2016 Renault Sport Series

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The 2016 Renault Sport Series was the 12th season of Renault Sport's series of events, with two different championships racing under one banner. Consisting of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Renault Sport Trophy, the Renault Sport Series ran at seven different venues where fans could get into the meetings for no cost whatsoever, such is the uniqueness of the series. It was the first season under the moniker Renault Sport Series.

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The series began on 15 April at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Alcañiz, and finished on 23 October at the Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, just outside Estoril. Rounds at Bugatti Circuit, Hungaroring, Circuito de Jerez, Nürburgring and Silverstone Circuit were dropped. Rounds at Red Bull Ring, Circuit Paul Ricard and Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva returned to the series' schedule, with Eurocup had two extra races on its own, in support of the Monaco Grand Prix and Monza round of Clio Cup Italia and Renault Sport Trophy supported Imola round of the European Le Mans Series.

Race calendar

CircuitLocationDateSeriesWinning driverWinning team
Flag of Spain.svg Ciudad del Motor de Aragón Alcañiz, Spain 16 AprilFR2.0 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Max Defourny Flag of France.svg R-ace GP
RST 1 Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller
Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
FR2.0 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kaufmann Racing
17 AprilFR2.0 3 Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lotus
RST 2 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
RST 3 Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Korjus Flag of France.svg R-ace GP
Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Italy 14 MayRST 4 Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Korjus
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Blomstedt
Flag of France.svg R-ace GP
15 MayRST 5 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
RST 6 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Bonifacio Flag of Italy.svg Oregon Team
Flag of Monaco.svg Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco 29 MayFR2.0 4 Flag of France.svg Sacha Fenestraz Flag of France.svg Tech 1 Racing
Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy 2 JulyFR2.0 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kaufmann Racing
FR2.0 6 Flag of France.svg Dorian Boccolacci Flag of France.svg Tech 1 Racing
3 JulyFR2.0 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Scott Flag of Spain.svg AVF by Adrián Vallés
Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Austria 16 JulyFR2.0 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kaufmann Racing
RST 7 Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller
Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
17 JulyFR2.0 9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Scott Flag of Spain.svg AVF by Adrián Vallés
RST 8 Flag of Spain.svg Fran Rueda Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
RST 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Schothorst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur
Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 27 AugustFR2.0 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Scott Flag of Spain.svg AVF by Adrián Vallés
RST 10 Flag of Thailand.svg Tanart Sathienthirakul
Flag of Spain.svg Fran Rueda
Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
28 AugustFR2.0 11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kaufmann Racing
RST 11 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Blomstedt Flag of France.svg R-ace GP
RST 12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Schothorst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 24 SeptemberFR2.0 12 Flag of Switzerland.svg Hugo de Sadeleer Flag of France.svg Tech 1 Racing
RST 13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Raoul Owens
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Blomstedt
Flag of France.svg R-ace GP
25 SeptemberFR2.0 13 Flag of France.svg Dorian Boccolacci Flag of France.svg Tech 1 Racing
RST 14 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
RST 15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Schothorst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur
Flag of Portugal.svg Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva Estoril, Portugal 22 OctoberFR2.0 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Palmer Flag of France.svg R-ace GP
RST 16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst
Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur
23 OctoberFR2.0 15 Flag of France.svg Sacha Fenestraz Flag of France.svg Tech 1 Racing
RST 17 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0
RST 18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur
IconChampionship
FR2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
RST Renault Sport Trophy

Championships

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kaufmann Racing 253
2 Flag of France.svg Dorian Boccolacci Flag of France.svg Tech 1 Racing 200
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Max Defourny Flag of France.svg R-ace GP 188.5
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Scott Flag of Spain.svg AVF by Adrián Vallés 172
5 Flag of France.svg Sacha Fenestraz Flag of France.svg Tech 1 Racing 119.5

Renault Sport Trophy

Endurance

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller
Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 87
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Frederik Blomstedt Flag of France.svg R-ace GP82
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramos Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur78
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Korjus Flag of France.svg R-ace GP67
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Tanart Sathienthirakul
Flag of Spain.svg Fran Rueda
Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 63

Pro

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Schothorst Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur156
2 Flag of Estonia.svg Kevin Korjus Flag of France.svg R-ace GP111
3 Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 105
4 Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli Flag of Italy.svg Oregon Team95
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Tanart Sathienthirakul Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 52

Am

Pos.DriverTeamPoints
1 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Schiller Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 178
2 Flag of Spain.svg Fran Rueda Flag of Spain.svg Team Marc VDS EG 0,0 147
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Blomstedt Flag of France.svg R-ace GP115
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramos Flag of the Netherlands.svg Equipe Verschuur103
5 Flag of Colombia.svg Andrés Méndez Flag of Italy.svg Oregon Team64

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