# 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup

The 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2016 Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the inaugural season of the GT3 Le Mans Cup. It began on 15 May at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari and finished on 23 October at the Autódromo do Estoril. The series was open to grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.

## Calendar

The provisional 2016 calendar was announced at 16 December 2015. All rounds supported the European Le Mans Series (excepting Silverstone) and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Race length | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Imola, Italy | 2 hours | 14 May | 4 Hours of Imola, ELMS |
| 2 | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 1 hour | 18 June | 24 Hours of Le Mans, WEC |
| 3 | Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Austria | 2 hours | 16 July | 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring, ELMS |
| 4 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 2 hours | 27 August | 4 Hours of Le Castellet, ELMS |
| 5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 2 hours | 24 September | 4 Hours of Spa, ELMS |
| 6 | Autódromo do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal | 2 hours | 22 October | 4 Hours of Estoril, ELMS |
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## Entry list

The full season was open to GT3 class cars.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 5 | Andrea Caldarelli | 1, 3 |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 5 | Fu Songyang | 1 |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 5 | Marco Attard | 2 |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 5 | Matthew Bell | 2 |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 5 | Taiyou Iida | 3 |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | McLaren 650S GT3 | 55 | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | All |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | McLaren 650S GT3 | 55 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | All |
| BMS Scuderia Italia | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 7 | Matteo Cressoni | 1, 4, 6 |
| BMS Scuderia Italia | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 7 | Luigi Lucchini | 1, 4, 6 |
| Villorba Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 8 | Steeve Hiesse | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Villorba Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 8 | Cédric Mezard | 1–2, 4–6 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 14 | Adrien De Leener | 2–6 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 14 | Pierre Marie De Leener | 2–6 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 51 | Francesco Castellacci | All |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 51 | Thomas Flohr | All |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 57 | Aleksey Basov | 2 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 57 | Viktor Shaytar | 2 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 71 | Filipe Barreiros | All |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 71 | Mads Rasmussen | All |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 17 | Christophe Hamon | 2 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 17 | Lonni Martins | 2 |
| Tockwith Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 19 | Philip Hanson | 1–3 |
| Tockwith Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 19 | Nigel Moore | 1–3 |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 22 | Andrew Jarman | 2 |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 22 | Devon Modell | 2 |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 34 | Euan Hankey | All |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 34 | Salih Yoluç | All |
| FF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 25 | Ivor Dunbar | All |
| FF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 25 | Johnny Mowlem | All |
| Classic & Modern Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 26 | Nicolas Misslin | 1–3 |
| Classic & Modern Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 26 | Matthieu Vaxivière | 1–3 |
| Classic & Modern Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 26 | Soheil Ayari | 4 |
| Classic & Modern Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 26 | Nicolas Tardif | 4 |
| Classic & Modern Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 26 | Éric Cayrolle | 5 |
| Classic & Modern Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 26 | Arno Santamato | 5 |
| Delahaye Racing Team | Porsche 997 GT3 R | 28 | Pierre-Étienne Bordet | 2 |
| Delahaye Racing Team | Porsche 997 GT3 R | 28 | Alexandre Viron | 2 |
| IDEC Sport Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 37 | Patrice Lafargue | 2 |
| IDEC Sport Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 37 | Paul Lafargue | 2 |
| DKR Engineering | BMW Z4 GT3 | 44 | Niels Bouwhuis | 2 |
| DKR Engineering | BMW Z4 GT3 | 44 | Jan Storm | 2 |
| Larbre Compétition | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 50 | Franck Labescat | 2 |
| Larbre Compétition | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 50 | Christian Philippon | 2 |
| Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 66 | James Cottingham | 2 |
| Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 66 | Joe Twyman | 2 |
| Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 66 | Richard Abra | 4–5 |
| Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 66 | Mark Poole | 4–5 |
| SMP Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 72 | Aleksey Basov | 3–6 |
| SMP Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 72 | Viktor Shaytar | 3–6 |
| Optimum Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 75 | Flick Haigh | 4 |
| Optimum Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 75 | Joe Osborne | 4 |
| Mentos Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 88 | Egidio Perfetti | All |
| Mentos Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 88 | Klaus Bachler | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Mentos Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 88 | Ben Barker | 4 |
| Autoclub Excelsior | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 90 | Michael Schmetz | 5 |
| Autoclub Excelsior | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 90 | Tim Verbergt | 5 |

## Race results

| Rnd. | Circuit | Pole Position | Race Winner | Results |
| 1 | Imola | No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia | No. 34 TF Sport | Report |
| 1 | Imola | Matteo Cressoni Luigi Lucchini | Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç | Report |
| 2 | Le Mans | GT3: No. 88 Mentos Racing | GT3: No. 57 AF Corse | Report |
| 2 | Le Mans | Klaus Bachler Egidio Perfetti | Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | Report |
| 2 | Le Mans | LMP3: No. 2 United Autosports | LMP3: No. 85 DC Racing | Report |
| 2 | Le Mans | Martin Brundle Christian England | Alexandre Cougnaud Thomas Laurent | Report |
| 3 | Red Bull | No. 72 SMP Racing | No. 72 SMP Racing | Report |
| 3 | Red Bull | Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | Report |
| 4 | Paul Ricard | No. 72 SMP Racing | No. 72 SMP Racing | Report |
| 4 | Paul Ricard | Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | Report |
| 5 | Spa | No. 72 SMP Racing | No. 72 SMP Racing | Report |
| 5 | Spa | Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar | Report |
| 6 | Estoril | No. 88 Mentos Racing | No. 34 TF Sport | Report |
| 6 | Estoril | Klaus Bachler Egidio Perfetti | Euan Hankey Salih Yoluç | Report |
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### Driver's championships (top-5)

| Pos. | Driver | Team | IMO | LM | RBR | LEC | SPA | EST | Total |
| 1 | Aleksey Basov | SMP Racing | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 121 |
| 1 | Viktor Shaytar | SMP Racing | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 121 |
| 2 | Euan Hankey | TF Sport | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 107 |
| 2 | Salih Yoluç | TF Sport | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 107 |
| 3 | Egidio Perfetti | Mentos Racing | DNF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 86 |
| 4 | Klaus Bachler | Mentos Racing | Ret | 3 | 2 | | 2 | 3 | 68 |
| 5 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | FFF Racing Team by ACM | 2 | 2 | DNS | Ret | 5 | Ret | 46 |
| 5 | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | FFF Racing Team by ACM | 2 | 2 | DNS | Ret | 5 | Ret | 46 |
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Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |

### Teams Championship (top-5)

| Pos. | Team | Car | IMO | LM | RBR | LEC | SPA | EST | Total |
| 1 | No. 34 TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 107 |
| 2 | No. 72 SMP Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 |
| 3 | No. 88 Mentos Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | DNF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 86 |
| 4 | No. 55 FFF Racing Team by ACM | McLaren 650S GT3 | 2 | 2 | DNS | Ret | 5 | Ret | 46 |
| 5 | No. 8 Villorba Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 7 | 10 | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 35 |
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Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |