2016 Supercup season

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2016 Supercup season
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Competition Supercup
Title Sponsor TBC
Platform Used RFactor2.png rFactor 2
Rounds 18
Mod Used Formula Renault 3.5 2014
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s) GPVWC
Tyre Supplier(s) GPVWC
Drivers -
Teams 14
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
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GPVWC series in 2016
Career Ladder

Superleague
Supercup
Formula Challenge
Open Series

Other series

Masters Series
World Sport Series
International Touring Cup
World GT
Vintage Series
Atlantic Series

The 2016 Supercup season will be the 9th GPVWC Supercup season.

Teams and drivers

The amount of team slots was reduced from 15 to 14 for the 2016 season, co-inciding with the move to rFactor 2 for the 2016 Career Ladder series.

The following teams have confirmed their 2016 participation.

Supercup Team Base Abbreviation Chassis Tyre No. Race Drivers Rounds Test/Reserve Driver(s)
England Simtech Enterprise GP

England Bromley, England

EGP SC-016 G 17 Estonia Rait Tuulikas Croatia Antonio Hreljanovic
Estonia Argo Teder
23 England Scott Berrisford
Germany Evolution Motorsports

Germany Kirchhain, Germany

Evolution SC-016 G 47 Germany Dennis Jordan TBC
48 Germany Marcel Rautter
Belgium Fox Racing

Belgium Kessel, Belgium

Fox SC-016 G 31 Wales Matt Richards TBC
41 Germany Maurice Brackhahn
Norway Ice Cold Racing

Sweden Gothenberg, Sweden

Ice Cold SC-016 G 42 Sweden Eric Stranne TBC
43 Sweden Tobias Olsson
Finland Karjala Racing

Finland Helsinki, Finland

Karjala SC-016 G 40 Finland Ari Nieminen TBC
78 England Lewis McGlade
Malta Malta Force GP

Malta Siggiewi, Malta

Malta Force SC-016 G 44 Malta Jason Muscat TBC
77 Netherlands Menno Klont
Netherlands Measuric Racing

Netherlands Bennekom, The Netherlands

Measuric SC-016 G 16 Germany Dino Paolini Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra
55 England Mark Wicks
Germany Team Proline

Germany Hameln, Germany

Proline SC-016 G 94 Netherlands Lars Brugman TBC
97 Netherlands Niels Brugman
Netherlands Racing Team Schroten

Netherlands Bennekom, Netherlands

RTS SC-016 G 29 Finland Teemu Toikka Germany Marius Nicolae
98 Venezuela Argenis Riera
United States Satellite Racing

United States West Palm Beach, FL, United States

Satellite SC-016 G 32 United States Sven de Vries TBC
64 Scotland Craig Baxter
England ST Racing

England Chandler's Ford, England

ST SC-016 G 56 England Mark Fuller TBC
96 Spain Borja Millán
Australia Streetfighter Racing Systems

Australia Sydney, Australia

SRS SC-016 G 67 Estonia Risto Kappet TBC
68 Croatia David Francic
Malta TG Racing

Malta Mtarfa, Malta

TG SC-016 G 59 Canada Andrew Waring TBC
60 Spain Edgar Ruiz
  TBA

  TBA

TBA SC-016 G TBA   TBA TBC
TBA   TBA

Team changes

New entries

Returning entries

  • Centurion Grand Prix was also promoted from Formula Challenge, returning to the Supercup following a year's absence. However, during pre-season, team boss Terence Grech completed his takeover of the team following his arrival in February 2015 and renamed the outfit to TG Racing. The nationality of the team was accordingly switched to Maltese.
  • Racing Team Schroten was promoted from Formula Challenge, returning to the Supercup after four years of absence.

2016 Calendar

Round Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Conditions Date Start Time
Track time GMT
1 Australian Grand Prix Australian GP Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
2 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir TBC TBC 18:00 19:00
3 Russian Grand Prix Russian GP Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi TBC TBC 20:00 19:00
4 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish GP Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
5 Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP Turkey Istanbul Park, Istanbul TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
6 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco GP Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian GP Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
8 British Grand Prix British GP United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
9 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian GP Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
10 TBC TBC   TBC TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
11 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungarian GP Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
12 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
13 Italian Grand Prix Italian GP Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
14 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
15 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island TBC TBC 17:00 19:00
16 United States Grand Prix United States GP United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
17 Mexican Grand Prix Mexican GP Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City TBC TBC 14:00 19:00
18 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian GP Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo TBC TBC 14:00 19:00

Calendar changes

  • The Portuguese and Singapore Grands Prix were both removed from the calendar
  • The calendar was extended to 18 events seeing the return of the Dutch and Mexican Grands Prix after a 3 and 4 year absence respectively whilst also seeing the first running of the Russian Grand Prix.

Testing

The 2016 testing schedule is as follows:

Test Date Venue
Pre-Season Test #1 9th February 2016 Template:MLY Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
Pre-Season Test #2 16th February 2016 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome, Dubailand

Rule changes

Technical

  • For the first time since 2009, the simulator of choice for the Career Ladder was upgraded from rFactor to its sequel, rFactor 2.
  • With a change in simulator came a change in vehicle as the Formula Renault 3.5 2014 car was utilised for the first time.

Sporting

  • Multiple dry tyre compounds were removed from the series with one single Dry compound replacing the previous Soft and Hard options.
  • Due to this change, an enforced pit stop was brought into action for the Feature race of an event's evening.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Pole Position Pole Time Fastest Lap F/L Time Winning Driver Winning Team Report

1

R1 Australia Supercup Australian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

2

R1 Bahrain Supercup Bahrain Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

3

R1 Russia Supercup Russian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

4

R1 Spain Supercup Spanish Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

5

R1 Turkey Supercup Turkish Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

6

R1 Monaco Supercup Monaco Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

7

R1 Canada Supercup Canadian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

8

R1 United Kingdom Supercup British Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

9

R1 Austria Supercup Austrian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

10

R1   Supercup Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

11

R1 Hungary Supercup Hungarian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

12

R1 Belgium Supercup Belgian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

13

R1 Italy Supercup Italian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

14

R1 Japan Supercup Japanese Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

15

R1 United Arab Emirates Supercup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

16

R1 United States Supercup United States Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

17

R1 Mexico Supercup Mexican Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

18

R1 Brazil Supercup Brazilian Grand Prix   -   -     Report
R2   -    

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
RUS
Russia
ESP
Spain
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
TBC
 
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
1   Template 0
Pos Driver AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
RUS
Russia
ESP
Spain
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
TBC
 
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Blank Did not participate (-)
Excluded (EX)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos Team Car
No.
AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
RUS
Russia
ESP
Spain
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
TBC
 
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
1 United States Satellite Racing 32 0
64
2 Malta Malta Force GP 44 0
77
3 England Simtech Enterprise GP 17 0
23
4 Netherlands Measuric Racing 16 0
55
5 Australia Streetfighter Racing Systems 67 0
68
6 Germany Evolution Motorsports 47 0
48
7 Belgium Fox Racing 31 0
41
8 England ST Racing 56 0
96
9 Norway Ice Cold Racing 42 0
43
10 Germany Team Proline 26 0
72
11 Malta TG Racing 59 0
60
12 Finland Karjala Racing 40 0
78
13 Netherlands Racing Team Schroten 29 0
98
14 Template:Black TBC TBC 0
TBC
Pos Team Car
No.
AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
RUS
Russia
ESP
Spain
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
TBC
 
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
UAE
United Arab Emirates
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Blank Did not participate (-)
Excluded (EX)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Preceded by:
2015 Supercup season
GPVWC Supercup season
2016
Succeeded by:
2017 Supercup season