Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 31 ga Maris, 2016, an sanar da cewa Vandoorne zai maye gurbin direba na yau da kullun Fernando Alonso a gasar
Bahrain Grand Prix bayan da aka yanke hukuncin cewa dan kasar Spain ba zai iya tuka motar ba bayan wani babban hatsari a zagayen da ya gabata. Bayan cancanta na 12 a gaban Jenson Button, Vandoorne ya gama na 10 kuma ya zama dan wasan ajiya na farko da ya zira kwallaye a karon farko tun lokacin da Sebastian Vettel a gasar Grand Prix ta Amurka ta 2007.