The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia was the inaugural season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's Blancpain GT Series Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars.
On 19 October 2016, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2017 calendar and championship details. [1] 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 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. [2]
Event | Circuit | Date |
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1 | ![]() | 8–9 April |
2 | ![]() | 20–21 May |
3 | ![]() | 24–25 June |
4 | ![]() | 19–20 August |
5 | ![]() | 23–24 September |
6 | ![]() | 14–15 October |
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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![]() | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR [25] | 10 | ![]() | AA | All |
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117 | ![]() | Inv | 1 | ||
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![]() | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR [37] | 11 | ![]() | AA | All |
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![]() | McLaren 570S GT4 [38] | 12 | ![]() | AA | 4 |
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![]() | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR [39] | 17 | ![]() | AA | All |
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![]() | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR [27] | 77 | ![]() | AA | All |
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![]() | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR [40] | 89 | ![]() | AA | All |
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Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro-Am Winners | Silver Winners | Am-Am Winners | GT4 Winners | |
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Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. 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.
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 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points | ||||||
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 223 |
2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 147 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 8 | 146 | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 25 | 11 | 7 | 10 | |||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 140 | ||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 25 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 121 | ||
6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 17 | Ret | DNS | 106 |
7 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 12 | DNS | 12 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 103 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 18 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 93 | ||||
9 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | DNS | 13 | 61 | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 3 | |||||
10 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 13 | 55 | ||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 43 | ||||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 43 | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 40 | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||
13 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 6 | Ret | 21 | 4 | 37 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 27 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 30 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 27 | ||||||||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 8 | 25 | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
![]() | 51 | 121 | |||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
19 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
20 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 19 | 11 | ||||||||||
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||
22 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 14 | 17 | 8 | ||||||||||
23 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 20 | 6 | ||||||||||
23 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||
24 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 27 | 3 | ||||||||||
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Guest drivers ineligible to score Pro-Am class points | |||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | Ret | 15 | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points |
Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points | ||||||
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1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 206 |
2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 188 |
3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 5 | DNS | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 132 |
4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 131 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 12 | DNS | 127 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 2 | 118 | ||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 112 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 62 | ||||||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | DNS | 62 | ||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 24 | 31 | ||||||
12 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 26 | 14 | Ret | 24 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 8 | 23 | ||||||||||
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 23 | ||||||||||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 26 | 22 | ||||||||||
16 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score Silver class points | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points |
Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points | ||||||
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1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 178 | ||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | DNS | DNS | 17 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 173 | ||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 163 | ||
4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 30 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 131 | ||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 130 | ||||
6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 122 | ||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 10 | 50 | ||||||||||
8 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 44 | ||||||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | 14 | 33 | ||||||||||
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Pos. | Driver | Team | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | No. | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points | ||||||
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GT3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | Mercedes-Benz | 888 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 243 |
999 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Ret | 3 | 4 | ||||
2 | ![]() | Audi | 86 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 160 |
3 | ![]() | Audi | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 158 |
4 | ![]() | Porsche | 88 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 2 | 139 |
99 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 12 | DNS | ||||
5 | ![]() | Ferrari | 38 | 12 | 18 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 102 | ||||
39 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 17 | Ret | DNS | ||||
6 | ![]() | Lamborghini | 66 | 8 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 67 |
7 | ![]() | Lamborghini | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 62 |
2 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | ||||
8 | ![]() | Audi | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 60 |
9 | ![]() | Audi | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 25 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 46 | ||
10 | ![]() | Ferrari | 37 | 13 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 33 | ||||||||
Audi | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | Audi | 18 | 5 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 3 | 29 | ||
12 | ![]() | Lamborghini | 777 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 25 | ||||||||
13 | ![]() | Ferrari | 28 | 6 | Ret | 21 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() | BMW | 90 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 19 | 15 | ||||||||
91 | 3 | 26 | 14 | Ret | 181 | 181 | ||||||||||
14 | ![]() | Audi | 13 | 9 | 12 | DNS | 12 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
15 | ![]() | Ferrari | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||
16 | ![]() | Porsche | 47 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||
17 | ![]() | Porsche | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||
18 | ![]() | Audi | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
19 | ![]() | Porsche | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||
20 | ![]() | Lamborghini | 27 | DNS | DNS | 17 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||
![]() | Audi | 59 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | Aston Martin | 69 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 0 | |||
![]() | Audi | 18 | DNS | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||
19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 30 | Ret | 16 | 19 | ||||||
![]() | Ferrari | 75 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 0 | |||||
![]() | Porsche | 98 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 191 | 41 | 0 | |||||
![]() | Lamborghini | 390 | 18 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||
![]() | McLaren | 12 | Ret | DNS | ||||||||||||
Guest teams ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Bentley | 20 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||
30 | Ret | 15 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Porsche | 33 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||
277 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Audi | 16 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||
GT4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | Porsche | 77 | 22 | 22 | EX | 15 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 216 |
2 | ![]() | Porsche | 10 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 186 |
3 | ![]() | Porsche | 17 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 185 |
4 | ![]() | Porsche | 89 | 24 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 175 |
5 | ![]() | Porsche | 11 | 26 | 24 | Ret | DNS | 26 | 22 | 28 | Ret | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 109 |
6 | ![]() | McLaren | 12 | 23 | 26 | 50 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | No. | SEP ![]() | CHA ![]() | SUZ ![]() | FUJ ![]() | SHA ![]() | ZHE ![]() | Points |
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