# 2016 Formula 4 Sudamericana season

The 2016 Fórmula 4 Sudamericana Championship season is the third season of the Formula 4 Sudamericana. It began on 3 April at the Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini in Uruguay, and finished on 4 December at the same venue, after ten rounds at three venues in Uruguay.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| 7 | Hernán Bueno | 2–5 |
| 8 | Pedro Devaud | 9–10 |
| 10 | Leandro Guedes | 3, 5, 8–9 |
| 12 | Richard Vargas | 1 |
| 20 | Rodrigo Pflucker | 9–10 |
| 28 | Santiago Aguiar | 1–5, 10 |
| 30 | Max Soto Zurita | 1 |
| 33 | Facundo Garese | All |
| 34 | Juan Vieira | 2–3 |
| 36 | Gianfranco Collino | 3 |
| 36 | Nicolás Collazo | 8 |
| 42 | Lorenzo Mauriziano | 1–2 |
| 45 | Baltazar Leguizamón | 1–3 |
| 52 | Pedro Caland | 1 |
| 54 | Fernando Mora | 1–4 |
| 60 | Juan Manuel Casella | All |
| 62 | Marcelo Bresciani | 4–7, 9–10 |
| 63 | Sebastián Cabarcos | 8 |
| 69 | Nicolás Dezzuto | 7 |
| 78 | Mateo Maffioly | 6–7 |
| 80 | Facundo Ferra | 4–10 |
| 84 | Andrés de Araujo | 1–2, 4–6, 9 |
| 86 | Federico Moreira | 4–7 |
| 87 | Diego Guggiari | 2–4 |
| 92 | Pablo Falchi | 5–10 |
| 97 | Bruna Tomaselli | All |
| 99 | Leonardo Esmerode | 1–5 |
| 115 | Sami Mendaña | 3–5 |
| 122 | Andrés Jakos | 7 |
| 144 | Agustín Cejas | 2–6, 8–10 |
| 162 | Nicolás Martínez | 4–10 |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar was made public on 21 March. As opposed to the previous season, where races were held in Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, the 2016 season was consisted of ten races held solely in Uruguay to reduce costs. The grid for race 2 is determined by the finishing order of race 1, but with the top 6 reversed. Double points were awarded for both round 10 races.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver |
| 1 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 3 April | Juan Manuel Casella | Juan Manuel Casella | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 1 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 3 April | | Facundo Garese | Baltazar Leguizamón |
| 2 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 24 April | Juan Manuel Casella | Facundo Garese | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 2 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 24 April | | Juan Manuel Casella | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 3 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 7 layout) | 22 May | Juan Manuel Casella | Facundo Garese | Facundo Garese |
| 3 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 7 layout) | 22 May | | Hernán Bueno | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 4 | R1 | Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes, Mercedes | 19 June | Juan Manuel Casella | Juan Manuel Casella | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 4 | R2 | Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes, Mercedes | 19 June | | Juan Manuel Casella | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 5 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 24 July | Facundo Garese | Juan Manuel Casella | Facundo Garese |
| 5 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 24 July | | Facundo Garese | Facundo Garese |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 6 layout) | 21 August | Juan Manuel Casella | Agustín Cejas | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 6 layout) | 21 August | | Juan Manuel Casella | Facundo Garese |
| 7 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 7 layout) | 11 September | Juan Manuel Casella | Pablo Falchi | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 7 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 7 layout) | 11 September | | Facundo Garese | Facundo Garese |
| 8 | R1 | Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera, Rivera | 2 October | Nicolás Collazo | Facundo Ferra | Nicolás Collazo |
| 8 | R2 | Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera, Rivera | 2 October | | Nicolás Collazo | Juan Manuel Casella |
| 9 | R1 | Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes, Mercedes | 6 November | Rodrigo Pflucker | Rodrigo Pflucker | Rodrigo Pflucker |
| 9 | R2 | Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes, Mercedes | 6 November | | Rodrigo Pflucker | Facundo Ferra |
| 10 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 4 December | Pablo Falchi | Rodrigo Pflucker | Rodrigo Pflucker |
| 10 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar (No. 3 layout) | 4 December | | Rodrigo Pflucker | Rodrigo Pflucker |
* 1 2 The second round of the championship was scheduled to be held at the Polideportivo Ciudad de Mercedes, but due to a tornado that devastated the nearby city of Dolores, it was held instead at the Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini. It was later announced that Mercedes would held its round at the fourth event.

## Championship standings
### Points system

Points were awarded as follows:
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R1 PP | FL |
| Races 1–18 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Races 19–20 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

### Fórmula 4 Sudamericana

| Pos | Driver | ELP1 | ELP1 | ELP2 | ELP2 | ELP3 | ELP3 | MRC1 | MRC1 | ELP4 | ELP4 | ELP5 | ELP5 | ELP6 | ELP6 | RIV | RIV | MRC2 | MRC2 | ELP7 | ELP7 | Pts |
| 1 | Facundo Garese | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 324 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Casella | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 320 |
| 3 | Facundo Ferra | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 169 |
| 4 | Bruna Tomaselli | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 164 |
| 5 | Pablo Falchi | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 148 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Pflucker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 142 |
| 7 | Nicolás Martínez | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | DSQ | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 116 |
| 8 | Agustín Cejas | | | Ret | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | DSQ | | | 4 | 5 | 7 | DSQ | 2 | 10 | 112 |
| 9 | Sami Mendaña | | | | | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 80 |
| 10 | Baltazar Leguizamón | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 11 | Marcelo Bresciani | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | | | 10 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 56 |
| 12 | Santiago Aguiar | Ret | 8 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 6 | WD | WD | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| 13 | Pedro Devaud | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 46 |
| 14 | Nicolás Collazo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 42 |
| 15 | Leandro Guedes | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | Ret | 8 | | | | | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | | | 42 |
| 16 | Hernán Bueno | | | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 17 | Diego Guggiari | | | 7 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 18 | Andrés de Araujo | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | | | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | | | | | 12 | 11 | | | 37 |
| 19 | Federico Moreira | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | DSQ | EX | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | 31 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Mauriziano | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 21 | Fernando Mora | Ret | 5 | 8 | 4 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 22 | Andrés Jakos | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 24 |
| 23 | Juan Vieira | | | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 24 | Gianfranco Collino | | | | | 2 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 25 | Mateo Maffioly | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 4 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 26 | Richard Vargas | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 27 | Leonardo Esmerode | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | WD | WD | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 28 | Nicolás Dezzuto | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 29 | Sebastián Cabarcos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | 4 |
| - | Max Soto Zurita | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| - | Pedro Caland | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - |
| Pos | Driver | ELP1 | ELP1 | ELP2 | ELP2 | ELP3 | ELP3 | MRC1 | MRC1 | ELP4 | ELP4 | ELP5 | ELP5 | ELP6 | ELP6 | RIV | RIV | MRC2 | MRC2 | ELP7 | ELP7 | 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) |