The 1st Road to Le Mans is an automobile endurance event that took place on 18 June 2016. It 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.
_(27688656132).jpg)
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Qualifying | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | 3:55.748 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP3 | 32 | Team LNT | 3:55.933 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP3 | 85 | DC Racing | 3:56.247 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP3 | 18 | M.Racing-YMR | 3:57.662 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP3 | 7 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 3:58.029 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP3 | 61 | Graff | 3:58.485 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP3 | 77 | Graff | 3:58.545 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP3 | 31 | Graff | 3:58.547 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP3 | 9 | Racing Team Holland | 4:00.410 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP3 | 15 | Duqueine Engineering | 4:00.891 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports | 4:00.891 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP3 | 16 | Duqueine Engineering | 4:01.358 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP3 | 24 | OAK Racing | 4:01.485 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP3 | 24 | 360 Racing | 4:02.055 | 14 |
| 15 | GT3 | 88 | Mentos Racing | 4:04.494 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP3 | 11 | By Speed Factory | 4:04.856 | 16 |
| 17 | GT3 | 11 | SMP Racing | 4:05.183 | 17 |
| 18 | GT3 | 55 | FFF Racing Team by ACM | 4:07.168 | 18 |
| 19 | LMP3 | 10 | Race Performance | 4:07.186 | 19 |
| 20 | GT3 | 26 | Classic and Modern Racing | 4:08.112 | 20 |
| 21 | GT3 | 71 | AF Corse | 4:08.790 | 21 |
| 22 | GT3 | 34 | TF Sport | 4:10.559 | 22 |
| 23 | LMP3 | 17 | Duqueine Engineering | 4:10.837 | 23 |
| 24 | GT3 | 51 | AF Corse | 4:12.282 | 24 |
| 25 | GT3 | 37 | IDEC Sport Racing | 4:12.879 | 25 |
| 26 | LMP3 | 99 | WinEurasia Limited | 4:14.407 | 26 |
| 27 | GT3 | 66 | Barwell Motorsport | 4:14.421 | 27 |
| 28 | GT3 | 22 | TF Sport | 4:15.655 | 28 |
| 29 | GT3 | 19 | Tockwith Motorsports | 4:15.860 | 29 |
| 30 | GT3 | 8 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 4:15.899 | 30 |
| 31 | GT3 | 5 | FFF Racing Team by ACM | 4:19.035 | 31 |
| 32 | LMP3 | 48 | PS Racing Ltd. | 4:20.042 | 32 |
| 33 | GT3 | 25 | FF Corse | 4:26.129 | 33 |
| 34 | GT3 | 50 | Larbre Competition | 4:26.635 | 34 |
| 35 | GT3 | 14 | AF Corse | 4:38.993 | 35 |
| 36 | GT3 | 44 | DKR Engineering | 4:45.907 | 36 |
| 37 | GT3 | 28 | Delahaye Racing Team | 4:45.968 | 37 |
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 7 laps. Class winners are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | LMP3 | 85 |  DC Racing
|
 Alexandre Cougnaud Thomas Laurent
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | LMP3 | 2 |  United Autosports
|
 Martin Brundle Christian England
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 3 | LMP3 | 77 | Graff
|
John Falb
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | LMP3 | 18 | M.Racing-YMR
|
Yann Ehrlacher Romano Ricci
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | LMP3 | 3 | United Autosports
|
Guy Cosmo Mike Hedlund
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | LMP3 | 6 | 360 Racing
|
Terrence Woodward James Swift
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 7 | LMP3 | 15 | Duqueine Engineering
|
Thomas Dagoneau Alexis Kapadia
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | LMP3 | 24 | OAK Racing
|
Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 9 | GT3 | 57 |  SMP Racing
|
Aleksey Basov Viktor Shaytar
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 13 |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||
| 10 | LMP3 | 61 | Graff
|
 Dean Koutsoumidis James Winslow
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 11 | GT3 | 55 | FFF Racing Team by ACM
|
 Hiroshi Hamaguchi Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
|
McLaren 650S GT3 | 13 |
| McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8 | ||||||
| 12 | GT3 | 88 |  Mentos Racing
|
 Egidio Perfetti Klaus Bachler
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 13 |
| Porsche 4.0L flat-6 | ||||||
| 13 | LMP3 | 10 |  Race Performance
|
Marcello Marateotto Giorgio Maggi
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 14 | GT3 | 34 | TF Sport
|
Euan Hankey Salih Yoluc
|
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 13 |
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | ||||||
| 15 | GT3 | 51 |  AF Corse
|
Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 13 |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||
| 16 | LMP3 | 16 | Duqueine Engineering
|
Antonin Borga Laurent Millara
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 17 | GT3 | 22 | TF Sport
|
Andrew Jarman Devon Modell
|
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 13 |
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | ||||||
| 18 | GT3 | 17 | Duqueine Engineering
|
Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 13 |
| Ferrari F136 4.5L V8 | ||||||
| 19 | GT3 | 66 | Barwell Motorsport
|
James Cottingham Joe Twyman
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 13 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||
| 20 | GT3 | 37 | IDEC Sport Racing
|
Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 13 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||
| 21 | GT3 | 8 | Scuderia Villorba Corse
|
Steeve Hiesse Joe Twyman
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 13 |
| Ferrari F136 4.5L V8 | ||||||
| 22 | GT3 | 16 | FFF Racing Team by ACM
|
Marco Attard Matt Bell
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 13 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||
| 23 | LMP3 | 99 |  WinEurasia Limited
|
William Lok
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 24 | LMP3 | 31 | Graff
|
Jean Claude Poirier Paul Petit
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 25 | GT3 | 71 | AF Corse
|
 Felipe Barreiros Mads Rasmussen
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 13 |
| Ferrari F136 4.5L V8 | ||||||
| 26 | GT3 | 26 | Classic and Modern Racing
|
Nicolas Misslin Matthieu Vaxivière
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 12 |
| Ferrari F136 4.5L V8 | ||||||
| 27 | GT3 | 50 | Larbre Competition
|
Franck Labescat Christian Philippon
|
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 12 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||
| 28 | GT3 | 51 | FF Corse
|
Ivar Dunbar Johnny Mowlem
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 12 |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||
| 29 | LMP3 | 31 | Team LNT
|
Lawrence Tomlinson Charlie Robertson
|
Ginetta P3-15 | 12 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 30 | GT3 | 28 |  Delahaye Racing Team
|
Pierre-Etienne Bordet Alexandre Viron
|
Porsche 997 GT3-R | 12 |
| Porsche 4.0L V8 | ||||||
| 31 | GT3 | 44 |  DKR Engineering
|
Niels Bouwhuis Jan Storm
|
BMW Z4 GT3 | 12 |
| BMW S65 4.4L V8 | ||||||
| 32 | LMP3 | 11 |  By Speed Factory
|
Jesus Fuster Rebecca Jackson
|
Ligier JS P3 | 13 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 33 | LMP3 | 9 | Racing Team Holland
|
Jan Lammers Bernhard van Oranje
|
Ligier JS P3 | 12 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 34 | LMP3 | 7 | Scuderia Villorba Corse
|
Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto
|
Ligier JS P3 | 12 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 35 | GT3 | 44 | Tockwith Motorsports
|
Philip Hanson Nigel Moore
|
Audi R8 LMS ultra | 11 |
| Audi 5.2L V10 | ||||||
| 36 | GT3 | 14 | AF Corse
|
Adrien De Leener Pierre-Marie De Leener
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 9 |
| Ferrari F136 4.5L V8 | ||||||
| 37 | LMP3 | 48 |  PS Racing Ltd.
|
Angelo Negro Philippe Prette
|
ADESS-03 | 3 |
| Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |