The 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the first season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The season featured three rounds — after the cancellation of the 6 Hours of the Americas - starting with Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on 7 February and the season concluded with the Sepang 12 Hours on 10 December.[1]

Calendar

On 29 January it was announced that the 6 Hours of the Americas would be cancelled with the official reason a lack of entrants.[2] The test days of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup were only four days after the event, so the European teams would be cutting it close for both events. Instead, the organizers postponed the race for a year, but there were no plans to run the race.

RoundEventCircuitDateReport
1Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 HourMount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia7 FebruaryReport
2Total 24 Hours of SpaCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium30–31 JulyReport
3Sepang 12 HoursSepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia10 DecemberReport
Source:[3]

Entry list

Intercontinental GT Challenge entries

ManufacturerTeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
AudiAudi Sport Team WRTR8 LMS1Will Stevens[4]P2
Dries Vanthoor[4]
Frédéric Vervisch[4]
28Nico Müller[4]P2
René Rast[4]
Laurens Vanthoor[4]
Phoenix Racing["N" 1]
Audi Sport Team Phoenix["N" 1]
2Alex Davison[5]PA1
Laurens Vanthoor[5]
Markus Winkelhock
Markus Winkelhock[5]
6P2
Christopher Mies[4]
Frank Stippler[4]
15Robin Frijns[6]P3
Christopher Haase[6]
Laurens Vanthoor[6]
16Pierre Kaffer[6]P3
René Rast[6]
Markus Winkelhock[6]
Melbourne Performance Centre74Christopher Haase[5]PA1
Marco Mapelli[5]
Christopher Mies[5]
75Steve McLaughlan[5]PA1
René Rast[5]
Garth Tander[5]
BentleyBentley Team M-SportContinental GT37Vincent Abril[4]P2
Steven Kane[4]
Guy Smith[4]
8Wolfgang Reip[4]P2
Andy Soucek[4]
Maxime Soulet[4]
10Matt Bell[5]PA1
Steven Kane[5]
Guy Smith[5]
31David Russell[5]PA1
Andy Soucek[5]
Maxime Soulet[5]
McLarenK-PAX Racing650S GT39Shane van Gisbergen[6]P3
Côme Ledogar[6]
Álvaro Parente[6]
McElrea Racing11Matt Campbell[5]Am1
Warren Luff[5]
Tim Slade[5]
Tony Walls[5]
Keltic Racing37Craig Baird[5]Am1
Klark Quinn[5]
Tony Quinn[5]
Garage 5958Rob Bell[4]P2
Shane van Gisbergen[4]
Côme Ledogar[4]
59Alex Fontana[4]P2
Struan Moore[4]
Andrew Watson[4]
60Pipo Derani[4]P2
Bruno Senna[4]
Duncan Tappy[4]
Tekno Autosports59Shane van Gisbergen[5]PA1
Álvaro Parente[5]
Jonathon Webb[5]
60Rob Bell[5]PA1
Will Davison[5]
Andrew Watson[5]
Mercedes-BenzAMG - Team Black FalconAMG GT300Yelmer Buurman[4]P2
Maro Engel[4]
Bernd Schneider[4]
MishumotorsSLS AMG GT333Alex Kapadia[5]PA1
Mirco Schultis[5]
Patrick Simon[5]
Renger van der Zande[5]
Erebus Motorsport36Nico Bastian[5]PA1
Thomas Jäger[5]
David Reynolds[5]
63Austin Cindric[5]PA1
Maro Engel[5]
Bernd Schneider[5]
AMG - Team HTP MotorsportAMG GT384Dominik Baumann[4]P2
Maximilian Buhk[4]
Jazeman Jaafar[4]
86Maximilian Götz[4]P2
Thomas Jäger[4]
Gary Paffett[4]
AMG - Team AKKA ASP88Felix Rosenqvist[4]P2
Tristan Vautier[4]
Renger van der Zande[4]
IconClass
PPro Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
AmAm Cup

Am Drivers entries

It is unknown which drivers competed for the Am Drivers' championship at Round 1 at Bathurst, besides those who scored points. No drivers entered for the Am Drivers' championship at Round 3 at Sepang.

ManufacturerTeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Aston MartinOman Racing TeamV12 Vantage GT344Jonathan Adam[7]2
Ahmad Al Harthy[7]
Devon Modell[7]
Darren Turner[7]
AudiSaintéloc RacingR8 LMS25Marco Bonanomi[7]2
Frédéric Bouvy[7]
Christian Kelders[7]
Marc Rostan[7]
R8 LMS ultra27Michael Blanchemain[7]2
Jean-Paul Buffin[7]
Valentin Hasse-Clot[7]
Gilles Lallemant[7]
ISRR8 LMS74Philippe Giauque[7]2
Henry Hassid[7]
Nicolas Lapierre[7]
Franck Perera[7]
Melbourne Performance Centre75Steve McLaughlan1
René Rast
Garth Tander
International MotorsportR8 LMS ultra82Rick Armstrong1
Andrew Bagnall
Matt Halliday
BentleyTeam Parker RacingContinental GT324Ian Loggie[7]2
Callum MacLeod[7]
Andy Meyrick[7]
Tom Onslow-Cole[7]
30Chris Harris[7]2
David Perel[7]
Derek Pierce[7]
Carl Rosenblad[7]
BMWBoutsen GinionM6 GT312Julien Darras[7]2
Olivier Grotz[7]
Karim Ojjeh[7]
Arno Santamato[7]
FerrariKessel Racing488 GT311Alessandro Bonacini[7]2
Michał Broniszewski[7]
Giacomo Piccini[7]
Andrea Rizzoli[7]
Classic & Modern Racing458 Italia GT341Romain Brandela[7]2
Timothé Buret[7]
Bernard Delhez[7]
Mickaël Petit[7]
42Sylvain Debs[7]2
David Loger[7]
Eric Mouez[7]
Thomas Nicolle[7]
Kaspersky Motorsport["N" 2]

AF Corse["N" 3]

AT Racing["N" 4]		49Rui Águas[7]2
Stéphane Lémeret[7]
Alexander Moiseev[7]
Davide Rizzo[7]
488 GT351Matteo Cressoni[7]2
Francisco Guedes[7]
Peter Mann[7]
Rino Mastronardi[7]
52Duncan Cameron[7]2
Matt Griffin[7]
Riccardo Ragazzi[7]
Andrew Scott[7]
53Olivier Beretta[7]2
Lorenzo Bontempelli[7]
Giancarlo Fisichella[7]
Motoaki Ishikawa[7]
55Francesco Castellacci[7]2
Marco Cioci[7]
Thomas Flohr[7]
Piergiuseppe Perazzini[7]
Rinaldi Racing333Pierre Ehret[7]2
Alexander Mattschull[7]
Rinat Salikhov[7]
Marco Seefried[7]
LamborghiniLago RacingGallardo R-EX32Steve Owen1
Luke Youlden
Roger Lago[7]
1322
Steve Owen[7]
David Russell[7]
Jonathon Webb[7]
GRT Grasser Racing TeamHuracán GT363Diego Alessi[7]2
Dennis Andersen[7]
Anders Fjordbach[7]
Nicolas Pohler[7]
ARC Bratislava69Miro Konôpka[7]2
Andrzej Lewandowski[7]
Zdeno Mikuláško[7]
Teodor Myszkowski[7]
Barwell Motorsport78Marco Attard[7]2
Tom Kimber-Smith[7]
Leo Machitski[7]
Marco Mapelli[7]
666Oliver Gavin[7]2
Phil Keen[7]
Jon Minshaw[7]
Joe Osborne[7]
Attempto Racing100Louis Machiels[7]2
Jeroen Mul[7]
Max van Splunteren[7]
Giovanni Venturini[7]
Mercedes-BenzBlack FalconAMG GT356Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal[7]2
Daniel Juncadella[7]
Oliver Morley[7]
Miguel Toril[7]
AKKA ASP89Laurent Cazenave[7]2
Michael Lyons[7]
Morgan Moullin-Traffort[7]
Daniele Perfetti[7]
PorscheIMSA Performance911 GT3 R76Thierry Cornac[7]2
Raymond Narac[7]
Maxime Jousse[7]
Patrick Pilet[7]
Attempto Racing77Nicolas Armindo[7]2
Kévin Estre[7]
Jürgen Häring[7]
Clément Mateu[7]

Race results

Rnd.CircuitPole positionIGTC winnersAm winnersWinning Manufacturer
1BathurstNo. 59 Tekno AutosportsNo. 59 Tekno AutosportsNo. 75 Melbourne Performance CentreMcLaren
Shane van Gisbergen
Álvaro Parente
Jonathon Webb		Shane van Gisbergen
Álvaro Parente
Jonathon Webb		Steve McLaughlan
2Spa-FrancorchampsNo. 28 Audi Sport Team WRTNo. 88 AMG - Team AKKA ASPNo. 76 IMSA PerformanceMercedes-Benz
Nico Müller
René Rast
Laurens Vanthoor		Felix Rosenqvist
Tristan Vautier
Renger van der Zande		Thierry Cornac
3SepangNo. 9 K-PAX RacingNo. 15 Audi Sport Team PhoenixNo entriesAudi
Shane van Gisbergen
Côme Ledogar
Álvaro Parente		Robin Frijns
Christopher Haase
Laurens Vanthoor

Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A manufacturer only received points for its two highest placed cars in each round.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championships

The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.

Pos.DriverManufacturerBAT
SPA
SEP
Total
1Laurens VanthoorAudi32158
2René RastAudi62244
3Shane van GisbergenMcLaren19342
4Álvaro ParenteMcLaren1340
5Markus WinkelhockAudi311233
6Steven Kane
Guy Smith		Bentley2626
7Renger van der ZandeMercedes-BenzRet125
7Christopher HaaseAudiRet125
7Jonathon WebbMcLaren125
7Felix Rosenqvist
Tristan Vautier		Mercedes-Benz125
7Robin FrijnsAudi125
7Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet		Bentley5325
8Thomas JägerMercedes-Benz4424
9Matt BellBentley218
9Nico MüllerAudi218
9Pierre KafferAudi218
10Côme LedogarMcLaren9317
11Alex DavisonAudi315
11Wolfgang ReipBentley315
12Nico Bastian
David Reynolds		Mercedes-Benz412
12Maximilian Götz
Gary Paffett		Mercedes-Benz412
13David RussellBentley510
13Dominik Baumann
Maximilian Buhk
Jazeman Jaafar		Mercedes-Benz510
14Steve McLaughlan
Garth Tander		Audi68
14Vincent AbrilBentley68
14Rob BellMcLaren798
15Andrew WatsonMcLaren7Ret6
15Will DavisonMcLaren76
15Maro Engel
Bernd Schneider		Mercedes-BenzRet76
15Yelmer BuurmanMercedes-Benz76
16Will Stevens
Dries Vanthoor
Frédéric Vervisch		Audi84
17Pipo Derani
Bruno Senna
Duncan Tappy		McLaren101
Christopher MiesAudiRet110
Frank StipplerAudi110
Austin CindricMercedes-BenzRet
Craig Baird
Klark Quinn
Tony Quinn		McLarenRet
Alex Kapadia
Mirco Schultis
Patrick Simon		Mercedes-BenzRet
Marco MapelliAudiRet
Matt Campbell
Warren Luff
Tim Slade
Tony Walls		McLarenRet
Alex Fontana
Struan Moore		McLarenRet
Pos.DriverManufacturerBAT
SPA
SEP
Points
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Am Drivers

Pos.DriverManufacturerBAT
SPA
SEP
Total
1Steve McLaughlanAudi125
1Thierry CornacPorsche125
2Roger LagoLamborghini21019
3Philippe Giauque
Henry Hassid		Audi218
4Rick ArmstrongAudi315
4Jon MinshawLamborghini315
5Daniele PerfettiMercedes-Benz412
6Michał BroniszewskiFerrari510
7Ahmad Al HarthyAston Martin68
8Marco Attard
Leo Machitski		Lamborghini76
9Oliver MorleyMercedes-Benz84
10Francisco Guedes
Peter Mann
Rino Mastronardi		Ferrari92
Pierre Ehret
Alexander Mattschull
Rinat Salikhov		Ferrari110
Miro Konôpka
Andrzej Lewandowski
Teodor Myszkowski		Lamborghini120
Dennis AndersenLamborghini130
Christian Kelders
Marc Rostan		Audi140
Duncan CameronFerrari150
Michael Blanchemain
Jean-Paul Buffin
Gilles Lallemant		Audi160
Louis MachielsLamborghini170
Chris Harris
David Perel
Derek Pierce		Bentley180
Thomas Flohr
Piergiuseppe Perazzini		FerrariRet
Karim OjjehBMWRet
Stéphane Lémeret
Alexander Moiseev
Davide Rizzo		FerrariRet
Romain Brandela
Bernard Delhez		FerrariRet
Sylvain Debs
David Loger		FerrariRet
Ian LoggieBentleyRet
Jürgen Häring
Clément Mateu		PorscheRet
Lorenzo Bontempelli
Motoaki Ishikawa		FerrariRet
Pos.DriverManufacturerBAT
SPA
SEP
Points

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.ManufacturerCarBAT
SPA
SEP
Total
1AudiR8 LMS32188
682
2BentleyContinental GT32351
56
3Mercedes-BenzSLS AMG GT3/AMG GT34149
Ret4
3McLaren650S GT319349
710
Pos.ManufacturerCarBAT
SPA
SEP
Points

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Car No. 2 entered as Phoenix Racing and cars No. 6, 15 and 16 entered as Audi Sport Team Phoenix.
  2. ^ Car No. 49 entered as Kaspersky Motorsport.
  3. ^ Cars No. 51, 52 and 53 entered as AF Corse.
  4. ^ Car No. 55 entered as AT Racing under Austrian licence.

References

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