# WTCC seizoen 2016

Het WTCC seizoen 2016 was het dertiende seizoen van het Wereldkampioenschap voor touringcars en het twaalfde seizoen na de terugkeer van het kampioenschap in 2005.
Na de tweede race op de Twin Ring Motegi werd José María López uitgeroepen tot kampioen, waarmee hij zijn derde titel op een rij behaalde. Zijn constructeur Citroën werd kampioen na de kwalificatie tijdens het daaropvolgende raceweekend op het Shanghai International Circuit, waarmee het eveneens de derde titel op een rij behaalde.
Er werden verschillende regelwijzigingen doorgevoerd in 2016. Zo werden de namen van de races veranderd in "Openingsrace" en "Hoofdrace", waardoor de eerste race nu de race met de omgekeerde grid was. Verder werd er na afloop van de kwalificatie een tijdrit gehouden voor constructeurs, geïnspireerd door de Ronde van Frankrijk, genaamd "Manufacturers Against the Clock" (MAC3). Hierin nomineerde elke constructeur drie auto's om deel te nemen aan een soort kwalificatierace van twee ronden, waarin de tijd gestopt werd wanneer de laatste coureur de finish passeerde.

## Teams en coureurs

| Team | Auto | No. | Coureur | Klasse | Rondes |
| Lada Sport Rosneft | Lada Vesta WTCC | 2 | Gabriele Tarquini | F | Alle |
| Lada Sport Rosneft | Lada Vesta WTCC | 7 | Hugo Valente | F | Alle |
| Lada Sport Rosneft | Lada Vesta WTCC | 10 | Nick Catsburg | F | Alle |
| Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 3 | Tom Chilton | I | Alle |
| Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 11 | Grégoire Demoustier | I | Alle |
| Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 25 | Mehdi Bennani | I | Alle |
| Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda Civic WTCC | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | F | Alle |
| Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda Civic WTCC | 34 | Ryo Michigami | F | 9 |
| Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team | Honda Civic WTCC | 12 | Robert Huff | F | Alle |
| Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team | Honda Civic WTCC | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | F | Alle |
| Münnich Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 8 | Sabine Schmitz | I | 5 |
| Münnich Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 15 | James Thompson | I | 2, 4, 6-11 |
| Münnich Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 77 | René Münnich | I | 1, 3 |
| ROAL Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 9 | Tom Coronel | I | Alle |
| Campos Racing | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 27 | John Filippi | I | Alle |
| Campos Racing | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 86 | Esteban Guerrieri | I | 8 |
| Citroën Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 37 | José María López | F | Alle |
| Citroën Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 68 | Yvan Muller | F | Alle |
| Zengő Motorsport | Honda Civic WTCC | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | I | 1-7, 9-11 |
| Zengő Motorsport | Honda Civic WTCC | 99 | Dániel Nagy | I | 1, 7-11 |
| Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | 61 | Fredrik Ekblom | F | 1-6, 10 |
| Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | 62 | Thed Björk | F | Alle |
| Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | 63 | Robert Dahlgren | F | 7-8, 11 |
| Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | 81 | Néstor Girolami | F | 9 |

## Kalender

| Ronde | Ronde | Circuit | Datum | MAC3-winnaar | Poleposition | Snelste ronde | Winnaar | Winnaar teams | Winnaar Yokohama |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 3 april | Citroën | Hugo Valente | Robert Huff | Robert Huff | Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team | Mehdi Bennani |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 3 april | Citroën | José María López | Yvan Muller | José María López | Citroën Racing | Mehdi Bennani |
| 2 | R3 | Slovakiaring | 17 april | Citroën Honda | Hugo Valente | Robert Huff | Tiago Monteiro | Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team | Mehdi Bennani |
| 2 | R4 | Slovakiaring | 17 april | Citroën Honda | Yvan Muller | José María López | José María López | Citroën Racing | Mehdi Bennani |
| 3 | R5 | Hungaroring | 24 april | Honda | Mehdi Bennani | José María López | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Mehdi Bennani |
| 3 | R6 | Hungaroring | 24 april | Honda | José María López | José María López | José María López | Citroën Racing | Tom Chilton |
| 4 | R7 | Stratencircuit Marrakesh | 8 mei | Citroën | James Thompson | Hugo Valente | Tom Coronel | ROAL Motorsport | Tom Coronel |
| 4 | R8 | Stratencircuit Marrakesh | 8 mei | Citroën | Robert Huff | Gabriele Tarquini | José María López | Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team | Mehdi Bennani |
| 5 | R9 | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 29 mei | Honda | Tiago Monteiro | Tom Chilton | José María López | Citroën Racing | Tom Chilton |
| 5 | R10 | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 29 mei | Honda | José María López | Mehdi Bennani | José María López | Citroën Racing | Tom Chilton |
| 6 | R11 | Moscow Raceway | 12 juni | Honda | Tiago Monteiro | Nick Catsburg | Gabriele Tarquini | Lada Sport Rosneft | James Thompson |
| 6 | R12 | Moscow Raceway | 12 juni | Honda | Nick Catsburg | Ferenc Ficza | Nick Catsburg | Lada Sport Rosneft | James Thompson |
| 7 | R13 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 26 juni | Citroën | Tom Coronel | José María López | Tom Coronel | ROAL Motorsport | Tom Coronel |
| 7 | R14 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 26 juni | Citroën | Tiago Monteiro | Robert Huff | Tiago Monteiro | Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team | Mehdi Bennani |
| 8 | R15 | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | 7 augustus | Honda | John Filippi | José María López | Tom Chilton | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Tom Chilton |
| 8 | R16 | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | 7 augustus | Honda | José María López | José María López | José María López | Citroën Racing | Tom Coronel |
| 9 | R17 | Twin Ring Motegi | 4 september | Citroën | Norbert Michelisz | Thed Björk | Norbert Michelisz | Honda Racing Team JAS | Tom Chilton |
| 9 | R18 | Twin Ring Motegi | 4 september | Citroën | José María López | José María López | Yvan Muller | Citroën Racing | Mehdi Bennani |
| 10 | R19 | Shanghai International Circuit | 25 september | Honda | John Filippi | Thed Björk | Thed Björk | Polestar Cyan Racing | Tom Coronel |
| 10 | R20 | Shanghai International Circuit | 25 september | Honda | José María López | José María López | José María López | Citroën Racing | Mehdi Bennani |
| 11 | R21 | Losail International Circuit | 25 november | Citroën | Tom Chilton | Gabriele Tarquini | Gabriele Tarquini | Lada Sport Rosneft | Tom Chilton |
| 11 | R22 | Losail International Circuit | 25 november | Citroën | Mehdi Bennani | Nick Catsburg | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Mehdi Bennani |
* Het raceweekend op de Chang International Circuit op 6 november werd op 28 september afgelast.

## Kampioenschap
### Puntensysteem

| Positie | 1e | 2e | 3e | 4e | 5e | 6e | 7e | 8e | 9e | 10e |
| Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Kwalificatie | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
* $^1$ tot en met $^5$ betekent dat deze deelnemers de 1e tot de 5e plaats behaalden in de kwalificatie.

### Rijders

| Pos | Coureur | FRA | FRA | SVK | SVK | HUN | HUN | MAR | MAR | DEU | DEU | RUS | RUS | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | JAP | JAP | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | Pts |
| 1 | José María López | 6 | 1$^1$ | 5 | 1$^3$ | 13 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5$^5$ | 5 | 1$^1$ | 4 | 2$^1$ | 4 | 1$^1$ | 9 | 3$^3$ | 381 |
| 2 | Yvan Muller | 13 | 4$^3$ | 7 | 5$^1$ | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2$^3$ | DNF | DNS$^2$ | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2$^2$ | 3 | 5$^4$ | 5 | 1$^2$ | 3 | 2$^3$ | 4 | 6$^4$ | 257 |
| 3 | Tiago Monteiro | 4 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3$^4$ | DSQ | DSQ | DNF | DNS | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1$^1$ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3$^4$ | 10 | 8 | DNF | 5 | 214 |
| 4 | Norbert Michelisz | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4$^4$ | DNS | 10 | DSQ | DSQ | 3 | 2$^4$ | 10 | 3$^5$ | 8 | 3$^3$ | 6 | 8$^2$ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4$^5$ | 213 |
| 5 | Mehdi Bennani | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 4$^3$ | 11 | 3$^4$ | 16 | 1$^1$ | 206 |
| 6 | Robert Huff | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14$^5$ | 10 | 6$^3$ | DSQ | DSQ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4$^4$ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 199 |
| 7 | Nick Catsburg | 8 | 5$^5$ | 10 | 3$^2$ | 3 | 13 | DNF | 7$^2$ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4$^2$ | 8 | 14 | 175 |
| 8 | Tom Chilton | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 3$^5$ | 14 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6$^5$ | DNF | 9 | 2 | DNF | 163 |
| 9 | Gabriele Tarquini | DNF | DNF | 4 | 13 | 5 | DNF | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2$^2$ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | NC | 5 | 1 | 7 | 147 |
| 10 | Thed Björk | 7 | DNF | DSQ | DSQ | 15 | 4$^5$ | 9 | 10$^5$ | DNF | 8 | DNF | 15 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7$^5$ | 6 | 2$^2$ | 117 |
| 11 | Tom Coronel | 9 | 11$^4$ | 14 | 9 | 14 | 7$^2$ | 1 | 8$^4$ | DNF | DNS$^3$ | 12 | DNF | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2$^3$ | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 111 |
| 12 | Hugo Valente | 5 | 7 | 11 | DNF | 6 | 9 | DNF | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7$^3$ | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 13 | 6 | 12 | DNF | DNF | 78 |
| 13 | Fredrik Ekblom | NC | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | 47 |
| 14 | James Thompson | | | 15 | 11 | | | DNF | 6 | | | 8 | 6$^4$ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 15 | Néstor Girolami | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 5 | | | | | 12 |
| 16 | Grégoire Demoustier | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | DNF | 8 | DNF | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Esteban Guerrieri | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNF | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 9 |
| 18 | John Filippi | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | DNF | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| 19 | Robert Dahlgren | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | DNF | 16 | 16 | | | | | 7 | DNF | 6 |
| 20 | Ferenc Ficza | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNS | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 15 | | | DNF | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 21 | René Münnich | 14 | DNF | | | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 22 | Sabine Schmitz | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 23 | Dániel Nagy | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | DNF | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 24 | Ryo Michigami | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 17 | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Coureur | FRA | FRA | SVK | SVK | HUN | HUN | MAR | MAR | DEU | DEU | RUS | RUS | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | JAP | JAP | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | Pts |

### Constructeurs

* Het eerste resultaat voor elke race geeft de positie van de constructeur in de MAC3 weer.
| Pos | Constructeur | FRA | FRA | FRA | SVK | SVK | SVK | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAR | MAR | MAR | DEU | DEU | DEU | RUS | RUS | RUS | POR | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | ARG | JAP | JAP | JAP | CHN | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | QAT | Pts |
| 1 | Citroën | 1 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 1 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 3 | 8$^4$ | 1 | 2 | 2$^2$ | 2 | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 4 | 1$^1$ | DNF | 3 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2 | 1$^1$ | 954 |
| 1 | Citroën | 1 | 6 | 4$^3$ | 1 | 5 | 5$^3$ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2$^3$ | 2 | 2 | 3$^2$ | 2 | 5 | 10$^5$ | 1 | 4 | 5$^4$ | 2 | 3 | 5$^3$ | 1 | 5 | 2$^2$ | DNF | 4 | 2$^3$ | 1 | 4 | 3$^3$ | 954 |
| 2 | Honda | 3 | 1 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 1 | 2$^4$ | 1 | 10 | 3$^2$ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 1 | 3 | 2$^3$ | 1 | 6 | 3$^3$ | 2 | 6 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2 | 3$^2$ | 2 | 1 | 3$^3$ | 1 | 2 | 8 | DNS | 3 | 4$^4$ | 675 |
| 2 | Honda | 3 | 3 | 3$^5$ | 1 | 3 | 4$^5$ | 1 | 11 | 6$^3$ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3$^3$ | 1 | 4 | 4$^4$ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | DNS | 5 | 5$^5$ | 675 |
| 3 | Lada | 2 | 5 | 5$^4$ | DNF | 4 | 3$^2$ | 3 | 3 | 9$^5$ | 2 | 4 | 3$^2$ | DNS | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | 1 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12$^5$ | 3 | 7 | 10$^5$ | 2 | 5 | 4$^2$ | DNS | 1 | 7 | 536 |
| 3 | Lada | 2 | 8 | 7 | DNF | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | DNF | 4$^5$ | DNS | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2$^2$ | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5$^5$ | DNS | 8 | 14 | 536 |
| 4 | Polestar | DNP | 7 | 10 | DNP | 9 | 8 | DNP | 4 | 4$^4$ | DNP | 7 | 10$^4$ | DNP | 8 | 7$^5$ | DNP | 13 | 12 | DNP | 7 | 6$^5$ | DNP | 11 | 14 | DNP | 6 | 5$^4$ | DNP | 1 | 6$^4$ | DNP | 6 | 2$^2$ | 321 |
| 4 | Polestar | DNP | NC | DNF | DNP | DSQ | DSQ | DNP | 15 | 11 | DNP | 9 | 11 | DNP | DNF | 8 | DNP | DNF | 15 | DNP | 13 | DNF | DNP | 16 | 16 | DNP | 9 | 7 | DNP | 8 | 7 | DNP | 7 | DNF | 321 |
| Pos | Constructeur | FRA | FRA | FRA | SVK | SVK | SVK | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAR | MAR | MAR | DEU | DEU | DEU | RUS | RUS | RUS | POR | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | ARG | JAP | JAP | JAP | CHN | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | QAT | Pts |

### Independents

| Pos | Coureur | FRA | FRA | SVK | SVK | HUN | HUN | MAR | MAR | DEU | DEU | RUS | RUS | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | JAP | JAP | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | Pts |
| 1 | Mehdi Bennani | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 190 |
| 2 | Tom Chilton | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | DNF | 9 | 2 | DNF | 155 |
| 3 | Tom Coronel | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | DNF | DNS | 12 | DNF | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 128 |
| 4 | James Thompson | | | 15 | 11 | | | DNF | 6 | | | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 95 |
| 5 | John Filippi | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | DNF | 15 | 14 | 13 | 83 |
| 6 | Grégoire Demoustier | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | DNF | 8 | DNF | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 77 |
| 7 | Ferenc Ficza | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNS | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 15 | | | DNF | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | Dániel Nagy | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | DNF | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| 9 | Sabine Schmitz | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 10 | René Münnich | 14 | DNF | | | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 11 | Esteban Guerrieri | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNF | 6 | | | | | | | 9 |
| Pos | Coureur | FRA | FRA | SVK | SVK | HUN | HUN | MAR | MAR | DEU | DEU | RUS | RUS | POR | POR | ARG | ARG | JAP | JAP | CHN | CHN | QAT | QAT | Pts |
* 1 2 3 Citroën en Honda zetten precies dezelfde tijd neer tijdens de MAC3, waarop besloten werd om hen de overwinning te laten delen.
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