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 ended on 30 October at Mettet.
Teams and drivers
Michelin is the official tyre supplier.
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- Notes
- Car No. 7 entered as RACB National Team and car No. 52 entered as Team WRT.
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.[25] 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 (Fast lap window) held before the qualifying race. In case of a tie in the aggregate score, the results from the fan voting will have bigger weight.[26] The calendar was announced on 17 November 2015.[27]
Rnd. | Race | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
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1 | QR | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps | 21 May | Stéphane Lémeret Tiago Monteiro |
Frédéric Caprasse Pierre-Yves Corthals |
Stéphane Lémeret Tiago Monteiro |
Boutsen Ginion Racing | International GT Open Formula V8 3.5 Series Euroformula Open |
R1 | 22 May | Tom Coronel | Vincent Radermecker | Tiago Monteiro | Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||
R2 | Sam Dejonghe | Guillaume Mondron | Delahaye Racing Team | |||||
R3 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Renaud Kuppens | Renaud Kuppens | Boutsen Ginion Racing | ||||
R4 | Loris Hezemans | Renaud Kuppens | Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||||
2 | QR | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 15 July | Jean-Louis Dauger Tiago Monteiro |
Olivier Hart Loris Hezemans |
Sam Dejonghe Denis Dupont |
RACB National Team | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters TCR Trophy Europe |
R1 | 16 July | Tiago Monteiro | Norbert Michelisz | Norbert Michelisz | Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||
R2 | Amaury Richard | Vincent Radermecker | Milo Racing | |||||
R3 | 17 July | Loris Hezemans | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Bas Koeten Racing | |||
R4 | Didier van Dalen | Loris Hezemans | Ferry Monster Autosport | |||||
3 | QR | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 18 August | Frédéric Caprasse Pierre-Yves Corthals |
Frédéric Caprasse Pierre-Yves Corthals |
Frédéric Caprasse Pierre-Yves Corthals |
DG Sport Compétition | 24 Hours of Zolder TCR Trophy Europe |
R1 | 20 August | Sam Dejonghe | Didier van Dalen | Vincent Radermecker | Milo Racing | |||
R2 | Frédéric Caprasse | Vincent Radermecker | Milo Racing | |||||
R3 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Amaury Richard | Pierre-Yves Corthals | DG Sport Compétition | ||||
R4 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Pierre-Yves Corthals | DG Sport Compétition | |||||
4 | QR | Circuit Goodyear, Colmar-Berg | 24 September | Stefano Comini Maxime Potty |
Stefano Comini Maxime Potty |
Stefano Comini Maxime Potty |
Team WRT | Headline |
R1 | 25 September | Maxime Potty | Maxime Potty | Stéphane Lémeret | Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||
R2 | Frédéric Caprasse | Frédéric Caprasse | DG Sport Compétition | |||||
R3 | Stefano Comini | Vincent Radermecker | Stefano Comini | Team WRT | ||||
R4 | Mathieu Detry | Pierre-Yves Corthals | DG Sport Compétition | |||||
5 | QR | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 23 October | Loris Hezemans Maxime Potty |
Norbert Michelisz Stéphane Lémeret |
Sam Dejonghe Denis Dupont |
RACB National Team | Dutch Supercar Challenge |
R1 | Renaud Kuppens | Renaud Kuppens | Renaud Kuppens | Boutsen Ginion Racing | ||||
R2 | Renaud Kuppens | Renaud Kuppens | Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||||
R3 | Norbert Michelisz | Norbert Michelisz | Norbert Michelisz | Boutsen Ginion Racing | ||||
R4 | Norbert Michelisz | Norbert Michelisz | Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||||
6 | QR | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | 30 October | Norbert Michelisz Stéphane Lémeret |
Norbert Michelisz Stéphane Lémeret |
Norbert Michelisz Stéphane Lémeret |
Boutsen Ginion Racing | 10 Hours of Mettet |
R1 | Amaury Richard | Frédéric Caprasse | Benjamin Lessennes | Boutsen Ginion Racing | ||||
R2 | Frédéric Caprasse | Frédéric Caprasse | DG Sport Compétition | |||||
R3 | Norbert Michelisz | Norbert Michelisz | Norbert Michelisz | Boutsen Ginion Racing | ||||
R4 | Norbert Michelisz | Norbert Michelisz | Boutsen Ginion Racing |
Championship standings
- Scoring systems
- Qualifying race
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
- Sprint races
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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.
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Bold – Pole |
- 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.
Pos. | Driver | SPA‡ |
ZAN |
ZOL |
GOO |
ASS |
MET |
Pts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | |||
1 | Romain de Leval | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 200 | ||||||||||||
2 | Maxime Potty | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | NC | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 198 | ||||||||||||
3 | Benjamin Lessennes | 5 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | DNS | 11 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 160 | ||||||||||||
4 | Amaury Richard | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | NC | 6 | 158 | ||||||||||||
5 | Mathieu Detry | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Loris Hezemans | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | NC | 4 | NC | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Meindert van Buuren | 5 | 4 | 3 | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Francisco Mora | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Willem Meijer | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Ghislain Cordeel | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Jamie Vandenbalck | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC | Olivier Hart | 13 | Ret | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts. |
SPA‡ |
ZAN |
ZOL |
GOO |
ASS |
MET |
- 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.
Pos. | Team | SPA |
ZAN |
ZOL |
GOO |
ASS |
MET |
Pts. |
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1 | RACB National Team/Team WRT | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 216 |
2 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 196 |
3 | DG Sport Compétition | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 188 |
4 | Delahaye Racing Team | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 144 |
5 | Milo Racing | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 88 | |
6 | Ferry Monster Autosport | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 72 | |
7 | Bas Koeten Racing | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | |||
8 | Charleroi on Tracks | 8 | 9 | 12 | 32 | |||
9 | Peugeot Belgique Luxemburg | 5 | 20 | |||||
10 | Lubner Motorsport | 8 | 16 | |||||
Pos. | Team | SPA |
ZAN |
ZOL |
GOO |
ASS |
MET |
Pts. |
Cars' championship
Points toward the Cars' championship are only awarded in the sprint races.
Pos. | Car | SPA‡ |
ZAN |
ZOL |
GOO |
ASS |
MET |
Pts. | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 400.5 |
2 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 344 |
3 | SEAT León Cup Racer/León TCR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 308 |
4 | Opel Astra TCR | Ret | DNS | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | EX | NC | DNS | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 266.5 |
5 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 5 | NC | NC | Ret | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 11 | 9 | 76 | ||||||||||||
6 | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Car | SPA‡ |
ZAN |
ZOL |
GOO |
ASS |
MET |
Pts. |
- 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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