2016 Monterey Grand Prix

American sports car races February 2025 thumb|250x250px|Track map of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca The 2016 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix were a pair of sports car races sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held on the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, United States, on May 1, 2016. The events served as the fourth of twelve scheduled rounds of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Both races were contested over two hours. The race marked the third time that the course had been used for IMSA racing and the second time that the venue had featured a doubleheader weekend with two races. During the first race, the No. 55 Mazda Prototype driven by of Tristan Nunez started in first position overall and held the lead until a slow pit stop during the second full course caution period.This handed the lead to Sean Rayhall in the No. 0 DeltaWing who held first position until Oswaldo Negri Jr. overtook Rayhall on the restart. Negri maintained the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ligier's advantage after the final pit stop cycle to secure the victory. VisitFlorida Racing's No. 90 car of Marc Goossens and Ryan Dalziel finished second and the No. 31 Action Express Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype of Eric Curran and Dane Cameron came in third. Ford Chip Ganassi Racing won the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) category with a Ford GT shared by Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook after Westbrook saved fuel in the closing minutes. Scuderia Corsa were second in class with Daniel Serra and Alessandro Pier Guidi. Porsche took third with Earl Bamber and Frédéric Makowiecki sharing a 911 RSR. During the second race, Robert Alon started in first position overall, but was passed by James French on lap 4. After the pit stop cycle, Tom Kimber-Smith took the lead and maintained the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports' car advantage to secure victory in the Prototype Challenge (PC) category. Alex Popow and Renger van der Zande finished second, while Jon Bennett and Colin Braun was third. Mario Farnbacher and Alex Riberas in the No. 23 Alex Job Racing Porsche were unchallenged throughout the race and took the victory in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class. Christina Nielsen and Alessandro Balzan were second in class for Scuderia Corsa, and TRG's Brandon Davis and James Davison took third. The result meant Cameron and Curran took over the lead of the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 121 points. Negri Jr. and Pew moved from seventh to fifth. Simpson and Goikhberg continued to top the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 128 points, but their advantage was reduced to zero points as Alon and Kimber-Smith took over second position. Gavin and Milner continued to the GTLM Drivers' Championship, but their advantage was reduced by six points as Bamber and Makowiecki took over second in the GTLM Drivers' Championship. Honda and Chevrolet left Laguna Seca as the respective Prototype and GTLM Manufactures' Championship leaders with eight 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.Dagys John August 8, 2015 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Schedule Released https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/2016-tusc-schedule-released/ November 29, 2023 sportscar365.comPruett 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. The 2016 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix was the fourth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2016 by IMSA, and it was the second round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The events were held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi km on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California on May 1, 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 Due to the field size, IMSA would use a doubleheader race format where the Prototype and GTLM classes would participate in the first event while the Prototype Challenge and GTD classes would participate in the second event.March 16, 2016 Monterey Returns to Dual Race Format https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/monterey-returns-to-dual-race-format/ November 29, 2023 sportscar365.com left|thumb|Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where the races were held. Before the race, João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 93 points, ahead of Eric Curran and Dane Cameron with 90 points, and Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in third with 89 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 101 points, PC was led by Misha Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson with an eight-point advantage over Alex Popow and Renger van der Zande. In GTLM, the Drivers' Championship was led by Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner with 105 points; the trio held an eighteen-point gap over Earl Bamber and Frédéric Makowiecki. Andy Lally, John Potter, and Marco Seefried led the GTD Drivers' Championship with 67 points; the trio held a five-point advantage over Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal. Honda, Chevrolet, and Audi were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Action Express Racing, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Corvette Racing, and Magnus Racing each led their own Teams' Championships. Entry list Forty-two cars were officially entered for the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix, with the bulk of entries in the two Grand Touring (GT) categories: Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD). Since the majority of the remaining rounds of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship were sprint races, GTD teams entered their regular driver pairings for the first time this season. 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship MRLS Provisional Pre-Event Entry List.xlsx https://multimedia.netstorage.imsa.com/2016Website/2016_IWSC_MazdaRaceway_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf December 19, 2023 Action Express Racing (AER) fielded two Chevrolet Corvette DP cars while VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and WTR fielded one.April 20, 2016 42 Entries for Continental Monterey GP https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/42-entries-for-continental-monterey-gp/ December 19, 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 Laguna Seca for the fourth successive year.April 20, 2016 42 Cars Entered For Continental Monterey Grand Prix https://racer.com/2016/04/20/42-cars-entered-for-continental-monterey-grand-prix/ December 19, 2023 racer.com 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 Motorsports and PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entered one car each. GTLM was represented by ten entries from five different brands. Alessandro Pier Guidi returned to the No. 68 Scuderia Corsa entry. In the list of GTD entrants, seventeen GT3-specification vehicles were represented by seven different manufacturers. Lone Star Racing made their season debut.April 21, 2016 Lone Star Racing Announces Four-Race IMSA GTD Campaign https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/04/21/lone-star-racing-announces-four-race-imsa-gtd-campaign.html December 19, 2023 dailysportscar.com Practice There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the races 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 45 minutes.Dagys John April 28, 2016 Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Monterey https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-monterey-2/ December 17, 2023 sportscar365.com In the first practice session, Joel Miller set the fastest time in the No. 70 Mazda with a time of 1 minute, 18.564 seconds, 0.004 seconds faster than teammate Jonathan Bomarito in the No. 55 Mazda.Pruett Marshall April 29, 2016 IMSA: Mazda goes 1–2 in first practice at Laguna https://racer.com/2016/04/29/imsa-mazda-1-2-in-first-practice-at-laguna/ December 18, 2016 racer.com Oswaldo Negri Jr. was third fastest in the No. 60 Ligier, Ricky Taylor's No. 10 Corvette DP placed fourth, and Dane Cameron's No. 31 AER car rounded out the top five.Farmer Josh April 29, 2016 Mazda 1–2 in Opening Practice at Monterey https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/mazda-1-2-in-opening-practice-at-monterey/ December 18, 2023 sportscar365.com The fastest PC class car was Renger van der Zande in the No. 8 Starworks entry with 1 minute, 20.018 seconds, followed by Colin Braun in the No. 54 CORE Autosport car. The GTLM class was topped by the No. 68 Ferrari 488 GTE of Alessandro Pier Guidi. Dirk Müller in the No. 66 Ford GT was second and Toni Vilander's No. 62 Ferrari was third. Alex Riberas in the No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche was fastest in GTD with a time of 1 minute, 25.260 seconds. In the second practice session, Bomarito's No. 55 Mazda was fastest with a time of 1 minute, 18.139 seconds, ahead of the No. 70 Mazda.Pruett Marshall April 29, 2016 IMSA: Mazdas retain advantage after FP2 https://racer.com/2016/04/29/imsa-mazdas-end-friday-on-top-at-laguna/ December 18, 2023 racer.com The seven-vehicle PC class was led by CORE Autosport's No. 54 car, driven by Braun with a time of 1 minute, 19.673 seconds.Dagys John April 29, 2016 Mazda Ends Friday on Top in Monterey https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/mazda-ends-friday-on-top-in-monterey/ December 18, 2023 sportscar365.com Scuderia Corsa's Daniel Serra led GTLM from Joey Hand's second-placed No. 66 Ford GT.April 30, 2016 Mazda tops practice at its ‘own’ track https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/mazda-tops-practice-at-its-own-track-732115/2978384/ December 18, 2023 motorsport.com Mario Farnbacher led GTD with a time of 1 minute, 25.390 seconds. Miller led the final session in the No. 70 Mazda with a lap of 1 minute, 18.478 seconds. Tristan Nunez's No. 55 Mazda was second fastest. The No. 60 Ligier of Negri set the third-quickest lap. Dane Cameron's No. 31 AER car, along with Jordan Taylor's No. 10 WTR Corvette DP were fourth and fifth.Dagys John April 30, 2016 Mazda Quickest Again in Practice 3 at Monterey https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/mazda-quickest-again-in-monterey/ December 18, 2023 sportscar365.com A 1:20.094 lap saw van der Zande's No. 8 Starworks vehicle lead PC over Braun's CORE Autosport entry. Ferrari paced GTLM with Risi Competizione's 488 of Vilander lapping 1:23.086, ahead of the two Ford GTs.Pruett Marshall April 30, 2016 IMSA: Mazdas repeat 1–2 sweep in final practice https://racer.com/2016/04/30/imsa-mazdas-repeat-1-2-sweep-in-final-practice/ December 18, 2023 racer.com With a 1:25.639 lap, Riberas led the GTD class in the No. 23 Porsche, followed by Jens Klingmann's No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6. Qualifying Saturday afternoon's 90-minute four-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM, PC, and Prototype had three 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 Prototypes ahead of the PC, 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 January 2, 2020 International Motor Sports Association Nunez in the No. 55 Mazda set a new category track record, and took his first career pole position with a lap of 1 minutes, 18.143 seconds. May 1, 2016 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Qualifying, Mazda Dominate https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/05/01/mazda-raceway-laguna-seca-qualifying-mazda-dominate.html December 18, 2023 dailysportscar.com He was joined on the grid's front row by Tom Long whose best lap in the sister No. 70 car was 0.236 seconds slower.Dagys John April 16, 2016 Mazda Sweeps Front Row for Monterey GP https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/mazda-sweeps-front-row-for-monterey-gp/ December 18, 2023 sportscar365.com Cameron's No. 31 Corvette DP took third followed by Ricky Taylor's No. 10 WTR car in fourth. Christian Fittipaldi's No. 5 ATR car started from fifth place. Sean Rayhall qualified the DeltaWing in sixth position.May 1, 2016 DeltaWing qualifies in a solid sixth https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/deltawing-qualifies-in-a-solid-sixth-732612/3112752/ December 18, 2023 motorsport.com In GTLM, Serra took his first pole of the season with a lap of 1 minutes, 22.867 seconds. Ford took second and third positions, led by its No. 67 car driven by Briscoe (whose time was 0.169 seconds faster than Müller's third-placed No. 66 entry). The duo of Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs were fourth and sixth: Tommy Milner in the No. 4 car was faster than the sister No. 3 entry of Jan Magnussen.May 2, 2016 Corvette Racing Post-Mazda Raceway Qualifying Report https://racer.com/2016/05/02/corvette-racing-post-mazda-raceway-qualifying-report/ December 18, 2023 racer.com They were separated by fifth-placed Vilander in the No. 62 Ferrari. The two BMW Team RLL entries and Porsche North America cars rounded out the GTLM qualifiers.BMW Team RLL – Continental Monterey Grand Prix – Qualifying https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0259592EN_US/bmw-team-rll-continental-monterey-grand-prix-qualifying December 18, 2023 press.bmwgroup.com1 May 2016 IMSA MONTEREY GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING ROUND-UP https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/05/01/imsa-monterey-grand-prix-qualifying-round-up/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230628144029/https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/05/01/imsa-monterey-grand-prix-qualifying-round-up/ usurped June 28, 2023 18 December 2023 sportscarracingnews.com On his tenth lap, Alon took pole position for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports with a time 1 minute, 21.146 in PC. James French's Performance Tech car qualified second, and Alex Popow's No. 8 Starworks vehicle took third.Dagys John April 30, 2016 PR1/Mathiasen Takes PC Pole in Monterey https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pr1mathiasen-takes-pc-pole-in-monterey/ December 19, 2023 sportscar365.com Riberas took pole position in GTD in AJR's No. 23 Porsche with a 1-minute, 25.775 seconds time. Christina Nielsen put the No. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari second, Patrick Lindsey for Park Place was third and Cédric Sbirrazzuoli's No. 27 Dream Lamborghini took fourth. Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1P55JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tristan Nunez1:18.143—1 (1)2P70JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tom Long1:18.379 +0.2362 (1)3P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Dane Cameron1:19.072 +0.9293 (1)4P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky Taylor1:19.119 +0.9764 (1)5P5USA Action Express RacingBRA Christian Fittipaldi1:19.214 +1.0715 (1)6P0USA Panoz DeltaWing RacingUSA Sean Rayhall1:19.301 +1.1586 (1)7P90USA VisitFlorida RacingGBR Ryan Dalziel1:19.652 +1.5097 (1)8P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianUSA John Pew1:20.881 +2.7388 (1)9PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert Alon1:21.146 +3.0031 (2)10PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James French1:21.285 +3.1422 (2)11PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex Popow1:21.564 +3.4213 (2)12PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Matt McMurry1:22.088 +3.9454 (2)13PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon Bennett1:22.842 +4.6995 (2)14PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha Goikhberg1:22.863 +4.7206 (2)15GTLM68USA Scuderia CorsaBRA Daniel Serra1:22.867 +4.7249 (1)16GTLM67USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingAUS Ryan Briscoe1:22.946 +4.80310 (1)17GTLM66USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingDEU Dirk Müller1:23.115 +4.97211 (1)18GTLM4USA Corvette RacingUSA Tommy Milner1:23.385 +5.24212 (1)19GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneFIN Toni Vilander1:23.399 +5.25613 (1)20GTLM3USA Corvette RacingDNK Jan Magnussen1:23.450 +5.30714 (1)21GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLDEU Dirk Werner1:23.571 +5.42815 (1)22GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl Bamber1:23.963 +5.820161 1 (1)23GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaGBR Nick Tandy1:24.049 +5.906172 2 (1)24GTLM100USA BMW Team RLLDEU Lucas Luhr1:24.382 +6.23918 (1)25GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingESP Alex Riberas1:25.775 +7.6328 (2)26GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaDNK Christina Nielsen1:26.497 +8.3549 (2)27GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick Lindsey1:26.943 +8.800233 3 (2)28GTD27USA Dream RacingMCO Cédric Sbirrazzuoli1:27.184 +9.041224 4 (2)29PC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark Kvamme1:27.250 +9.1077 (2)30GTD007USA TRG-AMRUSA Brandon Davis1:27.273 +9.13010 (2)31GTD6USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Andrew Davis1:27.277 +9.13411 (2)32GTD96USA Turner MotorsportUSA Bret Curtis1:27.354 +9.21112 (2)33GTD16USA Change RacingUSA Corey Lewis1:27.422 +9.27913 (2)34GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingUSA Madison Snow1:27.476 +9.33314 (2)35GTD540USA Black Swan RacingUSA Tim Pappas1:27.735 +9.59215 (2)36GTD9USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Matt Bell1:27.945 +9.80216 (2)37GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben Keating1:28.062 +9.91917 (2)38GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael Marsal1:28.118 +9.97518 (2)39GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John Potter1:28.348 +10.20519 (2)40GTD11USA Change RacingUSA Bill Sweedler1:28.451 +10.30820 (2)41GTD80USA Lone Star RacingUSA Dan Knox1:29.825 +11.682215 5 (2)42GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeil1:43.968 +25.825246 6 (2)Sources:ResultsQuery http://imsatiming.com/Results/2016/WeatherTech%20Championship/04-MRLS/WeatherTech%20Championship%20MRLS%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160509134925/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2016/WeatherTech%20Championship/04-MRLS/WeatherTech%20Championship%20MRLS%20Qualifying.pdf May 9, 2016 November 29, 2023Laguna Seca 2 Hours 2016 https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Laguna_Seca-2016-05-01.html November 29, 2023 racingsportscars.comLaguna Seca 2 Hours – Challenge 2016 https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Laguna_Seca-2016-05-01a.html November 29, 2023 racingsportscars.com Key Meaning (1) Race One (2) Race Two Notes: 1 1The No. 912 Porsche North America entry was sent to the rear of the GTLM grid after the team elected to change tires after qualifying.Dagys John May 1, 2016 Monterey Pre-Race Notebook https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/monterey-pre-race-notebook-4/ December 19, 2023 sportscar365.com 2 2The No. 911 Porsche North America entry was sent to the rear of the GTLM grid after the team elected to change tires after qualifying. 3 3 The No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche was sent to the rear of the GTD grid after the team elected to change tires after qualifying. 4 4 The No. 27 Dream Racing Lamborghini was sent to the rear of the GTD grid for changing their starting driver. 5 5 The No. 80 Lone Star Racing Dodge was sent to the rear of the GTD grid after the team elected to change tires after qualifying. 6 6 The No. 22 Alex Job Racing Porsche was sent to the rear of the GTD grid after the team elected to change tires after qualifying. Races Race 1 Eighteen cars were due to start, but Dalziel was in the pit lane to serve a drive-through penalty after his car did not make it to the grid in time.Fira Michael May 3, 2016 2016 USCC Laguna Seca Race Report https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/uscc-laguna-seca-race-report/ December 19, 2023 TopSpeed.comDagys John May 1, 2016 Shank Breaks Through for Victory; Ford Wins GTLM in Monterey https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/shank-breaks-through-for-monterey-win/ December 19, 2023 sportscar365.com Nunez maintained his pole position advantage while Fittipaldi and Ricky Taylor overtook Cameron for third and fourth. Milner attempted to pass Briscoe and Müller in GTLM, but was unsuccessful before Vilander overtook Milner for fourth at turn eleven.May 1, 2016 Laguna Seca, DP/GTLM Report, Debut Victory For Ford As Shank Wins Overall https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/05/01/laguna-seca-dpgtlm-report-debut-victory-for-ford-as-shank-wins-overall.html December 19, 2023 dailysportscar.com Nunez and Long pulled away from the third-placed Fittipaldi by over 10 seconds before the first full course caution came out and the safety car appeared. The tire barrier at the Corkscrew was dislodged and necessitated a full course yellow. When racing resumed, Nunez maintained the lead from Long and Fittipaldi at the rolling restart on lap 10.May 1, 2016 IMSA: Big Monterey wins for Shank, Ford GT https://racer.com/2016/05/01/imsa-big-monterey-wins-for-shank-ganassi/ December 19, 2023 racer.com A second full course yellow was called for on the twenty-fourth lap when Ricky Taylor passed Fittipaldi at turn nine. Fittipaldi attempted to overtake Taylor at turn ten, but lost traction on his Action Express car and sent both cars into the gravel trap.Malsher-Lopez David May 1, 2016 Ford GT scores first victory, as Shank Ligier earns Prototype win https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/ford-gt-scores-first-victory-as-shank-ligier-earns-prototype-win-732786/2978686/ December 19, 2023 motorsport.com Under caution, majority of the field made pit stops for fuel, tires, and driver changes. The No. 55 Mazda had a slow pit stop due to refueling issues. The car eventually got refueled and Bomarito rejoined the race. Rayhall's DeltaWing took the overall lead following pit stops for the Prototype class. Dirk Werner's No. 25 BMW M6 had pitted earlier and advanced to first in GTLM through an alternate strategy. thumb|271x271px|Richard Westbrook (pictured in 2010) saved enough fuel to win the GTLM category for the No. 67 team in the first race. Rayhall led the restart on lap 29. That lap, Negri moved to second position by passing Curran at turn one. Later that lap, Negri's MSR Ligier overtook Rayhall at turn eleven to take the overall lead. On lap 36, the final caution was given. Miller's No. 70 Mazda stopped at turn seven with a fuel pump failure and the car was retired. At the restart on lap 38, Negri maintained his lead over Bomarito. Werner pitted at the end of lap 38 and promoted Fisichella to the lead in GTLM. Pilet dropped to seventh in GTLM after being overtaken by Hand, Westbrook, Gavin, and García. Bomarito made an error, and spun at turn 10 on lap 45. After the final pit stop cycle, Negri kept his lead and Goossens moved to second. Hand moved into the lead of GTLM through an alternate strategy. With just under 15 minutes remaining, Westbrook overtook Hand for the lead in GTLM. Hand and García made late pit stops for fuel. Negri maintained the lead for the rest of the race winning after completing 80 laps. Goossens finished second, 30.099 seconds adrift of the No. 60 MSR Ligier, and Curran completed the podium positions by finishing third. Westbrook conserved enough fuel over the final 52 laps to win for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing by 12.545 seconds over Alessandro Pier Guidi's No. 68 Ferrari 488 GTE in second. Porsche completed the GTLM podium in third with the No. 912 car. It was the Ford GT's first victory in five starts globally. Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, and GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianUSA John PewBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.Ligier JS P2Continental8002:00:11.145Honda HR35TT 3.5 Turbo V62P90USA VisitFlorida RacingBEL Marc GoossensGBR Ryan DalzielCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental80 +30.099Chevrolet 5.5 L V83P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric CurranUSA Dane CameronCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental80 +30.954Chevrolet 5.5 L V84P55JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Jonathan BomaritoUSA Tristan NunezMazda PrototypeContinental80 +1:03.035Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo5P0USA Panoz DeltaWing RacingGBR Katherine LeggeUSA Sean RayhallDeltaWing DWC13Continental80 +1:08.594Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo6GTLM67USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingAUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Richard WestbrookFord GTMichelin79 +1 LapFord EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V67GTLM68USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro Pier GuidiBRA Daniel SerraFerrari 488 GTEMichelin79 +1 LapFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V88P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky TaylorCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental78 +2 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V89GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl BamberFRA Frédéric MakowieckiPorsche 911 RSRMichelin78 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-610GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio GarcíaDEN Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin78 +2 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V811GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneFIN Toni VilanderITA Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari 488 GTEMichelin78 +2 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V812GTLM66USA Ford Chip Ganassi RacingDEU Dirk MüllerUSA Joey HandFord GTMichelin78 +2 LapsFord EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V613GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin78 +2 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V814GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick PiletGBR Nick TandyPorsche 911 RSRMichelin78 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-615GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill AuberlenDEU Dirk WernerBMW M6 GTLMMichelin78 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L Turbo V816GTLM100USA BMW Team RLLUSA John EdwardsDEU Lucas LuhrBMW M6 GTLMMichelin78 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L Turbo V817P5USA Action Express RacingPOR João BarbosaBRA Christian FittipaldiCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental76 +4 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V818 DNFP70JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tom LongUSA Joel MillerMazda PrototypeContinental34Oil PumpMazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 TurboSources:May 1, 2016 IMSA-2016-Laguna-Seca-Result-P-GTLM.pdf https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMSA-2016-Laguna-Seca-Result-P-GTLM.pdf November 29, 2023 dailysportscar.com2016 CONTINENTAL TIRE MONTEREY GRAND PRIX (P, GTLM) https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_Continental_Tire_Monterey_Grand_Prix_P_GTLM/TU/ November 29, 2023 www.racing-reference.info+Tyre manufacturersKeySymbolTyre manufacturerContinentalContinentalMichelinMichelin Race 2 thumb|167x167px|Tom Kimber-Smith (pictured in 2013) secured PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports' first victory of the season in the second race. The No. 44 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS of John Potter and Andy Lally caught fire during the warm-up and was in the pit lane to serve a drive-through penalty after their car did not make it to the grid in time.Farmer Josh May 1, 2016 PR1/Mathiasen Wins PC; Heart of Racing Takes GTD in Monterey https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pr1mathiasen-wins-pc-heart-of-racing-claims-gtd-honors-in-monterey/ December 20, 2023 sportscar365.com Alon maintained his pole position advantage over French to hold the lead on the approach to turn one. Nielsen attempted to pass Riberas for the lead in GTD, but was unsuccessful.May 2, 2016 Laguna Seca, PC/GTD Report, Wins For PR1 & AJR https://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/05/02/laguna-seca-pcgtd-report-wins-for-pr1-ajr.html December 20, 2023 dailysportscar.com French overtook Alon to take the overall lead on lap 4. Sbirrazzuoli's Dream Racing Lamborghini suffered suspension damage making contact with Kvamme's No. 88 Starworks Oreca. On lap 36, the only full course yellow was given. Tim Pappas, driving the No. 540 Black Swan Porsche spun at turn five and got stuck in the gravel trap. Under caution, majority of the field made pit stops for fuel, tires, and driver changes. Renger van der Zande's No. 8 Starworks car took the overall lead following pit stops for the Prototype Challenge class. Farnbacher kept the No. 23 Porsche's lead in GTD with Balzan in second. van der Zande led the restart on lap 41. On that lap, Tom Kimber-Smith overtook van der Zande at turn one for the overall lead. One lap later, Simpson moved the JDC-Miller MotorSports Oreca into second position. van der Zande re-overtook Simpson for second. Colin Braun moved the CORE Autosport car to fourth overall by passing Kyle Marcelli on the approach to turn five on lap 78.Malsher-Lopez David May 1, 2016 PR1 and Alex Job Racing master Monterey https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/pr1-and-alex-job-racing-master-monterey-732804/732804/ December 20, 2023 motorsport.com 3 laps later, Braun passed Simpson for third in PC. Klingmann's No. 96 BMW was caught by Davison's TGR Aston Martin on the final lap, who took third position in GTD at turn 9.May 3, 2016 TRG Takes Double Podiums with Aston Martin and Lamborghini at Laguna Seca Raceway https://www.theracersgroup.com/2016/05/03/trg-takes-double-podiums-with-aston-martin-and-lamborghini-at-laguna-seca-raceway/ December 20, 2023 theracersgroup.comMay 10, 2016 aFe Power BMW M6 GT3 Captures Solid Top-Five Finish at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca https://www.bmwblog.com/2016/05/10/afe-power-bmw-m6-gt3-captures-solid-top-five-finish-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca/ December 20, 2023 bmwblog.com Liddell's No. 6 Stevenson Audi passed Klingmann to finish fourth in the class. Kimber-Smith maintained the lead for the rest of the race winning after completing 82 laps. van der Zande finished second, 1.736 seconds behind the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports car, and Braun completed the podium positions by finishing third in Prototype Challenge.May 2, 2016 IMSA: Kimber-Smith, Alon take PC honors https://racer.com/2016/05/02/imsa-kimber-smith-alon-take-pc-honors/ December 20, 2023 racer.com The No. 23 AJR Porsche of Farnbacher and Riberas secured victory in GTD by 3.632 seconds ahead of the No. 63 Ferrari of Balzan and Nielsen in second. TGR's Brandon Davis and James Davison completed the GTD podium in third. Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . PC stands for Prototype Challenge and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert AlonGBR Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM09Continental8202:00:31.047Chevrolet 6.2 L V82PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex PopowNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental82 +1.736Chevrolet 6.2 L V83PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental82 +15.483Chevrolet 6.2 L V84PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James FrenchCAN Kyle MarcelliOreca FLM09Continental82 +21.661Chevrolet 6.2 L V85PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha GoikhbergRSA Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental82 +24.067Chevrolet 6.2 L V86PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Matt McMurryGBR Johnny MowlemOreca FLM09Continental81 +1 LapChevrolet 6.2 L V87PC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark KvammeUSA Ashley FreibergOreca FLM09Continental80 +2 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V88GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario FarnbacherESP Alex RiberasPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental79 +3 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-69GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaDEN Christina NielsenITA Alessandro BalzanFerrari 488 GT3Continental79 +3 LapsFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V810GTD007USA TRG-AMRUSA Brandon DavisAUS James DavisonAston Martin Vantage GT3Continental79 +3 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1211GTD6USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Andrew DavisGBR Robin LiddellAudi R8 LMSContinental79 +3 LapsAudi 5.2L V1012GTD96USA Turner MotorsportUSA Bret CurtisDEU Jens KlingmannBMW M6 GT3Continental79 +3 LapsBMW 4.4L Turbo V813GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-RContinental79 +3 LapsDodge 8.3L V1014GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingUSA Bryan SellersUSA Madison SnowLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental79 +3 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1015GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeilUSA Leh KeenPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental79 +3 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-616GTD9USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Lawson AschenbachUSA Matt BellAudi R8 LMSContinental79 +3 LapsAudi 5.2L V1017GTD16USA Change RacingUSA Corey LewisUSA Spencer PumpellyLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental79 +3 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1018GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsDEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick LindseyPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental79 +3 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-619GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus PalttalaBMW M6 GT3Continental78 +4 LapsBMW 4.4L Turbo V820GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John PotterUSA Andy LallyAudi R8 LMSContinental78 +4 LapsAudi 5.2L V1021GTD80USA Lone Star RacingUSA Dan KnoxUSA Mike SkeenDodge Viper GT3-RContinental78 +4 LapsDodge 8.3L V1022 DNFGTD11USA Change RacingUSA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental77Out of FuelLamborghini 5.2 L V1023GTD27USA Dream RacingMCO Cédric SbirrazzuoliUSA Lawrence DeGeorgeLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental65 +17 LapsLamborghini 5.2 L V1024GTD540USA Black Swan RacingUSA Tim PappasNED Nicky CatsburgPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental55 +27 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6Sources: May 1, 2016 IMSA-2016-Laguna-Seca-Result-PC-GTD.pdf https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMSA-2016-Laguna-Seca-Result-PC-GTD.pdf November 22, 2023 dailysportscar.com2016 CONTINENTAL TIRE MONTEREY GRAND PRIX (PC, GTD) https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_Continental_Tire_Monterey_Grand_Prix_PC_GTD/TU/ November 29, 2023 www.racing-reference.info+Tyre manufacturerKeySymbolTyre manufacturerContinentalContinental Post-race With a total of 121 points, Cameron and Curran's second-place finish allowed them to take the lead of the Prototype Drivers' Championship. Goossens advanced from fourth to third. Goikhberg and Simpson continued to lead the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 128 points while Alon and Kimber-Smith advanced from third to second. The final results of GTLM meant Milner and Gavin continued to lead the Drivers' Championship, but their advantage was reduced by 6 points as Bamber and Makowiecki took over the second position. Briscoe and Westbrook advanced from seventh to third. With a total of 95 points, Balzan and Nielsen's second-place finish allowed them to take the lead of the GTD Drivers' Championship. Davis and Liddell advanced from eleventh to fifth while Lally and Potter dropped from first to third. Honda and Chevrolet continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Porsche took the lead of the GTD Manufactures' Championship. Action Express Racing, JDC-Miller Motorsports, and Corvette Racing continued to top their respective Teams' Championships, while Scuderia Corsa took the lead of the GTD Teams' Championship with eight rounds left in the season. Championship standings after the race +Prototype Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px 1 USA Eric CurranUSA Dane Cameron 121 2 10px 1 PRT João BarbosaBRA Christian Fittipaldi 118 3 10px 1 BEL Marc Goossens 117 4 10px 1 USA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky Taylor 115 5 10px 2 BRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.USA John Pew 107Source: +PC Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px ZAF Stephen SimpsonCAN Misha Goikhberg 128 2 10px 1 USA Robert AlonGBR Tom Kimber-Smith 128 3 10px 1 VEN Alex PopowNLD Renger van der Zande 126 4 10px GBR Johnny Mowlem 112 5 10px 2 USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun 93Source: +GTLM Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner 130 2 10px NZL Earl BamberFRA Frédéric Makowiecki 118 3 10px 4 AUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Richard Westbrook 115 4 10px 2 BRA Daniel Serra 113 5 10px 1 ITA Giancarlo FisichellaFIN Toni Vilander 113Source: +GTD Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px 1 ITA Alessandro BalzanDNK Christina Nielsen 95 2 10px 1 DEU Mario FarnbacherESP Alex Riberas 89 3 10px 2 USA Andy LallyUSA John Potter 86 4 10px 1 USA Michael MarsalFIN Markus Palttala 72 5 10px 6 USA Andrew DavisGBR Robin Liddell 71Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. +Prototype Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px 1USA No. 31 Action Express Racing 121 2 10px 1USA No. 5 Action Express Racing 118 3 10px 2USA No. 90 VisitFlorida Racing 117 4 10px 1USA No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 115 5 10px 3USA#60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 107Source: +PC Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px USA No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports 128 2 10px 1USA No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 128 3 10px 1USA No. 8 Starworks Motorsport 126 4 10px 1USA No. 54 CORE Autosport 116 5 10px 1USA No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports 113Source: +GTLM Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10pxUSA No. 4 Corvette Racing 130 2 10px 1USA No. 912 Porsche North America 118 3 10px 5USA No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 115 4 10px 2USA No. 68 Scuderia Corsa 113 5 10px 1USA No. 62 Risi Competizione 113Source: +GTD Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px 1 USA No. 63 Scuderia Corsa 95 2 10px 1 USA No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing 89 3 10px 2 USA No. 44 Magnus Racing 86 4 10px 1 USA No. 97 Turner Motorsport 72 5 10px 7 USA No. 6 Stevenson Motorsports 71Source: 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 135 2 10px USA Chevrolet 131 3 10px JPN Mazda 118 4 10px DEU BMW 56 5 10px USA Ford 30Source: +GTLM Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px USA Chevrolet 130 2 10px DEU Porsche 127 3 10px ITA Ferrari 120 4 10px 1 USA Ford 115 5 10px 1 DEU BMW 112Source: +GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px 2 DEU Porsche 95 2 10px 1 DEU Audi 93 3 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 92 4 10px DEU BMW 84 5 10px 1 GBR Aston Martin 83Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. 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