# 2016 Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade Turismos

The 2016 Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade Turismos is the second season of the TCR Portuguese Series. Starting from this season, the championship will run separate from the GT Class of the championship (that will form che Endurance Class) organised by FullEventos. As for the Italian series, TCR cars will be placed side by side with TCS, also with the addition of a trophy cars category (TCC class).

## Teams and drivers

Hankook is the official tyre supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| TCR Class |||||
| Baporo Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 2 | António Cabral | 1–3, 5 |
| Baporo Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 2 | José Cabral | 1–3, 5 |
| Target Competition | Honda Civic TCR | 3 | Jürgen Schmarl | 5 |
| Target Competition | Honda Civic TCR | 3 | Gosia Rdest | 5 |
| Team Novadriver | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 11 | Francisco Abreu | All |
| Team Novadriver | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 11 | Manuel Gião | All |
| Veloso Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 16 | Nuno Batista | All |
| Veloso Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 16 | Francisco Carvalho | All |
| Veloso Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | 26 | Francisco Mora | All |
| DG Sport Compétition | Opel Astra TCR | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | 4 |
| DG Sport Compétition | Opel Astra TCR | 23 | Frédéric Caprasse | 4 |
| Ventilações Moura Laser | SEAT León Cup Racer | 24 | João Baptista | 1 |
| Ventilações Moura Laser | SEAT León Cup Racer | 24 | Gustavo Moura | 1, 4 |
| Ventilações Moura Laser | Opel Astra TCR | 24 | João Baptista | 2 |
| Ventilações Moura Laser | Opel Astra TCR | 24 | Gustavo Moura | 2 |
| Ventilações Moura Laser | Honda Civic TCR | 24 | Gustavo Moura | 5 |
| Speedy Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 25 | Rafael Lobato | All |
| Speedy Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 25 | César Machado | All |
| GEN Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 27 | José Rodrigues | All |
| LMS Racing | SEAT León TCR | 28 | Antti Buri | 4 |
| TCC Class |||||
| Tiago Ribeiro | Volkswagen Golf | 31 | Luís Carneiro | All |
| Tiago Ribeiro | Volkswagen Golf | 31 | Tiago Ribeiro | All |
| Vettra Motorsport | SEAT León Supercopa | 44 | Rui Dinis | 1–3 |
| Vettra Motorsport | SEAT León Supercopa | 44 | Paulo Ribeiro | 1 |
| Vettra Motorsport | SEAT León Supercopa | 44 | Valter Dinis | 2–3 |
| JCGroup Racing Team | SEAT León Mk2 | 50 | José Correia | 1 |
| JCGroup Racing Team | SEAT León Mk2 | 50 | Ricardo Gomes | 1 |

## Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced on 3 December 2015, with one out of five events scheduled to be held in Spain. A reserve round was scheduled at Autódromo do Estoril for 27 November. The race format is divided into Sprint and Double Sprint: the first one contemplates two 25-minute-long races, the second one is formed by four 20-minute-long races. By early April, the Estoril round was moved from 17–18 September to the reserve date.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Circuito Vasco Sameiro, Braga | 14 May | Manuel Gião | Francisco Mora | Francisco Carvalho | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 1 | 2 | Circuito Vasco Sameiro, Braga | 14 May | | César Machado | Nuno Batista | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 1 | 3 | Circuito Vasco Sameiro, Braga | 15 May | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Nuno Batista | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 1 | 4 | Circuito Vasco Sameiro, Braga | 15 May | | Francisco Mora | Francisco Carvalho | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 2 | 5 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real | 26 June | Rafael Lobato | Francisco Mora | Rafael Lobato | Speedy Motorsport | FIA WTCC Race of Portugal European Touring Car Cup |
| 2 | 6 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real | 26 June | José Rodrigues | José Rodrigues | José Rodrigues | GEN Motorsport | FIA WTCC Race of Portugal European Touring Car Cup |
| 3 | 7 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 9 July | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | Spanish F4 Championship |
| 3 | 8 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 9 July | | José Rodrigues | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | Spanish F4 Championship |
| 3 | 9 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 10 July | Francisco Mora | José Rodrigues | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | Spanish F4 Championship |
| 3 | 10 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 10 July | | Manuel Gião | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | Spanish F4 Championship |
| 4 | 11 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 11 September | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Pierre-Yves Corthals | DG Sport Compétition | TCR Trophy Europe |
| 4 | 12 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 11 September | Antti Buri | Antti Buri | Antti Buri | LMS Racing | TCR Trophy Europe |
| 5 | 13 | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril | 26 November | Rafael Lobato | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 5 | 14 | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril | 26 November | | Francisco Mora | Gustavo Moura | Ventilações Moura Laser | |
| 5 | 15 | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril | 27 November | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 5 | 16 | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril | 27 November | | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | BRA | BRA | BRA | BRA | VIL | VIL | POR | POR | POR | POR | JER | JER | EST | EST | EST | EST | Pts. |
| TCR class |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Francisco Carvalho Nuno Batista | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | DNS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | 213 |
| 2 | Francisco Mora | 3 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 2 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | | | | | 211 |
| 3 | Rafael Lobato César Machado | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | 198 |
| 4 | Francisco Abreu Manuel Gião | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | DNS | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | 190 |
| 5 | José Rodrigues | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 187 |
| 6 | António Cabral José Cabral | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 124 |
| 7 | Gustavo Moura | 4 | 4 | 8 | DNS | 9 | 5 | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | 77 |
| 8 | João Baptista | 4 | 4 | 8 | DNS | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||
| | Pierre-Yves Corthals Frédéric Caprasse | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 0 |
| | Antti Buri | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | 0 |
| TCC class |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luís Carneiro Tiago Ribeiro | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | 299 |
| 2 | Rui Dinis | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 8 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | 118 |
| 3 | Valter Dinis | | | | | 8 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | 116 |
| 4 | José Correia Ricardo Gomes | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 |
| 5 | Paulo Ribeiro | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | BRA | BRA | BRA | BRA | VIL | VIL | POR | POR | POR | POR | JER | JER | EST | 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) |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.