2016 FIA GT World Cup

Race details
Date 20 November 2016
Official name 63rd Suncity Grupo Macau Grand Prix
Location Guia Circuit, Macau
Course Temporary street circuit
6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance Qualifying Race
12 laps, 61.200 km (38.028 mi)
Main Race
18 laps, 91.800 km (57.042 mi)
Qualifying Race
Pole
Driver Italy Edoardo Mortara Audi Sport Team WRT
Time 2:16.862
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT
Time 2:18.031 (on lap 11)
Podium
First Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT
Second New Zealand Earl Bamber Manthey Racing
Third France Kévin Estre Manthey Racing
Main Race
Pole
Driver Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT
Fastest lap
Driver France Kévin Estre Manthey Racing
Time 2:28.995 (on lap 2)
Podium
First Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Audi Sport Team WRT
Third France Kévin Estre Manthey Racing
Third Germany Maro Engel Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy

The 2016 FIA GT World Cup was the second edition of the FIA GT World Cup held on the streets of Macau on 20 November 2016. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars and in contrast to the inaugural event it was not a non-championship race part of the GT Asia Series. The event promoter, the Automobile General Association Macau-China (AAMC), appointed the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) to help bring a grid together.

Report

Main Race

Only a single lap was completed by the drivers in the main race, with a red flag being called just seconds into the race as a result of a crash for Ricky Capo. The Australian had hit the barriers at considerable speed necessitating barrier repairs, delaying proceedings considerably. When the race once again got underway, Earl Bamber in a Porsche made a clean overtake on the leading car of Audi factory driver Laurens Vanthoor. Following in Bamber's slipstream, the now second-placed Vanthoor made a mistake through a fast kink which caused his WRT to get airborne and flip onto its roof. Vanthoor was unharmed in the incident, but it caused a second, race-ending red flag to be called. Unusually, Vanthoor was declared the winner despite having caused the race-ending incident, as the classifications were based on the driver positions on the previous lap.[1] Additionally, Bamber, who had been leading the race at the stoppage, was demoted to 4th as a consequence of a five second grid penalty. [2]

Event format

Day Session Time/distance
Thursday (17 November) Free Practice 1 30 minutes
Friday (18 November) Free Practice 2 30 minutes
Qualifying 30 minutes
Saturday (19 November) Qualifying Race 12 laps (or 60 minutes)
Sunday (20 November) Main Race 18 laps (or 75 minutes)
Source:[3]

Entry list

Team Car No. Driver Class Main series
Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-AMG GT3 1 Germany Maro Engel P Blancpain GT Endurance, Formula E
2 Netherlands Renger van der Zande G Intercontinental GT Challenge, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
China FFF Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 5 Italy Mirko Bortolotti P Blancpain GT Endurance, Blancpain GT Sprint
55 Portugal André Couto G Super GT
Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 7 Italy Edoardo Mortara P Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
8 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor P Blancpain GT Endurance, Blancpain GT Sprint, Intercontinental GT Challenge
Germany Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 9 Netherlands Nick Catsburg G Blancpain GT Endurance, Blancpain GT Sprint, FIA WTCC
Hong Kong Bentley teamAbsolute[N 1]
Absolute Racing[N 1]
 Bentley Continental GT3 10 Hong Kong Adderly Fong G GT Asia Series, Pirelli World Challenge
Audi R8 LMS 11 China Cheng Congfu G Asian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series
Hong Kong Phoenix Racing Asia Audi R8 LMS 15 Switzerland Nico Müller G Blancpain GT Endurance, Blancpain GT Sprint, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Hong Kong Audi Hong Kong Audi R8 LMS 16 Hong Kong Marchy Lee S GT Asia Series
Australia Modena Engineering BMW Z4 GT3 17 Australia Ricky Capo S Australian GT Championship
Taiwan D2 Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 22 Taiwan Kuo Hsin Kuo B None
Germany Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi R8 LMS 28 Germany Fabian Plentz S DMV Gran Turismo Touring Car Cup
29 Germany Tommy Tulpe B DMV Gran Turismo Touring Car Cup
Switzerland Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 50 Thailand Pasin Lathouras S Blancpain GT Endurance
Hong Kong Modena Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3 R 68 Canada John Shen B 24H Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 88 United Kingdom Richard Lyons G GT Asia Series, Super GT
99 Hong Kong Darryl O'Young G GT Asia Series
Japan HubAuto Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 89 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto G Super GT
Japan GruppeM Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 98 Hong Kong Philip Ma B GT Asia Series
Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 911 New Zealand Earl Bamber P WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
912 France Kévin Estre P ADAC GT Masters
Source:[4]
Icon Class
P Platinum
G Gold
S Silver
B Bronze
Colour Class
Manufacturer entry
Non-manufacturer entry

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. Class No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 P 7 Italy Edoardo Mortara Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 2:16.862
2 P 8 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 2:17.016
3 P 911 New Zealand Earl Bamber Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 2:17.133
4 P 1 Germany Maro Engel Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 2:17.147
5 G 15 Switzerland Nico Müller Hong Kong Phoenix Racing Asia Audi 2:17.863
6 P 912 France Kévin Estre Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 2:17.945
7 G 2 Netherlands Renger van der Zande Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 2:18.322
8 G 9 Netherlands Nick Catsburg Germany Rowe Racing BMW 2:19.577
9 G 10 Hong Kong Adderly Fong Hong Kong Bentley teamAbsolute Bentley 2:19.693
10 G 11 China Cheng Congfu Hong Kong Absolute Racing Audi 2:19.792
11 S 28 Germany Fabian Plentz Germany Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 2:20.417
12 P 5 Italy Mirko Bortolotti China FFF Racing Lamborghini 2:20.504
13 G 89 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Japan HubAuto Racing Ferrari 2:20.977
14 S 16 Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Audi Hong Kong Audi 2:21.127
15 S 50 Thailand Pasin Lathouras Switzerland Spirit of Race Ferrari 2:21.257
16 G 55 Portugal André Couto China FFF Racing Lamborghini 2:21.285
17 G 88 United Kingdom Richard Lyons Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche 2:22.440
18 S 17 Australia Ricky Capo Australia Modena Engineering BMW 2:23.379
19 B 98 Hong Kong Philip Ma Japan GruppeM Racing Porsche 2:27.126
20 B 22 Taiwan Kuo Hsin Kuo Taiwan D2 Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 2:28.046
21 B 68 Canada John Shen Hong Kong Modena Motorsports Porsche 2:31.330
22 B 29 Germany Tommy Tulpe Germany Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 2:33.367
23 G 99 Hong Kong Darryl O'Young Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche No time[N 2]
Source:[5]

Qualification Race

Pos. Class No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 P 8 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 12 33:00.643
2 P 911 New Zealand Earl Bamber Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 12 +0.786
3 P 912 France Kévin Estre Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 12 +1.840
4 P 1 Germany Maro Engel Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 12 +6.982
5 G 2 Netherlands Renger van der Zande Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 12 +9.516
6 G 10 Hong Kong Adderly Fong Hong Kong Bentley teamAbsolute Bentley 12 +15.748
7 G 9 Netherlands Nick Catsburg Germany Rowe Racing BMW 12 +17.820
8 S 28 Germany Fabian Plentz Germany Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 12 +19.299
9 G 89 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Japan HubAuto Racing Ferrari 12 +21.017
10 P 5 Italy Mirko Bortolotti China FFF Racing Lamborghini 12 +21.563
11 G 11 China Cheng Congfu Hong Kong Absolute Racing Audi 12 +22.193
12 S 16 Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Audi Hong Kong Audi 12 +23.331
13 P 7 Italy Edoardo Mortara Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 12 +24.430
14 G 55 Portugal André Couto China FFF Racing Lamborghini 12 +27.872
15 S 50 Thailand Pasin Lathouras Switzerland Spirit of Race Ferrari 12 +28.152
16 S 17 Australia Ricky Capo Australia Modena Engineering BMW 12 +31.061
17 B 22 Taiwan Kuo Hsin Kuo Taiwan D2 Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 12 +53.841
18 B 98 Hong Kong Philip Ma Japan GruppeM Racing Porsche 12 +1:06.860
19 B 29 Germany Tommy Tulpe Germany Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 12 +1:08.540
20 G 99 Hong Kong Darryl O'Young Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche 11 +1 Lap/Accident
Ret B 68 Canada John Shen Hong Kong Modena Motorsports Porsche 4 Accident
Ret G 15 Switzerland Nico Müller Hong Kong Phoenix Racing Asia Audi 1 Accident
DNS G 88 United Kingdom Richard Lyons Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche — Accident[N 3]
Source:[6]

Final Race

Pos. Class No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired
1 P 8 Belgium Laurens Vanthoor Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 4 12:21.870/Accident
2 P 912 France Kévin Estre Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 4 +3.500
3 P 1 Germany Maro Engel Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 4 +5.605
4 P 911 New Zealand Earl Bamber Germany Manthey Racing Porsche 4 +6.878[N 4]
5 G 10 Hong Kong Adderly Fong Hong Kong Bentley teamAbsolute Bentley 4 +7.365
6 G 2 Netherlands Renger van der Zande Germany Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy Mercedes-Benz 4 +10.492
7 G 9 Netherlands Nick Catsburg Germany Rowe Racing BMW 4 +12.508
8 S 28 Germany Fabian Plentz Germany Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 4 +14.486
9 P 5 Italy Mirko Bortolotti China FFF Racing Lamborghini 4 +16.396
10 G 11 China Cheng Congfu Hong Kong Absolute Racing Audi 4 +18.384
11 G 89 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Japan HubAuto Racing Ferrari 4 +20.900
12 G 55 Portugal André Couto China FFF Racing Lamborghini 4 +23.183
13 P 7 Italy Edoardo Mortara Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Audi 4 +25.471
14 S 50 Thailand Pasin Lathouras Switzerland Spirit of Race Ferrari 4 +27.899
15 B 22 Taiwan Kuo Hsin Kuo Taiwan D2 Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 4 +29.787
16 B 98 Hong Kong Philip Ma Japan GruppeM Racing Porsche 4 +31.164
17 B 68 Canada John Shen Hong Kong Modena Motorsports Porsche 4 +32.825
18 B 29 Germany Tommy Tulpe Germany Team HCB-Rutronik Racing Audi 4 +36.152
19 S 16 Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Audi Hong Kong Audi 4 +38.418
Ret S 17 Australia Ricky Capo Australia Modena Engineering BMW 0 Accident
DNS G 99 Hong Kong Darryl O'Young Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche — Accident[N 5]
DNS G 15 Switzerland Nico Müller Hong Kong Phoenix Racing Asia Audi — Accident[N 6]
DNS G 88 United Kingdom Richard Lyons Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing Porsche — Accident[N 3]
Source:[7]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Car No. 10 entered as Bentley teamAbsolute and car No. 11 entered as Absolute Racing.
  2. ↑ Darryl O'Young did not set a time in Qualifying, because the Craft-Bamboo Racing crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage suffered during an accident in Free Practice 2.
  3. 1 2 Richard Lyons did not start the Qualification Race and the Main Race, because the Craft-Bamboo Racing crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage to the chassis suffered during an accident in Qualifying.
  4. ↑ Earl Bamber was originally classified as 2nd, but a 5-second penalty was later applied due to contact with Maro Engel at the start of the race.
  5. ↑ Darryl O'Young did not start the Main Race, because the Craft-Bamboo Racing crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage to the chassis suffered during an accident in the Qualification Race.
  6. ↑ Nico Müller did not start the Main Race, because the Phoenix Racing Asia crew were unable to repair the car due to the amount of structural damage suffered during an accident in the Qualification Race.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127198
  2. ↑ http://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/gt-world-cup-vanthoor-declared-winner-after-massive-airborne-crash-852141/
  3. ↑ "Suncity Group 63rd Macau Grand Prix Provisional Programme". Macau Grand Prix. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "2016 FIA GT World Cup Macau Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "FIA GT World Cup 2016 Qualifying Results". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/63/. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "FIA GT World Cup 2016 Qualification Race Final Classification" (PDF). www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/63/. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "FIA GT World Cup 2016 Final Race Final Classification" (PDF). www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/63/. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

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