# 2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace

The 2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2016 season was the seventh V de V Challenge Monoplace season organized by the V de V Sports. The season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 19 March and finishes on 6 November at Estoril.
The season was dominated by TS Corse driver Alex Peroni who won 14 from 21 races. Gilles Hireau and Aleksey Chuklin won one races on their way to top three in the season standings. Grégoire Saucy, Erwin Creed, Antoine Robert, Nicolas Melin, Thomas Neubauer, David Droux, Gilles Magnus, Rinus van Kalmthout and Richard Verschoor were the other drivers who was able to finish on podium during the races.

## Teams and drivers

Entry list :
| Team | No. | Driver name | Chassis | Rounds |
| RC Formula | 1 | Oscar Arcila | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1–3 |
| RC Formula | 1 | Antoine Robert | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 4–7 |
| RC Formula | 6 | Mickael Grosso | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2 |
| RC Formula | 7 | Antoine Robert | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2–3 |
| RC Formula | 17 | Aleksey Chuklin | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
| RC Formula | 26 | Grégoire Saucy | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
| RC Formula | 33 | Melissa Calvi | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1–2 |
| RC Formula | 74 | Karl Pedraza | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2–4 |
| RC Formula | 97 | David Droux | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3, 5 |
| Formula Motorsport | 2 | Erwin Creed | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| Formula Motorsport | 3 | Maxime Lebreton | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| Formula Motorsport | 6 | Erik Attias | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 3, 6 |
| Formula Motorsport | 10 | Nicolas Melin | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| Formula Motorsport | 13 | Romano Ricci | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 3–5, 7 |
| Formula Motorsport | 14 | Michel Piroird | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3 |
| Formula Motorsport | 15 | Vincent Iogna | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3 |
| Formula Motorsport | 24 | Thomas Neubauer | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 4–6 |
| Formula Motorsport | 37 | Gilles Heriau | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| Equipe Palmyr | 4 | Christian Vaglio-Giors | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
| Sports Promotion | 4 | Sébastien Page | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–4, 7 |
| Sports Promotion | 7 | Esteban García | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 4, 7 |
| Sports Promotion | 62 | Christophe Hurni | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| Sports Promotion | 74 | Caryl Fritsche | Tatuus FR2000 | 3, 6 |
| Sports Promotion | 77 | Luis Sanjuan | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 1, 3–4, 7 |
| By Speed Factory | 5 | Jaime Fuster | Tatuus FR2000 | 2, 4–5, 7 |
| L Racing | 9 | Teddy Chazot | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 3 |
| GSK Grand Prix | 11 | Greg Holloway | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| GSK Grand Prix | 26 | Grégoire Saucy | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2–7 |
| MB Motorsport | 14 | William Westerloppe | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2, 6 |
| Zig Zag | 16 | Gilles Magnus | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–4 |
| Zig Zag | 54 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 3–4, 7 |
| Zig Zag | 66 | Nicolas Matile | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 3–4, 7 |
| Zig Zag | 69 | Christian Carlesi | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 3–4 |
| MP Motorsport | 17 | Aleksey Chuklin | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2–7 |
| MP Motorsport | 19 | Richard Verschoor | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2 |
| MP Motorsport | 19 | Rinus van Kalmthout | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5, 7 |
| Inter Europol Competition | 20 | Robert Siska | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3, 5–6 |
| Avenir by ARTA | 25 | Howard Sklar | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2, 4, 6–7 |
| TS Corse | 27 | Alex Peroni | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | All |
| TS Corse | 73 | Pietro Peccenini | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
| Lamo Racing Car | 31 | Jérome Sornicle | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 31 | Laurent Lamolinarie | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 53 | Gregory Choukroun | Tatuus FR2000 | All |
| Lamo Racing Car | 88 | Eric Meriel | Tatuus FR2000 | 2 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 99 | Pascal Brondeau | Tatuus FR2000 | 2 |
| Lycee Pro Nogaro | 32 | Daniel Harout | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
| Kennol Racing Team | 36 | Adrien Hervouet | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 2 |
| Monster Racing | 39 | Arnaud Choquet | Tatuus FR2000 | 2–3 |
| Monster Racing | 43 | Mathieu Mopar | Tatuus FR2000 | 2–3 |
| Gabriele Rugin | 45 | Gabriele Rugin | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5 |
| Excelsior | 45 | Ghislain Cordeel | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 7 |
| Heuri Rennwagen | 46 | Walter Rykart | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Team One | 68 | Alain Bucher | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–7 |
| Team RV Competition | 82 | Hugo Demorge | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–4 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 19 March | Aleksey Chuklin | Oscar Arcila | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 19 March | Aleksey Chuklin | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 1 | R3 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 20 March | Alex Peroni | Oscar Arcila | Oscar Arcila | RC Formula |
| 2 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 23 April | Richard Verschoor | Oscar Arcila | Oscar Arcila | RC Formula |
| 2 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 23 April | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 24 April | Richard Verschoor | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 21 May | Grégoire Saucy | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 22 May | David Droux | Alex Peroni | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 3 | R3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 22 May | David Droux | Alex Peroni | David Droux | RC Formula |
| 4 | R1 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | 2 July | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 4 | R2 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | 3 July | Alex Peroni | Aleksey Chuklin | Gilles Heriau | Formula Motorsport |
| 4 | R3 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | 3 July | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 5 | R1 | Mugello Circuit, Mugello | 10 September | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 5 | R2 | Mugello Circuit, Mugello | 10 September | Grégoire Saucy | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 5 | R3 | Mugello Circuit, Mugello | 11 September | Alex Peroni | Rinus van Kalmthout | Aleksey Chuklin | MP Motorsport |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 7 October | Alex Peroni | Gilles Heriau | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 8 October | Alex Peroni | Grégoire Saucy | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 6 | R3 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 9 October | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 7 | R1 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril | 5 November | Alex Peroni | Ghislain Cordeel | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 7 | R2 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril | 5 November | Rinus van Kalmthout | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |
| 7 | R3 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril | 6 November | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | Alex Peroni | TS Corse |

## Standings

| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | CAT | BUG | BUG | BUG | LEC | LEC | LEC | ALC | ALC | ALC | MUG | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Pts |
| 1 | Alex Peroni | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 947 |
| 2 | Gilles Heriau | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 791 |
| 3 | Aleksey Chuklin | 3 | NC | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 717 |
| 4 | Grégoire Saucy | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | NC | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | NC | 661 |
| 5 | Erwin Creed | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 632.5 |
| 6 | Antoine Robert | | | | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | NC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 521.5 |
| 7 | Pietro Peccenini | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 458 |
| 8 | Maxime Lebreton | 17 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | NC | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 439 |
| 9 | Christophe Hurni | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 437 |
| 10 | Nicolas Melin | 4 | Ret | 9 | | | | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | NC | 7 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | | | 11 | 3 | 10 | 347.25 |
| 11 | Gregory Choukroun | 18 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | NC | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 335 |
| 12 | Oscar Arcila | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | NC | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 324 |
| 13 | Thomas Neubauer | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | NC | 4 | | | | 283 |
| 14 | Greg Holloway | 14 | 10 | Ret | 17 | 15 | NC | 16 | 16 | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 239.75 |
| 15 | Walter Rykart | Ret | 13 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 26 | NC | 20 | | | | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | NC | NC | 16 | 17 | 17 | 204 |
| 15 | Luis Sanjuan | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | 9 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | 14 | 204 |
| 16 | Alain Bucher | | | | | | | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | NC | 18 | 17 | 17 | DSQ | Ret | 21 | 176.5 |
| 17 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | 16 | 11 | 16 | | | | 30 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 20 | 160.5 |
| 18 | Esteban García | 13 | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | 15 | 159 |
| 19 | Jaime Fuster | | | | 18 | 20 | 15 | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | NC | Ret | | | | DSQ | 8 | 8 | 143.5 |
| 20 | Robert Siska | | | | | | | 21 | 22 | 14 | | | | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 15 | | | | 127 |
| 21 | Sébastien Page | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 21 | Ret | 12 | 18 | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 16 | 121.25 |
| 22 | Howard Sklar | | | | 24 | 26 | 23 | | | | 21 | 17 | 20 | | | | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 120.25 |
| 23 | Karl Pedraza | | | | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 111.5 |
| 24 | Nicolas Matile | | | | | | | 24 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 23 | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | 18 | 95.25 |
| 25 | Christian Carlesi | 20 | NC | 17 | | | | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 85 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | David Droux | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Richard Verschoor | | | | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Rinus van Kalmthout | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| | Gilles Magnus | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | William Westerloppe | | | | 6 | 7 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4 | 7 | | | | 0 |
| | Ghislain Cordeel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| | Romano Ricci | 7 | Ret | NC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Melissa Calvi | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Adrien Hervouet | | | | 11 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Harout | 15 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michel Piroird | | | | | | | 18 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Arnaud Choquet | | | | 16 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Caryl Fritsche | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 13 | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 13 | | | | 0 |
| | Vincent Iogna | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Eric Meriel | | | | 25 | 23 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 12 | 16 | | | | 0 |
| | Laurent Lamolinarie | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mickael Grosso | | | | 13 | 14 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pascal Brondeau | | | | 19 | NC | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | NC | | | | 0 |
| | Erik Attias | NC | Ret | DNS | | | | 19 | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | 17 | 15 | 14 | | | | 0 |
| | Frederic Morihain | | | | 27 | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gabriele Rugin | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Hugo Demorge | | | | | | | 22 | 15 | 18 | 16 | NC | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jérome Sornicle | | | | 20 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mathieu Mopar | | | | 23 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Teddy Chazot | | | | | | | 27 | 28 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Christian Vaglio-Giors | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | CAT | BUG | BUG | BUG | LEC | LEC | LEC | ALC | ALC | ALC | MUG | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |