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2016 SprintX GT Championship Series

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The 2016 SprintX GT Championship Series was the inaugural season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. The series was managed by WC Vision and sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). On May 28, 2015 WC Vision announced it would be launching the SprintX GT Championship Series as a support series of the Pirelli World Challenge. Similar to GT races in the PWC, SprintX races had a sprint format as races were 60 minutes in length. The difference between PWC GT races and SprintX races was that SprintX races featured mandatory driver and tire changes.[1]

Schedule

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The season comprised three rounds and all rounds were in support of the Pirelli World Challenge. On the same day WC Vision announced the launch of the series, they announced the series would be run during all "headliner" event weekends of the PWC[1] - the calendar of the 2016 PWC season was announced on November 3, 2015.[2] Later WC Vision decided the series would not run during the season opener of the PWC at Austin and during the PWC weekend at Lime Rock Park.

Round Date Event Circuit Location
1 May 19–22 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Grand Prix presented by Audi Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario
2 August 11–14 Grand Prix of Utah Motorsports Campus presented by EnergySolutions Utah Motorsports Campus Tooele, Utah
3 October 7–9 MRLS Grand Prix presented by Nissan Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California

Entry list

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GT

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Constructor Team Car No. Driver Class Rounds
Aston Martin De La Torre Racing V12 Vantage GT3 4 United Kingdom Lars Viljoen S 1
Mexico Jorge De La Torre S
24 3
United Kingdom Lars Viljoen S
Audi Stephen Cameron Racing R8 LMS ultra 19 Canada Kyle Marcelli P 3
United States Drew Regitz S
M1 GT Racing R8 LMS 23 United States Walt Bowlin S 1–2[N 1]
United States Guy Cosmo P 1
Canada David Ostella S 2–3[N 1]
South Africa Dion von Moltke P
R8 LMS ultra 69 1
Canada David Ostella S
DXDT Racing 63 United States David Askew S 2
United States James Burke S
BMW Mills Racing Z4 GT3 46 United States Michael Mills S All
Canada Kuno Wittmer P 1–2
United States John Edwards P 3
Dodge Lone Star Racing Viper GT3-R 80 United States Dan Knox S 3
United States Mike Skeen P
McCann Racing 82 United States Jim McCann S 3
United States Michael McCann S
Porsche Global Motorsports Group 911 GT3 R 14 United States Brent Holden S All
United States Colin Braun P 1
United States James Sofronas S 2
United States Alec Udell S 3
Black Swan Racing 54 United States Tim Pappas S 3
United States Andy Pilgrim P
Alex Job Racing 79 United States Gunnar Jeannette P 3
United States Cooper MacNeil S
Calvert Dynamics 98 United States Preston Calvert S 2–3
United States Michael Lewis P
Flying Lizard Motorsports 451 United States Darren Law P 3
United States Andy Wilzoch S
Sources:[3][4][5]
Icon Class
P Pro
S Sportsman
Notes
  1. ^ a b Walt Bowlin and Dion von Moltke entered in the same car at Round 2. Bowlin participated in Race 1, while Von Moltke participated in Race 2. David Ostella was the other driver in both races.

GT Cup

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Constructor Team Car No. Driver Class Rounds
Lamborghini DXDT Racing Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 10 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi P 3
United States Jeff Burton S
63 United States David Askew S 3
United States James Burke S
Porsche ANSA Motorsports 911 GT3 Cup 27 Italy Ludovico Manfredi S 3
United States Jonathan Summerton S
Source:[5]

GTS

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Constructor Team Car No. Driver Class Rounds
Aston Martin TRG-AMR Vantage GT4 04 United States Kenton Koch S 3
United States George Kurtz S
07 Canada Max Riddle S All
United States Kris Wilson P
7 United States Craig Lyons S 3
United States Thomas Merrill S
09 United States Jason Alexandridis S All
United States Derek DeBoer S
77 United States Brandon Davis P 3
United States Greg Milzcik S
Stephen Cameron Racing 5 United States Ari Balogh S 3
United States Greg Liefooghe S
Ford Calvert Dynamics Mustang Boss 302 37 United States Andrew Aquilante S 3
United States Kurt Rezzetano S
Ginetta Performance Motorsports Group G55 GT4 29 United States Parker Chase S 2–3
United States Harry Gottsacker S
KTM ANSA Motorsports X-Bow GT4 12 United States Brett Sandberg S 3
United States Jason Wolfe S
Maserati JCR Motorsports GranTurismo MC 66 United States Jeff Courtney S 3
United States Greg Palmer S
Porsche Global Motorsports Group Cayman GT4 Clubsport 4 New Zealand Matt Halliday P 3
United States James Sofronas S
SIN Racers Edge Motorsports R1 GT4 45 United States Chris Beaufait S 1, 3
Canada James Vance S 1
United States Scott Heckert S 3
54 United States Chris Beaufait S 2
United States Scott Heckert S
Sources:[3][4][5]

Race results

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Round Circuit GT Winning Car GT Cup Winning Car GTS Winning Car
GT Winning Drivers GT Cup Winning Drivers GTS Winning Drivers
1 R1 Mosport #46 BMW Z4 GT3 No entries #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
United States Michael Mills
Canada Kuno Wittmer
Canada Max Riddle
United States Kris Wilson
R2 #46 BMW Z4 GT3 #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
United States Michael Mills
Canada Kuno Wittmer
Canada Max Riddle
United States Kris Wilson
2 R1 Utah #98 Porsche 911 GT3 R #09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
United States Preston Calvert
United States Michael Lewis
United States Jason Alexandridis
United States Derek DeBoer
R2 #98 Porsche 911 GT3 R #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
United States Preston Calvert
United States Michael Lewis
Canada Max Riddle
United States Kris Wilson
3 R1 Laguna Seca #19 Audi R8 LMS ultra #63 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo #37 Ford Mustang Boss 302
Canada Kyle Marcelli
United States Drew Regitz
United States David Askew
United States James Burke
United States Andrew Aquilante
United States Kurt Rezzetano
R2 #46 BMW Z4 GT3 #10 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo #37 Ford Mustang Boss 302
United States John Edwards
United States Michael Mills
Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
United States Jeff Burton
United States Andrew Aquilante
United States Kurt Rezzetano

Championship standings

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Drivers' championships

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Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Points were awarded to the driver behind the wheel at the 25-minute mark (when Pit Lane opens for mandatory tire and driver changes) and to the driver behind the wheel at the finish.[6]

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Race 110 98 90 84 80 76 72 68 64 60 57 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

GT

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Pos. Driver Car MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Points
25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m
Pro
1 South Africa Dion von Moltke Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 3 438
Audi R8 LMS 2 8 7
2 Canada Kuno Wittmer BMW Z4 GT3 1 4 2 2 390
3 United States Michael Lewis Porsche 911 GT3 R 1 1 5 8 368
4 United States Colin Braun Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 1 200
5 United States Guy Cosmo Audi R8 LMS 4 2 182
6 United States John Edwards BMW Z4 GT3 4 2 182
7 United States Gunnar Jeannette Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 3 180
8 United States Andy Pilgrim Porsche 911 GT3 R 7 4 156
9 United States Darren Law Porsche 911 GT3 R 9 5 144
10 Canada Kyle Marcelli Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 DNS 110
11 United States Mike Skeen Dodge Viper GT3-R 2 DNS 98
Sportsman
1 United States Michael Mills BMW Z4 GT3 2 1 2 3 4 1 590
2 Canada David Ostella Audi R8 LMS ultra 2 3 550
Audi R8 LMS 4 3 2 3
3 United States Brent Holden Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 2 4 4 8 6 500
4 United States Preston Calvert Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 1 7 8 340
5 Mexico Jorge De La Torre Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 5 5 10 5 300
6 United Kingdom Lars Viljoen Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 5 5 10 6 296
7 United States Walt Bowlin Audi R8 LMS 4 4 5 248
8 United States James Burke Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 5 190
9 United States Tim Pappas Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 2 188
10 United States Alec Udell Porsche 911 GT3 R 6 1 186
11 United States Cooper MacNeil Porsche 911 GT3 R 1 7 182
12 United States James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 4 174
13 United States David Askew Audi R8 LMS ultra 5 5 160
14 United States Andy Wilzoch Porsche 911 GT3 R 9 4 148
15 United States Dan Knox Dodge Viper GT3-R 5 DNS 80
16 United States Drew Regitz Audi R8 LMS ultra 6 DNS 76
United States Jim McCann Dodge Viper GT3-R Wth Wth 0
United States Michael McCann Dodge Viper GT3-R Wth Wth 0
Pos. Driver Car 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Points
MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
Excluded
(DSQ/EX)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Light Cyan Practice only
(PO)
Blank Did not
participate

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest Lap

GT Cup

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Pos. Driver Car MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Points
25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m
Pro
1 Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 2 1 208
Sportsman
1 United States Jeff Burton Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 2 1 208
2 United States David Askew Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 1 2 208
3 United States James Burke Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 1 2 208
4 Italy Ludovico Manfredi Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3 3 180
5 United States Jonathan Summerton Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3 3 180
Pos. Driver Car 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Points
MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG

GTS

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Pos. Driver Car MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Points
25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m
Pro
1 United States Kris Wilson Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 1 3 3 2 1 608
2 United States Brandon Davis Aston Martin Vantage GT4 5 2 178
3 New Zealand Matt Halliday Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 3 DNS 90
Sportsman
1 Canada Max Riddle Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 1 1 1 4 2 622
2 United States Derek DeBoer Aston Martin Vantage GT4 2 2 1 1 2 6 590
3 United States Jason Alexandridis Aston Martin Vantage GT4 2 2 2 2 4 8 544
4 United States Chris Beaufait SIN R1 GT4 3 3 3 4 DNS 9 418
5 United States Scott Heckert SIN R1 GT4 2 4 DNS 9 246
6 United States Kurt Rezzetano Ford Mustang Boss 302 1 1 220
7 United States Parker Chase Ginetta G55 GT4 DNS 2 10 10 218
8 United States Harry Gottsacker Ginetta G55 GT4 DNS 3 10 10 210
9 United States Andrew Aquilante Ford Mustang Boss 302 1 5 190
10 Canada James Vance SIN R1 GT4 3 3 180
11 United States Ari Balogh Aston Martin Vantage GT4 8 3 158
12 United States Greg Liefooghe Aston Martin Vantage GT4 8 3 158
13 United States Thomas Merrill Aston Martin Vantage GT4 7 4 156
14 United States Craig Lyons Aston Martin Vantage GT4 5 7 152
15 United States Greg Milzcik Aston Martin Vantage GT4 7 5 152
16 United States Jeff Courtney Maserati GranTurismo MC 6 7 148
17 United States Greg Palmer Maserati GranTurismo MC 6 8 144
18 United States Jason Wolfe KTM X-Bow GT4 11 4 141
19 United States Brett Sandberg KTM X-Bow GT4 11 6 133
20 United States George Kurtz Aston Martin Vantage GT4 9 11 121
21 United States Kenton Koch Aston Martin Vantage GT4 9 11 121
22 United States James Sofronas Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 3 DNS 90
Pos. Driver Car 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Points
MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pirelli World Challenge to add 'extended sprint' races in 2016". Motorsport.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Pirelli World Challenge "State of the Series" announcements include 2016 confirmed schedule, SRO alliance, new rules". World-Challenge.com. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Pirelli World Challenge CTMP Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. August 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Pirelli World Challenge Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Pirelli World Challenge Sporting Regulations" (PDF). world-challenge.com. WC Vision. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.