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2016 SportsCar Grand Prix

The 2016 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix was a professional sports car racing event held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ontario on July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2016.[1] The race was the seventh round of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the event marked the 31st IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Race background

For 2016, the WeatherTech Championship race featured all four classes, Prototype (P), Prototype Challenge (PC), GT Le Mans (GTLM) and the GT Daytona (GTD) for the first time since the 2013 edition of the Grand Prix.[2] The weekend also included races for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Mazda Prototype Lites, the Global MX-5 Cup and the Nissan Micra Cup.[3]

Report

Race summary

The race was won overall by Eric Curran and Dane Cameron, driving a Chevrolet Corvette DP for Action Express Racing. They finished ahead of the Action Express Racing sister car of João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi, while the podium was completed by Ricky and Jordan Taylor of Wayne Taylor Racing. In sixth place overall, CORE Autosport won the Prototype Challenge class with drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun, while the GT Le Mans honors were taken by Ford Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook in the Ford GT in fourteenth place overall. The GT Daytona class was won by Bret Curtis and Jens Klingmann in the Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Race results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps
Engine
1 P 31   Action Express Racing   Eric Curran
  Dane Cameron
Coyote Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
2 P 5   Action Express Racing   João Barbosa
  Christian Fittipaldi
Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
3 P 10   Wayne Taylor Racing   Ricky Taylor
  Jordan Taylor
Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
4 P 90   VisitFlorida.com Racing   Ryan Dalziel
  Marc Goossens
Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
5 P 70   Mazda Motorsports   Joel Miller
  Tom Long
Lola B08/80 C 125
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo
6 PC 54   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  Colin Braun
Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
7 PC 8   Starworks Motorsport   Alex Popow
  Renger van der Zande
Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
8 PC 52   PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Robert Alon
  Tom Kimber-Smith
Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
9 PC 38   Performance Tech   James French
  Kyle Marcelli
Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
10 PC 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Misha Goikhberg
  Stephen Simpson
Oreca FLM09 C 122
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
11 P 60   Michael Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian   John Pew
  Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Ligier JS P2 C 122
Honda HR35TT 3.5 Turbo V6
12 PC 20   BAR1 Motorsports   Matt McMurry
  Johnny Mowlem
Oreca FLM09 C 122
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
13 P 0   Panoz DeltaWing Racing   Katherine Legge
  Sean Rayhall
DeltaWing DWC 13 C 121
Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4
14 GTLM 67   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   Ryan Briscoe
  Richard Westbrook
Ford GT M 119
Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6
15 GTLM 4   Corvette Racing   Oliver Gavin
  Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 119
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
16 PC 88   Starworks Motorsport   Mark Kvamme
  Richard Bradley
Oreca FLM09 C 119
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
17 GTLM 3   Corvette Racing   Antonio García
  Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 119
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
18 GTLM 25   BMW Team RLL   Bill Auberlen
  Dirk Werner
BMW M6 GTLM M 119
BMW 4.4 L V8
19 GTLM 66   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
Ford GT M 119
Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6
20 GTLM 912   Porsche North America   Earl Bamber
  Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR M 119
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 GTLM 62   Risi Competizione   Giancarlo Fisichella
  Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GTE M 119
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8
22 GTLM 911   Porsche North America   Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 RSR M 119
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
23 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Bret Curtis
  Jens Klingmann
BMW M6 GT3 C 116
BMW 4.4 L V8
24 GTD 6   Stevenson Motorsports   Robin Liddell
  Andrew Davis
Audi R8 LMS C 116
Audi 5.2 L V10
25 GTD 48   Paul Miller Racing   Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 116
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
26 GTD 63   Scuderia Corsa   Christina Nielsen
  Alessandro Balzan
Ferrari 488 GT3 C 116
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8
27 GTD 16   Change Racing   Spencer Pumpelly
  Corey Lewis
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 116
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
28 GTD 73   Park Place Motorsports   Patrick Lindsey
  Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 116
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
29 GTD 22   Alex Job Racing   Cooper MacNeil
  Leh Keen
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 115
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30 GTD 27   Dream Racing   Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
  Fabio Babini
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 115
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
31 GTD 9   Stevenson Motorsports   Lawson Aschenbach
  Matt Bell
Audi R8 LMS C 114
Audi 5.2 L V10
32 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   John Potter
  Andy Lally
Audi R8 LMS C 112
Audi 5.2 L V10
33 GTD 33   Riley Motorsports   Ben Keating
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
Dodge Viper GT3-R C 110
Dodge 8.3 L V10
34 GTLM 100   BMW Team RLL   John Edwards
  Lucas Luhr
BMW M6 GTLM M 108
BMW 4.4 L V8
35 GTD 23   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing   Mario Farnbacher
  Alex Riberas
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 106
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36 P 55   Mazda Motorsports   Jonathan Bomarito
  Tristan Nunez
Mazda Prototype C 60
Mazda MZ2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo
37 GTD 97   Turner Motorsport   Michael Marsal
  Markus Palttala
BMW M6 GT3 C 34
BMW 4.4 L V8
Source: [11]

Media

Television

The race was broadcast live by Fox Sports on Fox Sports 1 in the United States and on Fox Sports Racing in Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.[12] The event was televised internationally by FOX Sports Latin America, Motors TV in Europe, and Fox Sports Asia.

Radio

The race was broadcast by IMSA Radio with announcers John Hindhaugh and Jeremy Shaw calling the race on IMSA.tv and radiolemans.com, and simulcast on Sirius channel 106 satellite radio and on 90.7 FM at the track.

IMSA Radio
Booth Announcers Pit reporters
Announcer John Hindhaugh Shea Adam
Color Jeremy Shaw

Support race results

CTSC Prototype Lites MX-5 Cup Nissan Micra Cup
GS   Scott Maxwell
  Billy Johnson
Race 1   Clark Toppe   Nikko Reger   Xavier Coupal
ST   Sarah Cattaneo
  Owen Trinkler
Race 2   Austin Versteeg   Mark Drennan   Olivier Bedard

References

  1. ^ "IMSA announces schedule for 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar season". Fox Sports. August 8, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Dagys, John (August 8, 2015). "2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Chalmers, Ryan (November 17, 2015). "CTMP unveils 2015 major events schedule". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Dagys, John (July 10, 2016). "Action Express Racing takes 1-2 at Mosport". Fox Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  5. ^ DiZinno, Tony (July 10, 2016). "IMSA: Action Express Corvette DP, Ford double up again at CTMP". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  6. ^ McDonald, Norris (July 10, 2016). "Cameron, Curran win Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix". The Toronto Star. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "Action Express Corvettes dominate Canadian IMSA race". Autoweek. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  8. ^ DeGroot, Nick (July 10, 2016). "Cameron, Curran earn first win of the season at CTMP". Motorsport.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Pruett, Marshall (July 10, 2016). . Racer.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  10. ^ Cole Smith, Steven (July 11, 2016). "Action Express Racing Corvette DP wins at CTMP". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "Race Unofficial Results by Class" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  12. ^ . Racer.com. January 21, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

External links

  • IMSA.com Canadian Tire Motorsport Park event page
  • 2016 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Fox Broadcast on YouTube
  • IMSA Radio 2016 SportsCar Grand Prix Race Broadcast
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Previous race:
6 Hours of Watkins Glen
2016 season Next race:
Northeast Grand Prix

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The 2016 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix was a professional sports car racing event held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville Ontario on July 7 8 9 and 10 2016 1 The race was the seventh round of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the event marked the 31st IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Contents 1 Race background 2 Report 2 1 Race summary 2 2 Race results 3 Media 3 1 Television 3 2 Radio 4 Support race results 5 References 6 External linksRace background EditFor 2016 the WeatherTech Championship race featured all four classes Prototype P Prototype Challenge PC GT Le Mans GTLM and the GT Daytona GTD for the first time since the 2013 edition of the Grand Prix 2 The weekend also included races for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Mazda Prototype Lites the Global MX 5 Cup and the Nissan Micra Cup 3 Report EditRace summary Edit The race was won overall by Eric Curran and Dane Cameron driving a Chevrolet Corvette DP for Action Express Racing They finished ahead of the Action Express Racing sister car of Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi while the podium was completed by Ricky and Jordan Taylor of Wayne Taylor Racing In sixth place overall CORE Autosport won the Prototype Challenge class with drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun while the GT Le Mans honors were taken by Ford Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook in the Ford GT in fourteenth place overall The GT Daytona class was won by Bret Curtis and Jens Klingmann in the Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Race results Edit Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire LapsEngine1 P 31 Action Express Racing Eric Curran Dane Cameron Coyote Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125Chevrolet LS9 5 5 L V82 P 5 Action Express Racing Joao Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125Chevrolet LS9 5 5 L V83 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125Chevrolet LS9 5 5 L V84 P 90 VisitFlorida com Racing Ryan Dalziel Marc Goossens Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125Chevrolet LS9 5 5 L V85 P 70 Mazda Motorsports Joel Miller Tom Long Lola B08 80 C 125Mazda MZ 2 0T 2 0 L I4 Turbo6 PC 54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin Braun Oreca FLM09 C 123Chevrolet 6 2 L V87 PC 8 Starworks Motorsport Alex Popow Renger van der Zande Oreca FLM09 C 123Chevrolet 6 2 L V88 PC 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Robert Alon Tom Kimber Smith Oreca FLM09 C 123Chevrolet 6 2 L V89 PC 38 Performance Tech James French Kyle Marcelli Oreca FLM09 C 123Chevrolet 6 2 L V810 PC 85 JDC Miller MotorSports Misha Goikhberg Stephen Simpson Oreca FLM09 C 122Chevrolet 6 2 L V811 P 60 Michael Shank Racing w Curb Agajanian John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr Ligier JS P2 C 122Honda HR35TT 3 5 Turbo V612 PC 20 BAR1 Motorsports Matt McMurry Johnny Mowlem Oreca FLM09 C 122Chevrolet 6 2 L V813 P 0 Panoz DeltaWing Racing Katherine Legge Sean Rayhall DeltaWing DWC 13 C 121Elan 1 9 L Turbo I414 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook Ford GT M 119Ford 3 5 L EcoBoost V615 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C7 R M 119Chevrolet 5 5 L V816 PC 88 Starworks Motorsport Mark Kvamme Richard Bradley Oreca FLM09 C 119Chevrolet LS3 6 2 L V817 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio Garcia Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C7 R M 119Chevrolet 5 5 L V818 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner BMW M6 GTLM M 119BMW 4 4 L V819 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand Dirk Muller Ford GT M 119Ford 3 5 L EcoBoost V620 GTLM 912 Porsche North America Earl Bamber Frederic Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR M 119Porsche 4 0 L Flat 621 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione Giancarlo Fisichella Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE M 119Ferrari F154CB 3 9 L V822 GTLM 911 Porsche North America Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Porsche 911 RSR M 119Porsche 4 0 L Flat 623 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Bret Curtis Jens Klingmann BMW M6 GT3 C 116BMW 4 4 L V824 GTD 6 Stevenson Motorsports Robin Liddell Andrew Davis Audi R8 LMS C 116Audi 5 2 L V1025 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Lamborghini Huracan GT3 C 116Lamborghini 5 2 L V1026 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Ferrari 488 GT3 C 116Ferrari F154CB 3 9 L V827 GTD 16 Change Racing Spencer Pumpelly Corey Lewis Lamborghini Huracan GT3 C 116Lamborghini 5 2 L V1028 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey Jorg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3 R C 116Porsche 4 0 L Flat 629 GTD 22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen Porsche 911 GT3 R C 115Porsche 4 0 L Flat 630 GTD 27 Dream Racing Cedric Sbirrazzuoli Fabio Babini Lamborghini Huracan GT3 C 115Lamborghini 5 2 L V1031 GTD 9 Stevenson Motorsports Lawson Aschenbach Matt Bell Audi R8 LMS C 114Audi 5 2 L V1032 GTD 44 Magnus Racing John Potter Andy Lally Audi R8 LMS C 112Audi 5 2 L V1033 GTD 33 Riley Motorsports Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Dodge Viper GT3 R C 110Dodge 8 3 L V1034 GTLM 100 BMW Team RLL John Edwards Lucas Luhr BMW M6 GTLM M 108BMW 4 4 L V835 GTD 23 Team Seattle Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas Porsche 911 GT3 R C 106Porsche 4 0 L Flat 636 P 55 Mazda Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito Tristan Nunez Mazda Prototype C 60Mazda MZ2 0T 2 0 L I4 Turbo37 GTD 97 Turner Motorsport Michael Marsal Markus Palttala BMW M6 GT3 C 34BMW 4 4 L V8Source 11 Media EditTelevision Edit The race was broadcast live by Fox Sports on Fox Sports 1 in the United States and on Fox Sports Racing in Canada Puerto Rico and the Caribbean 12 The event was televised internationally by FOX Sports Latin America Motors TV in Europe and Fox Sports Asia IMSA SportsCar Championship on Fox SportsBooth Announcers Pit reportersAnnouncer Greg Creamer Jamie HoweJustin BellColor Calvin FishRadio Edit The race was broadcast by IMSA Radio with announcers John Hindhaugh and Jeremy Shaw calling the race on IMSA tv and radiolemans com and simulcast on Sirius channel 106 satellite radio and on 90 7 FM at the track IMSA RadioBooth Announcers Pit reportersAnnouncer John Hindhaugh Shea AdamColor Jeremy ShawSupport race results EditCTSC Prototype Lites MX 5 Cup Nissan Micra CupGS Scott Maxwell Billy Johnson Race 1 Clark Toppe Nikko Reger Xavier CoupalST Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler Race 2 Austin Versteeg Mark Drennan Olivier BedardReferences Edit IMSA announces schedule for 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar season Fox Sports August 8 2015 Retrieved June 23 2016 Dagys John August 8 2015 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Schedule Released sportscar365 com Retrieved June 23 2016 Chalmers Ryan November 17 2015 CTMP unveils 2015 major events schedule Inside Track Motorsport News Retrieved June 23 2016 Dagys John July 10 2016 Action Express Racing takes 1 2 at Mosport Fox Sports Retrieved July 25 2016 DiZinno Tony July 10 2016 IMSA Action Express Corvette DP Ford double up again at CTMP NBC Sports Retrieved July 25 2016 McDonald Norris July 10 2016 Cameron Curran win Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix The Toronto Star Retrieved July 25 2016 Action Express Corvettes dominate Canadian IMSA race Autoweek July 10 2016 Retrieved July 25 2016 DeGroot Nick July 10 2016 Cameron Curran earn first win of the season at CTMP Motorsport com Retrieved July 25 2016 Pruett Marshall July 10 2016 IMSA Action Express Ford rule in Canada Racer com Archived from the original on July 13 2016 Retrieved July 25 2016 Cole Smith Steven July 11 2016 Action Express Racing Corvette DP wins at CTMP Inside Track Motorsport News Retrieved July 25 2016 Race Unofficial Results by Class PDF International Motor Sports Association July 10 2015 Retrieved July 12 2016 IMSA 2016 TV schedules for WeatherTech Championship and Continental Tire Challenge announced Racer com January 21 2016 Archived from the original on June 12 2016 Retrieved June 23 2016 External links EditMobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix official website IMSA com Canadian Tire Motorsport Park event page 2016 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Fox Broadcast on YouTube IMSA Radio 2016 SportsCar Grand Prix Race BroadcastWeatherTech SportsCar ChampionshipPrevious race 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 2016 season Next race Northeast Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 SportsCar Grand Prix amp oldid 1130079360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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