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 Global MX-5 Cup and the Nissan Micra Cup.[3]
Qualifying results[]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by 
.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Tristan Nunez | 1:10.126 | _ | 1
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| 2 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:10.435 | +0.309 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Tom Long | 1:10.572 | +0.446 | 3 |
| 4 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:10.761 | +0.635 | 4 |
| 5 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran | 1:11.177 | +1.051 | 5 |
| 6 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Marc Goossens | 1:11.296 | +1.170 | 6 |
| 7 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian | John Pew | 1:11.760 | +1.634 | 7 |
| 8 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:11.946 | +1.820 | 15 |
| 9 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech | James French | 1:12.372 | +2.246 | 8
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| 10 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Stephen Simpson | 1:12.448 | +2.322 | 9 |
| 11 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Matt McMurry | 1:12.471 | +2.345 | 10 |
| 12 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Robert Alon | 1:12.505 | +2.379 | 111 |
| 13 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Alex Popow | 1:13.197 | +3.071 | 12 |
| 14 | P | 0 | Panoz DeltaWing Racing | Katherine Legge | 1:14.077 | +3.951 | 13 |
| 15 | PC | 88 | Starworks Motorsport | Mark Kvamme | 1:15.020 | +4.894 | 14 |
| 16 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:15.198 | +5.072 | 16
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| 17 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:15.236 | +5.110 | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:15.430 | +5.304 | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 100 | BMW Team RLL | Lucas Luhr | 1:15.446 | +5.320 | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen | 1:15.501 | +5.375 | 20 |
| 21 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:15.549 | +5.423 | 21 |
| 22 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:15.780 | +5.654 | 22 |
| 23 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber | 1:16.230 | +6.104 | 23 |
| 24 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Nick Tandy | 1:16.476 | +6.350 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Alex Riberas | 1:18.245 | +8.119 | 25
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| 26 | GTD | 6 | Stevenson Motorsports | Andrew Davis | 1:18.582 | +8.456 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:18.672 | +8.546 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Bret Curtis | 1:18.673 | +8.547 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey | 1:18.745 | +8.619 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 9 | Stevenson Motorsports | Matt Bell | 1:18.832 | +8.706 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 27 | Dream Racing | Cédric Sbirrazzuoli | 1:19.000 | +8.874 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Ben Keating | 1:19.132 | +9.006 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:19.151 | +9.025 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Christina Nielsen | 1:19.332 | +9.206 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Michael Marsal | 1:20.070 | +9.944 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter | 1:20.197 | +10.071 | 36 |
| 37 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 1:20.269 | +10.143 | 37 |
| Sources:[4][5] | |||||||
- The No. 54 CORE Autosport entry was moved to the back of the PC field for starting the race with a different driver than who qualified.
- The No. 44 Magnus Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field after the team elected to change tires after qualifying.
Report[]
Race summary[]
The race was won overall by Eric Curran and Dane Cameron, driving a Chevrolet Corvette DP for Action Express Racing. They finished ahead of the Action Express Racing sister car of João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi, while the podium was completed by Ricky and Jordan Taylor of Wayne Taylor Racing. In sixth place overall, CORE Autosport won the Prototype Challenge class with drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun, while the GT Le Mans honors were taken by Ford Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook in the Ford GT in fourteenth place overall. The GT Daytona class was won by Bret Curtis and Jens Klingmann in the Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Race results[]
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.[14] The event was televised internationally by FOX Sports Latin America, Motors TV in Europe, and Fox Sports Asia.
| IMSA SportsCar Championship on Fox Sports | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth Announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Announcer | Greg Creamer | Jamie Howe Justin Bell |
| Color | Calvin Fish | |
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.
| IMSA Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth Announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Announcer | John Hindhaugh | Shea Adam |
| Color | Jeremy Shaw | |
Support race results[]
| CTSC | Prototype Lites | MX-5 Cup | Nissan Micra Cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS |  Scott Maxwell Billy Johnson
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Race 1 | Clark Toppe
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Nikko Reger
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Xavier Coupal
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| ST | Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler
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Race 2 | Austin Versteeg
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Mark Drennan
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Olivier Bedard
|
References[]
- ↑ "IMSA announces schedule for 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar season". Fox Sports. August 8, 2015. http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/imsa-weathertech-sportscar-championship-schedule-2016-tudor-replaced-080815. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ Dagys, John (August 8, 2015). "2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/2016-tusc-schedule-released/. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ Chalmers, Ryan (November 17, 2015). "CTMP unveils 2015 major events schedule". Inside Track Motorsport News. http://www.insidetracknews.com/news/breaking-news/item/5333-canadian-tire-motorsport-park-announces-2016-major-events-sked.html. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "03_Results.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/16_2016/11_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201607091540_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF.
- ↑ "01_Starting_Grid.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/16_2016/11_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201607101105_Race/01_Starting%20Grid.PDF.
- ↑ Dagys, John (July 10, 2016). "Action Express Racing takes 1-2 at Mosport". Fox Sports. http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/imsa-mosport-canadian-tire-motorsports-park-action-express-wins-071016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ DiZinno, Tony (July 10, 2016). "IMSA: Action Express Corvette DP, Ford double up again at CTMP". NBC Sports. http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/07/10/imsa-action-express-corvette-dp-ford-double-up-again-at-ctmp/. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ McDonald, Norris (July 10, 2016). "Cameron, Curran win Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix". The Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/2016/07/10/cameron-curran-win-mobil-1-sportscar-grand-prix.html. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Action Express Corvettes dominate Canadian IMSA race". Autoweek. July 10, 2016. http://autoweek.com/article/imsa/action-express-corvettes-dominate-canadian-imsa-race. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ DeGroot, Nick (July 10, 2016). "Cameron, Curran earn first win of the season at CTMP". Motorsport.com. http://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/cameron-curran-earn-first-win-of-the-season-at-ctmp-797666/. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ Pruett, Marshall (July 10, 2016). "IMSA: Action Express, Ford rule in Canada". Racer.com. http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/131872-imsa-action-express-ford-rule-in-canada. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ Cole Smith, Steven (July 11, 2016). "Action Express Racing Corvette DP wins at CTMP". Inside Track Motorsport News. http://www.insidetracknews.com/news/results-a-points/item/6007-ctmpscgpb.html. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Race Unofficial Results by Class" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 10, 2015. http://results.imsa.com/Results/16_2016/11_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201607101105_Race/05_Results%20by%20Class.PDF. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "IMSA: 2016 TV schedules for WeatherTech Championship and Continental Tire Challenge announced". Racer.com. January 21, 2016. http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/125365-2016-television-schedules-for-weathertech-championship-and-continental-tire-challenge-announced. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
External links[]
- Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix official website
- IMSA.com Canadian Tire Motorsport Park event page
- [[:Template:Delink]] on YouTube
- IMSA Radio 2016 SportsCar Grand Prix Race Broadcast
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