2016 FIA World Endurance Championship explained

2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
Organizer:	Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Discipline:	Sports car endurance racing
No Of Races:	9
Award1 Champ:	Porsche
Award2 Title:	GTE Manufacturer
Award2 Champ:	Ferrari
Award3 Title:	LMP1 Team
Award3 Champ:	Rebellion Racing
Award4 Title:	LMP2 Team
Award4 Champ:	Signatech Alpine
Award5 Title:	LMGTE Pro Team
Award5 Champ:	Aston Martin Racing
Award6 Title:	LMGTE Am Team
Award6 Champ:	AF Corse
Seasonslistnames:	FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Link:	2015 FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Year:	2015
Nextseason Link:	2017 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nextseason Year:	2017

The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fifth edition of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars meeting four ACO categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and included the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This season was also the last WEC season for Audi Sport Team Joest as they decided not to race in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Season.

Schedule

The ACO announced a provisional calendar during the 2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in September 2015. The calendar retains the eight rounds from 2015, but adds the 6 Hours of Mexico City at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The World Sportscar Championship previously visited Mexico City in 1991. The Nürburgring round has been moved a month forward to July to close the gap after Le Mans.^[1]

A test session was held prior to the start of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard in March, while the mandatory test for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was held in the first week of June.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
	Prologue	Circuit Paul Ricard	Le Castellet, Var	25/26 March
1	6 Hours of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	17 April
2	WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Stavelot	7 May
3	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	Le Mans	18 - 19 June
4	6 Hours of Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Nürburg	24 July
5	6 Hours of Mexico^[2]	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Mexico City	3 September
6	6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	17 September
7	6 Hours of Fuji	Fuji Speedway	Oyama, Shizuoka	16 October
8	6 Hours of Shanghai	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	6 November
9	6 Hours of Bahrain	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir	19 November

Entries

The FIA unveiled an entry of 32 cars for the 2016 season on 5 February, divided into four categories: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).

LMP1

+Key
Full-season entry	Additional entry (†)
Eligible for all championship points	Eligible only for Drivers' championship points

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Hybrid	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Porsche Team	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	Hybrid		1	Timo Bernhard^[3]	All
						Mark Webber	All
						Brendon Hartley	All
					2	Romain Dumas	All
						Neel Jani	All
						Marc Lieb	All
ByKolles Racing Team	CLM P1/01	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6			4	Simon Trummer^[4]	All
						Oliver Webb^[5]	All
						James Rossiter^[6]	1–2
						Pierre Kaffer	3–5, 7–9
Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Toyota H8909 2.4 L Turbo V6	Hybrid		5	Sébastien Buemi^[7]	All
						Kazuki Nakajima	All
						Anthony Davidson	1–4, 6–9
					6		All
						Stéphane Sarrazin	All
						Kamui Kobayashi	All
Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	Hybrid		7	André Lotterer^[8]	All
						Marcel Fässler	All
						Benoît Tréluyer	1–3, 5–9
					8	Oliver Jarvis	All
						Lucas di Grassi	All
						Loïc Duval	All
Rebellion Racing	Rebellion R-One	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6			12	Nick Heidfeld^[9]	1–4
						Nicolas Prost	1–4
						Nelson Piquet Jr.^[10]	1–3
						Mathias Beche	4
					13	Dominik Kraihamer	All
						Alexandre Imperatori	All
						Mathéo Tuscher	All

LMP2

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
G-Drive Racing	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		26	Roman Rusinov^[11]	All
					René Rast^[12]	1–6, 9
					Nathanaël Berthon	1–2
					Will Stevens^[13]	3, 7–8
					Alex Brundle^[14]	4–9
	Gibson 015S			38†	Simon Dolan	2–3
				Jake Dennis	2–3
				Giedo van der Garde	2–3
SMP Racing	BR Engineering BR01	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		27	Maurizio Mediani^[15]	All
					Nicolas Minassian	All
					David Markozov^[16]	2
					Mikhail Aleshin^[17]	3, 7–9
				37	Vitaly Petrov	All
					Viktor Shaytar	All
					Kirill Ladygin	All
Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		30	Scott Sharp^[18]	1–6
					Ed Brown	1–6
					Johannes van Overbeek	1–6
					Sean Gelael^[19]	7–9
					Antonio Giovinazzi	7–8
					Giedo van der Garde	7, 9
					Tom Blomqvist^[20]	8
					Tom Dillmann^[21]	9
				31	Pipo Derani	All
					Ryan Dalziel	All
					Chris Cumming	All
Baxi DC Racing Alpine	Alpine A460	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		35	David Cheng^[22]	All
					Ho-Pin Tung	All
					Nelson Panciatici^[23]	1–6
					Paul-Loup Chatin^[24]	7–9
Signatech Alpine	Alpine A460	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		36	Gustavo Menezes^[25]	All
					Nicolas Lapierre	All
					Stéphane Richelmi^[26]	All
Strakka Racing	Gibson 015S	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		42	Jonny Kane	1–7
					Nick Leventis^[27]	1–6
					Danny Watts	1–3
					Lewis Williamson^[28]	4–7
RGR Sport by Morand	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		43	Filipe Albuquerque^[29]	All
					Bruno Senna	All
					Ricardo González	All
Manor^[30]	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		44	Tor Graves^[31]	1–4
					James Jakes	1–2
					Will Stevens	1–2
					Matt Rao	3, 5–9
					Roberto Merhi	3, 6–7
					Antônio Pizzonia^[32]	4
					Matthew Howson^[33]	4
					Richard Bradley^[34]	5–9
					Alfonso Toledano Jr.	5
					Alex Lynn^[35]	8–9
				45†	Matt Rao	1–2, 4
				Richard Bradley^[36]	1–2, 4
				Roberto Merhi^[37]	1–2, 4, 9
				Tor Graves^[38]	7–8
				Alex Lynn	7
				Shinji Nakano	7
				Roberto González	8–9
				Mathias Beche	8
				Julien Canal	9

LMGTE Pro

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8		51	Gianmaria Bruni^[39]	All
					James Calado	All
					Alessandro Pier Guidi	3
				71	Davide Rigon	All
					Sam Bird	All
					Andrea Bertolini	3
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Ford GT	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6		66	Olivier Pla^[40]	All
					Stefan Mücke	All
					Billy Johnson	1–3
				67	Andy Priaulx	All
					Harry Tincknell	All
					Marino Franchitti	1–6
Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		77	Richard Lietz^[41]	All
					Michael Christensen	All
					Philipp Eng	3
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8		95	Nicki Thiim^[42]	All
					Marco Sørensen	All
					Darren Turner	1–3
				97	Richie Stanaway	1–5, 7–8
					Fernando Rees	1–3, 6
					Jonathan Adam	2–3, 9
					Darren Turner^[43]	4–9

LMGTE Am

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Larbre Compétition	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8		50	Pierre Ragues	All
					Yutaka Yamagishi^[44]	1–5, 7
					Paolo Ruberti	1–2, 4
					Jean-Philippe Belloc^[45]	3
					Ricky Taylor^[46]	5–9
					Lars Viljoen^[47]	6
					Romain Brandela	8–9
KCMG	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		78	Christian Ried^[48]	All
					Wolf Henzler	All
					Joël Camathias	All
AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari 4.5 L V8		55†	Duncan Cameron	3
				Aaron Scott	3
				Matt Griffin	3
				83	François Perrodo^[49]	All
					Emmanuel Collard	All
					Rui Águas	All
Gulf Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		86	Michael Wainwright^[50]	All
					Adam Carroll	All
					Ben Barker	All
Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		88	Khaled Al Qubaisi^[51]	All
					David Heinemeier Hansson	All
					Klaus Bachler^[52]	1
					Patrick Long	2–5, 7–9
					Kévin Estre^[53]	6
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8		98	Paul Dalla Lana^[54]	All
					Pedro Lamy	All
					Mathias Lauda	All
				99†	Andrew Howard	3
				Liam Griffin	3
				Gary Hirsch	3

Technical changes

The FIA have introduced a number of changes to the LMP1 cars for 2016 to reduce their speed. This is due to the 2015 cars being significantly faster than 2014 with most track records broken in 2015. The pace of development of the hybrid powertrains has resulted in cars racing with more than 1000 hp.^[55]

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd.	Circuit	LMP1 Winners	LMP2 Winners	LMGTE Pro Winners	LMGTE Am Winners	Report
1	Silverstone	No. 2 Porsche Team	No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand	No. 71 AF Corse	No. 83 AF Corse	Results
		Marc Lieb Neel Jani Romain Dumas	Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna Ricardo González	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas
2	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 71 AF Corse	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Oliver Jarvis Lucas di Grassi Loïc Duval	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
3	Le Mans	No. 2 Porsche Team	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 83 AF Corse	Results
		Marc Lieb Neel Jani Romain Dumas	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas
4	Nürburgring	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
5	Mexico City	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Results
		Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna Ricardo González	Darren Turner Richie Stanaway	Khaled Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson
6	Austin	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
7	Fuji	No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle Will Stevens	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
8	Shanghai	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle Will Stevens	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
9	Bahrain	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Results
		Oliver Jarvis Lucas di Grassi Loïc Duval	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Khaled Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

Driver championships

Five titles were offered to drivers in the 2016 season. The World Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers, while the World Cup for GT Drivers was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. Further, three FIA Endurance Trophies were also awarded to drivers in the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories, and privateers in the LMP1 category.

+Points systems
Duration	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th		Pole
6 Hours	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	0.5	1
24 Hours	50	36	30	24	20	16	12	8	4	2	1	1

World Endurance Drivers' Championship

valign=middle valign=middle Driver valign=middle Team SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR valign=middle Total points 1 Marc Lieb Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160 1 Neel Jani Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160 1 Romain Dumas Porsche Team 1 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 160 2 Oliver Jarvis Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5 2 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5 2 Loïc Duval Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 1 3 2 15 2 2 5 1 147.5 3 Mike Conway Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145 3 Stéphane Sarrazin Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145 3 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing 2 Ret 2 6 3 3 1 2 5 145 4 Mark Webber Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5 4 Brendon Hartley Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5 4 Timo Bernhard Porsche Team Ret 16 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 134.5 5 André Lotterer Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 3 2 6 Ret 6 2 104 5 Marcel Fässler Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 3 2 6 Ret 6 2 104 6 Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest EX 5 4 WD 6 Ret 6 2 70 7 Dominik Kraihamer Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5 7 Alexandre Imperatori Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5 7 Mathéo Tuscher Rebellion Racing 3 3 Ret 7 5 7 6 17 7 66.5 8 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 Ret 5 4 3 4 60 8 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 Ret 5 4 3 4 60 8 Anthony Davidson Toyota Gazoo Racing 16 17 NC 5 5 4 3 4 60 9 Gustavo Menezes Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47 9 Nicolas Lapierre Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47 9 Stéphane Richelmi Signatech Alpine 8 7 5 8 7 8 9 11 11 47 10 Roman Rusinov G-Drive Racing 7 11 6 Ret 12 10 7 8 9 36 11 Filipe Albuquerque RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30 11 Bruno Senna RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30 11 Ricardo González RGR Sport by Morand 5 10 11 9 6 9 8 10 10 30 12 Will Stevens Manor Ret 14 26.5 G-Drive Racing 6 7 8 13 René Rast G-Drive Racing 7 11 6 Ret 12 10 9 26 14 Nick Heidfeld Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 17 25.5 14 Nicolas Prost Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 17 25.5 15 Nelson Piquet Jr. Rebellion Racing 4 4 13 25 16 Pipo Derani Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20 16 Ryan Dalziel Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20 16 Chris Cumming Extreme Speed Motorsports 6 8 14 10 8 13 11 12 12 20 valign=middle valign=middle Driver valign=middle Team SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR valign=middle Total points

Bold - Pole position

World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers

valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Nicki Thiim	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	3	3	1	5	4	1	156
1	Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	3	3	1	5	4	1	156
2	Davide Rigon	AF Corse	1	1	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3	134
2	Sam Bird	AF Corse	1	1	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3	134
3	Gianmaria Bruni	AF Corse	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	2	3	3	2	128
3	James Calado	AF Corse	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	2	3	3	2	128
4	Stefan Mücke	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1	4	11	13	2	2	6	118
4	Olivier Pla	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1	4	11	13	2	2	6	118
5	Andy Priaulx	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	10	12	5	4	1	1	4	117.5
5	Harry Tincknell	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	10	12	5	4	1	1	4	117.5
6	Darren Turner	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	5	1	5	6	Ret	5	115
7	Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin Racing	Ret	3	3	5	1		6	Ret		88
8	Michael Christensen	Dempsey-Proton Racing	9	4	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	74
8	Richard Lietz	Dempsey-Proton Racing	9	4	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	74
9	Billy Johnson	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1							60
10	Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin Racing		3	3						5	56
11	Emmanuel Collard	AF Corse	6	6	4	8	8	12	9	8	10	55.5
11	François Perrodo	AF Corse	6	6	4	8	8	12	9	8	10	55.5
11	Rui Águas	AF Corse	6	6	4	8	8	12	9	8	10	55.5
12	Fernando Rees	Aston Martin Racing	Ret	3	3			5				55
13	Marino Franchitti	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	10	12	5	4				54.5
14	Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	Ret	7	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	38
14	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	Ret	7	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	38
14	Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	Ret	7	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	38
15	Khaled Al Qubasi	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	11	10	5	10	7	11	12	10	8	34.5
15	David Heinemeier Hansson	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	11	10	5	10	7	11	12	10	8	34.5
16	Patrick Long	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing		10	5	10	7		12	10	8	33.5
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Team Drivers

valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Dominik Kraihamer	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
1	Alexandre Imperatori	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
1	Mathéo Tuscher	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
2	Oliver Webb	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	109
2	Simon Trummer	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	109
3	Nick Heidfeld	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1	2						104
3	Nicolas Prost	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1	2						104
4	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1							86
5	Pierre Kaffer	ByKolles Racing Team			Ret	Ret	2		Ret	1	2	61
6	James Rossiter	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3								30
7	Mathias Beche	Rebellion Racing				2						18

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Gustavo Menezes	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
1	Nicolas Lapierre	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
1	Stéphane Richelmi	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
2	Filipe Albuquerque	RGR Sport by Morand	1	4	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	166
2	Bruno Senna	RGR Sport by Morand	1	4	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	166
2	Ricardo González	RGR Sport by Morand	1	4	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	166
3	Roman Rusinov	G-Drive Racing	3	5	2	Ret	7	3	1	1	1	162
4	Pipo Derani	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
4	Ryan Dalziel	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
4	Chris Cumming	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
5	René Rast	G-Drive Racing	3	5	2	Ret	7	3			1	111
6	Alex Brundle	G-Drive Racing				Ret	7	3	1	1	1	98
7	Will Stevens	Manor	Ret	8								92
	G-Drive Racing			2				1	1
8	Jonny Kane	Strakka Racing	5	Ret	4	4	4	Ret	6			66
9	Kirill Ladygin	SMP Racing	8	9	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	8	63
9	Vitaly Petrov	SMP Racing	8	9	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	8	63
9	Viktor Shaytar	SMP Racing	8	9	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	8	63
10	Maurizio Mediani	SMP Racing	10	Ret	5	8	7	4	8	6	9	59
10	Nicolas Minassian	SMP Racing	10	Ret	5	8	7	4	8	6	9	59
11	Nick Leventis	Strakka Racing	5	Ret	4	4	4	Ret				58
12	Sean Gelael	Extreme Speed Motorsports							4	2	5	40
13	David Cheng	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	7	Ret	Ret	7	5	8	9	8	6	40
13	Ho-Pin Tung	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	7	Ret	Ret	7	5	8	9	8	6	40
14	Roberto Merhi	Manor	6	3	Ret	Ret		Ret	7		7	35
15	Danny Watts	Strakka Racing	5	Ret	4							34

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Emmanuel Collard	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
1	François Perrodo	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
1	Rui Águas	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
2	Khaled Al Qubaisi	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	5	6	2	4	1	5	5	4	1	151
2	David Heinemeier Hansson	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	5	6	2	4	1	5	5	4	1	151
3	Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
3	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
3	Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
4	Patrick Long	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing		6	2	4	1		5	4	1	130
5	Christian Ried	KCMG	4	4	6	EX	3	2	3	3	2	121
5	Wolf Henzler	KCMG	4	4	6	EX	3	2	3	3	2	121
5	Joël Camathias	KCMG	4	4	6	EX	3	2	3	3	2	121
6	Pierre Ragues	Larbre Compétition	3	3	5	3	Ret	3	6	5	5	108
7	Michael Wainwright	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106
7	Adam Carroll	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106
7	Ben Barker	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106
8	Yutaka Yamagishi	Larbre Compétition	3	3	5	3	Ret		6			73

Manufacturer championships

Two manufacturers' titles were contested, one for LMPs and one for LMGTEs. The World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers is only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers allows all entries from registered manufacturers in LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. The top two finishing cars from each manufacturer earn points toward their total.

World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

valign=middle		valign=middle	Manufacturer	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Porsche	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	324
	Ret	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	6
2	Audi	Ret	1	3	2	2	2	2	5	1	266
	EX	3	4	3	5	6	Ret	6	2
3	Toyota	2	5	2	5	3	3	1	2	4	229
	3	Ret	NC	6	Ret	5	4	3	5

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers

valign=middle		valign=middle	Manufacturer	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Ferrari	1	1	4	1	2	2	3	3	2	294
	2	6	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3
2	Aston Martin	3	3	2	3	1	1	5	4	1	287
	7	5	3	5	3	5	6	7	5
3	Ford	4	2	1	4	5	4	1	1	4	241.5
	5	Ret	8	11	11	12	2	2	6
4	Porsche	8	4	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	123
	9	7	6	9	7	8	10	9	8

Team championships

All categories award a team trophy for each individual entry, although LMP1 is limited to entries not from a manufacturer.

FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams

valign=middle		valign=middle	Car	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	13	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
2	4	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	109
3	12	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1	2						104

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

valign=middle		valign=middle	Car	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	align=left	36	align=left	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
2	align=left	43	align=left	RGR Sport by Morand	1	3	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	169
3	align=left	26	align=left	G-Drive Racing	3	4	2	Ret	7	3	1	1	1	164
4	align=left	31	align=left	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
5	align=left	30	align=left	Extreme Speed Motorsports	8	5	7	9	8	7	4	2	5	78
6	align=left	37	align=left	SMP Racing	7	7	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	7	71
7	align=left	42	align=left	Strakka Racing	5	Ret	4	4	4	Ret	6			66
8	align=left	27	align=left	SMP Racing	9	Ret	5	8	6	4	8	6	8	62
9	align=left	35	align=left	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	6	Ret	Ret	7	5	8	9	8	6	42
10	align=left	44	align=left	Manor	Ret	6	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	9	9	29

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams

valign=middle		valign=middle	Car	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	95	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	3	3	1	5	4	1	156
2	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	5	7	5	4	1	1	4	141
3	71	AF Corse	1	1	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3	134
4	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1	4	7	7	2	2	6	129
5	51	AF Corse	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	2	3	3	2	128
6	97	Aston Martin Racing	Ret	3	3	5	1	5	6	Ret	5	109
7	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	6	4	4	6	6	6	7	6	7	88

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

valign=middle		valign=middle	Car	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	83	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
2	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	5	6	2	4	1	5	5	4	1	151
3	98	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
4	78	KCMG	4	4	5	EX	3	2	3	3	2	125
5	50	Larbre Compétition	3	3	4	3	Ret	3	6	5	5	112
6	86	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106

Notes and References

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31. Web site: Manor adds Ex-F3 racer Matt Rao to its WEC line-up in second car . . . 7 March 2016 . 7 March 2016.
32. Web site: 6 Hours of Nürburgring 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - Provisional Entry List . . 8 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805223939/http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/41/549/FIAWEC2016_6_hours_of_Nuerburgring_provisional_entry_list_070716.pdf . 2016-08-05 . dead .
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45. Web site: Belloc Confirmed at Larbre as Ruberti Replacement . Sportscar365 . Kilshaw . Jake . 9 June 2016 . 9 June 2016.
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47. Web site: COTA WEC Thursday Notebook . SportsCar365 . 15 September 2016 . 16 September 2016.
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50. Web site: Dagys. John. Carroll, Barker Complete Gulf Racing UK Lineup. Sportscar365.com. 16 February 2016 . John Dagys Media, LLC. 16 February 2016.
51. Web site: Long, Heinemeier Hansson Join Abu Dhabi Proton Lineup for 2016 . SportsCar365 . Dagys . John . 17 December 2015 . 18 December 2015.
52. Web site: Bachler to Sub for Long at 6H Silverstone . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 8 April 2016 . 9 April 2016.
53. Web site: 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - Provisional Entry List . . 31 August 2016 .
54. Web site: Dalla Lana Confirms WEC Return, AMR GTD Effort for Daytona, Sebring . SportsCar365 . Dagys . John . 4 December 2015 . 18 December 2015.
55. Web site: WEC: 1000hp limit imposed for 2016 . Racer.com . 30 September 2015 . 18 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134017/http://www.racer.com/508-le-mans-wec/122160-wec-1000hp-limit-imposed-for-2016 . 2015-12-08 . dead .