2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

Motorsport racing season Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2016 Overall Champion: Nico MenzelB-Class Champion: Yuan Bo The 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia was the fourteenth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. The season commenced on April 17 at the Shanghai International Circuit and finished at the same circuit on November 6. Despite not scoring any overall wins throughout the season, Nico Menzel became the youngest champion in the series' history at 19 years old. Yuan Bo won the B-Class championship by 10 points over nearest competitor, Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak.Nico Menzel siegt beim Carrera Cup Asia https://www.wochenspiegellive.de/kreis-ahrweiler/artikel/nico-menzel-siegt-beim-carrera-cup-asia 2016-11-17 2026-07-23 WochenSpiegel DE Calendar The following venues hosted at least one round of the 2016 championship.2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia https://racingcalendar.net/championship/porsche-carrera-cup-asia/2016 2026-07-23 RacingCalendar.net en-GB The schedule includes two rounds (Fuji and Sydney) which ran concurrently with the Japanese and Australian Carrera Cup Championships. Drivers who compete in the invitational races in these rounds automatically amass ten championship points.Carrera Cup Australia confirms 2016 calendar https://www.motorsport.com/porsche/news/carrera-cup-australia-confirms-2016-calendar/662045/ 2015-12-07 2026-07-23 Motorsport.com en-GB Round Circuit Date Supporting 1 CHN Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China 15–17 April Chinese Grand PrixTCR International Series 2 JPN Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 3–5 June One Make Series FestivalPorsche Carrera Cup Japan 3 THA Buriram International Circuit, Buriram Province, Thailand 8–10 July Thailand Super SeriesTCR Thailand Touring Car Championship 4 AUS Sydney Motorsport Park, New South Wales, Australia 26–28 August International V8 Supercars ChampionshipPorsche Carrera Cup AustraliaAustralian GT ChampionshipToyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series 5 SIN Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore 16–18 September Singapore Grand PrixTCR International SeriesFerrari Challenge Asia-Pacific 6 MYS Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia 30 September–2 October Malaysian Grand PrixGP2 SeriesGP3 SeriesTCR International Series 7 CHN Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China 4–6 November FIA World Endurance ChampionshipAudi R8 LMS Cup Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Class Rounds MYS Arrows Racing 2 HKG Samson Chan B 1 HKG Kenneth Lau B 2–3, 5–6 17 HKG Fung Yui Sum B All HKG Kamlung Racing 2 HKG Mak Hing Tak B 4 68 FRA Maxime Jousse All HKG Chong Yau Runme Wong 2 HKG Chong Yau Runme Wong B 7 HKG OpenRoad Racing 3 INA Michael Soeryadjaya B 1–2, 4–7 NZL Shaun Varney 3 21 HKG Francis Tjia B 1–2, 4–5, 7 CAN Scott Hargrove 3 HKG Team Jebsen 5 SIN Yuey Tan B All 77 CHN Cui Yue All HKG Absolute Racing 6 CHN Yuan Bo B All 88 AUS Mitchell Gilbert All MYS Team Formax 7 CHN Wang Xi B 1, 4–5 MYS Yeo Tee Eong B 2–3, 7 THA Racing Spirit Thailand 8 THA Sontaya Kunplome B 1–5, 7 THA Preeda Tantemsapya B 6 CHN Team BetterLife 9 CHN Li Chao B All CHN Porsche China Junior Team 10 SIN Andrew TangTRS champ to contest Carrera Cup Asia https://talkmotorsport.co.nz/international/2452/ 2015-12-21 2026-07-23 Talk Motorsport NZ en-NZ All TPE RC Racing 11 TPE Jeffery Chiang B 1, 3 TPE Tiger Wu B 2, 4, 7 SIN Ringo Chong B 6 HKG Modena Motorsports 16 HKG Wayne Shen B All 28 HKG John Shen B All THA Chang Racing Team 18 THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak B All CHN Fun88 Team Sunfonda 19 CHN Zhang Dasheng All HKG LKM Racing Team 22 HKG Siu Yuk Lung 1–2, 4–6 NZL Will Bamber 3 AUS Paul Tresidder Racing 23 AUS Paul Tresidder B 1–2, 4–7 CHN Zhengtong Auto 55 CHN Bao Jin Long All THA True Visions Motorsports Thailand 78 THA Suttiluck Buncharoen B All DEU Team Porsche Holding 86 CHN Zhang Zhendong 1–2 AUT Martin Ragginger 3–5, 7 NZL Chris van der Drift 6 SIN PICC Team StarChase 99 DEU Nico Menzel All CHN Team Carrera Cup Asia 911 NZL Earl BamberBamber makes appearance at Carrera Cup Asia finale https://talkmotorsport.co.nz/international/bamber-makes-appearance-carrera-cup-asia-finale/ 2016-11-01 2026-07-23 Talk Motorsport NZ en-NZ 7IconClass B B ClassGuest Starter Results Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team B-Class Winner 1 R1 CHN Shanghai 1 FRA Maxime Jousse FRA Maxime Jousse FRA Maxime Jousse HKG Kamlung Racing CHN Yuan Bo R2 FRA Maxime Jousse FRA Maxime Jousse HKG Kamlung Racing THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak 2 R1 JPN Fuji FRA Maxime Jousse SIN Andrew Tang SIN Andrew Tang CHN Porsche China Junior Team CHN Yuan Bo R2 FRA Maxime Jousse FRA Maxime Jousse HKG Kamlung Racing CHN Yuan Bo 3 R1 THA Buriram FRA Maxime Jousse SIN Andrew Tang SIN Andrew Tang CHN Porsche China Junior Team CHN Yuan Bo R2 SIN Andrew Tang CAN Scott Hargrove HKG OpenRoad Racing CHN Yuan Bo 4 R1 AUS Sydney FRA Maxime Jousse AUS Mitchell Gilbert AUS Mitchell Gilbert HKG Absolute Racing CHN Yuan Bo R2 FRA Maxime Jousse AUS Mitchell Gilbert HKG Absolute Racing THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak 5 SIN Singapore AUT Martin Ragginger FRA Maxime Jousse AUT Martin Ragginger DEU Team Porsche Holding THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak 6 MYS Sepang NZL Chris van der Drift FRA Maxime Jousse NZL Chris van der Drift DEU Team Porsche Holding SIN Yuey Tan 7 R1 CHN Shanghai 2 NZL Earl Bamber NZL Earl Bamber NZL Earl Bamber CHN Team Carrera Cup Asia THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak R2 DEU Nico Menzel AUT Martin Ragginger AUT Martin Ragginger DEU Team Porsche Holding CHN Yuan Bo Championship standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen classified drivers in every race, using the following system: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Pole FL Fastest lapPoints 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 Overall Pos. Position Driver SHA1CHN FUJJPN BURTHA SYDAUS SINSIN SEPMYS SHA2CHN Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 1 DEU Nico Menzel 2 2 2 3 5 4 Ret 4 2 2 3 3 203 2 FRA Maxime Jousse 1 1 3 1 3 2 Ret 3 2 2 195 3 AUS Mitchell Gilbert 8 5 5 4 4 5 1 1 4 DSQ 4 6 173 4 SIN Andrew Tang 15 4 1 2 1 9 4 3 5 9 7 7 172 5 CHN Zhang Dasheng 7 3 4 5 6 3 7 10 6 3 5 9 161 6 CHN Cui Yue 7 6 12 8 9 6 6 11 4 8 4 122 7 THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak 4 8 8 10 9 11 10 2 7 8 9 Ret 118 8 CHN Yuan Bo 3 9 7 8 7 8 5 Ret 9 11 20 5 114 9 AUT Martin Ragginger Ret 2 3 5 1 6 1 110 10 CHN Bao Jin Long 6 11 9 7 10 9 11 Ret 6 10 Ret 88 11 SIN Yuey Tan 14 10 14 14 8 7 8 5 Ret 8 79 12 HKG Wayne Shen 9 14 12 15 12 12 15 9 12 7 11 10 76 13 HKG Francis Tjia 12 11 9 11 8 10 15 Ret 57 14 THA Suttiluck Buncharoen 10 14 14 Ret 14 12 13 12 13 14 50 15 CHN Li Chao Ret 10 13 13 11 13 17 15 15 16 12 47 16 HKG John Shen 11 13 13 15 13 14 Ret 14 14 13 46 17 INA Michael Soeryadjaya 13 Ret 11 12 13 12 11 45 18 CHN Zhang Zhendong 5 6 15 6 43 19 CAN Scott Hargrove 2 1 38 20 AUS Paul Tresidder 12 15 16 17 14 13 17 16 32 21 HKG Siu Yuk Lung Ret 20 18 15 22 22 HKG Fung Yui Sum 19 20 18 Ret 20 23 THA Sontaya Kunplome 21 19 19 17 20 24 TPE Tiger Wu Ret 18 16 20 25 NZL Will Bamber 6 7 19 26 HKG Kenneth Lau 15 Ret 16 12 27 HKG Wang Xi 22 21 Ret 23 19 10 28 MYS Yeo Tee Eong Ret 10 29 HKG Mak Hing Tak DNS DNS 10 30 SIN Ringo Chong 10 7 - TPE Jeffery Chiang Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 - HKG Samson Chan 0 - NZL Shaun Varney Ret Ret 0 - HKG Daniel Andrew Bilski Ret Ret 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points - NZL Chris van der Drift 1 0 - NZL Earl Bamber 1 DNS 0 - HKG Chong Yau Runme Wong 22 15 0 - HKG Siu Tit Lung 21 18 0 Pos. Position Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Points SHA1CHN FUJJPN BURTHA SYDAUS SINSIN SEPMYS SHA2CHN See also 2016 Porsche Supercup 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Notes References External links Official website Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Category:Porsche Carrera Cup Asia seasons