2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup explained

The 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2016 Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the inaugural season of the GT3 Le Mans Cup. It began on 15 May at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari and finished on 23 October at the Autódromo do Estoril.[1] The series was open to grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.

Calendar

The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 16 December 2015. All rounds supported the European Le Mans Series (excepting Silverstone) and 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]

RoundCircuitLocationRace lengthDateSupporting
1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariImola, Italy2 hours14 May4 Hours of Imola, ELMS
2 Circuit de la SartheLe Mans, France1 hour18 June24 Hours of Le Mans, WEC
3 Red Bull RingSpielberg, Austria2 hours16 July4 Hours of Red Bull Ring, ELMS
4 Circuit Paul RicardLe Castellet, France2 hours27 August4 Hours of Le Castellet, ELMS
5 Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSpa, Belgium2 hours24 September4 Hours of Spa, ELMS
6 Autódromo do EstorilEstoril, Portugal2 hours22 October4 Hours of Estoril, ELMS
Source: [2]

Entry list

The full season was open to GT3 class cars. [3]

TeamCarDriversRounds
FFF Racing Team by ACM[4] Lamborghini Huracán GT35 Andrea Caldarelli1, 3
Fu Songyang1
Marco Attard[5] 2
Matthew Bell2
Taiyou Iida[6] 3
McLaren 650S GT355 Hiroshi HamaguchiAll
Adrian Quaife-HobbsAll
BMS Scuderia Italia[7] Ferrari 458 Italia GT37 Matteo Cressoni1, 4, 6
Luigi Lucchini1, 4, 6
Villorba Corse[8] Ferrari 458 Italia GT38 Steeve Hiesse1–2, 4–6
Cédric Mezard1–2, 4–6
AF Corse[9] Ferrari 458 Italia GT314 Adrien De Leener2–6
Pierre Marie De Leener2–6
Ferrari 488 GT351 Francesco CastellacciAll
Thomas FlohrAll
57 Aleksey Basov[10] 2
Viktor Shaytar2
Ferrari 458 Italia GT371 Filipe BarreirosAll
Mads RasmussenAll
Duqueine EngineeringFerrari 458 Italia GT317 Christophe Hamon2
Lonni Martins2
Tockwith Motorsport[11] Audi R8 LMS19 Philip Hanson1–3
Nigel Moore1–3
TF Sport[12] Aston Martin Vantage GT322 Andrew Jarman2
Devon Modell2
34 Euan HankeyAll
Salih YoluçAll
FF Corse[13] Ferrari 488 GT325 Ivor DunbarAll
Johnny MowlemAll
Classic & Modern Racing[14] Ferrari 458 Italia GT326 Nicolas Misslin1–3
Matthieu Vaxivière1–3
Soheil Ayari[15] 4
Nicolas Tardif4
Éric Cayrolle[16] 5
Arno Santamato5
Delahaye Racing TeamPorsche 997 GT3 R28 Pierre-Étienne Bordet2
Alexandre Viron2
IDEC Sport RacingMercedes-AMG GT337 Patrice Lafargue2
Paul Lafargue2
DKR EngineeringBMW Z4 GT344 Niels Bouwhuis2
Jan Storm2
Larbre CompétitionMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT350 Franck Labescat2
Christian Philippon2
Barwell MotorsportLamborghini Huracán GT366 James Cottingham2
Joe Twyman2
Richard Abra4–5
Mark Poole4–5
SMP RacingFerrari 488 GT372 Aleksey Basov3–6
Viktor Shaytar3–6
Optimum MotorsportAudi R8 LMS75 Flick Haigh4
Joe Osborne4
Mentos RacingPorsche 911 GT3 R88 Egidio PerfettiAll
Klaus Bachler1–3, 5–6
Ben Barker4
Autoclub ExcelsiorAston Martin Vantage GT390 Michael Schmetz5
Tim Verbergt5

Race results

CircuitPole PositionRace WinnerResults
1Imola No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia No. 34 TF SportReport
Matteo Cressoni
Luigi Lucchini		 Euan Hankey
Salih Yoluç
2Le MansGT3: No. 88 Mentos RacingGT3: No. 57 AF CorseReport
Klaus Bachler
Egidio Perfetti		 Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar
LMP3: No. 2 United AutosportsLMP3: No. 85 DC Racing
Martin Brundle
Christian England		 Alexandre Cougnaud
Thomas Laurent
3Red Bull No. 72 SMP Racing No. 72 SMP RacingReport
Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar		 Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar
4Paul Ricard No. 72 SMP Racing No. 72 SMP RacingReport
Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar		 Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar
5Spa No. 72 SMP Racing No. 72 SMP RacingReport
Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar		 Aleksey Basov
Viktor Shaytar
6Estoril No. 88 Mentos Racing No. 34 TF SportReport
Klaus Bachler
Egidio Perfetti		 Euan Hankey
Salih Yoluç

Driver's championships (top-5)

DriverTeamIMO
LM
RBR
LEC
SPA
EST
Total
1 Aleksey Basov SMP Racing11112121
1 Viktor Shaytar SMP Racing11112121
2 Euan Hankey TF Sport143331107
2 Salih Yoluç TF Sport143331107
3 Egidio Perfetti Mentos RacingDNF3222386
4 Klaus Bachler Mentos RacingRet322368
5 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs FFF Racing Team by ACM22DNSRet5Ret46
5 Hiroshi Hamaguchi FFF Racing Team by ACM22DNSRet5Ret46
Bold – Pole

Teams Championship (top-5)

TeamCarIMO
LM
RBR
LEC
SPA
EST
Total
1 No. 34 TF SportAston Martin Vantage GT3143331107
2 No. 72 SMP RacingFerrari 488 GT3111296
3 No. 88 Mentos RacingPorsche 911 GT3 RDNF3222386
4 No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACMMcLaren 650S GT322DNSRet5Ret46
5 No. 8 Villorba CorseFerrari 458 Italia GT371056535
Bold – Pole

Notes and References

  1. News: Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup - 2016 regulation key points. 16 December 2015. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 24h-lemans.com. 21 December 2015.
  2. News: THE MICHELIN GT3 LE MANS CUP. michelinmotorsport.com. 26 February 2016.
  3. News: ACO Launches Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup for 2016. 18 October 2015. John Dagys. 23 December 2015.
  4. Web site: FFF Racing Launches Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup Program. sportscar365.com. Kilshaw. Jake. 15 March 2016. 30 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Matt Bell To Race In Road To Le Mans. dailysportscar.com. 11 June 2016. 11 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Red Bull Ring Entry List. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815065256/http://www.gt3lemanscup.com/en/red-bull-ring-round-2016/entry/6/0?year=2016&category=&race=152. dead. 15 August 2016. GT3 Le Mans Cup. 16 July 2016.
  7. Web site: Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup: Imola, Disappointing Numbers, Encouraging Variety. dailysportscar.com. 9 May 2016. 11 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603204454/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/05/09/michelin-gt3-le-mans-cup-imola-disappointing-numbers-encouraging-variety.html. 3 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Villorba Corse Enter Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup. dailysportscar.com. 2 May 2016. 6 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512155804/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/05/02/villorba-corse-enter-michelin-gt3-le-mans-cup.html. 12 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: AF Corse Confirm 3 Car Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup Effort. dailysportscar.com. 16 March 2016. 30 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Circuit de La Sarthe Entry List. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925015706/http://www.gt3lemanscup.com/en/app.title.entries-spa-francorchamps-round-2016/entry/6/58?year=&category=&race=162. dead. 25 September 2016. GT3 Le Mans Cup. 17 June 2016.
  11. Web site: Michelin GT3 Cup: Paul Ricard Test Days, Paddock Notes. dailysportscar.com. 19 March 2016. 6 May 2016.
  12. News: TF Sport Confirms Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup & GT Open Entries. 2 February 2016. 4 February 2016.
  13. News: FF Corse steps up to GT3 Le Mans Cup. 4 December 2015. 23 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224111325/http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/124271-ff-corse-steps-up-to-gt3-le-mans-cup. 24 December 2015. dead.
  14. Web site: GT3 Le Mans Cup: Imola, Paddock Notes, A Few Changes For The Opener. dailysportscar.com. 13 May 2016. 13 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160519141640/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/05/13/gt3-le-mans-cup-paddock-notes-a-few-changes-for-the-opener.html. 19 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Circuit Paul Ricard Entry List. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925022431/http://www.gt3lemanscup.com/en/app.title.entries-spa-francorchamps-round-2016/entry/6/58?year=&category=&race=154. dead. 25 September 2016. GT3 Le Mans Cup. 27 August 2016.
  16. Web site: Circuit Spa-Francorchamps Entry List. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925020723/http://www.gt3lemanscup.com/en/app.title.entries-spa-francorchamps-round-2016/entry/6/58?year=&category=&race=156. dead. 25 September 2016. GT3 Le Mans Cup. 24 September 2016.

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