Difference between revisions of "2016 World GT Series season"

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2016 World GT Series season

Competition	World GT
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	7
Vehicle(s)	Aston Martin, BMW, Chevrolet, Ferrari
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers
Teams
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
GT Series Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018

The 2016 World GT Series will be the fourth running of the GPVWC World GT Series. Luis Felipe Capamadjian enters as the reigning Drivers' champion whilst Scuderia Basilea are the holding Teams' champions.

Teams and drivers

World GT Team	Base	Team	Vehicle	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Scuderia Basilea	Binningen, Switzerland	Basilea	Ferrari 458	G	0
					2
TSA Racing	Stowmarket, England	TSA	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	3	Matthew Chirgwin
					4	Thomas Jacobs
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	Ferrari 458	G	5
					6
SimTech Motorsport	Limerick, Ireland	SimTech	Aston Martin Vantage	G	7	Sherwin van der Sloot
					8
Armaroli Racing Team	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Armaroli	Ferrari 458	G	9	Gerrit de Vries
					10
Cosmo Autosport	Simonside, England	Cosmo	BMW Z4	G	11
					12
FA Racing	Lahti, Finland	FA	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	14
					15
Ice Cold Racing	Gothenburg, Sweden	Ice Cold	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	16
					17
MadCape Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	MadCape	Ferrari 458	G	18
					19
Racing Team Schroten	Bennekom, Netherlands	RTS	Chevrolet Corvette C7R	G	20
					21
RPM Racing	Bourne, England	RPM	Ferrari 458	G	22
					23
STAX Racing	Halifax, Canada	STAX	Aston Martin Vantage	G	24
					25
Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	SRS	Ferrari 458	G	26
					27
Tēafor Motorsport	Norwich, England	Tēafor	Aston Martin Vantage	G	28
					29
TTF Racing	London, England	TTF	Ferrari 458	G	30
					31

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.

New entries

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

Returning entries

• FA Racing, Ice Cold Racing and Racing Team Schroten returned to the series, all three 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
				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	(-)	(-)			Report
2	Brazilian GT Cup	(-)	(-)			Report
3	Turkish GT Cup	(-)	(-)			Report
4	Belgian GT Cup	(-)	(-)			Report
5	Czech GT Cup	(-)	(-)			Report
6	British GT Cup	(-)	(-)			Report
7	American GT Cup	(-)	(-)			Report