# 2016 European Touring Car Cup

The 2016 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the twelfth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It consisted of six events in France (twice), Slovakia, Germany, Portugal and Italy.
The championship was split into two categories: Super 2000 (including TC2 Turbo, TC2 and TCN-2 machinery) and Super 1600.

## Teams and drivers

The races at the Nürburgring had both WTCC and ETCC competitors. ETCC competitors entered with their usual car numbers, but with 100 added up to it.
Super 2000 :
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| JSB Compétition | SEAT León Cup Racer | 2 | Pierre Etiene Chaumat | 5 |
| ADAC Team Hessen-Thüringen | SEAT León Cup Racer | 4 | Andreas Pfister | 6 |
| ADAC Team Hessen-Thüringen | SEAT León Cup Racer | 7 | Pierre Humbert | 1 |
| ADAC Team Hessen-Thüringen | SEAT León Cup Racer | 9 | Wolfgang Kriegl | 2 |
| Zengő Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 8 | Norbert Nagy | All |
| Rikli Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 11 | Kris Richard | All |
| Rikli Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 12 | Peter Rikli | All |
| Rikli Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 24 | Aku Pellinen | 6 |
| Rikli Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 72 | Claudio Truffer | 6 |
| Rikli Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 75 | Adrian Spescha | 6 |
| ASK Lein Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 14 | Igor Stefanovski | 6 |
| ASK Lein Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 17 | Mladen Lalušić | 1–5 |
| Lema Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 14 | Igor Stefanovski | 1–4 |
| Lema Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 27 | Boštjan Avbelj | 6 |
| Lema Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 37 | Fábio Mota | All |
| Krenek Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 19 | Christjohannes Schreiber | All |
| Krenek Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 22 | Petr Fulín | All |
| Speedy Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 55 | Manuel Pedro Fernandes | 4 |
| Baporo Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 73 | Alexandr Artemyev | 1 |
| ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 77 | René Münnich | 1 |
| Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 130 | Teddy Clairet | 3 |
| Sébastien Loeb Racing | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 138 | David Pouget | 3 |
| Super 1600 ||||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| RAVENOL Motorsport | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 81 | Niklas Mackschin | All |
| RAVENOL Motorsport | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 82 | Ksenia Niks | All |
| RAVENOL Motorsport | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 83 | Daniel Niermann | All |
| RAVENOL Motorsport | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 84 | Ulrike Krafft | 1–3, 6 |
| RAVENOL Motorsport | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 85 | Tomáš Korený | 1–2, 4–6 |
| ETH Tuning | Peugeot 207 Sport | 86 | Andreas Rinke | All |
| ETH Tuning | Peugeot 207 Sport | 88 | Kevin Hilgenhövel | 1–2, 4–6 |
| ETH Tuning | Peugeot 207 Sport | 187 | David Griessner | 3 |
| Master KR Racing | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 95 | Sergii Kravets | 2–3 |
| Master KR Racing | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 97 | Pavlo Kopylets | 2–3 |
| Master KR Racing | Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V | 99 | Andrii Ievtushenko | 1–2 |

## Race calendar and results

The first four rounds were supporting the World Touring Car Championship, whereas the final two rounds were jointly with the FFSA GT Tour.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning S2000 | Winning S1600 |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 3 April | René Münnich | Kris Richard | Petr Fulín | Niklas Mackschin |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 3 April | | Petr Fulín | Petr Fulín | Niklas Mackschin |
| 2 | R1 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring | 17 April | Christjohannes Schreiber | Christjohannes Schreiber | Kris Richard | Ulrike Krafft |
| 2 | R2 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring | 17 April | | Christjohannes Schreiber | Kris Richard | Niklas Mackschin |
| 3 | R1 | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 28 May | Petr Fulín | Kris Richard | Petr Fulín | David Griessner |
| 3 | R2 | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 28 May | | Kris Richard | Kris Richard | Niklas Mackschin |
| 4 | R1 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 26 June | Norbert Nagy | Norbert Nagy | Manuel Pedro Fernandes | Niklas Mackschin |
| 4 | R2 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 26 June | | Petr Fulín | Kris Richard | Niklas Mackschin |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 10 July | Kris Richard | Kris Richard | Petr Fulín | Tomáš Korený |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 10 July | | Petr Fulín | Kris Richard | Kevin Hilgenhövel |
| 6 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 October | Aku Pellinen | Igor Stefanovski | Igor Stefanovski | Niklas Mackschin |
| 6 | R2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 October | | Petr Fulín | Petr Fulín | Niklas Mackschin |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifying points: $^1$ $^2$ $^3$ refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for first race, where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1.
| Pos | Driver | LEC | LEC | SVK | SVK | NÜR | NÜR | VIL‡ | VIL‡ | MAG | MAG | IMO | IMO | Pts |
| Super 2000 |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kris Richard | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4$^1$ | 1 | 2$^3$ | 2 | 109 |
| 2 | Petr Fulín | 1$^2$ | 1 | EX$^2$ | 4 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 2$^3$ | 6 | 1$^2$ | 2 | 4$^2$ | 1 | 109 |
| 3 | Norbert Nagy | 4$^3$ | 3 | 4 | 7 | Ret$^3$ | DNS | 11$^1$† | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 58 |
| 4 | Peter Rikli | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 57 |
| 5 | Manuel Pedro Fernandes | | | | | | | 1$^2$ | 2 | | | | | 40 |
| 6 | Mladen Lalušić | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | | | 40 |
| 7 | Fábio Mota | 9 | Ret | 3$^3$ | 5 | 7 | EX | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Christjohannes Schreiber | 7 | 8 | EX$^1$ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13† | Ret | Ret | DNS | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 | Aku Pellinen | | | | | | | | | | | 3$^1$ | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Igor Stefanovski | 11 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | 1 | Ret | 14 |
| 11 | Pierre Etiene Chaumat | | | | | | | | | 2$^3$ | 4 | | | 14 |
| 12 | René Münnich | 2$^1$ | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 13 | Teddy Clairet | | | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 |
| 14 | David Pouget | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 9 |
| 15 | Alexandr Artemyev | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 16 | Andreas Pfister | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Wolfgang Kriegl | | | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 18 | Boštjan Avbelj | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Pierre Humbert | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 20 | Adrian Spescha | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Claudio Truffer | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 2 |
| Super 1600 |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Niklas Mackschin | 12$^1$ | 10 | 9$^3$ | 9 | Ret$^1$ | 8 | 6$^1$ | 7 | 9$^3$ | 7 | 13$^2$ | 10 | 138 |
| 2 | Andreas Rinke | 14$^3$ | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10$^3$ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 85 |
| 3 | Kevin Hilgenhövel | 16 | 15 | Ret | 11 | | | 7$^2$ | 9 | 8$^2$ | 6 | 14$^1$ | 13 | 81 |
| 4 | Tomáš Korený | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | | | 8$^3$ | Ret | 7$^1$ | 8 | 15 | 12 | 71 |
| 5 | Ksenia Niks | 18 | Ret | 13 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Daniel Niermann | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 37 |
| 7 | Ulrike Krafft | 17$^2$ | 12 | 8$^1$ | 10 | DNS | DNS | | | | | Ret | 14 | 36 |
| 8 | Andrii Ievtushenko | 15 | 11 | Ret$^2$ | Ret | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 9 | David Griessner | | | | | 9$^2$ | EX | | | | | | | 12 |
| 10 | Pavlo Kopylets | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 11 | Sergii Kravets | | | 12 | 14 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | LEC | LEC | SVK | SVK | NÜR | NÜR | VIL‡ | VIL‡ | MAG | MAG | IMO | IMO | 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. ‡ — Double points were awarded.