2016 Italian Touring Car Championship
The 2016 Italian Touring Car Championship is the second season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 30th season since a national touring car series was revied in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo. Starting from this year, the championship takes place of Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance and it will be divided into TCR and TCS class. The latter will include cars between 1.400 and 2.000cc, nearer to the production series.[1]
2016 Italian Touring Car Championship | |||
Previous: | 2015 | Next: | 2017 |
Teams and drivers
Hankook is the official tyre supplier.
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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TCR Class | ||||
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SEAT León Cup Racer[2] | 2 | ![]() |
1-2 |
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1 | |||
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2 | |||
7 | ![]() |
1-4, 6-7 | ||
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1-4, 6-7 | |||
8 | ![]() |
1-3 | ||
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1 | |||
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2 | |||
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3 | |||
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Citroën C3 Max TCR[6] | 3 | ![]() |
1 |
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1 | |||
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2 | |||
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2 | |||
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4 | |||
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4 | |||
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5 | |||
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5 | |||
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SEAT León Cup Racer[7] | 4 | ![]() |
1-2, 4, 6 |
11 | ![]() |
3, 5 | ||
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4, 7 | |||
10 | 5 | |||
36 | ![]() |
3 | ||
47 | ![]() |
1-6 | ||
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Honda Civic TCR[9] | 5 | ![]() |
1-6 |
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Honda Civic TCR | 6 | ![]() |
4 |
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7 | |||
SEAT León Cup Racer | 21 | ![]() |
2, 4, 6-7 | |
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SEAT León TCR[11] | 9 | ![]() |
1 |
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SEAT León Cup Racer[12] | 14 | ![]() |
1 |
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1 | |||
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Subaru Impreza STi TCR[11] | 16 | ![]() |
7 |
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SEAT León Cup Racer | 19 | ![]() |
6 |
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SEAT León Cup Racer | 41 | ![]() |
3-4, 7 |
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SEAT León Cup Racer | 40 | ![]() |
3 |
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SEAT León Cup Racer[13] | 76 | ![]() |
All |
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Honda Civic TCR | 80 | ![]() |
4, 6 |
TCS Class | ||||
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SEAT León Cupra ST[14] | 101 | ![]() |
3-4, 6-7 |
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5 | |||
107 | ![]() |
4-7 | ||
108 | ![]() |
All | ||
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Honda Civic Type-R[16] | 105 | ![]() |
7 |
115 | ![]() |
1 | ||
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SEAT Ibiza | 205 | ![]() |
4-7 |
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6 | |||
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.8 | 206 | ![]() |
5 |
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5 | |||
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Peugeot 308 Mi16[17] | 308 | ![]() |
1-2 |
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1-2 | |||
Citroën C3 Max | 603 | ![]() |
6 | |
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6 | |||
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7 | |||
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7 | |||
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Alfa Romeo MiTo QV[19] | 403 | ![]() |
1-4 |
404 | ![]() |
1-4 | ||
Abarth 595 OT | 408 | ![]() |
4 | |
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Abarth 595 OT[21] | 405 | ![]() |
1 |
406 | ![]() |
1 | ||
TCT Class | ||||
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV | 602 | ![]() |
5-7 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV | 603 | ![]() |
5 |
604 | 6-7 | |||
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV[23] | 605 | ![]() |
7 |
Calendar and results
The 2016 schedule was announced on 23 November 2015, with all events scheduled to be held in Italy.[24] On 23 January, the Vallelunga round was postponed from 17 April to 4 September.[25] On 16 March, the first round in Monza was moved forward to 30 October, while Adria was anticipated to 8 May.[26]
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance.
References
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