The 2016 SprintX GT Championship Series was the inaugural season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. The series was managed by WC Vision and sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). On May 28, 2015 WC Vision announced it would be launching the SprintX GT Championship Series as a support series of the Pirelli World Challenge. Similar to GT races in the PWC, SprintX races had a sprint format as races were 60 minutes in length. The difference between PWC GT races and SprintX races was that SprintX races featured mandatory driver and tire changes.
Schedule The season comprised three rounds and all rounds were in support of the Pirelli World Challenge. On the same day WC Vision announced the launch of the series, they announced the series would be run during all "headliner" event weekends of the PWC - the calendar of the 2016 PWC season was announced on November 3, 2015. Later WC Vision decided the series would not run during the season opener of the PWC at Austin and during the PWC weekend at Lime Rock Park. Round Date Event Circuit Location 1 May 19–22 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Grand Prix presented by Audi Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario 2 August 11–14 Grand Prix of Utah Motorsports Campus presented by EnergySolutions Utah Motorsports Campus Tooele, Utah 3 October 7–9 MRLS Grand Prix presented by Nissan Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
Entry list
GT Constructor Team Car Driver Class Rounds Aston Martin De La Torre Racing V12 Vantage GT3 4 Lars Viljoen S 1 Jorge De La Torre S 24 3 Lars Viljoen S Audi Stephen Cameron Racing R8 LMS ultra 19 Kyle Marcelli P 3 Drew Regitz S M1 GT Racing R8 LMS 23 Walt Bowlin S 1–2 Guy Cosmo P 1 David Ostella S 2–3 Dion von Moltke P R8 LMS ultra 69 1 David Ostella S DXDT Racing 63 David Askew S 2 James Burke S BMW Mills Racing Z4 GT3 46 Michael Mills S All Kuno Wittmer P 1–2 John Edwards P 3 Dodge Lone Star Racing Viper GT3-R 80 Dan Knox S 3 Mike Skeen P McCann Racing 82 Jim McCann S 3 Michael McCann S Porsche Global Motorsports Group 911 GT3 R 14 Brent Holden S All Colin Braun P 1 James Sofronas S 2 Alec Udell S 3 Black Swan Racing 54 Tim Pappas S 3 Andy Pilgrim P Alex Job Racing 79 Gunnar Jeannette P 3 Cooper MacNeil S Calvert Dynamics 98 Preston Calvert S 2–3 Michael Lewis P Flying Lizard Motorsports 451 Darren Law P 3 Andy Wilzoch S Sources: Icon Class P Pro S Sportsman Notes
GT Cup
Constructor Team Car Driver Class Rounds Lamborghini DXDT Racing Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 10 Enrique Bernoldi P 3 Jeff Burton S 63 David Askew S 3 James Burke S Porsche ANSA Motorsports 911 GT3 Cup 27 Ludovico Manfredi S 3 Jonathan Summerton S Source:
GTS
Constructor Team Car Driver Class Rounds Aston Martin TRG-AMR Vantage GT4 04 Kenton Koch S 3 George Kurtz S 07 Max Riddle S All Kris Wilson P 7 Craig Lyons S 3 Thomas Merrill S 09 Jason Alexandridis S All Derek DeBoer S 77 Brandon Davis P 3 Greg Milzcik S Stephen Cameron Racing 5 Ari Balogh S 3 Greg Liefooghe S Ford Calvert Dynamics Mustang Boss 302 37 Andrew Aquilante S 3 Kurt Rezzetano S Ginetta Performance Motorsports Group G55 GT4 29 Parker Chase S 2–3 Harry Gottsacker S KTM ANSA Motorsports X-Bow GT4 12 Brett Sandberg S 3 Jason Wolfe S Maserati JCR Motorsports GranTurismo MC 66 Jeff Courtney S 3 Greg Palmer S Porsche Global Motorsports Group Cayman GT4 Clubsport 4 Matt Halliday P 3 James Sofronas S SIN Racers Edge Motorsports R1 GT4 45 Chris Beaufait S 1, 3 James Vance S 1 Scott Heckert S 3 54 Chris Beaufait S 2 Scott Heckert S Sources:
Race results Round Circuit GT Winning Car GT Cup Winning Car GTS Winning Car GT Winning Drivers GT Cup Winning Drivers GTS Winning Drivers 1 Mosport #46 BMW Z4 GT3 No entries #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Michael Mills Kuno Wittmer Max Riddle Kris Wilson #46 BMW Z4 GT3 #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Michael Mills Kuno Wittmer Max Riddle Kris Wilson 2 R1 Utah #98 Porsche 911 GT3 R #09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Preston Calvert Michael Lewis Jason Alexandridis Derek DeBoer R2 #98 Porsche 911 GT3 R #07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Preston Calvert Michael Lewis Max Riddle Kris Wilson 3 R1 Laguna Seca #19 Audi R8 LMS ultra #63 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo #37 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Kyle Marcelli Drew Regitz David Askew James Burke Andrew Aquilante Kurt Rezzetano R2 #46 BMW Z4 GT3 #10 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo #37 Ford Mustang Boss 302 John Edwards Michael Mills Enrique Bernoldi Jeff Burton Andrew Aquilante Kurt Rezzetano
Championship standings
Drivers' championships Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Points were awarded to the driver behind the wheel at the 25-minute mark (when Pit Lane opens for mandatory tire and driver changes) and to the driver behind the wheel at the finish. Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Race 110 98 90 84 80 76 72 68 64 60 57 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
GT Driver Car MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Points 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Pro 1 Dion von Moltke Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 3 438 Audi R8 LMS 2 8 7 2 Kuno Wittmer BMW Z4 GT3 1 4 2 2 390 3 Michael Lewis Porsche 911 GT3 R 1 1 5 8 368 4 Colin Braun Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 1 200 5 Guy Cosmo Audi R8 LMS 4 2 182 6 John Edwards BMW Z4 GT3 4 2 182 7 Gunnar Jeannette Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 3 180 8 Andy Pilgrim Porsche 911 GT3 R 7 4 156 9 Darren Law Porsche 911 GT3 R 9 5 144 10 Kyle Marcelli Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 DNS 110 11 Mike Skeen Dodge Viper GT3-R 2 DNS 98 Sportsman 1 Michael Mills BMW Z4 GT3 2 1 2 3 4 1 590 2 David Ostella Audi R8 LMS ultra 2 3 550 Audi R8 LMS 4 3 2 3 3 Brent Holden Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 2 4 4 8 6 500 4 Preston Calvert Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 1 7 8 340 5 Jorge De La Torre Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 5 5 10 5 300 6 Lars Viljoen Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 5 5 10 6 296 7 Walt Bowlin Audi R8 LMS 4 4 5 248 8 James Burke Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 5 190 9 Tim Pappas Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 2 188 10 Alec Udell Porsche 911 GT3 R 6 1 186 11 Cooper MacNeil Porsche 911 GT3 R 1 7 182 12 James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 4 174 13 David Askew Audi R8 LMS ultra 5 5 160 14 Andy Wilzoch Porsche 911 GT3 R 9 4 148 15 Dan Knox Dodge Viper GT3-R 5 DNS 80 16 Drew Regitz Audi R8 LMS ultra 6 DNS 76 Jim McCann Dodge Viper GT3-R Wth Wth 0 Michael McCann Dodge Viper GT3-R Wth Wth 0 Driver Car 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Points MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black DisqualifiedExcluded(DSQ/EX) White Did not start(DNS) Light Cyan Practice only(PO) Blank Did notparticipate Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest Lap
GT Cup Driver Car MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Points 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Pro 1 Enrique Bernoldi Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 2 1 208 Sportsman 1 Jeff Burton Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 2 1 208 2 David Askew Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 1 2 208 3 James Burke Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo 1 2 208 4 Ludovico Manfredi Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3 3 180 5 Jonathan Summerton Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 3 3 180 Driver Car 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Points MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG
GTS Driver Car MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Points 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Pro 1 Kris Wilson Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 1 3 3 2 1 608 2 Brandon Davis Aston Martin Vantage GT4 5 2 178 3 Matt Halliday Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 3 DNS 90 Sportsman 1 Max Riddle Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 1 1 1 4 2 622 2 Derek DeBoer Aston Martin Vantage GT4 2 2 1 1 2 6 590 3 Jason Alexandridis Aston Martin Vantage GT4 2 2 2 2 4 8 544 4 Chris Beaufait SIN R1 GT4 3 3 3 4 DNS 9 418 5 Scott Heckert SIN R1 GT4 2 4 DNS 9 246 6 Kurt Rezzetano Ford Mustang Boss 302 1 1 220 7 Parker Chase Ginetta G55 GT4 DNS 2 10 10 218 8 Harry Gottsacker Ginetta G55 GT4 DNS 3 10 10 210 9 Andrew Aquilante Ford Mustang Boss 302 1 5 190 10 James Vance SIN R1 GT4 3 3 180 11 Ari Balogh Aston Martin Vantage GT4 8 3 158 12 Greg Liefooghe Aston Martin Vantage GT4 8 3 158 13 Thomas Merrill Aston Martin Vantage GT4 7 4 156 14 Craig Lyons Aston Martin Vantage GT4 5 7 152 15 Greg Milzcik Aston Martin Vantage GT4 7 5 152 16 Jeff Courtney Maserati GranTurismo MC 6 7 148 17 Greg Palmer Maserati GranTurismo MC 6 8 144 18 Jason Wolfe KTM X-Bow GT4 11 4 141 19 Brett Sandberg KTM X-Bow GT4 11 6 133 20 George Kurtz Aston Martin Vantage GT4 9 11 121 21 Kenton Koch Aston Martin Vantage GT4 9 11 121 22 James Sofronas Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 3 DNS 90 Driver Car 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m 25m 60m Points MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG
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