2016 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

2016 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
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Parent series: WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

The 2016 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge is the seventeenth season of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the third season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

Classes

The class structure remained unchanged from 2015.

• Grand Sport (GS)
• Street Tuner (ST)

Schedule

The 2016 schedule was released on August 8, 2015 and features ten rounds. Every race will be 2 hours and 30 minutes in length and will feature both the GS and ST classes. All races will be televised by FOX Sports on a tape-delayed basis and streamed live on IMSA TV. There was also a test session before the begninning of the season: The Roar Before the 24 at Daytona from January 8 to January 10.^[1]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
1	BMW Performance 200	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 29
2	Sebring 150	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 18
3	Continental Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	April 30
4	Continental Tire 150 at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	July 2
5	Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix Presented by Hawk Performance	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 9
6	Northeast Grand Prix	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 23
7	Continental Tire Road Race Showcase	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 6
8	Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 27
9	Circuit of the Americas 150	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	September 16
10	Road Atlanta 150	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 30

Entry list

Grand Sport

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Automatic Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	09	Charles Espenlaub[2]	4, 8–10
			Charlie Putman[2]	4, 8–10
			Al Carter[3]	7
			Andrew Hobbs[3]	7
		99	Rob Ecklin, Jr.[4]	1–4, 6, 8–9
			Al Carter[4]	1–4
			Peter Ludwig[5]	6
			Charles Espenlaub[3]	7
			Charlie Putman[3]	7
			Sebastian Landy[6]	8
			Joe Foster[7]	9
Bodymotion Racing	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	12	Cameron Cassels[8]	2–10
			Trent Hindman[8]	2–10
CJ Wilson Racing	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	33	Daniel Burkett[4]	All
			Marc Miller[4]	All
		35	Till Bechtolsheimer[8]	2–4, 6–7, 10
			Tyler McQuarrie[8]	2–4, 6, 10
			Justin Piscitell[3]	7
C360R	Ford Shelby GT350R-C	76	Paul Holton[4]	All
			Pierre Kleinubing[4]	All
Mühlner Motorsports America	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	21	Jeroen Bleekemolen[9]	1–2, 7, 9–10
			Bob Doyle[4]	1
			Dennis Trebing[8]	2
			Peter Ludwig[3]	7, 9–10
Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Shelby GT350R-C	15	Billy Johnson[4]	All
			Scott Maxwell[4]	All
Racers Edge Motorsports	Ford Mustang Boss 302R	16	Chris Beaufait[4]	1
			Paddy McClughan[4]	1
		57	Michael Lira[4]	1
			Cameron Maugeri[4]	1
Rebel Rock Racing	Porsche 997	6	Frank Depew[8]	2
			Jim Jonsin[8]	2
			Elliott Skeer[8]	2
			Casey Carden	10
			Ethan Low	10
Rum Bum Racing	Porsche 997	13	Hugh Plumb[4]	1–2
			Matt Plumb[4]	1–2
Team TGM	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	46	Ted Giovanis[2]	4, 6–10
			David Murry[2]	4, 6
			Guy Cosmo[3]	7–10
		64	Ted Giovanis[8]	2–3, 6–10
			David Murry[8]	2–3, 6
			Guy Cosmo[3]	7–10

Street Tuner

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Alara Racing	Mazda MX-5	34	Christian Szymczak[4]	1–5, 7–10
			Justin Piscitell[4]	1–2
			Cavan O'Keefe	3
			Bob Stretch[2]	4–5
			Drake Kemper[3]	7, 9–10
			Ethan Low[6]	8
		43	Terry Borcheller[6]	8–9
			Mike LaMarra[6]	8–9
BimmerWorld Racing	BMW 328i (F30)	81	Jerry Kaufman[4]	All
			Kyle Tilley[4]	All
		84	James Clay[4]	All
			Tyler Cooke[4]	All
Bodymotion Racing	Porsche Cayman	31	Devin Jones[4]	All
			Jason Rabe[4]	All
C360R	Audi S3	74	Jim McGuire[4]	All
			Nico Rondet[4]	All
		75	Roy Block[4]	1–8
			Kyle Gimple[4]	1–4
			Tom Dyer[10]	5–8
			Jayson Clunie[3]	7, 9–10
			Matthew Keegan[7]	9–10
CRG - I Do Borrow	Honda Civic Si (Rounds 1–3) Nissan Altima Coupe (Rounds 4–10)[11]	44	Sarah Cattaneo[4]	All
			Owen Trinkler[4]	All
Freedom Autosport	Mazda MX-5	25	Stevan McAleer[4]	All
			Chad McCumbee[4]	All
		26	Andrew Carbonell[4]	All
			Liam Dwyer[4]	All
		27	Danny Bender[4]	All
			Britt Casey, Jr.[4]	All
HART	Honda Civic Si	92	Steve Eich[4]	1–4, 6–7, 9–10
			Kevin Boehm[4]	1, 3–5, 8–10
			Cameron Lawrence	2, 5–8
		93	Chad Gilsinger[4]	All
			Michael Valiante[4]	1–2
			Cameron Lawrence	3, 9–10
			Ryan Eversley[2]	4–8
JDC-Miller Motorsports	BMW 228i	54	Michael Johnson[12]	3–10
			Stephen Simpson[12]	3–10
Kris Wright Racing w/ Goldcrest Motorsports	Porsche Cayman	22	Andy Lee[4]	1–9
			Kris Wright[4]	1–9
LRT Racing	Honda Civic Si	4	Jorge Leroux[4]	1
			Juan Carlos Leroux[4]	1
MINI JCW Team	Mini Cooper JCW	37	Ethan Low[4]	1–7
			Mark Pombo[4]	1–4, 7–8, 10
			James Vance	5–6
			Austin Mack[6]	8
			Nathan Norenberg[7]	9–10
			Tyler Stone[7]	9
		52	Ramin Abdolvahabi[4]	All
			James Vance[4]	1–4
			Nathan Norenberg	5, 7
			Tyler Stone[5]	6, 8, 10
			Mark Pombo[7]	9
		73	Derek Jones[4]	All
			Mat Pombo[4]	All
Murillo Racing	Porsche Cayman	56	Eric Foss[4]	All
			Jeff Mosing[4]	All
	BMW 328i (E90)	65	Brent Mosing[4]	All
			Tim Probert[4]	All
			Justin Piscitell[4]	1–3, 5–6
Next Level European	Porsche Cayman	38	Dan Rogers[4]	All
			Seth Thomas[4]	All
		83	Ari Balogh[4]	All
			Greg Liefooghe[4]	All
Rebel Rock Racing	Porsche Cayman	7	Jim Jonsin[4]	1
			Mike Mathe[4]	1
			Sam Adams[8]	2, 4–5, 7
			Ian James[8]	2
			Bryan Leonard[12]	3
			Tyler Stone[12]	3
			Elliott Skeer[2]	4–5, 7
			Lee Carpentier[5]	6, 10
			Kieron O'Rourke[5]	6, 10
			Frank DePew[6]	8–9
			Brandon Davis[6]	8
			Sean Rayhall[7]	9
		8	Robin Liddell[4]	All
			Elliott Skeer[4]	1–3
			Theo Bean[2]	4–10
Riley Racing	Mazda MX-5	66	A. J. Riley[4]	1, 6
			Jameson Riley[4]	1, 6
RS1	Porsche Cayman	17	Nick Galante[4]	All
			Spencer Pumpelly[4]	All
		18	Remo Ruscitti[4]	1–3, 5
			Aaron Song[4]	1–3
			Justin Piscitell[2]	4
			Aurora Straus[2]	4
			Dillon Machavern[10]	5–7, 9–10
			Phil Bloom[5]	6, 8
			Josh Bilicki[3]	7
			Andy Lally[6]	8
			Dylan Murcott[7]	9–10
		19	Connor Bloum[4]	All
			Greg Strelzoff[4]	All
Schmidt Motorsports	Mercedes-Benz C 300	5	Mitch Cobb[13]	1
			James Rowen[13]	1
Strategic Wealth Racing	Porsche Cayman	36	Matthew Dicken[4]	All
			Corey Lewis[4]	All

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd	Circuit	GS Winning Team	ST Winning Team
		GS Winning Drivers	ST Winning Drivers
1	Daytona	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#56 Murillo Racing
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Eric Foss Jeff Mosing
2	Sebring	#12 Bodymotion Racing	#44 CRG - I Do Borrow
		Cameron Cassels Trent Hindman	Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler
3	Laguna Seca	#12 Bodymotion Racing	#25 Freedom Autosport
		Cameron Cassels Trent Hindman	Stevan McAleer Chad McCumbee
4	Watkins Glen	#12 Bodymotion Racing	#17 RS1
		Cameron Cassels Trent Hindman	Nick Galante Spencer Pumpelly
5	Mosport	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#44 CRG - I Do Borrow
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler
6	Lime Rock	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#25 Freedom Autosport
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Stevan McAleer Chad McCumbee
7	Road America	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#17 RS1
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Nick Galante Spencer Pumpelly
8	VIR	#33 CJ Wilson Racing	#93 HART
		Daniel Burkett Marc Miller	Ryan Eversley Chad Gilsinger
9	Austin	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#56 Murillo Racing
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Eric Foss Jeff Mosing
10	Road Atlanta	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#17 RS1
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Nick Galante Spencer Pumpelly

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.

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
Race	35	32	30	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' Championships

Grand Sport

Pos. Driver DAY SEB LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS ATL Points 1 Billy Johnson 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 330 Scott Maxwell 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 330 2 Daniel Burkett 3 7 2 3 2 2 6 1 7 2 296 Marc Miller 3 7 2 3 2 2 6 1 7 2 296 3 Cameron Cassels 1 1 1 4 3 5 3 2 8 274 Trent Hindman 1 1 1 4 3 5 3 2 8 274 4 Paul Holton 2 4 6 6 3 7 8† 6 3 4 247 Pierre Kleinubing 2 4 6 6 3 7 8† 6 3 4 247 5 Ted Giovanis 8 7 7 6 3 7 8 6 198 6 Rob Ecklin, Jr. 4 10 5 5 5 5 5 179 7 Till Bechtolsheimer 5 3 2 4 9† 5 142 Tyler McQuarrie 5 3 2 4 5 142 8 Charles Espenlaub 8 4 4 6 3 134 Charlie Putman 8 4 4 6 3 134 9 Al Carter 4 10 5 5 7 125 10 Jeroen Bleekemolen 6 6 2 4 DNS 110 11 Guy Cosmo 3 7 8 6 102 12 David Murry 8 7 7 6 96 13 Peter Ludwig 5 2 4 DNS 86 14 Hugh Plumb 5 3 56 Matt Plumb 5 3 56 15 Sebastian Landy 5 26 16 Joe Foster 5 26 17 Bob Doyle 6 25 18 Dennis Trebing 6 25 19 Michael Lira 7 24 Cameron Maugeri 7 24 20 Andrew Hobbs 7 24 21 Casey Carden 7 24 Ethan Low 7 24 22 Chris Beaufait 8 23 Paddy McClughan 8 23 23 Frank Depew 9 22 24 Jim Jonsin 9† 0 Elliott Skeer 9† 0 Justin Piscitell 9† 0

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Notes

• Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Street Tuner

Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	Chad Gilsinger	7	2	5								82
2	Stevan McAleer	16	4	1								78
	Chad McCumbee	16	4	1								78
	Nick Galante	2	10	6								78
	Spencer Pumpelly	2	10	6								78
3	Eric Foss	1	21	3								75
	Jeff Mosing	1	21	3								75
4	Sarah Cattaneo	6	1	18								74
	Owen Trinkler	6	1	18								74
5	Justin Piscitell	8	11	7								67
6	Ari Balogh	4	8	17								66
	Greg Liefooghe	4	8	17								66
7	James Clay	25	3	4								64
	Tyler Cooke	25	3	4								64
	Andy Lee	11	6	13								64
	Kris Wright	11	6	13								64
8	Connor Bloum	10	9	12								63
	Greg Strelzoff	10	9	12								63
9	Danny Bender	13	12	8								60
	Britt Casey, Jr.	13	12	8								60
10	Devin Jones	21	5	9								58
	Jason Rabe	21	5	9								58
11	Tim Probert	14	15	7								57
12	Michael Valiante	7	2									56
13	Matthew Dicken	5	18	16								55
	Corey Lewis	5	18	16								55
14	Christian Szymczak	8	11	22								53
15	Steve Eich	24	7	10								52
	Derek Jones	12	16	14								52
	Mat Pombo	12	16	14								52
16	Andrew Carbonell	22	22	2								50
	Liam Dwyer	22	22	2								50
	Cameron Lawrence		7	5								50
17	Robin Liddell	3	14	26†								47
	Elliott Skeer	3	14	26†								47
18	Kyle Tilley	18	13	20								43
19	Ramin Abdolvahabi	15	17	21								41
	James Vance	15	17	21								41
20	Dan Rogers	9	24	24								37
	Seth Thomas	9	24	24								37
21	Brent Mosing	14	15	7†								33
22	Ethan Low	20	20	23								31
	Mark Pombo	20	20	23								31
23	Jerry Kaufman	18†	13	20								30
24	Kevin Boehm	24		10								28
25	Jim McGuire	23	DNS	15								25
	Nico Rondet	23	DNS	15								25
26	Remo Ruscitti	19	19	11^1								24
	Aaron Song	19	19	11†								24
27	Roy Block	DNS	23	19								21
	Kyle Gimple	DNS	23	19								21
28	A. J. Riley	17										14
	Jameson Riley	17										14
29	Cavan O'Keefe			22								10
30	Bryan Leonard			25								7
	Tyler Stone			25								7
31	Sam Adams		25									6
	Ian James		25									6
32	Mitch Cobb	26										5
	James Rowen	26										5
33	Jim Jonsin	27										4
	Mike Mathe	27										4
34	Michael Johnson			27†								0
	Stephen Simpson			27†								0
	Jorge Leroux	DSQ										0
	Juan Carlos Leroux	DSQ										0

Notes

• ¹ – Remo Ruscitti was not able to score points as he exceeded the maximum drive-time limitation.
• Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Teams' Championships

Grand Sport

Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	1	2	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	330
2	#33 CJ Wilson Racing	3	7	2	3	2	2	6	1	7	2	296
3	#12 Bodymotion Racing		1	1	1	4	3	5	3	2	8	274
4	#76 Compass360 Racing	2	4	6	6	3	7	8	6	3	4	270
5	#99 Automatic Racing	4	10	5	5		5	4	5	5		207
6	#35 CJ Wilson Racing		5	3	2		4	9			5	164
7	#09 Automatic Racing				8			7	4	6	3	130
8	#64 Team TGM		8	7	DNS		6	3	DNS	DNS	6	127
9	#21 Mühlner Motorsports America	6	6					2		4	DNS	110
10	#46 Team TGM				7		DNS	DNS	7	8	DNS	71
11	#13 Rum Bum Racing	5	3									56
12	#6 Rebel Rock Racing		9								7	46
13	#57 Racers Edge Motorsports	7										24
14	#16 Racers Edge Motorsports	8										23

Street Tuner

Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	#93 HART	7	2	5								82
2	#25 Freedom Autosport	16	4	1								78
3	#17 RS1	2	10	6								78
4	#56 Murillo Racing	1	21	3								75
5	#44 CRG - I Do Borrow	6	1	18								74
6	#83 Next Level European	4	8	17								66
7	#84 BimmerWorld Racing	25	3	4								64
8	#22 Kris Wright Racing w/ Goldcrest Motorsports	11	6	13								64
9	#19 RS1	10	9	12								63
10	#27 Freedom Autosport	13	12	8								60
11	#31 Bodymotion Racing	21	5	9								58
12	#65 Murillo Racing	14	15	7								57
13	#36 Strategic Wealth Racing	5	18	16								55
14	#8 Rebel Rock Racing	3	14	26								53
15	#34 Alara Racing	8	11	22								53
16	#92 HART	24	7	10								52
17	#73 MINI JCW Team	12	16	14								52
18	#26 Freedom Autosport	22	22	2								50
19	#81 BimmerWorld Racing	18	13	20								43
20	#52 MINI JCW Team	15	17	21								41
21	#38 Next Level European	9	24	24								37
22	#37 MINI JCW Team	20	20	23								31
23	#74 Compass360 Racing	23	DNS	15								25
24	#18 RS1	19	19	11^1								24
25	#75 Compass360 Racing	DNS	23	19								21
26	#7 Rebel Rock Racing	27	25	25								10
27	#66 Riley Racing	17										14
28	#5 Schmidt Motorsports	26										5
29	#54 JDC-Miller Motorsports			27								5
30	#4 LRT Racing	DSQ										0

Notes

• ¹ – #18 RS1 was not able to score points as driver Remo Ruscitti exceeded the maximum drive-time limitation.

Manufacturers' Championships

Grand Sport

Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	Ford	1	2	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	338
2	Porsche	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	332
3	Aston Martin	4	10	5	5		5	4	4	5	3	270

Street Tuner

Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	Porsche	1	5	3								95
2	Honda	6	1	5								95
3	Mazda	8	4	1								95
4	BMW	14	3	4								88
5	Mini	12	16	14								80
6	Audi	23	23	15								75
Manufacturers ineligible for championship points
	Mercedes-Benz	26										0

See also

• 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

References

1. "IMSA Continental Tire Challenge Sets 10-Race Schedule For 2016". Daytona Beach, Florida: IMSA. August 8, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
2. "Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen Pre-Race Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
3. "Provisional Pre-Event Entry List Continental Tire Road Race Showcase" (PDF). IMSA. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
4. "BMW Performance 200 at Daytona Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
5. "2016 Northeast Grand Prix Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
6. "Pre-Race Entry List Oak Tree Krand Prix at VIR" (PDF). IMSA. August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
7. "Circuit of the Americas 150 Pre-Race Entry List" (PDF). IMSA. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
8. "Pre-Race Entry List Sebring 150" (PDF). IMSA. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
9. "BMW Performance 200 at Daytona Practice 3 Results" (PDF). IMSA. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
10. "Provisional Pre-Event Entry List Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix" (PDF). IMSA. June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
11. "CRG – I Do Borrow Joins the Nissan Family". IMSA. June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
12. "Post-Safety Check Entry List Continental Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda" (PDF). IMSA. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
13. "BMW Performance 200 at Daytona Qualifying Results" (PDF). IMSA. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

External links

• Official website