2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season

The 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was the third season of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), and the 46th season of IMSA-sanctioned GT Championship sportscar championships tracing its lineage to the 1971 IMSA Camel GT season. It began on January 30 with the 24 Hours of Daytona.

The class structure remained largely unchanged from 2015, with the major change coming in GTD which will now run full GT3 spec machinery.

The 2016 schedule was released on August 8, 2015 and features twelve rounds.

There were also two test sessions before the beginning of the season. The was held on November 17-18 at Daytona International Speedway, as well as The Roar Before the 24, also at Daytona, January 8-10.

NOTE: Because of a high car count for the Mazda Raceway event, there will be two separate two-hour races with two categories racing in each race.

All entries use an Oreca FLM09 chassis powered by a Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8.

Bold indicates overall winner.

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.

Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Drivers must complete a minimum driving time (outlined to teams prior to each event) in order to score points. A driver does not score points if the minimum drive time is not met.

In addition, for each car credited with a race start, each driver nominated in that car also receives one additional “starting point.”

Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart and “starting points.” Each car entered is considered its own “team” regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.

There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart, minus the “starting points” used for the driver and team championships. (The “starting point” is not used in manufacturer championship points.) The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:

Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.

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