2016 Northeast Grand Prix

Eighth round of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship season February 2025 right|thumb|240x240px|Track map of Lime Rock Park The 2016 Northeast Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 23, 2016. The race was the eighth round of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|Lime Rock Park, where the race was held. 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 24 May 2024 Racer It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the twenty-fifth annual running of the race. The 2016 Northeast Grand Prix was the eighth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2016 by IMSA, and was the fifth round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the seven-turn 1.530 mi km on Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 23, 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/ 24 May 2024 motorsport.com The GTLM 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/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com IMSA altered the balance of performance to try to create parity within the GTLM category. The BMW M6 GTLM received a reduction in turbo boost pressure and a 2-litre fuel capacity reduction. The Ferrari 488 GTE received an increase in turbo boost pressure, and a 2-litre fuel capacity increase as well as a 1.0 mm refuelling hose restrictor reduction increase. The Ford GT received a 0.1 mm refuelling hose restrictor reduction. The Porsche 911 RSR had its weight increased by 20 kg (44 lb).Dagys John 15 July 2016 IMSA Makes Further BoP Changes to GTLM https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/imsa-makes-further-bop-adjustments-to-gtlm/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com Before the race, Alex Popow and Renger van der Zande led the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 231 points, ahead of Robert Alon and Tom Kimber-Smith in second by 14 points, and Stephen Simpson and Misha Goikhberg in third with 209 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 5 September 2024 International Motor Sports Association With 192 points, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner led the GTLM Drivers' Championship, 5 points ahead of Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 191 points; the duo held a twenty two-point advantage over Mario Farnbacher and Alex Riberas. Chevrolet and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Starworks Motorsport, Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa each led their own Teams' Championships. Entry list Thirty-one cars were officially entered for the Northeast Grand Prix, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of eight Oreca FLM09 cars: three from Starworks Motorsports. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech and PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entered one car each.13 July 2016 GTLM Makes Return to Lime Rock; Entry List Released https://johndagys.wpengine.com/imsa/iwsc/gtlm-makes-return-to-lime-rock-entry-list-released/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com GTLM was represented by nine entries from five different brands. In the list of GTD entrants, fourteen GT3-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. With the absence of the Prototype (P) class from the field, only three racing classes were represented in Lime Rock. Practice There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, both on Friday. The two one-hour sessions were on Friday afternoon.Dagys John 21 July 2016 Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Lime Rock Park https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-lime-rock-park-2/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com In the first practice session, Renger van der Zande set the fastest time in the No. 8 Starworks car with a time of 48.808 seconds, 0.214 seconds faster than Colin Braun's No. 54 CORE Autosport vehicle, and Stephen Simpson's No. 85 car was third.Myrehn Ryan 22 July 2016 Van der Zande Quickest in Opening Practice at Lime Rock https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/van-der-zande-sets-pace-in-lime-rock-fp1/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com The GTLM class was topped by the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Oliver Gavin. Joey Hand in the No. 66 Ford GT was second and Toni Vilander's Risi Ferrari was third.Pruett Marshall 22 July 2016 IMSA: Starworks leads FP1 at Lime Rock https://racer.com/2016/07/22/imsa-starworks-leads-fp1-at-lime-rock/ 24 May 2024 Racer Audi paced GTD with Magnus Racing's R8 of Lally lapping at 52.807, followed by Jens Klingmann's No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6. The session was stopped for 10 minutes when John Edwards No.100 RLL BMW M6 stopped on track due to a driveline failure. Braun led the final practice session in CORE's No. 54 car with a lap of 48.990 seconds. Kimber-Smith's No. 52 PR/1's vehicle was second fastest. Marcelli was third fastest for Performance Tech.Pruett Marshall 22 July 2016 IMSA: CORE autosport, BMW, Porsche lead Lime Rock FP2 https://racer.com/2016/07/22/imsa-core-autosport-bmw-porsche-top-lime-rock-fp2/ 24 May 2024 Racer BMW topped GTLM with Werner's No. 25 car lapping at 51.164 seconds. Vilander was second fastest for Risi Competizione and Milner's No. 4 Corvette was third. Farnbacher led the GTD class in the No. 23 Porsche, followed by Liddell's No. 6 Stevenson Motorsport Audi R8.Myrehn Ryan 22 July 2016 Braun Paces Practice 2 at Lime Rock https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/braun-paces-lime-rock-practice-2/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com Qualifying Friday afternoon's 65-minute three-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM, and PC had two separate identically timed sessions. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA would arranged the grid to put all PCs ahead of the GTLM, and GTD 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 24 May 2024 International Motor Sports Association Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Colin Braun48.824_8ref1 12PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert Alon48.840 +0.01613PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James French48.930 +0.10624PC7USA Starworks MotorsportMEX José Gutiérrez48.978 +0.15435PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex Popow49.222 +0.39846PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Matt McMurry49.266 +0.44257PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha Goikhberg49.659 +0.83568GTLM67USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingGBR Richard Westbrook50.748 +1.92499GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLDEU Dirk Werner50.834 +2.0101010GTLM4USA Corvette RacingUSA Tommy Milner50.858 +2.0341111GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneFIN Toni Vilander50.902 +2.0781212GTLM66USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingUSA Joey Hand51.015 +2.1911313GTLM3USA Corvette RacingDNK Jan Magnussen51.264 +2.4401414GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick Pilet51.346 +2.5221515GTLM100USA BMW Team RLLUSA John Edwards51.431 +2.6071616GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Frédéric Makowiecki51.445 +2.6211717PC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark Kvamme51.629 +2.805818GTD16USA Change RacingUSA Spencer Pumpelly53.178 +4.3241819GTD6USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Andrew Davis53.222 +4.3541920GTD9USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Matt Bell53.250 +4.3982021GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaDNK Christina Nielsen53.250 +4.4262122GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingUSA Madison Snow53.330 +4.5062223GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario Farnbacher53.538 +4.7142324GTD96USA Turner MotorsportUSA Bret Curtis53.588 +4.7642425GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick Lindsey53.609 +4.7852526GTD27USA Dream RacingMCO Cédric Sbirrazzuoli53.680 +4.78631ref2 227GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael Marsa53.695 +4.8712628GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John Potter53.698 +4.8742729GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeil53.784 +4.9602830GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben Keating53.983 +5.15930ref3 331GTD540USA Black Swan RacingUSA Tim Pappas54.949 +6.15529Sources:22 July 2016 03_Results.PDF https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/16_2016/13_Lime%20Rock/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201607221630_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF 24 May 2024 results.imsa.com23 July 2016 01_Starting Grid.PDF https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/16_2016/13_Lime%20Rock/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201607231505_Race/01_Starting%20Grid.PDF 24 May 2024 results.imsa.com ref1 1 The No. 54 CORE Autosport entry was sent to the rear of the PC grid as per 43.1 of the Sporting regulations (Starting driver change). ref2 2 The No. 27 Dream Racing Lamborghini was sent to the rear of the GTD grid as per 43.1 of the Sporting regulations (Starting driver change). ref3 3 The No. 33 Riley Motorsports Dodge was sent to the rear of the GTD grid as per 40.1.5 of the Sporting regulations (Tire change). Race Post-race With a total of 267 points, Popow and van der Zande's victory allowed them to extend their advantage in the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship to 17 points over Alon and Kimber-Smith. The final results of GTLM meant Gavin and Milner's victory allowed them to extend their advantage in the Drivers' Championship by 5 points over Briscoe and Westbrook. García and Magnussen advanced from fifth to third. Balzan and Nielsen's eleventh-placed finish allowed them to keep their advantage in the GTD Drivers' Championship, but their advantage was reduced to 13 points as race winners Lally and Potter jumped to second. Chevrolet continued to the GTLM Manufactures' Championship while Audi became the leader of the GTD Manufactures' Championship. Starworks Motorsport, Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships with four rounds left in the season. Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . PC stands for Prototype Challenge, GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona) +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex PopowNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental1692:40:43.254Chevrolet 6.2 L V82PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert AlonGBR Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM09Continental169 +0.815Chevrolet 6.2 L V83PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James FrenchCAN Kyle MarcelliOreca FLM09Continental168 +1 LapChevrolet 6.2 L V84PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Matt McMurryGBR Johnny MowlemOreca FLM09Continental168 +1 LapChevrolet 6.2 L V85GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin167 +2 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V86GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio GarcíaDEN Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin167 +2 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V87GTLM67USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingAUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Richard WestbrookFord GTMichelin167 +2 LapsFord EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V68GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneFIN Toni VilanderITA Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari 488 GTEMichelin167 +2 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V89GTLM66USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingDEU Dirk MüllerUSA Joey HandFord GTMichelin167 +2 LapsFord EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V610PC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark KvammeCAN Remo RuscittiOreca FLM09Continental165 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V811GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John PotterUSA Andy LallyAudi R8 LMSContinental162 +7 LapsAudi 5.2L V1012GTD6USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Andrew DavisGBR Robin LiddellAudi R8 LMSContinental162 +7 LapsAudi 5.2L V1013GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-RContinental161 +8 LapsDodge 8.3L V1014GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingUSA Bryan SellersUSA Madison SnowLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental161 +8 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1015GTD9USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Lawson AschenbachUSA Matt BellAudi R8 LMSContinental161 +8 LapsAudi 5.2L V1016GTD96USA Turner MotorsportUSA Bret CurtisDEU Jens KlingmannBMW M6 GT3Continental161 +8 LapsBMW 4.4L Turbo V817GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus PalttalaBMW M6 GT3Continental161 +8 LapsBMW 4.4L Turbo V818GTD16USA Change RacingUSA Corey LewisUSA Spencer PumpellyLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental161 +8 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1019GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeilUSA Leh KeenPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental161 +8 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-620GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsDEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick LindseyPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental160 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-621GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaDEN Christina NielsenITA Alessandro BalzanFerrari 488 GT3Continental160 +9 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V822GTD540USA Black Swan RacingUSA Tim PappasUSA Andy PilgrimPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental160 +9 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-623GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick PiletGBR Nick TandyPorsche 911 RSRMichelin159 +10 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-624GTD27USA Dream RacingMCO Cédric SbirrazzuoliUSA Lawrence DeGeorgeLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental158 +11 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1025 DNFGTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario FarnbacherESP Alex RiberasPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental142Tie rodPorsche 4.0 L Flat-626 DNFPC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha GoikhbergRSA Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental108Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V827 DNFPC7USA Starworks MotorsportMEX José GutiérrezUSA Sean RayhallOreca FLM09Continental100ClutchChevrolet 6.2 L V828 DNFGTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill AuberlenDEU Dirk WernerBMW M6 GTLMMichelin89CrashBMW 4.4 L Turbo V829 DNFGTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl BamberFRA Frédéric MakowieckiPorsche 911 RSRMichelin89CrashPorsche 4.0 L Flat-630 DNFPC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental69SuspensionChevrolet 6.2 L V831 DNFGTLM100USA BMW Team RLLUSA John EdwardsDEU Lucas LuhrBMW M6 GTLMMichelin4CrashBMW 4.4 L Turbo V8Sources:23 July 2016 03_Results.PDF https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/16_2016/13_Lime%20Rock/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201607231505_Race/03_Results.PDF 24 May 2024 results.imsa.com2016 NORTHEAST GRAND PRIX https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_Northeast_Grand_Prix/TU/ 24 May 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+Tyre manufacturersKeySymbolTyre manufacturerContinentalContinentalMichelinMichelin Championship standings after the race +Prototype Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px PRT João BarbosaBRA Christian Fittipaldi 220 2 10px USA Eric CurranUSA Dane Cameron 216 3 10px USA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky Taylor 211 4 10px BEL Marc Goossens 197 5 10px BRA Oswaldo Negri Jr. 191Source: +PC Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px VEN Alex PopowNLD Renger van der Zande 267 2 10px USA Robert AlonGBR Tom Kimber-Smith 250 3 10px ZAF Stephen SimpsonCAN Misha Goikhberg 235 4 10px USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun 212 5 10px USA James FrenchCAN Kyle Marcelli 210Source: +GTLM Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner 228 2 10px AUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Richard Westbrook 218 3 10px 2 ESP Antonio GarcíaDNK Jan Magnussen 197 4 10px 1 USA Bill AuberlenGER Dirk Werner 195 5 10px 1 ITA Giancarlo FisichellaFIN Toni Vilander 193Source: +GTD Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px ITA Alessandro BalzanDNK Christina Nielsen 212 2 10px 1 USA Andy LallyUSA John Potter 199 3 10px 1 DEU Mario FarnbacherESP Alex Riberas 187 4 10px NLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben Keating 186 5 10px USA Andrew DavisGBR Robin Liddell 185Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. +Prototype Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px USA No. 5 Action Express Racing 220 2 10pxUSA No. 31 Action Express Racing 216 3 10pxUSA No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 211 4 10px USA No. 90 VisitFlorida Racing 197 5 10px USA No. 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 191Source: +PC Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px USA No. 8 Starworks Motorsport 267 2 10px USA No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 250 3 10px USA No. 54 CORE Autosport 235 4 10px USA No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports 235 5 10px USA No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports 235Source: +GTLM Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10pxUSA No. 4 Corvette Racing 192 2 10pxUSA No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 187 3 10px 2USA No. 3 Corvette Racing 170 4 10px 1USA No. 25 BMW Team RLL 166 5 10px 1USA No. 62 Risi Competizione 164Source: +GTD Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px USA No. 63 Scuderia Corsa 212 2 10px 1 USA No. 44 Magnus Racing 199 3 10px 1 USA No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing 187 4 10px USA No. 33 Riley Motorsports 186 5 10px USA No. 6 Stevenson Motorsports 185Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. +Prototype Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px USA Chevrolet 236 2 10px JPN Honda 227 3 10px JPN Mazda 212 4 10px DEU BMW 56 5 10px USA Ford 30Source: +GTLM Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px USA Chevrolet 227 2 10px USA Ford 217 3 10px DEU Porsche 209 4 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 204 5 10px 1 DEU BMW 200Source: +GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px 1 DEU Audi 220 2 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 210 3 10px GER Porsche 209 4 10px 1 USA Dodge 199 5 10px 1 DEU BMW 197Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. References 30em 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship SportsCar Grand Prix Continental Tire Road Race Showcase Northeast Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix Category:Northeast Grand Prix Northeast Grand Prix