# 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the eighth Racecar Euro Series season, and the fourth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. Ander Vilariño enters the season as the defending champion, although he does not defend his title.

## Rules changes

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series presented a new technical package at the Circuit Zolder Finals on October 2, 2015. The package includes improvements to the braking system, suspensions and a revised aerodynamic configuration. The Chevrolet SS body was unveiled at Zolder, while the Ford Mustang body made its debut on December 5, 2015 in a testing session at Fontenay Le Comte, France.

## Teams and drivers
### Elite 1 Division

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 11 | Bert Longin | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 24 | Anthony Kumpen | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 46 | Brandon Gdovic | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Raceway Venray | 14 | Barry Maessen | 2, 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Raceway Venray | 21 | Colin White | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Raceway Venray | 21 | Maik Barten | 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Dexwet Renauer Team | 26 | Willy Gruber | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Alex Caffi Motorsports | 33 | Renger van der Zande | 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 44 | Freddy Nordström | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 54 | Alon Day | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 56 | Nicolò Rocca | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | Mathias Lauda | 1–2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | William Ayer, Jr. | 3 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | Freddie Hunt | 5 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 88 | Simone Monforte | 1–2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Eurokart Racing Team | 88 | Simone Monforte | 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 1 | Borja García | 1–4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 1 | Roman Mavlanov | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 1 | Felipe Rabello | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | William Ayer, Jr. | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | Christian Malchárek | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | Lars Lindberg | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | Carlo Forte | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 3 | Frédéric Gabillon | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 31 | Ulysse Delsaux | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 47 | Marconi de Abreu | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Scuderia Giudici | 4 | Claudio Giudici | 2 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dexwet Renauer Team | 5 | Florian Renauer | 1–3 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dexwet Renauer Team | 5 | Martin Doubek | 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dexwet Renauer Team | 15 | Roman Mavlanov | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dexwet Renauer Team | 15 | Peter Gross | 3, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 6 | Carlo Forte | 1–3 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 6 | Borja García | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 7 | Riccardo Geltrude | 1–5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 7 | Borja García | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 9 | Gianmarco Ercoli | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 12 | Gian Maria Gabbiani | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Vict Motorsport | 8 | Dario Caso | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsports | 23 | Alex Caffi | 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing Team | 37 | Thomas Ferrando | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing Team | 73 | Wilfried Boucenna | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Brass Racing | 78 | Jerry De Weerdt | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Brass Racing | 90 | Marc Goossens | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Motorsport 98 | 98 | Eric De Doncker | 1–3, 5–6 |

### Elite 2 Division

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 11 | Stienes Longin | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 24 | Gabriele Gardel | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 46 | Christian Malchárek | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Raceway Venray | 14 | Marko Stipp | 2, 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Raceway Venray | 21 | Maik Barten | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Raceway Venray | 21 | Guillaume Deflandre | 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Dexwet Renauer Team | 26 | Willy Gruber | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Alex Caffi Motorsports | 33 | Mirco Schultis | 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 44 | Justin Kunz | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 54 | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 56 | Guillaume Deflandre | 1–4 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 56 | Arianna Casoli | 5–6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | Freddie Hunt | 1–3, 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | Guillaume Deflandre | 5 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 88 | Alexandre Guiod | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 88 | Roman Mavlanov | 2–3 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Eurokart Racing Team | 88 | Erika Monforte | 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 1 | Shawn Paul Wakefield | 1–4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 1 | Roman Mavlanov | 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | Rayane Ait-Adjedjou | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | Christian Malchárek | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | Lars Lindberg | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 69 | Shawn Paul Wakefield | 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 3 | Hugo Bec | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 31 | Didier Bec | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 47 | Marconi de Abreu | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Scuderia Giudici | 4 | Claudio Giudici | 2 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dexwet Renauer Team | 5 | Martin Doubek | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dexwet Renauer Team | 15 | Roman Mavlanov | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dexwet Renauer Team | 15 | Peter Gross | 3, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 6 | Marco Spinelli | 1–2 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 6 | Erika Monforte | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 6 | Giovanni Altoè | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 7 | Riccardo Geltrude | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 9 | Simone Laureti | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Double T by MRT Nocentini | 12 | Renzo Calcinati | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Vict Motorsport | 8 | Arianna Casoli | 1–4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Vict Motorsport | 8 | Dario Caso | 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | PK Carsport | 11 | Stienes Longin | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsports | 23 | Mauro Serra | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsports | 23 | Luca Tosini | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing Team | 37 | Thomas Ferrando | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing Team | 73 | Paul Guiod | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Brass Racing | 78 | Jerry De Weerdt | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Motorsport 98 | 98 | Eric De Doncker | 1–3, 5–6 |

### Driver changes

* Freddy Nordström moved from GDL Racing to CAAL Racing.
* Ander Vilariño will leave the series, leaving TFT Racing for other racing opportunities.

## Schedule and results

The schedule was announced in October 2015.

### Elite 1

| Round | Round | Race Title | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Manufacturer |
| 1 | R1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 23 April | Anthony Kumpen | Alon Day | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
| 1 | R2 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 24 April | Alon Day | Frédéric Gabillon | Alon Day | Chevrolet |
| 2 | R3 | Autospeedway American Style | Raceway Venray, Venray | 15 May | Borja García | Anthony Kumpen | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford |
| 2 | R4 | Autospeedway American Style | Raceway Venray, Venray | 16 May | Anthony Kumpen | Anthony Kumpen | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
| 3 | R5 | American SpeedFest | Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley | 11 June | Anthony Kumpen | Alon Day | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
| 3 | R6 | American SpeedFest | Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley | 12 June | Alon Day | Frédéric Gabillon | Alon Day | Chevrolet |
| 4 | R7 | Tours Motor Show | Tours Speedway, Tours | 25 June | Frédéric Gabillon | Frédéric Gabillon | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford |
| 4 | R8 | Tours Motor Show | Tours Speedway, Tours | 26 June | Frédéric Gabillon | Ulysse Delsaux | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford |
| 5 | R9 | American Speed Weekend Semi-finals | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 17 September | Alon Day | Alon Day | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
| 5 | R10 | American Speed Weekend Semi-finals | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 18 September | Alon Day | Alon Day | Alon Day | Chevrolet |
| 6 | R11 | American Festival NASCAR Finals | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 8 October | Alon Day | Borja García | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
| 6 | R12 | American Festival NASCAR Finals | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 9 October | Borja García | Frédéric Gabillon | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford |

### Elite 2

| Round | Round | Race Title | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Manufacturer |
| 1 | R1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 23 April | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Chevrolet |
| 1 | R2 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 24 April | Stienes Longin | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | Stienes Longin | Chevrolet |
| 2 | R3 | Autospeedway American Style | Raceway Venray, Venray | 15 May | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Chevrolet |
| 2 | R4 | Autospeedway American Style | Raceway Venray, Venray | 16 May | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Chevrolet |
| 3 | R5 | American SpeedFest | Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley | 11 June | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | Stienes Longin | Chevrolet |
| 3 | R6 | American SpeedFest | Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley | 12 June | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | Thomas Ferrando | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | Chevrolet |
| 4 | R7 | Tours Motor Show | Tours Speedway, Tours | 25 June | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Riccardo Geltrude | Ford |
| 4 | R8 | Tours Motor Show | Tours Speedway, Tours | 26 June | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Ford |
| 5 | R9 | American Speed Weekend Semi-finals | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 17 September | Gabriele Gardel | Stienes Longin | Gabriele Gardel | Chevrolet |
| 5 | R10 | American Speed Weekend Semi-finals | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 18 September | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Chevrolet |
| 6 | R11 | American Festival NASCAR Finals | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 8 October | Stienes Longin | Stienes Longin | Gabriele Gardel | Chevrolet |
| 6 | R12 | American Festival NASCAR Finals | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 9 October | Stienes Longin | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | Stienes Longin | Chevrolet |

## Standings
### Elite 1

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | VEN | VEN | BRH | BRH | TOU | TOU | ADR | ADR | ZOL | ZOL | Points |
| 1 | Anthony Kumpen | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 657 |
| 2 | Frédéric Gabillon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 646 |
| 3 | Alon Day | 6 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 614 |
| 4 | Nicolò Rocca | 4 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 553 |
| 5 | Bert Longin | 7 | 9 | | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 535 |
| 6 | Thomas Ferrando | 24 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 533 |
| 7 | Wilfried Boucenna | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 529 |
| 8 | Gianmarco Ercoli | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 525 |
| 9 | Ulysse Delsaux | 11 | 24 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 496 |
| 10 | Freddy Nordström | 19 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 494 |
| 11 | Borja García | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 480 |
| 12 | Dario Caso | 13 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 460 |
| 13 | Marconi de Abreu | 16 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 450 |
| 14 | Jerry De Weerdt | 17 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 433 |
| 15 | Willy Gruber | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 21 | | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 413 |
| 16 | Riccardo Geltrude | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 11 | | | 362 |
| 17 | Marc Goossens | 9 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 21 | 2 | 343 |
| 18 | Gian Maria Gabbiani | 14 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 18 | | | 314 |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 284 |
| 20 | Eric De Doncker | 12 | 11 | | | 13 | 12 | | | | | 11 | 12 | 262 |
| 21 | Carlo Forte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 22 | | | 11 | 21 | | | 260 |
| 22 | Martin Doubek | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 258 |
| 23 | Simone Monforte | 23 | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | 9 | 16 | | | 235 |
| 24 | Barry Maessen | | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | 17 | 204 |
| 25 | Florian Renauer | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | | | | | | | 189 |
| 26 | Peter Gross | | | | | 19 | 23 | | | 14 | 17 | | | 170 |
| 27 | Renger van der Zande | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 158 |
| 28 | William Ayer, Jr. | 18 | 22 | | | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | 119 |
| 29 | Freddie Hunt | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | | | 118 |
| 30 | Maik Barten | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 116 |
| 31 | Felipe Rabello | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 6 |
| 32 | Mathias Lauda | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 33 | Claudio Giudici | | | 18 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 58 |
| 34 | Christian Malchárek | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 58 |
| 35 | Colin White | | | 15 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 36 | Brandon Gdovic | 20 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 37 | Roman Mavlanov | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |

### Elite 2

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | VEN | VEN | BRH | BRH | TOU | TOU | ADR | ADR | ZOL | ZOL | Points |
| 1 | Stienes Longin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 650 |
| 2 | Gabriele Gardel | 4 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 604 |
| 3 | Thomas Ferrando | 24 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 590 |
| 4 | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 571 |
| 6 | Hugo Bec | 7 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 539 |
| 7 | Guillaume Deflandre | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 504 |
| 8 | Martin Doubek | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 | | | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 500 |
| 9 | Marconi de Abreu | 11 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 499 |
| 10 | Justin Kunz | 12 | 17 | 18 | | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 491 |
| 11 | Jerry De Weerdt | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | | 9 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 486 |
| 12 | Renzo Calcinati | 14 | 12 | 5 | | 22 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 463 |
| 13 | Paul Guiod | 15 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 463 |
| 14 | Roman Mavlanov | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 21 | | | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 461 |
| 15 | Didier Bec | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 457 |
| 16 | Simone Laureti | 10 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | DNQ | 15 | 13 | 16 | 431 |
| 17 | Willy Gruber | 16 | 21 | 10 | | 15 | DNQ | 15 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 413 |
| 18 | Shawn Paul Wakefield | 20 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 406 |
| 19 | Arianna Casoli | 19 | 18 | 17 | | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 404 |
| 20 | Eric De Doncker | 8 | 7 | | | | 5 | | | | | 4 | 9 | 300 |
| 21 | Dario Caso | | | | | | | | | 6 | 9 | 22 | DNQ | 220 |
| 22 | Marko Stipp | | | 7 | 14 | | | | | | | 14 | 12 | 195 |
| 23 | Peter Gross | | | | | 17 | 18 | | | 12 | 13 | | | 183 |
| 24 | Erika Monforte | | | | | 16 | 15 | | | 13 | 14 | | | 183 |
| 25 | Freddie Hunt | 23 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | 176 |
| 26 | Luca Tosini | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 138 |
| 27 | Christian Malchárek | 21 | 11 | | | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | 129 |
| 28 | Mirco Schultis | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | 112 |
| 29 | Marco Spinelli | DNQ | 9 | 8 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 108 |
| 30 | Giovanni Altoé | | | | | | | | | 22 | 16 | | | 100 |
| 31 | Mauro Serra | | | | | | | | | 16 | DNQ | | | 76 |
| 32 | Maik Barten | | | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 65 |
| 33 | Claudio Giudici | | | 20 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 34 | Rayane Ait-Adjedjou | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 35 | Alexandre Guiod | DNQ | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |