The 2016 GT Series Sprint Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup ) was the fourth season following on from the demise of the SRO Group 's 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. After developing their partnership, Blancpain and the SRO decided that 2016 would see both the Sprint and Endurance Series further integrated into the Blancpain GT Series, putting the emphasis on the prestigious overall drivers' and manufacturers' titles causing the Sprint Series name to change from Blancpain Sprint Series to Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.[1]
Calendar [ edit ] The series started at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 10 April and ended at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain on 2 October. The calendar was reduced to five events, dropping races at Nogaro , Moscow , Algarve , Zolder and Zandvoort , with the addition of races at Hungaroring and Nürburgring .[2]
Event Circuit Date 1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli , Misano Adriatico , Italy 10 April Report 2 Brands Hatch , Kent , Great Britain 8 May Report 3 Nürburgring , Nürburg , Germany 3 July Report 4 Hungaroring , Mogyoród , Hungary 28 August Report 5 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , Montmeló , Spain 2 October Report
Entry list [ edit ] Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup Am Am Cup
Race results [ edit ] Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings [ edit ] 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 Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 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 [ edit ] Overall [ edit ] 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) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate
Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Pro-Am Cup [ edit ] Driver Team MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing 23 13 30 23 18 26 24 29 30 25 143 2 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Morgan Moullin-Traffort AKKA ASP 27 24 29 23 26 27 32 23 22 26 119 3 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret AKKA ASP 34 27 30 30 28 22 27 28 78 4 Sebastian Asch Didi Gonzales Team a-workx 29 31 35 31 EX 31 39 5 Rinat Salikhov Norbert Siedler Rinaldi Racing 23 22 31 6 Matias Henkola Maxime Martin Boutsen Ginion 25 25 21 7 Daniel Keilwitz Steve Parrow Black Pearl Racing 33 26 19 8 Christopher Brück Alexander Mattschull Rinaldi Racing 25 27 16 Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT
Silver Cup [ edit ] Notes Driver Team MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Claudio Sdanewitsch AF Corse 30 30 36 29 29 28 29 26 28 29 161 2 Stéphane Lémeret AF Corse 30 30 36 29 29 28 28 29 134 3 Christian Hook Steve Parrow Black Pearl Racing 28 34 32 33 30 27 29 30 92 4 Stephen Earle David Perel Kessel Racing 31 25 29 5 Rino Mastronardi AF Corse 29 26 27 6 Laurent Jenny Cédric Leimer X-Bionic Racing Team 32 33 22 Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT
Teams' championships [ edit ] Overall [ edit ] Pro-Am Cup [ edit ] Team Manufacturer MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Kessel Racing Ferrari 23 13 30 23 18 26 24 29 30 25 148 2 AKKA ASP Mercedes-Benz 27 24 29 23 26 27 28 22 22 26 128 3 Rinaldi Racing/Black Pearl Racing Ferrari 33 26 23 22 50 4 Team a-workx Porsche 29 31 35 31 EX 31 45 5 Boutsen Ginion BMW 25 25 21 Team Manufacturer QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT
Team Manufacturer MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 AF Corse Ferrari 30 30 36 29 29 28 29 26 28 29 161 2 Black Pearl Racing Ferrari 28 34 32 33 30 27 29 30 92 3 Kessel Racing Ferrari 31 25 29 4 X-Bionic Racing Team Lamborghini 32 33 22 Team Manufacturer QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT
See also [ edit ] ^ a b Only a limited number of cars per team were able to score points toward the Teams' championship. Therefore cars No. 2, 3 and 33 entered as Belgian Audi Club Team WRT , but in the Teams' championship the drivers of cars No. 2, 3 and 33 scored points for Team WRT . ^ a b Car No. 66 entered as Black Pearl Racing and cars No. 333 and 458 entered as Rinaldi Racing. ^ Rinaldi Racing entered with a Ferrari 488 GT3 , but drove at Misano with a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 since the 488 had not arrived yet. ^ a b Car No. 84 entered as HTP Motorsport from Round 1 to 3, but at Rounds 4 and 5 it entered as AMG - Team HTP Motorsport . Cars No. 85 and 86 entered as HTP Motorsport . References [ edit ] ^ "About Blancpain GT Series" . Blancpain GT Series . Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016 . ^ Wouters, Vincent (19 September 2015). "Blancpain GT Calendar Reduced to Ten Rounds" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 September 2015 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "A busy and full-fledged program for Team WRT in 2016!" . w-racingteam.com . W Racing Team . February 26, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Misano Provisional Entry List" (PDF) . vmail.vertouk.com . SRO Motorsports Group . March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 .[permanent dead link ] ^ a b "Ahead of the Castellet pre-season test, Team WRT adds an ace to its 2016 driver line-up: Stevens-Rast!" . w-racingteam.com . W Racing Team . March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ "2016 Blancpain GT Series season finale promises to be unpredictable" . motorsport.com . Motorsport.com . September 23, 2016. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f "Phoenix Racing with extensive GT programme in 2016" . phoenix-racing.de . Phoenix Racing . March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. 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Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b "2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Hungaroring Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved August 26, 2016 . ^ a b c d Wouters, Vincent (March 8, 2016). "Haase, Parisy to Race Saintéloc Audi in Blancpain Sprint" . sportscar365.com . Sportscar 365. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b Sandström, Edward (March 31, 2016). "Happy to announce I'll do Blancpain Sprint series with Romain Monti and Saintéloc Racing. Bon appétit!" . facebook.com . Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g "2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Barcelona Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved September 30, 2016 . ^ a b Wouters, Vincent (February 23, 2016). "A-Workx Wieth Racing to Field Porsche in Blancpain Sprint" . sportscar365.com . Sportscar 365. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b Wouters, Vincent (February 29, 2016). "Asch to Lead A-workx Blancpain Sprint Lineup" . sportscar365.com . Sportscar 365. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d "Blancpain GT Series News Notebook: Attempto Huracan, AF Corse 458 & 488" . dailysportscar.com . Dailysportscar. February 15, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ Wouters, Martijn (January 12, 2016). "Stéphane Lémeret met AF Corse in GT Open en Blancpain Sprint" . autosport.be . Circuit Internationaal. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d Watkins, Gary (March 8, 2016). "Four factory McLaren drivers to race for Garage 59 in Blancpain GT" . autosport.com . Autosport . Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b "Craig Dolby and Martin Plowman join Garage 59 in Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ "Ledogar In For Dolby At Brands Hatch" . dailysportscar.com . Dailysportscar. May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h "Rinaldi Racing's extensive 2016 motorsport programme" . rinaldi-racing.de . Rinaldi Racing. March 15, 2016. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c "2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Brands Hatch Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved May 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h Wouters, Vincent (March 31, 2016). "Misano Blancpain Sprint Entry Grows to 40 Cars" . sportcar365.com . Sportscar 365. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f "Attempto Racing to field two Huracán GT3s in the Blancpain GT Series" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . February 25, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h i "HTP Motorsport bevestigt Sprint line-ups" . autosport.be . SLD VZW Autosport.be. March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h Rolland, Emmanuel (February 27, 2016). "Tristan Vautier rejoint AKKA-ASP et Mercedes" . fr.motorsport.com . Motorsport.com . Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f "Philipp Eng, Alexander Sims, Stef Dusseldorp and Nick Catsburg to run the teams BMW M6 GT3 cars" . rowe-mineraloel.com . Worms : Rowe Racing . March 8, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016 . ^ "2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Nürburgring Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved June 30, 2016 . External links [ edit ]
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