2016 Renault Sport Trophy

The 2016 Renault Sport Trophy was the second and final season of the Renault–supported sports car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the Renault Sport Series. The season began at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on 16 April and finished on 23 October at Autódromo do Estoril. The series forms part of the Renault Sport Series meetings at six triple header events.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Oregon Team[1] 1   Dario Capitanio[2] Pro All
  Davide Roda[3] Am
4   Bruno Bonifacio[2] Pro 1–4
  David Fumanelli[4] 5–6
  Andrés Méndez[2] Am All
5   David Fumanelli[2] Pro 1–4
  Rodrigo Baptista[4] 5
  Pedro Moleiro[5] 6
  Ash Hand[2] Am 1–2
  "Due"[6] 3–4
  Adalberto Baptista[4] 5–6
  R-ace GP[1] 2   Raoul Owens[7] Pro All
  Toni Forné[2] Am 1–2
  Jean-Marc Merlin[8] 3
  Frederik Blomstedt[9] 4–6
3   Kevin Korjus[2][N 1] Pro All
  Frederik Blomstedt[2] Am 1–3
  Philippe Haezebrouck[4] 5–6
  V8 Racing[1] 6   Jordan Grogor[2] Pro 1, 3–5
  Josh Webster[10] 2, 6
  Carmen Jordá[2] Am 1–5
  Oliver Freymuth[5] 6
7   Nicky Pastorelli[2] Pro All
  Jelle Bellen[2] Am
8   Meindert van Buuren[2] Pro 1–2, 5
  Duncan Huisman[8] 3
  Max Braams[2] Am 1, 3
  Oliver Freymuth[10] 2
  Diederik Sijthoff[4] 5
  Team Marc VDS EG 0,0[11] 9   Markus Palttala[11] Pro 1–3, 5–6
  Renaud Kuppens[9] 4
  Fabian Schiller[11] Am All
15   Tanart Sathienthirakul[2] Pro All
  Fran Rueda[2] Am
  High Class Racing[1] 11   Anders Fjordbach[2] Pro All
  Dennis Andersen[2] Am
  Duqueine Engineering[8] 16   Diego Mejía[8] Pro 3
  Nelson Panciatici[9] 4, 6
  Robert Kubica[4] 5
  Ben Anderson[8] Am 3
  Gilles Duqueine[9] 4
  Christophe Hamon[4] 5
  Thierry Soave[5] 6
17   Lonni Martins[8] Pro 3–6
  Christophe Hamon[8] Am 3–4, 6
  Philippe Bourgois[4] 5
  Equipe Verschuur[1] 19   Roy Geerts[2] Pro 1–3
  Mike Verschuur[9] 4
  Steijn Schothorst[4] 5–6
  Miguel Ramos[2] Am All
21   Pieter Schothorst[2] Pro All
  Jeroen Schothorst[2] Am
  Strakka Racing[12] 42   Lewis Williamson[12] Pro 1–2
  Tim Sugden[2] Am 1
  Nick Leventis[10] 2
  1. ^ Kevin Korjus raced round 4 without a partner in the Am category. Therefore, the #3 car only took part in the Pro Sprint race.

Race calendar and results

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The provisional calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 5 September 2015. Rounds at Imola, Spielberg, Le Castellet and Estoril will début in the series' calendar. All rounds will be collaboration with European Le Mans Series, except Aragón which will feature the Formula 3.5 V8.[13]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 En IntP   Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 16 April   Lewis Williamson
  Tim Sugden
  Lewis Williamson   Lewis Williamson   Strakka Racing
Fin   Lewis Williamson
  Tim Sugden
  Markus Palttala
  Fabian Schiller
  Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Am 17 April   Fabian Schiller   Tim Sugden   Fabian Schiller   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Pro   Lewis Williamson   Markus Palttala   Kevin Korjus   R-ace GP
2 En IntA   Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 14 May   Kevin Korjus
  Fredrik Blomstedt
  Fredrik Blomstedt   Fabian Schiller   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Fin   Pieter Schothorst
  Jeroen Schothorst
  Kevin Korjus
  Fredrik Blomstedt
  R-ace GP
Am 15 May   Fredrik Blomstedt   Fredrik Blomstedt   Fabian Schiller   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Pro   Bruno Bonifacio   Pieter Schothorst   Bruno Bonifacio   Oregon Team
3 En IntP   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 16 July   Pieter Schothorst
  Jeroen Schothorst
  Pieter Schothorst   Pieter Schothorst   Equipe Verschuur
Fin   Pieter Schothorst
  Jeroen Schothorst
  Markus Palttala
  Fabian Schiller
  Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Am 17 July   Fabian Schiller   Miguel Ramos   Fran Rueda   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Pro   Pieter Schothorst   Pieter Schothorst   Pieter Schothorst   Equipe Verschuur
4 En IntA   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 27 August   Tanart Sathienthirakul
  Fran Rueda
  Fabian Schiller   Fran Rueda   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Fin   Pieter Schothorst
  Jeroen Schothorst
  Tanart Sathienthirakul
  Fran Rueda
  Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Am 28 August   Fran Rueda   Fabian Schiller   Fredrik Blomstedt   R-ace GP
Pro   David Fumanelli   Pieter Schothorst   Pieter Schothorst   Equipe Verschuur
5 En IntA   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 24 September   Markus Palttala
  Fabian Schiller
  Fabian Schiller   Fabian Schiller   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Fin   Pieter Schothorst
  Jeroen Schothorst
  Raoul Owens
  Fredrik Blomstedt
  R-ace GP
Am 25 September   Fabian Schiller   Fabian Schiller   Fabian Schiller   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Pro   Pieter Schothorst   Pieter Schothorst   Pieter Schothorst   Equipe Verschuur
6 En IntP   Autódromo do Estoril 22 October   Steijn Schothorst
  Miguel Ramos
  Steijn Schothorst   Steijn Schothorst   Equipe Verschuur
Fin   Steijn Schothorst
  Miguel Ramos
  Steijn Schothorst
  Miguel Ramos
  Equipe Verschuur
Am 23 October   Fabian Schiller   Fredrik Blomstedt   Fabian Schiller   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
Pro   Steijn Schothorst   Steijn Schothorst   Steijn Schothorst   Equipe Verschuur

Championship standings

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Pro Class

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Pos. Driver ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
 Pts. 
En Pro Pro En Pro Pro Pro En Pro
1   Pieter Schothorst 3 10 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 4 156
2   Kevin Korjus 5 1 3 5 6 Ret 3 Ret 2 111
3   Markus Palttala 4 3 Ret 2 2 5 2 5 105
4   David Fumanelli 9 5 2 6 3 2 Ret 6 3 95
5   Tanart Sathienthirakul 7 9 8 4 5 Ret 8 3 10 52
6   Lewis Williamson 1 2 DSQ 43
7   Lonni Martins Ret 4 6 Ret 5 8 38
8   Bruno Bonifacio Ret 11 1 Ret DSQ 4 37
9   Raoul Owens 6 Ret 10 8 Ret 5 7 Ret 9 37
10   Nicky Pastorelli 2 8 5 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 12 35
11   Josh Webster 6 4 7 34
12   Jordan Grogor 8 6 10 7 9 4 33
13   Dario Capitanio Ret Ret 4 7 Ret 7 10 Ret 13 30
14   Nelson Panciatici 3 8 6 29
15   Roy Geerts 10 4 Ret 3 Ret 28
16   Anders Fjordbach Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 9 11 13
17   Meindert van Buuren Ret 7 7 DNS 12
18   Renaud Kuppens 8 4
19   Duncan Huisman 9 Ret 2
20   Diego Mejía 11 Ret 0
21   Mike Verschuur Ret 0
Guest drivers inelegible for points
  Steijn Schothorst 2 1 1 0
  Robert Kubica 4 0
  Rodrigo Baptista 9 0
  Pedro Moleiro Ret 14 0
Pos. Driver En Pro Pro En Pro Pro Pro En Pro  Pts. 
ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Am Class

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Pos. Driver ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
 Pts. 
Am En Am Am En Am En Am Am
1   Fabian Schiller 1 1 1 2 Ret 5 1 1 1 178
2   Fran Rueda 2 5 3 1 1 2 9 4 2 147
3   Fredrik Blomstedt 11 2 2 6 2 1 2 5 DSQ 115
4   Miguel Ramos 3 6 6 Ret 3 3 3 3 4 103
5   Andrés Méndez 7 3 5 3 7 7 Ret 7 Ret 64
6   Christophe Hamon 8 4 4 4 6 6 56
7   Jelle Beelen 5 Ret 7 Ret 9 DSQ Ret 2 3 51
8   Jeroen Schothorst Ret 9 12 7 5 6 5 10 10 42
9   Carmen Jordá 8 NC 9 9 Ret 8 8 Ret 28
10   Toni Forné Ret 4 4 24
11   Max Braams 4 4 24
12   Dennis Andersen 10 8 10 5 11 9 Ret 11 9 24
13   Davide Roda Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 11 11 12 5 16
14   Ash Hand 9 7 8 12
15   Tim Sugden 6 8
16   Oliver Freymuth 11 11 7 6
17   Gilles Duquein 8 12 4
18   "Due" 10 12 10 2
19   Nick Leventis 10 Ret 1
20   Jean-Marc Merlin 11 0
21   Ben Anderson 12 0
Guest drivers inelegible for points
  Adalberto Baptista 6 9 Ret 0
  Philippe Haezebrouck 7 8 8 0
  Philippe Bourgois 10 13 0
  Diederik Sijthoff Ret DNS 0
  Thierry Soave Ret 0
Pos. Driver Am En Am Am En Am En Am Am  Pts. 
ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Endurance Trophy

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Pos. Driver ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
 Pts. 
1   Fabian Schiller 1 3 1 Ret 9 2 87
1   Markus Palttala 1 3 1 9 2 87
2   Frederik Blomstedt 2 1 4 9 1 Ret 82
3   Miguel Ramos Ret 5 2 3 5 1 78
4   Kevin Korjus 2 1 4 Ret 4 Ret 67
5   Fran Rueda
  Tanart Sathienthirakul
Ret 9 3 1 7 3 63
6   Pieter Schothorst
  Jeroen Schothorst
5 6 8 2 2 Ret 58
7   Raoul Owens 4 4 9 9 1 Ret 53
8   Christophe Hamon Ret 4 3 5 37
9   Andrés Méndez Ret 2 Ret 8 Ret 6 30
10   Roy Geerts Ret 5 2 28
11   David Fumanelli 6 8 10 7 Ret 6 27
12   Toni Forné 4 4 24
13   Lonni Martins Ret 4 10 5 24
14   Bruno Bonifacio Ret 2 Ret 8 22
15   Lewis Williamson 3 7 21
16   Carmen Jordá 7 12 7 Ret 6 20
17   Jordan Grogor 7 7 Ret 6 20
18   Nicky Pastorelli
  Jelle Beelen
Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 16
19   Mike Verschuur 3 15
20   Tim Sugden 3 15
21   Josh Webster 12 4 12
21   Oliver Freymuth 11 4 12
22   Ash Hand 6 8 12
23   Anders Fjordbach
  Dennis Andersen
Ret 10 Ret 6 Ret 9 11
24   Max Braams Ret 5 10
24   Duncan Huisman 5 10
25   Dario Capitanio
  Davide Roda
Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 8
26   "Due" 10 7 1
27   Nick Leventis 7 6
28   Nelson Panciatici 10 8 5
29   Jean-Marc Merlin 9 2
30   Gilles Duqueine 10 1
31   Diego Mejía
  Ben Anderson
11 0
32   Meindert van Buuren Ret 11 Ret 0
33   Renaud Kuppens Ret 0
Guest drivers inelegible for points
  Steijn Schothorst 5 1 0
  Robert Kubica 3 0
  Philippe Haezebrouck 4 Ret 0
  Adalberto Baptista 8 Ret 0
  Rodrigo Baptista 8 Ret 0
  Thierry Soave 8 0
  Pedro Moleiro Ret 0
  Diederik Sijthoff Ret 0
Pos. Driver ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

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Pos. Team No. ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
 Pts. 
En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro
1   Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 9 1 1 3 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 Ret 5 8 9 1 5 2 1 5 476
15 Ret 2 9 9 3 8 3 1 5 1 2 Ret 7 4 8 3 2 10
2   Equipe Verschuur 19 Ret 3 4 5 6 Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 3 Ret 5 3 2 1 4 1 366
21 5 Ret 10 6 12 Ret 8 7 1 2 6 1 2 10 1 Ret 10 4
3   R-ace GP 2 4 Ret Ret 4 4 10 9 11 Ret 9 1 7 1 5 6 Ret DSQ 9 312
3 2 11 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 Ret Ret 4 8 3 Ret 8 2
4   Oregon Team 4 Ret 7 11 2 5 1 Ret 3 DSQ 8 7 4 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 3 234
5 6 9 5 8 8 2 10 10 3 7 10 2 8 9 10 Ret 5 13
5   V8 Racing 7 Ret 5 8 Ret 7 5 5 4 Ret 5 DSQ 10 Ret 2 Ret 7 3 12 170
8 Ret 4 7 11 11 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 Ret 4 4 7 7
6   Strakka Racing 42 3 6 2 7 Ret DSQ 47
7   High Class Racing 11 Ret 10 12 10 10 9 Ret 5 Ret 6 9 11 Ret 11 Ret 9 9 11 37
Pos. Team No. En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro  Pts. 
ALC
 
IMO
 
RBR
 
CPR
 
SPA
 
EST
 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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