with drivers.
The pinnacle of all motor sport, Formula 1 is about to commence. The first race is scheduled to take place on 20 March in Australia at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. This season, there have been some significant changes in the rules, with most of them pertaining to the qualifying round. This will result in the teams rethinking their strategy and formulating a new game plan. Also, it will be really exciting to see whether Rosberg will finally triumph over his arch rival, teammate and the defending champion, Lewis Hamilton. Here’s a list of the race calendar, teams and track details of this season.
Race Calendar
| S. No. |
Place |
Date |
laps |
Lap Records |
| 1 |
Australia |
March 20 |
58 |
1:24.125: Michael Schumacher (2004) |
| 2 |
Bahrain |
April 3 |
57 |
1:31.447: Pedro De La Rosa (2005) |
| 3 |
China |
April 17 |
56 |
1:32.238: Michael Schumacher (2004) |
| 4 |
Sochi |
May 1 |
53 |
1:40.071: Sebastian Vettel (2015) |
| 5 |
Spain |
May 15 |
66 |
1:21.670: Kimi Räikkönen (2008) |
| 6 |
Monaco |
May 29 |
78 |
1:18.063: Daniel Ricciardo (2015) |
| 7 |
Canada |
June 12 |
70 |
1:13.622: Rubens Barrichello (2004) |
| 8 |
Baku |
June 19 |
- |
- |
| 9 |
Austria |
July 3 |
71 |
1:08.337: Michael Schumacher (2003) |
| 10 |
UK |
July 10 |
52 |
1:33.401: Mark Webber (2013) |
| 11 |
Hungary |
July 24 |
70 |
1:19.071: Michael Schumacher (2004) |
| 12 |
Germany |
July 31 |
67 |
1:13.780: Kimi Räikkönen (2004) |
| 13 |
Belgium |
August 28 |
44 |
1:47.263: Sebastian Vettel (2009) |
| 14 |
Italy |
September 4 |
53 |
1:21.046: Rubens Barrichello (2004) |
| 15 |
Singapore |
September 18 |
61 |
1:50.041: Daniel Ricciardo (2015) |
| 16 |
Malaysia |
October 2 |
56 |
1:34.223: Juan Pablo Montoya (2004) |
| 17 |
Japan |
October 9 |
53 |
1:31.540: Kimi Räikkönen (2005) |
| 18 |
USA |
October 23 |
56 |
1:39.347: Sebastian Vettel (2012) |
| 19 |
Mexico |
October 30 |
71 |
1:20.521: Nico Rosberg (2015) |
| 20 |
Brazil |
November 13 |
71 |
1:11.473: Juan Pablo Montoya (2004) |
| 21 |
Abu Dhabi |
November 27 |
55 |
1:40.279: Sebastian Vettel (2009) |
There are 11 teams participating in the 2016 Formula 1 season. Here are the names of the teams, drivers and championship titles of the participants.
| S. No. |
Name |
Driver 1 |
Driver 2 |
Titles |
| 1 |
Mercedes AMG Petronas |
Lewis Hamilton |
Nico Rosberg |
2 |
| 2 |
Scuderia Ferrari |
Sebastian Vettel |
Kimi Räikkönen |
16 |
| 3 |
Williams Martini Racing |
Felipe Massa |
Valtteri Bottas |
9 |
| 4 |
Red Bull Racing |
Daniel Ricciardo |
Daniil Kvyat |
4 |
| 5 |
Sahara Force India |
Sergio Perez |
Nico Hulkenberg |
- |
| 6 |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
Max Verstappen |
Carlos Sainz |
- |
| 7 |
Sauber |
Marcus Ericsson |
Felipe Nasr |
- |
| 8 |
McLaren Honda |
Fernando Alonso |
Jenson Button |
8 |
| 9 |
Haas |
Romain Grosjean |
Esteban Gutierrez |
- |
| 10 |
Manor Racing |
Pascal Wehrlein |
Rio Haryanto |
- |
| 11 |
Renault Sport |
Kevin Magnussen |
Jolyon Palmer |
- |
The drivers have been sweating hard on the tracks and pushing their machines as well as themselves to the limit. This season, we will witness the teams being downsized to a maximum of four power units, but any season with twenty or more events will allow each driver use an extra mill. So, if all goes well and the season concludes with 21 races, each driver will be allowed to use five engines. It will be exciting to see how this season pans out and who comes out on top.
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