2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series

The 2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series is an Australian motor racing competition for cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations.[1] It is sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series, with Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. The series began on 2 April at Sandown Raceway and will end on 13 November at Sydney Motorsport Park after seven triple-header rounds across three states. This was the first Australian Formula 3 Premier Series to be contested, with the Australian Formula 3 Championship having been discontinued at the end of 2015.

2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series
Previous:	2015	Next:	2017

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Gilmour Racing	Dallara F311	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	1	Jon Collins	P	7
	Dallara F311		17	Christopher Anthony	P	1-6
	Mygale M11		23	Chris Gilmour	P	5
	Dallara F307		73	Cameron Shields	P	6-7
	Dallara F307		73	Cameron Shields	N	1-5
Team BRM	Mygale M11	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	3	Trent Shirvington	P	1-2,4
R-Tek Motorsport	Dallara F307	Spiess-Opel	6	Roman Krumins	N	5-7
	Dallara F307	Spiess-Opel	7	Nathan Kumar	N	1-7
	Dallara F311	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	8	Roland Legge	P	1-7
Wiltec Wilson Team Racing	Dallara F304	Spiess-Opel	13	Shane WIlson	K	4-6
Wiltec Wilson Team Racing	Dallara F307	Spiess-Opel	27	Shane WIlson	N	7
Ross McAlpine	Dallara F304	Renault-Sodemo	81	Ross McAlpine	K	1, 3-7
Alpine Motorsport	Dallara F307	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	88	Tim Macrow	P	1-7
Ricky Capo Racing	Dallara F311	Mugen-Honda	92	Ricky Capo	P	4

Icon	Class
P	Premier Class
N	National Class
K	Kumho Class

Classes

Competing cars are nominated into one of four classes:[1]

Premier Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2011.
National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2007.
Kumho Cup Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004.
Invitational Class.

Race calendar and results

Event		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Round winners
Event		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Premier Class	National Class	Kumho Cup
1	R1	Sandown Raceway	2 April	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Cameron Shields	Ross McAlpine
	R2		3 April		Roland Legge	Christopher Anthony
	R3		3 April	Tim Macrow	Christopher Anthony	Tim Macrow
2	R1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	28 May	Tim Macrow	Christopher Anthony	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Cameron Shields	No competitors
	R2		29 May		Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow
	R3		29 May	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow
3	R1	Winton Motor Raceway	11 June	Tim Macrow	Christopher Anthony	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Cameron Shields	Ross McAlpine
	R2		12 June		Christopher Anthony	Tim Macrow
	R3		12 June	Tim Macrow	Christopher Anthony	Tim Macrow
4	R1	Sydney Motorsport Park	2 July	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Cameron Shields	Shane Wilson
	R2		3 July		Tim Macrow	Christopher Anthony
	R3		3 July	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow
5	R1	Queensland Raceway	30 July	Cameron Shields	Roland Legge	Cameron Shields	Roland Legge	Cameron Shields	Shane Wilson
	R2		31 July		Christopher Anthony	Christopher Anthony
	R3		31 July	Cameron Shields	Cameron Shields	Tim Macrow
6	R1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	10 September	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Nathan Kumar	Shane Wilson
	R2		11 September		Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow
	R3		11 September	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow
7	R1	Sydney Motorsport Park	12 November	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Shane Wilson	Ross McAlpine
	R2		13 November		Cameron Shields	Tim Macrow
	R3		13 November	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow	Tim Macrow

Series standings

Premier Class
Pos	Driver	Car	Team	Pts
1	Tim Macrow	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Alpine Motorsport	296
2	Christopher Anthony	Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Gilmour Racing	201
3	Roland Legge	Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	R-Tek Motorsport	168
4	Trent Shirvington	Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Team BRM	76
5	Cameron Shields	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Gilmour Racing	63
6	Jon Collins	Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Gilmour Racing	30
7	Chris Gilmour	Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Gilmour Racing	27
8	Ricky Capo	Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda	Ricky Capo Racing	15
National Class
Pos	Driver	Car	Team	Pts
1	Cameron Shields	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Gilmour Racing	213
2	Nathan Kumar	Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel	R-Tek Motorsport	196
3	Roman Krumins	Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel	R-Tek Motorsport	76
4	Shane Wilson	Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel	Wiltec Wilson Team Racing	37
Kumho Cup
Pos	Driver	Car	Team	Pts
1	Shane Wilson	Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel	Wiltec Wilson Team Racing	27
2	Ross McAlpine	Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo	Ross McAlpine	21

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References

"2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series sporting and technical regulations" (PDF). CAMS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

External links

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[Regulations-1] "2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series sporting and technical regulations" (PDF). CAMS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.