# 2016 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship

The 2016 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship was the first season of touring car racing to be run by the German-based sanctioning body ADAC to newly created TCR regulations. The series ran predominantly in ADAC's home nation Germany. As a support category to the ADAC GT Masters series, the championship also took in races in the neighbouring nations of Austria and the Netherlands.

## Teams and drivers

Hankook is the official tyre supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 3 | Gosia Rdest | | 7 |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 4 | Niklas Mackschin | | 4–6 |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 5 | Daniel Conrad | J | 1–2 |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | SEAT León Cup Racer | 7 | Mike Halder | | All |
| Junior Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 6 | Tim Zimmermann | | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Junior Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 8 | Tom Lautenschlager | J | All |
| LMS Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 10 | Antti Buri | | All |
| LMS Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 67 | Kari-Pekka Laaksonen | | 2 |
| LMS Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 68 | Niko Kankkunen | J | 4–6 |
| LMS Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 69 | Emil Westman | | 7 |
| Target Competition | SEAT León Cup Racer | 11 | Jürgen Schmarl | | 1–5, 7 |
| Target Competition | SEAT León Cup Racer | 99 | Josh Files | | All |
| Target Junior Team | SEAT León TCR | 44 | Francisco Mora | | 5 |
| Target Junior Team | SEAT León TCR | 45 | Simon Larsson | J | 6–7 |
| Target Junior Team | Honda Civic TCR | 55 | Andrea Belicchi | | 4 |
| Target Junior Team | Honda Civic TCR | 59 | Mike Beckhusen | J | 1–3 |
| Racing One | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 13 | Benjamin Leuchter | | All |
| TOPCAR Sport | SEAT León TCR | 66 | Ronny Jost | | All |
| JBR Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 18 | Kai Jordan | | All |
| HP Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 22 | Harald Proczyk | | All |
| Steibel Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 28 | Pascal Eberle | | All |
| Bas Koeten Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 34 | Bas Schouten | | 1–6 |
| Honda Team ADAC | Honda Civic TCR | 41 | Steve Kirsch | | All |
| Honda Team ADAC | Honda Civic TCR | 88 | Dominik Fugel | J | All |
| SEAT Austria | SEAT León Cup Racer | 61 | Mario Dablander | | 1–5 |
| ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 77 | René Münnich | | 2 |
| Entries ineligible to score points ||||||
| Carpek Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 15 | Carol Wittke | | 7 |
| TOPCAR Sport | SEAT León TCR | 16 | Hans Schori | | 7 |
| TOPCAR Sport | SEAT León TCR | 33 | Yves Meyer | | 7 |
| TOPCAR Sport | SEAT León TCR | 65 | Jörg Schori | | 7 |
| Lubner Motorsport | Opel Astra TCR | 17 | Jasmin Preisig | | 5, 7 |
| Lubner Motorsport | Opel Astra TCR | 59 | Mike Beckhusen | | 7 |
| Milo Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | Vincent Radermecker | | 5 |
| Target Junior Team | Honda Civic TCR | 21 | Dennis Strandberg | | 7 |
| DG Sport Compétition | Opel Astra TCR | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | | 5, 7 |
| DG Sport Compétition | Opel Astra TCR | 24 | Jordi Oriola | | 5, 7 |
| HP Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 42 | Lukas Niedertscheider | | 7 |
| VFR Racing | Honda Civic TCR | 80 | Finlay Crocker | | 4, 6 |

## Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced on 13 November 2015, with two events scheduled to be held outside Germany. The second Oschersleben round supported the International Series along with ADAC Formula 4, while the rest of the rounds were part of the ADAC GT Masters weekends.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 16 April | Steve Kirsch | Benjamin Leuchter | Josh Files | Target Competition | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 1 | 2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 17 April | | Benjamin Leuchter | Josh Files | Target Competition | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 2 | 3 | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 30 April | Harald Proczyk | Harald Proczyk | Harald Proczyk | HP Racing | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 2 | 4 | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 1 May | | Antti Buri | Antti Buri | LMS Racing | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 3 | 5 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 19 June | Josh Files | Josh Files | Dominik Fugel | Honda Team ADAC | TCR International Series ADAC Formula 4 Championship |
| 3 | 6 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben | 19 June | | Mike Beckhusen | Josh Files | Target Competition | TCR International Series ADAC Formula 4 Championship |
| 4 | 7 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 23 July | Josh Files | Andrea Belicchi | Josh Files | Target Competition | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 4 | 8 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 24 July | | Andrea Belicchi | Steve Kirsch | Honda Team ADAC | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 5 | 9 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 6 August | Jürgen Schmarl | Jordi Oriola | Josh Files | Target Competition | TCR Trophy Europe ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 5 | 10 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 7 August | | Antti Buri | Antti Buri | LMS Racing | TCR Trophy Europe ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup |
| 6 | 11 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 20 August | Josh Files | Tim Zimmermann | Antti Buri | LMS Racing | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship |
| 6 | 12 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 21 August | | Harald Proczyk | Harald Proczyk | HP Racing | ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship |
| 7 | 13 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 1 October | Josh Files | Josh Files | Josh Files | Target Competition | TCR Trophy Europe ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
| 7 | 14 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 2 October | | Dennis Strandberg | Steve Kirsch | Honda Team ADAC | TCR Trophy Europe ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN‡ | ZAN‡ | HOC | HOC | Pts. |
| 1 | Josh Files | 1$^5$ | 1 | Ret$^2$ | 6 | 9$^1$ | 1 | 1$^2$ | Ret | 1$^3$ | 3 | 2$^1$ | 5 | 1$^1$ | Ret | 222 |
| 2 | Harald Proczyk | 4 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | Ret$^4$ | 4 | 168,5 |
| 3 | Steve Kirsch | 8$^1$ | 7 | 3$^3$ | 4 | 3$^4$ | 9 | Ret$^1$ | 1 | Ret$^5$ | 4 | 5$^3$ | Ret | 3$^3$ | 1 | 163 |
| 4 | Antti Buri | 6 | 9 | DSQ$^5$ | 1 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 128,5 |
| 5 | Benjamin Leuchter | 2$^2$ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8$^5$ | 7 | 5 | Ret | 116 |
| 6 | Mike Halder | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6$^4$ | 3 | 11 | Ret | 111 |
| 7 | Bas Schouten | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 | EX | DNS | | | 77 |
| 8 | Tim Zimmermann | Ret$^3$ | DNS | 2$^4$ | 3 | Ret | 3 | 9 | DSQ | | | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 73 |
| 9 | Pascal Eberle | 3$^4$ | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 63 |
| 10 | Jürgen Schmarl | 10 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 11$^3$ | 8 | 4$^4$ | 10 | 10$^1$ | 8 | | | 16 | 9 | 60 |
| 11 | Dominik Fugel | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3$^3$ | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14$^2$ | Ret | 8 | 11 | 57 |
| 12 | Ronny Jost | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | DNS | 9 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 55 |
| 13 | Mario Dablander | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | Ret$^2$ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4$^6$ | 6 | | | | | 52 |
| 14 | Tom Lautenschlager | 14 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 31 |
| 15 | Kai Jordan | 13 | 14 | 8 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 9$^6$ | 5 | 26 |
| 16 | Andrea Belicchi | | | | | | | 2$^5$ | 13 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 17 | Emil Westman | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| 18 | Niklas Mackschin | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | | | 10 |
| 19 | Gosia Rdest | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 8 | 8 |
| 20 | Francisco Mora | | | | | | | | | 15$^4$ | 9 | | | | | 7 |
| 21 | Niko Kankkunen | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | 18 | EX | 11 | 8 | | | 4,5 |
| 22 | Mike Beckhusen | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13$^5$ | 12 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Simon Larsson | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 15$^5$ | Ret | 2 |
| 24 | Daniel Conrad | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Kari-Pekka Laaksonen | | | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | René Münnich | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||
| | Dennis Strandberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2$^2$ | 2 | 0 |
| | Jordi Oriola | | | | | | | | | 2$^2$ | Ret | | | WD | WD | 0 |
| | Pierre-Yves Corthals | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | | | 4 | Ret | 0 |
| | Lukas Niedertscheider | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| | Finlay Crocker | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | 7 | 12 | | | 0 |
| | Vincent Radermecker | | | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | | | | | 0 |
| | Jasmin Preisig | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | 18 | 12 | 0 |
| | Mike Beckhusen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| | Yves Meyer | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| | Jörg Schori | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| | Сarol Wittke | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 16 | 0 |
| | Hans Schori | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 17 | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN‡ | ZAN‡ | HOC | HOC | 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. ‡ – Half points were awarded in Race 1 at Circuit Park Zandvoort as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed due to Bas Schouten deliberately blocking the Pit Lane exit after a start crash to force the Red Flag. After the Red Flag was shown, the restart would come only moments later, but there was not enough time to complete enough laps.

### Junior class

| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN | ZAN | HOC | HOC | Pts. |
| 1 | Tom Lautenschlager | 14 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | 147 |
| 2 | Dominik Fugel | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | 138 |
| 3 | Mike Beckhusen | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 101 |
| 4 | Daniel Conrad | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 5 | Niko Kankkunen | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | 33 |
| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN | ZAN | HOC | HOC | Pts. |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN | ZAN | HOC | HOC | Pts. |
| 1 | Target Competition 1 | 1$^5$ | 1 | Ret$^2$ | 6 | 9$^1$ | 1 | 1$^2$ | 10 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 2$^1$ | 5 | 1$^1$ | 9 | 232 |
| 2 | Honda Team ADAC | 8$^1$ | 7 | 3$^3$ | 4 | 1$^4$ | 9 | 3$^1$ | 1 | Ret$^3$ | 4 | 5$^2$ | Ret | 3$^2$ | 1 | 195 |
| 3 | HP Racing | 4 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | Ret$^3$ | 4 | 175,5 |
| 4 | LMS Racing | 6 | 9 | 14$^5$ | 1 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1$^4$ | 2 | 6 | 7 | 145,5 |
| 5 | Racing One | 2$^2$ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 6$^5$ | 15 | 6 | 5$^5$ | 8 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 126 |
| 6 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6$^3$ | 3 | 11 | 8 | 126 |
| 7 | Junior Team Engstler | 14$^3$ | Ret | 2$^4$ | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4$^5$ | 4 | 7 | Ret | 109 |
| 8 | Bas Koeten Racing | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 | EX | DNS | | | 83 |
| 9 | Steibel Motorsport | 3$^4$ | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 71 |
| 10 | TOPCAR Sport | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | DNS | 9 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 70 |
| 11 | Wolf-Power Racing | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | Ret$^2$ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4$^4$ | 6 | | | | | 57 |
| 12 | Target Competition 2 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13$^5$ | 12 | 2$^5$ | 13 | 15$^2$ | 9 | 16 | Ret | 15$^4$ | Ret | 41 |
| 13 | JBR Motorsport | 13 | 14 | 8 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 9$^5$ | 5 | 34,5 |
| | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Team ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||
| | Target Competition | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | DG Sport Compétition | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | | | 4 | Ret | 0 |
| | HP Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| | Milo Racing | | | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | | | | | 0 |
| | VFR Racing | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | 7 | 12 | | | 0 |
| | Lubner Motorsport | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | 18 | 12 | 0 |
| | TOPCAR Sport | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| | Carpek Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 16 | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | OSC | OSC | SAC | SAC | OSC | OSC | RBR | RBR | NÜR | NÜR | ZAN | ZAN | HOC | HOC | Pts. |