2016 British LMP3 Cup

2016 British LMP3 Cup none 2017 The 2016 Prototype Cup (later renamed the LMP3 Cup Championship) was the inaugural event for the British LMP3 Cup. The series debuted at Snetterton Circuit on 8/9 October 2016, with a single race to launch the championship, which was won by Tockwith Motorsport's Philip Hanson and Nigel Moore.http://www.lmp3cup.co.uk/2016-snetterton-race.html 2016: Snetterton Race www.lmp3cup.co.uk en-GB 2017-09-06 2017-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181540/http://www.lmp3cup.co.uk/2016-snetterton-race.html dead Report Qualifying Philip Hanson and Nigel Moore set the early pace in qualifying, setting a quick lap around three seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Christian England and Colin Noble followed up for Team West-Tec, 0.8s behind, with Shaun Lynn third for United Autosports.http://www.lmp3cup.co.uk/2016-snetterton-qualifying-report.html 2016: Snetterton Qualifying Report www.lmp3cup.co.uk en-GB 2017-09-06 2017-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906223505/http://www.lmp3cup.co.uk/2016-snetterton-qualifying-report.html dead Race After a brief delay to allow light rain to clear the circuit,https://www.themotorsportreport.com/home/2016/11/8/the-spirit-of-le-mans-in-norfolk THE SPIRIT OF LE MANS IN NORFOLK THE MOTORSPORT REPORT 2017-09-06 en-US 2017-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906180919/https://www.themotorsportreport.com/home/2016/11/8/the-spirit-of-le-mans-in-norfolk dead Philip Hanson led from pole, from Christian England, who switched to the sister Team West-Tec car after problems with the one he and Noble qualified. The lead two cars would remain unchallenged through the race, even after the pit stops, with Jay Palmer and Wayne Boyd's United Autosports Ligier JS P3 coming home in third.http://www.lmp3cup.co.uk/2016-snetterton-race.html 2016: Snetterton Race www.lmp3cup.co.uk en-GB 2017-09-06 2017-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181540/http://www.lmp3cup.co.uk/2016-snetterton-race.html dead Qualifying Pos Team Drivers Chassis Engine Time 1 GBR Tockwith Motorsport GBR Phil Hanson GBR Nigel Moore Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:45.659 2 GBR Team West-Tec GBR Colin Noble GBR Christian England Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:46.529 3 USA United Autosports GBR Shaun Lynn Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:47.888 4 USA United Autosports BEL Jacques Duyver GBR Charlie Hollings Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:48.182 5 USA United Autosports GBR Wayne Boyd GBR Jay Palmer Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:48.505 6 GBR Team West-Tec GBR Shaun Balfe GBR Bradley Smith Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:49.376 7 USA United Autosports USA Guy Cosmo USA Patrick Byrne Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:50.101 8 GBR Douglas Motorsport AUS Thomas Randle GBR Mike Newbould Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 1:51.636 Race Pos Team Drivers Chassis Engine Time 1 GBR Tockwith Motorsport GBR Phil Hanson GBR Nigel Moore Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 31 laps 2 GBR Team West-Tec GBR Bradley Smith GBR Christian England Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE +22.293 3 USA United Autosports GBR Wayne Boyd GBR Jay Palmer Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE +44.051 4 USA United Autosports BEL Jacques Duyver GBR Charlie Hollings Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE +1:20.532 5 USA United Autosports USA Guy Cosmo USA Patrick Byrne Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE +1:40.907 6 GBR Douglas Motorsport AUS Thomas Randle GBR Mike Newbould Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE +1:41.146 7 USA United Autosports GBR Shaun Lynn Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE +1 Lap Prototype Cup https://tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MSVR/2016/164051pty.pdf TSL Timing 19 February 2017 References External links Official series website LMP3 Cup LMP3 Cup