2016 Road to Le Mans

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The 1st Road to Le Mans is an automobile endurance event that took place on 18 June 2016. It was the second round of the 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup. The race was run at the 13.629 km Circuit de la Sarthe supporting the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. In contrast to the usual 2-hour races in the series, this race was run over 1-hour. The race was open to LMP3 class cars for which it was a non-championship event.

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Qualifying

The No. 3 United Autosports Ligier as raced by Guy Cosmo and Mike Hedlund. 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans 3-1 (3) (27688656132).jpg
The No. 3 United Autosports Ligier as raced by Guy Cosmo and Mike Hedlund.
Pos.ClassNo.TeamQualifyingGrid
1LMP32 United Autosports 3:55.7481
2LMP332 Team LNT 3:55.9332
3LMP385 DC Racing 3:56.2473
4LMP318M.Racing-YMR 3:57.6624
5LMP37Scuderia Villorba Corse3:58.0295
6LMP361 Graff 3:58.4856
7LMP377 Graff 3:58.5457
8LMP331 Graff 3:58.5478
9LMP39Racing Team Holland4:00.4109
10LMP315 Duqueine Engineering 4:00.89110
11LMP33 United Autosports 4:00.89111
12LMP316 Duqueine Engineering 4:01.35812
13LMP324 OAK Racing 4:01.48513
14LMP324360 Racing4:02.05514
15GT388 Mentos Racing 4:04.49415
16LMP311 By Speed Factory 4:04.85616
17GT311 SMP Racing 4:05.18317
18GT355 FFF Racing Team by ACM 4:07.16818
19LMP310Race Performance4:07.18619
20GT326Classic and Modern Racing4:08.11220
21GT371 AF Corse 4:08.79021
22GT334 TF Sport 4:10.55922
23LMP317 Duqueine Engineering 4:10.83723
24GT351 AF Corse 4:12.28224
25GT337 IDEC Sport Racing 4:12.87925
26LMP399WinEurasia Limited4:14.40726
27GT366Barwell Motorsport4:14.42127
28GT322 TF Sport 4:15.65528
29GT319Tockwith Motorsports4:15.86029
30GT38Scuderia Villorba Corse4:15.89930
31GT35 FFF Racing Team by ACM 4:19.03531
32LMP348PS Racing Ltd.4:20.04232
33GT325FF Corse4:26.12933
34GT350 Larbre Competition 4:26.63534
35GT314 AF Corse 4:38.99335
36GT344 DKR Engineering 4:45.90736
37GT328 Delahaye Racing Team 4:45.96837

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 7 laps. Class winners are in bold.

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisLaps
Engine
1LMP385 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg DC Racing Flag of France.svg Alexandre Cougnaud
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
2LMP32 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian England
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
3LMP377 Flag of France.svg Graff Flag of the United States.svg John Falb Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
4LMP318 Flag of France.svg M.Racing-YMR Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher
Flag of France.svg Romano Ricci
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
5LMP33 Flag of the United States.svg United Autosports Flag of the United States.svg Guy Cosmo
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hedlund
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
6LMP36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 360 Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Terrence Woodward
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Swift
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
7LMP315 Flag of France.svg Duqueine Engineering Flag of France.svg Thomas Dagoneau
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexis Kapadia
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
8LMP324 Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Flag of France.svg Jacques Nicolet
Flag of France.svg Pierre Nicolet
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
9GT357 Flag of Russia.svg SMP Racing Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Basov
Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Shaytar
Ferrari 488 GT3 13
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
10LMP361 Flag of France.svg Graff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Koutsoumidis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
11GT355 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FFF Racing Team by ACM Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Hamaguchi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
McLaren 650S GT3 13
McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
12GT388 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mentos Racing Flag of Norway.svg Egidio Perfetti
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Porsche 911 GT3 R 13
Porsche 4.0L flat-6
13LMP310 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Race Performance Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcello Marateotto
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giorgio Maggi
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
14GT334 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TF Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Euan Hankey
Flag of Turkey.svg Salih Yoluc
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 13
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
15GT351 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Castellacci
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GT3 13
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16LMP316 Flag of France.svg Duqueine Engineering Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antonin Borga
Flag of France.svg Laurent Millara
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
17GT322 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TF Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Devon Modell
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 13
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
18GT317 Flag of France.svg Duqueine Engineering Flag of France.svg Christophe Hamon
Flag of France.svg Lonni Martins
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 13
Ferrari F136 4.5L V8
19GT366 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barwell Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Cottingham
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Twyman
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 13
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
20GT337 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Racing Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Mercedes-AMG GT3 13
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
21GT38 Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Villorba Corse Flag of France.svg Steeve Hiesse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Twyman
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 13
Ferrari F136 4.5L V8
22GT316 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FFF Racing Team by ACM Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marco Attard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Bell
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 13
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
23LMP399 Flag of Hong Kong.svg WinEurasia Limited Flag of Hong Kong.svg William Lok Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
24LMP331 Flag of France.svg Graff Flag of France.svg Jean Claude Poirier
Flag of France.svg Paul Petit
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
25GT371 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Portugal.svg Felipe Barreiros
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Rasmussen
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 13
Ferrari F136 4.5L V8
26GT326 Flag of France.svg Classic and Modern Racing Flag of France.svg Nicolas Misslin
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 12
Ferrari F136 4.5L V8
27GT350 Flag of France.svg Larbre Competition Flag of France.svg Franck Labescat
Flag of France.svg Christian Philippon
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 12
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
28GT351 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg FF Corse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ivar Dunbar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 488 GT3 12
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
29LMP331 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team LNT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lawrence Tomlinson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson
Ginetta P3-1512
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
30GT328 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Delahaye Racing Team Flag of France.svg Pierre-Etienne Bordet
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Viron
Porsche 997 GT3-R 12
Porsche 4.0L V8
31GT344 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Bouwhuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Storm
BMW Z4 GT3 12
BMW S65 4.4L V8
32LMP311 Flag of Spain.svg By Speed Factory Flag of Spain.svg Jesus Fuster
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Jackson
Ligier JS P3 13
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
33LMP39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Racing Team Holland Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bernhard van Oranje
Ligier JS P3 12
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
34LMP37 Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Villorba Corse Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Lacorte
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Sernagiotto
Ligier JS P3 12
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
35GT344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tockwith Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Hanson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Moore
Audi R8 LMS ultra 11
Audi 5.2L V10
36GT314 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Adrien De Leener
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Marie De Leener
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 9
Ferrari F136 4.5L V8
37LMP348 Flag of Finland.svg PS Racing Ltd. Flag of Italy.svg Angelo Negro
Flag of Italy.svg Philippe Prette
ADESS-033
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8

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