2016 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic

[1] It was the third consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the seventh annual running of the race, counting the period between 2007 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively.

[2] The 2016 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic was the fifth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2016 by IMSA, the shortest in terms of time, and was the third round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.

[1] The race was held at the fourteen-turn 2.350 mi (3.782 km) Belle Isle Park on June 4, 2016.

[4] With 128 points, PC was led by Misha Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson on countback over Robert Alon and Tom Kimber-Smith.

[4] In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 95 points; the duo held a six-point advantage over Mario Farnbacher and Alex Riberas.

Mazda Motorsports had two Lola B12/80 cars and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2.

The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of seven Oreca FLM09 cars: two from Starworks Motorsports.

[9] Mowlem caused a stoppage early when his BAR1 car suffered a suspension failure and stopped on the track.

Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in PC, and Prototype had two separate identically timed sessions.

Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order.

IMSA would arranged the grid to put all Prototypes ahead of the PC, and GTD cars.

[14] Popow and van der Zande's victory allowed them to take the lead of the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 162 points.