Blancpain GT Series

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The Blancpain GT Series is a racing series for GT3 vehicles. The main and name sponsor is the Swiss watch manufacturer Blancpain . The racing series is organized by the SRO Motorsports Group . The first season took place in 2014. The highlight of the season are the 24 hours of Spa . The racing series is divided into two cups: the Sprint Cup and the Endurance Cup . The races take place in Europe.

The logo of the racing series

Building a racing weekend

Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup

There are two training sessions per weekend, both on Fridays, followed by 2 qualification sessions on Saturday (3 until 2017). The sessions last 20 minutes each. In the first qualification, the first driver of the team drives the second in the second. There is a point for the Pole in one of the sessions. The two races last an hour. A mandatory pit stop must be made between the 25th and 35th minute of the race. The format in which the points are awarded has been new since 2018 in order to make the Sprint Cup more relevant for the overall title.

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

For the endurance races there is a practice session and a “pre-qualifying” on Friday. The three qualifying sessions follow on Saturday, with one of the drivers driving in each. If only 2 drivers are registered on a car, the driver with the poorer FIA assessment must complete two sessions. Since 2018, the average time of the meetings has been used for the starting grid. There is another point for the pole. Then the race follows on Sundays. The races in Monza, Silverstone and Barcelona last three hours with the points (25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1), Paul Richard serves as the test for the 24 hours of Spa and lasts six Hours with modified points (33-24-19-15-12-9-6-4-2-1), and for the 24 hours of Spa, half points (12-9-7-6- 5-4-3-2-1) and after 24 hours full points (25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1) are awarded.

Master since 2014

Blancpain GT Series		Blancpain Endurance Series		Blancpain Sprint Series
team	driver	team	driver	team	driver
2014		2014		2014
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Laurens Vanthoor	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Laurens Vanthoor	HTP Motorsport	Maximilian Götz
2015		2015		2015
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Robin Frijns	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Katsumasa Chiyo Wolfgang Reip Alex Buncombe	HTP Motorsport	Maximilian Buhk Vincent Abril
2016		2016		2016
HTP Motorsport	Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann	Garage 59	Shane van Gisbergen Robert Bell Côme Ledogar	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Enzo Ide
2017		2017		2017
GRT Grasser Racing Team	Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli Christian Engelhart	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard

Calendar 2013-2018

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Nogaro Coupes de Pâques	Monza	Nogaro Coupes de Pâques	Misano	Misano	Zolder	Monza
Monza	Nogaro Coupes de Pâques	Monza	Monza	Monza	Monza	Brands Hatch
Zolder	Brands Hatch	Brands Hatch	Brands Hatch	Brands Hatch	Brands Hatch	Silverstone
Silverstone	Silverstone	Silverstone	Silverstone	Silverstone	Silverstone	Red Bull Ring
Circuit Paul Richard	Circuit Paul Richard	Zolder	Circuit Paul Richard	Zolder	Circuit Paul Richard	Circuit Paul Richard
Zandvoort	Zandvoort	Circuit Paul Richard	Nürburgring	Circuit Paul Richard	Misano	Misano
24 hours of spa	24 hours of spa	Moscow City Racing	24 hours of spa	24 hours of spa	24 hours of spa	24 hours of spa
Slovakia Ring	Slovakia Ring	24 hours of spa	Budapest	Budapest	Budapest	Nürburgring
Nürburgring	Algarve	Algarve	Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Budapest
Navarre	Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Barcelona	Barcelona	Barcelona	Barcelona
Baku World Challenge	Zolder	Misano
	Baku World Challenge	Zandvoort

Points

Until 2017

	qualification	Qualifying race						Race (Sprint Cup + 3h, Spa 24h)										Race (Paul Richard)										Race Spa (6h, 12h)
	1.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	1	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1	-										-
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	1	-						25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1	33	24	19th	15th	12	9	6th	4th	2	1	12	9	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1	-

Since 2018

	qualification	run										Race (6h Paul Richard)										Race Spa (6h, 12h)
	1.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.	1.	2.	3.	4th	5.	6th	7th	8th.	9.	10.
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	1	16.5	12	9.5	7.5	6th	4.5	3	2	1	0.5	-										-
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	1	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1	33	24	19th	15th	12	9	6th	4th	2	1	12	9	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1	-

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International

The races can be watched for free on YouTube at GTWorld (English and French), on NismoTV (English) or on Motor Trend on Demand USA and Europe (English).

Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Eurosport broadcasts all sprint races live or as a replay. The next Tuesday 23 minutes of highlights will follow. The endurance races are partially broadcast live. The following 45-minute highlights will follow on Tuesday. The races are also available live on Motorsport TV .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SRO Calendars 2019. Retrieved on August 1, 2018 .