2016 GT-R WC Round of Malaysia

The 2016 GT-R WC Round of Malaysia was the first round of the 2016 GT-R World Championship season, held on March 13, 2016 on the Sepang International Circuit.

Claiming the year's first pole was the RWRS newcomer Ricardo Llosa, driving a works Chevrolet Corvette C5-R for the also new team Union Saver Developments.

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Classifcation

Qualfying

Pos	No	Class	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	26	M	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	Union Saver Developments	1:51.925
2	62	M	Jimmy Rosenforth Mike Stern	Rosenforth Engineering	1:52.033	+0.108
3	31	M	John Zimmer Pieter Kickert	Rosenforth Engineering	1:52.036	+0.111
4	02	M	Antonio Fazio Enrico Molinaro	Racing Team Solvalou	1:52.048	+0.123
5	73	I	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	JLD Motorsport	1:52.071	+0.146
6	28	M	Giovanni Roda Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	IBR Scuderia Alitalia	1:52.089	+0.164
7	19	M	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Allaince	1:52.243	+0.318
8	27	M	Raffaele Modena Dennis Mignolet	IBR Scuderia Alitalia	1:52.322	+0.397
9	6	I	Saeed Al Faisal Roland Davidson	Gulf Racing	1:52.397	+0.472
10	42	I	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	Ambrose-Milan Autosport	1:52.416	+0.491
11	11	I	Du Lei Chacko Palaniappan	Best In The World Motorsport	1:52.419	+0.494
12	32	I	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri	Rojo GT	1:52.498	+0.573
13	0	I	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	Scuderia Vittore	1:52.559	+0.634
14	41	I	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant	Ambrose-Milan Autosport	1:52.580	+0.655
15	87	I	John Bovy Jayleen Mori	Kun Engineering	1:52.616	+0.691
16	67	I	Heizo Takekawa Unai Vera	Puyo Puyo/Vittore	1:52.616	+0.691
17	54	I	Pierre Mantovani Andrea Massini	Chris Short Racing	1:52.707	+0.782
18	03	M	Darren Cardel Stefan Kuntz	Racing Team Solvalou	1:52.729	+0.804
19	77	I	Andoni Garrido Roy Mellows	Aeroracing Engineering	1:52.750	+0.825
20	25	M	Alphonse Ribeiro Karl Lichter Shultz	Union Saver Developments	1:52.761	+0.836
21	5	I	Simon Garfünkel Kim Jong-Sung	Scuderia Belgio	1:52.778	+0.853
22	55	I	Anthony North Peter Wok Cheng	Chris Short Racing	1:52.780	+0.855
23	34	I	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes	Aurico Autosport	1:52.788	+0.863
24	39	I	Mattias Kjellerup Jasper Lerby	Kjellerup Racing	1:52.800	+0.875
25	30	I	Wakana Morioka Milan Vukovic	Onyx Racing	1:52.850	+0.925
26	7	I	John Magnus Olivier Gardin	Aeroracing Engineering	1:52.890	+0.965
27	20	M	Nestra Aya Fabian Rei	Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Allaince	1:52.916	+0.991
28	15	I	Adrian Rojo Fernández Jans Zeitner	Rojo GT	1:53.098	+1.173
29	48	I	Yuji Itoh Luca Modena	Aurico Autosport	1:53.618	+1.693
30	49	I	Ernest Bruno Carsten Jancker	Aero Kings Racing	1:54.439	+2.514

Race

Pos	No	Class	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	26	M	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	Union Saver Developments	59	2:01:34.028	1	15
2	28	M	Giovanni Roda Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	IBR Scuderia Alitalia	59	+0:01.259	6	12
3	27	M	Raffaele Modena Dennis Mignolet	IBR Scuderia Alitalia	59	+0:01.747	9	10
4	73	I	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	JLD Motorsport	59	+0:05.626	5	8
5	03	M	Darren Cardel Stefan Kuntz	Racing Team Solvalou	59	+0:12.250	18	6
6	62	M	Jimmy Rosenforth Mike Stern	Rosenforth Engineering	59	+0:16.000	2	5
7	87	I	John Bovy Jayleen Mori	Kun Engineering	59	+0:21.919	15	4
8	31	M	John Zimmer Pieter Kickert	Rosenforth Engineering	59	+0:24.235	3	3
9	20	M	Nestra Aya Fabian Rei	Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Allaince	59	+0:45.733	27	2
10	11	I	Du Lei Chacko Palaniappan	Best In The World Motorsport	59	+0.46.188	11	1
11	0	I	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	Scuderia Vittore	59	+0.59.929	13
12	34	I	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes	Aurico Autosport	59	+1.02.141	23
13	19	M	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Allaince	59	+1:07.158	7
14	67	I	Heizo Takekawa Unai Vera	Puyo Puyo/Vittore	59	+1:08.310	16
15	55	I	Anthony North Peter Wok Cheng	Chris Short Racing	59	+1.14:789	22
16	30	I	Wakana Morioka Milan Vukovic	Onyx Racing	59	+1.18:241	25
17	7	I	John Magnus Olivier Gardin	Aeroracing Engineering	59	+1.27.406	26
18	25	M	Alphonse Ribeiro Karl Lichter Shultz	Union Saver Developments	59	+1:36.608	20
19	54	I	Pierre Mantovani Andrea Massini	Chris Short Racing	58	+1 Lap	17
20	5	I	Simon Garfünkel Kim Jong-Sung	Scuderia Belgio	58	+1 Lap	21
21	48	I	Yuji Itoh Luca Modena	Aurico Autosport	58	+1 Lap	29
22	15	I	Adrian Rojo Fernández Jans Zeitner	Rojo GT	58	+1 Lap	28
23	39	I	Mattias Kjellerup Jasper Lerby	Kjellerup Racing	58	+1 Lap	24
24	49	I	Ernest Bruno Carsten Jancker	Aero Kings Racing	57	+2 Laps	30
Ret	6	I	Saeed Al Faisal Roland Davidson	Gulf Racing	36	Brakes	9
Ret	02	M	Antonio Fazio Enrico Molinaro	Racing Team Solvalou	33	Engine	4
Ret	77	I	Andoni Garrido Roy Mellows	Aeroracing Engineering	33	Transmission	19
Ret	42	I	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	Ambrose-Milan Autosport	21	Electircs	10
Ret	32	I	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri	Rojo GT	19	Engine	12
Ret	41	I	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant	Ambrose-Milan Autosport	19	Electrics	15

Championship Standings after the race

Driver's Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	15
2	Giovanni Roda Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	12
3	Raffaele Modena Dennis Mignolet	10
4	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	8
5	Darren Cardel Stefan Kuntz	6

Teams Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	IBR Scuderia Alitalia	22
2	Union Saver Developments	15
3	JLD Motorsports	8
4	Rosenforth Engineering	8
5	Racing Team Solvalou	6

Independents' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	12
2	John Bovy Jayleen Mori	9
3	Du Lei Chacko Palaniappan	8
4	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	7
5	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes	6

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	17
2	Chevrolet	12
3	Pagani	11
4	Lamborghini	7
5	Lister	7

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

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