The 2016 Dunlop Endurance Championship is a motor racing championship for GT cars, touring cars, sportscars and Production cars held across England. Cars compete in five classes with a car's class decided on horsepower, momentum, equipment, etc. It is the 14th season of a Britcar championship, the 5th run as the Britcar Endurance Championship and the 1st run as the Dunlop Britcar Endurance Championship.[1] The championship began on 26 March at Silverstone and ended on 13 November at Brands Hatch.
Calendar
The 2016 calendar was announced on 5 January 2016.[2] Each race would consist of one mandatory pit stop and a driver change.
| Round | Circuit | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire | 120 min | 26 March |
| 2 | Snetterton 300, Norfolk | 240 min | 8 May |
| 3 | Donington GP, Leicestershire | 180 min | 4 June |
| 4 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 120 min | 3 July |
| 5 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 180 min | 23 July |
| 6 | Silverstone International, Northamptonshire | 150 min | 13 August |
| 7 | Oulton Park International, Cheshire | 150 min | 1 October |
| 8 | Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent | 180 min | 12-13 November |
Teams and drivers
Cars are assigned classed based on speed, horsepower, momentum, equipment fitted to the car and the car's model;
Class 1: GT3, prototype cars
Class 2: Cup (one-make series) cars
Class 3: Cup (one-make series) and GT4 cars
Class 4: GT4, cup and touring cars
Class 5: Production cars
| Class 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| FF Corse | Ferrari 458 GT3 | 1 | 1, 3–8 | |
| Neil Garner Motorsport[N 1] | Mosler MT900R GT3 | 3 | 1–2, 4–5, 8 | |
| Praga R4S LM[N 2][3] | 7 | 1 | ||
| Renault R.S. 01 GT3 | 1–3 | |||
| MacG Racing | Taranis | 8 | 1, 4, 6 | |
| 6 | ||||
| HUD Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 12 | 1 | |
| Wessex Vehicles | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | 15 | 4 | |
| Carnell Nielsen Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 18 | 1 | |
| Tockwith Motorsport[4] | Audi R8 LMS[4] | 19 | All | |
| ING Sport | BMW Z4 GT3 | 46 | 1, 3, 5, 7–8 | |
| 3 | ||||
| ABG Motorsport | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 77 | 1 | |
| Rollcentre Racing | Mosler MT900R GT3 | 888 | 7 | |
| Class 2 | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| FF Corse | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1–2, 6, 8 | |||
| 1–2, 8 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 9 | 2–4, 6 | |||
| 44 | 3 | |||
| Moss Motorsport | BMW 1M E82 | 13 | 5 | |
| SG Racing | Porsche 997 Cup | 32 | 6–7 | |
| Porscheshop | Porsche 911 RSR | 34 | 1–3 | |
| WDC Racing | Ferrari 360 Challenge | 71 | 1 | |
| Class 2 Invitation | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| WDC Racing | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 71 | 8 | |
| Class 3 | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| WDC Racing | BMW M3 GT4 | 7 | 6 | |
| Track Torque Racing | Chevron GR8 | 17 | 1 | |
| 3 | ||||
| SG Racing[5] | Porsche 997 Cup[5] | 32 | 1–2 | |
| Century Motorsport | Ginetta G55 Supercup | 43 | All | |
| 88 | 1–2 | |||
| Whitebridge Motorsport[6] | Aston Martin Vantage GT4[6] | 54 | All | |
| 1–3 | ||||
| 4–7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| Moss Motorsport | BMW M3 E46 | 57 | 1 | |
| Hofmann's Henley Ltd[7] | Lotus Europa | 58 | 1–4, 6–7 | |
| 1–4, 7 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| Bespoke Cars Racing | Porsche 997 Cup | 69 | 1, 5–6 | |
| 5–6 | ||||
| Going Lean | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 76 | 8 | |
| Vantage Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 91 | 2 | |
| Class 3 Invitation | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Team HARD Racing | Ginetta G55 GT4 | 21 | 8 | |
| 34 | 8 | |||
| Orbital Sound | Lotus Exige | 55 | 7 | |
| Class 4 | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Geoff Steel Racing[8] | BMW M3 E36[8] | 13 | 1 | |
| Cuda Drinks | Ginetta G50 | 14 | 3 | |
| Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM[9] | BMW M3 E46 GTR | 38 | 1, 4, 7 | |
| Moss Motorsport | BMW M3 E46 | 57 | 2–3, 6 | |
| 2–3 | ||||
| 5–6 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| SICL.com | SEAT León Supercopa | 60 | 1 | |
| Class 5 | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Cuda Drinks | Ginetta G40 GT5 | 14 | 3 | |
| Newbridge Motorsport | Porsche Boxster | 24 | 3 | |
| Woodard Racing Organisation | BMW Mini JCW Challenge R56 | 49 | 1 | |
| 2–3, 7–8 | ||||
| 2, 7–8 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| Synchro Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R | 76 | 1–7 | |
| 2, 6–7 | ||||
| 3, 5 | ||||
Results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Overall Winner | Winning C1 | Winning C2 | Winning C3 | Winning C4 | Winning C5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverstone GP[11] | No. 1 FF Corse | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 34 Porscheshop | No. 43 Century Motorsport | No. 38 Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM | No. 76 Synchro Motorsport |
| 2 | Snetterton 300[12] | No. 3 Neil Garner Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 9 FF Corse | No. 7 Holden Autosport | No. 9 FF Corse | No. 88 Century Motorsport | No. 57 Moss Motorsport | No. 76 Synchro Motorsport |
| 3 | Donington GP[13] | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 44 FF Corse | No. 43 Century Motorsport | No. 57 Moss Motorsport | No. 76 Synchro Motorsport |
| 4 | Thruxton Circuit[14] | No. 15 Wessex Vehicles | No. 15 Wessex Vehicles | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 9 FF Corse | No. 43 Century Motorsport | No. 38 Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM | No. 76 Synchro Motorsport |
| 5 | Croft Circuit[15] | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 13 Moss Motorsport | No. 54 Whitebridge Motorsport | No. 57 Moss Motorsport | No. 76 Synchro Motorsport |
| 6 | Silverstone International[16] | No. 1 FF Corse | No. 1 FF Corse | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 9 FF Corse | No. 69 Bespoke Cars Racing | No. 57 Moss Motorsport | No. 76 Synchro Motorsport |
| 7 | Oulton Park International[17] | No. 1 FF Corse | No. 1 FF Corse | No. 888 Rollcentre Racing | No. 888 Rollcentre Racing | No. 32 SG Racing | No. 43 Century Motorsport | No. 38 Atkins Motorsport With Snows BM | No. 76 Synchro Motorsport |
| 8 | Brands Hatch Indy[18] | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 19 Tockwith Motorsport | No. 3 Neil Garner Motorsport | No. 3 Neil Garner Motorsport | No. 5 FF Corse | No. 34 Team HARD Racing | No. 57 Moss Motorsport | No. 49 Woodard Racing Organisation |
Overall championship standings
Points are awarded as follows in all classes
| System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | PP | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Class championship standings
Points are awarded as follows in all classes
| System | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | PP | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
(key)
| Pos. | Drivers | No. | SILGP | SNE | DON | THR | CRO | SILINT | OUL | BRH | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 170 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 107 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 91 | ||||
| 4 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 82 | ||||
| 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 55 | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 37 | ||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 888 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 8 | 15 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||
| 9 | 18 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| 10 | 12 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||
| – | 77 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| Class 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 85 | |||||
| 2 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 60 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56 | |||||
| Ret | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 71 | 21 | 20 | ||||||||
| 5 | 13 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||
| 6 | 32 | NC | 4 | 15 | |||||||
| drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||
| – | 71 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| Class 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | NC | 5 | 8 | 170 | |
| 2 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 145 | |
| 10 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 74 | |||
| 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 69 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 55 | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 37 | |||||||
| 6 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 34 | |||||||
| 7 | 17 | 9 | 31 | ||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||
| 8 | 57 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
| 10 | 91 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||
| – | 76 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||
| drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||
| – | 55 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| – | 34 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| – | 21 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| Class 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 93 | |||||||
| 14 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 55 | ||||||
| 3 | 13 | 12 | 20 | ||||||||
| 4 | 60 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||
| 5 | 14 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||
| Class 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 76 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 116 | ||
| 7 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 49 | 22 | 63 | ||||||||
| 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
| 9 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 14 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||
| – | 24 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Drivers | No. | SILGP | SNE | DON | THR | CRO | SILINT | OUL | BRH | Pts |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Dunlop to support Britcar Endurance relaunch". Britcar Endurance. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Revised 2019 Provisional Calendar Released". Britcar Endurance. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Neil Garner Motorsport | Cars". Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tockwith Motorsport move up to the Dunlop Endurance Championship". Britcar Endurance. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Cunninghams return to Britcar". Britcar Endurance. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Chris Murphy partners Jody Fannin for Dunlop Endurance Championship". Britcar Endurance. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Hofmann's of Henley enter their unbeaten Lotus Europa". Britcar Endurance. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- 1 2 3 "2016 Racing Season". geoffsteelracing.co.uk/. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "First Team signs up for 2016". Britcar Endurance. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Search - "Britcar" :: Timing Solutions LTD".
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championship Silverstone GP Circuit March 26th 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championship Snetterton 300 Circuit 8th May 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championshop Donington Park GP Circuit 9th April 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championshop Thruxton Circuit 3rd July 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championship Croft Circuit 23rd July 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championship Silverstone International Circuit 13th August 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championship Oulton Park International Circuit 1st October 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dunlop Endurance Championship Brands Hatch Indy 12th & 13th November 2016" (PDF). tsl-timing.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2020.