2016_Ferrari_Challenge_Europe
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]
Trofeo Pirelli Pro Champion
Björn Grossmann
Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am Champion
Sam Smeeth
Coppa Shell Am Champion
Thomas Löfflad
Sister series:Björn Grossmann
Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am Champion
Sam Smeeth
Coppa Shell Am Champion
Thomas Löfflad
Ferrari Challenge North America
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific
More information Rnd., Circuit ...
| 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 |
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All teams and drivers used the Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo fitted with Pirelli tyres.
Trofeo Pirelli
More information Team, No. ...
| 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 |
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Coppa Shell
More information Team, Driver ...
| 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 |
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Race results
More information Round, Race ...
| 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 |
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Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
More information Race Position, Points ...
| 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 |
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- Trofeo Pirelli
More information Pos., Driver ...
| 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 | |||||||||
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- Coppa Shell
More information Pos., Driver ...
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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- "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.