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 edit

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, North Holland, Netherlands 9 October Finaleraces
R2

Entry list edit

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 V8 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 V8 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
  RYS Team KTM[N 2]
RYS Team Holinger[N 2]
RYS Team KISKA[N 2]
RYS Team WP[N 2]
RYS Team Pankl[N 2]
RYS Team InterNetX[N 2]
RYS Team True Racing[N 2]
RYS Team Hohenberg[N 2]
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 V8 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   Łukasz Kręski 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 V8 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Pos. Driver Team MNZ
 
PAU
 
SIL
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
ZAN
 
Points
Pro Class
1   Peter Terting   PROsport Performance 14 17 1 Ret 1 3 1 3 8 11 141.5
1   Jörg Viebahn   PROsport Performance 20 23 1 Ret 1 3 1 3 8 11 141.5
2   Maciej Dreszer
  Mads Siljehaug
  RYS Team Hohenberg EX Ret 3 Ret 2 4 8 1 3 112.5
3   Nicolaj Møller Madsen
  Andreas Patzelt
  PROsport Performance 2 1 2 6 8 7 13 10 109
4   Luca Anselmi   Villorba Corse 1 8 9 10 4 Ret 20 1 5 4 108
5   Ricardo van der Ende   Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport 2 6 WD WD 6 Ret 3 12 2 2 106
  BMW Espace Bienvenue 6 15
6   Simon Knap
  Rob Severs
  Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport 3 9 Ret DNS 3 Ret 2 Ret 3 1 101.5
7   Bernhard van Oranje   Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport 2 6 WD WD 6 Ret 3 12 2 2 95
8   Luc Braams
  Duncan Huisman
  V8 Racing International 6 2 Ret 2 5 Ret 84
  Brookspeed 15 11 10 6
9   Lennart Marioneck
  Tim Stupple
  RYS Team Holinger 23 5 8 3 4 7 6 Ret DNS 77.5
10   Mauro Calamia
  Giuseppe Fascicolo
  Swiss Team 22 14 12 4 Ret 5 5 2 14 7 69
11   Giorgio Sernagiotto   Villorba Corse 1 8 4 51
12   Patrick Zamparini   Villorba Corse 20 1 5 4 49
13   Marcel Nooren   V8 Racing International 4 3 4 Ret Ret WD 39
14   Hendrick Still   Sofia Car Motorsport 8 Ret 14 7 Ret 28
  PROsport Performance 7
15   Jelle Beelen   V8 Racing International 4 3 Ret WD 27
16   Romain Monti   Maserati Spa Ret 1 25
17   Caitlin Wood   RYS Team KISKA 13 13 16 9 9 11 20 21 21 20
18   Laura Kraihamer
  Jamie Vandenbalck
  RYS Team KTM 11 19 10 8 EX 10 17 Ret 12 18
19   Tim Coronel
  Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje
  Racing Team Holland by Intercar DNS 16 12 5 16
  Sofia Car Motorsport Ret
19   Andreas Gülden   Sofia Car Motorsport 8 Ret 14 7 16
20   Rebecca Jackson
  Thomas Krebs
  RYS Team WP 10 15 13 6 Ret 23 21 23 20 15
21   Maximilian Voelker   RYS Team KISKA 13 13 9 13
22   Donald Molenaar   V8 Racing International 4 Ret 12
22   Carsten Struwe   PROsport Performance 7 12
23   André Grammatico   BMW Espace Bienvenue 6 15 11
24   Marko Helistekangas   RYS Team Pankl 19 24 11 10
  RYS Team KISKA 16 9 22 22 19 19
25   Juuso-Matti Pajuranta
  Jorge Rodrigues
  RODRIGUES 8 9
26   Immanuel Vinke
  Chris Vlok
  RYS Team InterNetX 9 21 11 Ret 17 16 23 15 24 9
27   Michael Blanchemain   Villorba Corse 9 10 Ret 8
28   Doreen Seidel   RYS Team Pankl 19 24 11 22 22 19 19 6
29   Cédric Freiburghaus   RYS Team True Racing 15 18 15 Ret 12 16 22 6
  RYS Team KISKA 11 20
30   Anna Rathe   RYS Team True Racing 15 18 15 Ret 12 WD WD 16 22 3
  Daniel Rymes   PROsport Performance 14 17 0
  Mike Hansch   PROsport Performance 20 23 0
  Naomi Schiff   RYS Team KISKA 21 21 0
  Michael Epps   Sofia Car Motorsport Ret
Guest drivers ineligible for Pro Class points
  Will Moore
  Dennis Strandberg
  Academy Motorsport 4 13
  Matthew George
  James Holder
  Generation AMR Super Racing 22 23
Am Class
1   Jérôme Demay   Street Art Racing 21 25 19 13 12 1 9 4 6 18 163.5
2   Jan Kasperlik   Allied Racing 7 7 5 5 11 16 17 10 7 Ret 161
3   Giuseppe Ghezzi
  Alessandro Giovanelli
  Autorlando Sport 16 4 9 10 Ret 14 20 14 133.5
4   Damien Dupont   Street Art Racing 1 9 4 6 18 115.5
5   Dietmar Lackinger   Allied Racing 7 7 5 5 11 16 113
6   Riki Christodoulou   PROsport Performance 7 WD 6 19 17 15 101.5
7   Steven Liquorish
  Graeme Mundy
  Brookspeed 17 12 8 13 18 15 Ret Ret 99.5
8   Carsten Struwe   PROsport Performance 6 19 17 15 64
9   Alessandro Fogliani
  Patrick Zamparini
  Villorba Corse 5 10 18 14 62
10   Antoni Chodzen
  Piotr Chodzen
  Villorba Corse 12 22 10 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 53
11   Liesette Braams   Las Moras Racing Team Ret 50
  Las Moras by Allied Racing 19 13 18 16
12   Albert Bloem   Street Art Racing 21 25 19 13 12 48
13   Mike Hansch   PROsport Performance 7 WD 37.5
14   Éric Cayrolle
  Didier Moureu
  CMR 7 11 36
15   David Fairbrother
  Wayne Marrs
  Pall-Ex Slidesport Motorsport 15 24 16 29
16   Alessandro Iazzetti   Maserati Spa 18 12 20
17   Pierre-Etienne Bordet
  Alexandre Viron
  Delahaye Racing Team 14 18
18   Paolo Meloni
  Massimilliano Tresoldi
  Allied Racing Ret 15
  Swiss Team 12 Ret
19   André Grammatico   BMW Espace Bienvenue Ret 11 12
  Frans Verschuur   Las Moras Racing Team Ret
  Łukasz Kręski
  Maciej Marcinkiewicz
  eSKY INVENTO Racing Team Ret
Guest drivers ineligible for Am Class points
  Nicolae Sergiu George   Sofia Car Motorsport 13 5 9 9
  Christopher Chadwick   Sofia Car Motorsport 13 5
  Tristan Boorsma
  Yorick Boorsma
  NMT Racing Team 11 8
  Eduard Anton   Sofia Car Motorsport 9 9
  Kari Mäkinen
  Oskar Krüger
  Bald Eagle Racing 14 9
  Gaby Uljee   Las Moras by Allied Racing 19 13 18 16
  Peter Larsen
  Johan Rosén
  Primus Racing 21 18
Invitational Class
  Carsten Struwe   PROsport Performance 17 20
  Łukasz Habaj
  Łukasz Kręski
  Villorba Corse DNS
Pos. Driver Team MNZ
 
PAU
 
SIL
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
ZAN
 
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Team Manufacturer MNZ
 
PAU
 
SIL
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
ZAN
 
Points
1   PROsport Performance Porsche 14 17 1 1 1 3 111
2   V8 Racing International Chevrolet 4 2 4 2 5 84
Aston Martin Ret
3   Villorba Corse Maserati 1 8 9 10 4 Ret 58.5
4   Racing Team Holland by Ekris Motorsport BMW 2 6 Ret DNS 3 Ret 55
5   RYS Team Holinger KTM 23 5 8 3 4 51
5   Allied Racing BMW 7 7 5 5 10 16 51
6   Street Art Racing Aston Martin 21 25 19 13 11 1 45.5
7   RYS Team Hohenberg KTM EX Ret 3 Ret 2 45
8   Autorlando Sport Porsche 16 4 9 10 35
9   Swiss Team Maserati 22 14 12 4 Ret 5 28
10   Maserati Spa Maserati 18 1 25
11   Sofia Car Motorsport SIN 8 Ret 14 7 Ret Ret 16
12   Brookspeed Porsche 17 12 8 13 15
12   RYS Team KISKA KTM 13 13 16 9 9 15
13   BMW Espace Bienvenue BMW Ret 11 6 15 14
13   RYS Team WP KTM 10 15 13 6 Ret 14
14   V-Action Racing Team Maserati 8 10
15   RYS Team KTM KTM 11 19 10 8 EX 10
16   RYS Team InterNetX KTM 9 21 11 Ret 17 9
17   CMR Ginetta 7 11 8
18   RYS Team Pankl KTM 19 24 11 6
19   RYS Team True Racing KTM 15 18 15 Ret 12 3
20   Delahaye Racing Team Porsche 14 0
20   Pall-Ex Slidesport Motorsport Porsche 15 0
20   Racing Team Holland by Intercar BMW DNS 16 0
20   Las Moras Racing Team BMW Ret 0
20   eSKY INVENTO Racing Team Maserati Ret 0
Pos. Team Manufacturer MNZ
 
PAU
 
SIL
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
ZAN
 
Points

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
  3. ^ a b 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 edit

  1. ^ "GT4 European Series becomes part of SRO Motorsports Group". GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "GT4 European Series confirms 2016 calendar". GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 1 - Monza" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. April 18, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 2 - Pau" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "British GT Championship Silverstone Entry List". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "British GT Championship Spa-Francorchamps Entry List". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 5 - Budapest" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Competition102 GT4 European Series - Round 6 - Zandvoort" (PDF). GT4 European Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

External links edit