# 2016 Formula 3 Brasil season

The 2016 Fórmula 3 Brasil season is the tenth Fórmula 3 Brasil season and the second since 1995, replacing the Formula 3 Sudamericana series as the highest-profile single-seater championship on the continent.

## Drivers and teams

All cars are powered by Berta engines and run on Pirelli tyres.
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Rounds |
| Class A |||||
| Prop Car Racing | 7 | Fernando Galera | Dallara F309 | 8 |
| Prop Car Racing | 27 | Matheus Muniz | Dallara F309 | 1–4 |
| Prop Car Racing | 55 | Igor Fraga | Dallara F309 | 1, 8 |
| RR Racing | 10 | Luiz Felipe Branquinho | Dallara F309 | 1–5 |
| RR Racing | 87 | Leonardo Raucci | Dallara F309 | 1–4 |
| CF3 | 12 | Christian Hahn | Dallara F309 | All |
| CF3 | 54 | Carlos Cunha Filho | Dallara F309 | 1–5 |
| Cesário F3 | 34 | Matheus Iorio | Dallara F309 | All |
| Cesário F3 | 77 | Guilherme Samaia | Dallara F309 | All |
| Hitech Racing | 36 | Thiago Vivacqua | Dallara F309 | 1–7 |
| Hitech Racing | 95 | Yurik Carvalho | Dallara F309 | 1–2 |
| Fortunato F3 Racing | 41 | Artur Fortunato | Dallara F309 | 1–4, 8 |
| Hitech GP | 43 | Pedro Cardoso | Dallara F309 | 1–3 |
| Hitech GP | 52 | Pedro Caland | Dallara F309 | 7–8 |
| Kemba Racing | 91 | Leonardo de Souza | Dallara F309 | 1–3, 6 |
| Class B |||||
| RR Racing Light | 3 | Leandro Guedes | Dallara F301 | 1–2 |
| Prop Car Racing | 48 | Renan Pietrowski | Dallara F301 | 1, 3 |
| Cesário F3 | 45 | Lukas Moraes | Dallara F301 | 6 |
| Cesário F3 | 145 | Denis Dirani | Dallara F301 | 7 |
| Hitech GP | 52 | Pedro Caland | Dallara F301 | 1–6 |
| Fortunato F3 Racing | 67 | Felipe Santo André | Dallara F301 | 8 |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2016 season was released on 17 December 2015, with the category being part of the Stock Car Brasil package. All races are supporting this championship and are held in Brazil.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Class B Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | 9 April | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Carlos Cunha Filho | CF3 | Renan Pietrowski |
| 1 | R2 | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | 10 April | | Carlos Cunha | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | Renan Pietrowski |
| 2 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 5 June | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | Pedro Caland |
| 2 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 5 June | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled |
| 3 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | 16 July | | Guilherme Samaia | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | no finishers |
| 3 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | 16 July | Artur Fortunato | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | Renan Pietrowski |
| 3 | R3 | Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | 17 July | | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | Renan Pietrowski |
| 4 | R1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 11 September | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | no finishers |
| 4 | R2 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 11 September | | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | Pedro Caland |
| 5 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Londrina) | 25 September | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | Pedro Caland |
| 5 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Londrina) | 25 September | | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | no finishers |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 16 October | Guilherme Samaia | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | Pedro Caland |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 16 October | | Matheus Iorio | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Pedro Caland |
| 7 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) | 6 November | Christian Hahn | Christian Hahn | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | no finishers |
| 7 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) | 6 November | | Matheus Iorio | Christian Hahn | CF3 | no finishers |
| 8 | R1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 11 December | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Matheus Iorio | Cesário F3 | no finishers |
| 8 | R2 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 11 December | | Matheus Iorio | Artur Fortunato | Fortunato F3 Racing | no finishers |
* ↑ Due to adverse weather conditions, the second race at Santa Cruz do Sul was cancelled. The race was rescheduled for the meeting held at Cascavel to be the first race of a triple-header round.

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | VEL | VEL | SCS | SCS | CAS | CAS | CAS | INT | INT | LON | LON | CUR | CUR | GOI | GOI | INT | INT | Pts |
| Class A ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Matheus Iorio | Ret | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 205 |
| 2 | Guilherme Samaia | 2 | Ret | Ret | C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 140 |
| 3 | Christian Hahn | 11 | 9 | 5 | C | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 90 |
| 4 | Thiago Vivacqua | 8 | Ret | 3 | C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | | | 85 |
| 5 | Carlos Cunha | 1 | 2 | Ret | C | 10 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 65 |
| 6 | Artur Fortunato | 3 | 10 | Ret | C | 8 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | 57 |
| 7 | Pedro Cardoso | 4 | 3 | 2 | C | 6 | DSQ | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 8 | Pedro Caland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Leonardo de Souza | Ret | 4 | 6 | C | 2 | 12 | Ret | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | 27 |
| 10 | Matheus Muniz | Ret | 5 | 4 | C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 11 | Igor Fraga | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 12 | Luis Felipe Branquinho | 6 | Ret | 8 | C | 9 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 17 |
| 13 | Leonardo Raucci | Ret | Ret | 7 | C | Ret | 9 | 4 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 14 | Yurik Carvalho | 7 | 6 | 10 | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| | Fernando Galera | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Class B ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pedro Caland | 10 | 8 | 9 | C | Ret | 11 | 6 | DSQ | 9 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 4 | | | | | 123 |
| 2 | Renan Pietrowski | 9 | 7 | | | DNS | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| | Lukas Moraes | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Denis Dirani | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Leandro Guedes | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Felipe Santo André | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | VEL | VEL | SCS | SCS | CAS | CAS | CAS | INT | INT | LON | LON | CUR | CUR | GOI | GOI | INT | INT | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |