2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup
The 2016 Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup was the inaugural season of the GT3 Le Mans Cup. It begun on 15 May at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari and finished on 23 October at the Autódromo do Estoril.[1]
2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup | |||
Previous: | none | Next: | 2017 |
Parent series: European Le Mans Series Road to Le Mans |
Calendar
The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 16 December 2015. All rounds supported the European Le Mans Series (excepting Silverstone) and 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]
Rnd | Circuit | Location | Length | Date | Supporting |
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1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Imola, Italy | 2 hours | 14 May | 4 Hours of Imola, ELMS |
2 | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 1 hour | 18 June | 24 Hours of Le Mans, WEC |
3 | Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Austria | 2 hours | 16 July | 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring, ELMS |
4 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 2 hours | 27 August | 4 Hours of Le Castellet, ELMS |
5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 2 hours | 24 September | 4 Hours of Spa, ELMS |
6 | Autódromo do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal | 2 hours | 22 October | 4 Hours of Estoril, ELMS |
Source: [2][3] | |||||
Entry list
The full season was open to GT3 class cars. [3]
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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FFF Racing Team by ACM[4] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 5 | Andrea Caldarelli[4] | 1, 3 |
Fu Songyang[4] | 1 | |||
Marco Attard[5] | 2 | |||
Matthew Bell[5] | 2 | |||
Taiyou Iida[6] | 3 | |||
McLaren 650S GT3 | 55 | Hiroshi Hamaguchi[4] | All | |
Adrian Quaife-Hobbs[4] | All | |||
BMS Scuderia Italia[7] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 7 | Matteo Cressoni[7] | 1, 4, 6 |
Luigi Lucchini[7] | 1, 4, 6 | |||
Villorba Corse[8] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 8 | Steeve Hiesse[8] | 1–2, 4–6 |
Cédric Mezard[8] | 1–2, 4–6 | |||
AF Corse[9] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 14 | Adrien De Leener[9] | 2–6 |
Pierre Marie De Leener[9] | 2–6 | |||
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 51 | Francesco Castellacci[9] | All | |
Thomas Flohr[9] | All | |||
57 | Aleksey Basov[10] | 2 | ||
Viktor Shaytar[10] | 2 | |||
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 71 | Filipe Barreiros[9] | All | |
Mads Rasmussen[9] | All | |||
Duqueine Engineering | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 17 | Christophe Hamon[10] | 2 |
Lonni Martins[10] | 2 | |||
Tockwith Motorsport[11] | Audi R8 LMS | 19 | Philip Hanson[11] | 1–3 |
Nigel Moore[11] | 1–3 | |||
TF Sport[12] | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 22 | Andrew Jarman[10] | 2 |
Devon Modell[10] | 2 | |||
34 | Euan Hankey[12] | All | ||
Salih Yoluç[12] | All | |||
FF Corse[13] | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 25 | Ivor Dunbar[13] | All |
Johnny Mowlem[13] | All | |||
Classic & Modern Racing[14] | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 26 | Nicolas Misslin[14] | 1–3 |
Matthieu Vaxivière[14] | 1–3 | |||
Soheil Ayari[15] | 4 | |||
Nicolas Tardif[15] | 4 | |||
Éric Cayrolle[16] | 5 | |||
Arno Santamato[16] | 5 | |||
Delahaye Racing Team | Porsche 997 GT3 R | 28 | Pierre-Étienne Bordet[10] | 2 |
Alexandre Viron[10] | 2 | |||
IDEC Sport Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 37 | Patrice Lafargue[10] | 2 |
Paul Lafargue[10] | 2 | |||
DKR Engineering | BMW Z4 GT3 | 44 | Niels Bouwhuis[10] | 2 |
Jan Storm[10] | 2 | |||
Larbre Compétition | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 50 | Franck Labescat[10] | 2 |
Christian Philippon[10] | 2 | |||
Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 66 | James Cottingham[10] | 2 |
Joe Twyman[10] | 2 | |||
Richard Abra[15] | 4–5 | |||
Mark Poole[15] | 4–5 | |||
SMP Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 72 | Aleksey Basov[6] | 3–6 |
Viktor Shaytar[6] | 3–6 | |||
Optimum Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 75 | Flick Haigh[15] | 4 |
Joe Osborne[15] | 4 | |||
Mentos Racing[7] | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 88 | Egidio Perfetti[7] | All |
Klaus Bachler[14] | 1–3, 5–6 | |||
Ben Barker[15] | 4 | |||
Autoclub Excelsior[16] | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 90 | Michael Schmetz[16] | 5 |
Tim Verbergt[16] | 5 |
Race results
Rnd. | Circuit | Pole Position | Race Winner | Results |
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1 | Imola | No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia | No. 34 TF Sport | Report |
Matteo Cressoni Luigi Lucchini |
Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç | |||
2 | Le Mans | GT3: No. 88 Mentos Racing | GT3: No. 57 AF Corse | Report |
Klaus Bachler Egidio Perfetti |
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | |||
LMP3: No. 2 United Autosports | LMP3: No. 85 DC Racing | |||
Martin Brundle Christian England |
Alexandre Cougnaud Thomas Laurent | |||
3 | Red Bull | No. 72 SMP Racing | No. 72 SMP Racing | Report |
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar |
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | |||
4 | Paul Ricard | No. 72 SMP Racing | No. 72 SMP Racing | Report |
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar |
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | |||
5 | Spa | No. 72 SMP Racing | No. 72 SMP Racing | Report |
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar |
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | |||
6 | Estoril | No. 88 Mentos Racing | No. 34 TF Sport | Report |
Klaus Bachler Egidio Perfetti |
Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç |
Driver's championships (top-5)
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Bold – Pole |
Teams Championship (top-5)
|
Bold – Pole |
References
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- Kilshaw, Jake (15 March 2016). "FFF Racing Launches Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup Program". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "Matt Bell To Race In Road To Le Mans". dailysportscar.com. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- "Red Bull Ring Entry List". GT3 Le Mans Cup. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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- "Villorba Corse Enter Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup". dailysportscar.com. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "AF Corse Confirm 3 Car Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup Effort". dailysportscar.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "Circuit de La Sarthe Entry List". GT3 Le Mans Cup. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- "Michelin GT3 Cup: Paul Ricard Test Days, Paddock Notes". dailysportscar.com. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "TF Sport Confirms Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup & GT Open Entries". 2 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- "FF Corse steps up to GT3 Le Mans Cup". 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "GT3 Le Mans Cup: Imola, Paddock Notes, A Few Changes For The Opener". dailysportscar.com. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- "Circuit Paul Ricard Entry List". GT3 Le Mans Cup. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- "Circuit Spa-Francorchamps Entry List". GT3 Le Mans Cup. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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