2016 Global Touring Car Championship

2016 Global Touring Car Championship None 2017 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.Sasol GTC Championship Crowns Maiden Champion https://gtcafrica.co.za/2016/12/sasol-gtc-championship-crowns-maiden-champion/ GTC Africa 7 December 2019 BMW took the manufacturer's title in the GTC Class, while Volkswagen secured the GTC Production title. Teams and drivers GTC ManufacturerCarTeamNo. Car numberDriversRounds GER Audi Audi A3 GTC Engen Xtreme Team12RSA Michael StephenAll38RSA Simon MossAll GER BMW BMW M2 GTC Sasol GTC Racing Team08RSA Hennie GroenewaldAll32RSA Gennaro BonafedeAll EPS Couriers BMW14RSA Johan Fourie2-5Rustenburg Steel Construction BMW95RSA Michael van Rooyen4-5 GER Volkswagen Volkswagen Jetta GTC Volkswagen Motorsport21RSA Graeme NathanAll57RSA Matthew HodgesAll GTC Production ManufacturerCarTeamNo. Car numberDriversRounds GER Volkswagen Volkswagen Golf GTi Volkswagen Motorsport11RSA Daniel RoweAll44RSA Mandla MdakaneAllVW Genuine Parts15RSA Charl SmalbergerAllKalex VW35RSA Devon Piazza Musso5-6USA FordFord Focus STN/A42RSA Shaun Duminy1-5GER BMWBMW Z4GTCX Zambezi Auto74RSA Mark du Toit3 Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Overall winner GTC-P Winner 1 R1 RSA Zwartkops Raceway, Centurion 9 AugustRSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Shaun Duminy R2RSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Daniel Rowe 2 R1 RSA Aldo Scribante Circuit, Port Elizabeth 10 SeptemberRSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Daniel RoweR2RSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Charl SmalbergerR3RSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Daniel Rowe 3R1 RSA Killarney Race Track, Cape Town 24 SeptemberRSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Daniel RoweR2RSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Daniel RoweR3RSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Daniel Rowe 4R1 RSA Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand 23 OctoberRSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Daniel RoweR2RSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Daniel Rowe 5R1 RSA Zwartkops Raceway, Centurion 26 NovemberRSA Michael StephenRSA Michael StephenRSA Daniel RoweR2RSA Michael StephenRSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Daniel Rowe 6R1 RSA Prince George Circuit, East London 3 DecemberRSA Michael StephenRSA Matthew HodgesRSA Charl SmalbergerR2RSA Michael StephenRSA Gennaro BonafedeRSA Daniel Rowe Championship standings Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:Racing Regulatrions https://gtcafrica.co.za/racing-format/ GTC Africa 7 December 2019 Race Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th FL Fastest Race Lap Points 50 38 28 20 14 9 6 4 2 13 Additionally, the top three placed drivers in qualifying will also receive points. Qualifying Position  1st   2nd   3rd  Points 5 3 1 Drivers' standings Pos. Position Driver ZWA1RSA ALDRSA KILRSA KYARSA ZWA2RSA PRIRSA Points GTC Class 1 RSA Michael Stephen 11 11 11 11 11 11 22 1 1 23 2 11 Ret1 51 5 1 619 2 RSA Gennaro Bonafede 33 33 3 4 5 33 11 33 11 11 3 13 43 1 508 3 RSA Matthew Hodges 2 4 6 3 6 Ret 6 5 42 5 4 4 1 43 296 4 RSA Hennie Groenewald 5 DNS 4 5 3 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 2 2 2 2 262 5 RSA Simon Moss 6 5 53 23 Ret2 22 33 22 3 Ret 7 Ret Ret2 DNS2 219 6 RSA Graeme Nathan 4 2 7 6 4 Ret 7 Ret 5 3 6 6 3 3 215 7 RSA Johan Fourie 22 Ret2 22 5 4 4 Ret Ret 5 32 198 8 RSA Michael van Rooyen Ret 4 Ret 5 34Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 1 – 5 Points for Pole 2 – 3 Points for P2 3 – 1 Point for P3 References Category:2016 in motorsport