2016 Formula One season (ME)

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The 2016 Formula One season (Marcus Ericsson's career) was the 67th Formula One championship contested over 20 circuits in 19 countries.

Signed teams and drivers

Team name	Constructor	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari	5	Sebastian Vettel	All
			7	Kimi Raikkonen	All
Renault Sport Formula One team	Renault	Renault	20	Denmark Kevin Magussen	All
			30	Jolyon Palmer	All
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Renault	26 33	Daniel Kvyat	1-4
				Max Verstappen	5-21
			3	Daniel Ricciardo	All
McLaren Honda	McLaren-Honda	Honda	14	Fernando Alonso	All
			22	Jenson Button	All
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	Ferrari	55	Carlos Sainz	All
			33 26	Netherlands Max Verstappen	1-4
				Daniel Kvyat	5-21
Sahara Force India Formula One team	Force India Mercedes	Mercedes	27	Nico Hulkenberg	All
			11	Sergio Perez	All
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	Mercedes	44	Lewis Hamilton	All
			6	Nico Rosberg	All
Williams Martini racing	Williams-Mecredes	Mercedes	77	Valtteri Bottas	All
			19	Felipe Massa	All
Switzerland Sauber F1 team	Sauber Ferrari	Ferrari	9	Marcus Ericsson	All
			12	Felipe Nasr	All
Haas F1 Team	Haas Ferrari	Ferrari	8	Romain Grosjean	All
			21	Esteban Guterrez	All
Manor racing MRT	Manor	Audi	88 31	Rio Haryanto	1-12
				Esteban Ocon	13-21
			94	Pascal Wehrlin	All

Team changes

• Lotus: Renault → Ford; Lotus F1 Team → Team Lotus Ford. Following the German Grand Prix, when driver contract negotiations started, Lotus and Renault announced their departure as partners. Lotus claimed they did so as Ford offered them an exclusive engine supply deal, whereas Renault claimed it was for strategic reasons. Both engine suppliers, therefore, became exclusive de facto as of the deal's signing. The deal was to last five years, until the 2021 season.
• Toro Rosso: Ferrari → Honda. Toro Rosso also announced their termination of Ferrari partnership for their engines. Their engine change has been a long time coming, since they were being pressured until 2014 by Red Bull to have Renault engine suppliers. Nevertheless, they were experiencing a lull in terms of the constructor's standings, and hoped Honda would revitalize them like they did McLaren. Honda was happy to expand its customer base, though McLaren offered a neutral stance on the subject. Their deal was to last five years.
• Vodafone McLaren Team → Team McLaren Honda. Vodafone withdrew its title sponsorship of McLaren, stating its contract had ended and it did not wish to renew it. McLaren announced it was looking for a new title sponsor.
• Audi bought Caterham F1 team for 70 million dollars. The team is looking to see if they can bring there 24 Hours of Le Mans to F1 with Team Joist.
• Chevrolet bought the team EADS after it went bankrupt. They are the first

American F1 team to supply there own engine.

• Toyota makes a return to F1, replacing Huynadi-BMW.
• Marussia has BMW be there new engine supplier.

Driver changes

• Michael Schumacher retires. After a 22-season career in Formula One, yielding seven world driver's championships, the great Schumacher retires. His return to Formula One has undoubtedly not been as successful as he had hoped. He seemed sad to announce it, but said he had begun thinking of it until Vettel joined Mercedes in 2013.
• Jean-Eric Vergne: Toro Rosso → Mercedes. Vergne finally gets a good seat in Formula One, after 4 years of competing in back-marker teams. However, some doubt his abilities to perform much better in what is seen to be a declining team.
• Philbert Rome joins Toro Rosso. Frenchman Philbert Rome replaces his compatriot and entourage at Red Bull's old sister team.

Mid season

• Caterham: Nino Magro → Narain Karthikeyan. Karthikeyan had recovered fully from his injuries by the Bahrain Grand Prix, and retook his seat from novice Italian Nino Magro. The Indian scored a retirement on his first return race, but soon caught up with his old replacement.
• Sauber: Paul di Resta → Bernard Babineaux. A very serious crash during the German Grand Prix hospitalized Paul di Resta. He was unconscious when being recovered from his car, and was later put in to a coma for medical reasons. Sauber announced they did not expect him to participate in any races for the rest of the season, but that he would definitely be back on his feet. They signed Canadian Ferrari Driver's Academy candidate Bernard Babineaux as his replacement. Di Resta later announced he was signed as reserve driver for the 2017 season, since his injuries did not allow him to participate in around half of the season.
• Renault: Ma Quinghua → Pastor Maldonado. Ma Quinghua had a nasty accident in the chaotic Hungary race. He was driving in wet conditions on dry tires, and violently slammed his car in to the barrier. The safety car was brought outwhile medical staff treated him on-track, and he was later hospitalized. He remained conscious during the whole ordeal, and was expected to be back racing before the end of the season.

Contract negotiatons

Sending Team Replacing Driver Length Conditions Lotus — Romain Grosjean 2017 — Kimi Raikkonen 2017 Either Warrick Clarkson 2016 Empty seat Either Ilya Alkaev Paul di Resta Callan O'Keeffe Daniel Ricciardo Tu Yu 2017 Empty seat, win rivalry McLaren — Daniel Ricciardo 2017 — Tu Yu 2017 Either Ilya Alkaev Paul di Resta Romain Grosjean Callan O'Keeffe Kimi Raikkonen Daniel Ricciardo Giedo van der Garde Jean-Eric Vergne 2016 Empty seat, win rivalry Sauber — Paul di Resta 2017 Paul di Resta Ilya Alkaev Paul di Resta Romain Grosjean Callan O'Keeffe Kimi Raikkonen Daniel Ricciardo Giedo van der Garde Jean-Eric Vergne Tu Yu 2017 Empty seat, win rivalry Mercedes Michael Schumacher Ilya Alkaev Paul di Resta Romain Grosjean Callan O'Keeffe Kimi Raikkonen Daniel Ricciardo Giedo van der Garde Jean-Eric Vergne Tu Yu 2017 Win rivalry Sebastian Vettel Ferdinand Wells 2017 Toro Rosso — Jean-Eric Vergne 2017 Win team rivalry 2016 — Callan O'Keeffe 2017 Win team rivalry 2016 Either Philbert Rome 2018 Empty seat Either Nori Fujimoto 2018 Empty seat EADS Ilya Alkaev Ilya Alkaev Callan O'Keeffe Giedo van der Garde Jean-Eric Vergne 2017 Win rivalry Ilya Alkaev Spyridon Lagunov 2016 Empty seat Caterham — Giedo van der Garde 2016 Win team rivalry Giedo van der Garde Nino Magro 2017

Receiving Driver Offer from Dri Res Dieter Aeschelman Ongoing contract with Sauber Jaime Alguersuari Ongoing contract with Hyundai Ilya Alkaev Lotus Yes (1) Taken McLaren Yes (2) Taken Mercedes Yes (3) Taken Sauber Yes (4) Taken EADS Yes (5) Confirmed Fernando Alonso Ongoing contract with Ferrari Warrick Clarkson Lotus Yes Taken Paul di Resta Lotus Yes (1) Taken McLaren Yes (2) Taken Sauber Yes (3) Confirmed Mercedes No Marcus Ericsson Ongoing contract with Ferrari Lewis Hamilton Ongoing contract with Marussia Nori Fujimoto Toro Rosso Yes Taken Timo Glock Ongoing contract with Marussia Romain Grosjean Lotus Yes Confirmed McLaren No Mercedes No Sauber No Narain Karthikeyan Ongoing contract with Caterham Spyridon Lagunov EADS Yes Nino Magro Caterham Yes Pastor Maldonado Ongoing contract with Renault Felipe Massa Ongoing contract with Williams Callan O'Keeffe Lotus Yes (1) Taken McLaren Yes (2) Taken Mercedes Yes (3) Taken Sauber Yes (4) Taken Toro Rosso Yes (5) Confirmed EADS Yes (6) Federico Piazza Ongoing contract with EADS Ma Quinghua Ongoing contract with Renault Kimi Raikkonen Lotus Yes Confirmed McLaren No Mercedes No Sauber No Daniel Ricciardo Lotus Yes (1) Taken McLaren Yes (2) Confirmed Mercedes No Sauber No Philbert Rome Toro Rosso Yes Confirmed Nico Rosberg Ongoing contract with Williams Giedo van der Garde McLaren Yes (1) Taken Mercedes Yes (2) Taken Sauber Yes (3) Taken EADS Yes (4) Caterham Yes (5) Stoffel Vandoorne Ongoing contract with Hyundai Jean-Eric Vergne McLaren Yes (1) Taken Sauber Yes (2) Taken Mercedes Yes (3) Confirmed Toro Rosso Yes (4) EADS No Ferdinand Wells Mercedes Yes Confirmed Tu Yu Lotus Yes (1) Taken McLaren Yes (2) Confirmed Sauber No Mercedes No

== Results and standings ==

See also: Results table

Rd	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning			Championship leaders
				driver	constructor	engine	Driver	Lead	Constructor	Lead	Engine	Lead
1	Australia	Kimi Raikkonen	Marcus Ericsson	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	7	Lotus	2	Ferrari	14
2	Azerbaijan	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Renault	Ferrari	Fabiano Cruz	5	Renault	3		32
3	China	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	Ford	Kimi Raikkonen	3	Ferrari	5		40
4	Bahrain	Kimi Raikkonen	Marcus Ericsson	Tu Yu	Lotus	Ford		11	Lotus	17		20
5	Spain	Fabiano Cruz	Marcus Ericsson	Ma Quinghua	Renault	Ferrari	Marcus Ericsson	7		12		37
6	Monaco	Kimi Raikkonen	Tu Yu	Ma Quinghua	Renault	Renault	Kimi Raikkonen	5		12		21
7	Canada	Romain Grosjean	Marcus Ericsson	Fabiano Cruz	Renault	Renault		1	Renault	6		11
8	Europe	Kimi Raikkonen	Fabiano Cruz	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	Ford		8		1	Renault	1
9	British	Kimi Raikkonen	Kimi Raikkonen	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	Ford		30	Lotus	27	Ford	27
10	Germany	Kimi Raikkonen	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Lotus	Ford		36		40		40
11	Hungary	Kimi Raikkonen	Marcus Ericsson	Fernando Alonso	Sauber	Ferrari		48		54		7
12	Belgium	Pastor Maldonado	Dieter Aeschelman	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	Ferrari		73		77		1
13	Italy	Marcus Ericsson	Kimi Raikkonen	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	Ford		80		100		32
14	Singapore	Kimi Raikkonen	Fabiano Cruz	Marcus Ericsson	Ferrari	Ferrari		95		97		16
15	Japan	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Renault	Ferrari		73		84	Ferrari	2
16	Korea	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Lotus	Ferrari		66		117		2
17	India	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Ferrari	Ferrari		56		130		5
18	Abu Dhabi	Kimi Raikkonen	Marcus Ericsson	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus	Ford		84		163	Ford	22
19	United States	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Ferrari	Ferrari		77		158		16
20	Brazil	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Marcus Ericsson	Lotus	Ferrari		70		166		8

Final standings

Driver		Constructor		Engine
1	Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus)	1	Lotus-Ford	1	Ford
2	Marcus Ericsson (Ferrari)	2	Ferrari	2	Ferrari
3	Romain Grosjean (Lotus)	3	Renault	3	Renault
4	Fabiano Cruz (Renault)	4	McLaren-Honda	4	Honda
5	Tu Yu (McLaren)	5	Mercedes	5	Mercedes
6	Ma Quinghua (Renualt)	6	Sauber-Ferrari	6	BMW
7	Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)	7	Marussia-Cosworth	7	Cosworth
8	Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)	8	EADS-BMW	N/A
9	Ferdinand Wells (Mercedes)	9	Williams-BMW
10	Jean-Eric Vergne (Mercedes)	10	Caterham-Cosworth
11	Dieter Aeschelman (Sauber)	11	Toro-Rosso Honda
12	Bernard Babineaux (Sauber)	12	Hyundai-BMW
13	Pastor Maldonado (Renault)	N/A
14	Timo Glock (Marussia)
15	Paul di Resta (Sauber)
16	Ilya Alkaev (EADS)
17	Nico Rosberg (Williams)
18	Lewis Hamilton (Marussia)
19	Felipe Massa (Williams)
20	Federico Piazza (EADS)
21	Narain Karthikeyan (Caterham)
22	Giedo van der Garde (Caterham)
23	Philbert Rome (Toro Rosso)
24	Callan O'Keeffe (Toro Rosso)
25	Stoffel Vandoorne (Hyundai)
26	Jaime Alguersuari (Hyundai)
27	Nino Magro (Caterham)