2016 Blancpain GT Sports Club

2016 Blancpain GT Sports Club
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The 2016 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the second 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.

Calendar

Event	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy	10 April	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
2	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	8 May
3	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	26 June	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
4	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	30 July	Total 24 Hours of Spa
5	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	2 October	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
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Entry list

Team Car No. Driver Class Rounds Oregon Team Renault R.S. 01 1 Davide Roda[2] Xtra 4 Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS ultra 5 Claude-Yves Gosselin[3] All 6 Pierre Feligioni[3] All 7 Gilles Lallemant[4] 2–3 JPB Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 9 Jean-Paul Buffin[3] All Kessel Racing[N 1] Team Malucelli[N 1] Dragon Racing[N 1] Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 11 Michał Broniszewski[3] 1 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2–5 38 Wong Chong Yau Runme[3] 1 60 Marco Galassi[2] 4 65 Alexis De Bernardi[3] All 77 Marco Zanuttini[2] 4 88 Leon Price[3] Iron All 111 Stephen Earle[3] Iron All 177 Fons Scheltema[5] 5 Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 12 Jean-Michel Baert[3] 1–4 Audi R8 LMS 5 Audi R8 LMS ultra 25 Louis-Philippe Soenen[3] Iron All HP Racing Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 17 Coach McKansy[3] All Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 18 Daniel Vogt[6] 3–5 Boutsen Ginion BMW M6 GT3 18 Karim Ojjeh[4] 2 CMR BMW Z4 GT3 21 Pierre Hirschi[3] 1, 3–4 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 22 Nicolas Misslin[3] 1 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 30 Marc Sourd[6] Iron 3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 300 Éric Cayrolle[5] 5 Stile F Squadra Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 23 Martin Grab[6] 3 666 Yoshiki Ohmura[3] 1, 3 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 39 Wim de Pundert[3] 1–3, 5 Artega Rennsport Ferrari 488 GT3 46 Klaus Dieter Frers[6] Iron 3–5 AF Corse[N 2] Kaspersky Motorsport[N 2] Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 48 Martin Lanting[3] Iron All Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 49 Mario Cordoni[3] All Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 50 Piergiuseppe Perazzini[3] Iron 1 51 Christoph Ulrich[3] 1, 3–4 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 5 52 Garry Kondakov[6] 3 54 Michael Luzich[3] Iron 1–2 Ferrari 488 GT3 488 Patrick Van Glabeke[3] 1, 3–5 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2 Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette ZR1 GTE 63 Nicolas Vandierendonck[3] All Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo 66 Mauro Casadei[3] Xtra 1 Monlau Competición Renault R.S. 01 69 Jürgen Smet[5] Xtra 5 AKKA ASP Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 72 Anthony Pons[3] 1–2, 4–5 Mercedes-AMG GT3 87 Daniele Perfetti[6] 3 89 Maurice Ricci[3] 1, 3, 5 Baporo Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 93 Jaime Font Casas[5] 5 JB Motorsport Audi R8 LMS ultra 98 Jan Brunstedt[3] Iron All Mentos Racing Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 154 Augusto Perfetti[6] Iron 3 Porsche 911 GT3 R 888 Egidio Perfetti[6] 3 Black Pearl Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 458 Christian Hook[3] 1 X-Bionic Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 963 Cédric Leimer[5] 5

Icon Class Iron Iron Cup Xtra Xtra Cup

Race results

Event	Circuit	Pole position	Qualifying Race Winner	Main Race
				Overall Winner	Iron Cup Winner	Xtra Cup Winner
1	Misano	No. 22 CMR	No. 22 CMR	No. 49 AF Corse	No. 50 AF Corse	No. 66 Attempto Racing
		Nicolas Misslin	Nicolas Misslin	Mario Cordoni	Piergiuseppe Perazzini	Mauro Casadei
2	Brands Hatch	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 111 Kessel Racing	No entries
		Michał Broniszewski	Michał Broniszewski	Michał Broniszewski	Stephen Earle
3	Paul Ricard	No. 888 Mentos Racing	No. 87 AKKA ASP	No. 87 AKKA ASP	No. 48 AF Corse
		Egidio Perfetti	Daniele Perfetti	Daniele Perfetti	Martin Lanting
4	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 48 AF Corse	No. 1 Oregon Team
		Michał Broniszewski	Michał Broniszewski	Michał Broniszewski	Martin Lanting	Davide Roda
5	Barcelona-Catalunya	No. 63 Selleslagh Racing Team	No. 963 X-Bionic Racing Team	No. 963 X-Bionic Racing Team	No. 111 Kessel Racing	No. 69 Monlau Competición
		Nicolas Vandierendonck	Cédric Leimer	Cédric Leimer	Stephen Earle	Jürgen Smet

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
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Main Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos. Driver Team MIS BRH LEC SPA CAT Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Michał Broniszewski Kessel Racing DNS DNS 1 1 8 3 1 1 2 2 105 2 Nicolas Vandierendonck Selleslagh Racing Team 10 5 4 9 6 8 3 3 4 3 62 3 Mario Cordoni AF Corse 4 1 16 5 Ret DNS 7 10 3 6 53 4 Patrick Van Glabeke AF Corse 19 11 2 3 Ret DNS 20 5 7 9 35 5 Martin Lanting AF Corse 16 4 19 8 4 7 6 7 11 21 35 6 Cédric Leimer X-Bionic Racing Team 1 1 33 6 Daniele Perfetti AKKA ASP 1 1 33 7 Alexis De Bernardi Kessel Racing 13 DNS 6 4 5 13 5 4 9 11 33 8 Nicolas Misslin CMR 1 2 26 9 Karim Ojjeh Boutsen Ginion 3 2 22 10 Coach McKansy HP Racing 9 Ret 7 6 3 5 18 15 13 16 22 11 Piergiuseppe Perazzini AF Corse 2 3 21 12 Maurice Ricci AKKA ASP 7 9 16 6 6 5 21 13 Anthony Pons AKKA ASP 3 Ret 8 DNS 4 6 10 10 19 14 Daniel Vogt HP Racing 2 4 14 18 DNS 15 18 15 Egidio Perfetti Mentos Racing 7 2 18 16 Pierre Hirschi CMR 6 6 11 15 12 8 15 17 Stephen Earle Kessel Racing 12 8 10 7 12 10 9 9 22 13 15 18 Éric Cayrolle CMR 5 4 14 19 Jean-Michel Baert Team WRT 5 7 Ret 16 9 11 10 22 14 Ret 8 20 Jaime Font Casas Baporo Motorsport 21 7 6 21 Christoph Ulrich AF Corse 15 13 26 18 16 11 8 8 5 22 Jan Brunstedt JB Motorsport 14 10 5 15 13 12 19 12 15 14 3 23 Marc Sourd CMR 10 9 2 24 Gilles Lallemant Saintéloc Junior Team 9 10 27 Ret 1 Christian Hook Black Pearl Racing 8 15 0 Marco Zanuttini Kessel Racing 8 17 0 Leon Price Dragon Racing 22 18 11 11 20 22 17 20 23 DNS 0 Claude-Yves Gosselin Saintéloc Junior Team 11 12 15 Ret 14 16 Ret 16 18 18 0 Klaus Dieter Frers Artega Rennsport 19 21 11 14 DNS 17 0 Fons Scheltema Kessel Racing 12 12 0 Jean-Paul Buffin JPB Racing 20 14 12 Ret 17 14 DNS DNS Ret DNS 0 Louis-Philippe Soenen Team WRT 18 16 14 12 15 17 15 19 19 20 0 Marco Galassi Team Malucelli 13 13 0 Wim de Pundert HTP Motorsport 21 17 13 Ret 18 19 16 23 0 Pierre Feligioni Saintéloc Junior Team 24 Ret 18 13 24 25 21 21 20 19 0 Michael Luzich AF Corse 23 21 17 14 0 Yoshiki Ohmura Stile F Squadra Corse 25 19 23 Ret 0 Augusto Perfetti Mentos Racing 22 20 0 Martin Grab Stile F Squadra Corse 21 23 0 Garry Kondakov Kaspersky Motorsport 25 24 0 Wong Chong Yau Runme Kessel Racing DNS Ret 0 Xtra Cup 1 Davide Roda Oregon Team 2 2 33 1 Mauro Casadei Attempto Racing 17 20 33 1 Jürgen Smet Monlau Competición 17 22 33 Pos. Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH LEC SPA CAT

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did Not Participate Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Iron Cup

Pos.	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		LEC		SPA		CAT		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Martin Lanting	AF Corse	16	4	19	8	4	7	6	7	11	21	124
2	Stephen Earle	Kessel Racing	12	8	10	7	12	10	9	9	22	13	123
3	Jan Brunstedt	JB Motorsport	14	10	5	15	13	12	19	12	15	14	87
4	Louis-Philippe Soenen	Team WRT	18	16	14	12	15	17	15	19	19	20	68
5	Leon Price	Dragon Racing	22	18	11	11	20	22	17	20	23	DNS	44
6	Klaus Dieter Frers	Artega Rennsport					19	21	11	14	DNS	17	38
7	Piergiuseppe Perazzini	AF Corse	2	3									33
8	Marc Sourd	CMR					10	9					24
9	Michael Luzich	AF Corse	23	21	17	14							18
10	Augusto Perfetti	Mentos Racing					22	20					8
Pos.	Driver	Team	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		LEC		SPA		CAT

See also

• 2016 Blancpain GT Series

Notes

1. Cars No. 11, 38, 65, 77, 111 and 177 entered as Kessel Racing under Swiss license, car No. 60 entered as Team Malucelli under Sammarinese license and car No. 88 entered as Dragon Racing under Emirate license.
2. Cars No. 48, 49, 50, 51, 54 and 488 entered as AF Corse under Italian license and car No. 52 entered as Kaspersky Motorsport under Russian license.

References

1. "Blancpain GT Sports Club Calendar 2016". gtsportsclub.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
2. "Blancpain GT Sports Club Spa-Francorchamps Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
3. "Blancpain GT Sports Club Misano Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
4. "Blancpain GT Sports Club Brands Hatch Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
5. "Blancpain GT Sports Club Barcelona Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
6. "Blancpain GT Sports Club Paul Ricard Entry List". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

External links

• Official website