The 2016 ADAC GT Masters was the tenth season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season started on 15 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ended on 2 October at Hockenheim after seven double-header meetings.
Entry list Team Car Driver Status Rounds AMG - Team Zakspeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 1 Sebastian Asch All Luca Ludwig 21 Nikolaj Rogivue All Felix Rosenqvist 1 Nicolai Sylvest 2–7 Bonaldi Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 3 Patrick Kujala 1–6 Miloš Pavlović 32 Florian Spengler All Emanuele Zonzini HB Racing WDS Bau Lamborghini Huracán GT3 5 Jaap van Lagen All Norbert Siedler 1–6 Markus Pommer 7 6 Elia Erhart All Kelvin Snoeks Bentley Team Abt Bentley Continental GT3 7 Daniel Abt All Jordan Pepper 4–7 Christer Jöns 1–3 8 4–7 Fabian Hamprecht All Guy Smith 1–3 9 Andreas Weishaupt T All Jordan Pepper 1–3 Marco Holzer 4–7 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 11 Nicolas Pohler 3–4 Gerhard Tweraser 3 Michele Beretta 4 16 Luca Stolz 1–6 Gerhard Tweraser 1–2, 4–5 Mirko Bortolotti 3, 6 63 Christian Engelhart All Rolf Ineichen T RWT Racing Corvette Z06.R GT3 13 Sven Barth All Remo Lips T Phoenix Racing R8 LMS 15 Markus Winkelhock 1–5 Markus Pommer 1–4 Nicolaj Møller Madsen 5 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R 17 David Jahn All Chris van der Drift 1 Klaus Bachler 2 Matteo Cairoli 3 Kévin Estre 4–7 Schubert Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 19 Claudia Hürtgen 3, 6 Niklas Mackschin 3 Jeroen den Boer T 6 20 Jesse Krohn All Martin Tomczyk 1, 7 Louis Delétraz 2–3, 5–6 António Félix da Costa 4 MRS GT-Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 22 Steve Feige T 1–4 Bas Schothorst Christiaan Frankenhout 5–7 Marc Gassner kfzteile24 APR Motorsport R8 LMS 24 Florian Stoll 1–5 Laurens Vanthoor 1–2, 4–5 Robin Frijns 3 25 Daniel Dobitsch 1–5 Edward Sandström Montaplast by Land-Motorsport R8 LMS 28 Peter Hoevenaars 1–5 Marc Basseng 1–2 Frédéric Vervisch 3–6 Christopher Haase 6–7 Stéphane Ortelli 7 29 Christopher Mies All Connor De Phillippi Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R 31 Boris Said 1, 3–4 Loris Hezemans 1, 3, 6 Eric Curran 4, 6 Maximilian Hackländer 7 Lucas Mauron 69 Patrick Assenheimer All Dominik Schwager 77 Jules Gounon All Daniel Keilwitz Car Collection Motorsport R8 LMS 33 Christopher Haase 1–5 Christiaan Frankenhout 1–4 Dennis Busch 5 34 Kelvin van der Linde 1–5 Isaac Tutumlu Marc Basseng 7 Max Edelhoff Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 35 Florian Scholze T 1–2, 4–5 Dominic Jöst T 1–2 Karl Wendlinger 4–5 BigFM Racing Team Schütz Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 36 Marvin Dienst All Christopher Zanella 1–4, 6–7 Klaus Bachler 5 Aust Motorsport R8 LMS 44 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky All Marco Bonanomi 1–6 Pierre Kaffer 7 55 Xavier Maassen 1–6 Lukas Schreier 1–4 Markus Pommer 5–6 Steve Feige T 7 Bas Schothorst YACO Racing R8 LMS 50 Philip Geipel All Rahel Frey 1–3, 5–7 Marc Basseng 4 ADAC NSA / Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 66 André Gies All Emil Lindholm 67 Patric Niederhauser 1–3 Daniel Zampieri Precote Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 99 Martin Ragginger All Robert Renauer Icon Legend Junior T Trophy
Race calendar and results
The seven-event calendar for the 2015 season was announced on 13 November 2015. It was held along with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at the Lausitzring.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Race winner 1 1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 16 April No. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport No. 1 AMG - Team Zakspeed Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi Sebastian Asch Luca Ludwig R2 17 April No. 1 AMG - Team Zakspeed No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Sebastian Asch Luca Ludwig Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen 2 R1 Sachsenring 30 April No. 16 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 1 AMG - Team Zakspeed Luca Stolz Gerhard Tweraser Sebastian Asch Luca Ludwig R2 1 May No. 1 AMG - Team Zakspeed No. 77 Callaway Competition Sebastian Asch Luca Ludwig Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz 3 R1 Lausitzring 4 June No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport Martin Ragginger Robert Renauer Martin Ragginger Robert Renauer R2 5 June No. 69 Callaway Competition No. 77 Callaway Competition Patrick Assenheimer Dominik Schwager Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz 4 R1 Red Bull Ring 23 July No. 7 Bentley Team Abt No. 17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Daniel Abt Jordan Pepper Kévin Estre David Jahn R2 24 July No. 77 Callaway Competition No. 77 Callaway Competition Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz 5 R1 Nürburgring 6 August No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport No. 17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Martin Ragginger Robert Renauer Kévin Estre David Jahn R2 7 August No. 17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard No. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Kévin Estre David Jahn Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi 6 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 20 August No. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport No. 17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi Kévin Estre David Jahn R2 21 August No. 17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard No. 50 YACO Racing Kévin Estre David Jahn Rahel Frey Philip Geipel 7 R1 Hockenheimring 1 October No. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport No. 17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi Kévin Estre David Jahn R2 2 October No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport Martin Ragginger Robert Renauer Martin Ragginger Robert Renauer
Championship standings Scoring system Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championships Driver Team OSC SAC LAU RBR NÜR ZAN HOC Points 1 Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 2 2 2 7 6 3 Ret 6 18 1 2 4 2 8 168 2 David Jahn KÜS Team75 Bernhard 13 24 8 14 24 4 1 5 1 3 1 Ret 1 2 159 3 Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz Callaway Competition 7 Ret 4 1 4 1 3 1 5 Ret 8 5 6 Ret 152 4 Kévin Estre KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 5 1 3 1 Ret 1 2 143 5 Martin Ragginger Robert Renauer Precote Herberth Motorsport 4 6 Ret 15 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 4 3 6 Ret 1 123 6 Sebastian Asch Luca Ludwig AMG - Team Zakspeed 1 22 1 8 32 24 5 3 17 5 Ret 3 7 12 110 7 Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen GRT Grasser Racing Team 8 1 12 28 2 Ret 6 4 8 7 20 19 9 4 91 8 Philip Geipel YACO Racing 20 12 9 2 Ret 22 12 8 Ret 9 12 1 Ret 6 59 9 Rahel Frey YACO Racing 20 12 9 2 Ret 22 Ret 9 12 1 Ret 6 55 10 Patrick Assenheimer Dominik Schwager Callaway Competition 11 9 19 13 3 2 4 Ret 10 27 Ret 12 11 7 54 11 Christer Jöns Bentley Team Abt 14 23 27 4 30 17 2 7 Ret 18 6 DNS 5 16 54 12 Nikolaj Rogivue AMG - Team Zakspeed 10 4 25 18 10 14 7 18 3 28 DNS Ret 8 3 54 13 Fabian Hamprecht Bentley Team Abt 21 27 5 25 20 Ret 2 7 Ret 18 6 DNS 5 16 52 14 Marvin Dienst BigFM Racing Team Schütz Motorsport 17 26 16 11 11 5 16 Ret 26 8 4 Ret 3 5 51 15 Florian Stoll kfzteile24 APR Motorsport 9 3 17 3 13 23 EX EX Ret 2 50 16 Laurens Vanthoor kfzteile24 APR Motorsport 9 3 17 3 EX EX Ret 2 50 17 Christopher Haase Car Collection Motorsport 23 5 13 10 7 12 18 Ret 9 10 48 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 5 7 4 14 18 Christopher Zanella BigFM Racing Team Schütz Motorsport 17 26 16 11 11 5 16 Ret 4 Ret 3 5 47 19 Daniel Abt Bentley Team Abt 14 23 27 4 30 17 DNS 2 4 11 10 21 14 9 45 20 Nicolai Sylvest AMG - Team Zakspeed 25 18 10 14 7 18 3 28 DNS Ret 8 3 41 21 Luca Stolz GRT Grasser Racing Team 29 13 7 5 5 7 10 10 Ret 25 11 14 34 22 Jordan Pepper Bentley Team Abt 15 18 20 Ret 17 Ret DNS 2 4 11 10 21 14 9 33 23 Jaap van Lagen HB Racing WDS Bau 19 11 15 9 27 21 21 12 7 14 7 2 Ret 11 32 24 Norbert Siedler HB Racing WDS Bau 19 11 15 9 27 21 21 12 7 14 7 2 32 25 Markus Pommer Phoenix Racing 6 7 6 12 31 13 Ret 15 30 Aust Motorsport 6 21 17 20 HB Racing WDS Bau Ret 11 26 Jesse Krohn Schubert Motorsport 5 8 21 29 28 6 20 Ret 23 12 9 8 12 15 28 27 Daniel Dobitsch Edward Sandström kfzteile24 APR Motorsport 18 Ret 3 6 8 16 EX EX 15 13 27 28 Frédéric Vervisch Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 26 18 Ret 23 22 6 5 7 24 29 Peter Hoevenaars Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 3 21 14 22 26 18 Ret 23 22 6 23 30 Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing 6 7 6 12 31 13 Ret 15 25 Ret 22 31 Marc Basseng Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 3 21 14 22 19 YACO Racing 12 8 Car Collection Motorsport Ret 21 32 Gerhard Tweraser GRT Grasser Racing Team 29 13 7 5 16 Ret 10 10 Ret 25 18 33 Christiaan Frankenhout Car Collection Motorsport 23 5 13 10 7 12 18 Ret 17 MRS GT-Racing 24 23 18 15 18 17 34 Mirko Bortolotti GRT Grasser Racing Team 5 7 11 14 16 35 Martin Tomczyk Schubert Motorsport 5 8 12 15 14 36 Louis Delétraz Schubert Motorsport 21 29 28 6 23 12 9 8 14 37 Felix Rosenqvist AMG - Team Zakspeed 10 4 13 38 Stéphane Ortelli Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 4 14 12 39 Matteo Cairoli KÜS Team75 Bernhard 24 4 12 40 Guy Smith Bentley Team Abt 21 27 5 25 20 Ret 10 41 Xavier Maassen Aust Motorsport 12 20 11 21 22 9 Ret 11 6 21 17 20 10 42 Klaus Bachler KÜS Team75 Bernhard 8 14 8 BigFM Racing Team Schütz Motorsport 26 8 43 Patrick Kujala Miloš Pavlović Bonaldi Motorsport 22 25 Ret 17 9 8 Ret 21 Ret 19 Ret 10 7 44 Sven Barth Remo Lips RWT Racing 30 14 18 27 21 Ret 8 17 21 26 13 22 13 10 5 45 Boris Said Callaway Competition 24 19 25 10 9 22 3 46 Dennis Busch Car Collection Motorsport 9 10 3 47 Lukas Schreier Aust Motorsport 12 20 11 21 22 9 Ret 11 2 48 Elia Erhart Kelvin Snoeks HB Racing WDS Bau 28 16 22 Ret 15 Ret 13 9 20 20 16 11 Ret 18 2 49 Eric Curran Callaway Competition 9 22 Ret 16 2 50 Claudia Hürtgen Schubert Motorsport Ret 20 21 9 2 51 Jeroen den Boer Schubert Motorsport 21 9 2 52 Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky Aust Motorsport Ret 17 23 24 19 11 17 20 11 17 15 18 10 19 1 53 Florian Spengler Emanuele Zonzini Bonaldi Motorsport Ret 15 10 19 12 19 Ret Ret 13 16 19 Ret Ret 13 1 54 Kelvin van der Linde Isaac Tutumlu Car Collection Motorsport 27 10 24 20 29 Ret Ret 16 12 24 1 55 Loris Hezemans Callaway Competition 24 19 25 10 Ret 16 1 56 Pierre Kaffer Aust Motorsport 10 19 1 Marco Bonanomi Aust Motorsport Ret 17 23 24 19 11 17 20 11 17 15 18 0 Andreas Weishaupt Bentley Team Abt 15 18 20 Ret 17 Ret 11 Ret 14 15 DNS 17 15 Ret 0 Marco Holzer Bentley Team Abt 11 Ret 14 15 DNS 17 15 Ret 0 André Gies Emil Lindholm ADAC NSA / Attempto Racing 25 Ret 26 26 18 15 15 13 16 Ret 14 13 17 Ret 0 Robin Frijns kfzteile24 APR Motorsport 13 23 0 Chris van der Drift KÜS Team75 Bernhard 13 24 0 Patric Niederhauser Daniel Zampieri ADAC NSA / Attempto Racing 16 Ret Ret 16 14 Ret 0 Nicolas Pohler GRT Grasser Racing Team 16 Ret 14 19 0 Florian Scholze Car Collection Motorsport WD WD WD WD 19 14 19 22 0 Karl Wendlinger Car Collection Motorsport 19 14 19 22 0 Michele Beretta GRT Grasser Racing Team 14 19 0 Marc Gassner MRS GT-Racing 24 23 18 15 18 17 0 Steve Feige Bas Schothorst MRS GT-Racing 26 Ret Ret 23 23 Ret Ret Ret 0 Aust Motorsport 16 22 Maximilian Hackländer Lucas Mauron Callaway Competition 19 20 0 Niklas Mackschin Schubert Motorsport Ret 20 0 António Félix da Costa Schubert Motorsport 20 Ret 0 Max Edelhoff Car Collection Motorsport Ret 21 0 Nicolaj Møller Madsen Phoenix Racing 25 Ret 0 Dominic Jöst Car Collection Motorsport WD WD WD WD 0 Driver Team OSC SAC LAU RBR NÜR ZAN HOC PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Junior class