2016 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship


The 2016 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship is the first season of the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. The season started on 21 May at Spa-Francorchamps and ends on 30 October at Mettet.

Teams and drivers

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Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule consists in six rounds in the Benelux region, across Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Each round includes five races: a 60-minute-long qualifying race with a mandatory driver change, and four 20-minute-long sprint races. The starting grid for the qualifying race is established by a popular vote via Facebook, through the Making the Grid application. Race 1 uses the fastest lap of after the pit stop during the qualifying race to determine the starting grid. Race 3 uses the fastest lap of before the pit stop during qualifying race. Races 2 and 4 include a rolling start using the finishing order, respectively, of Race 1 and 3. The order for the qualifying race was subsequently revised with an aggregate score from the fan voting and the fastest laps from the final 15 minutes from the 45-minute Free Practice session held before the qualifying race. In case of a tie in the aggregate score, the results from the fan voting will have bigger weight. The calendar was announced on 17 November 2015.
RaceCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps21 May Stéphane Lémeret
Tiago Monteiro
Frédéric Caprasse
Pierre-Yves Corthals
Stéphane Lémeret
Tiago Monteiro
Boutsen Ginion RacingInternational GT Open
Formula V8 3.5 Series
Euroformula Open
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps22 May Tom Coronel Vincent Radermecker Tiago Monteiro Boutsen Ginion RacingInternational GT Open
Formula V8 3.5 Series
Euroformula Open
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps22 May Sam Dejonghe Guillaume Mondron Delahaye Racing TeamInternational GT Open
Formula V8 3.5 Series
Euroformula Open
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps22 May Pierre-Yves Corthals Renaud Kuppens Renaud Kuppens Boutsen Ginion RacingInternational GT Open
Formula V8 3.5 Series
Euroformula Open
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps22 May Loris Hezemans Renaud Kuppens Boutsen Ginion RacingInternational GT Open
Formula V8 3.5 Series
Euroformula Open
2QR Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort15 July Jean-Louis Dauger
Tiago Monteiro
Olivier Hart
Loris Hezemans
Sam Dejonghe
Denis Dupont
RACB National TeamDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
TCR Trophy Europe
2R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort16 July Tiago Monteiro Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Boutsen Ginion RacingDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
TCR Trophy Europe
2R2 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort16 July Amaury Richard Vincent Radermecker Milo RacingDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
TCR Trophy Europe
2R3 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort17 July Loris Hezemans Jeffrey van Hooydonk Jeffrey van Hooydonk Bas Koeten RacingDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
TCR Trophy Europe
2R4 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort17 July Didier van Dalen Loris Hezemans Ferry Monster AutosportDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
TCR Trophy Europe
3QR Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder18 August Frédéric Caprasse
Pierre-Yves Corthals
Frédéric Caprasse
Pierre-Yves Corthals
Frédéric Caprasse
Pierre-Yves Corthals
DG Sport Compétition24 Hours of Zolder
TCR Trophy Europe
3R1 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder20 August Sam Dejonghe Didier van Dalen Vincent Radermecker Milo Racing24 Hours of Zolder
TCR Trophy Europe
3R2 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder20 August Frédéric Caprasse Vincent Radermecker Milo Racing24 Hours of Zolder
TCR Trophy Europe
3R3 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder20 August Pierre-Yves Corthals Amaury Richard Pierre-Yves Corthals DG Sport Compétition24 Hours of Zolder
TCR Trophy Europe
3R4 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder20 August Pierre-Yves Corthals Pierre-Yves Corthals DG Sport Compétition24 Hours of Zolder
TCR Trophy Europe
4QR Circuit Goodyear, Colmar-Berg24 September Stefano Comini
Maxime Potty
Stefano Comini
Maxime Potty
Stefano Comini
Maxime Potty
Team WRTHeadline
4R1 Circuit Goodyear, Colmar-Berg25 September Maxime Potty Maxime Potty Stéphane Lémeret Boutsen Ginion RacingHeadline
4R2 Circuit Goodyear, Colmar-Berg25 September Frédéric Caprasse Frédéric Caprasse DG Sport CompétitionHeadline
4R3 Circuit Goodyear, Colmar-Berg25 September Stefano Comini Vincent Radermecker Stefano Comini Team WRTHeadline
4R4 Circuit Goodyear, Colmar-Berg25 September Mathieu Detry Pierre-Yves Corthals DG Sport CompétitionHeadline
5QR TT Circuit Assen, Assen23 October Loris Hezemans
Maxime Potty
Norbert Michelisz
Stéphane Lémeret
Sam Dejonghe
Denis Dupont
RACB National TeamDutch Supercar Challenge
5R1 TT Circuit Assen, Assen23 October Renaud Kuppens Renaud Kuppens Renaud Kuppens Boutsen Ginion RacingDutch Supercar Challenge
5R2 TT Circuit Assen, Assen23 October Renaud Kuppens Renaud Kuppens Boutsen Ginion RacingDutch Supercar Challenge
5R3 TT Circuit Assen, Assen23 October Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Boutsen Ginion RacingDutch Supercar Challenge
5R4 TT Circuit Assen, Assen23 October Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Boutsen Ginion RacingDutch Supercar Challenge
6QR Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet30 October Norbert Michelisz
Stéphane Lémeret
Norbert Michelisz
Stéphane Lémeret
Norbert Michelisz
Stéphane Lémeret
Boutsen Ginion Racing10 Hours of Mettet
6R1 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet30 October Amaury Richard Frédéric Caprasse Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion Racing10 Hours of Mettet
6R2 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet30 October Frédéric Caprasse Frédéric Caprasse DG Sport Compétition10 Hours of Mettet
6R3 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet30 October Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Boutsen Ginion Racing10 Hours of Mettet
6R4 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet30 October Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Boutsen Ginion Racing10 Hours of Mettet

Championship standings

;Scoring systems
;Qualifying race
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points50363024201612842

;Sprint races
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points251815121086421

In every classification, points from the worst round are dropped.

Drivers' championships

In sprint races both the competing driver and the co-driver that is not competing score points.
;Notes
  • ‡ – Half points were awarded in Race 4 at Spa-Francorchamps as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed due to heavy rain.

    Junior class

In contrast to the overall Drivers' championship only the driver competing scores points in sprint races.
;Notes
  • ‡ – Half points were awarded in Race 4 at Spa-Francorchamps as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed due to heavy rain.

    Teams' championship

Points toward the Teams' championship are only awarded in the qualifying race.
TeamSPA
ZAN
ZOL
GOO
ASS
MET
1 RACB National Team/Team WRT412113216
2 Boutsen Ginion Racing134421196
3 DG Sport Compétition2141232188
4 Delahaye Racing Team325344144
5 Milo Racing84761388
6 Ferry Monster Autosport12897972
7 Bas Koeten Racing97536
8 Charleroi on Tracks891232
9 Peugeot Belgique Luxemburg520
10 Lubner Motorsport]816
TeamSPA
ZAN
ZOL
GOO
ASS
MET

Cars' championship

Points toward the Cars' championship are only awarded in the sprint races.
;Notes
  • ‡ – Half points were awarded in Race 4 at Spa-Francorchamps as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed due to heavy rain.
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