2016 World GT Series season

**2016 World GT Series season**

Competition	World GT
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	7
Vehicle(s)	Aston Martin, BMW, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Dodge
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers
Teams	15
Drivers' Champion	Risto Kappet
Teams' Champion	Streetfighter Racing Systems
GT Series Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018

GPVWC series in 2016
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Other series
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The 2016 World GT Series was the fourth running of the GPVWC World GT Series. Luis Felipe Capamadjian was set to enter as the reigning Drivers' champion however failed to make a single round of the season. Scuderia Basilea though did return to defend their Teams' title. Ultimately, Estonian Risto Kappet ended up dominating the entire championship winning all races barring the last of the season which he did not attend. His team, Streetfighter Racing Systems, were crowned the new Teams' champions.

Teams and drivers

World GT Team	Base	Team	Vehicle	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Scuderia Basilea	Binningen, Switzerland	Basilea	Ferrari 458	G	0	Jordan Weekes	1-2
Scuderia Basilea	Binningen, Switzerland	Basilea	Ferrari 458	G	2	Nico Barclay	1-2
TSA Racing	Stowmarket, England	TSA	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	3	Cameron Brewster	1
					3	Matthew Chirgwin	2
					4	Thomas Jacobs	1-2
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	Ferrari 458	G	5	Borja Millan	1-2
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	Ferrari 458	G	6	Mark Fuller	1-2
SimTech Motorsport	Limerick, Ireland	SimTech	Aston Martin Vantage	G	7	Sherwin van der Sloot	1-2
					8	Luke Walsh	1
					8	Standa Sehnal	2
Armaroli Racing Team	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Armaroli	Ferrari 458	G	9	Gerrit de Vries	1-2
Armaroli Racing Team	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Armaroli	Ferrari 458	G	10	Lorenzo de Ciutiis	1
Cosmo Autosport	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	Cosmo	BMW Z4 ¹	G	11	Thomas Hinss	1-2
Cosmo Autosport	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	Cosmo	BMW Z4 ¹	G	12	Bart de Vos	1-2
FA Racing ²	Lahti, Finland	FA	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	14
FA Racing ²	Lahti, Finland	FA	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	15
YTF1	Bath, England	YTF1	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	14	Matthew Allington	2
					14	Philip Morby	4-6
					15	Edgar Ruiz	3-5
Ice Cold Racing	Gothenburg, Sweden	Ice Cold	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	16	Tommi Ojala	1-2
Ice Cold Racing	Gothenburg, Sweden	Ice Cold	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	17	Kevin Cox	1
MadCape Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	MadCape	Ferrari 458	G	18	Marius Nicolae	1-2
MadCape Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	MadCape	Ferrari 458	G	19	Michel de Jonge
Racing Team Schroten	Bennekom, Netherlands	RTS	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	20	Rory Collins	1-2
Racing Team Schroten	Bennekom, Netherlands	RTS	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	21	Tom Parker	1-2
RPM Racing	Bourne, England	RPM	Ferrari 458	G	22	Tobias Olsson	1-2
					23	Argenis Riera	1
					23	Rob Mason	2
STAX Racing	Halifax, Canada	STAX	Aston Martin Vantage	G	24	Diego Carranza	1-2
					25	Geoffrey Fournier	1
					25	Andrew Waring	2
Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	SRS	Ferrari 458	G	1	Luis Felipe Capamadjian
					26	Philipp Puschke	1
					27	Risto Kappet	1-2
Tēafor Motorsport ³	Norwich, England	Tēafor	Aston Martin Vantage	G	28
Tēafor Motorsport ³	Norwich, England	Tēafor	Aston Martin Vantage	G	29
Epic Racing	Banbury, England	Epic	SRT Viper GTS-R	G	28	Florian Engel	2
Epic Racing	Banbury, England	Epic	SRT Viper GTS-R	G	29	Christoph Lichtenstein	2
TTF Racing	London, England	TTF	Chevrolet Corvette C7R ⁴	G	30	Bret Metcalf	1-2
					31	Rudolph Mare	1-2

¹ Cosmo Autosport were originally allocated the Aston Martin Vantage. However, following an opportunity for teams to change cars, they elected to switch to the BMW Z4.
² FA Racing chose to withdraw from the series following Round 1 after failing to secure any drivers in preseason, or indeed post-Fuji. Their entry was taken over by YTF1, who entered the series with the Chevrolet Corvette C7R.
³ Tēafor Motorsport were originally included on the 15-team grid but withdrew prior to the first round at Fuji. Their entry was taken over by Epic Racing, who entered the series with the SRT Viper.
⁴ TTF Racing were originally allocated the Aston Martin Vantage. However, following an opportunity for teams to change cars, they elected to switch to the Chevrolet Corvette C7R.

Team changes

Aurora Motorsports, Downforce iZone Racing, Edonis Engineering, Fox Racing, Hawkeye Racing, PB Racing, Smile Power Racing, The Mighty Forth, Torrent Motorsports and Walk Racing all did not continue into the 2016 season.

Mid-season changes

FA Racing and Tēafor Motorsport both entered the championship, the former returning having last competed in 2013, but withdrew before competing. Their slots were taken over by YTF1 (entering for the first time) and Epic Racing (who last competed in 2013) respectively.

New entries

Cosmo Autosport, MadCape Racing Team, RPM Racing, STAX Racing, Streetfighter Racing Systems and TTF Racing would all make their World GT debuts in 2016.

Returning entries

Ice Cold Racing and Racing Team Schroten returned to the series, both having last competed in the 2013 season.

Report

Race Weekend Format

19:00 GMT ~ Free Practice
19:35 GMT ~ Qualifying
19:50 GMT ~ Warmup
20:00 GMT ~ Race Start

2016 Calendar

Rounds	Race Title	Circuit	Date	Race Details
Rounds	Race Title	Circuit	Date	Track Time	GMT	Duration
1	Japanese GT Cup	Fuji Speedway	3rd March	TBC	19:15	60 Min.
2	Brazilian GT Cup	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	31st March	TBC	19:15	60 Min.
3	Turkish GT Cup	Istanbul Park	14th April	TBC	19:15	60 Min.
4	Belgian GT Cup	Spa-Francorchamps	28th April	TBC	19:15	60 Min.
5	Czech GT Cup	Brno Circuit	26th May	TBC	19:15	60 Min.
6	British GT Cup	Silverstone Circuit	23rd June	TBC	19:15	60 Min.
7	American GT Cup	Circuit of the Americas	21st July	TBC	19:15	60 Min.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	GT Cups	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	Japanese GT Cup	Risto Kappet (1:36.991)	Jordan Weekes (1:37.896)	Risto Kappet	Streetfighter Racing Systems	Report
2	Brazilian GT Cup	Risto Kappet (1:29.560)	Borja Millan (1:30.320)	Risto Kappet	Streetfighter Racing Systems	Report
3	Turkish GT Cup	Risto Kappet (1:50.477)	Risto Kappet (1:51.637)	Risto Kappet	Streetfighter Racing Systems	Report
4	Belgian GT Cup	Risto Kappet (2:16.254)	Risto Kappet (2:17.472)	Risto Kappet	Streetfighter Racing Systems	Report
5	Czech GT Cup	Risto Kappet (1:54.944)	Risto Kappet (1:56.790)	Risto Kappet	Streetfighter Racing Systems	Report
6	British GT Cup	Risto Kappet (1:57.299)	Risto Kappet (1:58.758)	Risto Kappet	Streetfighter Racing Systems	Report
7	American GT Cup	Borja Millan (2:04.239)	Carlos Andres Ladines (2:05.693)	Thomas Jacobs	TSA Racing	Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	JPN	BRA	TUR	BEL	CZE	GBR	USA	Points
1	Risto Kappet	1	1	1	1	1	1		150
2	Thomas Jacobs	4	3	2	2	5	4	1	118
3	Nico Barclay	6	2	4	5	6	3	5	91
4	Carlos Andres Ladines			3	3	3	5	2	79
5	Borja Millan	2	14	8	Ret		2	3	66
6	Sherwin van der Sloot	11	11	Ret	9	4	7	11	44
7	Matthew Chirgwin		6	7	11	8	17	6	42
8	James Johnson			5		2			31
9	Argenis Riera	13		6	6	12			27
10	Diego Carranza	19	8	11	7	11			27
11	Tobias Olsson	9	4	22^†	Ret	10	Ret		26
12	Thomas Hinss	14	5	13	Ret	7	16		25
13	Niranjan Kumar					9	8	8	25
14	Geoffrey Fournier	8					6	12	22
15	Tom Parker	5	7	Ret					20
16	Jordan Weekes	3	Ret	14	Ret				18
17	David Jundt				Ret	13	12	7	16
18	Bart De Vos	Ret	10	9	13				16
19	Eric Stranne				4				13
20	Maciej Mlynek							4	13
21	Edgar Ruiz			12	8	Ret			12
22	Kacper Kolodziejczyk			10	10				12
23	Luke Walsh	7				Ret			9
24	Tommi Ojala	20	9	Ret		14	Ret		9
25	Rando Muru						14	9	9
26	Marius Nicolae	16	12	15	12				9
27	Philipp Puschke	15^†					9		8
28	Philip Morby				14	Ret	10		8
29	Kevin Cox	10							6
30	Osvaldo Angelone							10	6
31	Bret Metcalf	22	15	16	Ret	17	11		6
32	Cameron Brewster	12							4
33	Mark Fuller	21	16	18	Ret	15	13		4
34	Christoph Lichtenstein		Ret	19	14	Ret	Ret	13	4
35	Matthew Allington		13						3
36	Rory Collins	18	18	20	17		18	14	2
37	Gert James					Ret		15^†	1
38	Jarrod Vanderweide						15	Ret	1
39	Florian Engel		20	17	18	16	Ret		0
40	Gerrit de Vries	17^†	Ret	Ret	16	18			0
41	Rob Mason		17						0
42	Rudolph Mare	23	19	21		Ret			0
43	Shane Burke				19				0
44	Tobias Gruber					Ret			0
45	Marcos Riffel				Ret				0
46	Standa Sehnal		21	Ret					0
47	Daniel Benefield				Ret		Ret		0
48	Alexander van der Woude					Ret			0
49	Andrew Waring		22^†						0
50	Lorenzo de Ciutiis	Ret							0
Pos	Driver	JPN	BRA	TUR	BEL	CZE	GBR	USA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Car No.	JPN	BRA	TUR	BEL	CZE	GBR	USA	Points
1	Streetfighter Racing Systems	26	15^†		5		2	9		189
1	Streetfighter Racing Systems	27	1	1	1	1	1	1		189
2	TSA Racing	3	12	6	7	11	8	17	6	164
2	TSA Racing	4	4	3	2	2	5	4	1	164
3	STAX Racing	24	19	8	11	7	11	6	12	128
3	STAX Racing	25	8	22^†	3	3	3	5	2	128
4	Scuderia Basilea	0	3	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	14		111
4	Scuderia Basilea	2	6	2	4	5	6	3	5	111
5	ST Racing	5	2	14	8	Ret	Ret	2	3	71
5	ST Racing	6	21	16	18	Ret	15	13	Ret	71
6	SimTech Motorsport	7	11	11	Ret	9	4	7	11	66
6	SimTech Motorsport	8	7	21	Ret	19	Ret		4	66
7	RPM Racing	22	9	4	22^†	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	43
7	RPM Racing	23	13	17	6	6	12	15		43
8	Racing Team Schroten	20	5	7	Ret		9	18	14	45
8	Racing Team Schroten	21	18	18	20	17		18	14	45
9	Cosmo Autosport	11	14	5	13	Ret	7	16		41
9	Cosmo Autosport	12	Ret	10	9	13	Ret			41
10	Ice Cold Racing	16	20	9	Ret	4	14	Ret		10
10	Ice Cold Racing	17	10		10	10				10
11	MadCape Racing Team	18	16	12	15	12			9	32
11	MadCape Racing Team	19				Ret	13	12	7	32
12	YTF1	14	NC	13		15				29
12	YTF1	15	NC		12	8			10	29
14	TTF Racing	30	23	19	21	Ret	Ret	Ret		6
14	TTF Racing	31	22	15	16	Ret	17	11		6
15	Epic Racing	28	NC	20	17	18	16	Ret		4
15	Epic Racing	29	NC	Ret	19	14	Ret	Ret	13	4
16	Armaroli Racing Team	9	17^†	Ret	Ret	16	18			0
16	Armaroli Racing Team	10	Ret			Ret				0
Pos	Team	Car No.	JPN	BRA	TUR	BEL	CZE	GBR	USA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)