2016 GT-R World Championship season

2016 GT-R World Championship Season
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The 2016 GT-R World Championship season was the first season of GT-R WC.

Teams and drivers

In late 2015, a total of twenty-two teams applied to be a part of the 30 car series, with seventeen teams initially being accepted into the series. A formal complaint was filed by one of the teams who wasn't accept citing the process that entries were accepted being too vague and potentially biased. With this in mind, GT-R Management allowed 2 car Independent teams to surrender a car in order to let teams who weren't initially accepted into the series to join. By the end of the process, 3 new teams were added to the entry list.

Team	Car	Class	#	Starting Driver	Second Driver	Round
Scuderia Vittore	Lister Storm	Template:Independent	0	Denis van Walwijk	Alexis Tantovich	1-
Racing Team Solvalou	Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT	Template:Manufacturer	02	Antonio Fazio	Enrico Molinaro	1-
			03	Darren Cardel	Stefan Kuntz	1-
Scuderia Belgio	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Template:Independent	5	Simon Garfünkel	Kim Jong-Sung	1-
Gulf Racing	Saleen S7-R	Template:Independent	6	Saeed Al Faisal	Roland Davidson	1-
Aeroracing Engineering	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Template:Independent	7	John Magnus	Olivier Gardin	1-
			77	Andoni Garrido	Roy Mellows	1-
Best In The World Motorsport	Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT	Template:Independent	11	Du Lei	Chacko Palaniappan	1-3
				Catarina Lopes		4-
Rojo GT	Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT	Template:Independent	15	Adrian Rojo Fernández	Jans Zeitner	1-
			32	Frank van Nifterick	Helena Boveri	1-
Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Alliance	Lister Storm	Template:Manufacturer	19	Gerald Pereria	Shane Sparks	1-
			20	Nestra Aya	Fabian Rei	1-
Union Saver Developments	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Template:Manufacturer	25	Alphonse Ribeiro	Karl Lichter Shultz	1-
			26	Ricardo Llosa	Jordan McKenna	1-
IBR Scuderia Alitalia	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Template:Manufacturer	27	Rafael Modena	Dennis Mignolet	1-
			28	Giovanni Roda	Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	1-
Onyx Racing	Saleen S7-R	Template:Independent	30	Wakana Morioka	Milan Vukovic	1-
Rosenforth Engineering	Pagani Zonda GR	Template:Manufacturer	31	John Zimmer	Pieter Kickert	1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-14
					JP Laurent	4, 6, 10
			62	Jimmy Rosenforth	Mike Stern	1-
Aurico Autosport	Lister Storm	Template:Independent	34	Claude Vergne	Fernando Valdes	1-
			48	Yuji Itoh	Luca Modena	1-
Kjellerup Racing	Ferrari 575 GTC	Template:Independent	39	Mattias Kjellerup	Jasper Lerby	1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-14
					Steffen Belsø	4, 6, 10
Ambrose-Milan Autosport	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Template:Independent	41	Joey Alliot	Jacques Malenfant	1-
			42	Matteo Rossi	Oliver Jones	1-
Aero Kings Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Template:Independent	49	Ernest Bruno	Carsten Jancker	1-
Chris Short Racing	Ferrari 575 GTC	Template:Independent	54	Pierre Mantovani	Andrea Massini	1-
			55	Anthony North	Peter Wok Cheng	1-
Puyo Puyo/Vittore	Lister Storm	Template:Independent	67	Heizo Takekawa	Unai Vera	1-
JLD Motorsport	Saleen S7-R	Template:Independent	73	Tom Douglas	Nikolai Nurmovitsch	1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-14
				Nikolai Nurmovitsch	Justin Case	4, 6, 10
Kun Engineering	Ferrari 575 GTC	Template:Independent	87	John Bovy	Jayleen Mori	1-

Super GP Entries

Team	Car	#	Starting Driver	Second Driver
Alstom Equipe Gauthier	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	119	Adelaide Voeckler	Guillaume Gauthier
Équipe Fantomette by Euromotor International	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	127	Dawn Granger	Kieth Remedios
		128	Diego Vercuisse	Alexandre Gnaisse
Zeroforce	Morgan Aero 8 GTN	129	TBA	TBA
Nismo Blokkmonsta Motorsport	Nissan 350Z	141	Travis Crabtree	Michael Rohnstock
		142	Vic Sunset	Emanuele Nicchi
Nurminen Racing Engineering	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	191	TBA	TBA

Calendar + Standings

Official Test

Date	Track	Fastest Driver	Fastest Team	Fastest Time
February 20	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Ricardo Llosa	Union Saver Developments	1:42.426
February 21		Stefan Kuntz	Racing Team Solvalou	1:40.784

Races

Race	Track	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Car	Independent Winner
Round of Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit	13 March	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch
Round of Australia	Mount Panorama Circuit	27 March	Giovanni Roda Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	John Magnus Olivier Gardin	John Magnus Olivier Gardin
Round of Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	1 May	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks
Round of France	Le Mans Bugatti	8 May
Round of Canada	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park	12 June
Round of the United States	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	19 June
Round of Germany	Norisring	10 July
Round of the United Kingdom	Silverstone Circuit	7 August
Round of Belgium	Circuit de Spa Francorchamps	11 September
Round of Argentina	Potrero De Los Funes	2 October
Round of Brazil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	9 October
Round of China	Zhuhai International Circuit	23 October
Round of Japan	Fuji Speedway	6 November
Super GP At High Speed Ring	High Speed Ring	20 November

Each race is two hours of length with the exception being the Super GP, lasting three hours and rewarding double points.

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CAN	USA	GER	GBR	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts
1	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	26	1	6													20
2	Giovanni Roda Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	28	2	4													20
3	Rafael Modena Dennis Mignolet	27	3	3													20
4	John Magnus Olivier Gardin	7	17	1													15
5	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	19	13	2													12
6	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	73	4	Ret													8
7	Nestra Aya Fabian Rei	20	9	5													8
8	Darren Cardel Stefan Kuntz	03	5	10													7
9	Jimmy Rosenforth Mike Stern	62	6	Ret													5
10	John Bovy Jayleen Mori	87	7	15													4
11	Yuji Itoh Luca Modena	48	21	7													4
12	Heizo Takekawa Unai Vera	67	14	8													3
13	John Zimmer Pieter Kickert	31	8	Ret													3
14	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	0	11	9													2
15	Du Lei Chacko Palaniappan	11	10	22													1
16	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes	34	12	11													0
17	Andoni Garrido Roy Mellows	77	Ret	12													0
18	Adrian Rojo Fernández Jans Zeitner	15	22	13													0
19	Alphonse Ribeiro Karl Lichter Shultz	25	18	14													0
20	Anthony North Peter Wok Cheng	55	15	Ret													0
21	Saeed Al Faisal Roland Davidson	6	Ret	16													0
22	Wakana Morioka Milan Vukovic	30	16	Ret													0
23	Mattias Kjellerup Jasper Lerby	39	23	17													0
24	Pierre Mantovani Andrea Massini	54	19	21													0
25	Simon Garfünkel Kim Jong-Sung	5	20	Ret													0
26	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant	41	Ret	20													0
27	Ernest Bruno Carsten Jancker	49	24	Ret													0
28	Antonio Fazio Enrico Molinaro	02	Ret	Ret													0
29	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	42	Ret	Ret													0
30	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri	32	Ret	Ret													0

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CDN	USA	GER	UK	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts
1	IBR Scuderia Alitalia	27	3	3													40
		28	2	4
2	Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Alliance	19	13	2													20
		20	9	5
3	Union Saver Developments	25	18	14													20
		26	1	6
4	Aeroracing Engineering	7	17	1													15
		77	Ret	12
5	JLD Motorsports	73	4	Ret													8
6	Rosenforth Engineering	31	8	Ret													8
		62	6	Ret
7	Racing Team Solvalou	02	Ret	Ret													7
		03	5	10
8	Aurico Autosport	34	12	11													4
		48	21	7
9	Kun Engineering	87	7	15													4
10	Puyo-Puyo/Vittore	67	14	8													3
11	Scuderia Vittore	0	11	9													2
12	Best In The World Motorsport	11	10	22													1
13	Rojo GT	15	22	13													0
		32	Ret	Ret
14	Chris Short Racing	54	19	21													0
		55	15	Ret
15	Onyx Racing	30	16	Ret													0
16	Gulf Racing	6	Ret	16													0
17	Kjellerup Racing	39	23	17													0
18	Scuderia Belgio	5	20	Ret													0
19	Ambrose-Milan Autosport	41	Ret	20													0
		42	Ret	Ret
20	Aero Kings Racing	49	24	Ret													0
Pos	Team	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CDN	USA	GER	UK	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts

Team's championship points were awarded on the results of each race at each event as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Independents' Championship

Pos	Driver	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CAN	USA	GER	GBR	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts
1	John Magnus Olivier Gardin	7	17	1													17
2	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	0	11	9													14
3	Heizo Takekawa Unai Vera	67	14	8													13
4	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	73	4	Ret													12
5	John Bovy Jayleen Mori	87	7	15													12
6	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes	34	12	11													12
7	Yuji Itoh Luca Modena	48	21	7													9
8	Du Lei Chacko Palaniappan	11	10	22													8
9	Andoni Garrido Roy Mellows	77	Ret	12													5
10	Adrian Rojo Fernández Jans Zeitner	15	22	13													4
11	Anthony North Peter Wok Cheng	55	15	Ret													4
12	Wakana Morioka Milan Vukovic	30	16	Ret													3
13	Saeed Al Faisal Roland Davidson	6	Ret	16													2
14	Mattias Kjellerup Jasper Lerby	39	23	17													1
15	Pierre Mantovani Andrea Massini	54	19	21													1
16	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant	41	Ret	20													0
17	Simon Garfünkel Kim Jong-Sung	5	20	Ret													0
18	Ernest Bruno Carsten Jancker	49	24	Ret													0
19	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	42	Ret	Ret													0
20	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri	32	Ret	Ret													0

Independent's championship points were awarded on the results of each race at each event as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Additional points are awarded for Independent's cars that finish in the top 5 overall in each race.

Position Overall	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Points	5	4	3	2	1

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CDN	USA	GER	UK	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts
1	Ferrari	27	3	3													34
		28	2	4
2	Lister	19	13	2													24
		20	9	5
3	Chevrolet	25	18	14													22
		26	1	6
4	Lamborghini	02	Ret	Ret													12
		03	5	10
5	Pagani	31	8	Ret													11
		62	6	Ret
Pos	Manufacturer	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CDN	USA	GER	UK	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts

Manufacture's championship points were awarded on the results of each race at each event as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1