The 2016 Highlands 101 was an endurance race staged at the Highlands Motorsport Park, near Cromwell, in Otago, New Zealand on 13 November 2016. It was the fourth running of the Highlands 101. It was also the final round of the Australian GT Championship.
The race, which took place on the full, 22 turn, 4.100 km (2.548 mi) Highlands Park circuit, was won by Michael Almond and Craig Baird, driving the Scott Taylor Motorsport-owned Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Official results
Team / Entrant Drivers Car Laps 1 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Michael Almond Craig Baird Mercedes-AMG GT3 101 2 7 Darrell Lea Tony Quinn Greg Murphy Aston Martin Vantage GT3 101 3 96 Miedecke Motor Group Andrew Miedecke George Miedecke Aston Martin Vantage GT3 101 4 2 JAMEC PEM Racing Stephen McLaughlin Garth Tander Audi R8 LMS Ultra 101 5 63 Eggleston Motorsport Peter Hackett Dominic Storey Mercedes-AMG GT3 101 6 48 M Motorsport Justin McMillan Glen Wood Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 101 7 8 Maranello Motorsport Adrian Deitz Cameron McConville Ferrari 458 GT3 100 8 59 Tekno Autosports Grant Denyer Nathan Morcom McLaren 650S GT3 99 9 27 Trass Family Motorsport Sam Fillmore Danny Stutterd Ferrari 458 GT3 99 10 51 AMAC Motorsport Andrew Macpherson Brad Shiels Porsche 997 GT3-R 99 11 88 Maranello Motorsport Peter Edwards John Bowe Ferrari 488 GT3 99 12 3 Team ASR Ash Samadi Tony D'Alberto Audi R8 LMS 98 13 5 Adina Apartment Hotels Greg Taylor Nathan Antunes Audi R8 LMS 96 14 123 Nick Chester Racing Nick Chester Glenn Smith Chevrolet Camaro GT3 96 15 6 Skwirk Online Education Liam Talbot Jake Fouracre Audi R8 LMS Ultra 89 Ret 4 Supabarn Supermarkets Theo Koundouris Marcus Marshall Audi R8 LMS 97 Ret 30 Clark Proctor Racing Clark Proctor Andrew Porter Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 79 Ret 19 Griffith Corporation Mark Griffith Shae Davies Mercedes-AMG GT3 76 Ret 37 Darrell Lea Klark Quinn "Mad" Mike Whiddett McLaren 650S GT3 36 Ret 60 DPO Côme Ledogar Matt Kingsley McLaren 650S GT3 35 Ret 1 JAMEC PEM Racing Christopher Mies Tony Bates Audi R8 LMS 33 Ret 33 HBS Motorsports Simon Ellingham Tim Miles Audi R8 LMS Ultra 31 Ret 73 Triffid Bar Venue Michael Hovey Jaxon Evans Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 27 Sources:
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