USC – New name and 2016 calendar revealed

Exit on Tudor United Sportscar Championship, name of the merger between ALMS and Grand-Am carried out last year, and welcome to IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. The North American championship will indeed see its title sponsor change in 2016.

IMSA officials also unveiled the 2016 calendar on the sidelines of the Road America event which takes place this weekend. Twelve meetings will be on the program just like this season, no change to report in terms of the sleeves.

The season will begin on January 30 and 31 with the 24 Hours of Daytona (Florida) which will once again feature Sebring in Florida (March 19), Watkins Glen in New York state (July 3) and the final race of Little Le Mans in Georgia (October 1) the four events of the North American Endurance Cup.

All Prototypes, Prototype Challenge, GTLM and GTD categories will be in action each time, except in Long Beach (GTD absent), Detroit (GTLM absent), Lime Rock (Prototypes absent) and in Virginia, reserved for the two GT categories.

2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule: (NAEC tests in italics)
 
January 30-31: Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
Daytona International Speedway? Daytona Beach, Florida
 
March 19: Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway? Sebring, Florida
 
April 16: Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase
Long Beach Street Circuit? Long Beach, California
 
May 1: Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca? Monterey, California
 
June 4: Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
Belle Isle Park? Detroit, Michigan
 
July 3: Sahlen?s 6 Hours of Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen International? Watkins Glen, New York
 
July 10: Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park? Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
 
July 23: Northeast Grand Prix
Lime Rock Park? Lakeville, CT
 
August 7: Continental Tire Road Race Showcase
Road America? Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
 
August 21: Oak Tree Grand Prix
Virginia International Raceway? Alton, Virginia
 
September 17: Lone Star Le Mans
Circuit of The Americas? Austin, TX
 
October 1st: Petit Le Mans
Road Atlanta? Braselton, Georgia