2016 SportsCar Grand Prix
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 Mazda MX-5 Cup and the Nissan Micra Cup.[3]
Report
Race results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | P | 31 |  Action Express Racing
|
Eric Curran Dane Cameron
|
Coyote Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 125 |
| Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing
|
 João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi
|
Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 125 |
| Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing
|
Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor
|
Chevrolet Corvette DP | C | 125 |
| Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| Source: [4] | |||||||
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.[5] The event was televised internationally by FOX Sports Latin America, Motors TV in Europe, and Fox Sports Asia.
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.
References
- ^ "IMSA announces schedule for 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar season". Fox Sports. August 8, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ Dagys, John (August 8, 2015). "2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ Chalmers, Ryan (November 17, 2015). "CTMP unveils 2015 major events schedule". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Race Unofficial Results by Class" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "IMSA: 2016 TV schedules for WeatherTech Championship and Continental Tire Challenge announced". Racer.com. January 21, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.