# 2016 Mazda Prototype Lites season

The 2016 Mazda Prototype Lites season was the eleventh season of the IMSA Lites championship. The championship featured two classes, L1 and L2. During the season there were few L2 entrants, therefore no championship points were awarded.

## Calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Sebring International Raceway | 17 March | Clark Toppe | Clark Toppe | Clark Toppe | 2016 12 Hours of Sebring |
| 1 | R2 | Sebring International Raceway | 18 March | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 12 Hours of Sebring |
| 2 | R1 | Watkins Glen International | 3 July | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 6 Hours of the Glen |
| 2 | R2 | Watkins Glen International | 3 July | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 6 Hours of the Glen |
| 2 | R3 | Watkins Glen International | 3 July | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 6 Hours of the Glen |
| 3 | R1 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | 9 July | Clark Toppe | Clark Toppe | Clark Toppe | 2016 SportsCar Grand Prix |
| 3 | R2 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | 10 July | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 SportsCar Grand Prix |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | 14 August | Austin Versteeg | Michael Whelden | Clark Toppe | 2016 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit Trois-Rivières | 14 August | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Clark Toppe | 2016 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| 5 | R1 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 11 September | Clark Toppe | Michael Whelden | Austin Versteeg | 2016 Monterey Grand Prix |
| 5 | R2 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 11 September | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Michael Whelden | 2016 Monterey Grand Prix |
| 5 | R3 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 13 September | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 Monterey Grand Prix |
| 6 | R1 | Road Atlanta | 29 September | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 Petit Le Mans |
| 6 | R2 | Road Atlanta | 30 September | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | Austin Versteeg | 2016 Petit Le Mans |

## Final standings

| Pos | Driver | SEB | SEB | WAT | WAT | WAT | MOS | MOS | TRO | TRO | LAG | LAG | LAG | ATL | ATL | Points |
| L1 class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clark Toppe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | DNS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 238 |
| 2 | Austin Versteeg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 237 |
| 3 | Micheal Whelden | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 189 |
| 4 | Maxwell Hanratty | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | DNS | 14 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 166 |
| 5 | Kyle Masson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 143 |
| 6 | James Dayson | 12 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 111 |
| 7 | Joel Janco | 21 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 90 |
| 8 | Gerhard Watzinger | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | | | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 79 |
| 9 | Gary Gibson | 20 | 14 | DNS | DNS | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 71 |
| 10 | Brian Alder | 11 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | 59 |
| 11 | Michal Chlumecky | | | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | | | DSQ | 6 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 50 |
| 12 | Naj Husain | 10 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 16 | | | | | 12 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 43 |
| 13 | Jon Brownson | 13 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | | 15 | 9 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 39 |
| 14 | Dave House | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 11 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 15 | Andres Gutierrez | | | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 16 | Patricio O'Ward | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 17 | Andrew Evans | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | 32 |
| 18 | Stuart Rettie | | | | | 13 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 19 | Don Yount | | | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 20 | Todd Slusher | 14 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 21 | Mikhail Goikhberg | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 23 |
| 22 | Gerry Kraut | 7 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 10 | | | | | 14 | DNS | DNS | | | 21 |
| 23 | Andrew Hobbs | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 24 | Nathan Blok | | | | | | 18 | 4 | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 25 | Jay Salmon | | | | | | 15 | 14 | | | | | | 15 | 9 | 14 |
| 26 | Chip Romer | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 27 | Guy Laporte | 19 | 13 | | | | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 28 | Tim George Jr. | | | 19 | 15 | DNS | | | | | 13 | 15 | 14 | DNS | DNS | 7 |
| 29 | Pedro Cardoso | 18 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| L2 class |||||||||||||||||
| | Max DeAngelis | 16 | 19 | | | | 14 | 13 | | | | | | 14 | DNS | |
| | Jay Salmon | | | 20 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | |