The Formula Renault NEC 2016 was the eleventh season of the Northern European Formula Renault 2.0 Cup.

The calendar consisted again of 7 race weekends, with the Red Bull Ring being replaced by the Hungaroring. Except for the final weekend, two races were held at each weekend, a total of 15 races.

Lando Norris won the 2016 NEC season ahead of Max Defourny and Dorian Boccolacci.

Drivers of the season

Pos. Driver Points Races
1 Lando Norris 6 wins 326 14 of 15
2 Max Defourny 3 wins 285 15 of 15
3 Dorian Boccolacci 1 win 226 15 of 15
4 Jehan Daruvala 1 win 223 15 of 15
5 Sacha Fenestraz 1 win 207 15 of 15
6 Robert Shwartzman 2 wins 206 15 of 15
7 James Allen 1 win 177 15 of 15
8 Alex Gill 176 15 of 15
9 Hugo de Sadeleer 162 15 of 15
10 Bartek Mirecki 137 15 of 15
11 Ferdinand Habsburg 130 10 of 15
12 Will Palmer 126 12 of 15
13 Julien Falchero 124 14 of 15
14 Nikita Troitskiy 116 12 of 15
15 Henrique Chaves 106 14 of 15
16 Vasiliy Romanov 105 10 of 15
17 Bruno Baptista 97 14 of 15
18 Gabriel Aubry 76 9 of 15
19 Alexey Korneev 74 11 of 15
20 Laurents Hörr 69 13 of 15
21 Nerses Isaakyan 66 15 of 15
22 Alexander Vartanyan 40 5 of 15
23 Finlay Hutchison 37 15 of 15
24 Antoni Ptak 23 4 of 15
25 Marcus Armstrong 23 2 of 15
26 Kasper Larsen 18 10 of 15
27 Julia Pankiewicz 17 15 of 15
28 Callan-Jordan O'Keeffe 14 2 of 15
29 Philippe Haezebrouck 6 7 of 15
30 Ghislain Cordeel 3 4 of 15
31 David Porcelli 2 2 of 15
32 Thomas Neubauer 1 2 of 15
Nicolas Melin 2 of 15
Pietro Peccenini 1 of 15