Modifications have been made to the rules regarding the qualification for the Super Licence required to race in Formula 1 for the 2016 season.
In order to qualify for the Super Licence the driver needs to be a holder of a current FIA International Grade A licence, a holder of a valid driving licence and be at least 18 years old at the start of the event of his first F1 race weekend.
The F1 team concerned need to show that the applicant has driven at least 300 km in a representative Formula 1 car consistently at racing speeds during a two day period not more than 180 days prior to the application.
If the driver hasn't made at least five F1 race starts the previous year or at least 15 starts within the previous three years he/she must have accumulated at least 40 points during the three-year period preceding the application.
Below are lists of the eligible drivers for the FIA Super Licence if these rules were in place for the 2015 season.
| Driver | Country | Birthdate | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
| Andre Lotterer | Germany | 1981-11-19 | 140 |
| 2. |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | Belgium | 1992-03-26 | 105 |
| 3. |
| Scott Dixon | New Zealand | 1980-07-22 | 100 |
| 4. |
| Benoît Tréluyer | France | 1976-12-07 | 90 |
| Marcel Fässler | Switzerland | 1976-05-27 | 90 | |
| 6. |
| Loïc Duval | France | 1982-06-12 | 79 |
| 7. |
| Esteban Ocon | France | 1996-09-17 | 75 |
| 8. |
| Felix Rosenqvist | Sweden | 1991-11-07 | 73 |
| 9. |
| Will Power | Australia | 1979-03-01 | 70 |
| 10. |
| Anthony Davidson | Great Britain | 1979-04-18 | 68 |
| Sébastien Buemi | Switzerland | 1988-10-31 | 68 | |
| Helio Castroneves | Brazil | 1975-05-10 | 68 | |
| 13. |
| Kazuki Nakajima | Japan | 1985-01-11 | 64 |
| 14. |
| Oliver Rowland | Great Britain | 1992-08-10 | 60 |
| 15. |
| Alex Lynn | Great Britain | 1993-09-17 | 58 |
| 16. |
| Raffaele Marciello | Italy | 1994-12-17 | 50 |
| Felipe Nasr | Brazil | 1992-08-21 | 50 | |
| Tom Kristensen | Denmark | 1967-07-07 | 50 | |
| 19. |
| Jolyon Palmer | Great Britain | 1991-01-20 | 46 |
| 20. |
| Alexander Rossi | U.S.A. | 1991-09-25 | 43 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | Italy | 1993-12-14 | 43 | |
| 22. |
| Brendon Hartley | New Zealand | 1989-11-10 | 42 |
| Mark Webber | Australia | 1976-08-27 | 42 | |
| Sergey Sirotkin | Russia | 1995-08-27 | 42 | |
| Timo Bernhard | Germany | 1981-02-24 | 42 | |
| 26. |
| Nyck de Vries | Netherlands | 1995-02-06 | 41 |
| 27. |
| Neel Jani | Switzerland | 1983-12-08 | 40 |
| Allan McNish | Great Britain | 1969-12-29 | 40 | |
| Marc Lieb | Germany | 1980-07-04 | 40 | |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | 1975-09-20 | 40 | |
| Sam Bird | Great Britain | 1987-01-09 | 40 | |
| Marvin Kirchhöfer | Germany | 1994-03-19 | 40 | |
| Fabio Leimer | Switzerland | 1989-04-17 | 40 | |
| Romain Dumas | France | 1977-12-14 | 40 |
| Driver | Country | Birthdate | Starts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
| Felipe Massa | Brazil | 1981-04-25 | 59 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Australia | 1989-07-01 | 59 | |
| Lewis Hamilton | Great Britain | 1985-01-07 | 59 | |
| Nico Rosberg | Germany | 1985-06-27 | 59 | |
| Romain Grosjean | France | 1986-04-17 | 59 | |
| 6. |
| Jenson Button | Great Britain | 1980-01-19 | 58 |
| Sebastian Vettel | Germany | 1987-07-03 | 58 | |
| Valtteri Bottas | Finland | 1989-08-28 | 58 | |
| Sergio Pérez | Mexico | 1990-01-26 | 58 | |
| 10. |
| Fernando Alonso | Spain | 1981-07-29 | 57 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | Germany | 1987-08-19 | 57 | |
| Kimi Räikkönen | Finland | 1979-10-17 | 57 | |
| 13. |
| Pastor Maldonado | Venezuela | 1985-03-09 | 56 |
| 14. |
| Esteban Gutiérrez | Mexico | 1991-08-05 | 40 |
| 15. |
| Adrian Sutil | Germany | 1983-01-11 | 38 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne | France | 1990-04-25 | 38 | |
| Daniil Kvyat | Russia | 1994-04-26 | 38 | |
| 18. |
| Marcus Ericsson | Sweden | 1990-09-02 | 37 |
| 19. |
| Max Chilton | Great Britain | 1991-04-21 | 35 |
| 20. |
| Jules Bianchi | France | 1989-08-03 | 34 |
| 21. |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | Spain | 1994-09-01 | 21 |
| Max Verstappen | Netherlands | 1997-09-30 | 21 | |
| Kevin Magnussen | Denmark | 1992-10-05 | 21 | |
| 24. |
| Felipe Nasr | Brazil | 1992-08-21 | 20 |
| 25. |
| Paul Di Resta | Great Britain | 1986-04-16 | 19 |
| Giedo van der Garde | Netherlands | 1985-04-25 | 19 | |
| Mark Webber | Australia | 1976-08-27 | 19 | |
| Charles Pic | France | 1990-02-15 | 19 | |
| 29. |
| Will Stevens | Great Britain | 1991-06-28 | 18 |
| 30. |
| Kamui Kobayashi | Japan | 1986-09-13 | 15 |
| Driver | Country | Birthdate | Starts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
| Felipe Massa | Brazil | 1981-04-25 | 19 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Australia | 1989-07-01 | 19 | |
| Lewis Hamilton | Great Britain | 1985-01-07 | 19 | |
| Marcus Ericsson | Sweden | 1990-09-02 | 19 | |
| Nico Rosberg | Germany | 1985-06-27 | 19 | |
| Romain Grosjean | France | 1986-04-17 | 19 | |
| Pastor Maldonado | Venezuela | 1985-03-09 | 19 | |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | Spain | 1994-09-01 | 19 | |
| Max Verstappen | Netherlands | 1997-09-30 | 19 | |
| Sergio Pérez | Mexico | 1990-01-26 | 19 | |
| Sebastian Vettel | Germany | 1987-07-03 | 19 | |
| Kimi Räikkönen | Finland | 1979-10-17 | 19 | |
| 13. |
| Valtteri Bottas | Finland | 1989-08-28 | 18 |
| Daniil Kvyat | Russia | 1994-04-26 | 18 | |
| Felipe Nasr | Brazil | 1992-08-21 | 18 | |
| Nico Hülkenberg | Germany | 1987-08-19 | 18 | |
| Jenson Button | Great Britain | 1980-01-19 | 18 | |
| Fernando Alonso | Spain | 1981-07-29 | 18 | |
| 19. |
| Will Stevens | Great Britain | 1991-06-28 | 17 |
| 20. |
| Roberto Merhi | Spain | 1991-03-22 | 13 |
| 21. |
| Alexander Rossi | U.S.A. | 1991-09-25 | 5 |
| Championship | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future F2 Championship | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| GP2 Series | 40 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| FIA F3 European Championship | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| FIA WEC LMP1 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| IndyCar Series | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Formula Renault 3.5 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| GP3 Series | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Super Formula | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FIA WTCC | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DTM | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indy Lights | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 ADAC | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 Australia | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 China | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 Japan | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 Italy | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 Nacam | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 SMP | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 Spain | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 South East Asia | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 UAE | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 4 USA | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSA Formula | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 3 Australia | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 3 Brazil | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula 3 Japan | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |