2016 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

The 2016 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge was the seventeenth season of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the third season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

2016 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

Previous

2015

Next

2017

Parent series:
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Classes

The class structure remained unchanged from 2015.

• Grand Sport (GS)
• Street Tuner (ST)

Schedule

The 2016 schedule was released on August 8, 2015 and features ten rounds. Every race will be 2 hours and 30 minutes in length and will feature both the GS and ST classes. All races will be televised by FOX Sports on a tape-delayed basis and streamed live on IMSA TV. There was also a test session before the beginning of the season: The Roar Before the 24 at Daytona from January 8 to January 10.^[1]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
1	BMW Performance 200	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 29
2	Sebring 150	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 18
3	Continental Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	April 30
4	Continental Tire 150 at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	July 2
5	Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix Presented by Hawk Performance	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 9
6	Northeast Grand Prix	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 23
7	Continental Tire Road Race Showcase	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 6
8	Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 27
9	Circuit of the Americas 150	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	September 16
10	Road Atlanta 150	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 30

Entry list

Grand Sport

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Automatic Racing	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	09	Charles Espenlaub[2]	4, 8–10
			Charlie Putman[2]	4, 8–10
			Al Carter[3]	7
			Andrew Hobbs[3]	7
		99	Rob Ecklin, Jr.[4]	1–4, 6, 8–9
			Al Carter[4]	1–4
			Peter Ludwig[5]	6
			Charles Espenlaub[3]	7
			Charlie Putman[3]	7
			Sebastian Landy[6]	8
			Joe Foster[7]	9
Bodymotion Racing	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	12	Cameron Cassels[8]	2–10
			Trent Hindman[8]	2–10
CJ Wilson Racing	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	33	Daniel Burkett[4]	All
			Marc Miller[4]	All
		35	Till Bechtolsheimer[8]	2–4, 6–7, 10
			Tyler McQuarrie[8]	2–4, 6, 10
			Justin Piscitell[3]	7
C360R	Ford Shelby GT350R-C	76	Paul Holton[4]	All
			Pierre Kleinubing[4]	All
Mühlner Motorsports America	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	21	Jeroen Bleekemolen[9]	1–2, 7, 9–10
			Bob Doyle[4]	1
			Dennis Trebing[8]	2
			Peter Ludwig[3]	7, 9–10
Multimatic Motorsports	Ford Shelby GT350R-C	15	Billy Johnson[4]	All
			Scott Maxwell[4]	All
Racers Edge Motorsports	Ford Mustang Boss 302R	16	Chris Beaufait[4]	1
			Paddy McClughan[4]	1
		57	Michael Lira[4]	1
			Cameron Maugeri[4]	1
Rebel Rock Racing	Porsche 997	6	Frank Depew[8]	2
			Jim Jonsin[8]	2
			Elliott Skeer[8]	2
			Casey Carden	10
			Ethan Low	10
Rum Bum Racing	Porsche 997	13	Hugh Plumb[4]	1–2
			Matt Plumb[4]	1–2
Team TGM	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport	46	Ted Giovanis[2]	4, 6–10
			David Murry[2]	4, 6
			Guy Cosmo[3]	7–10
		64	Ted Giovanis[8]	2–3, 6–10
			David Murry[8]	2–3, 6
			Guy Cosmo[3]	7–10

Street Tuner

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Alara Racing	Mazda MX-5	34	Christian Szymczak[4]	1–5, 7–10
			Justin Piscitell[4]	1–2
			Cavan O'Keefe	3
			Bob Stretch[2]	4–5
			Drake Kemper[3]	7, 9–10
			Ethan Low[6]	8
		43	Terry Borcheller[6]	8–9
			Mike LaMarra[6]	8–9
BimmerWorld Racing	BMW 328i (F30)	81	Jerry Kaufman[4]	All
			Kyle Tilley[4]	All
		84	James Clay[4]	All
			Tyler Cooke[4]	All
Bodymotion Racing	Porsche Cayman	31	Devin Jones[4]	All
			Jason Rabe[4]	All
C360R	Audi S3	74	Jim McGuire[4]	All
			Nico Rondet[4]	All
		75	Roy Block[4]	1–8
			Kyle Gimple[4]	1–4
			Tom Dyer[10]	5–8
			Jayson Clunie[3]	7, 9–10
			Matthew Keegan[7]	9–10
CRG - I Do Borrow	Honda Civic Si (Rounds 1–3) Nissan Altima Coupe (Rounds 4–10)[11]	44	Sarah Cattaneo[4]	All
			Owen Trinkler[4]	All
Freedom Autosport	Mazda MX-5	25	Stevan McAleer[4]	All
			Chad McCumbee[4]	All
		26	Andrew Carbonell[4]	All
			Liam Dwyer[4]	All
		27	Danny Bender[4]	All
			Britt Casey, Jr.[4]	All
HART	Honda Civic Si	92	Steve Eich[4]	1–4, 6–7, 9–10
			Kevin Boehm[4]	1, 3–5, 8–10
			Cameron Lawrence	2, 5–8
		93	Chad Gilsinger[4]	All
			Michael Valiante[4]	1–2
			Cameron Lawrence	3, 9–10
			Ryan Eversley[2]	4–8
JDC-Miller Motorsports	BMW 228i	54	Michael Johnson[12]	3–10
			Stephen Simpson[12]	3–10
Kris Wright Racing w/ Goldcrest Motorsports	Porsche Cayman	22	Andy Lee[4]	1–9
			Kris Wright[4]	1–9
LRT Racing	Honda Civic Si	4	Jorge Leroux[4]	1
			Juan Carlos Leroux[4]	1
MINI JCW Team	Mini Cooper JCW	37	Ethan Low[4]	1–7
			Mark Pombo[4]	1–4, 7–8, 10
			James Vance	5–6
			Austin Mack[6]	8
			Nathan Norenberg[7]	9–10
			Tyler Stone[7]	9
		52	Ramin Abdolvahabi[4]	All
			James Vance[4]	1–4
			Nathan Norenberg	5, 7
			Tyler Stone[5]	6, 8, 10
			Mark Pombo[7]	9
		73	Derek Jones[4]	All
			Mat Pombo[4]	All
Murillo Racing	Porsche Cayman	56	Eric Foss[4]	All
			Jeff Mosing[4]	All
	BMW 328i (E90)	65	Brent Mosing[4]	All
			Tim Probert[4]	All
			Justin Piscitell[4]	1–3, 5–6
Next Level European	Porsche Cayman	38	Dan Rogers[4]	All
			Seth Thomas[4]	All
		83	Ari Balogh[4]	All
			Greg Liefooghe[4]	All
Rebel Rock Racing	Porsche Cayman	7	Jim Jonsin[4]	1
			Mike Mathe[4]	1
			Sam Adams[8]	2, 4–5, 7
			Ian James[8]	2
			Bryan Leonard[12]	3
			Tyler Stone[12]	3
			Elliott Skeer[2]	4–5, 7
			Lee Carpentier[5]	6, 10
			Kieron O'Rourke[5]	6, 10
			Frank DePew[6]	8–9
			Brandon Davis[6]	8
			Sean Rayhall[7]	9
		8	Robin Liddell[4]	All
			Elliott Skeer[4]	1–3
			Theo Bean[2]	4–10
Riley Racing	Mazda MX-5	66	A. J. Riley[4]	1, 6
			Jameson Riley[4]	1, 6
RS1	Porsche Cayman	17	Nick Galante[4]	All
			Spencer Pumpelly[4]	All
		18	Remo Ruscitti[4]	1–3, 5
			Aaron Song[4]	1–3
			Justin Piscitell[2]	4
			Aurora Straus[2]	4
			Dillon Machavern[10]	5–7, 9–10
			Phil Bloom[5]	6, 8
			Josh Bilicki[3]	7
			Andy Lally[6]	8
			Dylan Murcott[7]	9–10
		19	Connor Bloum[4]	All
			Greg Strelzoff[4]	All
Schmidt Motorsports	Mercedes-Benz C 300	5	Mitch Cobb[13]	1
			James Rowen[13]	1
Strategic Wealth Racing	Porsche Cayman	36	Matthew Dicken[4]	All
			Corey Lewis[4]	All

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd	Circuit	GS Winning Team	ST Winning Team
		GS Winning Drivers	ST Winning Drivers
1	Daytona	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#56 Murillo Racing
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Eric Foss Jeff Mosing
2	Sebring	#12 Bodymotion Racing	#44 CRG - I Do Borrow
		Cameron Cassels Trent Hindman	Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler
3	Laguna Seca	#12 Bodymotion Racing	#25 Freedom Autosport
		Cameron Cassels Trent Hindman	Stevan McAleer Chad McCumbee
4	Watkins Glen	#12 Bodymotion Racing	#17 RS1
		Cameron Cassels Trent Hindman	Nick Galante Spencer Pumpelly
5	Mosport	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#44 CRG - I Do Borrow
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Sarah Cattaneo Owen Trinkler
6	Lime Rock	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#25 Freedom Autosport
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Stevan McAleer Chad McCumbee
7	Road America	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#17 RS1
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Nick Galante Spencer Pumpelly
8	VIR	#33 CJ Wilson Racing	#93 HART
		Daniel Burkett Marc Miller	Ryan Eversley Chad Gilsinger
9	Austin	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#56 Murillo Racing
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Eric Foss Jeff Mosing
10	Road Atlanta	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	#17 RS1
		Billy Johnson Scott Maxwell	Nick Galante Spencer Pumpelly

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Race	35	32	30	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' Championships

Grand Sport

Pos. Driver DAY SEB LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS ATL Points 1 Billy Johnson 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 330 Scott Maxwell 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 330 2 Daniel Burkett 3 7 2 3 2 2 6 1 7 2 296 Marc Miller 3 7 2 3 2 2 6 1 7 2 296 3 Cameron Cassels 1 1 1 4 3 5 3 2 8 274 Trent Hindman 1 1 1 4 3 5 3 2 8 274 4 Paul Holton 2 4 6 6 3 7 8† 6 3 4 247 Pierre Kleinubing 2 4 6 6 3 7 8† 6 3 4 247 5 Ted Giovanis 8 7 7 6 3 7 8 6 198 6 Rob Ecklin, Jr. 4 10 5 5 5 5 5 179 7 Till Bechtolsheimer 5 3 2 4 9† 5 142 Tyler McQuarrie 5 3 2 4 5 142 8 Charles Espenlaub 8 4 4 6 3 134 Charlie Putman 8 4 4 6 3 134 9 Al Carter 4 10 5 5 7 125 10 Jeroen Bleekemolen 6 6 2 4 DNS 110 11 Guy Cosmo 3 7 8 6 102 12 David Murry 8 7 7 6 96 13 Peter Ludwig 5 2 4 DNS 86 14 Hugh Plumb 5 3 56 Matt Plumb 5 3 56 15 Sebastian Landy 5 26 16 Joe Foster 5 26 17 Bob Doyle 6 25 18 Dennis Trebing 6 25 19 Michael Lira 7 24 Cameron Maugeri 7 24 20 Andrew Hobbs 7 24 21 Casey Carden 7 24 Ethan Low 7 24 22 Chris Beaufait 8 23 Paddy McClughan 8 23 23 Frank Depew 9 22 24 Jim Jonsin 9† 0 Elliott Skeer 9† 0 Justin Piscitell 9† 0

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

Notes

• Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Street Tuner

Pos.	Driver	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	Nick Galante	2	10	6	1	2	4	1	16	21	1	268
	Spencer Pumpelly	2	10	6	1	2	4	1	16	21	1	268
2	Eric Foss	1	21	3	22	5	5	3	3	1	6	256
	Jeff Mosing	1	21	3	22	5	5	3	3	1	6	256
3	Chad Gilsinger	7	2	5	21	3	26†	2	1	2	2	253
4	Stevan McAleer	16	4	1	4	6	1	4	8	7	20	252
	Chad McCumbee	16	4	1	4	6	1	4	8	7	20	252
5	Devin Jones	21	5	9	2	9	9	8	6	5	9	230
	Jason Rabe	21	5	9	2	9	9	8	6	5	9	230
6	Connor Bloum	10	9	12	5	18	8	23	5	3	3	219
	Greg Strelzoff	10	9	12	5	18	8	23	5	3	3	219
7	Derek Jones	12	16	14	15	4	17	7	4	6	5	213
	Mat Pombo	12	16	14	15	4	17	7	4	6	5	213
8	Cameron Lawrence		7	5		7	7	13	7	2	7	196
9	Danny Bender	13	12	8	18	14	12	9	10	4	21	190
	Britt Casey, Jr.	13	12	8	18	14	12	9	10	4	21	190
10	Matthew Dicken	5	18	16	3	21	15	10	19	14	10	182
	Corey Lewis	5	18	16	3	21	15	10	19	14	10	182
11	James Clay	25	3	4	6	11	6	15	13	27†	19	180
	Tyler Cooke	25	3	4	6	11	6	15	13	27†	19	180
12	Andrew Carbonell	22	22	2	24	10	3	5	17	23	13	174
	Liam Dwyer	22	22	2	24	10	3	5	17	23	13	174
13	Robin Liddell	3	14	26†	9	23	18	11	12	25	8	158
14	Ari Balogh	4	8	17	25	26	24	14	2	22	16	157
	Greg Liefooghe	4	8	17	25	26	24	14	2	22	16	157
15	Christian Szymczak	8	11	22	27†	19	2	18	11	24	18	150
16	Andy Lee	11	6	13	16	12	25	21	14	12		150
	Kris Wright	11	6	13	16	12	25	21	14	12		150
17	Sarah Cattaneo	6	1	18	20	1	28†	19	26	20	24†	148
	Owen Trinkler	6	1	18	20	1	28†	19	26	20	24†	148
18	Kyle Tilley	18	13	20	10	15	14	DNS	21	15	12	142
19	Dan Rogers	9	24	24	23	16	19	22	9	8	17	140
	Seth Thomas	9	24	24	23	16	19	22	9	8	17	140
20	Ryan Eversley				21	3	26†	2	1		2	139
21	Ramin Abdolvahabi	15	17	21	17	24	21	12	22	9	15	138
22	Kevin Boehm	24		10	7	7			7	18	7	137
23	Steve Eich	24	7	10	7		7	13		18		131
24	Justin Piscitell	8	11	7	8	27†	11				11	130
25	Jerry Kaufman	18†	13	20	10	15	14	DNS	21	15	12	129
26	Nico Rondet	23	DNS	15	13	17	23	6	23	11	23	126
27	Tim Probert	14	15	7	12	27†	11	DNS	24	28†	14	120
28	Jim McGuire	23	DNS	15	13	17	23	6	23	11	23†	118
29	Theo Bean				9	23	18	11	12	25	8	111
30	Elliott Skeer	3	14	26†	11	13		17				99
31	Mark Pombo	20	20	23	26†			20	27	9	4	96
32	Ethan Low	20	20	23	26†	20	13	20	11			91
33	James Vance	15	17	21	17	20	13					84
34	Brent Mosing	14	15	7†	12	27†	11†	DNS	24	28†	14	76
35	Nate Norenberg					24		12		10	4	75
36	Roy Block	DNS	23	19	14	25	20	16	28†		25†	70
37	Tyler Stone			25			21		22	10	15	63
38	Dillon Machavern					8	10	25†		13		62
39	Terry Borcheller						2		18	17		59
40	Michael Johnson			27†	19	22	16	24	15	26†	DNS	59
	Stephen Simpson			27†	19	22	16	24	15	26†	DNS	59
41	Sam Adams		25		11	13		17				58
42	Michael Valiante	7	2									56
43	Remo Ruscitti	19	19	111		8						47
44	Aurora Straus				8						11	43
45	Kyle Gimple	DNS	23	19	14							38
46	Drake Kemper							18		24	18	33
47	Philip Bloom						10		20			32
48	Jayson Clunie							16		16		30
49	Mike LaMarra								18	17		27
50	Aaron Song	19	19	11†								24
51	Dylan Murcott									13		18
52	Frank DePew								25	19		18
53	Lee Carpentier						22				22	18
	Kieron O'Rourke						22				22	18
54	Tom Dyer					25	20		28†		25†	17
55	Matthew Keegan									16		15
56	A. J. Riley	17					27†					14
	Jameson Riley	17					27†					14
57	Bob Stretch				27†	19						12
58	Sean Rayhall									19		12
59	Andy Lally								20			11
60	Cavan O'Keefe			22								10
61	Bryan Leonard			25								7
62	Ian James		25									6
62	Brandon Davis								25			6
64	Mitch Cobb	26										5
	James Rowen	26										5
65	Jim Jonsin	27										4
	Mike Mathe	27										4
66	Austin Mack								27			4
67	Josh Bilicki							25†				0
68	Jorge Leroux	DSQ										0
	Juan Carlos Leroux	DSQ										0

Notes

• ¹ – Remo Ruscitti was not able to score points as he exceeded the maximum drive-time limitation.
• Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Teams' Championships

Grand Sport

Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	#15 Multimatic Motorsports	1	2	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	330
2	#33 CJ Wilson Racing	3	7	2	3	2	2	6	1	7	2	296
3	#12 Bodymotion Racing		1	1	1	4	3	5	3	2	8	274
4	#76 Compass360 Racing	2	4	6	6	3	7	8	6	3	4	270
5	#99 Automatic Racing	4	10	5	5		5	4	5	5		207
6	#35 CJ Wilson Racing		5	3	2		4	9			5	164
7	#09 Automatic Racing				8			7	4	6	3	130
8	#64 Team TGM		8	7	DNS		6	3	DNS	DNS	6	127
9	#21 Mühlner Motorsports America	6	6					2		4	DNS	110
10	#46 Team TGM				7		DNS	DNS	7	8	DNS	71
11	#13 Rum Bum Racing	5	3									56
12	#6 Rebel Rock Racing		9								7	46
13	#57 Racers Edge Motorsports	7										24
14	#16 Racers Edge Motorsports	8										23

Street Tuner

Pos.	Team	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	#17 RS1	2	10	6	1	2	4	1	16	21	1	268
2	#93 HART	7	2	5	21	3	26	2	1	2	2	258
3	#56 Murillo Racing	1	21	3	22	5	5	3	3	1	6	256
4	#25 Freedom Autosport	16	4	1	4	6	1	4	8	7	20	252
5	#31 Bodymotion Racing	21	5	9	2	9	9	8	6	5	9	230
6	#19 RS1	10	9	12	5	18	8	23	5	3	3	219
7	#73 MINI JCW Team	12	16	14	15	4	17	7	4	6	5	213
8	#92 HART	24	7	10	7	7	7	13	7	18	7	203
9	#27 Freedom Autosport	13	12	8	18	14	12	9	10	4	21	190
10	#84 BimmerWorld Racing	25	3	4	6	11	6	15	13	27	19	184
11	#36 Strategic Wealth Racing	5	18	16	3	21	15	10	19	14	10	182
12	#26 Freedom Autosport	22	22	2	24	10	3	5	17	23	13	174
13	#8 Rebel Rock Racing	3	14	26	9	23	18	11	12	25	8	164
14	#44 CRG - I Do Borrow	6	1	18	20	1	28	19	26	20	24	158
15	#83 Next Level European	4	8	17	25	26	24	14	2	22	16	157
16	#34 Alara Racing	8	11	22	27	19	2	18	11	24	18	154
17	#22 Kris Wright Racing w/ Goldcrest Motorsports	11	6	13	16	12	25	21	14	12		150
18	#18 RS1	19	19	111	8	8	10	25	20	13	11	146
19	#81 BimmerWorld Racing	18	13	20	10	15	14	DNS	21	15	12	142
20	#38 Next Level European	9	24	24	23	16	19	22	9	8	17	140
21	#52 MINI JCW Team	15	17	21	17	24	21	12	22	9	15	138
22	#37 MINI JCW Team	20	20	23	26	20	13	20	27	10	4	129
23	#65 Murillo Racing	14	15	7	12	27	11	DNS	24	28	14	127
24	#74 Compass360 Racing	23	DNS	15	13	17	23	6	23	11	23	126
25	#7 Rebel Rock Racing	27	25	25	11	13	22	17	25	19	22	105
26	#75 Compass360 Racing	DNS	23	19	14	25	20	16	28	16	252	88
27	#54 JDC-Miller Motorsports			27	19	22	16	24	15	26	DNS	69
28	#43 Alara Racing								18	17		27
29	#66 Riley Racing	17					27					14
30	#5 Schmidt Motorsports	26										5
31	#4 LRT Racing	DSQ										0

Notes

• ¹ – #18 RS1 was not able to score points as driver Remo Ruscitti exceeded the maximum drive-time limitation.
• ² – #75 C360R was not able to score points as driver Tom Dyer exceeded the maximum drive-time limitation.

Manufacturers' Championships

Grand Sport

Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	Ford	1	2	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	338
2	Porsche	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	332
3	Aston Martin	4	10	5	5		5	4	4	5	3	270

Street Tuner

Pos.	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL	Points
1	Porsche	1	5	3	1	2	4	1	2	1	1	334
2	Honda	6	1	5	7	3	7	2	1	2	2	314
3	Mazda	8	4	1	4	6	1	4	8	4	14	303
4	BMW	14	3	4	6	11	6	15	13	15	12	278
5	Mini	12	16	14	15	4	13	7	4	6	4	275
6	Audi	23	23	15	13	17	20	6	23	11	13	256
Manufacturers ineligible for championship points
	Nissan				20	1	28	19	26	20	24	0
	Mercedes-Benz	26										0

See also

• 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship