2016 Road to Le Mans

2016 Road to Le Mans

Category	Michelin Le Mans Cup
Country	France
Inaugural event	2016
Classes	Group GT3 LMP3
winning driver	Thomas Laurent
winning co-driver	Alexandre Cougnaud
winning team	DC Racing
winning manufacturer	Ligier
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The 2016 Road to Le Mans was the second round of the 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup. The race was run at the 13.629 km Circuit de la Sarthe supporting the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. In contrast to the usual 2-hour races in the series, this race was run over 1-hour. The race was open to LMP3 class cars for which it was a non-championship event.

Green indicates teams eligible for GT3 Le Mans Cup points.^[1]

Qualification

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Car	Engine	Best lap
1	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Martin Brundle Christian England	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:55.748
2	LMP3	32	Team LNT	Lawrence Tomlinson Charlie Robertson	Ginetta P3-15	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:55.933
3	LMP3	85	DC Racing	Thomas Laurent Alexandre Cougnaud	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:56.247
4	LMP3	18	M.Racing-YMR	Yann Ehrlacher Romano Ricci	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:57.662
5	LMP3	7	Scuderia Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:58.029
6	LMP3	61	Graff	James Winslow Dean Koutsoumidis	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:58.485
7	LMP3	77	Graff	John Falb	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:58.545
8	LMP3	31	Graff	Paul Petit Jean Claude Poirier	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3:58.547
9	LMP3	9	Racing Team Holland	Jan Lammers Bernhard van Oranje	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:00.410
10	LMP3	15	Duqueine Engineering	Thomas Dagoneau Alexis Kapadia	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:00.891
11	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Guy Cosmo Mike Hedlund	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:01.334
12	LMP3	16	Duqueine Engineering	Laurent Millara Antonin Borga	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:01.358
13	LMP3	24	OAK Racing	Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:01.485
14	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Terrence Woodward James Swift	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:02.055
15	GT3	88	Mentos Racing	Egidio Perfetti Klaus Bachler	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0L flat-6	4:04.494
16	LMP3	11	By Speed Factory	Rebecca Jackson Jesus Fuster	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:04.856
17	GT3	57	AF Corse	Aleksey Basov Victor Shaitar	Ferrari 488	Ferrari F154 3,9L V8	4:05.183
18	GT3	55	FFF Racing Team by ACM	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Adrian Quaife Hobbs	McLaren 650S	McLaren M838T 3,8L V8	4:07.168
19	LMP3	10	Race Performance	Marcello Marateotto Giorgio Maggi	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:07.186
20	GT3	26	Classic and Modern Racing	Nicolas Misslin Matthieu Vaxivière	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	4:08.112
21	GT3	71	AF Corse	Felipe Barreiros Mads Rasmussen	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	4:08.790
22	GT3	34	TF Sport	Salih Yoluc Euan Hankey	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Aston Martin AM28 5.9L V12	4:10.559
23	GT3	17	Duqueine Engineering	Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	4:10.837
24	GT3	51	AF Corse	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci	Ferrari 488	Ferrari F154 3,9L V8	4:12.282
25	GT3	37	Idec Sport Racing	Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue	Mercedes AMG GT3	Mercedes-Benz M178 4.0L V8	4:12.879
26	LMP3	99	WinEurasia Limited	William Lok	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:14.407
27	GT3	66	Barwell Motorsport	Joe Twyman James Cottingham	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	4:14.421
28	GT3	22	TF Sport	Andrew Jarman Devon Modell	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Aston Martin AM28 5.9L V12	4:15.655
29	GT3	19	Tockwith Motorsports	Philip Hanson Nigel Moore	Audi R8 LMS	Audi 5.2L V10	4:15.860
30	GT3	8	Villorba Corse	Cédric Mezard Steeve Hiesse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	4:15.899
31	GT3	5	FFF Racing Team by ACM	Marco Attard Matt Bell	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	4:19.035
32	LMP3	48	PS Racing Ltd.	Angelo Negro Philippe Prette	ADESS-03	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	4:20.042
33	GT3	25	FF Corse	Ivar Dunbar Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari 488	Ferrari F154 3,9L V8	4:26.129
34	GT3	50	Larbre Competition	Christian Philippon Franck Labescat	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L M159 V8	4:26.635
35	GT3	14	AF Corse	Pierre-Marie De Leener Adrien De Leener	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	4:38.993
36	GT3	44	DKR Engineering	Jan Storm Niels Bouwhuis	BMW Z4	BMW S65 4.4L V8	4:45.907
37	GT3	28	Delahaye Racing Team	Pierre-Etienne Bordet Alexandre Viron	Porsche 997 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0L V8	4:45.968

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Race result

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Car	Engine	Laps
1	LMP3	85	DC Racing	Thomas Laurent Alexandre Cougnaud	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
2	LMP3	2	United Autosports	Martin Brundle Christian England	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
3	LMP3	77	Graff	John Falb	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
4	LMP3	18	M.Racing-YMR	Yann Ehrlacher Romano Ricci	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
5	LMP3	3	United Autosports	Guy Cosmo Mike Hedlund	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
6	LMP3	6	360 Racing	Terrence Woodward James Swift	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
7	LMP3	15	Duqueine Engineering	Thomas Dagoneau Alexis Kapadia	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
8	LMP3	24	OAK Racing	Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
9	GT3	57	AF Corse	Aleksey Basov Victor Shaitar	Ferrari 488	Ferrari F154 3,9L V8	13
10	LMP3	61	Graff	James Winslow Dean Koutsoumidis	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
11	GT3	55	FFF Racing Team by ACM	Hiroshi Hamaguchi Adrian Quaife Hobbs	McLaren 650S	McLaren M838T 3,8L V8	13
12	GT3	88	Mentos Racing	Egidio Perfetti Klaus Bachler	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0L flat-6	13
13	LMP3	10	Race Performance	Marcello Marateotto Giorgio Maggi	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
14	GT3	34	TF Sport	Salih Yoluc Euan Hankey	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Aston Martin AM28 5.9L V12	13
15	GT3	51	AF Corse	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci	Ferrari 488	Ferrari F154 3,9L V8	13
16	LMP3	16	Duqueine Engineering	Laurent Millara Antonin Borga	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
17	GT3	22	TF Sport	Andrew Jarman Devon Modell	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Aston Martin AM28 5.9L V12	13
18	GT3	17	Duqueine Engineering	Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	13
19	GT3	66	Barwell Motorsport	Joe Twyman James Cottingham	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	13
20	GT3	37	Idec Sport Racing	Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue	Mercedes AMG GT3	Mercedes-Benz M178 4.0L V8	13
21	GT3	8	Villorba Corse	Cédric Mezard Steeve Hiesse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	13
22	GT3	5	FFF Racing Team by ACM	Marco Attard Matt Bell	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	13
23	LMP3	99	WinEurasia Limited	William Lok	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
24	LMP3	31	Graff	Paul Petit Jean Claude Poirier	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	13
25	GT3	71	AF Corse	Felipe Barreiros Mads Rasmussen	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	13
26	GT3	26	Classic and Modern Racing	Nicolas Misslin Matthieu Vaxivière	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	12
27	GT3	50	Larbre Competition	Christian Philippon Franck Labescat	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L M159 V8	12
28	GT3	25	FF Corse	Ivar Dunbar Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari 488	Ferrari F154 3,9L V8	12
29	LMP3	32	Team LNT	Lawrence Tomlinson Charlie Robertson	Ginetta P3-15	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	12
30	GT3	28	Delahaye Racing Team	Pierre-Etienne Bordet Alexandre Viron	Porsche 997 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0L V8	12
31	GT3	44	DKR Engineering	Jan Storm Niels Bouwhuis	BMW Z4	BMW S65 4.4L V8	12
32	LMP3	11	By Speed Factory	Rebecca Jackson Jesus Fuster	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	12
33	LMP3	9	Racing Team Holland	Jan Lammers Bernhard van Oranje	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	12
34	LMP3	7	Scuderia Villorba Corse	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	12
35	GT3	19	Tockwith Motorsports	Philip Hanson Nigel Moore	Audi R8 LMS	Audi 5.2L V10	11
36	GT3	14	AF Corse	Pierre-Marie De Leener Adrien De Leener	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Ferrari F136 4.5L V8	9
37	LMP3	48	PS Racing Ltd.	Angelo Negro Philippe Prette	ADESS-03	Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8	3

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References

↑ "Road To Le Mans entry list" (PDF). Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
↑ "Qualification". Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
↑ "Race result". Le Mans Cup. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

LMP3 championships
European Le Mans Series	2015 2016 2017
Asian Le Mans Series	2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
V de V Endurance Series	2015 2016 2017
Michelin Le Mans Cup	2016 2017
British LMP3 Cup	2016 2017
24H Proto Series	2017
FRD LMP3 Series	2017
IMSA Prototype Challenge	2017
GT & Prototype Challenge	2017
Engines	Nissan VK50VE
Notable current and former constructors	ADESS 03 Ginetta LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 Riley-Ave AR-2
Automobile Club de l'Ouest Le Mans Prototype List of Le Mans Prototypes

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