The 2016 Ferrari Challenge – Europe is the 23rd season of Ferrari Challenge Europe and its predecessor, Ferrari Challenge Italy. The season consisted of 7 rounds, starting at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on April 2 and ending at the Daytona International Speedway on December 3.[1]
Calendar edit
| Rnd. | Circuit | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
|
April 2–3 |
| 2 | Mugello Circuit
|
April 30–May 1 |
| 3 |  Circuit de la Sarthe
|
June 18 |
| 4 |  Sochi Autodrom
|
July 30–31 |
| 5 |  Hockenheimring
|
September 10–11 |
| 6 |  Circuito de Jerez
|
October 8–9 |
| 7 |  Daytona International Speedway
|
December 2–3 |
Entry list edit
All teams and drivers used the Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo fitted with Pirelli tyres.
Trofeo Pirelli edit
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Octane126
|
1 | Björn Grossmann
|
Pro | All |
| 42 |  Galip Atar
|
Pro-Am | 1, 5 | |
| 67 | James Fischer
|
Pro-Am | 1 | |
| 68 | Fabio Leimer
|
Pro | 4–5, 7 | |
 Motor Service
|
3 | Aleksey Basov
|
Pro | 4 |
| 26 | Cedric Mezard
|
Pro-Am | 7 | |
| 39 | Vladimir Atoev
|
Pro-Am | 4, 6–7 | |
| 58 |  Hui-Lin Han
|
Pro-Am | 5 | |
| 77 |  Stephen Wyatt
|
Pro-Am | 3 | |
| Rossocorsa
|
9 | Marcello Puglisi
|
Pro | All |
| 18 | James Weiland
|
Pro-Am | 4 | |
| 27 | Alessandro Vezzoni
|
Pro | All | |
| 41 | Fréderic Jean-Marie Fangio
|
Pro-Am | 2, 5, 7 | |
| 59 |  John Farano
|
Pro-Am | 1–4, 6–7 | |
| 71 | Roman Yakuskin
|
Pro-Am | 1 | |
| 86 | Alberto Cola
|
Pro | 3 | |
| 91 |  Philipp Baron
|
Pro | All | |
| 94 | Giuseppe Ramelli
|
Pro-Am | 1–2 | |
| 97 | Tommaso Rocca
|
Pro-Am | All | |
 Scuderia Autoropa
|
10 | Henrik Hedman
|
Pro-Am | 3, 5, 7 |
| 13 | Martin Nelson
|
Pro-Am | 1–3, 5–7 | |
| 55 | Matteo Santoponte
|
Pro | 1 | |
 Formula Racing
|
16 | Niels Zibrandsen
|
Pro-Am | 7 |
| 19 | Per Nielsen
|
Pro-Am | 3, 5, 7 | |
 StileF Squadra Corse
|
22 | Álex Palou
|
Pro | 6 |
| 32 | Andreas Segler
|
Pro-Am | 1–3 | |
| 74 | Andrea Benenati
|
Pro-Am | 1–2, 6 | |
| Gohm Motorsport
|
25 | Alexander Nußbaumer
|
Pro-Am | 5 |
| 44 | Jens Liebhauser
|
Pro-Am | 3, 5 | |
 Scuderia Praha
|
37 | Jan Danis
|
Pro Pro-Am |
1–2 3, 5 |
| Kessel Racing
|
48 | Liam Talbot
|
Pro | 3 |
| 79 | Joshua Cartu
|
Pro-Am | 7 | |
| 87 | Peter Knoflach
|
Pro-Am | 2–3, 5 | |
| 99 |  Jacques Duyver
|
Pro-Am | 7 | |
| Ineco – MP Racing
|
50 | David Gostner
|
Pro | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Ferrari Eberlein
|
51 | Walter-Ben Dörrenberg
|
Pro-Am | 3, 5 |
| Baron Service
|
88 | Florian Merckx
|
Pro | 3 |
 Stratstone Ferrari
|
92 | Sam Smeeth
|
Pro-Am | All |
Coppa Shell edit
| Team | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Service
|
Thomas Lindroth
|
Am | All |
| CDP
|
Leonardo Baccarelli
|
Am | 1–2 |
| Renato di Amato
|
Am | 1, 3, 6–7 | |
| Ferrari of Newport Beach
|
Alan Hegyi
|
Am | 1–3 |
| Gohm Motorsport
|
Klaus Hrubesch
|
Am | 3 |
| Christian Kinch
|
Am | All | |
| Ineco – MP Racing
|
Corinna Gostner
|
Am | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Manuela Gostner
|
Am | 1–3, 5–7 | |
| Thomas Gostner
|
Am | 1–3, 5–7 | |
| Erich Prinoth
|
Am | 1–3, 5–7 | |
| Kessel Racing
|
Murat Cuhadaroğlu
|
Am | 1–6 |
| Daniel Künzli
|
Am | 1–2 | |
| Rick Lovat
|
Am | 1–5, 7 | |
 Fons Scheltema
|
Am | All | |
| Lüg Sportivo
|
Holger Harmsen
|
Am | 1, 5–7 |
| Motor Service
|
 Eric Cheung
|
Am | 1–6 |
 Tani Hanna
|
Am | 1–3, 7 | |
| Gary Kondakov
|
Am | 1 | |
 Kriton Lendoudis
|
Am | 1, 3–7 | |
| Michael Luzich
|
Am | 2, 4 | |
| Rossocorsa
|
Jean-Claude Saada
|
Am | 1–3, 5 |
| Frank Selldorff
|
Am | 7 | |
| Scuderia Autoropa
|
Ingvar Mattsson
|
Am | 2, 6–7 |
| Roger Samuelsson
|
Am | 3 | |
| Alexander West
|
Am | 2 | |
| Scuderia Niki Hasler
|
Deborah Mayer
|
Am | All |
| Claudio Schiavoni
|
Am | All | |
| Scuderia Praha
|
Vladimir Hladik
|
Am | 3, 5–7 |
| Dušan Palcr
|
Am | 3 | |
| StileF Squadra Corsa
|
Thomas Löfflad
|
Am | All |
| Stratstone Ferrari
|
Wayne Marrs
|
Am | 1–3 |
Results and standings edit
Race results edit
| Round | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Trofeo Pirelli Winners | Coppa Shell Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
|
TP Pro: Matteo Santoponte TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
Pro: Matteo Santoponte Scuderia Autoropa Pro-Am: Martin NelsonScuderia Autoropa |
Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 2 | TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
Pro: Philipp Baron Rossocorsa Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse | ||
| 2 | 1 | Mugello Circuit
|
TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Erich Prinoth
|
TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Erich Prinoth Ineco – MP Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Tani Hanna
|
TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse | ||
| 3 | 1 | Circuit de la Sarthe
|
TP Pro: Alberto Cola TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Tani Hanna
|
TP Pro: David Gostner TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Erich Prinoth
|
Pro: Marcello Puglisi Rossocorsa Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Vladimir Hladik Scuderia Praha |
| 4 | 1 | Sochi Autodrom
|
TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Vladimir AtoevCS Am: Rick Lovat
|
Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Vladimir AtoevMotor Service |
Am: Fons Scheltema Kessel Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Vladimir AtoevCS Am: Claudio Schiavoni
|
Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Vladimir AtoevMotor Service |
Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse | ||
| 5 | 1 | Hockenheimring
|
TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Rick Lovat
|
TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Rick Lovat
|
Pro: Fabio Leimer Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Rick Lovat Kessel Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Rick Lovat
|
TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Rick Lovat
|
Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Rick Lovat Kessel Racing | ||
| 6 | 1 | Circuito de Jerez
|
TP Pro: Álex Palou TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Fons Scheltema
|
TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Vladimir Hladik
|
Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Erich Prinoth Ineco – MP Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Álex Palou TP Pro-Am: Vladimir AtoevCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
TP Pro: Álex Palou TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
Pro: Álex Palou StileF Squadra Corse Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse | ||
| 7 | 1 | Daytona International Speedway
|
TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Rick Lovat
|
TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Thomas Löfflad
|
Pro: Philipp Baron Rossocorsa Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 2 | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Vladimir AtoevCS Am: Rick Lovat
|
TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam SmeethCS Am: Erich Prinoth
|
Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam SmeethStratstone Ferrari |
Am: Rick Lovat Kessel Racing |
Championship standings edit
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
| Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FLap | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Trofeo Pirelli
| Pos. | Driver | MNZ |
MUG |
LMS |
SOC |
HOC |
JER |
DAY |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| Pro Class[2] | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Björn Grossmann
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 234 |
| 2 | Philipp Baron
|
2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | DNS | 170 |
| 3 | Marcello Puglisi
|
Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 145 |
| 4 | Alessandro Vezzoni
|
5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 126 |
| 5 | Fabio Leimer
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | DNS | 2 | 89 | |||||||
| 6 | David Gostner
|
4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 64 | ||||
| 7 | Álex Palou
|
2 | 1 | 39 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Matteo Santoponte
|
1 | 2 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Jan Danis
|
6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 | Aleksey Basov
|
3 | 5 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Liam Talbot
|
6 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Alberto Cola
|
Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Florian Merckx
|
Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Am Class[3] | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Smeeth
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 |
| 2 | Tommasco Rocca
|
4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 118 |
| 3 | John Farano
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 117 | ||
| 4 | Martin Nelson
|
1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 105 | ||
| 5 | Vladimir Atoev
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 76 | |||||||
| 6 | Henrik Hedman
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 75 | ||||||||
| 7 | Andrea Benenati
|
3 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 41 | |||||||
| 8 | Jan Danis
|
4 | Ret | DNS | 40 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Andreas Segler
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 37 | ||||||||
| 10 | Peter Knoflach
|
6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 32 | ||||||||
| 11 | Per Nielsen
|
6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 23 | ||||||||
| 12 | Stephen Wyatt
|
2 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| = | James Weiland
|
5 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Fréderic Jean-Marie Fangio
|
7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |||||||
| 15 | James Fischer
|
5 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Jacques Duyver
|
6 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||
| = | Alexander Nußbaumer
|
5 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||||
| = | Walter-Ben Dörrenberg
|
7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Jens Liebhauser
|
8 | Ret | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Giuseppe Ramelli
|
Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
| 21 | Hui-Lin Han
|
4 | Ret | 11 | |||||||||||
| = | Cedric Mezard
|
5 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Roman Yakuskin
|
6 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| = | Niels Zibrandsen
|
9 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Joshua Cartu
|
8 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Galip Atar
|
Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
- Coppa Shell
| Pos. | Driver | MNZ |
MUG |
LMS |
SOC |
HOC |
JER |
DAY |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| Am Class[4] | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Thomas Löfflad
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 196 |
| 2 | Rick Lovat
|
3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 156 | ||
| 3 | Fons Scheltema
|
2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 3 | 130 |
| 4 | Erich Prinoth
|
Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | DNS | 5 | 4 | 129 | ||
| 5 | Vladimir Hladik
|
1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 96 | ||||||
| 6 | Renato di Amato
|
4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 61 | ||||||
| 7 | Eric Cheung
|
9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 50 | ||
| 8 | Claudio Schiavoni
|
Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 48 |
| = | Thomas Lindroth
|
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| 10 | Tani Hanna
|
5 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 45 | ||||||
| 11 | Kriton Lendoudis
|
12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 44 | ||
| 12 | Christian Kinch
|
14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 13 | Thomas Gostner
|
Ret | DNS | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | ||
| 14 | Jean-Claude Saada
|
8 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 23 | 12 | 3 | 29 | ||||||
| 15 | Holger Harmsen
|
Ret | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |||||
| 16 | Corinna Gostner
|
Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 20 | ||||
| 17 | Murat Cuhadaroğlu
|
Ret | 16 | 8 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 18 | Leonardo Baccarelli
|
10 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
| 19 | Ingvar Mattsson
|
Ret | DNS | 13 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
| 20 | Wayne Marrs
|
6 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||
| 21 | Manuela Gostner
|
Ret | 9 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Deborah Mayer
|
11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 8 |
| 23 | Alexander West
|
6 | 18 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Frank Selldorff
|
8 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Michael Luzich
|
18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||
| = | Daniel Künzli
|
13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||
| = | Alan Hegyi
|
16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 3 | ||||||||
| 28 | Dušan Palcr
|
15 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Gary Kondakov
|
15 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||
| = | Klaus Hrubesch
|
16 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| NC | Roger Samuelsson
|
20 | 0 | ||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli 2016 Calendar". Driver Database AB. 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli Pro 2016 standings". Driver Database AB. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am 2016 standings". Driver Database AB. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Ferrari Challenge Europe – Coppa Shell Am 2016 standings". Driver Database AB. Retrieved 2 June 2020.