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 was won by Michael Almond and Craig Baird, driving the Scott Taylor Motorsport-owned Mercedes-AMG GT3.
| Pos. | No. | 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 | |
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