2016 FIA GT World Cup

GT race held at Macau in 2016 November 2018 November 2018 Race details 200px Date 20 November 2016 Official name SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup Location Guia Circuit, Macau Course Temporary street circuit6.120 km mi on Distance Qualifying Race12 laps, 61.200 km mi onMain Race4 laps, 24.800 km mi on Qualifying Race Pole Driver ITA Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team WRT Time 2:16.862 Fastest lap Driver BEL Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT Time 2:18.031 (on lap 11) Podium First BEL Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT Second NZL Earl Bamber Manthey Racing Third FRA Kévin Estre Manthey Racing Main Race Pole Driver BEL Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT Fastest lap Driver FRA Kévin Estre Manthey Racing Time 2:28.995 (on lap 2) Podium First BEL Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT Third FRA Kévin Estre Manthey Racing Third DEU Maro Engel DEU Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy The 2016 FIA GT World Cup (officially the SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup) was a Grand Touring (GT) sports car race held on the streets of the autonomous territory of Macau on 20 November 2016. It was the event's second annual edition, and the ninth time GT3-specified machinery had participated in Macau. Unlike the 2015 race, it was not run as a non-championship GT Asia Series race. The Automobile General Association Macau-China appointed motorsports organiser Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) to help form a grid. The race itself consisted of two races: a twelve-lap qualification race that determined the starting grid for the four-lap main race. Laurens Vanthoor of Audi Sport Team WRT won the main race in a R8 LMS from pole position after winning the event's Qualification Race the day before. Vanthoor passed his teammate Edoardo Mortara on the rolling start and went on to win the qualifying race. Vanthoor led the first four laps of the main race before being passed by Earl Bamber in a Manthey Racing-entered Porsche 911 GT3 R at the start of lap five. After hitting a barrier, Vanthoor went airborne and landed on the roof of his car, thereby ending the race. Vanthoor was named the winner after the results were counted back to the conclusion of lap four. Manthey Racing's Kévin Estre finished second, and Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy's Maro Engel completed the podium in third. Background and entry list At an FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting on 4 March 2016, the 2016 FIA GT World Cup was confirmed, and the FIA immediately opened the tender for the race's official tyre and fuel providers.https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-gt-world-cup-to-return-to-macau/ FIA GT World Cup to Return to Macau Dagys John 4 March 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102082549/https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-gt-world-cup-to-return-to-macau/ 2 November 2018 live 2 November 2018 It was the event's second running and the ninth annual Grand Touring car race in Macau. The FIA GT World Cup was held at the 6.2 km mi on on 22-turn Guia Circuit on 20 November, following three days of practice and qualifying.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/63/news/index.php?id=1222&lang=en Macau Set to Host Macao Two FIA World Cups for First Time at November's Grand Prix 6 October 2016 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20161017165344/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/63/news/index.php?id=1222&lang=en 17 October 2016 dead 2 November 2018 dmy-all For the 2016 event, the FIA changed the regulations for how manufacturers could win the FIA GT World Cup for Manufacturers Championship. The 2015 race's points system was abandoned in favour of awarding the prize to the top overall manufacturer at the end of the main race. Stéphane Ratel, the founder of the motorsports organisation Stéphane Ratel Organisation, said that the changes were made to simplify the race, "It doesn't make sense to have points for a one-off event. The manufacturer that wins gets both titles." Pirelli was the race's official tyre supplier. To compete in the FIA GT World Cup in Macau, drivers had to have competed in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship race based on GT3 regulations in the preceding two seasons or have extensive experience in Grand Touring cars.http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/site_content/fia_gt_world_cup_-_sporting_regulations_marked-up_version_-_2016.pdf FIA GT World Cup: Sporting Regulations 28 September 2016 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 6–7 & 28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181102065024/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/site_content/fia_gt_world_cup_-_sporting_regulations_marked-up_version_-_2016.pdf 2 November 2018 2 November 2018 Manufacturers could enter up to two drivers and were limited to platinum-rated drivers; gold-rated entrants could only race with privateers. Bronze and silver-rated entrants were considered on a case-by-case basis by the FIA GT World Cup Committee.Watkins Gary Mercedes, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini enter Macau's GT World Cup https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/126533/four-manufacturers-enter-macau-gt-world-cup Autosport 6 October 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102072741/https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/126533/four-manufacturers-enter-macau-gt-world-cup 2 November 2018 live The race's entry list was released on 6 October.FIA GT World Cup Entry List Released https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-gt-world-cup-entry-list-released-2/ SportsCar365 6 October 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102074004/https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-gt-world-cup-entry-list-released-2/ 2 November 2018 live The final entry list included 23 drivers from the Blancpain Endurance Series, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the GT Asia Series, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), the Super GT and the Porsche Carrera Cup.Marques Renato Preview FIA GT World Cup – Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy team heads the field https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/preview-fia-gt-world-cup-mercedes-amg-driving-academy-team-heads-field.html Macau Daily Times 17 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170612042053/http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/preview-fia-gt-world-cup-mercedes-amg-driving-academy-team-heads-field.html 12 June 2017 livehttp://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/10/06/24-cars-on-fia-gt-world-cup-entry-list.html 24 Cars On FIA GT World Cup Entry List Kilbey Stephen 6 October 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20170106145550/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/10/06/24-cars-on-fia-gt-world-cup-entry-list.html 6 January 2017 live 2 November 2018 Drivers such as the 2015 winner Maro Engel, 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans co-winner Earl Bamber, DTM driver Edoardo Mortara, 2000 Macau Grand Prix victor André Couto and 2013 FIA GT Series champion Laurens Vanthoor raced.Gruz David Bamber, Mortara head entry list for FIA GT World Cup https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/bamber-mortara-head-entry-list-for-fia-gt-world-cup-835391/835391/ motorsport.com 6 October 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102075322/https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/bamber-mortara-head-entry-list-for-fia-gt-world-cup-835391/835391/ 2 November 2018 live Practice and qualifying left|thumb|upright|Edoardo Mortara (pictured in 2014) set a new GT3 lap record of the Guia Circuit and took the pole position for the qualifying race. There was one half an hour practice session each on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning preceding Sunday's race.https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/63-macau-grand-prix-program-november-17-20.html GP63: November 17 – 20 17 November 2016 Macau Daily Times https://web.archive.org/web/20181102073527/https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/63-macau-grand-prix-program-november-17-20.html 2 November 2018 live 2 November 2018 In the first practice session, Bamber lapped the No. 911 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R in 2:19.253, more than two-tenths of a second faster than anyone else. Mortara's No. 7 Audi Sport Team WRT R8 LMS was second, and Vanthoor in the sister No. 8 vehicle was third. Fourth was Kévin Estre's No. 912 Manthey Porsche, and fifth was Richard Lyons' No. 991 Craft-Bamboo Racing car, the highest-placed privateer.Bamber Lays Down FIA GT World Cup Challenge https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/11/17/bamber-lays-down-fia-gt-world-cup-challenge/ Sportscar Racing News 17 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161222104402/https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/11/17/bamber-lays-down-fia-gt-world-cup-challenge/ 22 December 2016 usurped Rounding out the top ten were Engel, Darryl O'Young, Nico Müller, Renger van der Zande and Adderly Fong.Bamber leads opening practice for Porsche http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/fia-gt-world-cup-bamber-leads-opening-practice-porsche.html Macau Daily Times 17 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170612042353/http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/fia-gt-world-cup-bamber-leads-opening-practice-porsche.html 12 June 2017 live When Fong made an error and crashed his Bentley Continental GT at Police Bend, the session was red flagged. His car was craned off the track because it caused a multi-car traffic jam. Engel's No. 1 Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy car set a new GT3 circuit lap record of 2:17.153 in the final five minutes of the second practise session. Mortara was a second slower in second, followed by Bamber and Vanthoor. Estre was fifth, with Müller the highest-ranked privateer in sixth. Cheng Congfu, Van der Zande, Fong and Nick Catsburg completed the top ten.FIA GT World Cup Practice 2 Report – Engel's Beast Blows Lap Record Away https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/11/18/fia-gt-world-cup-practice-2-report-engels-beast-blows-lap-record-away/ Sportscar Racing News 18 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161222121615/https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/11/18/fia-gt-world-cup-practice-2-report-engels-beast-blows-lap-record-away/ 22 December 2016 usurped On 20 minutes,http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/63/news/index.php?id=1250&lang=en Engel quickest in final practice 18 November 2016 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20161219185609/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/63/news/index.php?id=1250&lang=en 19 December 2016 dead 2 November 2018 Lyons was caught off guard by his car's anti-lock braking system and damaged the front-right suspension against the barrier on the hill between Paiol and Police corners, stopping the session and necessitating a rebuild for qualifying.Tough Day in Macau but Craft-Bamboo Racing Demonstrates World Class Teamwork 18 November 2016 Craft-Bamboo Racing http://www.craftbamboo.com:80/gt-asia/news/tough-day-macau-craft-bamboo-racing-demonstrates-world-class-teamwork 2 November 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170615065116/http://www.craftbamboo.com/gt-asia/news/tough-day-macau-craft-bamboo-racing-demonstrates-world-class-teamwork 15 June 2017 dmy-allhttps://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/macau-friday-notebook/ Macau Friday Notebook de Boer René 18 November 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102080437/https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/macau-friday-notebook/ 2 November 2018 live 2 November 2018 Friday afternoon's half-hour qualifying session set the starting order for the qualification race using each driver's fastest laps. Vanthoor took the lead after everyone completed their first timed laps before two stoppages limited driving.  Pasin Lathouras lost control of the No. 50 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3's rear driving through Mandarin Oriental Bend, colliding with the outside barrier and stopping on the circuit.Noble Jonathan GT World Cup: Mortara leads Audi 1-2 in qualifying https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/gt-world-cup-mortara-leads-audi-1-2-in-qualifying-851481/851481/?nrt=76 motorsport.com 18 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102075532/https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/gt-world-cup-mortara-leads-audi-1-2-in-qualifying-851481/851481/?nrt=76 2 November 2018 live Lyons raced over the inside kerbs as he approached the same corner, spinning his car violently into the wall twice. In his final race as an Audi works driver, Mortara set a new GT3 track record and took pole position with a time of 2:16.862 on new tyres.Edoardo "Mr Macau" Mortara claims fastest ever FIA GT World Cup pole https://www.fia.com/news/edoardo-mr-macau-mortara-claims-fastest-ever-fia-gt-world-cup-pole Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 18 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161120075813/http://www.fia.com/news/edoardo-mr-macau-mortara-claims-fastest-ever-fia-gt-world-cup-pole 20 November 2016 live dmy-all Vanthoor joined him on the grid's front row, and Bamber was the best-placed Porsche driver in third. Fourth-placed Engel knocked his car's rear out of alignment after glancing the barriers. Müller, Estre, Van der Zande, Catsburg, Fong, Cheng completed the top ten. Fabian Plentz was the fastest driver not to qualify in the top ten, starting ahead of Mirko Bortolotti in the faster of FFF Racing's two Lamborghini Huracán GT3s. The Ferraris of Hiroki Yoshimoto and Lathouras were 13th and 15th; Marchy Lee separated them in 14th. Couto led Lyons, Ricky Capo, Philip Ma, Kuo Hsin Kuo, John Shen and Tommy Tulpe as the last drivers to set a lap time. O'Young did not set a qualifying lap because his crew was unable to repair his car after an accident during the second practice session that destroyed the top mounting and cracked the chassis. Qualifying classification +Final qualifying classification Pos. Position Class No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Gap 1 P 7 ITA Edoardo Mortara BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 2:16.862 01 — 2 P 8 BEL Laurens Vanthoor BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 2:17.016 02 +0.154 3 P 911 NZL Earl Bamber DEU Manthey Racing Porsche 2:17.133 03 +0.271 4 P 1 DEU Maro Engel DEU Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 2:17.147 04 +0.285 5 G 15 CHE Nico Müller HKG Phoenix Racing Asia Audi 2:17.863 05 +1.001 6 P 912 FRA Kévin Estre DEU Manthey Racing Porsche 2:17.945 06 +1.083 7 G 2 NLD Renger van der Zande DEU Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 2:18.322 07 +1.460 8 G 9 NLD Nick Catsburg DEU Rowe Racing BMW 2:19.577 08 +2.715 9 G 10 HKG Adderly Fong HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 2:19.693 09 +2.831 10 G 11 CHN Cheng Congfu HKG Absolute Racing Audi 2:19.792 10 +2.930 11 S 28 DEU Fabian Plentz DEU Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 2:20.417 11 +3.555 12 P 5 ITA Mirko Bortolotti CHN FFF Racing Lamborghini 2:20.504 12 +3.642 13 G 89 JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto JPN HubAuto Racing Ferrari 2:20.977 13 +4.115 14 S 16 HKG Marchy Lee HKG Audi Hong Kong Audi 2:21.127 14 +4.265 15 S 50 THA Pasin Lathouras CHE Spirit of Race Ferrari 2:21.257 15 +4.395 16 G 55 PRT André Couto CHN FFF Racing Lamborghini 2:21.285 16 +4.423 17 G 88 GBR Richard Lyons HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche 2:22.440 17 +5.578 18 S 17 AUS Ricky Capo AUS Modena Engineering BMW 2:23.379 18 +6.517 19 B 98 HKG Philip Ma HKG GruppeM Racing Porsche 2:27.126 19 +10.264 20B 22 TPE Kuo Hsin Kuo TPE D2 Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 2:28.046 20 +11.184 21B 68 CAN John Shen HKG Modena Motorsports Porsche 2:31.330 21 +14.468 22B 29 DEU Tommy Tulpe DEU Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 2:33.367 22 +16.505 23 G 99 HKG Darryl O'Young HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche No timeOYoungQual Darryl O'Young did not set a time in Qualifying, because the Craft-Bamboo Racing crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage suffered during an accident in Free Practice 2. "N" 23 — Source:http://johndagys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Provisional-Classification.pdf FIA GT World Cup 2016: Qualifying – Provisional Classification Macau Grand Prix Committee 18 November 2016 18 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102100353/http://johndagys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Provisional-Classification.pdf 2 November 2018 live2016 FIA GT World Cup Macau Official Entry List https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/9._2016_fia_gt_world_cup_official_entry_list_3.pdf live https://archive.today/20201212134312/https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/9._2016_fia_gt_world_cup_official_entry_list_3.pdf 12 December 2020 12 December 2020 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile+Categorisation Icon Class P Platinum G Gold S Silver B Bronze Qualifying Race The qualifying race to set the grid order for the main race began in cloudy and dry weather at 12:10 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 19 November. Lyons' car was withdrawn by Craft-Bamboo Racing because it could not be repaired in time for the event due to substantial damage to the roll cage caused by his crash in qualifying. Vanthoor accelerated quicker than his teammate Mortara as the race began, passing him into Reservoir Bend.https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/gt-world-cup-vanthoor-wins-controversial-qualification-race-851845/ GT World Cup: Vanthoor wins controversial qualification race Noble Jonathan 19 November 2016 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20161122053919/https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/gt-world-cup-vanthoor-wins-controversial-qualification-race-851845 22 November 2016 live 2 November 2018 Mortara then lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the corner's left-side wall as he attempted to stay in distance of Vanthoor. To try to avoid colliding with him, the remainder of the field crowded in, and he damaged his car's spoiler and rear panel.Kilbey Stephen Vanthoor Wins Macau Qualifying Race http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/11/19/vanthoor-wins-macau-qualifying-race.html DailySportsCar 19 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102074447/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/11/19/vanthoor-wins-macau-qualifying-race.html 2 November 2018 live24 November 2016 Vanthoor survives Macau farce https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2016/11/AS2016.11.24.pdf Autosport 54 13 July 2026 Porsche Cars History Meanwhile, Vanthoor prevented Bamber and his teammate Estre from passing him, with the Mercedes duo of Engel and Van der Zande behind them.Co Brent Vanthoor flips car, emerges unhurt and wins GT tilt at 2016 Macau Grand Prix https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/vanthoor-scores-uncharacteristic-win-at-2016-fia-gt-world-cup-in-macau.html AutoIndustriya.com 24 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170616161647/http://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/vanthoor-scores-uncharacteristic-win-at-2016-fia-gt-world-cup-in-macau.html 16 June 2017 live On lap two, Müller (who spun from contact with Van der Zande at Lisboa corner and hit a barrier) lost control of his vehicle leaving Mandarin Oriental Bend and struck a wall heavily, necessitating the safety car's deployment.Seiwart Robert Quali-Rennen Macau: Vanthoor siegt, Mortara crasht https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/mehr-sportwagen/news-233873-quali-rennen-macau-vanthoor-siegt-mortara-crasht/ Motorsport Magazin German 19 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102085600/https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/mehr-sportwagen/news-233873-quali-rennen-macau-vanthoor-siegt-mortara-crasht/ 2 November 2018 livehttp://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/vanthoor-victorious-in-macau-gp-qualifying-race/ Vanthoor Victorious in Macau Qualifying Race Kilshaw Jake de Boer René 19 November 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20170707150952/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/vanthoor-victorious-in-macau-gp-qualifying-race/ 7 July 2017 live 2 November 2018http://www.racing.gt/2016/11/five-things-we-learned-from-the-macau-gt-world-cup/ Five Things We Learned From the Macau GT World Cup Newbold James 21 November 2016 Racing GT https://web.archive.org/web/20161212064938/http://www.racing.gt/2016/11/five-things-we-learned-from-the-macau-gt-world-cup/ 12 December 2016 live 2 November 2018 Mortara made two pit stops during the safety car period to remedy aerodynamic deficiencies from his fractured rear wing, repair damage to his back panel, and have new tyres installed on his car. He fell to 13th because the safety car neutralised much of the potential time lost due to the lengthy time required extricating Müller's car because of the small track and the lack of speedy recovery..http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2016/11/mixed-bag-audi-vanthoor-wins-macau-qualifying-race/ Mixed bag for Audi as Vanthoor wins Macau qualiying race Hudson Joe 19 November 2016 The Checkered Flag https://web.archive.org/web/20161121121128/http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2016/11/mixed-bag-audi-vanthoor-wins-macau-qualifying-race/ 21 November 2016 live 2 November 2018 "To be honest, in past years we saw that we lost the race at the start, so we put a lot of preparation into the start and that worked out, I had a slightly better start than Edo, so I was in front. I left him as much room as I could. That gave me first position to control the race. Then, it was more difficult than I expected, I had to push hard in the second sector as the Porsches are faster in the first and third sector, but I managed to keep them at bay. For tomorrow, it is obviously easier to control the start when you have both cars on the front row, but I am not particularly worried. I know that we have the potential to do well and I will try to make the best of it.” Laurens Vanthoor on winning the qualification race and starting the main race from pole position. right 40% Vanthoor led as racing resumed at the start of lap five. The action was cut short after Ma and Chen collided and crashed at Reservoir Bend. The safety car was withdrawn on lap nine. Bamber applied significant pressure to Vanthoor and slipstreamed him into Mandarin Oriental Bend corner. Bamber then lost momentum through the following turn and gave Vanthoor a small advantage that grew progressivelly. Vanthoor maintained his lead through the circuit's mountain portion. Mortara returned to the lead lap before a mistimed overtake on the final lap put O'Young into the Maternity Bend wall. Vanthoor was the first to finish after 12 laps, earning pole position for the main race. Bamber finished second on the road, 0.786 seconds behind his teammate Estre. Engel finished fourth with teammate Van der Zande fifth. Fong, Catsburg, Plentz, Yoshimoto and Bortolotti rounded out the top ten finishers. The final classified finishers were Cheng, Lee, Mortara, Couto, Lathouras, Capo, Kuo, Ma, Tulpe and O'Young. The two safety cars made the race untidy for all participants, therefore seven of the twelve racing laps were conducted under green flag conditions. Qualification Race classification +Final classification of the qualifying race Pos. Position Class No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Time/Retired 1 P 8 BEL Laurens Vanthoor BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 12 01 33:00.643 2 P 911 NZL Earl Bamber DEU Manthey Racing Porsche 12 02 +0.786 3 P 912 FRA Kévin Estre DEU Manthey Racing Porsche 12 03 +1.840 4 P 1 DEU Maro Engel DEU Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 12 04 +6.982 5 G 2 NLD Renger van der Zande DEU Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 12 05 +9.516 6 G 10 HKG Adderly Fong HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 12 06 +15.748 7 G 9 NLD Nick Catsburg DEU Rowe Racing BMW 12 07 +17.820 8 S 28 DEU Fabian Plentz DEU Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 12 08 +19.299 9 G 89 JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto JPN HubAuto Racing Ferrari 12 09 +21.017 10 P 5 ITA Mirko Bortolotti CHN FFF Racing Lamborghini 12 10 +21.563 11 G 11 CHN Cheng Congfu HKG Absolute Racing Audi 12 11 +22.193 12 S 16 HKG Marchy Lee HKG Audi Hong Kong Audi 12 12 +23.331 13 P 7 ITA Edoardo Mortara BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 12 13 +24.430 14 G 55 PRT André Couto CHN FFF Racing Lamborghini 12 14 +27.872 15 S 50 THA Pasin Lathouras CHE Spirit of Race Ferrari 12 15 +28.152 16 S 17 AUS Ricky Capo AUS Modena Engineering BMW 12 16 +31.061 17B 22 TPE Kuo Hsin Kuo TPE D2 Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 12 17 +53.841 18 B 98 HKG Philip Ma HKG GruppeM Racing Porsche 12 18 +1:06.860 19B 29 DEU Tommy Tulpe DEU Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 12 19 +1:08.540 20 G 99 HKG Darryl O'Young HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche 11 20 +1 Lap/Accident Ret RetiredB 68 CAN John Shen HKG Modena Motorsports Porsche 4 21 Accident Ret Retired G 15 CHE Nico Müller HKG Phoenix Racing Asia Audi 1 22 Accident DNS Did not start G 88 GBR Richard Lyons HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche — 23 AccidentLyonsRaces Richard Lyons did not start the Qualification Race and the Main Race, because the Craft-Bamboo Racing crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage to the chassis suffered during an accident in Qualifying. "N" Source:http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/5adf1aa31733b615d04a1e3b4119a1e62509b973.pdf FIA GT World Cup 2016 – Qualification Race – Final Classification Macau Grand Prix Committee 19 November 2016 21 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161121041954/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/5adf1aa31733b615d04a1e3b4119a1e62509b973.pdf 21 November 2016 dead Main Race thumb|upright|Laurens Vanthoor (pictured in 2009) was declared the winner of the race after his car went airborne and landed on its roof during the fifth lap. The main race commenced in cloudy and dry weather at 12:55 local time on 20 November. The stewards led by Tim Mayer, the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States' chair, imposed three-place grid penalties on Van der Zande and Mortara for their respective collisions with Müller and O'Young in the previous day's qualification race.https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/macau-saturday-notebook-2/ Macau Saturday Notebook de Boer René 19 November 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20170707181417/https://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/macau-saturday-notebook-2/ 7 July 2017 live 3 November 2018 Müller and O'Young were withdrawn from the race due to heavy structural damage to their cars that could not be fixed in Macau. Vanthoor maintained the lead as he approached Mandarin Oriental Bend, while Bamber held off a challenge from teammate Estre for second. Bamber's block on Estre caused Engel, who was using his car's torque to draw alongside the Porsches, to collide with a barrier at Reservoir Bend turn, resulting in a five-second time penalty.Simmons Marcus Macau GT World Cup: Vanthoor wins despite causing red flag with flip https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/127198/vanthoor-survives-flip-to-win-gt-farce Autosport 20 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102090357/https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/127198/vanthoor-survives-flip-to-win-gt-farce 2 November 2018 live Engel recovered from the contact without losing a large amount of time and passed Fong into the Lisboa corner to reclaim fourth position. At the conclusion of the first lap, Vanthoor led Bamber, Estre, Engel, Fong and Van der Zande who gained two positions from the start to run in sixth.http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/vanthoor-wins-eventful-fia-gt-world-cup-despite-violent-crash/ Vanthoor Wins Wild FIA GT World Cup Despite Violent Crash Kilshaw Jake de Boer René 20 November 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20170707181602/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/vanthoor-wins-eventful-fia-gt-world-cup-despite-violent-crash/ 7 July 2017 live 2 November 2018 The race initially went under the safety car due to a crash for Capo exiting Fisherman's Bend on his first lap, as his BMW Z4 GT3 clattered the tyre barrier at considerable speed midway through lap two, necessitating repairs.Becker Florian Vanthoor gewinnt trotz Horror-Überschlag in Macau: Rennabbruch nach nur vier Runden http://www.motorsport-magazin.com:80/mehr-sportwagen/news-233890-vanthoor-gewinnt-trotz-horror-ueberschlag-in-macau/ Motorsport Magazin German 20 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122093935/http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/mehr-sportwagen/news-233890-vanthoor-gewinnt-trotz-horror-ueberschlag-in-macau/ 22 November 2016 live dmy-all The race was stopped the conclusion of lap three for 45 minutes, which designated the race official under the FIA Code.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/11/20/vanthoor-wins-bizarre-two-lap-gt-world-cup.html Vanthoor Wins Bizarre Two-Lap GT World Cup Kilbey Stephen 20 November 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20170616103159/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/11/20/vanthoor-wins-bizarre-two-lap-gt-world-cup.html 16 June 2017 live 3 November 2018 Every driver had to enter the pit lane after driving behind the safety car. A marshal was hurt while repairing the barrier and recovering Capo's car, and an ambulance was dispatched to the scene. The official timing clock continued to run during the stoppage, and 18 minutes remained when all cars returned to the circuit.Smith Luke Vanthoor wins FIA GT World Cup at Macau despite ending race on roof https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/11/20/vanthoor-wins-fia-gt-world-cup-at-macau-despite-ending-race-on-roof/ NBC Sports 20 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221220814/http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/11/20/vanthoor-wins-fia-gt-world-cup-at-macau-despite-ending-race-on-roof/ 21 December 2016 live The event restarted behind the safety car on lap five. With 15 minutes to go, the safety car was withdrawn and racing resumed. Bamber used his vehicle's superior torque to pass Vanthoor for the lead into Mandarin Oriental Bend and build up a wide enough margin to neutralise the penalty's effect after being told of his five-second time penalty for his collision with Engel at the initial start.Reiman Samuel Laurens Vanthoor flips at Macau GP, wins anyway http://www.foxsports.com:80/motor/story/video-macau-gp-flip-crash-laurens-vanthoor-112016 Fox Sports 20 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161123065539/http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/video-macau-gp-flip-crash-laurens-vanthoor-112016 23 November 2016 live dmy-all "Physically, I am okay. Everything is fine. It is just one of the nastiest corners to have a crash and then doing the whole straight on the roof and seeing the other cars coming is not really describable. A scary memory in my mind, but as I said, everything is okay. I think if you go back two laps before the crash, I would have deserved the win. I am not saying that I was going to win, but I had the potential for it. Now, officially, I have won it, but the way it happened is very strange and I don't really know if I have deserved in a way. I crashed and I have made a mistake, but I am still the winner. That is very awkward. It would have been a better show without the crash for everybody. It is a victory, but I don't know where to put it in my head." Laurens Vanthoor about his accident and on winning his first race at Macau. left 40% Vanthoor followed Bamber closely, hoping to slipstream him down to the braking zone for Lisboa corner. Consequently, Vanthoor was caught in an aerodynamic push, misread the entry to the next corner, and slipped wide by going over the inside kerbs.Petrány Máté This Is How You Win A Race Sliding Upside Down https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a31634/this-is-how-you-win-a-race-upside-down/ Road & Track 21 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161123070537/http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a31634/this-is-how-you-win-a-race-upside-down 23 November 2016 live dmy-allhttps://speedcafe.com/vanthoor-huge-macau-crash/ GT star Vanthoor escapes huge Macau crash 20 November 2016 Speedcafe https://web.archive.org/web/20161121115732/https://www.speedcafe.com/2016/11/20/vanthoor-huge-macau-crash/ 21 November 2016 live 2 November 2018 He was sent heavily into the lower catchfence on the outside exit barrier at 250 km/h mph on, removing his car's rear wing.https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/vanthoor-defends-macau-safety-after-audi-gt-flip-852347 Vanthoor defends Macau safety after Audi GT flip Noble Jonathan 21 November 2016 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20181103073343/https://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/vanthoor-defends-macau-safety-after-audi-gt-flip-852347/852347/ 3 November 2018 live 3 November 2018Stuart Greg This driver just won a race on his roof https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/laurens-vanthoor-macau-flip-audi Red Bull 21 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://archive.today/20181102093105/https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/laurens-vanthoor-macau-flip-audi 2 November 2018 live dmy-all Then the floor of Vanthoor's car caught air at its front, lifted airborne and overturned onto its roof. His car's bay caught fire while sliding on its roof for more than 200 m ft on into Lisboa corner. Vanthoor was slowed by the friction of the roof before stopping as other drivers swerved to avoid hitting him.Scott Matthew WATCH: Laurens Vanthoor wins Macau Grand Prix GT World Cup ON HIS ROOF after stunning crash https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2047693/laurens-vanthoor-wins-macau-grand-prix-gt-world-cup-his-roof-after South China Morning Post 20 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161124065442/http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2047693/laurens-vanthoor-wins-macau-grand-prix-gt-world-cup-his-roof-after 24 November 2016 live dmy-all No other driver collided with his Audi. Vanthoor was unhurt and exited the car unaided. The race was stopped for the second time and did not resume because there were only four minutes remaining and clearing the debris left by the accident would have been time-consuming. Race officials decided to take the results from the running order at the end of the fourth lap. Although regulations stated a driver who caused a red flag would face sanctions such as disqualification, the stewards took no action. Vanthoor thus took his first victory in Macau, and Audi won the FIA GT World Cup Manufacturers' Trophy. Estre was 3.5 seconds behind in second and Engel completed the podium in third. Bamber's five-second time penalty dropped him from second to fourth.Bamber beaten by crashed car https://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503424&objectid=11752273 Wanganui Chronicle 21 November 2016 2 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102205626/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503424&objectid=11752273 2 November 2018 live Fong, Van der Zande, Catsburg, Plentz, Bortolotti, Cheng, Yoshimoto, Couto, Mortara, Lathouras, Kuo, Ma, Shen, Tulpe and Lee were the final classified finishers. Vanthoor led for four laps, more than any other driver, in less than two laps at race pace. Post-race The FIA responded to Vanthoor's accident and the Macau scheduling restrictions by moving the opening race of the 2017 Guia Race of Macau from Sunday morning to Saturday afternoon to accommodate for the increased potential that the 2017 race would last 18 laps.https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/130849/macau-gt-world-cup-schedule-lengthened FIA lengthens gap between GT World Cup and F3 Macau races for 2017 Watkins Gary 20 July 2017 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092634/https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/130849/macau-gt-world-cup-schedule-lengthened 3 November 2018 live 3 November 2018 As part of the race organizer's goal to avoid repeated crashes, only manufacturer-supported teams with professional drivers rated platinum or bronze were allowed to compete, and safety and trackside recovery procedures were improved.http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-restricts-gt-world-cup-to-manufacturer-supported-entries/ FIA Restricts GT World Cup to Pro Drivers, Works-Supported Entries Dagys John 30 June 2017 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20171025075631/http://sportscar365.com/other-series/gt-world-cup/fia-restricts-gt-world-cup-to-manufacturer-supported-entries/ 25 October 2017 live 3 November 2018 Main Race classification +Final classification of the main race Pos. Position Class No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Time/Retired 1 P 8 BEL Laurens Vanthoor BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 4 01 12:21.870 2 P 912 FRA Kévin Estre DEU Manthey Racing Porsche 4 02 +3.500 3 P 1 DEU Maro Engel DEU Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 4 03 +5.605 4 P 911 NZL Earl Bamber DEU Manthey Racing Porsche 4 04 +6.878BamberFinalRace Earl Bamber was originally classified as 2nd, but a 5-second penalty was later applied due to contact with Maro Engel at the start of the race. "N" 5 G 10 HKG Adderly Fong HKG Bentley Team Absolute Bentley 4 05 +7.365 6 G 2 NLD Renger van der Zande DEU Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 4 06 +10.492 7 G 9 NLD Nick Catsburg DEU Rowe Racing BMW 4 07 +12.508 8 S 28 DEU Fabian Plentz DEU Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 4 08 +14.486 9 P 5 ITA Mirko Bortolotti CHN FFF Racing Lamborghini 4 09 +16.396 10 G 11 CHN Cheng Congfu HKG Absolute Racing Audi 4 10 +18.384 11 G 89 JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto JPN HubAuto Racing Ferrari 4 11 +20.900 12 G 55 PRT André Couto CHN FFF Racing Lamborghini 4 12 +23.183 13 P 7 ITA Edoardo Mortara BEL Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 4 13 +25.471 14 S 50 THA Pasin Lathouras CHE Spirit of Race Ferrari 4 14 +27.899 15B 22 TPE Kuo Hsin Kuo TPE D2 Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 4 15 +29.787 16 B 98 HKG Philip Ma HKG GruppeM Racing Porsche 4 16 +31.164 17B 68 CAN John Shen HKG Modena Motorsports Porsche 4 17 +32.825 18B 29 DEU Tommy Tulpe DEU Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 4 18 +36.152 19 S 16 HKG Marchy Lee HKG Audi Hong Kong Audi 4 19 +38.418 Ret Retired S 17 AUS Ricky Capo AUS Modena Engineering BMW 0 20 Accident DNS Did not start G 99 HKG Darryl O'Young HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche — 21 AccidentOYoungFinalRace Darryl O'Young did not start the Main Race, because the Craft-Bamboo Racing crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage to the chassis suffered during an accident in the Qualification Race. "N" DNS Did not start G 15 CHE Nico Müller HKG Phoenix Racing Asia Audi — 22 AccidentMüllerFinalRace Nico Müller did not start the Main Race, because the Phoenix Racing Asia crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage suffered during an accident in the Qualification Race. "N" DNS Did not start G 88 GBR Richard Lyons HKG Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche — 23 AccidentLyonsRaces "N" Source:http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/9c158f677135f2ada304476a18384cc1200bcf33.pdf FIA GT World Cup 2016 – Final Race Classification Macau Grand Prix Committee 20 November 2016 21 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161121103324/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/9c158f677135f2ada304476a18384cc1200bcf33.pdf 21 November 2016 dead See also 2016 Macau Grand Prix 2016 Guia Race of Macau Notes and references Notes "N" References 30em External links http://www.fia.com/events/gt-world-cup/season-2016/fia-gt-world-cup Sports FIA GT World Cup FIA GT World Cup FIA GT World Cup Category:FIA GT World Cup