2016 SprintX GT Championship Series

2016 SprintX GT Championship Series

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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. ^[1]

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 ^[1] - the calendar of the 2016 PWC season was announced on November 3, 2015. ^[2] 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 No. 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 [N 1] Guy Cosmo P 1 David Ostella S 2–3 [N 1] 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: [3] [4] [5]

Icon Class P Pro S Sportsman

Notes

1. Walt Bowlin and Dion von Moltke entered in the same car at Round 2. Bowlin participated in Race 1, while Von Moltke participated in Race 2. David Ostella was the other driver in both races.

GT Cup

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	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: [5]

GTS

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	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: [3] [4] [5]

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	R1	Mosport	#46 BMW Z4 GT3	No entries	#07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
			Michael Mills Kuno Wittmer		Max Riddle Kris Wilson
	R2		#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. ^[6]

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

Pos. Driver Car MOS MOS UTA UTA LAG LAG Points 25m 60m 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 Pos. Driver Car 25m 60m 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 Disqualified Excluded (DSQ/EX) White Did not start (DNS) Light Cyan Practice only (PO) Blank Did not participate Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest Lap

GT Cup

Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points
			25m	60m	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
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
			MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG

GTS

Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points
			25m	60m	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
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
			MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG

References

1. "Pirelli World Challenge to add 'extended sprint' races in 2016". Motorsport.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
2. "Pirelli World Challenge "State of the Series" announcements include 2016 confirmed schedule, SRO alliance, new rules". World-Challenge.com. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
3. "Pirelli World Challenge CTMP Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
4. "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. August 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
5. "Pirelli World Challenge Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
6. "2016 Pirelli World Challenge Sporting Regulations" (PDF). world-challenge.com. WC Vision. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.