The 2016 F1 Championship starts with the Australian Grand Prix Mar 18 – 20 at Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia. The 1st Melbourne Grand Prix was in 1996 on the 5.303 KM track. The race is 58 laps for a length of 5.303 KM with 16 turns & 2 DSR zones.
There was lots of testing in the off season with Ferrari & Mercedes having success but I have always felt the real test comes from racing. My pick to win the Australian Grand Prix is Mercedes Lewis Hamilton. Is there any team to apply pressure on Mercedes for the Championship this year? I think Ferrari is going to have surprises up their sleeves & could make it interesting. New team to watch this year will be Haas as Gene Haas has had championship teams in IndyCar & NASCAR.
2016 F1 Schedule
Mar 18 – 20 Australian Grand Prix
Apr 01 – 03 Bahrain Grand Prix
Apr 15 – 17 China Grand Prix
Apr 29 – May 01 Russia Grand Prix
May 13 – 15 Spain Grand Prix
May 26 – 29 Monaco Grand Prix
Jun 10 – 12 Canada Grand Prix
Jun 17 – 19 Europe Grand Prix
Jul 01 – 03 Austria Grand Prix
Jul 08 – 10 Great Britain Grand Prix
Jul 22 – 24 Hungary Grand Prix
Jul 29 – 31 Germany Grand Prix
Aug 26 – 28 AUG Belgium Grand Prix
Sep 02 – 04 Italy Grand Prix
Sep 16 – 18 Singapore Grand Prix
Sep 30 – Oct 02 Malaysia Grand Prix
Oct 07 – 09 Japan Grand Prix
Oct 21 – 23 United States Grand Prix
Oct 28 – 30 Mexico Grand Prix
Nov 11 – 13 Brazil Grand Prix
Nov 25 – 27 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2016 F1 Teams
Mercedes
Drivers
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Podium Finishes 51
Championship Titles 2
Ferrari
Drivers
Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Räikkönen
Podium Finishes 521
Championship Titles 16
Williams
Drivers
Felipe Massa
Valtteri Bottas
Podium Finishes 240
Championship Titles 9
Red Bull Racing
Drivers
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniil Kvyat
Podium Finishes 85
Championship Titles 4
Force India
Drivers
Sergio Perez
Nico Hulkenberg
Podium Finishes 3
Championship Titles N/A
Toro Rosso
Drivers
Max Verstappen
Carlos Sainz
Podium Finishes 1
Championship Titles N/A
Sauber
Drivers
Marcus Ericsson
Felipe Nasr
Podium Finishes 26
Championship Titles N/A
McLaren
Drivers
Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button
Podium Finishes 391
Championship Titles 8
Haas
Drivers
Romain Grosjean
Esteban Gutierrez
Podium Finishes N/A
Championship TitlesN/A
Manor Racing
Drivers
Pascal Wehrlein
Rio Haryanto
Podium Finishes N/A
Championship Titles N/A
Renault
Drivers
Kevin Magnussen
Jolyon Palmer
Podium Finishes 20
Championship Titles N/A
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