The spiralling costs of junior category single seater racing needs addressing as drivers are finding it difficult to continue their careers due to lack of funding.
The Checkered Flag looks back at exciting Formula V8 3.5 season that saw seven drivers in contention for the title until the final event of the season and a deserving champion in Tom Dillmann.
Tom Dillmann clinched the 2016 Formula V8 3.5 title with victory at the Circuit de Catalunya finale, while Arden Motorsport clinched the Team’s title on Saturday.
Tom Dillmann was naturally delighted to take the 2016 Formula V8 3.5 title, and did so in the best possible fashion as he took victory in the final race of the season in Spain.
Louis Delétraz might have missed out on the Formula V8 3.5 title in 2016 by just seven points, but the Swiss driver was happy with how strong his rookie campaign was against all expectations.
Egor Orudzhev took his fifth victory of the season in the opening race of the weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya as he clinched third place in the championship standings.
Tom Dillmann became the Formula V8 3.5 champion after taking victory in the season finale at the Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday.
Louis Deletraz took pole position at the very end of the finale qualifying session of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya, but title rival Tom Dillmann was only seventh.
Arden Motorsport secured their first Formula V8 3.5 Teams’ title with a win and a fourth place at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday.
Just two remain in contention for the championship after race one at the Circuit de Catalunya, and despite Egor Orudzhev’s fifth victory of the year, the battle is now between Louis Deletraz and Tom Dillmann.
Tom Dillmann took pole position for race one at the Circuit de Catalunya as the AVF driver got the best of the wet conditions on Saturday morning.
The championship deciding weekend of the Formula V8 3.5 season got underway on Friday, and two of the seven championship contenders Tom Dillmann and Roy Nissany set the pace.
Louis Deletraz now leads the Formula V8 3.5 standings ahead of Tom Dillmann, while seven drivers remain in contention for the title with just one round remaining.
Beitske Visser equalled her career best Formula V8 3.5 result at Jerez on Sunday as the Teo Martin Motorsport racer finished fifth.
Tom Dillmann felt Louis Deletraz was deserving of his ten-second penalty in race one for their turn nine clash at Jerez that relegated the Swiss driver out of the points.
Matthieu Vaxiviere remains in the hunt for the 2016 Formula V8 3.5 title after a pair of third places in Jerez, although cold brakes cost him victory in race one.
Louis Deletraz left Jerez with the championship lead, but after a race one penalty it could have been an even bigger lead than just three points.
