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	Rounds
Scuderia Vittore	Lister Storm	Template:Independent	0	Denis van Walwijk	Alexis Tantovich	1-
Puyo Puyo (Scuderia Vittore)			67	Heizo Takekawa	Unai Vera	1-
Racing Team Solvalou	Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT	Template:Manufacturer	02	Antonio Fazio	Enrico Molinaro	1-
			03	Darren Cardel	Stefan Kuntz	1-5
				Stefan Kuntz	Darren Cardel	6-
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
				Randall Wade		5-8, 10-
					Tomo Kazama	9
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	1-6
				Karl Lichter Shultz	Alphonse Ribeiro	7-
			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
					JP Laurent	4
				Pieter Kickert		5-9
				Jimmy Rosenforth	Pieter Kickert	10-14
			62	Jimmy Rosenforth	Mike Stern	1-9
				JP Laurent		10-14
Aurico Autosport	Lister Storm	Template:Independent	34	Claude Vergne	Fernando Valdes	1-7
			48	Yuji Itoh	Luca Modena	1-7
Kjellerup Racing	Ferrari 575 GTC	Template:Independent	39	Mattias Kjellerup	Jasper Lerby	1-3, 5, 7
					Steffen Belsø	4, 6, 10
					Chiara Rossi	8-9, 11-
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	1-4
Chris Short Racing	Ferrari 575 GTC	Template:Independent	54	Pierre Mantovani	Andrea Massini	1-
			55	Anthony North	Peter Wok Cheng	1-
Luxray Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Template:Independent	69	Casper Toft	Chris Winter	5-
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	1-3, 5-
					Bobby Lomack	4

Fly-Away Guest Entries

To help promote the GT-R WC, the GT-R Comission invited local drivers to drive in one off appearances in their home country. The cars would be run with assistance from factory teams with local engineers and mechanics being invited to work on the car with the team.

Team	Car	#	Starting Driver	Second Driver
Escuderia ACA Argentina	Ferrari 550 Maranello	37	Gonzalo Solari	José Pablo Mazzacane
Sangari Team Brazil	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	8	Pablo da Silva	Mineiro
Exim Bank Team China	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	12	Li Qi	Yu Hiang-Hao
Luxray Team Japan	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	70	Hiroto Tojo	Kastazumo Nakaya

Super GP Entries

Team	Car	#	Starting Driver	Second Driver
Pulsar Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	109	Jiri Komárek	Jules Vergne
		110	Laurent Couteau	José Álvarez
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
TBA	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 Tests

Date	Track	Fastest Driver	Fastest Team	Fastest Time	Main Article
February 20	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Ricardo Llosa	Union Saver Developments	1:42.426	2016 GT-R WC Pre-Season Test
February 21		Stefan Kuntz	Racing Team Solvalou	1:40.784
October 31	Suzuka Circuit				2016 GT-R WC Super GP Test
November 1

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	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch
Round of France	Paul Ricard HTTT	8 May	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones
Round of Canada	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park	12 June	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant
Round of the United States	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	19 June	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	Stefan Kuntz Darren Cardel	Ricardo Llosa Jordan McKenna	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri
Round of Germany	Norisring	10 July	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	Nestra Aya Fabian Rei	Karl Lichter Shultz Alphonse Ribeiro	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes
RAC Tourist Trophy	Silverstone Circuit	7 August	Stefan Kuntz Darren Cardel	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones
Round of Belgium	Circuit de Spa Francorchamps	11 September	Stefan Kuntz Darren Cardel	Jimmy Rosenforth Mike Stern	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch	Tom Douglas Nikolai Nurmovitsch
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	Ret	4	2	1	Ret								55
2	Rafael Modena Dennis Mignolet	27	3	3	3	Ret	7	5	3								50
3	Gerald Pereria Shane Sparks	19	13	2	1	21	11	6	5								38
4	Giovanni Roda Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	28	2	4	7	10	Ret	3	Ret								35
5	Darren Cardel Stefan Kuntz	03	5	10	24	20	20	2	2								31
6	Alphonse Ribeiro Karl Lichter Shultz	25	18	14	2	17	9	14	1								29
7	John Magnus Olivier Gardin	7	17	1	8	Ret	6	Ret	12								23
8	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	42	Ret	Ret	20	1	19	7	8								22
9	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant	41	Ret	18	11	5	1	12	18								21
10	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri	32	Ret	Ret	17	2	15	4	13								20
11	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	0	11	9	Ret	3	8	8	14								18
12	Nestra Aya Fabian Rei	20	9	5	10	25	14	Ret	4								17
13	Nikolai Nurmovitsch	73	4	Ret	4	16	18	17	11								16
14	Tom Douglas	73	4	Ret	4		18		11								16
15	Pieter Kickert	31	8	Ret	9		4	11	Ret								13
16	Andoni Garrido Roy Mellows	77	Ret	12	19	Ret	3	Ret	10								11
17	Wakana Morioka Milan Vukovic	30	16	Ret	27	6	5	Ret	Ret								11
18	Heizo Takekawa Unai Vera	67	14	8	5	13	Ret	Ret	19								9
19	Adrian Rojo Fernández Jans Zeitner	15	22	13	6	7	12	19	15								9
20	JP Laurent	31				Ret	4	11	Ret								8
21	Antonio Fazio Enrico Molinaro	02	Ret	Ret	16	8	Ret	10	7								8
22	John Bovy	87	7	15	22	9	Ret	16	Ret								6
23	Yuji Itoh Luca Modena	48	21	7	25	19	Ret	20	9								6
24	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes	34	12	11	21	15	Ret	13	6								5
25	Jimmy Rosenforth Mike Stern	62	6	Ret	15	11	Ret	Ret	Ret								5
26	John Zimmer	31	8	Ret	9	Ret											5
27	Jayleen Mori	87	7	15	22		Ret	16	Ret								4
28	Chacko Palaniappan	11	10	20	14	18	13	9	Ret								3
29	Randall Wade	11					13	9	Ret								2
30	Bobby Lomack	87				9											2
31	Du Lei	11	10	20	14												1
32	Casper Toft Chris Winter	69					10	Ret	Ret								1
33	Pierre Mantovani Andrea Massini	54	19	19	13	12	16	Ret	Ret								0
34	Simon Garfünkel Kim Jong-Sung	5	20	Ret	12	23	17	21	Ret								0
35	Anthony North Peter Wok Cheng	55	15	Ret	18	14	Ret	15	16								0
36	Justin Case	73				16		17									0
37	Saeed Al Faisal Roland Davidson	6	Ret	16	Ret	24	Ret	18	20								0
38	Mattias Kjellerup	39	23	17	26	22	Ret	Ret	17								0
39	Jasper Lerby	39	23	17	26		Ret		17								0
40	Catarina Lopes	11				18											0
41	Steffen Belsø	39				22		Ret									0
42	Ernest Bruno Carsten Jancker	49	24	Ret	23	Ret											0

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CAN	USA	GER	GBR	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts
1	IBR Scuderia Alitalia	27	3	3	3	Ret	7	5	3								85
		28	2	4	7	10	Ret	3	Ret
2	Union Saver Developments	25	18	14	2	17	9	14	1								84
		26	1	6	Ret	4	2	1	Ret
3	Gerald Pereria-Pan Asia Alliance	19	13	2	1	21	11	6	5								55
		20	9	5	10	25	14	Ret	4
4	Ambrose-Milan Autosport	41	Ret	18	11	5	1	12	18								43
		42	Ret	Ret	20	1	19	7	8
5	Racing Team Solvalou	02	Ret	Ret	16	8	Ret	10	7								39
		03	5	10	24	20	20	2	2
6	Aeroracing Engineering	7	17	1	8	Ret	6	Ret	12								34
		77	Ret	12	19	Ret	3	Ret	10
7	Rojo GT	15	22	13	6	7	12	19	15								29
		32	Ret	Ret	17	2	15	4	13
8	Scuderia Vittore	0	11	9	Ret	3	8	8	14								18
9	Rosenforth Engineering	31	8	Ret	9	Ret	4	11	Ret								18
		62	6	Ret	15	11	Ret	Ret	Ret
10	JLD Motorsports	73	4	Ret	4	16	18	17	11								16
11	Onyx Racing	30	16	Ret	27	6	5	Ret	Ret								11
12	Aurico Autosport	34	12	11	21	15	Ret	13	6								11
		48	21	7	25	19	Ret	20	9
13	Puyo-Puyo	67	14	8	5	13	Ret	Ret	19								9
14	Kun Engineering	87	7	15	22	9	Ret	16	Ret								6
13	Best In The World Motorsport	11	10	20	14	18	13	9	Ret								3
16	Luxray Engineering	69					10	Ret	Ret								1
17	Chris Short Racing	54	19	19	13	12	16	Ret	Ret								0
		55	15	Ret	18	14	Ret	15	16
18	Scuderia Belgio	5	20	Ret	12	23	17	21	Ret								0
19	Gulf Racing	6	Ret	16	Ret	24	Ret	18	20								0
20	Kjellerup Racing	39	23	17	26	22	Ret	Ret	17								0
21	Aero Kings Racing	49	24	Ret	23	Ret											0

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	8	Ret	6										31
2	Denis van Walwijk Alexis Tantovich	0	11	9	Ret	3	8										31
3	Joey Alliot Jacques Malenfant	41	Ret	18	11	5	1										29
4	Nikolai Nurmovitsch	73	4	Ret	4	16	18										24
5	Tom Douglas	73	4	Ret	4		18										24
6	Heizo Takekawa Unai Vera	67	14	8	5	13	Ret										24
7	Adrian Rojo Fernández Jans Zeitner	15	22	13	6	7	12										21
8	Andoni Garrido Roy Mellows	77	Ret	12	19	Ret	3										18
9	Wakana Morioka Milan Vukovic	30	16	Ret	27	6	5										18
10	Frank van Nifterick Helena Boveri	32	Ret	Ret	17	2	15										17
11	Matteo Rossi Oliver Jones	42	Ret	Ret	20	1	19										15
12	John Bovy	87	7	15	22	9	Ret										15
13	Chacko Palaniappan	11	10	20	14	18	13										14
14	Claude Vergne Fernando Valdes	34	12	11	21	15	Ret										12
15	Jayleen Mori	87	7	15	22		Ret										11
16	Du Lei	11	10	20	14												11
17	Yuji Itoh Luca Modena	48	21	7	25	19	Ret										9
18	Pierre Mantovani Andrea Massini	54	19	19	13	12	16										8
19	Anthony North Peter Wok Cheng	55	15	Ret	18	14	Ret										5
20	Simon Garfünkel Kim Jong-Sung	5	20	Ret	12	23	17										5
21	Casper Toft Chris Winter	69					10										5
22	Bobby Lomack	87				9											4
23	Randall Wade	11					13										3
24	Saeed Al Faisal Roland Davidson	6	Ret	16	Ret	24	Ret										2
25	Mattias Kjellerup	39	23	17	26	22	Ret										1
26	Jasper Lerby	39	23	17	26		Ret										1
27	Justin Case	73				16											0
28	Catarina Lopes	11				18											0
29	Steffen Belsø	39				22											0
30	Ernest Bruno Carsten Jancker	49	24	Ret	23	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	CAN	USA	GER	UK	BEL	ARG	BRA	CHN	JPN	SGP	Pts
1	Ferrari	27	3	3	3	Ret	7	5									80
		28	2	4	7	10	Ret	3
2	Chevrolet	25	18	14	2	17	9	14									75
		26	1	6	Ret	4	2	1
3	Lister	19	13	2	1	21	11	6									59
		20	9	5	10	25	14	Ret
4	Lamborghini	02	Ret	Ret	16	8	Ret	10									47
		03	5	10	24	20	20	2
5	Pagani	31	8	Ret	9	Ret	4	11									41
		62	6	Ret	15	11	Ret	Ret
Pos	Manufacturer	#	MAL	AUS	ITA	FRA	CAN	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