2016 Ferrari Challenge Europe Explained

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

CircuitDatesMap
1 Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaApril 2–3
2 Mugello CircuitApril 30–May 1
3 Circuit de la SartheJune 18
4 Sochi AutodromJuly 30–31
5 HockenheimringSeptember 10–11
6 Circuito de JerezOctober 8–9
7 Daytona International SpeedwayDecember 2–3

Entry list

All teams and drivers used the Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo fitted with Pirelli tyres.

Trofeo Pirelli

TeamDriverClassRounds
Octane1261 Björn GrossmannProAll
42 Galip AtarPro-Am1, 5
67 James FischerPro-Am1
68 Fabio LeimerPro4–5, 7
Motor Service3 Aleksey BasovPro4
26 Cedric MezardPro-Am7
39 Vladimir AtoevPro-Am4, 6–7
58 Hui-Lin HanPro-Am5
77 Stephen WyattPro-Am3
Rossocorsa9 Marcello PuglisiProAll
18 James WeilandPro-Am4
27 Alessandro VezzoniProAll
41 Fréderic Jean-Marie FangioPro-Am2, 5, 7
59 John FaranoPro-Am1–4, 6–7
71 Roman YakuskinPro-Am1
86 Alberto ColaPro3
91 Philipp BaronProAll
94 Giuseppe RamelliPro-Am1–2
97 Tommaso RoccaPro-AmAll
Scuderia Autoropa10 Henrik HedmanPro-Am3, 5, 7
13 Martin NelsonPro-Am1–3, 5–7
55 Matteo SantopontePro1
Formula Racing16 Niels ZibrandsenPro-Am7
19 Per NielsenPro-Am3, 5, 7
StileF Squadra Corse22 Álex PalouPro6
32 Andreas SeglerPro-Am1–3
74 Andrea BenenatiPro-Am1–2, 6
Gohm Motorsport25 Alexander NußbaumerPro-Am5
44 Jens LiebhauserPro-Am3, 5
Scuderia Praha37 Jan DanisPro
Pro-Am
1–2
3, 5
Kessel Racing48 Liam TalbotPro3
79 Joshua CartuPro-Am7
87 Peter KnoflachPro-Am2–3, 5
99 Jacques DuyverPro-Am7
Ineco – MP Racing50 David GostnerPro1–3, 5–6
Ferrari Eberlein51 Walter-Ben DörrenbergPro-Am3, 5
Baron Service88 Florian MerckxPro3
Stratstone Ferrari92 Sam SmeethPro-AmAll

Coppa Shell

TeamDriverClassRounds
Baron Service Thomas LindrothAmAll
CDP Leonardo BaccarelliAm1–2
Renato di AmatoAm1, 3, 6–7
Ferrari of Newport Beach Alan HegyiAm1–3
Gohm Motorsport Klaus HrubeschAm3
Christian KinchAmAll
Ineco – MP Racing Corinna GostnerAm1–3, 5–7
Manuela GostnerAm1–3, 5–7
Thomas GostnerAm1–3, 5–7
Erich PrinothAm1–3, 5–7
Kessel Racing Murat CuhadaroğluAm1–6
Daniel KünzliAm1–2
Rick LovatAm1–5, 7
Fons ScheltemaAmAll
Lüg Sportivo Holger HarmsenAm1, 5–7
Motor Service Eric CheungAm1–6
Tani HannaAm1–3, 7
Gary KondakovAm1
Kriton LendoudisAm1, 3–7
Michael LuzichAm2, 4
Rossocorsa Jean-Claude SaadaAm1–3, 5
Frank SelldorffAm7
Scuderia Autoropa Ingvar MattssonAm2, 6–7
Roger SamuelssonAm3
Alexander WestAm2
Scuderia Niki Hasler Deborah MayerAmAll
Claudio SchiavoniAmAll
Scuderia Praha Vladimir HladikAm3, 5–7
Dušan PalcrAm3
StileF Squadra Corsa Thomas LöffladAmAll
Stratstone Ferrari Wayne MarrsAm1–3

Results and standings

Race results

RoundRaceCircuitPole positionFastest lapTrofeo Pirelli WinnersCoppa Shell Winners
11 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Matteo Santoponte
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Philipp Baron
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Pro: Matteo Santoponte

Pro-Am: Martin Nelson
Am: Thomas Löfflad
2

Philipp Baron
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Philipp Baron
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Pro: Philipp Baron

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Thomas Löfflad
21 Mugello Circuit

Björn Grossmann
: Sam Smeeth
: Erich Prinoth

Björn Grossmann
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Pro: Björn Grossmann

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Erich Prinoth
2

Björn Grossmann
: Sam Smeeth
: Tani Hanna

Björn Grossmann
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Pro: Björn Grossmann

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Thomas Löfflad
31 Circuit de la Sarthe

Alberto Cola
: Sam Smeeth
: Tani Hanna

David Gostner
: Sam Smeeth
: Erich Prinoth

Pro: Marcello Puglisi

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Vladimir Hladik
41 Sochi Autodrom

Fabio Leimer
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Björn Grossmann
: Vladimir Atoev
: Rick Lovat

Pro: Björn Grossmann

Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev
Am: Fons Scheltema
2

Björn Grossmann
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Björn Grossmann
: Vladimir Atoev
: Claudio Schiavoni

Pro: Björn Grossmann

Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev
Am: Thomas Löfflad
51 Hockenheimring

Fabio Leimer
: Sam Smeeth
: Rick Lovat

Fabio Leimer
: Sam Smeeth
: Rick Lovat

Pro: Fabio Leimer

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Rick Lovat
2

Fabio Leimer
: Sam Smeeth
: Rick Lovat

Fabio Leimer
: Sam Smeeth
: Rick Lovat

Pro: Björn Grossmann

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Rick Lovat
61 Circuito de Jerez

Álex Palou
: Sam Smeeth
: Fons Scheltema

Björn Grossmann
: Sam Smeeth
: Vladimir Hladik

Pro: Björn Grossmann

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Erich Prinoth
2

Álex Palou
: Vladimir Atoev
: Thomas Löfflad

Álex Palou
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Pro: Álex Palou

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Thomas Löfflad
71 Daytona International Speedway

Fabio Leimer
: Sam Smeeth
: Rick Lovat

Philipp Baron
: Sam Smeeth
: Thomas Löfflad

Pro: Philipp Baron

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Thomas Löfflad
2

Björn Grossmann
: Vladimir Atoev
: Rick Lovat

Björn Grossmann
: Sam Smeeth
: Erich Prinoth

Pro: Björn Grossmann

Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth
Am: Rick Lovat

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Race Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th       
Points20151210864321111
Trofeo Pirelli
Driver
MNZ

MUG

LMS

SOC

HOC

JER

DAY
Points
R1R2R1R2RR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
Pro Class[2]
1 Björn Grossmann36 1 1 21 1 21133 1 234
2 Philipp Baron2 1 4254333521DNS170
3 Marcello PuglisiRet32315455442Ret145
4 Alessandro Vezzoni5754366443543126
5 Fabio Leimer22 1 2 DNS289
6 David Gostner443546DNSDNSDNS64
7 Álex Palou2 1 39
8 Matteo Santoponte1237
9 Jan Danis65Ret626
10 Aleksey Basov3521
11 Liam Talbot69
12 Alberto ColaRet8
13 Florian MerckxRet1
Pro-Am Class[3]
1 Sam Smeeth 2 1 1 1 1 25 1 1 1 1 1 1278
2 Tommasco Rocca41033Ret42345548118
3 John Farano842410343432117
4 Martin Nelson12929Ret343Ret4105
5 Vladimir Atoev1122RetRet76
6 Henrik Hedman3222375
7 Andrea Benenati365Ret6641
8 Jan Danis4RetDNS40
9 Andreas Segler7345Ret37
10 Peter Knoflach6657832
11 Per Nielsen667101023
12 Stephen Wyatt221
= James Weiland5321
14 Fréderic Jean-Marie Fangio7781071119
15 James Fischer5518
16 Jacques Duyver6515
= Alexander Nußbaumer5615
= Walter-Ben Dörrenberg791115
19 Jens Liebhauser8Ret514
20 Giuseppe RamelliRet78812
21 Hui-Lin Han4Ret11
= Cedric Mezard5911
23 Roman Yakuskin699
= Niels Zibrandsen969
25 Joshua Cartu878
26 Galip AtarRet8Ret97
Coppa Shell
Driver
MNZ

MUG

LMS

SOC

HOC

JER

DAY
Points
R1R2R1R2RR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
Am Class[4]
1 Thomas Löfflad 1 1 212612Ret9 1 1DNS196
2 Rick Lovat34116522 1 1 21156
3 Fons Scheltema2531231544Ret3113130
4 Erich PrinothRet2136321DNS54129
5 Vladimir Hladik175343296
6 Renato di Amato4341227761
7 Eric Cheung912558736RetRetRet50
8 Claudio SchiavoniRetRet141311499Ret2515848
= Thomas Lindroth777710568710Ret101448
10 Tani Hanna56Ret22241545
11 Kriton Lendoudis1213934598RetRet1244
12 Christian Kinch148108138810105812935
13 Thomas GostnerRetDNS13971381596631
14 Jean-Claude Saada8Ret4Ret2312329
15 Holger HarmsenRet111166691324
16 Corinna GostnerRet1512111447RetRet20
17 Murat CuhadaroğluRet168Ret1897Ret1271219
18 Leonardo Baccarelli10Ret9415
19 Ingvar MattssonRetDNS131014512
20 Wayne Marrs61017191210
21 Manuela GostnerRet9161421151111Ret13109
22 Deborah Mayer1117191717101114131411Ret168
23 Alexander West6187
24 Frank Selldorff8114
25 Michael Luzich181511103
= Daniel Künzli131415103
= Alan Hegyi16192016193
28 Dušan Palcr152
29 Gary Kondakov15181
= Klaus Hrubesch161
NC Roger Samuelsson200

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli 2016 Calendar. Driver Database AB. 2 June 2020.
  2. News: Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli Pro 2016 standings. Driver Database AB. 2 June 2020.
  3. News: Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am 2016 standings. Driver Database AB. 2 June 2020.
  4. News: Ferrari Challenge Europe – Coppa Shell Am 2016 standings. Driver Database AB. 2 June 2020.