# 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.

## Calendar

| Rnd. | Circuit | Dates | Map |
| 1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | April 2–3 | MonzaMugelloLe MansSochiHockenheimJerez Daytona |
| 2 | Mugello Circuit | April 30–May 1 | MonzaMugelloLe MansSochiHockenheimJerez Daytona |
| 3 | Circuit de la Sarthe | June 18 | MonzaMugelloLe MansSochiHockenheimJerez Daytona |
| 4 | Sochi Autodrom | July 30–31 | MonzaMugelloLe MansSochiHockenheimJerez Daytona |
| 5 | Hockenheimring | September 10–11 | MonzaMugelloLe MansSochiHockenheimJerez Daytona |
| 6 | Circuito de Jerez | October 8–9 | MonzaMugelloLe MansSochiHockenheimJerez Daytona |
| 7 | Daytona International Speedway | December 2–3 | MonzaMugelloLe MansSochiHockenheimJerez Daytona |

## Entry list

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

### Trofeo Pirelli

| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Octane126 | 1 | Björn Grossmann | Pro | All |
| Octane126 | 42 | Galip Atar | Pro-Am | 1, 5 |
| Octane126 | 67 | James Fischer | Pro-Am | 1 |
| Octane126 | 68 | Fabio Leimer | Pro | 4–5, 7 |
| Motor Service | 3 | Aleksey Basov | Pro | 4 |
| Motor Service | 26 | Cedric Mezard | Pro-Am | 7 |
| Motor Service | 39 | Vladimir Atoev | Pro-Am | 4, 6–7 |
| Motor Service | 58 | Hui-Lin Han | Pro-Am | 5 |
| Motor Service | 77 | Stephen Wyatt | Pro-Am | 3 |
| Rossocorsa | 9 | Marcello Puglisi | Pro | All |
| Rossocorsa | 18 | James Weiland | Pro-Am | 4 |
| Rossocorsa | 27 | Alessandro Vezzoni | Pro | All |
| Rossocorsa | 41 | Fréderic Jean-Marie Fangio | Pro-Am | 2, 5, 7 |
| Rossocorsa | 59 | John Farano | Pro-Am | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Rossocorsa | 71 | Roman Yakuskin | Pro-Am | 1 |
| Rossocorsa | 86 | Alberto Cola | Pro | 3 |
| Rossocorsa | 91 | Philipp Baron | Pro | All |
| Rossocorsa | 94 | Giuseppe Ramelli | Pro-Am | 1–2 |
| Rossocorsa | 97 | Tommaso Rocca | Pro-Am | All |
| Scuderia Autoropa | 10 | Henrik Hedman | Pro-Am | 3, 5, 7 |
| Scuderia Autoropa | 13 | Martin Nelson | Pro-Am | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Scuderia Autoropa | 55 | Matteo Santoponte | Pro | 1 |
| Formula Racing | 16 | Niels Zibrandsen | Pro-Am | 7 |
| Formula Racing | 19 | Per Nielsen | Pro-Am | 3, 5, 7 |
| StileF Squadra Corse | 22 | Álex Palou | Pro | 6 |
| StileF Squadra Corse | 32 | Andreas Segler | Pro-Am | 1–3 |
| StileF Squadra Corse | 74 | Andrea Benenati | Pro-Am | 1–2, 6 |
| Gohm Motorsport | 25 | Alexander Nußbaumer | Pro-Am | 5 |
| Gohm Motorsport | 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 |
| Kessel Racing | 79 | Joshua Cartu | Pro-Am | 7 |
| Kessel Racing | 87 | Peter Knoflach | Pro-Am | 2–3, 5 |
| Kessel Racing | 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 |

### Coppa Shell

| Team | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Baron Service | Thomas Lindroth | Am | All |
| CDP | Leonardo Baccarelli | Am | 1–2 |
| CDP | Renato di Amato | Am | 1, 3, 6–7 |
| Ferrari of Newport Beach | Alan Hegyi | Am | 1–3 |
| Gohm Motorsport | Klaus Hrubesch | Am | 3 |
| Gohm Motorsport | Christian Kinch | Am | All |
| Ineco – MP Racing | Corinna Gostner | Am | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Ineco – MP Racing | Manuela Gostner | Am | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Ineco – MP Racing | Thomas Gostner | Am | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Ineco – MP Racing | Erich Prinoth | Am | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Kessel Racing | Murat Cuhadaroğlu | Am | 1–6 |
| Kessel Racing | Daniel Künzli | Am | 1–2 |
| Kessel Racing | Rick Lovat | Am | 1–5, 7 |
| Kessel Racing | Fons Scheltema | Am | All |
| Lüg Sportivo | Holger Harmsen | Am | 1, 5–7 |
| Motor Service | Eric Cheung | Am | 1–6 |
| Motor Service | Tani Hanna | Am | 1–3, 7 |
| Motor Service | Gary Kondakov | Am | 1 |
| Motor Service | Kriton Lendoudis | Am | 1, 3–7 |
| Motor Service | Michael Luzich | Am | 2, 4 |
| Rossocorsa | Jean-Claude Saada | Am | 1–3, 5 |
| Rossocorsa | Frank Selldorff | Am | 7 |
| Scuderia Autoropa | Ingvar Mattsson | Am | 2, 6–7 |
| Scuderia Autoropa | Roger Samuelsson | Am | 3 |
| Scuderia Autoropa | Alexander West | Am | 2 |
| Scuderia Niki Hasler | Deborah Mayer | Am | All |
| Scuderia Niki Hasler | Claudio Schiavoni | Am | All |
| Scuderia Praha | Vladimir Hladik | Am | 3, 5–7 |
| Scuderia Praha | Dušan Palcr | Am | 3 |
| StileF Squadra Corsa | Thomas Löfflad | Am | All |
| Stratstone Ferrari | Wayne Marrs | Am | 1–3 |

## Results and standings
### Race results

| 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 Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | Pro: Matteo Santoponte Scuderia Autoropa Pro-Am: Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 1 | 2 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | Pro: Philipp Baron Rossocorsa Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 2 | 1 | Mugello Circuit | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Erich Prinoth | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Erich Prinoth Ineco – MP Racing |
| 2 | 2 | Mugello Circuit | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Tani Hanna | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 3 | 1 | Circuit de la Sarthe | TP Pro: Alberto Cola TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Tani Hanna | TP Pro: David Gostner TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Erich Prinoth | Pro: Marcello Puglisi Rossocorsa Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Vladimir Hladik Scuderia Praha |
| 4 | 1 | Sochi Autodrom | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev CS Am: Rick Lovat | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev Motor Service | Am: Fons Scheltema Kessel Racing |
| 4 | 2 | Sochi Autodrom | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev CS Am: Claudio Schiavoni | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev Motor Service | Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 5 | 1 | Hockenheimring | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Rick Lovat | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Rick Lovat | Pro: Fabio Leimer Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Rick Lovat Kessel Racing |
| 5 | 2 | Hockenheimring | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Rick Lovat | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Rick Lovat | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Rick Lovat Kessel Racing |
| 6 | 1 | Circuito de Jerez | TP Pro: Álex Palou TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Fons Scheltema | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Vladimir Hladik | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Erich Prinoth Ineco – MP Racing |
| 6 | 2 | Circuito de Jerez | TP Pro: Álex Palou TP Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | TP Pro: Álex Palou TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | Pro: Álex Palou StileF Squadra Corse Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 7 | 1 | Daytona International Speedway | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Rick Lovat | TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Thomas Löfflad | Pro: Philipp Baron Rossocorsa Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Thomas Löfflad StileF Squadra Corse |
| 7 | 2 | Daytona International Speedway | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Vladimir Atoev CS Am: Rick Lovat | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth CS Am: Erich Prinoth | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari | Am: Rick Lovat Kessel Racing |

### 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 | Pole | FLap | Start |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Trofeo Pirelli

| Pos. | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MUG | MUG | LMS | SOC | SOC | HOC | HOC | JER | JER | DAY | DAY | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Points |
| Pro Class ||||||||||||||||
| 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 ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |

#### Coppa Shell

| Pos. | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MUG | MUG | LMS | SOC | SOC | HOC | HOC | JER | JER | DAY | DAY | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Points |
| Am Class ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |