The 2016 Prototype Cup (later renamed the LMP3 Cup Championship) was the inaugural event for the British LMP3 Cup. The series debuted at Snetterton Circuit on 8/9 October 2016, with a single race to launch the championship, which was won by Tockwith Motorsport's Philip Hanson and Nigel Moore.[1]

Report

Qualifying

Philip Hanson and Nigel Moore set the early pace in qualifying, setting a quick lap around three seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Christian England and Colin Noble followed up for Team West-Tec, 0.8s behind, with Shaun Lynn third for United Autosports.[2]

Race

After a brief delay to allow light rain to clear the circuit,[3] Philip Hanson led from pole, from Christian England, who switched to the sister Team West-Tec car after problems with the one he and Noble qualified. The lead two cars would remain unchallenged through the race, even after the pit stops, with Jay Palmer and Wayne Boyd's United Autosports Ligier JS P3 coming home in third.[4]

Qualifying

PosTeamDriversChassisEngineTime
1United Kingdom Tockwith MotorsportUnited Kingdom Phil Hanson
United Kingdom Nigel Moore		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:45.659
2United Kingdom Team West-TecUnited Kingdom Colin Noble
United Kingdom Christian England		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:46.529
3United States United AutosportsUnited Kingdom Shaun LynnLigier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:47.888
4United States United AutosportsBelgium Jacques Duyver
United Kingdom Charlie Hollings		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:48.182
5United States United AutosportsUnited Kingdom Wayne Boyd
United Kingdom Jay Palmer		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:48.505
6United Kingdom Team West-TecUnited Kingdom Shaun Balfe
United Kingdom Bradley Smith		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:49.376
7United States United AutosportsUnited States Guy Cosmo
United States Patrick Byrne		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:50.101
8United Kingdom Douglas MotorsportAustralia Thomas Randle
United Kingdom Mike Newbould		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE1:51.636

Race

PosTeamDriversChassisEngineTime
1United Kingdom Tockwith MotorsportUnited Kingdom Phil Hanson
United Kingdom Nigel Moore		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE31 laps
2United Kingdom Team West-TecUnited Kingdom Bradley Smith
United Kingdom Christian England		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE+22.293
3United States United AutosportsUnited Kingdom Wayne Boyd
United Kingdom Jay Palmer		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE+44.051
4United States United AutosportsBelgium Jacques Duyver
United Kingdom Charlie Hollings		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE+1:20.532
5United States United AutosportsUnited States Guy Cosmo
United States Patrick Byrne		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE+1:40.907
6United Kingdom Douglas MotorsportAustralia Thomas Randle
United Kingdom Mike Newbould		Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50VE+1:41.146
7United States United AutosportsUnited Kingdom Shaun LynnLigier JS P3Nissan VK50VE+1 Lap

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References

  1. ↑ "2016: Snetterton Race". www.lmp3cup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ↑ "2016: Snetterton Qualifying Report". www.lmp3cup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. ↑ "THE SPIRIT OF LE MANS IN NORFOLK". THE MOTORSPORT REPORT. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  4. ↑ "2016: Snetterton Race". www.lmp3cup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Prototype Cup" (PDF). TSL Timing. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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