title: 2016 BOSS GP Series
text: # 2016 BOSS GP Series
  
  The 2016 BOSS GP season was the 22nd season of the BOSS GP series. The championship began on 17 April at Hockenheim and finished on 10 October at Imola.
  
  ## Teams and Drivers
  
  | Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Open Class ||||||
  | Ascari Racing | Jaguar R5 | Cosworth 3.0 V10 | 1 | Klaas Zwart | 1–4 |
  | Top Speed | Toro Rosso STR1 | Cosworth 3.0 V10 | 2 | Ingo Gerstl | 1–5 |
  | Top Speed | Super Aguri SA06 | Cosworth 3.0 V10 | 26 | Wolfgang Jaksch | 1–2 |
  | GP Racing | Panoz DP01 | Judd 4.2 V10 | 3 | Peter Milavec | All |
  | H&A Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 5 | Wolfgang Jordan | 1–3, 5 |
  | H&A Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 21 | Bernd Herndlhofer | 1–3 |
  | H&A Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 25 | Lance David Arnold | 3 |
  | H&A Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 26 | Wolfgang Jaksch | 3–4 |
  | VES Racing | Minardi PS04B | Cosworth 3.0 V10 | 10 | Frits van Eerd [nl] | 1, 3–4, 6 |
  | VES Racing | Benetton B199 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 10 | Frits van Eerd [nl] | 5 |
  | VES Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.2 V10 | 20 | Tarso Marques | 6 |
  | Speed Center - Castrol | Forti FG03 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 22 | Hans Laub | 2–5 |
  | Formula Class ||||||
  | Top Speed | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 100 | Christopher Höher | 3, 5–6 |
  | Top Speed | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 888 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | 3–5 |
  | Top Speed | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 222 | Veronika Cicha | 1 |
  | Speed Center - Castrol | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 101 | Peter Göllner | 1–5 |
  | Speed Center - Castrol | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 555 | Christian Eicke | All |
  | Speed Center - Castrol | Dallara T08 | Renault 3.5 V6 | 666 | Roy Glaser | 1, 3–4, 6 |
  | Racing Experience | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 102 | Stuart Wiltshire | 3–4 |
  | Racing Experience | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 103 | Phil Stratford | 3, 6 |
  | Racing Experience | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 320 | Gary Hauser | 1, 4 |
  | Hoffmann Racing | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 110 | Walter Steding | 1–4, 6 |
  | PS Racing | Lola B05/52 | Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 | 115 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | 3–6 |
  | PS Racing | Lola B05/52 | Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 | 116 | Emanuele Romani | 6 |
  | Easy Formula | Panoz DP09B | Menard CT 4.2 V12 | 117 | Christopher Brenier | All |
  | Easy Formula | Panoz DP09B | Menard CT 4.2 V12 | 118 | Gilles Brenier | All |
  | Jenzer Motorsport | Dallara T08 | Renault 3.5 V6 | 121 | "Luke Skywalker" | 1 |
  | Jenzer Motorsport | Dallara T08 | Renault 3.5 V6 | 919 | Thierry Christen | 1 |
  | Jenzer Motorsport | Dallara SN01 | Nissan AER 3.4 V6 | 430 | Martin Kindler | 1, 3, 6 |
  | Inter Europol Competition | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 122 | Jens Renstrup | 1–5 |
  | Inter Europol Competition | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 333 | "Tintin" | 6 |
  | Griffith's | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 126 | Bruno Navarette | 3 |
  | Griffith's | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 150 | David Moretti | 3 |
  | De Boer Manx | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 136 | Henk de Boer | 2–6 |
  | Torino Squadra Corse | Lola B05/52 | Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 | 155 | Luis Michael Dörrbecker | 3–6 |
  | H&A Racing | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 222 | Veronika Cicha | 3–5 |
  | H&A Racing | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 242 | Wolfgang Jaksch | 5 |
  | MM International Motorsport | Lola B02/50 | Zytek 3.0 V8 | 323 | Armando Mangini | All |
  | MM International Motorsport | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 999 | Salvatore de Plano | All |
  | Becker Motorsport | Dallara SN01 | Nissan AER 3.4 V6 | 411 | Karl-Heinz Becker | All |
  | Zele Racing | Lola B05/52 | Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 | 444 | Philipp Sager | 6 |
  | Zele Racing | Lola B05/52 | Gibson Tech 3.4 V8 | 789 | Christof Von Grünigen | 3–5 |
  | Reims Developpement Automobile | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 777 | Philippe Haezebrouck | 1–2, 4 |
  
  ## Calendar
  
  | Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Formula Class Winner |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 16 April | Gary Hauser | Klaas Zwart | Klaas Zwart | Ascari Racing | Gary Hauser |
  | 1 | R2 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 17 April | | Klaas Zwart | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Gary Hauser |
  | 2 | R3 | Red Bull Ring, Steven Spielberg | 14 May | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Christopher Brenier |
  | 2 | R4 | Red Bull Ring, Steven Spielberg | 15 May | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Christopher Brenier |
  | 3 | R5 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 2 July | Klaas Zwart | Karl-Heinz Becker | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Christopher Höher |
  | 3 | R6 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 3 July | | Christopher Brenier | Frits van Eerd [nl] | VES Racing | Christopher Brenier |
  | 4 | R7 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 6 August | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Gary Hauser |
  | 4 | R8 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 7 August | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Gary Hauser |
  | 5 | R9 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | 10 September | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Christopher Höher |
  | 5 | R10 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | 11 September | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Luis Michael Dörrbecker |
  | 6 | R11 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 8 October | Tarso Marques | Christopher Höher | Tarso Marques | VES Racing | Luis Michael Dörrbecker |
  | 6 | R12 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 9 October | | Christopher Höher | Luis Michael Dörrbecker | Torino Squadra Corse | Luis Michael Dörrbecker |
  
  ## Championship standings
  
  * Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
  
  Race :
  
  | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | All Races | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
  
  ### Drivers Standings
  
  | Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | RBR | RBR | MNZ | MNZ | ASS | ASS | BRN | BRN | IMO | IMO | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Open Class |||||||||||||||
  | 1 | Ingo Gerstl | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 222 |
  | 2 | Peter Milavec | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 212 |
  | 3 | Frits van Eerd [nl] | 7 | 5 | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | DNS | 7 | Ret | 12 | 2 | 168 |
  | 4 | Klaas Zwart | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 22 | Ret | 2 | 15† | | | | | 121 |
  | 5 | Hans Laub | | | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13† | | | 90 |
  | 6 | Wolfgang Jaksch | 19 | DNS | DNS | 15 | 10 | | 9 | 12 | | | | | 80 |
  | 7 | Wolfgang Jordan | DNS | 11 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | | | Ret | 7 | | | 76 |
  | 8 | Bernd Herndlhofer | 4 | 3 | DNS | 3 | | Ret | | | | | | | 60 |
  | 9 | Tarso Marques | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 47 |
  | | Lance David Arnold | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | |
  | Formula Class |||||||||||||||
  | 1 | Christopher Brenier | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | 223 |
  | 2 | Luis Michael Dörrbecker | | | | | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 169 |
  | 3 | Salvatore De Plano | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 152 |
  | 4 | Gilles Brenier | 10 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 119 |
  | 5 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | | | | | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 118 |
  | 6 | Philippe Haezebrouck | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | 108 |
  | 7 | Gary Hauser | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 100 |
  | 8 | Jens Renstrup | 11 | DNS | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | | | 99 |
  | 9 | Karl-Heinz Becker | 16 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 19† | 16 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 90 |
  | 10 | Henk de Boer | | | 8 | 8 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 79 |
  | 11 | Christof Von Grünigen | | | | | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 3 | Ret | | | 74 |
  | 12 | Walter Steding | 15 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 17 | DNS | Ret | | | 9 | 9 | 73 |
  | 13 | Peter Göllner | Ret | 14 | 7 | 7 | 19 | Ret | 14 | DNS | 12 | Ret | | | 73 |
  | 14 | Christopher Höher | | | | | 3 | Ret | | | 2 | DSQ | 3 | Ret | 72 |
  | 15 | Roy Glaser | 14 | 10 | | | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | | | 16 | 14 | 65 |
  | 16 | Armando Mangini | 18 | DNS | 12 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 54 |
  | 17 | Christian Eicke | Ret | 17 | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 18 | Ret | 11 | 18 | 12 | 53 |
  | 18 | Veronika Cicha | 12 | 12 | | | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 14 | 12 | | | 41 |
  | 19 | Martin Kindler | Ret | 13 | | | 17 | 13 | | | | | 14 | 10 | 39 |
  | 20 | Stuart Wiltshire | | | | | 11 | Ret | 11 | 13 | | | | | 37 |
  | 21 | Phil Stratford | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | | | 19 | 4 | 36 |
  | 22 | Philipp Sager | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 34 |
  | 23 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | | | | | 20 | 7 | DNS | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | 31 |
  | 24 | Emanuele Romani | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 30 |
  | 25 | Thierry Christen | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
  | 26 | Wolfgang Jaksch | | | | | | | | | 17 | 15 | | | 12 |
  | 27 | David Moretti | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | 8 |
  | 28 | "Luke Skywalker" | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
  | 29 | Bruno Navarette | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | 4 |
  | | "Tintin" | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | |
  