2016 SportsCar Grand Prix

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

The 2016 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix was a professional sports car racing event held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ontario on July 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2016.[1] The race was the seventh round of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the event marked the 31st IMSA sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Race background

For 2016, the WeatherTech Championship race featured all four classes, Prototype (P), Prototype Challenge (PC), GT Le Mans (GTLM) and the GT Daytona (GTD) for the first time since the 2013 edition of the Grand Prix.[2] The weekend also included races for the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Mazda Prototype Lites, the Global MX-5 Cup and the Nissan Micra Cup.[3]

Report

Race results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps
Engine
1 P 31 United States Action Express Racing United States Eric Curran
United States Dane Cameron		 Coyote Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
2 P 5 United States Action Express Racing Portugal João Barbosa
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi		 Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
3 P 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor		 Chevrolet Corvette DP C 125
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
Source: [4]

[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Media

Television

The race was broadcast live by Fox Sports on Fox Sports 1 in the United States and on Fox Sports Racing in Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.[12] The event was televised internationally by FOX Sports Latin America, Motors TV in Europe, and Fox Sports Asia.

Radio

The race was broadcast by IMSA Radio with announcers John Hindhaugh and Jeremy Shaw calling the race on IMSA.tv and radiolemans.com, and simulcast on Sirius channel 106 satellite radio and on 90.7 FM at the track.

References

  1. ↑ "IMSA announces schedule for 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar season". Fox Sports. August 8, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Dagys, John (August 8, 2015). "2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Chalmers, Ryan (November 17, 2015). "CTMP unveils 2015 major events schedule". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Race Unofficial Results by Class" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Dagys, John (July 10, 2016). "Action Express Racing takes 1-2 at Mosport". Fox Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ DiZinno, Tony (July 10, 2016). "IMSA: Action Express Corvette DP, Ford double up again at CTMP". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ McDonald, Norris (July 10, 2016). "Cameron, Curran win Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix". The Toronto Star. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Action Express Corvettes dominate Canadian IMSA race". Autoweek. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ DeGroot, Nick (July 10, 2016). "Cameron, Curran earn first win of the season at CTMP". Motorsport.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ Pruett, Marshall (July 10, 2016). "IMSA: Action Express, Ford rule in Canada". Racer.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ Cole Smith, Steven (July 11, 2016). "Action Express Racing Corvette DP wins at CTMP". Inside Track Motorsport News. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ "IMSA: 2016 TV schedules for WeatherTech Championship and Continental Tire Challenge announced". Racer.com. January 21, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

External links

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Previous race:
6 Hours of Watkins Glen		 2016 season Next race:
Northeast Grand Prix
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