2016 Renault Sport Trophy

2016 Renault Sport Trophy
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The 2016 Renault Sport Trophy will be the second season of the Renault–supported sports car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the Renault Sport Series. The season begins at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on 16 April and finishes on 23 October at Autódromo do Estoril. The series forms part of the Renault Sport Series meetings at six triple header events.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Oregon Team[1]	1	Dario Capitanio[2]	Pro	All
		Davide Roda[3]	Am
	4	Bruno Bonifacio[2]	Pro	1–4
		David Fumanelli[4]		5–6
		Andrés Méndez[2]	Am	All
	5	David Fumanelli[2]	Pro	1–4
		Rodrigo Baptista[4]		5
		Pedro Moleiro[5]		6
		Ash Hand[2]	Am	1–2
		"Due"[6]		3–4
		Adalberto Baptista[4]		5–6
R-ace GP[1]	2	Raoul Owens[7]	Pro	All
		Toni Forné[2]	Am	1–2
		Jean-Marc Merlin[8]		3
		Frederik Blomstedt[9]		4–6
	3	Kevin Korjus[2][N 1]	Pro	All
		Frederik Blomstedt[2]	Am	1–3
		Philippe Haezebrouck[4]		5–6
V8 Racing[1]	6	Jordan Grogor[2]	Pro	1, 3–5
		Josh Webster[10]		2, 6
		Carmen Jordá[2]	Am	1–5
		Oliver Freymuth[5]		6
	7	Nicky Pastorelli[2]	Pro	All
		Jelle Bellen[2]	Am
	8	Meindert van Buuren[2]	Pro	1–2, 5
		Duncan Huisman[8]		3
		Max Braams[2]	Am	1, 3
		Oliver Freymuth[10]		2
		Diederik Sijthoff[4]		5
Team Marc VDS EG 0,0[11]	9	Markus Palttala[11]	Pro	1–3, 5–6
		Renaud Kuppens[9]		4
		Fabian Schiller[11]	Am	All
	15	Tanart Sathienthirakul[2]	Pro	All
		Fran Rueda[2]	Am
High Class Racing[1]	11	Anders Fjordbach[2]	Pro	All
		Dennis Andersen[2]	Am
Duqueine Engineering[8]	16	Diego Mejía[8]	Pro	3
		Nelson Panciatici[9]		4, 6
		Robert Kubica[4]		5
		Ben Anderson[8]	Am	3
		Gilles Duqueine[9]		4
		Christophe Hamon[4]		5
		Thierry Soave[5]		6
	17	Lonni Martins[8]	Pro	3–6
		Christophe Hamon[8]	Am	3–4, 6
		Philippe Bourgois[4]		5
Equipe Verschuur[1]	19	Roy Geerts[2]	Pro	1–3
		Mike Verschuur[9]		4
		Steijn Schothorst[4]		5–6
		Miguel Ramos[2]	Am	All
	21	Pieter Schothorst[2]	Pro	All
		Jeroen Schothorst[2]	Am
Strakka Racing[12]	42	Lewis Williamson[12]	Pro	1–2
		Tim Sugden[2]	Am	1
		Nick Leventis[10]		2

1. Kevin Korjus raced round 4 without a partner in the Am category. Therefore, the #3 car only took part in the Pro Sprint race.

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 5 September 2015. Rounds at Imola, Spielberg, Le Castellet and Estoril will début in the series' calendar. All rounds will be collaboration with European Le Mans Series, except Aragón which will feature the Formula 3.5 V8.^[13]

Round			Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	En	IntP	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	16 April	Lewis Williamson Tim Sugden	Lewis Williamson	Lewis Williamson	Strakka Racing
		Fin				Lewis Williamson Tim Sugden	Markus Palttala Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Am			17 April	Fabian Schiller	Tim Sugden	Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Pro				Lewis Williamson	Markus Palttala	Kevin Korjus	R-ace GP
2	En	IntA	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	14 May	Kevin Korjus Fredrik Blomstedt	Fredrik Blomstedt	Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
		Fin				Pieter Schothorst Jeroen Schothorst	Kevin Korjus Fredrik Blomstedt	R-ace GP
	Am			15 May	Fredrik Blomstedt	Fredrik Blomstedt	Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Pro				Bruno Bonifacio	Pieter Schothorst	Bruno Bonifacio	Oregon Team
3	En	IntP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	16 July	Pieter Schothorst Jeroen Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Equipe Verschuur
		Fin				Pieter Schothorst Jeroen Schothorst	Markus Palttala Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Am			17 July	Fabian Schiller	Miguel Ramos	Fran Rueda	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Pro				Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Equipe Verschuur
4	En	IntA	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	27 August	Tanart Sathienthirakul Fran Rueda	Fabian Schiller	Fran Rueda	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
		Fin				Pieter Schothorst Jeroen Schothorst	Tanart Sathienthirakul Fran Rueda	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Am			28 August	Fran Rueda	Fabian Schiller	Fredrik Blomstedt	R-ace GP
	Pro				David Fumanelli	Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Equipe Verschuur
5	En	IntA	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	24 September	Markus Palttala Fabian Schiller	Fabian Schiller	Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
		Fin				Pieter Schothorst Jeroen Schothorst	Raoul Owens Fredrik Blomstedt	R-ace GP
	Am			25 September	Fabian Schiller	Fabian Schiller	Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Pro				Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Pieter Schothorst	Equipe Verschuur
6	En	IntP	Autódromo do Estoril	22 October	Steijn Schothorst Miguel Ramos	Steijn Schothorst	Steijn Schothorst	Equipe Verschuur
		Fin				Steijn Schothorst Miguel Ramos	Steijn Schothorst Miguel Ramos	Equipe Verschuur
	Am			23 October	Fabian Schiller	Fredrik Blomstedt	Fabian Schiller	Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
	Pro				Steijn Schothorst	Steijn Schothorst	Steijn Schothorst	Equipe Verschuur

Championship standings

Pro Class

Pos. Driver ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST  Pts.  En Pro Pro En Pro Pro Pro En Pro 1 Pieter Schothorst 3 10 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 4 156 2 Kevin Korjus 5 1 3 5 6 Ret 3 Ret 2 111 3 Markus Palttala 4 3 Ret 2 2 5 2 5 105 4 David Fumanelli 9 5 2 6 3 2 Ret 6 3 95 5 Tanart Sathienthirakul 7 9 8 4 5 Ret 8 3 10 52 6 Lewis Williamson 1 2 DSQ 43 7 Lonni Martins Ret 4 6 Ret 5 8 38 8 Bruno Bonifacio Ret 11 1 Ret DSQ 4 37 9 Raoul Owens 6 Ret 10 8 Ret 5 7 Ret 9 37 10 Nicky Pastorelli 2 8 5 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 12 35 11 Josh Webster 6 4 7 34 12 Jordan Grogor 8 6 10 7 9 4 33 13 Dario Capitanio Ret Ret 4 7 Ret 7 10 Ret 13 30 14 Nelson Panciatici 3 8 6 29 15 Roy Geerts 10 4 Ret 3 Ret 28 16 Anders Fjordbach Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 9 11 13 17 Meindert van Buuren Ret 7 7 DNS 12 18 Renaud Kuppens 8 4 19 Duncan Huisman 9 Ret 2 20 Diego Mejía 11 Ret 0 21 Mike Verschuur Ret 0 Guest drivers inelegible for points Steijn Schothorst 2 1 1 0 Robert Kubica 4 0 Rodrigo Baptista 9 0 Pedro Moleiro Ret 14 0 Pos. Driver En Pro Pro En Pro Pro Pro En Pro  Pts.  ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Am Class

Pos. Driver ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST  Pts.  Am En Am Am En Am En Am Am 1 Fabian Schiller 1 1 1 2 Ret 5 1 1 1 178 2 Fran Rueda 2 5 3 1 1 2 9 4 2 147 3 Fredrik Blomstedt 11 2 2 6 2 1 2 5 DSQ 115 4 Miguel Ramos 3 6 6 Ret 3 3 3 3 4 103 5 Andrés Méndez 7 3 5 3 7 7 Ret 7 Ret 64 6 Christophe Hamon 8 4 4 4 6 6 56 7 Jelle Beelen 5 Ret 7 Ret 9 DSQ Ret 2 3 51 8 Jeroen Schothorst Ret 9 12 7 5 6 5 10 10 42 9 Carmen Jordá 8 NC 9 9 Ret 8 8 Ret 28 10 Toni Forné Ret 4 4 24 11 Max Braams 4 4 24 12 Dennis Andersen 10 8 10 5 11 9 Ret 11 9 24 13 Davide Roda Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 11 11 12 5 16 14 Ash Hand 9 7 8 12 15 Tim Sugden 6 8 16 Oliver Freymuth 11 11 7 6 17 Gilles Duquein 8 12 4 18 "Due" 10 12 10 2 19 Nick Leventis 10 Ret 1 20 Jean-Marc Merlin 11 0 21 Ben Anderson 12 0 Guest drivers inelegible for points Adalberto Baptista 6 9 Ret 0 Philippe Haezebrouck 7 8 8 0 Philippe Bourgois 10 13 0 Diederik Sijthoff Ret DNS 0 Thierry Soave Ret 0 Pos. Driver Am En Am Am En Am En Am Am  Pts.  ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Endurance Trophy

Pos. Driver ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST  Pts.  1 Fabian Schiller 1 3 1 Ret 9 2 87 1 Markus Palttala 1 3 1 9 2 87 2 Frederik Blomstedt 2 1 4 9 1 Ret 82 3 Miguel Ramos Ret 5 2 3 5 1 78 4 Kevin Korjus 2 1 4 Ret 4 Ret 67 5 Fran Rueda Tanart Sathienthirakul Ret 9 3 1 7 3 63 6 Pieter Schothorst Jeroen Schothorst 5 6 8 2 2 Ret 58 7 Raoul Owens 4 4 9 9 1 Ret 53 8 Christophe Hamon Ret 4 3 5 37 9 Andrés Méndez Ret 2 Ret 8 Ret 6 30 10 Roy Geerts Ret 5 2 28 11 David Fumanelli 6 8 10 7 Ret 6 27 12 Toni Forné 4 4 24 13 Lonni Martins Ret 4 10 5 24 14 Bruno Bonifacio Ret 2 Ret 8 22 15 Lewis Williamson 3 7 21 16 Carmen Jordá 7 12 7 Ret 6 20 17 Jordan Grogor 7 7 Ret 6 20 18 Nicky Pastorelli Jelle Beelen Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 16 19 Mike Verschuur 3 15 20 Tim Sugden 3 15 21 Josh Webster 12 4 12 21 Oliver Freymuth 11 4 12 22 Ash Hand 6 8 12 23 Anders Fjordbach Dennis Andersen Ret 10 Ret 6 Ret 9 11 24 Max Braams Ret 5 10 24 Duncan Huisman 5 10 25 Dario Capitanio Davide Roda Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 26 "Due" 10 7 1 27 Nick Leventis 7 6 28 Nelson Panciatici 10 8 5 29 Jean-Marc Merlin 9 2 30 Gilles Duqueine 10 1 31 Diego Mejía Ben Anderson 11 0 32 Meindert van Buuren Ret 11 Ret 0 33 Renaud Kuppens Ret 0 Guest drivers inelegible for points Steijn Schothorst 5 1 0 Robert Kubica 3 0 Philippe Haezebrouck 4 Ret 0 Adalberto Baptista 8 Ret 0 Rodrigo Baptista 8 Ret 0 Thierry Soave 8 0 Pedro Moleiro Ret 0 Diederik Sijthoff Ret 0 Pos. Driver ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

Pos. Team No. ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST  Pts.  En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro 1 Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 9 1 1 3 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 Ret 5 8 9 1 5 2 1 5 476 15 Ret 2 9 9 3 8 3 1 5 1 2 Ret 7 4 8 3 2 10 2 Equipe Verschuur 19 Ret 3 4 5 6 Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 3 Ret 5 3 2 1 4 1 366 21 5 Ret 10 6 12 Ret 8 7 1 2 6 1 2 10 1 Ret 10 4 3 R-ace GP 2 4 Ret Ret 4 4 10 9 11 Ret 9 1 7 1 5 6 Ret DSQ 9 312 3 2 11 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 Ret Ret 4 8 3 Ret 8 2 4 Oregon Team 4 Ret 7 11 2 5 1 Ret 3 DSQ 8 7 4 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 3 234 5 6 9 5 8 8 2 10 10 3 7 10 2 8 9 10 Ret 5 13 5 V8 Racing 7 Ret 5 8 Ret 7 5 5 4 Ret 5 DSQ 10 Ret 2 Ret 7 3 12 170 8 Ret 4 7 11 11 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 Ret 4 4 7 7 6 Strakka Racing 42 3 6 2 7 Ret DSQ 47 7 High Class Racing 11 Ret 10 12 10 10 9 Ret 5 Ret 6 9 11 Ret 11 Ret 9 9 11 37 Pos. Team No. En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro En Am Pro  Pts.  ALC IMO RBR CPR SPA EST

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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External links

• Renault-Sport official website