Blancpain gt series offers a huge media coverage, both on tv, through web live streaming and from social networks sharing. Tech1 racing is set to contest the full gt world challenge europe powered by aws season with its lexus rc f gt3. The official blancpain gt series facebook page web. Not only will the drivers champions get their hands on some shining silverware, but several blancpain gt series teams will also see their hard work during 2016 rewarded with a title. By the end we will know who will follow maxi buhk and dominik baumann as the next blancpain gt series champions. The calendar was reduced to five events, dropping races at nogaro, moscow, algarve, zolder and zandvoort, with. The season featured ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five sprint cup rounds. And then a fantastic race for the 2 drivers fred vervish and david dermont. Nov 07, 2016 the 2017 calendar includes the wellknown traditional meetings, but with a twist, to keep things fresh. Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. Blancpain gt series endurance cup am 2017 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series endurance cup am 2017.
Oct 19, 2016 the inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign will feature a sixround, 12race calendar in 2017, kicking off at sepang, next april. Jul 29, 2016 the blancpain gt series schedule will remain at ten rounds in 2017, with zandvoort returning to the series and a possible visit to the red bull ring in spielberg. Apr 12, 2015 watch the highlights of the finest gt racing series in the world from 2015. British gts calendar has been devised to avoid clashes with sros blancpain gt series and blancpain gt series asian cup, thus allowing teams to compete in several championships. A blancpain gt series sprint cup event consists of two races of one hour per event, while the blancpain gt series endurance cup races range from three hour events through a km race to the season highlight of the total 24 hours of spa, the worlds leading 24 hour race reserved for gt3 cars. After that the series will move on to thailands only fia grade 1 track, the chang international circuit in buriram, for two more onehour races in late may.
Blancpain gt series endurance cup pro 2017 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series endurance cup pro 2017. On 19 october 2016, the stephane ratel organisation announced the 2017 calendar and championship details. With two calendar clashes between the 2017 australian supercar championship and the blancpain endurance cup, this weekends sepang 12 hours is set to be shane van gisbergens last outing as a mclaren. Since its launch in 2011, the blancpain gt series endurance cup has established itself as europes most competitive gt3 category. Blancpain gt series endurance cup pro 2017 standings. Elsewhere, and unlike 2016, the newlyrevised gt4 european series will not form part of british gts silverstone and spa grids, although individual entries. The league consisted of 50 world championship license class teams competing in a number of. Circuit paul ricard, france circuit paul ricard kms. Blancpain gt world challenge america 2019 fan guide. Innovation is our tradition from blancpain on vimeo. Blancpain gt series endurance cup am 2017 standings.
Gt3 racing in the blancpain endurance series continues to get stronger on a seemingly race by race basis, and the upcoming paul ricard km is a. Category sports car racing main region europe short name bes also known as blancpain gt endurance gt world challenge europe endurance cup select year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011. Photographing the blancpain gt series endurance cup at silverstone race circuit. The season will start on 2 april in misano and will end on 31 october in barcelona. Blancpain enters the blue hour with the villeret ultraplate, a boutique exclusive. Originally known as the blancpain endurance series, the championship has earned its reputation thanks to packed grids, a wide variety of machinery, and an intense level of ontrack competition. The season will feature ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five sprint cup rounds. From zolder, belgium through the 24hrs of spa to the. Apr 22, 2017 keep an eye out at racedepartment during 2017 as we look to stream more live racing than ever before. The 2017 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series sprint cup following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the fourth with the designation of blancpain sprint series or blancpain gt series sprint cup. Gt3 racing in the blancpain endurance series continues to get stronger on a seemingly race by race basis, and the upcoming paul ricard km is a perfect example of the growth. The season started on 10 april in misano and ended on 2 october in barcelona. The hungaroring has been named as the venue for the penultimate round of the 2017. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 hours of spa and the km paul ricard events.
Sep 07, 2016 british gts calendar has been devised to avoid clashes with sros blancpain gt series and blancpain gt series asian cup, thus allowing teams to compete in several championships. The series started at sepang on 8 april and ended at zhejiang on 15 october, as the event at zhejiang was moved forward one week, after the ruling communist party of china scheduled its 19th national congress for the period. In addition to that it hosts several respected series like the blancpain gt series endurance cup, the sro run top level gt championship that will be partnered by competition102 gt4 european series during 2224 april, 2016. The season started on 24 april at monza and ended on 18 september at the nurburgring. Blancpain endurance series elected european race of the year. Blancpain endurance series championships racing sports cars. Drop a comment or two below about the third round of the 2017 blancpain endurance series with your fellow community members and sit back and enjoy the broadcast happy viewing everyone. The 2017 blancpain gt sports club was the third season of the sro groups blancpain gt sports club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. Blancpain gt series, blancpain gt world challenge europe. After that the series will move on to thailands only fia grade 1 track, the chang international circuit in buriram, for two more onehour races in.
Nov 07, 2016 the calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series 2017 blancpain gt series schedule released has been finalised. The inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign will feature a sixround, 12race calendar in 2017, kicking off at sepang, next april. Michelinstar chef marie robert joins the blancpain circle of friends. Sprint cup for 2 x 60 minute races in a weekend, five weekends per year. The 2017 season of the blancpain gt series debuted in monza, italy. The calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series has been finalised. The 2016 blancpain gt series was the third season of the blancpain gt series. Iconic cars, tracks and drivers of the 2015 series.
The 2016 blancpain gt series endurance cup was the sixth season of the blancpain gt series endurance cup. Blancpain gt series racing news the latest blancpain gt news. After developing their partnership, blancpain and the sro decided that 2016 would see both the. Blancpain gt series endurance cup round 3 silverstone.
The 2017 blancpain gt series endurance cup was the seventh season of the blancpain gt series endurance cup. The 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fourth season following on from the demise. Didnt go all to plan, some minor but costly mistakes. As was the case in 2016, the worlds biggest gt3 series includes ten rounds. The season began on 23 april at monza and ended on 1 october in barcelona. Zandvoort would make its return on the schedule after a oneyear absence, replacing the round in barcelona, but on 7. The calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series 2017 blancpain gt series schedule released has been finalised. The full gt world challenge europe calendar with race information, gallery, videos, highlights and results. More than 20000 spectators travelled to the mythical autodromo nazionale of monza to admire a plethora of impressive supercars and to meet the teams and drivers. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. Check out the full live stream of the 2017 blancpain endurance series paul ricard km this saturday 24th june. In 2015 and 2016, i was using my olympus e500 and still working my way round the best spots to photograph cars at silverstone heres close action between the bentley and audi r8 in 2015 and a profile view of the aston martin in 2016. The 2017 calendar includes the wellknown traditional meetings, but with a twist, to keep things fresh. Zolder replaces zandvoort in 2017 blancpain gt schedule.
The blancpain gt series schedule will remain at ten rounds in 2017, with zandvoort returning to the series and a possible visit to the red bull. Its going to be a great event and a great year ahead. The blancpain gt sports club is a championship for bronze and iron drivers only. The 2016 blancpain gt series endurance cup was the sixth season of the blancpain gt. Enzo ide takes the 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup tristan vautier and felix. Also noticed vastly varying lap times in different conditions.
The sro motorsports group is proud to announce that the blancpain endurance series has been voted european race series of the year. Apr 14, 2019 blancpain paul ricard, a fantastic win june 20. The 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fourth season following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the third with the designation of blancpain sprint series or blancpain gt series sprint cup. Blancpain sprint series cars, crashes and spins youtube. On 18 september 2015, the stephane ratel organisation announced the 2016 calendar. Blancpain endurance series elected european race of the. Blancpain gt series teams proud to collect coveted. Keep an eye out at racedepartment during 2017 as we look to stream more live racing than ever before. Official blancpain endurance series test days paul ricard. October 11th, 2017 by doug hunt the blancpain gt series came to a conclusion a few weeks ago at nurburgring. Teams can compete in the entire series or pick a cup. Race calendar for blancpain gt series endurance cup. This sunday november 27th the annual sro prize giving ceremony will take place in london. Silverstone circuit, united kingdom 3 hours of silverstone.
The chef martin berasategui earns two additional michelin stars. The league consisted of 50 world championship license class teams competing in a number of endurance races throughout the year. This competition is one of the musts of the international motorsport calendar. In 2014, sro promotes several championships and series, such as the blancpain gt series with the blancpain sprint series and the blancpain endurance series, including the iconic total 24 hours of spa, the cooper tires british f3 championship, the avon tyres british gt championship and has various franchise agreements including the. During the professional motorsport world expo awards ceremony in cologne an independent judging panel of motorsport experts highlighted the qualities of the series. Endurance cup for 180 minute races plus the 24 hours of spa and the km paul ricard, totalling five endurance races per year.
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