2016 SprintX GT Championship Series
The 2016 Sprint-X GT Championship Series was the inaugural season of the Sprint-X 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 Sprint-X GT Championship Series as a support series of the Pirelli World Challenge. Similar to GT races in the PWC, Sprint-X races had a sprint format as races were 60 minutes in length. The difference between PWC GT races and Sprint-X races was that Sprint-X races featured mandatory driver and tire changes.[1]
Schedule
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
GT
| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin | De La Torre Racing | V12 Vantage GT3 | 4 |  Lars Viljoen
|
1 |
 Jorge De La Torre
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| 24 | 3 | ||||
 Caesar Bacarella
| |||||
| Audi | Stephen Cameron Racing | R8 LMS ultra | 19 |  Kyle Marcelli
|
3 |
| Drew Regitz
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| M1 GT Racing | R8 LMS | 23 | Walt Bowlin
|
1–2 | |
| Guy Cosmo
|
1 | ||||
| David Ostella
|
2–3 | ||||
 Dion von Moltke
| |||||
| R8 LMS ultra | 69 | 1 | |||
| David Ostella
| |||||
| DXDT Racing | 63 | David Askew
|
2 | ||
| James Burke
| |||||
| BMW | Mills Racing | Z4 GT3 | 46 | Michael Mills
|
All |
| Kuno Wittmer
|
1–2 | ||||
| John Edwards
|
3 | ||||
| Dodge | Lone Star Racing | Viper GT3-R | 80 | Dan Knox
|
3 |
| Mike Skeen
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| McCann Racing | 82 | Jim McCann
|
3 | ||
| Michael McCann
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| Porsche | Global Motorsports Group | 911 GT3 R | 14 | Brent Holden
|
All |
| Colin Braun
|
1 | ||||
| James Sofronas
|
2 | ||||
| Alec Udell
|
3 | ||||
| Black Swan Racing | 54 | Tim Pappas
|
3 | ||
| Andy Pilgrim
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| Alex Job Racing | 79 | Gunnar Jeannette
|
3 | ||
| Cooper MacNeil
| |||||
| Calvert Dynamics | 98 | Preston Calvert
|
2–3 | ||
| Michael Lewis
| |||||
| Flying Lizard Motorsports | 451 | Darren Law
|
3 | ||
| Andy Wilzoch
| |||||
| Sources:[3][4][5] | |||||
GT Cup
| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamborghini | DXDT Racing | Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 10 |  Enrique Bernoldi
|
3 |
| Jeff Burton
| |||||
| 63 | David Askew
|
3 | |||
| James Burke
| |||||
| Porsche | ANSA Motorsports | 911 GT3 Cup | 27 |  Ludovico Manfredi
|
3 |
| Jonathan Summerton
| |||||
| Source:[5] | |||||
GTS
| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin | TRG-AMR | Vantage GT4 | 04 | Kenton Koch
|
3 |
| George Kurtz
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| 07 | Max Riddle
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All | |||
| Kris Wilson
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| 7 | Craig Lyons
|
3 | |||
| Thomas Merrill
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| 09 | Jason Alexandridis
|
All | |||
| Derek DeBoer
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| 77 | Brandon Davis
|
3 | |||
| Greg Milzcik
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| Stephen Cameron Racing | 5 | Ari Balogh
|
3 | ||
| Greg Liefooghe
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| Ford | Calvert Dynamics | Mustang Boss 302 | 37 | Andrew Aquilante
|
3 |
| Kurt Rezzetano
| |||||
| Ginetta | Performance Motorsports Group | G55 GT4 | 29 | Parker Chase
|
2–3 |
| Harry Gottsacker
| |||||
| KTM | ANSA Motorsports | X-Bow GT4 | 12 | Brett Sandberg
|
3 |
| Jason Wolfe
| |||||
| Maserati | JCR Motorsports | GranTurismo MC | 66 | Jeff Courtney
|
3 |
| Greg Palmer
| |||||
| Porsche | Global Motorsports Group | Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 4 |  Matt Halliday
|
3 |
| James Sofronas
| |||||
| SIN | Racers Edge Motorsports | R1 GT4 | 45 | Chris Beaufait
|
1, 3 |
| James Vance
|
1 | ||||
| Scott Heckert
|
3 | ||||
| 54 | Chris Beaufait
|
2 | |||
| Scott Heckert
| |||||
| Sources:[3][4][5] | |||||
Race results
| 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 |
| Michael Mills Kuno Wittmer
|
Max Riddle Kris Wilson
| ||||
| R2 | #46 BMW Z4 GT3 | #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | |||
| Michael Mills Kuno Wittmer
|
Max Riddle Kris Wilson
| ||||
| 2 | R1 | Utah | #98 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | |
| Preston Calvert Michael Lewis
|
Jason Alexandridis Derek DeBoer
| ||||
| R2 | #98 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | |||
| Preston Calvert Michael Lewis
|
Max Riddle Kris Wilson
| ||||
| 3 | R1 | Laguna Seca | #19 Audi R8 LMS ultra | #63 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | #37 Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
| Kyle Marcelli Drew Regitz
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David Askew James Burke
|
Andrew Aquilante Kurt Rezzetano
| |||
| R2 | #46 BMW Z4 GT3 | #10 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | #37 Ford Mustang Boss 302 | ||
| John Edwards Michael Mills
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Enrique Bernoldi Jeff Burton
|
Andrew Aquilante Kurt Rezzetano
| |||
References
- ^ a b "Pirelli World Challenge to add 'extended sprint' races in 2016". Motorsport.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge "State of the Series" announcements include 2016 confirmed schedule, SRO alliance, new rules". World-Challenge.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Pirelli World Challenge CTMP Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pirelli World Challenge Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.