The 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series season was the inaugural season of the Blancpain Endurance Series, the sports car racing series developed by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
The season commenced on 17 April at Monza and concluded on 9 October at Silverstone.
Calendar On 15 December 2010, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2011 calendar.
Circuit Date 1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 17 April 2 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain 22 May 3 Total 24 Hours of SpaCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 30 July 4 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France 27 August 5 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain 9 October
Entry list On 9 March 2011 the SRO released an official entry list of the teams and manufacturers. The full entry list for Monza was released on 10 April.
Team Class Car Drivers Rounds Vita4One GT3 Pro Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 1 Frank Kechele 1–2, 4–5 Nico Verdonck All Eric van de Poele 3 Jean-Karl Vernay 3–4 Matteo Bobbi 5 Michael Bartels 1–2 GT3 Pro-Am 2 3, 5 Niek Hommerson All Louis Machiels Paul van Splunteren 1, 4 Andrea Bertolini 3 GT3 Pro 29 Matteo Bobbi 3 Frank Kechele Giacomo Petrobelli 3, 5 Michael Bartels 4 Martin Matzke Filip Salaquarda 4–5 Carlos Iaconelli 5 Hexis AMR GT3 Pro Aston Martin DBRS9 3 Julien Rodrigues All Yann Clairay 1–4 Pierre-Brice Mena Laurent Cazenave 5 Stef Dusseldorp 4 Frédéric Makowiecki All Henri Moser Gilles Vannelet 1–2, 4 Stef Dusseldorp 3 Yann Clairay 5 Team Rhino's Leipert GT3 Pro-Am Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 6 Duarte Félix da Costa All Lourenço da Veiga Ricardo Bravo Mika Vahamaki 3 7 Olivier Tielemans 1–2 Mika Vahamaki Niki Lanik 1 Dennis Vollmair 2 José Manuel Balbiani 5 Alejandro Chahwan Sebastián Martínez GPR AMR GT3 Pro-Am Aston Martin DBRS9 8 Eddy Renard 1–3 Ludovic Sougnez 1–2 Christian Kelders 1 Jonathan Hirschi 2 Tomáš Enge 3 Gavin Pickering Jan Stoviček GT3 Gentlemen Trophy 78 Pierre Grivegnee 3 Alex van de Poele Jean-Pierre Vandewauwer GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 88 Giuseppe de Pasquale 1–2 Raffaele Sangiuolo Léonard Vernet 1 Philippe "Brody" Broodcoren 2 AutOrlando Sport GT3 Pro Porsche 997 GT3-R 9 Gianluca Roda All Raffaele Giammaria Paolo Ruberti SOFREV ASP GT3 Pro Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 10 Patrice Goueslard 1–4 Julien Jousse Jérôme Policand 1–2, 4 Olivier Pla 3 GT3 Pro-Am 20 Ludovic Badey All Jean-Luc Beaubélique Franck Morel Guillaume Moreau 3 United Autosports GT3 Pro-Am Audi R8 LMS 11 Matt Bell 3 Mark Blundell Eddie Cheever Mark Patterson 12 Alain Li 3 Arie Luyendyk Richard Meins Henri Richard 23 Zak Brown 3 Richard Dean Johnny Herbert Stefan Johansson KRK Racing Team Holland GT3 Pro Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 15 Mike Hezemans 3 Anthony Kumpen Koen Wauters GT3 Pro-Am 16 Bernhard van Oranje 3 Dennis Retera Marius Ritskes Raf Vanthoor De Lorenzi Racing GT3 Pro-Am Porsche 997 GT3-R 18 Gianluca de Lorenzi 1–4 Alessandro Bonetti Stefano Borghi 1–2 Lorenzo Bontempelli 3 Beniamino Caccia GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 36 Sergio Negroni All Luigi Emiliani 1–2, 4–5 Marco Cassera Giorgio Piodi 3 Roberto Fecchio Stefano Crotti Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 37 Giorgio Piodi 1–2, 4 Stefano Bianconi 1–2 Sergio Parato 1 Stefano Villa 2, 4 Matteo Milani 4 GT4 Ginetta G50 Cup 73 Piero Limonta 1–2 Fabrizio Ferrari Alberto Viglione 1 Diego Alessi 2 Level Racing GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S 19 Philippe "Brody" Broodcoren 1, 3–5 Cyril Calmon 1 Christoff Corten 3, 5 Kurt Dujardin 3 Mathijs Harkema 3–5 Pierre-Yves Rosoux 4 Sport Garage GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 22 Lionel Comole All Philip Shearer 1–2 Amandine Foulard André-Alain Corbel 3 Thomas Duchêne Eric Vaissière Romain Brandela 4 Paul Lanchère Chris Dymond 5 Robert Hissom GT3 Pro-Am 42 Éric Cayrolle All Michaël Petit Christophe Jouet 1–3, 5 Romain Brandela 3 Blancpain Reiter GT3 Pro-Am Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 24 Marc A. Hayek 1–3, 5 Peter Kox Jos Menten 3 GT3 Pro 25 Albert von Thurn und Taxis 1–3 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Eugenio Amos Delahaye Racing GT3 Pro-Am Corvette Z06 GT3 26 Jean-Luc Blanchemain 3 Frédéric Bouvy Damien Coens Christian Kelders Ruffier Racing GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 30 Jacques Medard 1–2 Gabriel Abergel Frédéric Da Rocha 4 Patrice Lafargue 31 Georges Cabannes 1–2, 4–5 Grégory Guilvert 1, 4 Fabien Michal 2, 4–5 Gilles Vannelet 5 WRT Belgian Audi Club GT3 Pro Audi R8 LMS 32 Bert Longin All Stéphane Ortelli Filipe Albuquerque 33 Gregory Franchi All Andrea Piccini 1–2, 4–5 Marcel Fässler 1–2, 4 Mattias Ekström 3 Timo Scheider Christopher Mies 5 JR Motorsports GT3 Pro Nissan GT-R GT3 35 Richard Westbrook 4–5 David Brabham 4 Nick Catsburg 5 Peter Dumbreck Black Falcon GT3 Pro Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Kenneth Heyer 3 Thomas Jäger Stéphane Lémeret GT3 Pro-Am 38 Bret Curtis 3 Jeroen van den Heuvel Peter Van der Kolk Andrii Lebed Scuderia Vittoria GT3 Pro Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Giacomo Petrobelli 1–2, 4 Matteo Bobbi Carlos Iaconelli Marc VDS Racing Team GT3 Pro BMW Z4 GT3 40 Bas Leinders 3–5 Maxime Martin Marc Hennerici 3 Markus Palttala 4–5 Ford GT GT3 Bas Leinders 1–2 Markus Palttala Maxime Martin 41 Markus Palttala 3 Jonathan Hirschi Antoine Leclerc Alpina B6 GT3 Dylan Derdaele 5 Dino Lunardi Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof GT3 Pro-Am Ford Mustang FR500 GT3 92 Éric Bachelart 3 Marc Duez Jean-Michel Martin Faster Racing by DB Motorsport GT3 Pro-Am BMW Z4 GT3 43 Jeroen de Boer 2–3 Simon Knap David Hart 3 44 Archie Hamilton 3 Harrie Kolen Xavier Maassen Hoevert Vos Gulf Racing GT3 Pro-Am Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 45 Fabien Giroix 2–5 Andrea Barlesi Jean-Pierre Valentini 2 Karim Al Azhari 3 Frédéric Fatien 3–5 Black Bull Swiss Racing GT3 Pro-Am Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 46 Andrea Invernizzi 1 Mirko Venturi Tommaso Maino AF Corse GT3 Pro-Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 50 Matt Griffin All Jack Gerber 1–4 Niki Cadei 3 Marco Cioci 3, 5 Piergiuseppe Perazzini 5 51 Jean-Marc Bachelier 3, 5 Howard Blank Yannick Mallégol Maurizio Basso 4 Gino Forgione Massimiliano Mugelli Graff Racing GT3 Pro-Am Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 54 Eric Debard 3 Grégoire Demoustier Nicolas Lapierre Olivier Panis 55 Philippe Haezebrouck 3 Mike Parisy Gilles Vannelet Massimo Vignali RMS GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 56 Marc Faggionato 3 Thierry Prignaud Franck Racinet Thierry Stépec 57 Olivier Baron 3 Richard Feller Manuel Nicolaïdis Fabio Spirgi McLaren GT GT3 Pro McLaren MP4-12C GT3 58 Robert Bell 3 Chris Goodwin Tim Mullen 59 Andrew Kirkaldy 3–4 Álvaro Parente 3–5 Oliver Turvey Danny Watts 5 GT3 Pro-Am 60 Adam Christodoulou 3–5 Phil Quaife 3, 5 Glynn Geddie 3 Roger Wills Klaas Hummel 4–5 Pierre Kaffer 4 Lotus Driving Academy GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 61 Stefan Landmann 1 Csaba Walter Florian Aichinger Lorenz Frey 2, 4 Rolf Maritz Fredy Barth 62 Andrina Gugger 4 Matthias Gamauf RJN Motorsport GT4 Nissan 370Z GT4 63 Alex Buncombe All Jordan Tresson Christopher Ward AutoVitesse GT3 Pro-Am Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 64 Julien Piguet 4 Cédric Leimer Gentle Swiss Racing GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Lorenz Frey 1 Rolf Maritz Fredy Barth Maserati GranTurismo MC 65 Andrina Gugger 1–2 Devis Schwägli Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 70 Edoardo Piscopo All Leo Mansell Greg Mansell Gianni Giudici 3 Prospeed Competition GT3 Pro-Am Porsche 997 GT3-R 74 Nicolas de Crem 3 Bryce Miller Ludovic Sougnez Paul van Splunteren GT3 Pro 75 Marc Goossens 3 Jan Heylen Maxime Soulet Need for Speed Team Schubert GT3 Pro BMW Z4 GT3 76 Claudia Hürtgen 3 Edward Sandström Dirk Werner Ecurie Ecosse GT3 Pro-Am Aston Martin DBRS9 79 Oliver Bryant 3 Alasdair McCaig Andrew Smith Joe Twyman SMG GT3 Pro-Am Porsche 997 GT3-R 80 Eric Clément 4 Philippe Gache Exagon Engineering GT3 Pro-Am Porsche 997 GT3-R 81 Daniel Desbruères 4 Christian Kelders GCR GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Dodge Viper GT3 82 Guy Clairay 3 Jean-Marc Merlin Dominique Nury Bernard Salam VDS Racing Adventures GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Ford Mustang FR500 GT3 85 Benjamin Bailly 3 José Close Julien Schroyen Raphaël van der Straten Team Preci Spark GT3 Pro-Am Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 90 David Jones 3, 5 Godfrey Jones Mike Jordan 3 Audi Sport Team Phoenix GT3 Pro Audi R8 LMS 98 Marcel Fässler 3 Andrea Piccini Mike Rockenfeller 99 Marc Basseng 3 Christopher Haase Frank Stippler DVB Racing GT4 BMW M3 GT4 100 Wolfgang Haugg 3 Christophe Legrand Giuseppe de Pasquale 3–5 Raffaele Sangiuolo Speedlover GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 103 Peter van Audenhove 3 Christoff Bigourie Sven van Laere René Marin GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 104 Michel de Coster 3 Tom Langeberg Rik Renmans Oskar Slingerland Signa Motorsport GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Dodge Viper GT3 116 Patrick Chaillet 3 Benoit Galand Christophe Geoffroy Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau Mühlner Motorsport GT3 Pro-Am Porsche 997 GT3-R 123 Armand Fumal 3 Christian Lefort Carl Rosenblad Jérôme Thiry 124 Sebastian Asch 3 Tim Bergmeister Jochen Krumbach Martin Rich Freeman Gepa 161 GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 161 Patrick Geladé 3 Didier Grandjean Pascal Muller Dominique Sandona Haribo Team Manthey GT3 Pro-Am Porsche 997 GT3-R 888 Christian Menzel 3 Hans Guido Riegel Mike Stursberg Richard Westbrook
Results and standings
Race results Event Circuit GT3 Pro Cup Winner GT3 Pro / Am Cup Winner GT3 Citation Cup Winner GT4 Cup Winner 1 Monza No. 9 AutOrlando Sport No. 24 Blancpain Reiter No. 31 Ruffier Racing No. 70 Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici Gianluca Roda Raffaele Giammaria Paolo Ruberti Peter Kox Marc Hayek Georges Cabannes Grégory Guilvert Edoardo Piscopo Greg Mansell Leo Mansell 2 Navarra No. 1 Vita4One No. 20 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion No. 31 Ruffier Racing No. 61 Lotus Driving Academy Frank Kechele Nico Verdonck Michael Bartels Franck Morel Jean-Luc Beaubelique Ludovic Badey Georges Cabannes Fabien Michal Lorenz Frey Rolf Maritz Fredy Barth 3 Spa-FrancorchampsReport No. 33 Audi Sport Team WRT No. 20 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion No. 19 Level Racing No. 63 RJN Motorsport Gregory Franchi Timo Scheider Mattias Ekström Franck Morel Jean-Luc Beaubélique Ludovic Badey Guillaume Moreau Philippe Broodcoren Christoff Corten Kurt Dujardin Mathijs Herkema Jordan Tresson Christopher Ward Alex Buncombe 4 Magny-Cours No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team No. 2 Vita4One No. 31 Ruffier Racing No. 63 RJN Motorsport Bas Leinders Maxime Martin Markus Palttala Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels Paul van Splunteren Georges Cabannes Fabien Michal Grégory Guilvert Jordan Tresson Christopher Ward Alex Buncombe 5 Silverstone No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team No. 2 Vita4One No. 22 Comole Racing No. 70 Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici Bas Leinders Maxime Martin Markus Palttala Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels Michael Bartels Lionel Comole Robert Hissom Chris Dymond Edoardo Piscopo Greg Mansell Leo Mansell
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