2017 Blancpain GT Sports Club

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The 2017 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the third season of the SRO Group's Blancpain GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The Blancpain GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze and Iron drivers only. The "Iron" categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. All drivers must participate with GT3-spec cars, RACB G3 cars or GTE-spec cars.

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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 in Barcelona on 1 October. The round at Brands Hatch was replaced by a round in Silverstone. [1] On 7 November, the SRO announced the calendar was finalised, confirming the series would go the Hungaroring to support the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. [2]

EventCircuitDateSupporting
1 Flag of Italy.svg Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy 2 April Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain 14 May Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
3 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 25 June
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium 29 July Total 24 Hours of Spa
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 27 August Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
6 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 1 October Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

Entry list

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion BMW M6 GT3 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Karim Ojjeh [3] All
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 4 Flag of France.svg Claude-Yves Gosselin [3] 1–4, 6
6 Flag of France.svg Pierre Feligioni [3] 1–4, 6
Flag of Germany.svg Artega Rennsport Ferrari 488 GT3 3 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Dieter Frers [3] IronAll
Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 7 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Lucchini [4] 3, 6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GTE 11 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski [4] 3
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 27 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Goerke [5] 6
65 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alexis De Bernardi [3] 1–5
77 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fons Scheltema [6] 2
102 Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Schiavoni [3] 1
108 Flag of France.svg Deborah Mayer [3] 1
111 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle [3] IronAll
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS 12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Angélique Detavernier [7] 4
Flag of Germany.svg Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Morley [6] 2
Flag of Austria.svg HP Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 17 Flag of Germany.svg Coach McKansy [3] All
18 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Daniel Vogt [3] 1–4
Flag of France.svg CMR BMW Z4 GT3 21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pierre Hirschi [3] 1–2, 4
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 22 Flag of Lebanon.svg Alex Demirdjian [4] 3
48 Flag of Monaco.svg Martin Lanting [3] Iron1
Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 6
Ferrari 458 Challenge 49 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Blank [6] Cup2, 6
Ferrari 488 GT3 50 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis-Philippe Soenen [3] IronAll
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 51 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christoph Ulrich [3] All
52 Flag of France.svg Frederic Fangio [4] 3, 6
Ferrari 488 GT3 53 Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini [7] Iron4
488 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Van Glabeke [3] All
Flag of San Marino.svg GDL Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo 24 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dilantha Malagamuwa [7] Xtra4, 6
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 66 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Rayneri [3] 1–4, 6
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo 70 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Cordoni [3] Xtra1, 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Minshaw [6] 2
Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 33 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Hook [4] 3–6
Flag of Germany.svg HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wim de Pundert [3] Iron1, 3–4, 6
Flag of San Marino.svg Team Malucelli Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 60 Flag of San Marino.svg Marco Galassi [3] 1, 3–4
Flag of Italy.svg Shipex by Ombra Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 63 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Vandierendonck [3] 1–4, 6
Flag of Austria.svg DB-Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 68 Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Baumann [3] 1, 5–6
BMW Z4 GT3 4
Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 72 Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons [3] All
87 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniele Perfetti [3] 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Thomas [6] 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mauro Ricci [4] 3, 6
89 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniele Perfetti [4] 3
Flag of Italy.svg Antonelli Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo 350 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Casadei [3] Xtra1
Flag of San Marino.svg Stile F Squadra Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 666 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yoshiki Ohmura [3] 1
Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 911 Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Häring [6] 2
991 Flag of Germany.svg Edward Lewis Brauner [7] 4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Autovitesse Garage R. Affolter Lamborghini Huracán GT3 963 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Leimer [3] 1–4
IconClass
IronIron Cup
XtraXtra Cup
CupCup

Race results

EventCircuitPole positionQualifying Race WinnerMain Race
Overall WinnerIron Cup WinnerXtra Cup WinnerCup Winner
1 Flag of Italy.svg Misano Flag of France.svg No. 72 AKKA ASP Flag of France.svg No. 72 AKKA ASP Flag of France.svg No. 87 AKKA ASP Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg No. 111 Kessel Racing Flag of San Marino.svg No. 70 GDL Racing No entries
Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniele Perfetti Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle Flag of Italy.svg Mario Cordoni
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 33 Barwell Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 33 Barwell Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 33 Barwell Motorsport Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg No. 111 Kessel Racing No entries Flag of Italy.svg No. 49 AF Corse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Minshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Minshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Minshaw Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle Flag of the United States.svg Howard Blank
3 Flag of France.svg Paul Ricard Flag of France.svg No. 72 AKKA ASP Flag of France.svg No. 72 AKKA ASP Flag of France.svg No. 72 AKKA ASP Flag of Germany.svg No. 3 Artega Rennsport No entries
Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Dieter Frers
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Spa-Francorchamps Flag of Italy.svg No. 53 AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg No. 53 AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg No. 53 AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg No. 53 AF Corse Flag of San Marino.svg No. 24 GDL Racing
Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dilantha Malagamuwa
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring Flag of Italy.svg No. 488 AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg No. 488 AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg No. 51 AF Corse Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg No. 111 Kessel Racing No entries
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick van Glabeke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick van Glabeke Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christoph Ulrich Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle
6 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona-Catalunya Flag of France.svg No. 72 AKKA ASP Flag of France.svg No. 72 AKKA ASP Race cancelled after two laps due to heavy rain
Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons

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. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.

Qualifying Race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
Points864321
Main Race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos.DriverTeam MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP 12531122651C119
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christoph Ulrich Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 161287768421DNSC57
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Karim Ojjeh Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion 922324453RetDNS21C54
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniele Perfetti Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP 312253
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Van Glabeke Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 178139Ret11312123C40
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cédric Leimer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Autovitesse Garage R. Affolter232514Ret4Ret40
7 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Dieter Frers Flag of Germany.svg Artega Rennsport 66111591266346C35
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Minshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barwell Motorsport1133
9 Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 1133
10 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 14510111014129438C32
11 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Alexis De Bernardi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 710765519DSQ7629
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mauro Ricci Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP 332C25
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Vandierendonck Flag of Italy.svg Shipex by Ombra Racing RetRet44DNS13WDWD5C17
14 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Hook Flag of Germany.svg Rinaldi Racing1310958814C15
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yoshiki Ohmura Flag of San Marino.svg Stile F Squadra Corse11412
16 Flag of Germany.svg Coach McKansy Flag of Austria.svg HP Racing 82014131821Ret15574C11
17 Flag of San Marino.svg Marco Galassi Flag of San Marino.svg Team MalucelliRet91277138
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wim de Pundert Flag of Germany.svg HTP Motorsport 1271615WDWD11C6
19 Flag of Germany.svg Edward Lewis Brauner Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport1476
20 Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Baumann Flag of Austria.svg DB-Motorsport4Ret1616997C5
21 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Daniel Vogt Flag of Austria.svg HP Racing 13RetDNSDNS88RetDNS4
22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fons Scheltema Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 984
23 Flag of France.svg Claude-Yves Gosselin Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion 101320126191010RetC3
24 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pierre Hirschi Flag of France.svg CMR521211611DSQ2
25 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Lucchini Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia 11920C2
26 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis-Philippe Soenen Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 2218161815161511101012C2
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Morley Flag of Germany.svg Black Falcon6DNS1
28 Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Häring Flag of Germany.svg Herberth Motorsport15101
Flag of France.svg Pierre Feligioni Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion 191617171920171710C0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Thomas Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP 12140
Flag of Monaco.svg Martin Lanting Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse RetRet13C0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Angélique Detavernier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing Ret140
Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Schiavoni Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 18150
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Goerke Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 15C0
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Rayneri Flag of San Marino.svg GDL Racing 201918191717181816C0
Flag of France.svg Frederic Fangio Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ret1817C0
Flag of France.svg Deborah Mayer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 21170
Flag of Lebanon.svg Alex Demirdjian Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse EXDNS
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing DNSDNS
Xtra Cup
1 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dilantha Malagamuwa Flag of San Marino.svg GDL Racing 1389C41
2 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Cordoni Flag of San Marino.svg GDL Racing 151119C39
3 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Casadei Flag of Italy.svg Antonelli Motorsport DNS1418
Cup
1 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Blank Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 192018C41
Pos.DriverTeamQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Iron Cup

Pos.DriverTeam MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Earle Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 14510111014129438C142
2 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Dieter Frers Flag of Germany.svg Artega Rennsport 66111591266346C141
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis-Philippe Soenen Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 2218161815161511101012C87
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wim de Pundert Flag of Germany.svg HTP Motorsport 1271618WDWD11C43
5 Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 1133
Flag of Monaco.svg Martin Lanting Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse RetRet13C2
Pos.DriverTeamQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg

See also

References

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  2. "2017 Blancpain GT Series calendar finalised". blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. November 7, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Bumper entry list confirmed for 2017 Blancpain GT Sports Club opener at Misano". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2017 Blancpain GT Sports Club reaches halfway mark at Paul Ricard". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. "Blancpain GT Sports Club Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Blancpain GT Sports Club Silverstone Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Blancpain GT Sports Club Spa-Francorchamps Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved 27 July 2017.