2016 BOSS GP Series

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The 2016 BOSS GP season was the 22nd season of the BOSS GP series. The championship began on 17 April at Hockenheim and finished on 10 October at Imola.

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Teams and Drivers

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriverRounds
Open Class
Ascari Racing Jaguar R5 Cosworth 3.0 V10 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart1–4
Top Speed Toro Rosso STR1 Cosworth 3.0 V10 2 Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl1–5
Super Aguri SA06 Cosworth 3.0 V10 26 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Jaksch1–2
GP Racing Panoz DP01 Judd 4.2 V10 3 Flag of Austria.svg Peter MilavecAll
H&A Racing Benetton B197 Judd 4.0 V10 5 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Jordan1–3, 5
21 Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Herndlhofer1–3
25 Flag of Germany.svg Lance David Arnold 3
26 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Jaksch3–4
VES Racing Minardi PS04B Cosworth 3.0 V10 10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frits van Eerd  [ nl ]1, 3–4, 6
Benetton B199 Judd 4.0 V10 5
Benetton B197 Judd 4.2 V10 20 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques 6
Speed Center - Castrol Forti FG03 Judd 4.0 V10 22 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Laub2–5
Formula Class
Top Speed Dallara GP2/08 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 100 Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Höher 3, 5–6
888 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Schnitzenbaumer3–5
222 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veronika Cicha1
Speed Center - Castrol Dallara GP2/08 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 101 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Göllner1–5
555 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christian EickeAll
Dallara T08 Renault 3.5 V6 666 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roy Glaser1, 3–4, 6
Racing Experience Dallara GP2/08 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 102 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Wiltshire3–4
103 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Stratford3, 6
320 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser1, 4
Hoffmann Racing Dallara GP2/05 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 110 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Steding1–4, 6
PS Racing Lola B05/52 Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 115 Flag of India.svg Mahaveer Raghunathan 3–6
116 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Romani6
Easy Formula Panoz DP09B Menard CT 4.2 V12 117 Flag of France.svg Christopher BrenierAll
118 Flag of France.svg Gilles BrenierAll
Jenzer Motorsport Dallara T08 Renault 3.5 V6 121 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg "Luke Skywalker"1
919 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thierry Christen1
Dallara SN01 Nissan AER 3.4 V6 430 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Kindler1, 3, 6
Inter Europol Competition Dallara GP2/05 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 122 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Renstrup1–5
Dallara GP2/11 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 333 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg "Tintin"6
Griffith's Dallara GP2/08 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 126 Flag of France.svg Bruno Navarette3
Dallara GP2/05 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 150 Flag of France.svg David Moretti3
De Boer Manx Dallara GP2/08 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 136 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk de Boer2–6
Torino Squadra Corse Lola B05/52 Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 155 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Michael Dörrbecker 3–6
H&A Racing Dallara GP2/05 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 222 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veronika Cicha3–5
242 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Jaksch5
MM International Motorsport Lola B02/50 Zytek 3.0 V8 323 Flag of Italy.svg Armando ManginiAll
Dallara GP2/05 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 999 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore de PlanoAll
Becker Motorsport Dallara SN01 Nissan AER 3.4 V6 411 Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz BeckerAll
Zele Racing Lola B05/52 Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 444 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Sager6
789 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christof Von Grünigen3–5
Reims Developpement Automobile Dallara GP2/11 Mecachrome 4.0 V8 777 Flag of France.svg Philippe Haezebrouck 1–2, 4

Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamFormula Class Winner
1R1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 16 April Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ascari Racing Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser
R217 April Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser
2R3 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring, Steven Spielberg 14 May Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of France.svg Christopher Brenier
R415 May Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of France.svg Christopher Brenier
3R5 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 2 July Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Höher
R63 July Flag of France.svg Christopher Brenier Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frits van Eerd  [ nl ] Flag of the Netherlands.svg VES Racing Flag of France.svg Christopher Brenier
4R7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg TT Circuit Assen, Assen 6 August Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser
R87 August Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser
5R9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Masaryk Circuit, Brno 10 September Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Höher
R1011 September Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl Flag of Austria.svg Top Speed Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Michael Dörrbecker
6R11 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 8 October Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Höher Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Flag of the Netherlands.svg VES Racing Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Michael Dörrbecker
R129 October Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Höher Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Michael Dörrbecker Flag of Italy.svg Torino Squadra Corse Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Michael Dörrbecker

Championship standings

Race
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th 
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Drivers Standings

PosDriver HOC
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RBR
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MNZ
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ASS
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BRN
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IMO
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Points
Open Class
1 Flag of Austria.svg Ingo Gerstl21111Ret1111222
2 Flag of Austria.svg Peter Milavec916555Ret810421113212
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frits van Eerd  [ nl ]75214DNS7Ret122168
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Klaas Zwart12Ret222Ret215†121
5 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Laub4RetRetRet1211913†90
6 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Jaksch19DNSDNS151091280
7 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang JordanDNS113Ret6RetRet776
8 Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Herndlhofer43DNS3Ret60
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques 1347
Flag of Germany.svg Lance David Arnold DNSDNS
Formula Class
1 Flag of France.svg Christopher Brenier56244253Ret55Ret223
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Michael Dörrbecker 85646321169
3 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore De Plano68RetRet93Ret651467152
4 Flag of France.svg Gilles Brenier109Ret9129181711810Ret119
5 Flag of India.svg Mahaveer Raghunathan 15675844Ret118
6 Flag of France.svg Philippe Haezebrouck 8766109108
7 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gary Hauser3432100
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Renstrup11DNS11131410171610699
9 Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Becker16Ret101121121519†169151190
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk de Boer88RetDNSDNSDNS131013879
11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christof Von Grünigen74Ret83Ret74
12 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Steding15189101817DNSRet9973
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter GöllnerRet147719Ret14DNS12Ret73
14 Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Höher 3Ret2DSQ3Ret72
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roy Glaser141016161314161465
16 Flag of Italy.svg Armando Mangini18DNS1214231416Ret15Ret171554
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christian EickeRet17Ret1213RetDNS18Ret11181253
18 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veronika Cicha1212RetRetDNSRet141241
19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin KindlerRet131713141039
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Wiltshire11Ret111337
21 Flag of the United States.svg Phil StratfordRet819436
22 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Sager7534
23 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Schnitzenbaumer207DNS7RetRet31
24 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Romani8630
25 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thierry Christen131518
26 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Jaksch171512
27 Flag of France.svg David MorettiRet118
28 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg "Luke Skywalker"17Ret6
29 Flag of France.svg Bruno NavaretteRet154
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg "Tintin"RetRet

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