2016 Britcar Endurance Championship Explained

The 2016 Dunlop Endurance Championship is a motor racing championship for GT cars, touring cars, sportscars and Production cars held across England. Cars compete in five classes with a car's class decided on horsepower, momentum, equipment, etc. It is the 14th season of a Britcar championship, the 5th run as the Britcar Endurance Championship and the 1st run as the Dunlop Britcar Endurance Championship.^[1] The championship began on 26 March at Silverstone and ended on 13 November at Brands Hatch.

Calendar

The 2016 calendar was announced on 5 January 2016.^[2] Each race would consist of one mandatory pit stop and a driver change.

Round	Circuit	Length	Date
1	Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire	120 min	26 March
2		240 min	8 May
3		180 min	4 June
4		120 min	3 July
5		180 min	23 July
6	Silverstone International, Northamptonshire	150 min	13 August
7		150 min	1 October
8		180 min	12-13 November

Teams and drivers

Cars are assigned classed based on speed, horsepower, momentum, equipment fitted to the car and the car's model;
Class 1: GT3, prototype cars
Class 2: Cup (one-make series) cars
Class 3: Cup (one-make series) and GT4 cars
Class 4: GT4, cup and touring cars
Class 5: Production cars

Class 1
Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
FF Corse	Ferrari 458 GT3	1	Calum Lockie	1, 3–8
FF Corse	Ferrari 458 GT3	David Mason		1, 3–8
Neil Garner Motorsport^[3]	Mosler MT900R GT3	3	Manuel Cintrano	1–2, 4–5, 8
	Mosler MT900R GT3	Javier Morcillo		1–2, 4–5, 8
	Praga R4S LM^[4] ^[5]	7	Nick Holden	1
	Praga R4S LM^[4] ^[5]	Andrew McKenna		1
	Renault R.S. 01 GT3	Nick Holden	1–3
	Renault R.S. 01 GT3	Andrew McKenna	1–3
MacG Racing	Taranis	8	Jonny MacGregor	1, 4, 6
MacG Racing	Taranis	Ben Sharich	6
HUD Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	12	Nigel Hudson	1
HUD Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	Adam Wilcox		1
Wessex Vehicles	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	15	Craig Dolby	4
Wessex Vehicles	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	Nigel Mustill		4
Carnell Nielsen Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	18	Nigel Greensall	1
Carnell Nielsen Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Darren Nelson		1
Tockwith Motorsport^[6]	Audi R8 LMS	19	Phil Hanson	All
Tockwith Motorsport^[6]	Audi R8 LMS	Nigel Moore		All
ING Sport	BMW Z4 GT3	46	Kevin Clarke	1, 3, 5, 7–8
		Ian Lawson		1, 3, 5, 7–8
		Ryan Lyndsay	3
ABG Motorsport	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	77	Glynn Geddie	1
ABG Motorsport	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Jim Geddie		1
Rollcentre Racing	Mosler MT900R GT3	888	Richard Neary	7
Rollcentre Racing	Mosler MT900R GT3	Martin Short		7
Class 2
Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
FF Corse	Ferrari 458 Challenge	4	Leyton Clarke	6
		Simon Atkinson		6
		5	Bonamy Grimes	1–2, 6, 8
		Johnny Mowlem	1–2, 8
		Charlie Hollings	6
		9	Anthony Wilds	2–4, 6
		Mike Wilds		2–4, 6
		44	Leyton Clarke	3
		Simon Atkinson		3
Moss Motorsport	BMW 1M E82	13	Ashley Bird	5
		Tom Howard
		Mike Moss
SG Racing	Porsche 997 Cup	32	Mark Cunningham	6–7
SG Racing	Porsche 997 Cup	Peter Cunningham		6–7
Porscheshop	Porsche 911 RSR	34	Ian Heward	1–3
Porscheshop	Porsche 911 RSR	Darelle Wilson		1–3
WDC Racing	Ferrari 360 Challenge	71	Neil Garnham	1
WDC Racing	Ferrari 360 Challenge	Rob Young		1
Class 2 Invitation
Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
WDC Racing	Ferrari 458 Challenge	71	Matt Le Breton	8
		Neil Garnham
		Rob Young
Class 3
Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
WDC Racing	BMW M3 GT4	7	Matt Le Breton	6
		Neil Garnham
		Rob Young
Track Torque Racing	Chevron GR8	17	Chris Hart	1
		Neil Primrose		1
		Jono Brown	3
		Graham Roberts	3
SG Racing^[7]	Porsche 997 Cup	32	Mark Cunningham	1–2
SG Racing^[7]	Porsche 997 Cup	Peter Cunningham		1–2
Century Motorsport	Ginetta G55 Supercup	43	Steve Fresle	All
		Jacob Mathiassen		All
		88	Ruben Anakhasyan	1–2
		Ollie Hancock		1–2
Whitebridge Motorsport^[8]	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	54	Chris Murphy	All
		Jody Fannin	1–3
		Jonny Cocker	4–7
		Matty George	8
Moss Motorsport	BMW M3 E46	57	Frank Bradley	1
Moss Motorsport	BMW M3 E46	Tom Howard		1
Hofmann's Henley Ltd^[9]	Lotus Europa	58	Chris Randall^[10]	1–4, 6–7
		Nick Randall	1–4, 7
		Ben Salmon	6
Bespoke Cars Racing	Porsche 997 Cup	69	Dave Benett	1, 5–6
		Marcus Fothergill		1, 5–6
		Adam Dawson	5–6
Going Lean	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	76	Dean Gibbs	8
Going Lean	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	Jonathan Packer		8
Vantage Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	91	Stuart Hall	2
Vantage Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	Chris Kemp		2
Class 3 Invitation
Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Team HARD Racing	Ginetta G55 GT4	21	Dan Kirby	8
		Tom Knight		8
		34	Darron Lewis	8
		Daniel Wylie		8
Orbital Sound	Lotus Exige	55	Chris Headlam	7
Orbital Sound	Lotus Exige	Joey Foster		7
Class 4
Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Geoff Steel Racing^[11]	BMW M3 E36	13	Del Shelton	1
Cuda Drinks	Ginetta G50	14	Richard Burrows	3
Cuda Drinks	Ginetta G50	Glenn Finn		3
Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM^[12]	BMW M3 E46 GTR	38	Sam Allpass	1, 4, 7
Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM^[12]	BMW M3 E46 GTR	Lee Atkins		1, 4, 7
Moss Motorsport	BMW M3 E46	57	Mike Moss	2–3, 6
		Tom Howard	2–3
		David Cooper	5–6
		Jason Dixon	5
		Robert Gilham	5
		Ashley Bird	6
		Scott Adam	8
		Shaun Hollamby
		Andy Wilmott
SICL.com	SEAT León Supercopa	60	Keith Hemsworth	1
SICL.com	SEAT León Supercopa	Ash Woodman		1
Class 5
Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Cuda Drinks	Ginetta G40 GT5	14	Richard Burrows	3
Cuda Drinks	Ginetta G40 GT5	Glenn Finn		3
Newbridge Motorsport	Porsche Boxster	24	Fareed Ali	3
Newbridge Motorsport	Porsche Boxster	Chris Valentine		3
Woodard Racing Organisation	BMW Mini JCW Challenge R56	49	Adam Bewsey	1
		Alex Craven		1
		Daniel Woodard	2–3, 7–8
		David Birrell	2, 7–8
		Aaron Steele	3
Synchro Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R	76	Alyn James	1–7
		Martin Byford	2, 6–7
		Daniel Wheeler	3, 5

Results

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Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Overall Winner
1	Silverstone GP^[14]	No. 1 FF Corse	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 34 Porscheshop	No. 43 Century Motorsport	No. 38 Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM	No. 76 Synchro Motorsport
1	Silverstone GP^[14]	Calum Lockie David Mason	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Ian Heward Darelle Wilson	Steve Fresle Jacob Mathiassen	Sam Allpass Lee Atkins	Alyn James
2	Snetterton 300^[15]	No. 3 Neil Garner Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 9 FF Corse	No. 7 Holden Autosport	No. 9 FF Corse	No. 88 Century Motorsport	No. 57 Moss Motorsport	No. 76 Synchro Motorsport
2	Snetterton 300^[15]	Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Anthony Wilds Mike Wilds	Nick Holden Andrew McKenna	Anthony Wilds Mike Wilds	Ruben Anakhasyan Ollie Hancock	Tom Howard Mike Moss	Martin Byford Alyn James
3	Donington GP^[16]	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 44 FF Corse	No. 43 Century Motorsport	No. 57 Moss Motorsport	No. 76 Synchro Motorsport
3	Donington GP^[16]	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Simon Atkinson Leyton Clarke	Steve Fresle Jacob Mathiassen	Tom Howard Mike Moss	Alyn James Daniel Wheeler
4	Thruxton Circuit^[17]	No. 15 Wessex Vehicles	No. 15 Wessex Vehicles	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 9 FF Corse	No. 43 Century Motorsport	No. 38 Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM	No. 76 Synchro Motorsport
4	Thruxton Circuit^[17]	Craig Dolby Nigel Mustill	Craig Dolby Nigel Mustill	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Anthony Wilds Mike Wilds	Steve Fresle Jacob Mathiassen	Sam Allpass Lee Atkins	Alyn James
5	Croft Circuit^[18]	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 13 Moss Motorsport	No. 54 Whitebridge Motorsport	No. 57 Moss Motorsport	No. 76 Synchro Motorsport
5	Croft Circuit^[18]	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Ashley Bird Tom Howard Mike Moss	Jonny Cocker Chris Murphy	David Cooper Jason Dixon Robert Gilham	Alyn James Daniel Wheeler
6	Silverstone International^[19]	No. 1 FF Corse	No. 1 FF Corse	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 9 FF Corse	No. 69 Bespoke Cars Racing	No. 57 Moss Motorsport	No. 76 Synchro Motorsport
6	Silverstone International^[19]	Calum Lockie David Mason	Calum Lockie David Mason	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Anthony Wilds Mike Wilds	Dave Benett Adam Dawson Marcus Fothergill	Ashley Bird David Cooper Mike Moss	Martin Byford Alyn James
7	Oulton Park International^[20]	No. 1 FF Corse	No. 1 FF Corse	No. 888 Rollcentre Racing	No. 888 Rollcentre Racing	No. 32 SG Racing	No. 43 Century Motorsport	No. 38 Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM	No. 76 Synchro Motorsport
7	Oulton Park International^[20]	Calum Lockie David Mason	Calum Lockie David Mason	Richard Neary Martin Short	Richard Neary Martin Short	Mark Cunningham Peter Cunningham	Steve Fresle Jacob Mathiassen	Sam Allpass Lee Atkins	Martin Byford Alyn James
8	Brands Hatch Indy^[21]	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport	No. 3 Neil Garner Motorsport	No. 3 Neil Garner Motorsport	No. 5 FF Corse	No. 34 Team HARD Racing	No. 57 Moss Motorsport	No. 49 Woodard Racing Organisation
8	Brands Hatch Indy^[21]	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo	Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo	Bonamy Grimes Johnny Mowlem	Darron Lews Daniel Wylie	Scott Adam Shaun Hollamby Andy Wilmott	David Birrell Daniel Woodard

Overall championship standings

Points are awarded as follows in all classes

(key)

	Drivers		Class	SILGP	SNE	DON	THR	CRO	SILINT	OUL	BRH	valign=middle	Pts
1	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	19	1	1	12	1	1	1	1	11	2	170
2	Steve Fresle Jacob Mathiassen	43	3	6	5	5	4	4	NC	5	8	170
3	Chris Murphy	54	3	10	6	7	5	6	7	8	11	145
	Jody Fannin			10	6	7
	Jonny Cocker						5	6	7	8
	Matty George										11
4	Alyn James	76	5	15	7	9	9	8	12	7		116
	Martin Byford				7				12	7
	Daniel Wheeler					9		8
5	Calum Lockie David Mason	1	1	Ret		15	6	3	4	2	5	107
6	Frank Bradley Tom Howard	57	3	13								93
	Tom Howard		4		14	8
	Mike Moss				14	8			8
	David Cooper							6	8
	Jason Dixon Robert Gillham							6
	Ashley Bird								8
	Scott Adam Shaun Hollamby Andy Wilmott										6
7	Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo	3	1	3	3		8	9			1	91
8	Anthony Wilds Mike Wilds	9	2		1	3	3		2			85
9	Kevin Clarke Ian Lawson	46	1	5		6		2		3	3	82
9	Ryan Lyndsay	46	1			6						82
10	Chris Randall	58	3	8	13	14	11		10	12		74
	Nick Randall			8	13	14	11			12
	Ben Salmon								10
11	Adam Bewsey Alex Craven	49	5	22								63
	Daniel Woodard				9	12				10	12
	David Birrell				9					10	12
	Aaron Steele					12
12	Ian Heward Darelle Wilson	34	2	17	11	10						60
13	Bonamy Grimes	5	2	Ret	9				5		4	56
	Johnny Mowlem			Ret	9						4
	Charlie Hollings								5
14	Nick Holden Andrew McKenna	7	1	20	2	4						55
15	Dave Benett Marcus Fothergill	69	3	15				5	6			55
15	Adam Dawson	69	3					5	6			55
16	Sam Allpass Lee Atkins	38	4	11			5			9		55
17	Mark Cunningham Peter Cunningham	32	3	7	10							52
17	2	32						NC	4			52
18	Simon Atkinson Leyton Clarke	44	2			2						47
18	4		2					3				47
19	Jonny MacGregor	8	1	23			10		11			37
19	Ben Sharich	8	1						11			37
20	Ruben Anakhasyan Ollie Hancock	88	3	16	4							34
21	Chris Hart Neil Primrose	17	3	9								31
21	Jono Brown Graham Roberts	17	3			13						31
22	Richard Neary Martin Short	888	1							1		25
23	Craig Dolby Nigel Mustill	15	1				2					22
24	Neil Garnham Rob Young	71	2	21								20
25	Del Shelton	13	4	12								20
26	Nigel Greensall Darren Nelson	18	1	2								20
27	Ashley Bird Tom Howard Mike Moss	13	2					10				20
28	Richard Burrows Glenn Finn	14	5	19								20
29	Neil Garnham Matt Le Breton Rob Young	7	3						9			17
30	Ash Woodman Keith Hemsworth	60	4	18								15
31	Nigel Hudson Adam Wilcox	12	1	4								14
32	Richard Burrows Glenn Finn	14	4			11						10
33	Stuart Hall Chris Kemp	91	3		15							10
–	Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie	77	1	Ret								0
–	Fareed Ali Chris Valentine	24	5			DNS						0
–	Dean Gibbs Jonathan Packer	76	3								DNS	0
drivers ineligible for points
–	Chris Headlam Joey Foster	55	3Inv							6		0
–	Darron Lewis Daniel Wylie	34	3Inv								7	0
–	Dan Kirby Tom Knight	21	3Inv								9	0
–	Neil Garnham Matt Le Breton Rob Young	71	2Inv								10	0
	Drivers		Class	SILGP	SNE	DON	THR	CRO	SILINT	OUL	BRH	valign=middle	Pts

Class championship standings

Points are awarded as follows in all classes

(key)

Class 1
	Drivers		SILGP	SNE	DON	THR	CRO	SILINT	OUL	BRH	valign=middle	Pts
1	Phil Hanson Nigel Moore	19	1	12	1	1	1	1	11	2	170
2	Calum Lockie David Mason	1	Ret		15	6	3	4	2	5	107
3	Manuel Cintrano Javier Morcillo	3	3	3		8	9			1	91
4	Kevin Clarke Ian Lawson	46	5		6		2		3	3	82
4	Ryan Lyndsay	46			6						82
5	Nick Holden Andrew McKenna	7	20	2	4						55
6	Jonny MacGregor	8	23			10		11			37
6	Ben Sharich	8						11			37
7	Richard Neary Martin Short	888							1		25
8	Craig Dolby Nigel Mustill	15				2					22
9	Nigel Greensall Darren Nelson	18	2								20
10	Nigel Hudson Adam Wilcox	12	4								14
–	Glynn Geddie Jim Geddie	77	Ret								0
Class 2
1	Anthony Wilds Mike Wilds	9		1	3	3		2			85
2	Ian Heward Darelle Wilson	34	17	11	10						60
3	Bonamy Grimes	5	Ret	9				5		4	56
	Johnny Mowlem		Ret	9						4
	Charlie Hollings							5
4	Neil Garnham Rob Young	71	21								20
5	Ashley Bird Tom Howard Mike Moss	13					10				20
6	Mark Cunningham Peter Cunningham	32						NC	4		15
drivers ineligible for points
–	Neil Garnham Matt Le Breton Rob Young	71								10	0
Class 3
1	Steve Fresle Jacob Mathiassen	43	6	5	5	3	4	NC	5	8	170
2	Chris Murphy	54	10	6	7	5	6	7	8	11	145
	Jody Fannin		10	6	7
	Jonny Cocker					5	6	7	8
	Matty George									11
3	Chris Randall	58	8	13	14	11		10	12		74
	Nick Randall		8	13	14	11			12
	Ben Salmon							10
4	Dave Benett Marcus Fothergill	69	15				5	6			55
4	Adam Dawson	69					5	6			55
5	Mark Cunningham Peter Cunningham	32	7	10							37
6	Ruben Anakhasyan Ollie Hancock	88	16	4							34
7	Chris Hart Neil Primrose	17	9								31
7	Jono Brown Graham Roberts	17			13						31
8	Neil Garnham Matt Le Breton Rob Young	7						9			17
8	Frank Bradley Tom Howard	57	13								10
10	Stuart Hall Chris Kemp	91		15							10
–	Dean Gibbs Jonathan Packer	76								DNS	0
drivers ineligible for points
–	Chris Headlam Joey Foster	55							6		0
–	Darron Lewis Daniel Wylie	34								7	0
–	Dan Kirby Tom Knight	21								9	0
Class 4
1	Tom Howard	57		14	8						93
	Mike Moss			14	8			8
	David Cooper						6	8
	Jason Dixon Robert Gillham						6
	Ashley Bird							8
	Scott Adam Shaun Hollamby Andy Wilmott									6
2	Sam Allpass Lee Atkins	38	11			5			9		55
3	Del Shelton	13	12								20
4	Ash Woodman Keith Hemsworth	60	18								15
5	Richard Burrows Glenn Finn	14			11						10
Class 5
1	Alyn James	76	15	7	9	9	8	12	7		116
	Martin Byford			7				12	7
	Daniel Wheeler				9		8
2	Adam Bewsey Alex Craven	49	22								63
	Daniel Woodard			9	12				10	12
	David Birrell			9					10	12
	Aaron Steele				12
3	Richard Burrows Glenn Finn	14	19								20
–	Fareed Ali Chris Valentine	24			DNS						0
	Drivers		SILGP	SNE	DON	THR	CRO	SILINT	OUL	BRH	valign=middle	Pts

Notes and References

Web site: Dunlop to support Britcar Endurance relaunch. Britcar Endurance. 23 November 2015. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Revised 2019 Provisional Calendar Released. Britcar Endurance. 5 January 2016. 30 June 2020.
The No. 3 car ran under Neil Garner Motorsport and the No. 7 ran under Holden Autosport / Neil Garner Motorsport.
The practice and qualifying times for round one list the No. 7 car as a Praga R4S, as Neil Garner Motorsport does own one.
Web site: Neil Garner Motorsport | Cars. 4 July 2020. 18 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418012158/http://neilgarner-motorsport.com/Cars/Praga-R4S-LM/. dead.
Web site: Tockwith Motorsport move up to the Dunlop Endurance Championship. Britcar Endurance. 7 January 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: The Cunninghams return to Britcar. Britcar Endurance. 27 January 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Chris Murphy partners Jody Fannin for Dunlop Endurance Championship. Britcar Endurance. 1 March 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Hofmann's of Henley enter their unbeaten Lotus Europa. Britcar Endurance. 5 January 2016. 30 June 2020.
Chris Randall is also known as Fabio Randaccio.
Web site: 2016 Racing Season. geoffsteelracing.co.uk/. 1 July 2020.
Web site: First Team signs up for 2016. Britcar Endurance. 21 December 2015. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Search - "Britcar" :: Timing Solutions LTD.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championship Silverstone GP Circuit March 26th 2016. tsl-timing.com. 26 March 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championship Snetterton 300 Circuit 8th May 2016. tsl-timing.com. 8 May 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championshop Donington Park GP Circuit 9th April 2016. tsl-timing.com. 8 May 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championshop Thruxton Circuit 3rd July 2016. tsl-timing.com. 3 July 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championship Croft Circuit 23rd July 2016. tsl-timing.com. 23 July 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championship Silverstone International Circuit 13th August 2016. tsl-timing.com. 13 August 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championship Oulton Park International Circuit 1st October 2016. tsl-timing.com. 1 October 2016. 30 June 2020.
Web site: Dunlop Endurance Championship Brands Hatch Indy 12th & 13th November 2016. tsl-timing.com. 13 November 2016. 30 June 2020.