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.
Calendar 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.
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
Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 1 Laurens Vanthoor P All Frédéric Vervisch 2 Stuart Leonard S All Michael Meadows 3 Rodrigo Baptista P All Filipe Albuquerque 1 Sérgio Jimenez 2–5 4 Dries Vanthoor P All Robin Frijns 1–2, 4 Nico Müller 3, 5 28 René Rast P 1, 3–5 Will Stevens 33 Enzo Ide P All Christopher Mies 1–4 Robin Frijns 5 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS 5 Nicolaj Møller Madsen S All Markus Pommer 1–3 Alessio Picariello 4–5 6 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof P All Markus Winkelhock Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 7 Vincent Abril P All Steven Kane 8 Andy Soucek P All Maxime Soulet Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 11 Michał Broniszewski PA All Giacomo Piccini 111 Stephen Earle Am 4 David Perel Boutsen Ginion BMW M6 GT3 12 Matias Henkola PA 1 Maxime Martin GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 16 Štefan Rosina P 1–4 Jeroen Bleekemolen 1–2 Davide Valsecchi 3 Marco Mapelli 4 19 Michele Beretta S All Luca Stolz 63 Mirko Bortolotti P All Nicolas Pohler Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 22 Ricardo Sánchez S All Sean Walkinshaw 23 Alex Buncombe P All Mitsunori Takaboshi 1–3, 5 Lucas Ordóñez 4 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS 25 Romain Monti P All Edward Sandström 26 Mike Parisy P All Christopher Haase 1–4 Marco Bonanomi 5 Team a-workx Porsche 911 GT3 R 36 Sebastian Asch PA 1–3 Didi Gonzales AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 55 Claudio Sdanewitsch Am All Stéphane Lémeret 1–3, 5 Rino Mastronardi 4 90 Raffaele Giammaria P 1–3 Ezequiel Pérez Companc Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 58 Rob Bell P All Álvaro Parente 59 Martin Plowman P All Craig Dolby 1 Côme Ledogar 2–4 Andrew Watson 5 Black Pearl Racing Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 66 Christian Hook Am 1, 3–5 Steve Parrow PA 2 Daniel Keilwitz Ferrari 488 GT3 333 Marco Seefried P 1–3 Norbert Siedler PA 5 Rinat Salikhov Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 458 Christopher Brück PA 5 Alexander Mattschull ISR Audi R8 LMS 74 Franck Perera P All Marlon Stöckinger 75 Filip Salaquarda P All Frank Stippler Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 77 Davide Valsecchi P 1–2 Jack Falla 1 Marco Mapelli 2 100 Jeroen Mul S 1–4 Max van Splunteren P 5 Daniel Zampieri 101 Patric Niederhauser P 1–4 Daniel Zampieri AMG - Team HTP Motorsport HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 84 Dominik Baumann P All Maximilian Buhk 85 Jazeman Jaafar P All Clemens Schmid 86 Bernd Schneider P All Jules Szymkowiak AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique PA All Morgan Moullin-Traffort 88 Felix Rosenqvist P All Tristan Vautier 89 Jean-Philippe Belloc PA 2–5 Christophe Bourret Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 98 Stef Dusseldorp P All Nick Catsburg 1, 4–5 Jesse Krohn 2 Maxime Martin 3 99 Philipp Eng P All Alexander Sims X-Bionic Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 963 Laurent Jenny Am 1 Cédric Leimer Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup Am Am Cup
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Event Circuit Qualifying Race Winners Main Race Pro Winners Pro-Am Winners Silver Winners Am Winners 1 Misano No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 8 Bentley Team M-Sport No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 55 AF Corse Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Nicolaj Møller Madsen Markus Pommer Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch 2 Brands Hatch No. 74 ISR No. 86 HTP Motorsport No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 55 AF Corse Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger Bernd Schneider Jules Szymkowiak Enzo Ide Christopher Mies Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Michele Beretta Luca Stolz Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch 3 Nürburgring No. 58 Garage 59 No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 58 Garage 59 No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 55 AF Corse Rob Bell Álvaro Parente Enzo Ide Christopher Mies Rob Bell Álvaro Parente Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Michele Beretta Luca Stolz Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch 4 Hungaroring No. 88 AKKA ASP No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 84 AMG - Team HTP Motorsport No. 89 AKKA ASP No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 111 Kessel Racing Felix Rosenqvist Tristan Vautier Enzo Ide Christopher Mies Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Stuart Leonard Michael Meadows Stephen Earle David Perel 5 Barcelona-Catalunya No. 74 ISR No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 88 AKKA ASP No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 55 AF Corse Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger Robin Frijns Enzo Ide Felix Rosenqvist Tristan Vautier Rinat Salikhov Norbert Siedler Nicolaj Møller Madsen Alessio Picariello Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch
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. 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
Overall Driver Team MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Enzo Ide Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 13 8 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 3 109 2 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 13 8 3 1 1 4 1 2 79 3 Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk HTP Motorsport 5 2 18 7 10 6 67 AMG - Team HTP Motorsport 4 1 6 8 4 Bernd Schneider Jules Szymkowiak HTP Motorsport Ret 7 1 2 8 3 5 5 10 31 59 5 Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 3 1 5 15 24 7 3 8 13 4 58 6 Rob Bell Álvaro Parente Garage 59 9 4 8 4 2 1 17 17 16 13 56 7 Felix Rosenqvist Tristan Vautier AKKA ASP 7 32 9 9 27 10 2 4 3 1 51 8 Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Bentley Team M-Sport 1 11 10 3 6 32 16 9 4 2 47 9 René Rast Will Stevens Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 14 Ret 3 2 10 3 5 18 39 10 Robin Frijns Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 22 6 12 11 7 1 3 33 11 Philipp Eng Alexander Sims Rowe Racing 2 3 Ret 16 7 9 21 13 8 24 23 12 Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger ISR 31 35 2 5 4 25 27 24 26 17 21 13 Norbert Siedler Rinaldi Racing 6 6 14 Ret 11 5 23 22 19 14 Marco Seefried Rinaldi Racing 6 6 14 Ret 11 5 19 15 Mike Parisy Saintéloc Racing 11 Ret 11 6 31 17 6 6 Ret DNS 17 16 Christopher Haase Saintéloc Racing 11 Ret 11 6 31 17 6 6 17 17 Mirko Bortolotti Nicolas Pohler GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret 12 7 24 Ret Ret 8 14 2 5 16 18 Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 22 6 12 5 34 11 7 Ret 14 12 19 Filip Salaquarda Frank Stippler ISR 8 5 17 20 Ret 20 7 21 21 12 10 20 Nicolaj Møller Madsen Phoenix Racing 19 15 19 Ret 20 15 9 Ret 7 6 8 21 Alessio Picariello Phoenix Racing 9 Ret 7 6 8 22 Michele Beretta Luca Stolz GRT Grasser Racing Team 16 23 23 10 15 13 22 20 12 7 7 23 Jazeman Jaafar Clemens Schmid HTP Motorsport DNS 19 4 19 14 23 19 12 20 9 5 24 Vincent Abril Steven Kane Bentley Team M-Sport 20 17 12 8 23 Ret 14 10 WD WD 5 25 Stef Dusseldorp Rowe Racing 10 29 22 Ret 9 8 18 15 18 15 4 26 Maxime Martin Boutsen Ginion 25 25 4 Rowe Racing 9 8 27 Nico Müller Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 34 Ret 14 2 28 Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc AF Corse 12 9 26 30 33 16 2 29 Romain Monti Edward Sandström Saintéloc Racing 26 16 27 14 19 12 Ret 16 11 10 1 30 Daniel Zampieri Attempto Racing 18 10 25 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 17 19 1 31 Patric Niederhauser Attempto Racing 18 10 25 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 1 Alex Buncombe Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 17 14 21 18 16 14 20 18 9 11 0 Mitsunori Takaboshi Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 17 14 21 18 16 14 9 11 0 Nick Catsburg Rowe Racing 10 29 18 15 18 15 0 Stuart Leonard Michael Meadows Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 18 15 Ret 28 18 12 11 14 20 0 Rodrigo Baptista Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 33 21 20 Ret 13 11 15 28 15 32 0 Sérgio Jimenez Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 20 Ret 13 11 15 28 15 32 0 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing 15 27 13 11 21 22 WD WD Ret 16 0 Štefan Rosina GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret Ret 16 17 17 24 13 Ret 0 Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing 21 20 24 13 22 21 24 Ret 17 19 0 Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing 23 13 30 21 18 26 26 29 30 25 0 Jeroen Mul Attempto Racing 21 20 24 13 22 21 24 Ret 0 Marco Mapelli Attempto Racing 28 28 0 GRT Grasser Racing Team 13 Ret Markus Pommer Phoenix Racing 19 15 19 Ret 20 15 0 Jeroen Bleekemolen GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret Ret 16 17 0 Davide Valsecchi Attempto Racing 22 DNS 28 28 0 GRT Grasser Racing Team 17 24 Lucas Ordóñez Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 20 18 0 Martin Plowman Garage 59 Ret 26 32 25 Ret Ret 23 Ret 19 21 0 Andrew Watson Garage 59 19 21 0 Ricardo Sánchez Sean Walkinshaw Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 24 28 31 22 25 29 25 19 24 23 0 Filipe Albuquerque Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 33 21 0 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Morgan Moullin-Traffort AKKA ASP 27 24 29 23 26 27 32 23 22 26 0 Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing 23 22 0 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret AKKA ASP 34 27 30 30 28 22 27 28 0 Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing 22 Ret 0 Jack Falla Attempto Racing 22 DNS 0 Côme Ledogar Garage 59 32 25 Ret Ret 23 Ret 0 Matias Henkola Boutsen Ginion 25 25 0 Christopher Brück Alexander Mattschull Rinaldi Racing 25 27 0 Stephen Earle David Perel Kessel Racing 31 25 0 Steve Parrow Black Pearl Racing 28 34 33 26 32 33 30 27 29 30 0 Claudio Sdanewitsch AF Corse 30 30 36 29 29 28 29 26 28 29 0 Rino Mastronardi AF Corse 29 26 0 Daniel Keilwitz Black Pearl Racing 33 26 0 Craig Dolby Garage 59 Ret 26 0 Christian Hook Black Pearl Racing 28 34 32 33 30 27 29 30 0 Stéphane Lémeret AF Corse 30 30 36 29 29 28 28 29 0 Sebastian Asch Didi Gonzales Team a-workx 29 31 35 31 EX 31 0 Laurent Jenny Cédric Leimer X-Bionic Racing Team 32 33 0 Marco Bonanomi Saintéloc Racing Ret DNS Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH NÜR HUN CATBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Pro-Am Cup