2016 Trans-Am Series
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The 2016 Trans-Am Series was the 48th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. It is the 50th anniversary of the series' first season
Rule changes
The Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro will receive updated bodywork for TA-2 class entries in 2016[1]
TA-1 and TA-2 continue essentially unchanged. TA3-I has been renamed TA3 for 2016. TA3-A has been renamed TA4. The new TA5 class has been created for Porsche Carrera Cup cars. Due to increased size of its field, TA2 will have separate race and qualifying sessions than the rest of the series at 11 of the 12 rounds of the championship.[2]
After Round 4 the TA5 class was discontinued and the Porsche Cup cars were rolled back into TA3.
Schedule
The initial schedule was announced November 2, 2015, with an addition event in Detroit announced on March 21, 2016. The Detroit round will be invitational due to space constraints[3] and will not count for championship points.
Calendar and results
| Round | Circuit | Date | TA Winning driver | TA Winning vehicle | TA2 Winning driver | TA2 Winning vehicle | TA3 Winning driver | TA3 Winning vehicle | TA4 Winning driver | TA4 Winning vehicle | TA5 Winning driver | TA5 Winning vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebring International Raceway | March 5 |  Kenny Bupp |
Chevrolet Camaro | Gar Robinson |
Chevrolet Camaro | Lee Saunders |
Dodge Viper | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | Mark Boden |
Porsche 997 |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | April 10 | Amy Ruman |
Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante |
Ford Mustang | Randy Mueller |
BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | Conor Flynn |
Porsche 997 |
| 3 | Watkins Glen International | May 15 | Amy Ruman |
Chevrolet Corvette | Dillon Machavern |
Chevrolet Camaro | Mark Boden |
BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | Tim Kezman |
Porsche 997 |
| NC | Motor City 100 | June 4 |  RJ Lopez |
Chevrolet Corvette |  Kyle Marcelli |
Chevrolet Camaro | not held | Dean Martin |
Ford Mustang | not held | ||
| June 5 | John Baucom |
Ford Mustang | Adam Andretti |
Dodge Challenger | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | ||||||
| 4 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | June 12 | Paul Fix |
Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante |
Ford Mustang | Andrew Aquilante |
Chevrolet Corvette | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | Tim Kezman |
Porsche 997 |
| 5 | Brainerd International Raceway | July 3 | Paul Fix |
Chevrolet Corvette | Gar Robinson |
Chevrolet Camaro | Steve Streimer |
Dodge Viper | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | no entries | |
| 6 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 13 | Simon Gregg |
Chevrolet Corvette | Lawrence Loshak |
Chevrolet Camaro | Randy Mueller |
BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | ||
| 7 | Road America | August 27 | Cliff Ebben |
Ford Mustang | Tony Buffomante |
Ford Mustang | Mark Boden |
Porsche 997 | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | ||
| 8 | Virginia International Raceway | September 24 | Paul Fix |
Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante |
Ford Mustang | Randy Mueller |
BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | ||
| 9 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | October 9 | Cliff Ebben |
Ford Mustang | Shane Lewis |
Chevrolet Camaro | Michael Camus |
BMW M3 | Ernie Francis Jr. |
Ford Mustang | ||
| 10 | NOLA Motorsports Park | October 15 | Paul Fix |
Chevrolet Corvette | Tony Buffomante |
Ford Mustang | Steve Streimer |
Dodge Viper | Dave Ricci |
Chevrolet Camaro | ||
| 11 | Circuit of the Americas | November 5 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Daytona International Speedway | November 12 | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ TRANS AM AND FIVE STAR UNVEIL NEW MUSTANG AND CAMARO BODYWORK FOR TA2, Trans Am Series, December 10, 2015, Retrieved 2016-04-30
- ↑ TRANS AM SERIES ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTION RACING CLASSES FOR 2016, Trans Am Series, January 19, 2016, Retrieved 2016-04-30
- ↑ TRANS AM SERIES RETURNS TO CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX, Trans Am Series, March 21, 2016, Retrieved 2016-04-30
- ↑ Results, Trans Am Series, Retrieved 2016-04-30