2016 World Touring Car Championship

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2016 World Touring Car Championship season
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The 2016 World Touring Car Championship is the thirteenth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the twelfth since the series was revived in 2005.[1]

In 2016 a new manufacturer Polestar (with Volvo S60) while Citroën reduced the number of official entries to two, and announced their retirement in 2017. A new team time trial format was introduced for manufacturers, titled Manufacturers Against the Clock (MAC3), consisting in three cars per manufacturer completing 2 laps at the same time (1 in Nürburgring) against the clock. The cars must finish in a 15 seconds gap.

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer TC1 entries
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Russia Lada Sport Rosneft[2] Lada Vesta WTCC[2] 2 Italy Gabriele Tarquini[3] 1–5
7 France Hugo Valente[3] 1–5
10 Netherlands Nick Catsburg[3] 1–5
Japan Honda Racing Team JAS[4] Honda Civic WTCC[5] 5 Hungary Norbert Michelisz[5] 1–5
Japan Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team[5] 12 United Kingdom Robert Huff[5] 1–5
18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro[5] 1–5
France Citroën Racing[6] Citroën C-Elysée WTCC[6] 37 Argentina José María López[6] 1–5
68 France Yvan Muller[6] 1–5
Sweden Polestar Cyan Racing[7] Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 61 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom[8] 1–5
62 Sweden Thed Björk[8] 1–5
Independent TC1 entries
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
France Sébastien Loeb Racing[9] Citroën C-Elysée WTCC 3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton[10] 1–5
11 France Grégoire Demoustier[11] 1–5
25 Morocco Mehdi Bennani[9] 1–5
Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 8 Germany Sabine Schmitz 5
15 United Kingdom James Thompson[12] 2, 4
77 Germany René Münnich[4] 1, 3
Italy ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 9 Netherlands Tom Coronel[4] 1–5
Spain Campos Racing[4] Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1[4] 27 France John Filippi[13] 1–5
TBA TBA TBA
Hungary Zengő Motorsport[4] Honda Civic WTCC[4] 55 Hungary Ferenc Ficza[14] 1–5
99 Hungary Dániel Nagy[14] 1
Sweden NIKA Racing[15][4] Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 89 Sweden John Bryant-Meisner[4] TBA

Calendar

The provisional 2016 schedule was revealed on 2 December 2015. [16] With the confirmation of the 2016 SMP F4 Championship calendar, it was originally confirmed the season would start at the Sochi Autodrom, with the Russian round of the championship switching from Moscow Raceway.[17] However, on 9 February 2016, the calendar was adjusted, leaving the Russian round at Moscow in June.[18]

Rnd. Race Race Name Circuit Date
1 1 JVC Kenwood Race of France France Circuit Paul Ricard 3 April
2
2 3 Race of Slovakia Slovakia Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 17 April
4
3 5 Race of Hungary Hungary Hungaroring 24 April
6
4 7 Afriquia Race of Morocco Morocco Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan 8 May
8
5 9 Race of Germany Germany Nürburgring Nordschleife 28 May
10
6 11 Race of Russia Russia Moscow Raceway 12 June
12
7 13 Race of Portugal Portugal Circuito Internacional de Vila Real 26 June
14
8 15 Race of Argentina Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo 7 August
16
9 17 JVC Kenwood Race of Japan Japan Twin Ring Motegi 4 September
18
10 19 Race of China China Shanghai International Circuit 25 September
20
11 21 Race of Thailand Thailand Chang International Circuit 6 November
22
12 23 Race of Qatar Qatar Losail International Circuit 25 November
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Results and standings

Races

Compensation weights

The most competitive cars keep a 80 kg compensation weight. The other cars get a lower one, calculated according to their results for the three previous rounds. The less the cars get some good results, the less they get a compensation weight, from 0 kg to 80 kg. For the first two rounds, Citroën C-Elysée WTCC had a 80 kg compensation weight.

Car Paul Ricard Slovakia Ring Hungaroring Marrakech Nürburgring Moscow Vila Real Termas de Río Hondo Motegi Shanghai Buriram Losail
Citroën C-Elysée WTCC +80 kg +80 kg +80 kg +80 kg +80 kg
Honda Civic WTCC 0 kg 0 kg +70 kg +40 kg +40 kg
Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg
Lada Vesta WTCC 0 kg 0 kg +50 kg +30 kg +40 kg
Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg 0 kg

Races

Race Race Name MAC3 winner Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning manufacturer Independent winner Report
1 France Race of France France Citroën United Kingdom Robert Huff United Kingdom Robert Huff Japan Castrol Honda Japan Honda Morocco Mehdi Bennani Report
2 Argentina José María López France Yvan Muller Argentina José María López France Citroën Racing France Citroën Morocco Mehdi Bennani
3 Slovakia Race of Slovakia France Citroën
Japan Honda		 United Kingdom Robert Huff Portugal Tiago Monteiro Japan Castrol Honda Japan Honda Morocco Mehdi Bennani Report
4 France Yvan Muller Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Racing France Citroën Morocco Mehdi Bennani
5 Hungary Race of Hungary Japan Honda Argentina José María López Morocco Mehdi Bennani France Sébastien Loeb Racing France Citroën Morocco Mehdi Bennani Report
6 Argentina José María López Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Racing France Citroën United Kingdom Tom Chilton
7 Morocco Race of Morocco France Citroën France Hugo Valente Netherlands Tom Coronel Italy ROAL Motorsport United States Chevrolet Netherlands Tom Coronel Report
8 United Kingdom Robert Huff Italy Gabriele Tarquini United Kingdom Robert Huff Japan Castrol Honda Japan Honda Morocco Mehdi Bennani
9 Germany Race of Germany Japan Honda United Kingdom Tom Chilton Argentina José María López France Citroën Racing France Citroën United Kingdom Tom Chilton Report
10 Argentina José María López Argentina José María López Argentina José María López France Citroën Racing France Citroën United Kingdom Tom Chilton
11 Russia Race of Russia Report
12
13 Portugal Race of Portugal Report
14
15 Argentina Race of Argentina Report
16
17 Japan Race of Japan Report
18
19 China Race of China Report
20
21 Thailand Race of Thailand Report
22
23 Qatar Race of Qatar Report
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Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver FRA
France		 SVK
Slovakia		 HUN
Hungary		 MAR
Morocco		 GER
Germany		 RUS
Russia		 PRT
Portugal		 ARG
Argentina		 JPN
Japan		 CHN
China		 THA
Thailand		 QAT
Qatar		  Pts. 
1 Argentina José María López 6 11 5 13 14 11 2 44 1 11 193
2 Portugal Tiago Monteiro 4 22 1 2 12 34 4 33 Ret DNS 124
3 United Kingdom Robert Huff 1 6 3 145 11 63 6 11 4 4 122
4 Hungary Norbert Michelisz 3 3 6 44 DNS 10 5 22 3 24 120
5 Morocco Mehdi Bennani 2 8 2 6 1 8 9 8 5 5 103
6 France Yvan Muller 13 43 7 51 13 2 3 5 Ret DNS2 83
7 United Kingdom Tom Chilton 11 9 9 7 2 5 8 DSQ 2 35 78
8 Netherlands Nick Catsburg 8 55 11 32 3 13 Ret 105 9 6 62
9 Netherlands Tom Coronel 9 114 15 9 15 72 1 11 Ret DNS3 44
10 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Ret Ret 4 13 5 Ret 7 6 7 9 44
11 France Hugo Valente 5 7 12 Ret 6 9 Ret 7 6 10 41
12 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom NC 10 10 8 4 11 10 15 8 7 30
13 Sweden Thed Björk 7 Ret DSQ DSQ 16 45 13 14 Ret 8 23
14 France Grégoire Demoustier 10 13 13 12 7 Ret 11 Ret 11 14 7
15 France John Filippi 12 12 14 10 8 12 Ret 12 Ret 12 5
16 United Kingdom James Thompson 16 11 Ret 9 2
17 Hungary Ferenc Ficza DNS DNS Ret DNS 9 14 12 13 12 13 2
18 Germany Sabine Schmitz 10 11 1
19 Germany René Münnich 14 Ret 10 15 1
 — Hungary Dániel Nagy WD WD 0
Pos. Driver FRA
France		 SVK
Slovakia		 HUN
Hungary		 MAR
Morocco		 GER
Germany		 RUS
Russia		 PRT
Portugal		 ARG
Argentina		 JPN
Japan		 CHN
China		 THA
Thailand		 QAT
Qatar		  Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Championship points were awarded on the results of each race at each event as follows:

Position[1]  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points[1] 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Notes
  • 1 2 3 4 5 refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for the main race (second race), where bonus points are awarded 5–4–3–2–1.

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos. Manufacturer France FRA Slovakia SVK Hungary HUN Morocco MAR Germany GER Russia RUS Portugal PRT Argentina ARG Japan JPN China CHN Thailand THA Qatar QAT  Pts. 
M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2 M R1 R2
1 Japan Honda 3 1 22 1 1 24 1 9 3 3 4 1 167
3 35 3 45 - 610 56 23
2 France Citroën 1 2 11 1 2 13 2 1 15 1 23 4 164
6 43 5 51 27 28 89 58
3 Russia Lada 2 5 54 Ret 4 32 3 1 9 2 7 6 89
8 6 7 7 56 - - 710
4 Sweden Polestar DNP 7 7 DNP 6 6 - 4 4 - 10 - 30
NC Ret DSQ DSQ - - - -
Pos. Manufacturer France FRA Slovakia SVK Hungary HUN Morocco MAR Germany GER Russia RUS Portugal PRT Argentina ARG Japan JPN China CHN Thailand THA Qatar QAT  Pts. 
Notes

Only the two best placed cars of each manufacturer earned points.

  • 1 2 3 4 5 refers to the classification of the drivers in the main race qualication, where bonus points are awarded 5–4–3–2–1. Points were only awarded to the fastest two cars from each manufacturer.

In MAC3 points are awarded if 3 cars of the same manufacturer within a 15 seconds gap. MAC3 points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 10 8 6

WTCC Trophy

WTCC Trophy points are awarded to the first eight drivers classified in each race on the following scale: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. One point is awarded to the highest-placed WTCC Trophy competitor in qualifying and for another for the fastest lap in each race.

Pos. Driver FRA
France		 SVK
Slovakia		 HUN
Hungary		 MAR
Morocco		 GER
Germany		 RUS
Russia		 PRT
Portugal		 ARG
Argentina		 JPN
Japan		 CHN
China		 THA
Thailand		 QAT
Qatar		  Pts. 
1 Morocco Mehdi Bennani 1 1 1 1 1 - 9 8 45
2 United Kingdom Tom Chilton 4 2 2 2 2 5 8 - 29
3 Netherlands Tom Coronel 2 3 5 3 - 7 1 - 25
4 France Grégoire Demoustier 3 5 3 6 7 - - - 19
5 France John Filippi 5 4 4 4 8 - - - 19
6 United Kingdom James Thompson 6 5 - - - 9 7
7 Germany René Münnich 6 Ret 10 - - - 0
 — Hungary Ferenc Ficza DNS DNS Ret DNS 9 - - - 0
 — Hungary Dániel Nagy WD WD - - - - 0
Pos. Driver FRA
France		 SVK
Slovakia		 HUN
Hungary		 MAR
Morocco		 GER
Germany		 RUS
Russia		 PRT
Portugal		 ARG
Argentina		 JPN
Japan		 CHN
China		 THA
Thailand		 QAT
Qatar		  Pts. 

WTCC Teams Trophy

All the teams taking part in the championship were eligible to score points towards the Teams Trophy, with the exception of manufacturer teams, with the first two cars from each team scoring points in each race on the following scale: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

Pos Team FRA
France		 SVK
Slovakia		 HUN
Hungary		 MAR
Morocco		 GER
Germany		 RUS
Russia		 PRT
Portugal		 ARG
Argentina		 JPN
Japan		 CHN
China		 THA
Thailand		 QAT
Qatar		  Pts 
1 France Sébastien Loeb Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 24 1 74
3 2 2 2 23 3 3 -
2 Italy ROAL Motorsport 2 3 5 3 7 2 1 3 25
3 Spain Campos Racing 5 4 4 4 4 4 - 4 21
4 Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 6 Ret 6 5 - - - 2 12
 — Hungary Zengő Motorsport DNS DNS Ret DNS - - 5 5 0
WD WD
Pos Team FRA
France		 SVK
Slovakia		 HUN
Hungary		 MAR
Morocco		 GER
Germany		 RUS
Russia		 PRT
Portugal		 ARG
Argentina		 JPN
Japan		 CHN
China		 THA
Thailand		 QAT
Qatar		  Pts 

Regulation changes

The sporting regulations were approved by the FIA, at the December 2015 meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.[19]

Sporting regulations

  • The reverse grid race of the weekend was switched from race two to race one, with the length of race two being increased by one lap.
  • A new qualifying time trial format was introduced for manufacturers, titled Manufacturers Against the Clock (MAC3), to be held at the end of the regular three-part qualifying session.
  • Compensation weight for the most successful car was increased to 80 kg.

See also

References

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