2016 European Touring Car Cup
The 2016 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the twelfth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It consisted of six events in France (twice), Slovakia, Germany, Portugal and Italy.
The championship was split into two categories: Super 2000 (including TC2 Turbo, TC2 and TCN-2 machinery) and Super 1600.[1]
Teams and drivers
The races at the Nürburgring had both WTCC and ETCC competitors. ETCC competitors entered with their usual car numbers, but with 100 added up to it.
Super 2000 | |||||
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Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |
JSB Compétition[2] | SEAT León Cup Racer[2] | 2 | Pierre Etiene Chaumat[2] | 5 | |
ADAC Team Hessen-Thüringen[3] | SEAT León Cup Racer[3] | 4 | Andreas Pfister[3] | 6 | |
7 | Pierre Humbert[4] | 1 | |||
9 | Wolfgang Kriegl[5] | 2 | |||
Zengő Motorsport[3] | SEAT León Cup Racer[3] | 8 | Norbert Nagy[3] | All | |
Rikli Motorsport[6] | Honda Civic TCR[6] | 11 | Kris Richard[6] | All | |
12 | Peter Rikli[6] | All | |||
24 | Aku Pellinen[7] | 6 | |||
72 | Claudio Truffer[7] | 6 | |||
SEAT León Cup Racer | 75 | Adrian Spescha[7] | 6 | ||
ASK Lein Racing[8] | SEAT León Cup Racer[8] | 14 | Igor Stefanovski[9] | 6 | |
17 | Mladen Lalušić[8] | 1–5 | |||
Lema Racing[9] | SEAT León Cup Racer[9] | 14 | Igor Stefanovski[9] | 1–4 | |
27 | Boštjan Avbelj | 6 | |||
37 | Fábio Mota[9] | All | |||
Krenek Motorsport[10] | SEAT León Cup Racer[10] | 19 | Christjohannes Schreiber[10] | All | |
22 | Petr Fulín[10] | All | |||
Speedy Motorsport[11] | SEAT León Cup Racer[11] | 55 | Manuel Pedro Fernandes[11] | 4 | |
Baporo Motorsport[3] | SEAT León Cup Racer[3] | 73 | Alexandr Artemyev[3] | 1 | |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport[3] | Honda Civic TCR[3] | 77 | René Münnich[3] | 1 | |
Sébastien Loeb Racing[12] | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup[12] | 130 | Teddy Clairet[13] | 3 | |
138 | David Pouget[13] | 3 | |||
Super 1600 | |||||
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |
RAVENOL Motorsport | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V[3] | 81 | Niklas Mackschin[3] | All | |
82 | Ksenia Niks[3] | All | |||
83 | Daniel Niermann[3] | All | |||
84 | Ulrike Krafft[3] | 1–3, 6 | |||
85 | Tomáš Korený[14] | 1–2, 4–6 | |||
ETH Tuning[15] | Peugeot 207 Sport[15] | 86 | Andreas Rinke[15] | All | |
88 | Kevin Hilgenhövel[15] | 1–2, 4–6 | |||
187 | David Griessner[13] | 3 | |||
Master KR Racing[3] | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V[3] | 95 | Sergii Kravets[16] | 2–3 | |
97 | Pavlo Kopylets[16] | 2–3 | |||
99 | Andrii Ievtushenko[3] | 1–2 |
Race calendar and results
The first four rounds were supporting the World Touring Car Championship, whereas the final two rounds were jointly with the FFSA GT Tour.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning S2000 | Winning S1600 | |
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1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard[1] | 3 April | René Münnich | Kris Richard | Petr Fulín | Niklas Mackschin |
R2 | Petr Fulín | Petr Fulín | Niklas Mackschin | ||||
2 | R1 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring | 17 April | Christjohannes Schreiber | Christjohannes Schreiber | Kris Richard | Ulrike Krafft |
R2 | Christjohannes Schreiber | Kris Richard | Niklas Mackschin | ||||
3 | R1 | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 28 May | Petr Fulín | Kris Richard | Petr Fulín | David Griessner |
R2 | Kris Richard | Kris Richard | Niklas Mackschin | ||||
4 | R1 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 26 June | Norbert Nagy | Norbert Nagy | Manuel Pedro Fernandes | Niklas Mackschin |
R2 | Petr Fulín | Kris Richard | Niklas Mackschin | ||||
5 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 10 July | Kris Richard | Kris Richard | Petr Fulín | Tomáš Korený |
R2 | Petr Fulín | Kris Richard | Kevin Hilgenhövel | ||||
6 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 October | Aku Pellinen | Igor Stefanovski | Igor Stefanovski | Niklas Mackschin |
R2 | Petr Fulín | Petr Fulín | Niklas Mackschin |
Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifying points: 1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for first race, where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1.
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Bold – Pole |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
‡ — Double points were awarded.
References
- ^ a b "Six event calendar for 2016 will include the Nordschleife". TouringCarTimes.net. 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "FIA ETCC Magny Cours Entry List 2016" (PDF). TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Hudson, Neil (22 March 2016). "ETCC reveals 19-car line-up for new two-tier 2016 season". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (2 April 2016). "René Münnich leads ETCC free practice on a drying track in France". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (13 April 2016). "Austrian driver Wolfgang Kriegl confirmed as new sub for Andreas Pfister". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Neil (19 February 2016). "Rikli Motorsport to run two Honda Civic TCRs in ETCC TCN2". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (27 September 2016). "Aku Pellinen joins five-car Rikli assault at Imola". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (11 March 2016). "Mladen Lalusic to compete for full ETCC campaign with Lein Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Hudson, Neil (17 March 2016). "Slovenian team Lema Racing to run two SEATs in ETCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Krenek Motorsport confirms two drivers for 2016 ETCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 10 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "FIA ETCC Vila Real Entry List 2016" (PDF). TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Sébastien Loeb Racing will also run Peugeots at the Nordschleife". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 20 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "FIA ETCC Nurburgring Nordschleife Entry List 2016" (PDF). TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (25 February 2016). "Tomáš Korený signs for Ravenol San for 2016 ETCC S1600 campaign". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Neil (3 February 2016). "ETH Tuning joins ETCC's Super 1600 class for 2016". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
- ^ a b "FIA ETCC Slovakia Ring Entry List 2016". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 April 2016.