2016 GT4 European Series
The 2016 Competition102 GT4 European Series was the ninth season of the GT4 European Series, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 23 April at Autodromo Nazionale Monza and finished on 9 October at Circuit Park Zandvoort after six race weekends.[1]
Calendar
On 21 January 2016, the series announced the 2016 calendar.[2]
Round |
Circuit |
Length |
Date |
Event |
1 |
R1 |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy |
50 min + 1 lap |
23 April |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
R2 |
24 April |
2 |
R1 |
Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau, France |
14 May |
Pau Grand Prix |
R2 |
15 May |
3 |
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain |
3 hours |
12 June |
British GT |
4 |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium |
2 hours |
10 July |
5 |
R1 |
Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary |
50 min + 1 lap |
24 September |
DTM |
R2 |
25 September |
6 |
R1 |
Circuit Park Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands |
9 October |
Finaleraces |
R2 |
Entry list
For the rounds held in conjunction with British GT, GT4 European Series contenders entered with their usual car numbers, but with 100 added up to it.
Team |
Car |
No. |
Drivers |
Class |
Rounds |
V8 Racing International |
Chevrolet Camaro GT4 |
1 |
Marcel Nooren |
P |
1–3 |
Jelle Beelen |
1, 3 |
Donald Molenaar |
2 |
2 |
Luc Braams |
P |
1–3 |
Duncan Huisman |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 |
4 |
Jelle Beelen |
P |
4 |
Marcel Nooren |
5 |
Luc Braams |
P |
4 |
Duncan Huisman |
Las Moras Racing Team |
BMW M3 GT4 |
3 |
Liesette Braams |
A |
3 |
Frans Verschuur |
Street Art Racing |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 |
7 |
Jérôme Demay |
A |
All |
Albert Bloem |
1–3 |
Damien Dupont |
4–6 |
Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
Ekris M4 GT4 |
8 |
Simon Knap |
P |
All |
Rob Severs |
9 |
Ricardo van der Ende[N 1] |
P |
All |
Bernhard van Oranje[N 1] |
NMT Racing Team |
BMW M3 GT4 |
10 |
Tristan Boorsma |
A |
6 |
Yorick Boorsma |
Sofia Car Motorsport |
Sin R1 GT4 |
11 |
Hendrick Still |
P |
1–3 |
Andreas Gülden |
1–2 |
Michael Epps |
3 |
Tim Coronel |
4 |
Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje |
Nicolae Sergiu George |
A |
5–6 |
Christopher Chadwick |
5 |
Eduard Anton |
6 |
|
KTM X-Bow GT4 |
14 |
Laura Kraihamer |
P |
1–2, 4–6 |
Jamie Vandenbalck |
24 |
Lennart Marioneck |
P |
1–2, 4–6 |
Tim Stupple |
34 |
Caitlin Wood |
P |
1–2, 4–6 |
Maximilian Voelker |
1, 4 |
Marko Helistekangas |
2 |
Cédric Freiburghaus |
5 |
Naomi Schiff |
6 |
44 |
Rebecca Jackson |
P |
1–2, 4–6 |
Thomas Krebs |
54 |
Marko Helistekangas |
P |
1, 4–6 |
Doreen Seidel |
64 |
Immanuel Vinke |
P |
1–2, 4–6 |
Chris Vlok |
74 |
Cédric Freiburghaus |
P |
1–2, 4–6 |
Anna Rathe |
84 |
Maciej Dreszer |
P |
1–2, 4–6 |
Mads Siljehaug |
BMW Espace Bienvenue |
BMW M3 GT4 |
17 |
André Grammatico |
A |
1 |
P |
2 |
Ricardo van der Ende[N 1] |
2 |
PROsport Performance |
Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4 |
18 |
Peter Terting |
P |
All |
Daniel Rymes |
1 |
Jörg Viebahn |
2–6 |
19 |
Mike Hansch |
P |
1 |
Jörg Viebahn |
Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
2–6 |
Andreas Patzelt |
20 |
Carsten Struwe |
I |
1 |
Riki Christodoulou |
A |
3 |
Mike Hansch |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport |
Hendrick Still |
P |
4 |
Carsten Struwe |
Porsche Cayman PRO4 GT4 |
Riki Christodoulou |
A |
5 |
Carsten Struwe |
21 |
Riki Christodoulou |
A |
4, 6 |
Mike Hansch |
4 |
Carsten Struwe |
6 |
 |
Allied Racing[N 3] |
Las Moras by Allied Racing[N 3] |
|
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport |
22 |
Jan Kasperlik |
A |
5–6 |
BMW M3 GT4 |
28 |
Jan Kasperlik |
A |
1–4 |
Dietmar Lackinger |
Liesette Braams |
5–6 |
Gaby Uljee |
29 |
Paolo Meloni |
A |
4 |
Massimilliano Tresoldi |
V-Action Racing Team |
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 |
25 |
Juuso-Matti Pajuranta |
P |
4 |
Jorge Rodrigues |
Maserati Spa |
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 |
27 |
Alessandro Iazzetti |
A |
1 |
46 |
Romain Monti |
P |
1 |
CMR |
Ginetta G55 GT4 |
30 |
Éric Cayrolle |
A |
2 |
Didier Moureu |
Swiss Team |
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 |
35 |
Mauro Calamia |
P |
All |
Giuseppe Fascicolo |
36 |
Paolo Meloni |
A |
5 |
Massimilliano Tresoldi |
Brookspeed |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport |
40 |
Steven Liquorish |
A |
2–6 |
Graeme Mundy |
41 |
Luc Braams |
P |
5–6 |
Duncan Huisman |
Villorba Corse |
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 |
50 |
Antoni Chodzen |
A |
1, 3–6 |
Piotr Chodzen |
66 |
Łukasz Habaj |
I |
3 |
Lucasz Kreski |
77 |
Alessandro Fogliani |
A |
1–2 |
Patrick Zamparini |
90 |
Luca Anselmi |
P |
All |
Giorgio Sernagiotto |
1, 3 |
Michael Blanchemain |
2, 4 |
Patrick Zamparini |
5–6 |
Primus Racing |
Ginetta G55 GT4 |
51 |
Peter Larsen |
A |
5 |
Johan Rosén |
Delahaye Racing Team |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport |
58 |
Pierre-Etienne Bordet |
A |
4 |
Alexandre Viron |
Academy Motorsport |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 |
62 |
Will Moore |
P |
6 |
Dennis Strandberg |
Bald Eagle Racing |
BMW M3 GT4 |
67 |
Kari Mäkinen |
A |
5 |
Oskar Krüger |
eSKY INVENTO Racing Team |
Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 |
69 |
Lucasz Kreski |
A |
4 |
Maciej Marcinkiewicz |
Racing Team Holland by Intercar |
BMW M3 GT4 |
72 |
Tim Coronel |
P |
1, 6 |
Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje |
Autorlando Sport |
Porsche 997 GT4 |
76 |
Giuseppe Ghezzi |
A |
1, 3–6 |
Alessandro Giovanelli |
Pall-Ex Slidesport Motorsport |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport |
99 |
David Fairbrother |
A |
4–5 |
Wayne Marrs |
Generation AMR Super Racing |
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 |
144 |
Matthew George |
P |
6 |
James Holder |
Sources:[3][4][5][6][7][8] |
|
Icon |
Class |
P |
Pro |
A |
Amateur |
I |
Invitation |
|
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Round |
Circuit |
Pole position |
Pro Winners |
Am Winners |
1 |
R1 |
Monza |
No. 9 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
No. 90 Villorba Corse |
No. 77 Villorba Corse |
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje |
Luca Anselmi
Giorgio Sernagiotto |
Alessandro Fogliani
Patrick Zamparini |
R2 |
No. 11 Sofia Car Motorsport |
No. 46 Maserati Spa |
No. 76 Autorlando Sport |
Andreas Gülden
Hendrick Still |
Romain Monti |
Giuseppe Ghezzi
Alessandro Giovanelli |
2 |
R1 |
Pau |
No. 19 PROsport Performance |
No. 18 PROsport Performance |
No. 28 Allied Racing |
Nicolaj Møller Madsen
Andreas Patzelt |
Peter Terting
Jörg Viebahn |
Jan Kasperlik
Dietmar Lackinger |
R2 |
No. 19 PROsport Performance |
No. 19 PROsport Performance |
No. 28 Allied Racing |
Nicolaj Møller Madsen
Andreas Patzelt |
Nicolaj Møller Madsen
Andreas Patzelt |
Jan Kasperlik
Dietmar Lackinger |
3 |
Silverstone |
No. 109 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
No. 118 PROsport Performance |
No. 176 Autorlando Sport |
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje |
Peter Terting
Jörg Viebahn |
Giuseppe Ghezzi
Alessandro Giovanelli |
4 |
Spa-Francorchamps |
No. 108 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
No. 184 RYS Team Hohenberg |
No. 107 Street Art Racing |
Simon Knap
Rob Severs |
Maciej Dreszer
Mads Siljehaug |
Jérôme Demay
Damien Dupont |
5 |
R1 |
Hungaroring |
No. 90 Villorba Corse |
No. 18 PROsport Performance |
No. 21 PROsport Performance |
Luca Anselmi
Patrick Zamparini |
Peter Terting
Jörg Viebahn |
Riki Christodoulou
Carsten Struwe |
R2 |
No. 90 Villorba Corse |
No. 90 Villorba Corse |
No. 7 Street Art Racing |
Luca Anselmi
Patrick Zamparini |
Luca Anselmi
Patrick Zamparini |
Jérôme Demay
Damien Dupont |
6 |
R1 |
Zandvoort |
No. 41 Brookspeed |
No. 84 RYS Team Hohenberg |
No. 7 Street Art Racing |
Luc Braams
Duncan Huisman |
Maciej Dreszer
Mads Siljehaug |
Jérôme Demay
Damien Dupont |
R2 |
No. 9 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
No. 8 Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport |
No. 10 NMT Racing Team |
Ricardo van der Ende
Bernhard van Oranje |
Simon Knap
Rob Severs |
Tristan Boorsma
Yorick Boorsma |
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.
- Monza, Pau, Hungaroring and Zandvoort
Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
Points |
25 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
- Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps
Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
Points |
37.5 |
27 |
22.5 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
1.5 |
Drivers' championship
Teams' championship
Notes
- 1 2 3 Bernhard van Oranje crashed during Free Practice 1 at Pau causing the Ekris team to withdraw the No. 9 car, because the damage could not be fixed in time for the races on Saturday and Sunday. Van Oranje did not race, but Ricardo van der Ende was able to team up with solo driver André Grammatico in the No. 17 BMW Espace Bienvenue car.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Car No. 14 entered as RYS Team KTM, car No. 24 entered as RYS Team Holinger, car No. 34 entered as RYS Team KISKA, car No. 44 entered as RYS Team WP, car No. 54 entered as RYS Team Pankl, car No. 64 entered as RYS Team InterNetX, car No. 74 entered as RYS Team True Racing and car No. 84 entered as RYS Team Hohenberg.
- 1 2 Cars No. 22 and 29 entered as Allied Racing, car No. 28 entered as Allied Racing until Round 4 and as Las Moras by Allied Racing at Rounds 5 and 6.
References
- ↑ "GT4 European Series becomes part of SRO Motorsports Group". GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "GT4 European Series confirms 2016 calendar". GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 1 - Monza" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. April 18, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 2 - Pau" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. April 30, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ "British GT Championship Silverstone Entry List". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ "British GT Championship Spa-Francorchamps Entry List". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 5 - Budapest" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 6 - Zandvoort" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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