2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
---|---|
Organizer | Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Automobile Club de l'Ouest |
Discipline | Sports car endurance racing |
Number of races | 9 |
Champions | |
LMP1 Manufacturer | Porsche |
GTE Manufacturer | Ferrari |
LMP1 Team | Rebellion Racing |
LMP2 Team | Signatech Alpine |
LMGTE Pro Team | Aston Martin Racing |
LMGTE Am Team | AF Corse |
The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fifth edition of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars meeting four ACO categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and included the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This season was also the last WEC season for Audi Sport Team Joest as they decided not to race in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Season.
Schedule
[edit]The ACO announced a provisional calendar during the 2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in September 2015. The calendar retains the eight rounds from 2015, but adds the 6 Hours of Mexico City at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The World Sportscar Championship previously visited Mexico City in 1991. The Nürburgring round has been moved a month forward to July to close the gap after Le Mans.[1]
A test session was held prior to the start of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard in March, while the mandatory test for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was held in the first week of June.[1]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prologue | Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, Var | 25/26 March | |
1 | 6 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone | 17 April |
2 | WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Stavelot | 7 May |
3 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans | 18–19 June |
4 | 6 Hours of Nürburgring | Nürburgring | Nürburg | 24 July |
5 | 6 Hours of Mexico[2] | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Mexico City | 3 September |
6 | 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas | 17 September |
7 | 6 Hours of Fuji | Fuji Speedway | Oyama, Shizuoka | 16 October |
8 | 6 Hours of Shanghai | Shanghai International Circuit | Shanghai | 6 November |
9 | 6 Hours of Bahrain | Bahrain International Circuit | Sakhir | 19 November |
Sources:[3][4] |
Entries
[edit]The FIA unveiled an entry of 32 cars for the 2016 season on 5 February in Paris, divided into four categories: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).[5]
LMP1
[edit]Full-season entry | Additional entry (†) |
Eligible for all championship points | Eligible only for Drivers' championship points |
LMP2
[edit]LMGTE Pro
[edit]Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | M | 51 | Gianmaria Bruni[42] | All |
James Calado[42] | All | |||||
Alessandro Pier Guidi[20] | 3 | |||||
71 | Davide Rigon[42] | All | ||||
Sam Bird[42] | All | |||||
Andrea Bertolini[20] | 3 | |||||
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Ford GT | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 66 | Olivier Pla[43] | All |
Stefan Mücke[43] | All | |||||
Billy Johnson[43] | 1–3 | |||||
67 | Andy Priaulx[43] | All | ||||
Harry Tincknell[43] | All | |||||
Marino Franchitti[43] | 1–6 | |||||
Dempsey-Proton Racing | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 77 | Richard Lietz[44] | All |
Michael Christensen[44] | All | |||||
Philipp Eng[20] | 3 | |||||
Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | 95 | Nicki Thiim[45] | All |
Marco Sørensen[45] | All | |||||
Darren Turner[45] | 1–3 | |||||
97 | Richie Stanaway[45] | 1–5, 7–8 | ||||
Fernando Rees[45] | 1–3, 6 | |||||
Jonathan Adam[45] | 2–3, 9 | |||||
Darren Turner[46] | 4–9 |
LMGTE Am
[edit]Technical changes
[edit]The FIA have introduced a number of changes to the LMP1 cars for 2016 to reduce their speed. This is due to the 2015 cars being significantly faster than 2014 with most track records broken in 2015. The pace of development of the hybrid powertrains has resulted in cars racing with more than 1000 hp.[58]
Results and standings
[edit]Race results
[edit]The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.
- ^ The LMGTE Pro class winner for Le Mans was the No. 68 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK entry.[59]
- ^ The LMGTE Am class winner for Le Mans was the No. 62 Scuderia Corsa invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 83 AF Corse entry.[60]
Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.[62]
Driver championships
[edit]Five titles were offered to drivers in the 2016 season. The World Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers, while the World Cup for GT Drivers was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. Further, three FIA Endurance Trophies were also awarded to drivers in the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories, and privateers in the LMP1 category.[62]
Duration | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | Pole |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 Hours | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
24 Hours | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Source:[62] |
World Endurance Drivers' Championship
[edit]
Bold - Pole position |
World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers
[edit]FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Team Drivers
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Team | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dominik Kraihamer | Rebellion Racing | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 193 |
1 | Alexandre Imperatori | Rebellion Racing | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 193 |
1 | Mathéo Tuscher | Rebellion Racing | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 193 |
2 | Oliver Webb | ByKolles Racing Team | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 109 |
2 | Simon Trummer | ByKolles Racing Team | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 109 |
3 | Nick Heidfeld | Rebellion Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 104 | |||||
3 | Nicolas Prost | Rebellion Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 104 | |||||
4 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Rebellion Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86 | ||||||
5 | Pierre Kaffer | ByKolles Racing Team | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 61 | |||
6 | James Rossiter | ByKolles Racing Team | 3 | 3 | 30 | |||||||
7 | Mathias Beche | Rebellion Racing | 2 | 18 | ||||||||
Source:[61] |
FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
[edit]FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Team | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | Total points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Emmanuel Collard | AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 188 |
1 | François Perrodo | AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 188 |
1 | Rui Águas | AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 188 |
2 | Khaled Al Qubaisi | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 151 |
2 | David Heinemeier Hansson | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 151 |
3 | Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin Racing | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 149 |
3 | Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin Racing | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 149 |
3 | Paul Dalla Lana | Aston Martin Racing | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 149 |
4 | Patrick Long | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 130 | ||
5 | Christian Ried | KCMG | 4 | 4 | 6 | EX | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 121 |
5 | Wolf Henzler | KCMG | 4 | 4 | 6 | EX | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 121 |
5 | Joël Camathias | KCMG | 4 | 4 | 6 | EX | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 121 |
6 | Pierre Ragues | Larbre Compétition | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 108 |
7 | Michael Wainwright | Gulf Racing | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 106 |
7 | Adam Carroll |