2016 SportsCar 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.

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 United States Action Express Racing United States Eric Curran
United States Dane Cameron 		Coyote Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
2 P 5 United States Action Express Racing Portugal João Barbosa
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 		Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
3 P 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor 		Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
4 P 90 United States VisitFlorida.com Racing United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Belgium Marc Goossens 		Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
5 P 70 United States Mazda Motorsports United States Joel Miller
United States Tom Long 		Lola B08/80 C 125
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo
6 PC 54 United States CORE Autosport United States Jon Bennett
United States Colin Braun 		Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
7 PC 8 United States Starworks Motorsport Venezuela Alex Popow
Netherlands Renger van der Zande 		Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
8 PC 52 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Robert Alon
United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith 		Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
9 PC 38 United States Performance Tech United States James French
Canada Kyle Marcelli 		Oreca FLM09 C 123
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
10 PC 85 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports Canada Misha Goikhberg
South Africa Stephen Simpson 		Oreca FLM09 C 122
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
11 P 60 United States Michael Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian United States John Pew
Brazil Oswaldo Negri, Jr. 		Ligier JS P2 C 122
Honda HR35TT 3.5 Turbo V6
12 PC 20 United States BAR1 Motorsports United States Matt McMurry
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem 		Oreca FLM09 C 122
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
13 P 0 United States Panoz DeltaWing Racing United Kingdom Katherine Legge
United States Sean Rayhall 		DeltaWing DWC 13 C 121
Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4
14 GTLM 67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Australia Ryan Briscoe
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook 		Ford GT M 119
Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6
15 GTLM 4 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner 		Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 119
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
16 PC 88 United States Starworks Motorsport United States Mark Kvamme
United Kingdom Richard Bradley 		Oreca FLM09 C 119
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
17 GTLM 3 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen 		Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 119
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
18 GTLM 25 United States BMW Team RLL United States Bill Auberlen
Germany Dirk Werner 		BMW M6 GTLM M 119
BMW 4.4 L V8
19 GTLM 66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Racing United States Joey Hand
Germany Dirk Müller 		Ford GT M 119
Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6
20 GTLM 912 United States Porsche North America New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 911 RSR M 119
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 GTLM 62 United States Risi Competizione Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Finland Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 488 GTE M 119
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8
22 GTLM 911 United States Porsche North America France Patrick Pilet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR M 119
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
23 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Bret Curtis
Germany Jens Klingmann 		BMW M6 GT3 C 116
BMW 4.4 L V8
24 GTD 6 United States Stevenson Motorsports United Kingdom Robin Liddell
United States Andrew Davis 		Audi R8 LMS C 116
Audi 5.2 L V10
25 GTD 48 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Bryan Sellers
United States Madison Snow 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 116
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
26 GTD 63 United States Scuderia Corsa Denmark Christina Nielsen
Italy Alessandro Balzan 		Ferrari 488 GT3 C 116
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8
27 GTD 16 United States Change Racing United States Spencer Pumpelly
United States Corey Lewis 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 116
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
28 GTD 73 United States Park Place Motorsports United States Patrick Lindsey
Germany Jörg Bergmeister 		Porsche 911 GT3 R C 116
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
29 GTD 22 United States Alex Job Racing United States Cooper MacNeil
United States Leh Keen 		Porsche 911 GT3 R C 115
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30 GTD 27 United States Dream Racing Monaco Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
Italy Fabio Babini 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 115
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
31 GTD 9 United States Stevenson Motorsports United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States Matt Bell 		Audi R8 LMS C 114
Audi 5.2 L V10
32 GTD 44 United States Magnus Racing United States John Potter
United States Andy Lally 		Audi R8 LMS C 112
Audi 5.2 L V10
33 GTD 33 United States Riley Motorsports United States Ben Keating
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 		Dodge Viper GT3-R C 110
Dodge 8.3 L V10
34 GTLM 100 United States BMW Team RLL United States John Edwards
Germany Lucas Luhr 		BMW M6 GTLM M 108
BMW 4.4 L V8
35 GTD 23 United States Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Germany Mario Farnbacher
Spain Alex Riberas 		Porsche 911 GT3 R C 106
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36 P 55 United States Mazda Motorsports United States Jonathan Bomarito
United States Tristan Nunez 		Mazda Prototype C 60
Mazda MZ2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo
37 GTD 97 United States Turner Motorsport United States Michael Marsal
Finland 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.

IMSA SportsCar Championship on Fox Sports
Booth Announcers Pit reporters
Announcer Greg Creamer Jamie Howe
Justin Bell
Color Calvin Fish

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 Canada Scott Maxwell
United States Billy Johnson 		Race 1 United States Clark Toppe United States Nikko Reger Canada Xavier Coupal
ST United States Sarah Cattaneo
United States Owen Trinkler 		Race 2 United States Austin Versteeg United States Mark Drennan Canada 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). "IMSA: Action Express, Ford rule in Canada". 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. ^ "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.

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