The2016Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prixwas asports car racesanctioned by theInternational Motor Sports Association(IMSA) held atCanadian Tire Motorsport ParknearBowmanville, Ontarioon July 10, 2016.[1]The race was the seventh round of the2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championshipand the event marked the 31stIMSAsanctioned sports car race held at the facility.
Background
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International Motor Sports Association(IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship(IMSA SCC) in August 2015.[2]It was the third consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, thirty-fifth annual running of the race.[2]The 1 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix was the second of seventh scheduled automobileenduranceraces of 2016 by IMSA, and was the fourth round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.[2]The race was held at the ten-turn 2.459 mi (3.957 km)Canadian Tire Motorsports ParkinBowmanville,Ontario,Canadaon July 10, 2016.[2]For 2016, the WeatherTech Championship race featured all four classes,Prototype (P),Prototype Challenge (PC),GT Le Mans (GTLM)and theGT Daytona (GTD)for the first time since the2013edition of the Grand Prix.[3]The weekend also included races for theContinental Tire SportsCar Challenge,Mazda Prototype Lites,theGlobal MX-5 Cupand the Nissan Micra Cup.[4]
Before the race,João BarbosaandChristian Fittipaldiled the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 187 points, ahead ofJordan TaylorandRicky Taylorin second by 7 points, andEric CurranandDane Cameronin third 180 points.[5]With 198 points, PC was led byAlex PopowandRenger van der ZandeoverRobert AlonandTom Kimber-Smithby 3 points.[5]In GTLM,Oliver GavinandTommy Milnerled the Drivers' Championship with 159 points, 8 points ahead ofRyan BriscoeandRichard Westbrook.[5]In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led byAlessandro BalzanandChristina Nielsenwith 162 points; the duo held a thirteen-point advantage overMario FarnbacherandAlex Riberas.[5]Chevrolet and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, whileWayne Taylor Racing,Starworks Motorsport,Corvette Racing,andScuderia Corsaeach led their own Teams' Championships.[5]
Practice
editThere were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday: two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon while the third session on Saturday morning lasted one hour.[6]
The first practice session was held in damp weather.[7]Jordan Taylorset the fastest lap in the No. 10 WTR Corvette DP at 1 minute, 11.158 seconds, 0.985 seconds faster thanTristan Nunez's No. 55 Mazda.Ryan Dalzielin VFR's No. 90 vehicle was third, andOswaldo Negri Jr.'s No. 60 MSR ligier was fourth.[8]The seven-vehicle PC class was led byPR1/Mathiasen Motorsports's No. 52 car, driven byTom Kimber-Smithwith a time of 1 minute, 13.154 seconds.[7][8]The two Corvette Racing team cars ofOliver Gavin(No. 4) andAntonio García(No. 3) led GTLM.Andy Lally's No. 44 Magnus Audi R8 recorded the fastest time in GTD.[8]
Rain continued to affect the track in the second practice session. Jordan Taylor was fastest with a time of 1 minute, 11.206 seconds, followed by the AER cars of Fittipaldi and Cameron in second and third.[9]A 1:12.131 lap sawRenger van der Zande's No. 8 Starworks vehicle lead PC.[10]Bill Auberlenled GTLM in the No. 25 BMW with a 1-minute, 15.961 lap.Tommy Milner's No. 4 Corvette was second. Müller in the No. 66 CGR Ford GT was third in GTLM.[9]Lally's No. 44 Magnus Audi R8 led GTD, andSpencer Pumpelly,in the No.16 Change Racing Lamborghini, was second in class.[10]
The final practice was held on a dry race track which allowed for faster lap times.[11]Negri's MSR Ligier set the fastest overall lap of 1:10.522, 0.002 seconds faster than Bomarito's No. 55 Mazda.[12][11]van der Zande led the PC class with a 1 minute, 11.884 second lap in Starworks' No. 8 car.[12]Corvette Racing paced GTLM with García's No. 3 car lapping 1:15.233, ahead of the two BMW M6 GTLMs.[12]With a 1:17.888 lap, David led the GTD class in the No. 6 Stevenson Audi R8.[12]
Qualifying
editIn Saturday afternoon's 90-minute four-group qualifying, each category had separate 15-minute sessions. Regulations stipulated that teams nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each class' starting order. IMSA arranged the grid to put Prototypes ahead of the PC, GTLM and GTD cars.[13][6]
Qualifying results
editPole positionsin each class are indicated inboldand by ‡. P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | P | 55 |  Mazda Motorsports
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 Tristan Nunez
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1:10.126 | _ | 1 ‡ |
| 2 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing
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Ricky Taylor
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1:10.435 | +0.309 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports
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Tom Long
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1:10.572 | +0.446 | 3 |
| 4 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing
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 Christian Fittipaldi
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1:10.761 | +0.635 | 4 |
| 5 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing
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Eric Curran
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1:11.177 | +1.051 | 5 |
| 6 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing
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 Marc Goossens
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1:11.296 | +1.170 | 6 |
| 7 | P | 60 | Michael Shank RacingwithCurb-Agajanian
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John Pew
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1:11.760 | +1.634 | 7 |
| 8 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport
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Colin Braun
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1:11.946 | +1.820 | 151 |
| 9 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports
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James French
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1:12.372 | +2.246 | 8‡ |
| 10 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports
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 Stephen Simpson
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1:12.448 | +2.322 | 9 |
| 11 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports
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Matt McMurry
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1:12.471 | +2.345 | 10 |
| 12 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
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Robert Alon
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1:12.505 | +2.379 | 111 |
| 13 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport
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 Alex Popow
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1:13.197 | +3.071 | 12 |
| 14 | P | 0 | Panoz DeltaWing Racing
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 Katherine Legge
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1:14.077 | +3.951 | 13 |
| 15 | PC | 88 | Starworks Motorsport
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Mark Kvamme
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1:15.020 | +4.894 | 14 |
| 16 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing
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 Antonio García
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1:15.198 | +5.072 | 16‡ |
| 17 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
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 Dirk Müller
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1:15.236 | +5.110 | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
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Richard Westbrook
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1:15.430 | +5.304 | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 100 | BMW Team RLL
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Lucas Luhr
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1:15.446 | +5.320 | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL
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Bill Auberlen
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1:15.501 | +5.375 | 20 |
| 21 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing
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Oliver Gavin
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1:15.549 | +5.423 | 21 |
| 22 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione
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 Giancarlo Fisichella
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1:15.780 | +5.654 | 22 |
| 23 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America
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 Earl Bamber
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1:16.230 | +6.104 | 23 |
| 24 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America
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Nick Tandy
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1:16.476 | +6.350 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing
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Alex Riberas
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1:18.245 | +8.119 | 25‡ |
| 26 | GTD | 6 | Stevenson Motorsports
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Andrew Davis
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1:18.582 | +8.456 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing
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Spencer Pumpelly
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1:18.672 | +8.546 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport
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Bret Curtis
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1:18.673 | +8.547 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports
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Patrick Lindsey
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1:18.745 | +8.619 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 9 | Stevenson Motorsports
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Matt Bell
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1:18.832 | +8.706 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 27 | Dream Racing
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 Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
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1:19.000 | +8.874 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports
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Ben Keating
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1:19.132 | +9.006 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing
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Madison Snow
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1:19.151 | +9.025 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa
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 Christina Nielsen
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1:19.332 | +9.206 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport
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Michael Marsal
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1:20.070 | +9.944 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing
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John Potter
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1:20.197 | +10.071 | 362 |
| 37 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing
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Cooper MacNeil
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1:20.269 | +10.143 | 37 |
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- 1The No. 54 CORE Autosport entry was moved to the back of the PC field as per Article 43.1 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting driver).[13]
- 2The No. 44 Magnus Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 40.1.5 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).[13]
Report
editRace summary
editThe race was won overall byEric CurranandDane Cameron,driving aChevrolet Corvette DPfor Action Express Racing. They finished ahead of the Action Express Racing sister car ofJoão BarbosaandChristian Fittipaldi,while the podium was completed byRickyandJordan TaylorofWayne Taylor Racing.In sixth place overall,CORE Autosportwon the Prototype Challenge class with drivers Jon Bennett andColin Braun,while the GT Le Mans honors were taken byFord Chip Ganassi RacingdriversRyan BriscoeandRichard Westbrookin theFord GTin fourteenth place overall. The GT Daytona class was won byBret CurtisandJens Klingmannin theTurner MotorsportBMW M6 GT3.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Post-race
editWith a total of 220 points, Barbosa and Fittipaldi's second-place finished allowed them to keep their advantage in the Prototype Drivers' Championship. Curran and Cameron advanced from third to second.[5]The final results of PC allowed Popow and van der Zande to extend their advantage in the Drivers' Championship to 14 points over Alon and Kimber-Smith.[5]Gavin and Milner's fourth-place finish kept them atop the GTLM Drivers' Championship, but their advantage was reduced to 5 points over race winners Briscoe and Westbrook.[5]Balzan and Nielsen's fourth-place finish allowed them to increase their advantage in the GTD Drivers' Championship to 22 points over Farnbacher and Riberas. Davis and Liddell advanced from sixth to fifth while Keen and MacNeil dropped to seventh.[5]Chevrolet and Ferrari continued to top their respective Manufactures' Championships while Action Express Racing, Starworks Motorsport, Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships with five rounds left in the season.[5]
Race results
editClass winners are denoted inboldand ‡. P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
Championship standings after the race
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