The 2016 Blancpain GT Series was the third season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season started on 10 April in Misano and ended on 2 October in Barcelona. The season featured ten rounds, five Endurance Cup rounds and five Sprint Cup rounds.
Calendar On 18 September 2015, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2016 calendar. Event Circuit Date Series 1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy 10 April Sprint Report 2 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 24 April Endurance Report 3 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain 8 May Sprint Report 4 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain 15 May Endurance Report 5 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 25 June Endurance Report 6 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 3 July Sprint Report 7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium 30–31 July Endurance Report 8 Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 28 August Sprint Report 9 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 18 September Endurance Report 10 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 2 October Sprint Report
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Event Circuit 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. 11 Kessel Racing No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 66 Black Pearl Racing Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Michele Beretta Luca Stolz Christian Hook Steve Parrow No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 55 AF Corse Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Nicolaj Møller Madsen Markus Pommer Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch 2 Monza No. 84 HTP Motorsport No. 58 Garage 59 No. 11 Kessel Racing Did not participate No. 87 AKKA ASP Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Jazeman Jaafar Rob Bell Shane van Gisbergen Côme Ledogar Alessandro Bonacini Michał Broniszewski Andrea Rizzoli Jean-Luc Beaubelique Maurice Ricci Gilles Vannelet 3 QR Brands Hatch No. 74 ISR No. 86 HTP Motorsport No. 87 AKKA ASP No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 55 AF Corse Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger Bernd Schneider Jules Szymkowiak Jean-Luc Beaubelique Morgan Moullin-Traffort Stuart Leonard Michael Meadows Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch MR No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 55 AF Corse Enzo Ide Christopher Mies Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Michele Beretta Luca Stolz Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch 4 Silverstone No. 16 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 84 HTP Motorsport No. 56 Black Falcon Did not participate No. 488 Rinaldi Racing Jeroen Bleekemolen Mirko Bortolotti Rolf Ineichen Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Jazeman Jaafar Maro Engel Oliver Morley Miguel Toril Stef Van Campenhout Pierre Ehret 5 Paul Ricard No. 50 AF Corse No. 58 Garage 59 No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 888 Kessel Racing Pasin Lathouras Alessandro Pier Guidi Michele Rugolo Rob Bell Shane van Gisbergen Côme Ledogar Alessandro Bonacini Michał Broniszewski Andrea Rizzoli Vadim Gitlin Liam Talbot Marco Zanuttini 6 QR Nürburgring No. 58 Garage 59 No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 55 AF Corse Rob Bell Álvaro Parente Enzo Ide Christopher Mies Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Michele Beretta Luca Stolz Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch MR No. 58 Garage 59 No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 55 AF Corse Rob Bell Álvaro Parente Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Michele Beretta Luca Stolz Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch 7 Spa-Francorchamps No. 28 Audi Sport Team WRT No. 99 Rowe Racing No. 76 IMSA Performance Did not participate No. 888 Kessel Racing Nico Müller René Rast Laurens Vanthoor Philipp Eng Maxime Martin Alexander Sims Thierry Cornac Maxime Jousse Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet Nicola Cadei Vadim Gitlin Liam Talbot Marco Zanuttini 8 QR Hungaroring No. 88 AKKA ASP No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 55 AF Corse Felix Rosenqvist Tristan Vautier Enzo Ide Christopher Mies Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Nicolaj Møller Madsen Alessio Picariello Rino Mastronardi Claudio Sdanewitsch MR No. 84 AMG - Team HTP Motorsport No. 89 AKKA ASP No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 111 Kessel Racing Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Stuart Leonard Michael Meadows Stephen Earle David Perel 9 Nürburgring No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 16 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 66 Black Pearl Racing Did not participate No. 87 AKKA ASP Michele Beretta Andrea Piccini Luca Stolz Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull Steve Parrow Jean-Luc Beaubelique Maurice Ricci Gilles Vannelet 10 QR Barcelona-Catalunya No. 74 ISR No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 87 AKKA ASP No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 55 AF Corse Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger Robin Frijns Enzo Ide Jean-Luc Beaubelique Morgan Moullin-Traffort Nicolaj Møller Madsen Alessio Picariello Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch MR No. 88 AKKA ASP No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 5 Phoenix Racing No. 55 AF Corse 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 during Sprint Cup rounds and the pole-sitter during Endurance Cup rounds 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 Pole Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
1000 km Paul Ricard points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole Points 33 24 19 15 12 9 6 4 2 1 1
24 Hours of Spa points Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole Points after 6hrs/12hrs 12 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 Points at the finish 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championships
Overall (key) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap