Английская Википедия:2016 Global Touring Car Championship
The 2016 Global Touring Car Championship (commercially known as the 2016 Sasol GTC Championship) was the inaugural season of the Global Touring Car Championship, a South African touring car racing series. The series was scheduled for six rounds, consisting of a total of fourteen races from 9 August until 3 December.
Michael Stephen became the series's first champion, taking seven race wins from the first eight races behind the wheel of an Audi A3 GTC. Daniel Rowe took the title in GTC Production, the second class of the series consisting of production racing cars, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTi.[1] BMW took the manufacturer's title in the GTC Class, while Volkswagen secured the GTC Production title.
Teams and drivers
GTC
| Manufacturer | Car | Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Audi | Audi A3 GTC | Engen Xtreme Team | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Stephen | All |
| 38 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Moss | All | |||
| Шаблон:Flagicon BMW | BMW M2 GTC | Sasol GTC Racing Team | 08 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hennie Groenewald | All |
| 32 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gennaro Bonafede | All | |||
| EPS Couriers BMW | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johan Fourie | 2-5 | ||
| Rustenburg Steel Construction BMW | 95 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael van Rooyen | 4-5 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Volkswagen | Volkswagen Jetta GTC | Volkswagen Motorsport | 21 | Шаблон:Flagicon Graeme Nathan | All |
| 57 | Шаблон:Flagicon Matthew Hodges | All |
GTC Production
| Manufacturer | Car | Team | Шаблон:Tooltip | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Volkswagen | Volkswagen Golf GTi | Volkswagen Motorsport | 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daniel Rowe | All |
| 44 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mandla Mdakane | All | |||
| VW Genuine Parts | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Charl Smalberger | All | ||
| Kalex VW | 35 | Шаблон:Flagicon Devon Piazza Musso | 5-6 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ford | Ford Focus ST | N/A | 42 | Шаблон:Flagicon Shaun Duminy | 1-5 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon BMW | BMW Z4 | GTCX Zambezi Auto | 74 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark du Toit | 3 |
Calendar
Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:[2]
| Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 50 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying will also receive points.
| Qualifying Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Drivers' Standings
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Шаблон:Motorsport driver results legend
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