The 2017 GT Series Sprint Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, was the fifth season of the GT Series Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Group's 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.
Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2016 24 Hours of Spa on 29 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2017 calendar. The series started at Misano on 2 April and ended at the Nürburgring on 17 September. Zandvoort would make its return on the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing the round in Barcelona, but on 7 November the SRO announced the finalised calendar, confirming Zandvoort had been replaced by Zolder. The finalised calendar also showed the series would return to the Hungaroring.
Event | Circuit | Date | Report |
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1 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy | 2 April | Report |
2 | Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | 7 May | Report |
3 | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 4 June | Report |
4 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | 27 August | Report |
5 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 17 September | Report |
Entry list
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Event | Circuit | Pole position | Qualifying Race Winners | Main Race | |||
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Pro Winners | Pro-Am Winners | Silver Winners | Am Winners | ||||
1 | Misano | No. 66 Attempto Racing | No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | No. 333 Rinaldi Racing | No. 85 HTP Motorsport | No entries |
Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini |
Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera |
Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera |
Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull |
Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak | |||
2 | Brands Hatch | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 333 Rinaldi Racing | No. 42 Strakka Motorsport | |
Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart |
Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart |
Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart |
Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull |
David Fumanelli Lewis Williamson | |||
3 | Zolder | No. 17 Team WRT | No. 17 Team WRT | No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 11 Kessel Racing | No. 85 HTP Motorsport | No. 888 Kessel Racing |
Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard |
Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard |
Will Stevens Markus Winkelhock |
Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini |
Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak |
Stephen Earle David Perel | ||
4 | Hungaroring | No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 333 Rinaldi Racing | No. 85 HTP Motorsport | No finishers |
Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor |
Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor |
Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor |
Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull |
Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak | |||
5 | Nürburgring | No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | No. 17 Team WRT | No. 333 Rinaldi Racing | No. 85 HTP Motorsport | No. 888 Kessel Racing |
Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor |
Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera |
Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard |
Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull |
Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak |
Stephen Earle David Perel |
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Main Race. The pole-sitter in the Qualifying Race also received one point and entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
- Qualifying Race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Pole |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- Main Race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championships
Overall
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Bold – Pole |
Pro-Am Cup
Pos. | Driver | Team | MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | |||||
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QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | ||||
1 | Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull |
Rinaldi Racing | 25 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 144 |
2 | Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam |
Kessel Racing TP12 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 119 |
3 | Jean-Luc Beaubelique | AKKA ASP | Ret | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 87 |
4 | Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret |
AKKA ASP | Ret | 20 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 72 |
5 | Jules Gounon | AKKA ASP | Ret | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 69 | ||
6 | Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini |
Kessel Racing | 13 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 62 | ||||
7 | Tristan Vautier | AKKA ASP | 27 | 24 | 18 | ||||||||
8 | Matteo Malucelli Rinat Salikhov |
Rinaldi Racing | 24 | 28 | 16 | ||||||||
9 | Kenneth Heyer Yoshiharu Mori |
Kornely Motorsport | 24 | 23 | WD | WD | 14 | ||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | Points |
MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Silver Cup
Pos. | Driver | Team | MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | |||||
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QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | ||||
1 | Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak |
HTP Motorsport | 2 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 154 |
2 | Lewis Williamson | Strakka Motorsport | 19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 110 |
3 | Lorenzo Casè Phil Quaife |
Spirit of Race | Ret | DNS | 25 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 19 | DNS | DNS | 65 |
4 | Nicolas Pohler | Attempto Racing | Ret | 26 | 21 | 21 | 62 | ||||||
Orange 1 Team Lazarus | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | |||||||||
5 | David Fumanelli | Strakka Motorsport | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 58 | ||||||
6 | Max van Splunteren | Attempto Racing | Ret | DNS | Ret | 26 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 21 | Ret | 50 |
7 | Fabrizio Crestani | Orange 1 Team Lazarus | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 34 | ||||||
8 | Martin Kodrić | Strakka Motorsport | 25 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 27 | ||||||
9 | Nick Leventis | Strakka Motorsport | 19 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||
10 | Marko Helistekangas Caitlin Wood |
Reiter Young Stars | 26 | 21 | WD | WD | 19 | ||||||
11 | Christopher Zöchling | Attempto Racing | 28 | 20 | 17 | ||||||||
12 | Isaac Tutumlu | Attempto Racing | 21 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||
Adrian Zaugg | Attempto Racing | Ret | DNS | ||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | Points |
MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Am Cup
Pos. | Driver | Team | MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | |||||
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QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | ||||
1 | Stephen Earle David Perel |
Kessel Racing | 30 | 26 | 30 | Ret | 28 | 27 | 77 | ||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | Points |
MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Teams' championships
Overall
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | |||||
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QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | ||||
1 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 106 |
2 | Team WRT | Audi | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 97 |
3 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 91 |
4 | (Mercedes-AMG Team) HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 87 |
5 | Rowe Racing | BMW | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 49 |
6 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Bentley | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 48 |
7 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-Benz | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
8 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi | 7 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 31 |
9 | Strakka Racing | McLaren | 18 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
10 | ISR | Audi | 10 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 23 |
11 | Attempto Racing | Lamborghini Porsche |
23 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 21 | Ret | 18 |
12 | Strakka Motorsport | McLaren | 19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 7 |
13 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari | 25 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
Kessel Racing (TP12) | Ferrari | 13 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 0 | |
Orange 1 Team Lazarus | Lamborghini | 15 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 29 | Ret | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 0 | |
AF Corse | Ferrari | Ret | DNS | 25 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 19 | DNS | DNS | 0 | |
Emil Frey Lexus Racing | Lexus | 22 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||
Reiter Young Stars | Lamborghini | 26 | 21 | WD | WD | 0 | |||||||
Kornely Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | 24 | 23 | WD | WD | 0 | |||||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | Points |
MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Pro-Am Cup
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | |||||
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QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | ||||
1 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari | 25 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 150 |
2 | Kessel Racing (TP12) | Ferrari | 13 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 130 |
3 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-Benz | Ret | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 99 |
4 | Kornely Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | 24 | 23 | WD | WD | 18 | ||||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | Points |
MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Silver Cup
Pos. | Driver | Team | MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | ||||
1 | HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | 2 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 154 |
2 | Strakka Motorsport | McLaren | 19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 110 |
3 | AF Corse | Ferrari | Ret | DNS | 25 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 19 | DNS | DNS | 65 |
4 | Attempto Racing | Lamborghini | Ret | DNS | Ret | 26 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 21 | Ret | 50 |
5 | Orange 1 Team Lazarus | Lamborghini | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 34 | ||||||
6 | Reiter Young Stars | Lamborghini | 26 | 21 | WD | WD | 19 | ||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | Points |
MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Am Cup
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
Points | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | ||||
1 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari | 30 | 26 | 30 | Ret | 28 | 27 | 77 | ||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | QR | MR | Points |
MIS |
BRH |
ZOL |
HUN |
NÜR |
See also
Notes
- ^ Cars 1, 2 and 5 entered as Belgian Audi Club Team WRT and cars No. 3 and 17 entered as Team WRT.
- ^ Cars No. 11 and 888 entered as Kessel Racing and car No. 39 entered as Kessel Racing TP12.
- ^ Car No. 42 entered as Strakka Motorsport and cars No. 43, 44, 58 and 59 entered as Strakka Racing.
- Car No. 55 entered as Spirit of Race under Swiss licence, but its drivers scored points for AF Corse.
- ^ Car No. 84 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport and cars No. 85 and 86 entered as HTP Motorsport.
References
- "2017 Blancpain GT Series Calendar" (PDF). blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. July 29, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "2017 Blancpain GT Series calendar finalised". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ Wouters, Vincent (27 February 2017). "WRT Confirms Blancpain GT Entries". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ Wouters, Vincent (9 March 2017). "WRT Reveals Blancpain GT Driver Lineups". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Nürburgring Entry List". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Misano Entry List". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Season Entry List". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Dagys, John (13 January 2017). "TP12 Singha Set for Blancpain GT Sprint Program". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Zolder Provisional Entry List" (PDF). vmail.vertouk.net. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Hungaroring Entry List". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Zolder/Belgium Free Practice 1 Results". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Dagys, John (8 November 2016). "Strakka Confirms Switch to Blancpain GT With Four-Car McLaren Effort". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 March 2017). "Stoneman, Tordoff headline Strakka's Blancpain line-up". motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Brands Hatch Entry List". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- Kilshaw, Jake (24 August 2017). "Strakka Reduces to Three Cars; Kodric to Make McLaren Debut". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Kilshaw, Jake (1 June 2017). "Ledogar to Partner Kane in Renumbered Strakka McLaren". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Steijn Schothorst Joins Strakka Racing". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (5 September 2017). "Emil Frey Lexus to Make Blancpain GT Debut at Nürburgring". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Dagys, John (24 March 2017). "Quaife, Case Confirmed in AF Corse Ferrari for Sprint Cup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (18 August 2017). "Attempto Brings Back Porsche for Hungaroring". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Brands Hatch/Great Britain Free Practice 1". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Wouters, Vincent (8 March 2017). "Kornely Motorsport Enters Hello Kitty-Backed Mercedes". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Dagys, John (11 November 2016). "Buhk to Return to Mercedes-AMG, HTP in Title Defense". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Wouters, Vincent (27 March 2017). "Buhk, Baumann in Separate HTP Mercedes-AMGs for Sprint Cup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Wouters, Vincent (1 March 2017). "AKKA-ASP Expands to Four-Car Mercedes-AMG GT3 Effort". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (14 February 2017). "ROWE Continues With Two-Car BMW Entry in Blancpain GT". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2017). "Da Costa Set for Sprint Cup Effort With ROWE". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- Kilshaw, Jake (23 August 2017). "ROWE Withdraws Damaged No. 99 BMW from Hungaroring". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Kilshaw, Jake (12 September 2017). "Klingmann Replaces Eng, Second ROWE BMW Returns". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Wouters, Vincent (15 February 2017). "Rinaldi Confirms Blancpain GT Program". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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