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The Ferrari Challenge is a single-marque motorsport championship. The Ferrari Challenge North America features the Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell class system. This championship was inaugurated in 1994. It is organized by Ferrari North America and sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The 2016 season consists of seven rounds in the USA and Canada.
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| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | TPAM Winner | Coppa Shell Winner | |
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| 1 | R1 |  Daytona International Speedway | 29 January |  Emmanuel Anassis | Gregory Romanelli | Emmanuel Anassis | Ferrari of Quebec | Steve Johnson | Joe Courtney |
| R2 | 30 January |  Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ferrari of Houston | Steve Johnson | Rick Lovat | ||
| 2 | R3 | Sonoma Raceway | 9 April | Emmanuel Anassis | Emmanuel Anassis | Emmanuel Anassis | Ferrari of Quebec | Steve Johnson | Joe Courtney |
| R4 | 10 April | Emmanuel Anassis |  Carlos Kauffmann | Gregory Romanelli | The Collection | Patrice Brisebois | Joe Courtney | ||
| 3 | R5 | Circuit of the Americas | 14 May | Gregory Romanelli | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ferrari of Houston | James Weiland | Matt Keegan |
| R6 | 15 May | Gregory Romanelli | Gregory Romanelli | Ricardo Pérez de Lara | Ferrari of Houston | James Weiland | Joe Courtney | ||
| 4 | R7 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 11 June | Gregory Romanelli | Carlos Kauffmann | Gregory Romanelli | The Collection | James Weiland | Rick Lovat |
| R8 | 12 June | Gregory Romanelli | Carlos Kauffmann | Emmanuel Anassis | Ferrari of Quebec | James Weiland | Joe Courtney | ||
| 5 | R9 | Lime Rock Park | 23 September | ||||||
| R10 | 24 September | ||||||||
| 6 | R11 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 5 November | ||||||
| R12 | 6 November | ||||||||
| 7 | R13 | Daytona International Speedway | 3 December | ||||||
| R14 | 4 December | ||||||||
All drivers get a bonus point for appearing on the entry list, then 20 points for a (class) win, 15 for second, 12 for third, 10 for fourth, 8 for fifth, 6 for sixth, 4 for seventh and 2 points for eighth. All remaining entrants get 1 point. There is a bonus point for pole and fastest lap in each race.
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| Pos. | Driver | DAY | SON | AUS | MON | LIM | HOM | DAY | Pts | |||||||
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| 1 | Steve Johnson | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 118 | ||||||
| 2 | James Weiland | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 117 | ||||||
| 3 | Patrice Bricebois | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 100 | ||||||
| 4 | Arthur Romanelli | 2 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 69 | ||||||
| 5 | Marc Muzzo | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 69 | ||||||
| 6 | Charles Quinton | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 52 | ||||||
| 7 | Caesar Bacarella | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | DNS | DNS | 43 | ||||||
| 8 | Brent Lawrence | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||||||
| 9 | Danny Baker | DNS | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||
| 10 | Joel Weinberger | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 11 |  Ziad Ghandour | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Lance Willsey | 12 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Darren Crystal | 8 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Alistair Garnett | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| 15 | Bryn Owen | 6 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | SON | AUS | MON | LIM | HOM | DAY | Pts | |||||||
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| 1 | Joe Courtney | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 138 | ||||||
| 2 | Chris Cagnazzi | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 95 | ||||||
| 3 | Barry Zekelman | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 64 | ||||||
| 4 | Rick Lovat | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 63 | ||||||||
| 5 | Jean-Claude Saada | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 61 | ||||||
| 6 | Rob Hodes | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 49 | ||||||
| 7 | Matt Keegan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 47 | ||||||
| 8 | Rich Baek | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | ||||||||
| 9 | Rodney Randall | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37 | ||||||
| 10 | Jeff Naughton | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | DNS | DNS | 37 | ||||||
| 11 | Dan O'Neal | 10 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 20 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Karl Williams | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Michael Watt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | DNS | 3 | 2 | 19 | ||||||
| 14 |  Fons Scheltema | 12 | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Lance Cawley | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| 16 | Al Hegyi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| 17 | Alexander Menzel | 1 | 1 | DNS | DNS | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| 18 | Darren Enenstein | 1 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| 19 | Neil Langberg | 1 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| 20 | Al Delattre | 6 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Joe Vitagliano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 22 | Luis Perusquia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Martin LaBrecque | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 1 | ||||||||||
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