2016 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic

Fifth round of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship season January 2025 right|thumb|250x250px|The layout of The Raceway on Belle Isle The 2016 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan on June 4, 2016. The race was the fifth round of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|The Raceway on Belle Isle, where the race was held. Similar to the Grand Prix of Long Beach, this event was held in conjunction with the Detroit Grand Prix in the IndyCar series, with one event held on the same day as the IMSA event, and another held a day after as a double-header. May 2024 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 third consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the seventh annual running of the race, counting the period between 2007 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively.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 2016 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic was the fifth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2016 by IMSA, the shortest in terms of time, and was the third round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the fourteen-turn 2.350 mi km on Belle Isle Park on June 4, 2016. IMSA altered the balance of performance to try to create parity within the Prototype category. The Lola B12/80 had its weight increased by 15 kg (33 lb).Dagys John 18 May 2016 Mazda Gets Weight Increase for Detroit https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/mazda-gets-weight-increase-for-detroit/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com Before the race, Eric Curran and Dane Cameron led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 121 points, ahead of João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi with 118 points, and Marc Goossens in third with 117 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 24 May 2024 International Motor Sports Association With 128 points, PC was led by Misha Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson on countback over Robert Alon and Tom Kimber-Smith. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 95 points; the duo held a six-point advantage over Mario Farnbacher and Alex Riberas. Honda and Porsche were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Action Express Racing, JDC-Miller MotorSports, and Scuderia Corsa each led their own Teams' Championships. Entry list Twenty-seven cars were officially entered for the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) category. Action Express Racing (AER) fielded two Chevrolet Corvette DP cars while VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and WTR fielded one. Mazda Motorsports had two Lola B12/80 cars and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2.25 May 2016 29 Entries for Detroit https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/29-entries-for-detroit/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.com Panoz 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. In the list of GTD entrants, twelve GT3-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. Lone Star Racing and TRG skipped the event. With the absence of the Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) class from the field, only three racing classes were represented in Belle Isle. Practice There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, two on Friday. The first ninety-minute session was on Friday morning. The second on Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes. In the first session, Barbosa set the fastest time in the No. 5 AER Corvette DP with a time of 1 minute, 24.239 seconds, 0.732 seconds faster than Cameron's No. 5 car. Jordan Taylor was third fastest in the No. 10 WTR vehicle, Oswaldo Negri Jr.'s No. 60 MSR Ligier placed fourth, and Ryan Dalziel's No. 90 Corvette DP rounded out the top five.Dagys John 3 June 2016 Barbosa Quickest in Practice 1 at Detroit https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/barbosa-quickest-in-practice-1-at-detroit/ 25 May 2024 sportscar365.com The fastest PC class car was Renger van der Zande in the No. 8 Starworks entry with 1 minute, 27.030 seconds, followed by Colin Braun in the No. 54 CORE Autosport car. Porsche paced GTD with PPM's 911 of Bergmeister lapping at 1:31.253, followed by Jeroen Bleekemolen's No. 33 Viper.Pruett Marshall 3 June 2016 IMSA: Action Express Corvette DPs lead Detroit FP1 https://racer.com/2016/06/03/imsa-action-express-corvette-dps-lead-detroit-fp1/ 25 May 2024 Racer Cameron led the final session in AER's No. 31 car with a lap of 1 minute, 23.860 seconds. Fittipaldi's No.5 Corvette DP was second fastest. Goossens in the No. 90 VFR vehicle was third fastest.Dagys John 3 June 2016 Cameron Leads AXR 1-2 in Practice 2 in Detroit https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/cameron-leads-axr-1-2-in-practice-2-in-detroit/ 25 May 2024 sportscar365.com CORE Autosport topped PC after a lap by Braun. Mowlem caused a stoppage early when his BAR1 car suffered a suspension failure and stopped on the track. Bergmeister was fastest again GTD.Pruett Marshall 3 June 2016 IMSA: Action Express maintains 1-2 in Detroit FP2 https://racer.com/2016/06/03/imsa-action-express-maintains-1-2-in-detroit-fp2/ 25 May 2024 Racer Qualifying Friday afternoon's 60-minute three-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTD 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 would arranged the grid to put all Prototypes ahead of the PC, 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 Association2 June 2016 Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Detroit https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-detroit-2/ 24 May 2024 sportscar365.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 Fittipaldi1:23.815—12P90USA VisitFlorida RacingBEL Marc Goossens1:23.863 +0.04823P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky Taylor1:24.253 +0.43834P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric Curran1:24.337 +1.38045P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianGBR Katherine Legge1:25.195 +1.55056P55JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tristan Nunez1:25.365 +1.93467P70JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tom Long1:25.749 +3.75678PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert Alon1:27.571 +3.75689PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James French1:27.851 +4.036910PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex Popow1:27.878 +4.0631011PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha Goikhberg1:28.005 +4.19027ref1 112PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon Bennett1:28.903 +5.0881113GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingUSA Bryan Sellers1:31.340 +7.5251414GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick Lindsey1:31.637 +7.5361515GTD6USA Stevenson MotorsportsGBR Robin Liddell1:31.637 +7.8221616GTD16USA Change RacingUSA Spencer Pumpelly1:31.917 +8.1021717GTD9USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Matt Bell1:32.017 +8.2021818GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben Keating1:32.073 +8.2581919GTD27USA Dream RacingMCO Cédric Sbirrazzuoli1:32.106 +8.29125ref2 220GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaDNK Christina Nielsen1:32.275 +8.4602021GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeil1:32.673 +8.8582122GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael Marsa1:33.073 +9.2582223GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario Farnbacher1:33.200 +9.3852324GTD96USA Turner MotorsportUSA Bret Curtis1:33.266 +9.4512425GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John Potter1:34.020 +10.20526ref3 326PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Tomy Drissi1:34.081 +10.2661227PC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark Kvamme1:35.857 +12.04213ref3 3Sources:3 June 2016 03_Results.PDF https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/16_2016/08_Belle%20Isle%20Street%20Circuit/21_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201606031705_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF 24 May 2024 results.imsa.com4 June 2016 01_Starting Grid.PDF https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/16_2016/08_Belle%20Isle%20Street%20Circuit/21_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201606041240_Race/01_Starting%20Grid.PDF 24 May 2024 results.imsa.com ref1 1 The No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports was sent to the rear of the PC grid for not starting on the grid. 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. 44 Magnus Racing, and No. 88 Starworks Motorsport entries were sent to the rear of their respective class fields as per 40.1.5 of the Sporting regulations (Tire change). Race Post-race With a total of 151 points, Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor's victory allowed them to take the lead of the Prototype Drivers' Championship. Bomarito and Nunez advanced from sixth to fifth.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 22 August 2024 International Motor Sports Association Popow and van der Zande's victory allowed them to take the lead of the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 162 points. The final results of GTD meant Balzan and Nielsen extended their advantage in the GTD Drivers' Championship to eight points over Farnbacher and Riberas. Bleekemolen and Keating jumped from seventh to fourth. Porsche continued to top the GTD Manufactures' Championship while Chevrolet took the lead of the Prototype Manufactures' Championship. Scuderia Corsa continued to the GTD Teams' Championship while Wayne Taylor Racing and Starworks Motorsport became the leaders of their respective Teams' Championships with seven rounds left in the season. Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky TaylorCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental5701:40:11.998Chevrolet 5.5 L V82P5USA Action Express RacingPOR João Barbosa BRA Christian FittipaldiCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental57 +1.740Chevrolet 5.5 L V83PC8USA Starworks MotorsportVEN Alex PopowNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental57 +33.643Chevrolet 6.2 L V84PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental57 +37.117Chevrolet 6.2 L V85PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Robert AlonGBR Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM09Continental57 +48.082Chevrolet 6.2 L V86PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James FrenchCAN Kyle MarcelliOreca FLM09Continental57 +51.278Chevrolet 6.2 L V87P55JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Jonathan BomaritoUSA Tristan NunezMazda PrototypeContinental57 +1:00.977Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo8PC20USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Tomy DrissiGBR Johnny MowlemOreca FLM09Continental57 +1:01.468Chevrolet 6.2 L V89P70JPN Mazda MotorsportsUSA Tom LongUSA Joel MillerMazda PrototypeContinental56 +1 LapMazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo10GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-RContinental56 +1 LapDodge 8.3L V1011GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsDEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick LindseyPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental56 +1 LapPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaDEN Christina NielsenITA Alessandro BalzanFerrari 488 GT3Continental56 +1 LapFerrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V813GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario FarnbacherESP Alex RiberasPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental56 +1 LapPorsche 4.0 L Flat-614GTD6USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Andrew DavisGBR Robin LiddellAudi R8 LMSContinental56 +1 LapAudi 5.2L V1015GTD16USA Change RacingUSA Corey LewisUSA Spencer PumpellyLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental56 +1 LapLamborghini 5.2 L V1016GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeilUSA Leh KeenPorsche 911 GT3 RContinental56 +1 LapPorsche 4.0 L Flat-617GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingUSA Bryan SellersUSA Madison SnowLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental56 +1 LapLamborghini 5.2 L V1018GTD96USA Turner MotorsportUSA Bret CurtisDEU Jens KlingmannBMW M6 GT3Continental56 +1 LapBMW 4.4L Turbo V819GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John PotterUSA Andy LallyAudi R8 LMSContinental56 +1 LapAudi 5.2L V1020GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus PalttalaBMW M6 GT3Continental56 +1 LapBMW 4.4L Turbo V821GTD27USA Dream RacingMCO Cédric SbirrazzuoliUSA Lawrence DeGeorgeLamborghini Huracán GT3Continental56 +1 LapLamborghini 5.2 L V1022P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.GBR Katherine LeggeLigier JS P2Continental54 +3 LapsHonda HR35TT 3.5 Turbo V623P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric CurranUSA Dane CameronCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental40 +17 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V824 DNFPC88USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Mark KvammeUSA Ashley FreibergOreca FLM09Continental29CrashChevrolet 6.2 L V825GTD9USA Stevenson MotorsportsUSA Lawson AschenbachUSA Matt BellAudi R8 LMSContinental25 +32 LapsAudi 5.2L V1026 DNFPC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha GoikhbergRSA Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental18WithdrewChevrolet 6.2 L V827 DNFP90USA VisitFlorida RacingBEL Marc GoossensGBR Ryan DalzielCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental9CrashChevrolet 5.5 L V8Sources:4 June 2016 03_Results.PDF https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/16_2016/08_Belle%20Isle%20Street%20Circuit/21_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201606041240_Race/03_Results.PDF 24 May 2024 results.imsa.com2016 CHEVROLET SPORTS CAR CLASSIC https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_Chevrolet_Sports_Car_Classic/TU/ 24 May 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+Tyre manufacturerKeySymbolTyre manufacturerContinentalContinental Championship standings after the race +Prototype Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px 3 USA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky Taylor 151 2 10px PRT João BarbosaBRA Christian Fittipaldi 151 3 10px 2 USA Eric CurranUSA Dane Cameron 147 4 10px 1 BEL Marc Goossens 142 5 10px 1 USA Jonathan BomaritoUSA Tristan Nunez 135Source: +PC Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px 2 VEN Alex PopowNLD Renger van der Zande 162 2 10px USA Robert AlonGBR Tom Kimber-Smith 159 3 10px 2 ZAF Stephen SimpsonCAN Misha Goikhberg 153 4 10px GBR Johnny Mowlem 139 5 10px USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun 126Source: +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 AUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Richard Westbrook 115 4 10px BRA Daniel Serra 113 5 10px ITA Giancarlo FisichellaFIN Toni Vilander 113Source: +GTD Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px ITA Alessandro BalzanDNK Christina Nielsen 126 2 10px DEU Mario FarnbacherESP Alex Riberas 118 3 10px USA Andy LallyUSA John Potter 108 4 10px 4 NLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben Keating 105 5 10px USA Andrew DavisGBR Robin Liddell 98Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. +Prototype Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px 3USA No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 151 2 10px 1USA No. 5 Action Express Racing 151 3 10px 2USA No. 31 Action Express Racing 147 4 10px 1USA No. 90 VisitFlorida Racing 142 5 10px 1JPN No. 55 Mazda Motorsports 135Source: +PC Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px 2USA No. 8 Starworks Motorsport 162 2 10px USA No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 159 3 10px 2USA No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports 153 4 10px USA No. 54 CORE Autosport 149 5 10px USA No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports 142Source: +GTLM Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10pxUSA No. 4 Corvette Racing 130 2 10pxUSA No. 912 Porsche North America 118 3 10pxUSA No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 115 4 10pxUSA No. 68 Scuderia Corsa 113 5 10pxUSA No. 62 Risi Competizione 113Source: +GTD Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Team Points 1 10px USA No. 63 Scuderia Corsa 126 2 10px USA No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing 118 3 10px USA No. 44 Magnus Racing 108 4 10px 1 USA No. 33 Riley Motorsports 105 5 10px USA No. 6 Stevenson Motorsports 98Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. +Prototype Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 166 2 10px 1 JPN Honda 155 3 10px JPN Mazda 150 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 USA Ford 115 5 10px DEU BMW 112Source: +GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px DEU Porsche 127 2 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 122 3 10px 1 GER Audi 121 4 10px 2 USA Dodge 114 5 10px 1 DEU BMW 109Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings. References 30em External links 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship Monterey Grand Prix 6 Hours of The Glen Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Category:2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season Category:Detroit Sports Car Classic