The 2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2016 season was the seventh V de V Challenge Monoplace season organized by the V de V Sports. The season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 19 March and finishes on 6 November at Estoril.
The season was dominated by TS Corse driver Alex Peroni who won 14 from 21 races. [1] Gilles Hireau and Aleksey Chuklin won one races on their way to top three in the season standings. Grégoire Saucy, Erwin Creed, Antoine Robert, Nicolas Melin, Thomas Neubauer, David Droux, Gilles Magnus, Rinus van Kalmthout and Richard Verschoor were the other drivers who was able to finish on podium during the races. [2]
Entry list [3] | ||||
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Team | No. | Driver name | Chassis | Rounds |
RC Formula | 1 | Oscar Arcila | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1–3 |
Antoine Robert | 4–7 | |||
6 | Mickael Grosso | 2 | ||
7 | Antoine Robert | 2–3 | ||
17 | Aleksey Chuklin | 1 | ||
26 | Grégoire Saucy | 1 | ||
33 | Melissa Calvi | 1–2 | ||
74 | Karl Pedraza | 2–4 | ||
97 | David Droux | 3, 5 | ||
Formula Motorsport | 2 | Erwin Creed | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
3 | Maxime Lebreton | All | ||
6 | Erik Attias | 1, 3, 6 | ||
10 | Nicolas Melin | All | ||
13 | Romano Ricci | 1, 3–5, 7 | ||
14 | Michel Piroird | 3 | ||
15 | Vincent Iogna | 3 | ||
24 | Thomas Neubauer | 4–6 | ||
37 | Gilles Heriau | All | ||
Equipe Palmyr | 4 | Christian Vaglio-Giors | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
Sports Promotion | 4 | Sébastien Page | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–4, 7 |
7 | Esteban Garcia | 1, 4, 7 | ||
62 | Christophe Hurni | All | ||
74 | Caryl Fritsche | Tatuus FR2000 | 3, 6 | |
77 | Luis Sanjuan | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 1, 3–4, 7 | |
By Speed Factory | 5 | Jaime Fuster | Tatuus FR2000 | 2, 4–5, 7 |
L Racing | 9 | Teddy Chazot | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 3 |
GSK Grand Prix | 11 | Greg Holloway | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All |
26 | Grégoire Saucy | 2–7 | ||
MB Motorsport | 14 | William Westerloppe | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2, 6 |
Zig Zag | 16 | Gilles Magnus | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–4 |
54 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | 1, 3–4, 7 | ||
66 | Nicolas Matile | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 3–4, 7 | |
69 | Christian Carlesi | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1, 3–4 | |
MP Motorsport | 17 | Aleksey Chuklin | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2–7 |
19 | Richard Verschoor | 2 | ||
Rinus van Kalmthout | 5, 7 | |||
Inter Europol Competition | 20 | Robert Siska | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3, 5–6 |
Avenir by ARTA | 25 | Howard Sklar | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2, 4, 6–7 |
TS Corse | 27 | Alex Peroni | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | All |
73 | Pietro Peccenini | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | All | |
Lamo Racing Car | 31 | Jérome Sornicle | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 2 |
Laurent Lamolinarie | 5 | |||
53 | Gregory Choukroun | Tatuus FR2000 | All | |
88 | Eric Meriel | 2 | ||
99 | Pascal Brondeau | 2 | ||
Lycee Pro Nogaro | 32 | Daniel Harout | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1 |
Kennol Racing Team | 36 | Adrien Hervouet | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 | 2 |
Monster Racing | 39 | Arnaud Choquet | Tatuus FR2000 | 2–3 |
43 | Mathieu Mopar | 2–3 | ||
Gabriele Rugin | 45 | Gabriele Rugin | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 5 |
Excelsior | 45 | Ghislain Cordeel | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 7 |
Heuri Rennwagen | 46 | Walter Rykart | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 1–3, 5–7 |
Team One | 68 | Alain Bucher | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–7 |
Team RV Competition | 82 | Hugo Demorge | Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 | 3–4 |
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