2016 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix

Third round of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship season February 2025 right|thumb|250x250px|The layout of the Long Beach Street Circuit The 2016 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held on the Long Beach Street Circuit in California, United States, on April 16, 2016, as part of the Long Beach Grand Prix event weekend. The race was the third of twelve scheduled rounds of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and was held for the Prototype, Prototype Challenge (PC) and Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) categories. The race was the shortest of the 2016 IMSA Championship calendar. The No. 5 Corvette Daytona Prototype of Christian Fittipaldi and João Barbosa qualified in pole position and initially held their advantage until Fittipaldi was overtaken by Ricky Taylor in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing car and Tom Long on the race's first lap. The car kept the lead through the following sequence of pit stops and Jordan Taylor drove the WTR Corvette DP across the start/finish line at the end of the race to claim his and Ricky Taylor's fifth SportsCar Championship victory. Action Express Racing's No. 5 car of Fittipaldi and Barbosa finished second and the No. 31 Corvette DP of Dane Cameron and Eric Curran came in third. The Prototype Challenge (PC) category was won by JDC-Miller MotorSports' Oreca FLM09 car of Misha Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson. Alex Popow and Renger van der Zande finished second, while James French and Kyle Marcelli were classified third after Marcelli crashed on the final lap. Frédéric Makowiecki collided with Tommy Milner with around 2 minutes remaining, allowing Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet to take victory in GTLM while Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin finished second. The Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE of Toni Vilander and Giancarlo Fisichella completed the class podium in third place. The result meant Barbosa and Fittipaldi took over the lead of the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 93 points. Cameron and Curran moved from fourth to second, 1 point ahead of race winners Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor. Honda continued to lead the Prototype Manufactures' Championship, but their advantage was reduced to 1 point over Chevrolet. Simpson and Goikhberg's victory allowed them to take over the lead of the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 101 points. Popow and van der Zande moved from third to second while the absent José Gutiérrez dropped to fifth. The result of the race meant Gavin and Milner extended their advantage to eighteen points as Bill Auberlen and Dirk Werner took over second in the GTLM Drivers' Championship. Chevrolet moved further ahead of Porsche in the GTLM Manufactures' Championship with nine races left in the season. Background Preview International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2015.Pruett Marshall August 8, 2015 IMSA: 2016 schedule revealed https://racer.com/2015/08/08/imsa-minor-tweaks-to-2016-schedule-expected/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20200101213407/https://racer.com/2015/08/08/imsa-minor-tweaks-to-2016-schedule-expected/ January 1, 2020 January 1, 2020 Racer It was the third consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the ninth annual running of the race, counting the period between 2006 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively. The 2016 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix was the third of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2016 by IMSA, the shortest of the season in terms of distance, and it was the first round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the eleven-turn 1.968 mi km on Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 16, 2016.August 9, 2015 IMSA announces new title sponsor, 2016 schedule https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/imsa-announces-new-title-sponsor-2016-schedule/3110767/ November 21, 2023 motorsport.com The PC category would participate in the event for the first time since the 2013 running.Dagys John August 8, 2015 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Schedule Released https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/2016-tusc-schedule-released/ November 21, 2023 sportscar365.com left|thumb|The Long Beach Street Circuit (pictured in 2009), where the race was held. Before the race, Ed Brown, Pipo Derani, Johannes van Overbeek, and Scott Sharp led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 72 points, ahead of Scott Pruett with 62 points, and Filipe Albuquerque, João Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi in third with 60 points.October 12, 2016 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Championship Point Standings http://results.imsa.com/Results/16_2016/20_Road%20Atlanta/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Official%20Points.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20210926061636/http://results.imsa.com/Results/16_2016/20_Road%20Atlanta/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Official%20Points.pdf September 26, 2021 January 6, 2020 International Motor Sports Association With 66 points, PC was led by Robert Alon, Jose Gutiérrez, and Tom Kimber-Smith with a one-point advantage over Misha Goikhberg, Kenton Koch, Chris Miller, and Stephen Simpson. In GTLM, the Drivers' Championship was led by Marcel Fässler, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner with 72 points; the trio held a ten-point gap over Earl Bamber, Michael Christensen and Frédéric Makowiecki. Honda and Chevrolet were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Tequila Patrón ESM, PR1/ Mathiasen Motorsports and Corvette Racing each led their own Teams' Championships. IMSA altered the balance of performance to try to create parity within the Prototype and GTLM categories. The Ligier JS P2 received a reduction in turbo boost pressure while the Lola B12/80 received an increase in turbo boost pressure. The DeltaWing had its weight decreased by 10 kg (22 lb). The BMW M6 GTLM received a reduction in turbo boost pressure and a change in its refuelling hose restrictor. The Chevrolet Corvette C7.R and Ferrari 488 GTE also received a change in their refuelling hose restrictor.Dagys John April 6, 2016 Ligier JS P2 Honda Hit With Further Performance Cut for Long Beach https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ligier-js-p2-honda-hit-with-further-performance-cut-for-long-beach/ November 21, 2023 sportscar365.com Entry list Twenty-five cars were officially entered for the Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase, with most of the entries in the Prototype and Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) categories. Since the majority of the remaining rounds of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship were sprint races, teams entered their regular driver pairings for the first time this season. 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Long Beach Preliminary Pre-Event Entry List.xlsx https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/races/entry_lists/2016_IWSC_LongBeach_PreliminaryEntryList.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160417155306/https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/races/entry_lists/2016_IWSC_LongBeach_PreliminaryEntryList.pdf April 17, 2016 November 21, 2023 racer.com The 2015 race winners, Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR), returned to defend their title.April 14, 2016 Grand Prix of Long Beach preview: IMSA 100-minute race highlighted by competitive field https://www.presstelegram.com/2016/04/14/grand-prix-of-long-beach-preview-imsa-100-minute-race-highlighted-by-competitive-field/ November 21, 2023 presstelegram.com Action Express Racing (AER) fielded two Chevrolet Corvette DP cars while VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and WTR fielded one.April 6, 2016 25 Entries for IMSA at Long Beach https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/25-entries-for-imsa-at-long-beach/ November 21, 2023 sportscar365.com Mazda Motorsports had two Lola B12/80 cars and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2. Panoz brought the DeltaWing car to Long Beach for the second successive year.April 6, 2016 IMSA: Long Beach entry features 25 cars https://racer.com/2016/04/06/bubba-burger-sports-car-grand-prix-at-long-beach-features-25-cars/ November 21, 2023 racer.com Tequila Patrón ESM did not participate as the team solely focused on the 2016 North American Endurance Cup. Alegra Motorsports, DragonSpeed, and Highway to Help skipped the event. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of seven Oreca FLM09 cars: two from Starworks Motorsports. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech and PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entered one car each. GTLM was represented by ten entries from five different brands. With the absence of the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class from the field, only three racing classes were represented in Long Beach. Practice and qualifying There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, one on Friday morning and one on Friday afternoon. The first session lasted two hours on Friday morning while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted 25 minutes.Dagys John April 14, 2016 Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Long Beach https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-long-beach-2/ November 21, 2023 sportscar365.com In the first practice session, Jonathan Bomarito set the fastest time in the No. 55 Mazda with a time of 1 minute, 15.917 seconds, 0.039 seconds faster than Jordan Taylor's No. 10 Corvette DP.April 15, 2016 Mazda Quickest in Opening Practice at Long Beach https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/mazda-paces-prototypes-in-friday-practice/ November 21, 2023 sportscar365.com Ryan Hunter-Reay was third fastest in the No. 90 Corvette DP, Joel Miller's No. 70 Mazda placed fourth, and Dane Cameron's No. 31 AER car rounded out the top five. The fastest PC class car was Colin Braun in the No. 54 CORE Autosport car with 1 minute, 17.185 seconds, followed by Renger van der Zande in the No. 8 Starworks entry. The GTLM class was topped by the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Oliver Gavin. Lucas Luhr in the No. 100 BMW was second and Jan Magnussen's No. 3 Corvette was third. The session ended prematurely when Richard Westbrook's No. 67 Ford GT caught fire in the closing minutes.Pruett Marshall April 15, 2016 IMSA: Mazda fast, Ford flames in first practice https://racer.com/2016/04/15/imsa-mazda-fast-ford-flames-in-first-practice/ November 22, 2023 racer.com In the final practice session, Ricky Taylor's No. 10 car set the fastest time with a lap of 1 minute, 15.474 seconds. Braun was fastest again in PC and GTLM was topped by Earl Bamber's No. 912 Porsche.April 15, 2016 WTR Paces Practice 2 at Long Beach https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/wayne-taylor-racing-tops-pre-qualifying-practice/ November 22, 2023 sportscar365.com thumb|Christian Fittipaldi (pictured in 2006) helped clinch the No. 5 Corvette Daytona Prototype's first pole position of 2016. Friday afternoon's 55-minute three-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTLM were sent out first before those grouped in PC and Prototype had two separate identically timed sessions. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA arranged the grid to put Prototypes ahead of all PC and GTLM cars.May 25, 2016 2016 IMSA Sporting Regulations & Series Supplementary Regulations of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship http://competitors.imsa.com/sites/default/files/2016_imsa_sporting_regulations_and_ssr_iwsc_blackline_052516.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160705023948/http://competitors.imsa.com/sites/default/files/2016_imsa_sporting_regulations_and_ssr_iwsc_blackline_052516.pdf July 5, 2016 January 2, 2020 International Motor Sports Association Christian Fittipaldi in the No. 5 AER Corvette DP took his first pole position of the season, and the 3rd of his career with a lap of 1 minutes, 14.962 seconds that he set on his fifth try.Malsher-Lopez David April 15, 2016 Action Express Racing and BMW claim poles at Long Beach https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/action-express-racing-and-bmw-claim-poles-at-long-beach-687482/687482/ November 22, 2023 motorsport.com He was joined on the grid's front row by Ricky Taylor whose best lap in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing car was 0.171 seconds slower.April 16, 2016 IMSA: Long Beach, Qualifying, Fittipaldi Snatches Pole https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/04/16/imsa-long-beach-qualifying-fittipaldi-snatches-pole.html November 22, 2023 dailysportscar.com Tom Long's No. 70 Mazda took third followed by Eric Curran's No. 31 Corvette DP in fourth.April 15, 2016 Action Express Wins Long Beach Pole https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/action-express-wins-long-beach-pole/ November 22, 2023 sportscar365.com Trisan Nunez's No. 55 Mazda started from fifth place. Andy Meyrick qualified the DeltaWing in sixth position.April 16, 2016 DeltaWing to start sixth in Long Beach https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/deltawing-to-start-sixth-in-long-beach-687727/687727/ November 22, 2023 motorsport.com Marc Goossens spun the No. 90 Corvette DP at turn eleven and stalled; resulting in a red flag. French set the fastest time in PC for Performance Tech Motorsports followed by Bennett in the No. 54 CORE Autosport car. Kvamme crashed at turn one. The red flag was thrown and caused the session to be abandoned. Misha Goikhberg was handed pole position as the session did not reach minimum time to be declared official and Starting positions were set by Teams' Championship standings. In GTLM, Bill Auberlen took his second consecutive pole of the season with a lap of 1 minutes, 17.272 seconds. Porsche took second and third positions, led by its No. 912 car driven by Bamber (whose time was 0.183 seconds faster than Nick Tandy's third-placed No. 911 entry). The two Corvettes were fourth and fifth (the No. 4 car driven by Gavin in front of the No. 3 vehicle of Magnussen).April 15, 2016 Auberlen Doubles Up on Repeat Poles in GTLM at Long Beach https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/auberlen-doubles-up-on-repeat-poles-at-long-beach/ November 22, 2023 sportscar365.com Lucas Luhr qualified the No. 100 BMW M6 in sixth followed by Hand's No. 66 Ford GT in seventh, and the highest-placed Ferrari was Fisichella's No. 62 488 GTE.April 18, 2016 First podium for Ferrari’s 488 GTE at Grand Prix of Long Beach https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/first-podium-for-ferraris-488-gte-at-grand-prix-of-long-beach-688472/3112612/ November 22, 2023 motorsport.com The No. 67 CGR Ford entry did not participate in qualifying as the team were continuing repairs.Pruett Marshall April 15, 2016 IMSA: Ford GT team fights through fire in practice https://racer.com/2016/04/15/imsa-ford-67-team-scrambles-after-fire-in-practice/ November 22, 2023 racer.com Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1P5USA Action Express RacingBRA Christian Fittipaldi1:14.962—12P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky Taylor1:15.133 +0.17123P70JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tom Long1:15.641 +0.67934P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric Curran1:15.741 +0.77945P55JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tristan Nunez1:15.792 +0.83056P0USA Panoz DeltaWing RacingGBR Andy Meyrick1:16.006 +1.04467P90USA VisitFlorida RacingBEL Marc Goossens1:16.163 +1.20178GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill Auberlen1:17.272 +2.310169GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl Bamber1:17.275 +2.3131710GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick Pilet1:17.458 +2.4961811P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianUSA John Pew1:17.513 +2.551812GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver Gavin1:17.573 +2.6111913GTLM3USA Corvette RacingDNK Jan Magnussen1:17.676 +2.7142014PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James French1:17.910 +2.9481315GTLM100USA BMW Team RLLDEU Lucas Luhr1:18.105 +3.1432116GTLM66USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingUSA Joey Hand1:18.120 +3.1582217GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneITA Giancarlo Fisichella1:18.282 +3.3202318GTLM68USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro Balzan1:18.290 +3.3282519PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon Bennett1:18.623 +3.6611220PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert Alon1:19.012 +4.0501421PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha Goikhberg1:19.154 +4.192922PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex Popow1:20.281 +5.3191023PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Tomy Drissi1:21.633 +6.6711124PC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark Kvamme1:26.327 +11.3651525GTLM67USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingDid Not Participate24Sources:ResultsQuery http://imsatiming.com/Results/2016/WeatherTech%20Championship/03-Long%20Beach/WeatherTech%20Championship%20Long%20Beach%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160429041618/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2016/WeatherTech%20Championship/03-Long%20Beach/WeatherTech%20Championship%20Long%20Beach%20Qualifying.pdf April 29, 2016 November 22, 2023 Long Beach 100 Minutes 2016 https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Long_Beach-2016-04-16.html November 22, 2023 racingsportscars.com Race Post-race Ricky Taylor was delighted with the victory, saying: "The guys give us an awesome car. It was a Corvette DP 1-2-3, which is very special. We couldn’t be happier. Jordan did and awesome job. Everybody was fantastic."April 17, 2016 Corvette Racing at Long Beach: Second straight overall win for Wayne Taylor Racing https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/corvette-racing-at-long-beach-second-straight-overall-win-for-wayne-taylor-racing-688135/688135/ November 23, 2023 motorsport.com Jordan Taylor said of the result : "I was able to pull a little bit of a gap thanks to the 31 and kind of maintain that until the end of the race. Thankfully, we didn’t catch too much traffic in the last 10 to 15 laps and we were basically able to hold our pace and get to the end." Fittipaldi stated : "We managed to get by the Mazda going into the hairpin. The No. 10 was about FOUR seconds ahead or something like that and we managed to close it down a little bit. It was a pretty solid race." Makowiecki accepted responsibility for causing the late-race collision with Milner which cost the No. 912 Porsche victory in GTLM: " The collision in the penultimate lap was my fault. I was a touch too optimistic heading into the corner."Pruett Marshall April 17, 2016 IMSA: Makowiecki takes blame for Corvette clash https://racer.com/2016/04/17/imsa-makowiecki-takes-blame-for-corvette-clash/ November 23, 2023 racer.com With a total of 93 points, Barbosa and Fittipaldi's second-place finish allowed them to take the lead of the Prototype Drivers' Championship. Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor advanced from sixth to third. As a result of winning the race, Goikhberg and Simpson took the lead of the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 101 points. Alon and Kimber-Smith dropped from first to third while Popow and van der Zande advanced from third to second. The final results of GTLM meant Milner and Gavin increased their gap to eighteen points as Auberlen and Werner took over the second position. Honda and Chevrolet continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Corvette Racing continued to top the GTLM Teams' Championship. Action Express Racing and JDC-Miller Motorsports became the leaders of their respective class Teams' Championships with nine rounds left in the season. Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), and GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Jordan Taylor USA Ricky TaylorCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental7501:40:58.937 Chevrolet 5.5 L V82P5USA Action Express RacingPOR João Barbosa BRA Christian FittipaldiCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental75 +2.958Chevrolet 5.5 L V83P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric Curran USA Dane CameronCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental75 +4.159Chevrolet 5.5 L V84P70JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tom Long USA Joel MillerMazda PrototypeContinental75 +7.618Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo5P55JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Jonathan Bomarito USA Tristan NunezMazda PrototypeContinental75 +10.606Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo6p90USA VisitFlorida RacingBEL Marc Goossens USA Ryan Hunter-ReayCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental75 +31.943Chevrolet 5.5 L V87P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianUSA John Pew BRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.Ligier JS P2Continental75 +33.061Honda HR35TT 3.5 Turbo V68PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha Goikhberg RSA Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental74 +1 LapChevrolet 6.2 L V89PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex Popow NLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental74 +1 LapChevrolet 6.2 L V810 DNFPC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James French CAN Kyle MarcelliOreca FLM09Continental73CrashChevrolet 6.2 L V811GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick Pilet GBR Nick TandyPorsche 911 RSRMichelin73 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Tomy Drissi GBR Johnny MowlemOreca FLM09Continental73 +2 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V813GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver Gavin USA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin73 +2 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V814GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneFIN Toni Vilander ITA Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari 488 GTEMichelin72 +3 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V815GTLM67USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingAUS Ryan Briscoe GBR Richard WestbrookFord GTMichelin72 +3 LapsFord EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V616GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill Auberlen DEU Dirk WernerBMW M6 GTLMMichelin72 +3 LapsBMW 4.4 L Turbo V817GTLM68USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro Balzan BRA Daniel SerraFerrari 488 GTEMichelin72 +3 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V818PC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark Kvamme USA Ashley FreibergOreca FLM09Continental71 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V819PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert Alon GBR Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM09Continental71 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V820 DNFGTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl Bamber FRA Frédéric MakowieckiPorsche 911 RSRMichelin70CrashPorsche 4.0 L Flat-621GTLM66USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingDEU Dirk Müller USA Joey HandFord GTMichelin70 +1 LapFord EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V622 DNFGTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio García DEN Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin65CrashChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V823 DNFGTLM100USA BMW Team RLLUSA John Edwards DEU Lucas LuhrBMW M6 GTLMMichelin64CrashBMW 4.4 L Turbo V824 DNFP0USA Panoz DeltaWing RacingGBR Katherine Legge GBR Andy MeyrickDeltaWing DWC13Continental56EngineÉlan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo25 DNFPC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon Bennett USA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental35Rear SuspensionChevrolet 6.2 L V8Sources: 11 April 2017 ResultsQuery http://imsatiming.com/Results/2016/WeatherTech%20Championship/03-Long%20Beach/WeatherTech%20Championship%20Long%20Beach%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160909113932/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2016/WeatherTech%20Championship/03-Long%20Beach/WeatherTech%20Championship%20Long%20Beach%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf September 9, 2016 November 22, 2023 2016 BUBBA BURGER SPORTS CAR GRAND PRIX https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2016_Bubba_Burger_Sports_Car_Grand_Prix/TU November 22, 2023 www.racing-reference.info+Tyre manufacturersKeySymbolTyre manufacturerContinentalContinentalMichelinMichelin Championship standings after the race +Prototype Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px 2 PRT João BarbosaBRA Christian Fittipaldi 93 2 10px 2 USA Eric CurranUSA Dane Cameron 90 3 10px 3 USA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky Taylor 89 4 10px 1 BEL Marc GoossensUSA Ryan Hunter-Reay 84 5 10px 3 USA Jonathan BomaritoUSA Tristan Nunez 75Source: +PC Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px 1 ZAF Stephen SimpsonCAN Misha Goikhberg 101 2 10px 1 VEN Alex PopowNLD Renger van der Zande 93 3 10px 2 USA Robert AlonGBR Tom Kimber-Smith 92 4 10px GBR Johnny Mowlem 86 5 10px 4 MEX José Gutiérrez 66Source: +GTLM Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner 105 2 10px NZL Earl BamberFRA Frédéric Makowiecki 87 2 10px 1 USA Bill AuberlenDEU Dirk Werner 87 3 10px 2 ITA Giancarlo FisichellaFIN Toni Vilander 86 4 10px 6 FRA Patrick PiletGBR Nick Tandy 82 5 10px 1 BRA Daniel Serra 80Source: +GTD Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px USA Andy LallyUSA John PotterDEU Marco Seefried 67 2 10px ITA Alessandro BalzanDNK Christina NielsenUSA Jeff Segal 62 3 10px DEU Mario FarnbacherESP Alex Riberas 53 4 10px USA Tim PappasNLD Nicky CatsburgFIN Jesse KrohnUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus Palttala 52 5 10px CAN Paul Dalla LanaPRT Pedro LamyAUT Mathias LaudaNZL Richie Stanaway 51Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. +Prototype Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px 1USA #5 Action Express Racing 92 2 10px 1USA #31 Action Express Racing 90 3 10px 2USA #10 Wayne Taylor Racing 89 4 10pxUSA #90 VisitFlorida Racing 88 5 10px 1JPN #55 Mazda Motorsports 77Source: +PC Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px 1USA #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports 101 2 10px 2USA #8 Starworks Motorsport 93 3 10px 2USA #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 92 4 10px 1USA #20 BAR1 Motorsports 86 5 10px 2USA #54 CORE Autosport 85Source: +GTLM Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10pxUSA #4 Corvette Racing 105 2 10px 1USA #25 BMW Team RLL 87 3 10px 1USA #912 Porsche North America 87 4 10px 1USA #62 Risi Competizione 86 5 10px 5USA #911 Porsche North America 82Source: +GTD Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px USA #44 Magnus Racing 67 2 10px USA #63 Scuderia Corsa 62 3 10px USA #23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing 53 4 10px USA #540 Black Swan Racing 52 5 10px USA #97 Turner Motorsport 52Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. +Prototype Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px JPN Honda 100 2 10px USA Chevrolet 99 3 10px 1 JPN Mazda 88 4 10px 1 DEU BMW 56 5 10px USA Ford 30Source: +GTLM Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px USA Chevrolet 102 2 10px DEU Porsche 97 3 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 88 4 10px 1 DEU BMW 86 5 10px USA Ford 80Source: +GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px DEU Audi 65 2 10px ITA Ferrari 60 3 10px DEU Porsche 60 4 10px DEU BMW 58 5 10px USA Dodge 54Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. References 30em External links 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship 12 Hours of Sebring Monterey Grand Prix Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase Category:Grand Prix of Long Beach (IMSA) Category:2016 in sports in Los Angeles County, California