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16 Rounds For Porsche GT3 Cup
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The 2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama will feature 16 rounds on some of the most iconic road courses in North America.
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) unveiled seven of the eight venues that will host its 16-round schedule for the championship, one of the largest of Porsche’s 20 single-make Cup Challenge series in the world. Each venue will feature two 45-minute races.
Entering its 12th season in 2016, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama will run 14 of its 16 rounds during IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship events. The additional venue to be announced will host a special, cornerstone event in June.
“The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama continued to display strong competitiveness and popularity this season, growth we are working to continue in 2016,” said Randy Hembrey, IMSA senior series manager, Development & Single-Make Series. “IMSA is committed to this vital level of racing for semi-professional and aspiring pro drivers and is thrilled to continue a successful partnerships with Porsche Motorsport North America and Yokohama.”
The series produces intense, exciting competition for semi-professional and aspiring professional drivers in the world’s most produced and iconic race car, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The IMSA-sanctioned championship is the perfect platform for drivers to ascend to the highest levels of GT competition, such as the WeatherTech Championship.
Rounds one and two of the 2016 season get underway March 16-18 at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, as part of the prestigious Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida race week.
The series will head west for rounds three and four during the WeatherTech Championship event April 29-May 1 at picturesque Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, followed by rounds five and six, in June at the aforementioned to-be-announced venue.
A crucial summer stretch of six rounds on traditional event weekends starts with rounds seven and eight on June 30-July 2 at historic Watkins Glen Int’l during the Six Hours at The Glen endurance event in the scenic Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.
Then the series heads to the classic Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., for rounds nine and 10 on August 5-7. Rounds 11 and 12 will take place Aug. 26-28 on the challenging circuit at Virginia Int’l Raceway in Alton, Virginia.
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama teams and competitors will share the bright spotlight with the IMSA WeatherTech Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship during rounds 13 and 14 on September 14-16 at the state-of-the-art Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Champions in all four classes will be crowned at rounds 15 and 16 on Sept. 28-30 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. The final event of the season returns to its traditional spot alongside the Petit Le Mans endurance race for the WeatherTech Championship.
“The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama has become a tremendous development platform for drivers of all skill levels and teams and an important extension of the competitive spirit of Porsche,” said Jens Walther, president and CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America. “Our long-term relationship with IMSA and partners such as Yokohama has elevated the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama into one of the marquee championships among the Porsche one-make Cup lineup of 20 Cups worldwide.”
Details about television and online video coverage of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama events will be announced soon.
“The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama continues as an important cornerstone of Yokohama’s motorsports program in North America,” Yokohama Tire Corporation Motorsports Manager Duane Sampson said. “We look forward to further development and growth of this partnership since becoming a marketing and technical partner for the 2009 season.”
2016 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Schedule
Date – Venue – Location
March 16-18 – Sebring Int’l Raceway – Sebring, Fla.
April 29-May 1 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Monterey, Calif.
TBA – TBA – TBA
June 30-July 2 – Watkins Glen Int’l – Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 5-7 – Road America – Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Aug. 26-28 – Virginia Int’l Raceway – Alton, Va.
Sept. 14-16 – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
Sept. 28-30 – Road Atlanta – Braselton, Ga.
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) unveiled seven of the eight venues that will host its 16-round schedule for the championship, one of the largest of Porsche’s 20 single-make Cup Challenge series in the world. Each venue will feature two 45-minute races.
Entering its 12th season in 2016, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama will run 14 of its 16 rounds during IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship events. The additional venue to be announced will host a special, cornerstone event in June.
“The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama continued to display strong competitiveness and popularity this season, growth we are working to continue in 2016,” said Randy Hembrey, IMSA senior series manager, Development & Single-Make Series. “IMSA is committed to this vital level of racing for semi-professional and aspiring pro drivers and is thrilled to continue a successful partnerships with Porsche Motorsport North America and Yokohama.”
The series produces intense, exciting competition for semi-professional and aspiring professional drivers in the world’s most produced and iconic race car, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. The IMSA-sanctioned championship is the perfect platform for drivers to ascend to the highest levels of GT competition, such as the WeatherTech Championship.
Rounds one and two of the 2016 season get underway March 16-18 at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, as part of the prestigious Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida race week.
The series will head west for rounds three and four during the WeatherTech Championship event April 29-May 1 at picturesque Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, followed by rounds five and six, in June at the aforementioned to-be-announced venue.
A crucial summer stretch of six rounds on traditional event weekends starts with rounds seven and eight on June 30-July 2 at historic Watkins Glen Int’l during the Six Hours at The Glen endurance event in the scenic Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.
Then the series heads to the classic Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., for rounds nine and 10 on August 5-7. Rounds 11 and 12 will take place Aug. 26-28 on the challenging circuit at Virginia Int’l Raceway in Alton, Virginia.
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama teams and competitors will share the bright spotlight with the IMSA WeatherTech Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship during rounds 13 and 14 on September 14-16 at the state-of-the-art Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Champions in all four classes will be crowned at rounds 15 and 16 on Sept. 28-30 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. The final event of the season returns to its traditional spot alongside the Petit Le Mans endurance race for the WeatherTech Championship.
“The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama has become a tremendous development platform for drivers of all skill levels and teams and an important extension of the competitive spirit of Porsche,” said Jens Walther, president and CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America. “Our long-term relationship with IMSA and partners such as Yokohama has elevated the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama into one of the marquee championships among the Porsche one-make Cup lineup of 20 Cups worldwide.”
Details about television and online video coverage of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama events will be announced soon.
“The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama continues as an important cornerstone of Yokohama’s motorsports program in North America,” Yokohama Tire Corporation Motorsports Manager Duane Sampson said. “We look forward to further development and growth of this partnership since becoming a marketing and technical partner for the 2009 season.”
2016 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Schedule
Date – Venue – Location
March 16-18 – Sebring Int’l Raceway – Sebring, Fla.
April 29-May 1 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Monterey, Calif.
TBA – TBA – TBA
June 30-July 2 – Watkins Glen Int’l – Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 5-7 – Road America – Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Aug. 26-28 – Virginia Int’l Raceway – Alton, Va.
Sept. 14-16 – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
Sept. 28-30 – Road Atlanta – Braselton, Ga.
