2016 SprintX GT Championship Series

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]

2016 SprintX GT Championship Series
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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. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  3. "Pirelli World Challenge CTMP Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  4. "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. "Pirelli World Challenge Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  6. "2016 Pirelli World Challenge Sporting Regulations" (PDF). world-challenge.com. WC Vision. July 21, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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