2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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The 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the eighth Racecar Euro Series season, and the fourth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. Ander Vilariño enters the season as the defending champion, although he does not defend his title.
Rules changes
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series presented a new technical package at the Circuit Zolder Finals on October 2, 2015.[1] The package includes improvements to the braking system, suspensions and a revised aerodynamic configuration. The Chevrolet SS body was unveiled at Zolder, while the Ford Mustang body made its debut on December 5, 2015[2] in a testing session at Fontenay Le Comte, France.
Teams and drivers
Elite 1 Division
Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 11 | Bert Longin[3] | All |
24 | Anthony Kumpen[3] | All | |||
46 | Brandon Gdovic[4] | 1 | |||
Raceway Venray | 14 | Barry Maessen[5] | 2, 6 | ||
21 | Colin White[5] | 2 | |||
Maik Barten[6] | 6 | ||||
Dexwet Renauer Team | 26 | Willy Gruber[7] | All | ||
Alex Caffi Motorsports | 33 | Renger van der Zande[6] | 6 | ||
CAAL Racing | 44 | Freddy Nordström[8] | All | ||
54 | Alon Day[9] | All | |||
56 | Nicolò Rocca[7] | All | |||
DF1 Racing | 66 | Mathias Lauda[10] | 1–2 | ||
William Ayer, Jr.[11] | 3 | ||||
Freddie Hunt[12] | 5 | ||||
88 | Simone Monforte[7] | 1–2 | |||
Eurokart Racing Team | 88 | Simone Monforte[12] | 5–6 | ||
Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 1 | Borja García[13] | 1–4 |
Roman Mavlanov | 5 | ||||
Felipe Rabello[6] | 6 | ||||
69 | William Ayer, Jr.[13] | 1 | |||
Christian Malchárek | 3 | ||||
Lars Lindberg | 4 | ||||
Carlo Forte[12] | 5 | ||||
RDV Compétition | 3 | Frédéric Gabillon[14] | All | ||
31 | Ulysse Delsaux[14] | All | |||
47 | Marconi de Abreu[7] | All | |||
Scuderia Giudici | 4 | Claudio Giudici[5] | 2 | ||
Dexwet Renauer Team | 5 | Florian Renauer[7] | 1–3 | ||
Martin Doubek | 5–6 | ||||
15 | Roman Mavlanov[7] | 1 | |||
Peter Gross[11] | 3, 5–6 | ||||
Double T by MRT Nocentini | 6 | Carlo Forte[7] | 1–3 | ||
Borja García[12] | 5 | ||||
7 | Riccardo Geltrude[7] | 1–5 | |||
Borja García[6] | 6 | ||||
9 | Gianmarco Ercoli[15] | All | |||
12 | Gian Maria Gabbiani[16] | All | |||
Vict Motorsport | 8 | Dario Caso[17] | All | ||
Alex Caffi Motorsports | 23 | Alex Caffi[12] | 5–6 | ||
Knauf Racing Team | 37 | Thomas Ferrando[18] | All | ||
73 | Wilfried Boucenna[18] | All | |||
Brass Racing | 78 | Jerry De Weerdt[19] | All | ||
90 | Marc Goossens[19] | 1–3, 5–6 | |||
Motorsport 98 | 98 | Eric De Doncker[20] | 1–3, 5–6 |
Elite 2 Division
Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 11 | Stienes Longin[3] | 1–3, 5–6 |
24 | Gabriele Gardel[3] | All | |||
46 | Christian Malchárek[3] | 1 | |||
Raceway Venray | 14 | Marko Stipp[5] | 2, 6 | ||
21 | Maik Barten[5] | 2 | |||
Guillaume Deflandre[6] | 6 | ||||
Dexwet Renauer Team | 26 | Willy Gruber[7] | All | ||
Alex Caffi Motorsports | 33 | Mirco Schultis[6] | 6 | ||
CAAL Racing | 44 | Justin Kunz[8] | All | ||
54 | Salvador Tineo Arroyo[21] | All | |||
56 | Guillaume Deflandre[7] | 1–4 | |||
Arianna Casoli[12] | 5–6 | ||||
DF1 Racing | 66 | Freddie Hunt[7] | 1–3, 6 | ||
Guillaume Deflandre[12] | 5 | ||||
88 | Alexandre Guiod[7] | 1 | |||
Roman Mavlanov[5] | 2–3 | ||||
Eurokart Racing Team | 88 | Erika Monforte[12] | 5–6 | ||
Ford | Ford Mustang | SPV Racing | 1 | Shawn Paul Wakefield[13] | 1–4 |
Roman Mavlanov[12] | 5–6 | ||||
69 | Rayane Ait-Adjedjou[13] | 1 | |||
Christian Malchárek | 3 | ||||
Lars Lindberg | 4 | ||||
Shawn Paul Wakefield[12] | 5–6 | ||||
RDV Compétition | 3 | Hugo Bec[14] | All | ||
31 | Didier Bec[14] | All | |||
47 | Marconi de Abreu[7] | All | |||
Scuderia Giudici | 4 | Claudio Giudici[5] | 2 | ||
Dexwet Renauer Team | 5 | Martin Doubek[7] | 1–3, 5–6 | ||
15 | Roman Mavlanov[7] | 1 | |||
Peter Gross[11] | 3, 5–6 | ||||
Double T by MRT Nocentini | 6 | Marco Spinelli[7] | 1–2 | ||
Erika Monforte | 3 | ||||
Giovanni Altoè[12] | 5 | ||||
7 | Riccardo Geltrude[7] | All | |||
9 | Simone Laureti[7] | All | |||
12 | Renzo Calcinati[16] | All | |||
Vict Motorsport | 8 | Arianna Casoli[17] | 1–4 | ||
Dario Caso[12] | 5–6 | ||||
PK Carsport | 11 | Stienes Longin | 4 | ||
Alex Caffi Motorsports | 23 | Mauro Serra[12] | 5 | ||
Luca Tosini[6] | 6 | ||||
Knauf Racing Team | 37 | Thomas Ferrando[18] | All | ||
73 | Paul Guiod[22] | All | |||
Brass Racing | 78 | Jerry De Weerdt[19] | All | ||
Motorsport 98 | 98 | Eric De Doncker[20] | 1–3, 5–6 |
Driver changes
- Freddy Nordström moved from GDL Racing to CAAL Racing.
- Ander Vilariño will leave the series, leaving TFT Racing for other racing opportunities.
Schedule and results
The schedule was announced in October 2015.[23]
Elite 1
Round | Race Title | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Manufacturer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 23 April | Anthony Kumpen | Alon Day | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
R2 | 24 April | Alon Day | Frédéric Gabillon | Alon Day | Chevrolet | |||
2 | R3 | Autospeedway American Style | Raceway Venray, Venray | 15 May | Borja Garcia | Anthony Kumpen | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford |
R4 | 16 May | Anthony Kumpen | Anthony Kumpen | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet | |||
3 | R5 | American SpeedFest | Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley | 11 June | Anthony Kumpen | Alon Day | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
R6 | 12 June | Alon Day | Frédéric Gabillon | Alon Day | Chevrolet | |||
4 | R7 | Tours Motor Show | Tours Speedway, Tours | 25 June | Frédéric Gabillon | Frédéric Gabillon | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford |
R8 | 26 June | Frédéric Gabillon | Ulysse Delsaux | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford | |||
5 | R9 | American Speed Weekend Semi Finals | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 17 September | Alon Day | Alon Day | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
R10 | 18 September | Alon Day | Alon Day | Alon Day | Chevrolet | |||
6 | R11 | American Festival NASCAR Finals | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 8 October | Alon Day | Borja Garcia | Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet |
R12 | 9 October | Borja Garcia | Frédéric Gabillon | Frédéric Gabillon | Ford |
Oval/Speedway
Road Course
Elite 2
Oval/Speedway
Road Course
See also
- 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
- 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
- 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
- 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
- 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series
References
- ↑ "New 2016 NWES Car Unveiled | NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "2016 NWES Ford Mustang Makes Test Debut | NASCAR Home Tracks". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "PK Carsport: Full-Attack Mode". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Gdovic Says Yes to EuroNASCAR Opportunity in Spain". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NWES Venray 5/15-5/16 2016 Entry List". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NWES Zolder 10/8 - 10/9 2016 Entry List". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "NWES Valencia 4/23-24/2016 Entry List". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Freddy Nordstrom And Justin Kunz Join CAAL Racing For 2016". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Alon Day Back To NWES With CAAL Racing". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "DF1 Racing Team Announces Lauda-Hunt 2016 Lineup". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "NWES Brands Hatch 6/11 - 6/12 2016 Entry List". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "NWES Adria Raceway 9/17 - 9/18 2016 Entry List". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "SPV Racing: New Spanish Team Joins NWES". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "RDV Compétition: Development, Stability And Great Ambitions". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Gianmarco Ercoli In ELITE 1 Leads The Double T By MRT Nocentini Charge". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Gabbiani Returns To EuroNASCAR With Virgin Radio". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Vict Motorsport Makes NASCAR Debut". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Volant Knauf: One month To Application Closure". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Brass Racing Adds Marc Goossens To The Lineup". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Motorsport 98: De Doncker Looking For Improvement And Fun". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ García, Gabriel (24 January 2016). "El piloto malagueño Salvador Tineo repetirá en la EuroNascar Series con Caal Racing". diariosur.es (in Spanish). Málaga: Prensa Malagueña, S.A. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "Paul Guiod Wins The Volant KNAUF!". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ "2016 NWES Calendar: "Success Story" Season 8". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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