Races 6 start date 23 april end date 22 october season champion. The commitment of many manufacturers in the series makes this championship very attractive for young drivers willing to become professional race drivers. The 2019 season will see sro motorsports group unite the sprintformat championships formerly known as the blancpain gt series sprint cup, blancpain gt series asia and pirelli world challenge gt. With the recent announcement of the forthcoming blancpain gt series, simracing teams from all over the world are gearing up for something theyve been wanting. 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. The blancpain gt sprint series is born in 2014 and is enjoying a great success since then. Official blancpain endurance series test days paul ricard 18th 19th march. Blancpain gt series sprint cup editorial stock photo. Mar, 2018 a threeyear low of 20 cars will take part in the blancpain gt series sprint cup this season, with the entry list released on tuesday during the preseason test at circuit paul ricard. Main race barcelona blancpain gt series endurance 2019. The 2019 season will see sro motorsports group unite the sprint format championships formerly known as the blancpain gt series sprint cup, blancpain gt series asia and pirelli world challenge gt. The season began on 14 april at monza and ended on 29 september in barcelona.
The european blancpain gt series also features the 24 hours of spafrancorchamps, one of the stages of the intercontinental gt series, which is the largest gt racing event in europe. Apr 08, 2016 sportscar365 gives an overview of the changes made to the blancpain gt series sporting regulations for 2016. New blancpain gt sporting regulations confirmed sportscar365. In addition to the second half of the adac gt masters season, the team from oschersleben will also contest the remaining races of the blancpain sprint series. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro motorsports group decide at the end of 20 to extend their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall blancpain gt series title. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. Blancpain gt world challenge america official site of. Gt is a site dedicated to bringing you news, photos, videos, features and interviews from the paddocks of the main european gt series, with the odd 24 hour race thrown into the mix for good measure.
A threeyear low of 20 cars will take part in the blancpain gt series sprint cup this season, with the entry list released on tuesday during the preseason test at circuit paul ricard. Competition classes blancpain gt world challenge america. A blancpain gt series season runs over 10 events, consisting of five endurance cup races and five sprint cup events. This is the perfect championship for gt3 cars, and it benefits from a wide media exposure and fame. The 2019 season will see sro motorsports group unite the sprintformat championships formerly known as the blancpain gt series sprint. It features large and varied grids filled with race versions of supercar models from many of the worlds most prestigious manufacturers, all fitted with pirelli tyres. Blancpain sprint gt championship show full episodes on. Race 1 brands hatch blancpain gt world challenge europe. Tech1 racing is set to contest the full gt world challenge europe powered by aws season with its lexus rc f gt3. The official app for the blancpain gt series, blancpain sprint series and blancpain endurance series. Blancpain gt series endurance cup round 3 silverstone. August 3rd, 2015 by jaimeb with the second half of 2015 season 3 upon us, its time for sim racers and sim racing teams to start turning their attention to the season 4 blancpain endurance series, the qualifying series for iracings newest professional sim racing series. Blancpain gt series brands hatch sprint cup main race.
Sportscar365 gives an overview of the changes made to the blancpain gt series sporting regulations for 2016. The season features ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five world challenge europe rounds. Live qualifying hungary blancpain gt series sprint. An introduction to the blancpain gt series rules and. Your source for gt world challenge europe live streaming, live timing, news, team. As was the case in 2016, the worlds biggest gt3 series includes ten rounds. Encouraged by the phenomenal success of the blancpain endurance series, which has rapidly become a global reference for gt racing, worldrenowned swiss watch maker blancpain and the sro motorsports group today announce that they have reached an agreement to extend their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series. In the blancpain gt championship, it is part of the endurance cup, and awards a higher amount of points than regular endurance races.
Gt world challenge europe gt world challenge europe. Blancpain gt series brands hatch sprint cup qualifying. Live qualifying hungary blancpain gt series sprint cup. The 2018 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the sixth season of the blancpain gt series sprint cup following on from the demise of the sro motorsports groups fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the fifth with the designation of blancpain sprint series or blancpain gt series sprint cup. Blancpain gt world challenge america 2019 fan guide. In 2016, the series names were adjusted to the endurance cup and sprint cup. The full gt world challenge europe calendar with race information, gallery, videos, highlights and results. The 2015 calendar of the blancpain endurance series that was presented during the total 24 hours of spa is confirmed with one slight alteration, namely the paul ricard being advanced by one week. Blancpain gt world challenge europe features proam drivers competing in gt classes production based racing cars from manufacturers such as bentley, porsche, aston martin, and ferrari.
The blancpain gt series mercedes seat alongside reigning champion raffaele marciello has been filled by vincent abril, whose departure from bentley was announced this week. The racing season will start with the official test days at circuit paul ricard on march th14th and ending with the barcelona season finale on september 29th30th. Calendar 2020 official site of blancpain gt series. Round 5 barcelona by nismo global 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cupround 5 barcelona by nismo global. These classes are primarily differentiated by engine displacement, performance potential, placement within market, body style, and fia and racb homologation where available. Your source for gt world challenge europe live streaming, live timing, news, team and driver profiles, video highlights, photos and event information. Blancpain gt series sprint cup editorial stock photo image. Nov 07, 2016 2017 blancpain gt series schedule released ten rounds. 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. As has now become traditional, the season for one of the worlds most. Trg take pole for gt4 america sprint season opener. Round 5 barcelona by nismo global 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup. Motorsport vision racing msvr is the race organising division of msv, owner and operator of four of the uks best racing circuits brands hatch, oulton park, snetterton and cadwell park. If you would like to advertise or partner with us, please use the contact form.
The blancpain gt series is the premier european motorsport competition for gt which stands for grand touring racing. The calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series 2017 blancpain gt series schedule released has been finalised. Blancpain gt series 14 april 2019 22h54 the curtain has gone up on the 2019 blancpain gt series. Blancpain gt series brands hatch sprint cup qualifying race live encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro motorsports group decide at the end of 20 to extend their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an. Official blancpain sprint series test days misano 4th 6th april. The official blancpain gt series facebook page web. Sep 29, 2019 the 2019 season will see sro motorsports group unite the sprint format championships formerly known as the blancpain gt series sprint cup, blancpain gt series asia and pirelli world challenge gt. Photo about power, champion, competition, action, girl, race, road, suit, high, grid, sprint, success, automobile, drive, single.
The 2014 season also saw an overall blancpain gt series title awarded for the first time, recognising the most consistent performers across the endurance and sprint formats. The seasonopening round of the blancpain gt series sprint cup took place at the misano world circuit in italy over the weekend. Championship titles for drivers and teams are awarded in both of these fiveround cups, and also for points accumulated across both formats. From zolder, belgium through the 24hrs of spa to the final race at barcelona spain, everything you need to follow the action.
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The 2017 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series. May 11, 2019 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. Sit back and enjoy all the highlights from two onehourlong races held at one of the most exciting and historic tracks in motorsports. Only the best five out of six results counted towards each teams championship total. A faultless drive in the main race gave audi pairing laurens vanthoor and frederic vervisch victory after 38 laps in the opening round. Gt cars like the lamborghini huracan, nissan gtr, and bentley continental gt3 are lining up on the grid at the worldfamous nurburgring in germany for round 3 of the 2016 blancpain gt sprint series. May 05, 2019 the 2019 season will see sro motorsports group unite the sprint format championships formerly known as the blancpain gt series sprint cup, blancpain gt series asia and pirelli world challenge gt. Nissan nismo athletes competing in the blancpain gt series sprint and endurance cup. Aai motorsports commits two bmw m6 gt3s to blancpain gt series asia season opener endurance sports car bmw sports trophy squad aai motorsports has confirmed a twocar entry for the season opening blancpain gt series asia round at sepang on april 89. The 2019 blancpain gt series is the last season under the title of the blancpain gt series. The blancpain endurance series, which has often played second fiddle to its sprint series counterpart, has suddenly been thrust into the simracing spotlight.
Following the nurburgring 24 hours, schubert motorsport is extending its programme for 2014. One of the most discussed changes has been the socalled twocar rule. Tcr, tc and tca classes currently on run in sprint races. Over the years, we established ourselves as a world reference in gt competition, becoming cofounders of some of the greatest championships in this discipline, including the blancpain gt series europe comprising the blancpain endurance series and the blancpain sprint series, the blancpain gt series asia and the blancpain sports club. About blancpain sprint gt championship blancpain gt world challenge europe features proam drivers competing in gt classes production based racing cars from manufacturers such as bentley, porsche, aston martin, and ferrari. Official blancpain endurance series test days paul ricard. Saturday blancpain gt series sprint cup qualifying race. 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. Gt, gts and gt cup cars compete in both sprint and sprintx championships. Vehicle competition classes fia gt3 cars, luxurybrand sports or gt grand touring vehicles compete in pwcs gt class. Blancpain gt sprint cup field drops to 20 entries sportscar365. Download this app for free and keep uptodate with all the news, events, video and photos from the blancpain gt series.
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