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]
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 |
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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 |
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Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
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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] |
Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
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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] |
Round | Circuit | GT Winning Car | GT Cup Winning Car | GTS Winning Car | |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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Pos. | Driver | Car | MOS | MOS | UTA | UTA | LAG | LAG | Points | ||||||
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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 |
Pos. | Driver | Car | MOS | MOS | UTA | UTA | LAG | LAG | Points | ||||||
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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 |
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