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.

2016 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship

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Parent series:
ADAC GT Masters
ADAC support series:
ADAC Formula 4
Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup

Teams and drivers

Hankook is the official tyre supplier.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[1]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1]	3	Gosia Rdest		7
		4	Niklas Mackschin		4–6
		5	Daniel Conrad[2]	J	1–2
	SEAT León Cup Racer[2]	7	Mike Halder[3]		All
Junior Team Engstler[1]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1]	6	Tim Zimmermann[1]		1–4, 6–7
		8	Tom Lautenschlager[4]	J	All
LMS Racing[5]	SEAT León Cup Racer[5][N 1]	10	Antti Buri[2]		All
		67	Kari-Pekka Laaksonen[2]		2
		68	Niko Kankkunen[2]	J	4–6
		69	Emil Westman		7
Target Competition[6]	SEAT León Cup Racer[7][N 2]	11	Jürgen Schmarl[6]		1–5, 7
		99	Josh Files[8]		All
Target Junior Team	SEAT León TCR	44	Francisco Mora		5
		45	Simon Larsson	J	6–7
	Honda Civic TCR[N 3]	55	Andrea Belicchi		4
		59	Mike Beckhusen[9]	J	1–3
Racing One[10]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[10]	13	Benjamin Leuchter[10]		All
TOPCAR Sport[5]	SEAT León TCR[5]	66	Ronny Jost[2]		All
JBR Motorsport[11]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[12]	18	Kai Jordan[2]		All
HP Racing[5]	SEAT León Cup Racer[5]	22	Harald Proczyk[2]		All
Steibel Motorsport[13]	SEAT León Cup Racer[13]	28	Pascal Eberle[13]		All
Bas Koeten Racing[2]	SEAT León Cup Racer[2]	34	Bas Schouten[2]		1–6
Honda Team ADAC[2]	Honda Civic TCR[14]	41	Steve Kirsch[14]		All
		88	Dominik Fugel[14]	J	All
SEAT Austria[2]	SEAT León Cup Racer[2]	61	Mario Dablander[15]		1–5
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport[16]	Honda Civic TCR[16]	77	René Münnich[16]		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
		33	Yves Meyer		7
		65	Jörg Schori		7
Lubner Motorsport[17]	Opel Astra TCR[17]	17	Jasmin Preisig[18]		5, 7
		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
		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.^[19]

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
	2		17 April		Benjamin Leuchter	Josh Files	Target Competition
2	3	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal	30 April	Harald Proczyk	Harald Proczyk	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing
	4		1 May		Antti Buri	Antti Buri	LMS Racing
3	5	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	19 June	Josh Files	Josh Files	Dominik Fugel	Honda Team ADAC	TCR International Series ADAC Formula 4 Championship
	6				Mike Beckhusen	Josh Files	Target Competition
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
	8		24 July		Andrea Belicchi	Steve Kirsch	Honda Team ADAC
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
	10		7 August		Antti Buri	Antti Buri	LMS Racing
6	11	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	20 August	Josh Files	Tim Zimmermann	Antti Buri	LMS Racing	ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship
	12		21 August		Harald Proczyk	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing
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
	14		2 October		Dennis Strandberg	Steve Kirsch	Honda Team ADAC

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver OSC SAC OSC RBR NÜR ZAN‡ HOC  Pts.  1 Josh Files 15 1 Ret2 6 91 1 12 Ret 13 3 21 5 11 Ret 222 2 Harald Proczyk 4 2 11 5 5 5 5 2 19 14 3 1 Ret4 4 168,5 3 Steve Kirsch 81 7 33 4 34 9 Ret1 1 Ret5 4 53 Ret 33 1 163 4 Antti Buri 6 9 DSQ5 1 12 6 Ret 3 14 1 1 2 6 Ret 128,5 5 Benjamin Leuchter 22 4 7 2 8 14 6 15 6 5 85 7 5 Ret 116 6 Mike Halder 7 5 4 17 2 4 8 12 8 2 64 3 11 Ret 111 7 Bas Schouten 5 6 5 8 4 2 10 8 7 16 EX DNS 77 8 Tim Zimmermann Ret3 DNS 24 3 Ret 3 9 DSQ 4 4 Ret Ret 73 9 Pascal Eberle 34 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 5 10 10 13 10 10 63 10 Jürgen Schmarl 10 3 Ret 9 113 8 44 10 101 8 16 9 60 11 Dominik Fugel 12 12 13 14 1 13 33 Ret Ret 15 142 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 Ret2 11 11 4 46 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 96 5 26 16 Andrea Belicchi 25 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 154 9 7 21 Niko Kankkunen 16 14 18 EX 11 8 4,5 22 Mike Beckhusen Ret 11 10 13 135 12 2 23 Simon Larsson 16 Ret 155 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 22 2 0 Jordi Oriola 22 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 SAC OSC RBR NÜR ZAN‡ HOC  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† – 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		SAC		OSC		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		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		SAC		OSC		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		HOC		Pts.

Teams' Championship

Pos.	Driver	OSC		SAC		OSC		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		HOC		Pts.
1	Target Competition 1	15	1	Ret2	6	91	1	12	10	11	3	21	5	11	9	232
2	Honda Team ADAC	81	7	33	4	14	9	31	1	Ret3	4	52	Ret	32	1	195
3	HP Racing	4	2	11	5	5	5	5	2	19	14	3	1	Ret3	4	175,5
4	LMS Racing	6	9	145	1	12	8	16	3	14	1	14	2	6	7	145,5
5	Racing One	22	4	7	2	8	14	65	15	6	55	8	7	3	Ret	126
6	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	7	5	4	17	2	4	8	11	8	2	63	3	11	8	126
7	Junior Team Engstler	143	Ret	24	3	10	3	9	5	9	11	45	4	7	Ret	109
8	Bas Koeten Racing	5	6	5	8	4	2	10	8	7	16	EX	DNS			83
9	Steibel Motorsport	34	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	Ret2	11	11	4	44	6					57
12	Target Competition 2	Ret	11	10	13	135	12	25	13	152	9	16	Ret	154	Ret	41
13	JBR Motorsport	13	14	8	11	Ret	Ret	12	9	17	Ret	15	10	95	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		SAC		OSC		RBR		NÜR		ZAN		HOC		Pts.

Notes

1. The team used SEAT León TCR for Antti Buri since round at Spielberg.
2. The team used Honda Civic TCR for Jürgen Schmarl and Josh Files since round at Oschersleben.
3. The team used SEAT León Cup Racer for Mike Beckhusen for the first two rounds of the season.

References

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5. "Feld für Premiere der TCR Germany formiert sich" [Premiere's field of the TCR Germany is forming]. ADAC-Motorsport.de (in German). 30 March 2016.
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8. "Josh Files confirms TCR Germany campaign with new Opel run by Target". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 3 February 2016.
9. Corghi, Francesco (22 March 2016). "Mike Beckhusen in TCR Germany con Target" [Mike Beckhusen in TCR Germany with Target]. Motorsport.com (in Italian).
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12. "JBR erweitert sein Engagement in der ADAC TCR Germany" [JBR is expanding its involvement in the ADAC TCR Germany]. jbr-motorsport.de (in German). 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
13. Ziegler, Stefan (3 December 2015). "Erste Teilnehmer für neue TCR Deutschland stehen fest" [First participants for new TCR Germany stand firmly]. Motorsport.com (in German). Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
14. "First 2016 TCR Honda Civics to Fugel Motorsport". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 2 December 2015.
15. "Ecco la SEAT León TCR che Dablander guiderà in ADAC TCR Germany" [Here is the SEAT León TCR that will be driven by Dablander in the ADAC TCR Germany]. Motorsport.com (in Italian). 26 March 2016.
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External links

• ADAC TCR Germany Official website