2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup

The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup was the fifth season of the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the fourth with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series or Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.

Calendar At the annual press conference during the 2016 24 Hours of Spa on 29 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2017 calendar. The series started at Misano on 2 April and ended at the Nürburgring on 17 September. Zandvoort would make its return on the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing the round in Barcelona, but on 7 November the SRO announced the finalised calendar, confirming Zandvoort had been replaced by Zolder. The finalised calendar also showed the series would return to the Hungaroring. Event Circuit Date 1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy 2 April Report 2 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain 7 May Report 3 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 4 June Report 4 Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 27 August Report 5 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 17 September Report

Entry list Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 1 Enzo Ide P All Christopher Mies 1–4 Frédéric Vervisch 5 2 Will Stevens P All Markus Winkelhock 3 Jake Dennis P All Pieter Schothorst 5 Marcel Fässler P All Dries Vanthoor 17 Stuart Leonard P All Jamie Green 1 Robin Frijns 2–5 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 7 Vincent Abril P All Steven Kane 8 Andy Soucek P All Maxime Soulet Kessel Racing Kessel Racing TP12 Ferrari 488 GT3 11 Michał Broniszewski PA 1–3 Giacomo Piccini 39 Piti Bhirombhakdi PA All Carlo van Dam Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 888 Stephen Earle Am 3–5 David Perel GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 19 Ezequiel Pérez Companc P All Norbert Siedler 1–3 Raffaele Giammaria 4 Andrea Caldarelli 5 63 Mirko Bortolotti P All Christian Engelhart 82 Tom Dillmann P 5 Rolf Ineichen Reiter Young Stars Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 24 Marko Helistekangas S 1–2 Caitlin Wood Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS 26 Christopher Haase P 1–4 Romain Monti Simon Gachet 5 Peter Terting Orange 1 Team Lazarus Lamborghini Huracán GT3 27 Gustavo Yacamán P 1–3 Fabrizio Crestani 1–2 Nicola de Marco 3 Fabrizio Crestani S 4–5 Nicolas Pohler Strakka Motorsport Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 42 Lewis Williamson S All Nick Leventis 1 David Fumanelli 2–3 Martin Kodrić 4–5 43 Jonny Kane P 3, 5 Côme Ledogar 3 Steijn Schothorst 5 44 Loris Hezemans P 1–2 Jonny Kane 58 Ben Barnicoat P All Álvaro Parente 1–4 Côme Ledogar 5 59 Rob Bell P All Andrew Watson Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 54 Albert Costa P 5 Stéphane Ortelli Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 55 Lorenzo Casè S All Phil Quaife Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 66 Marco Mapelli P 1–3 Giovanni Venturini Max van Splunteren S 4–5 Christopher Zöchling 4 Isaac Tutumlu 5 67 Max van Splunteren S 1–3 Adrian Zaugg 1 Nicolas Pohler 2–3 Porsche 911 GT3 R Klaus Bachler P 4 Kévin Estre Kornely Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 70 Kenneth Heyer PA 1–2 Yoshiharu Mori ISR Audi R8 LMS 74 Kevin Ceccon P 1–4 Frank Stippler 75 Filip Salaquarda P 1–4 Clemens Schmid Kevin Ceccon 5 Frank Stippler Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 84 Maximilian Buhk P All Franck Perera 85 Fabian Schiller S All Jules Szymkowiak 86 Dominik Baumann P All Jimmy Eriksson AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique PA All Jules Gounon 1–4 Tristan Vautier 5 88 Daniel Juncadella P All Félix Serrallés 89 Jean-Philippe Belloc PA All Christophe Bourret 90 Raffaele Marciello P All Michael Meadows Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3 98 Markus Palttala P All Jesse Krohn 1–3, 5 Philipp Eng 4 99 P 1–3 Tom Blomqvist 1 António Félix da Costa 2–3, 5 Jens Klingmann 5 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 333 Daniel Keilwitz PA All Alexander Mattschull 488 Matteo Malucelli PA 5 Rinat Salikhov 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. 66 Attempto Racing No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 85 HTP Motorsport No entries Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak 2 Brands Hatch No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 42 Strakka Motorsport Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull David Fumanelli Lewis Williamson 3 Zolder No. 17 Team WRT No. 17 Team WRT No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 85 HTP Motorsport No. 888 Kessel Racing Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard Will Stevens Markus Winkelhock Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak Stephen Earle David Perel 4 Hungaroring No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 85 HTP Motorsport No finishers Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak 5 Nürburgring No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport No. 17 Team WRT No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 85 HTP Motorsport No. 888 Kessel Racing Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak Stephen Earle David Perel

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 ZOL HUN NÜR Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Stuart Leonard Team WRT 12 24 7 2 1 3 5 4 6 1 82 Robin Frijns 7 2 1 3 5 4 6 1 2 Will Stevens Markus Winkelhock Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret DNS 11 3 3 1 7 5 5 2 74 3 Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 1 1 23 6 16 6 4 6 1 Ret 68 4 Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart GRT Grasser Racing Team 8 9 1 1 Ret 15 2 3 19 5 67 5 Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 18 5 13 4 1 1 3 10 62 6 Vincent Abril Steven Kane Bentley Team M-Sport 4 2 20 12 12 5 13 Ret 11 7 37 7 Markus Palttala Rowe Racing 11 7 2 4 26 12 12 11 10 4 36 8 Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing 11 7 2 4 26 12 10 4 36 9 Jake Dennis Pieter Schothorst Team WRT 14 10 13 9 24 9 3 2 12 12 27 10 Ezequiel Pérez Companc GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret DNS 3 Ret 7 10 21 13 2 3 26 11 Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak HTP Motorsport 2 12 16 17 17 8 14 8 9 6 22 12 Filip Salaquarda Clemens Schmid ISR 10 15 12 Ret 4 2 17 DNS 21 13 Andrea Caldarelli GRT Grasser Racing Team 2 3 21 14 Dominik Baumann Jimmy Eriksson HTP Motorsport 20 3 17 22 8 29 11 7 23 17 21 15 Daniel Juncadella Félix Serrallés AKKA ASP 5 4 4 27 5 25 15 Ret Ret 19 19 16 Raffaele Marciello Michael Meadows AKKA ASP 3 16 8 7 2 24 9 12 13 14 16 17 Christopher Haase Romain Monti Saintéloc Racing 7 5 Ret 8 31 14 10 9 16 18 Philipp Eng Rowe Racing 16 6 5 Ret 14 Ret 12 11 10 19 Tom Blomqvist Rowe Racing 16 6 8 20 Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini Attempto Racing 23 27 9 13 9 7 7 21 Rob Bell Andrew Watson Strakka Racing 18 8 15 21 22 11 24 17 16 9 6 22 Norbert Siedler GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret DNS 3 Ret 7 10 5 23 Jonny Kane Strakka Racing Ret DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret 8 8 4 24 Steijn Schothorst Strakka Racing 8 8 4 25 Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Bentley Team M-Sport Ret DNS 24 18 15 19 6 25 4 15 4 26 António Félix da Costa Rowe Racing 5 Ret 14 Ret 7 11 2 27 Enzo Ide Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 6 11 Ret 14 6 13 8 18 14 16 2 28 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 6 11 Ret 14 6 13 8 18 2 29 Ben Barnicoat Strakka Racing 22 18 6 10 10 28 20 24 Ret 25 2 30 Álvaro Parente Strakka Racing 22 18 6 10 10 28 20 24 2 31 Klaus Bachler Kévin Estre Attempto Racing 16 10 1 Jens Klingmann Rowe Racing 7 11 0 Kevin Ceccon Frank Stippler ISR 21 25 10 Ret 28 30 26 14 Ret Ret 0 Lewis Williamson Strakka Motorsport 19 13 14 11 11 18 25 Ret 17 13 0 David Fumanelli Strakka Motorsport 14 11 11 18 0 Jamie Green Team WRT 12 24 0 Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing 13 22 27 25 20 16 0 Martin Kodrić Strakka Motorsport 25 Ret 17 13 0 Nick Leventis Strakka Motorsport 19 13 0 Raffaele Giammaria GRT Grasser Racing Team 21 13 0 Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull Rinaldi Racing 25 14 19 16 19 27 18 15 18 18 0 Frédéric Vervisch Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 14 16 0 Fabrizio Crestani Orange 1 Team Lazarus 15 17 21 15 23 23 25 23 0 Gustavo Yacamán Orange 1 Team Lazarus 15 17 21 15 29 Ret 0 Tom Dillmann Rolf Ineichen GRT Grasser Racing Team 15 29 0 Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam Kessel Racing TP12 17 19 26 20 18 20 19 16 26 20 0 Lorenzo Casè Phil Quaife Spirit of Race Ret DNS 25 19 25 17 22 19 DNS DNS 0 Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing Ret DNS Ret 26 21 21 28 20 21 Ret 0 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret AKKA ASP Ret 20 28 24 27 23 29 22 29 26 0 Simon Gachet Peter Terting Saintéloc Racing 20 22 0 Christopher Zöchling Attempto Racing 28 20 0 Nicolas Pohler Attempto Racing Ret 26 21 21 0 Orange 1 Team Lazarus 23 23 25 23 Jean-Luc Beaubelique AKKA ASP Ret 26 22 23 23 22 27 21 27 24 0 Jules Gounon AKKA ASP Ret 26 22 23 23 22 27 21 0 Albert Costa Stéphane Ortelli Emil Frey Lexus Racing 22 21 0 Marko Helistekangas Caitlin Wood Reiter Young Stars 26 21 WD WD 0 Isaac Tutumlu Attempto Racing 21 Ret 0 Kenneth Heyer Yoshiharu Mori Kornely Motorsport 24 23 WD WD 0 Tristan Vautier AKKA ASP 27 24 0 Matteo Malucelli Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing 24 28 0 Côme Ledogar Strakka Racing Ret Ret Ret 25 0 Stephen Earle David Perel Kessel Racing 30 26 30 Ret 28 27 0 Nicola de Marco Orange 1 Team Lazarus 29 Ret 0 Loris Hezemans Strakka Racing Ret DNS DNS DNS Adrian Zaugg Attempto Racing Ret DNS Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH ZOL HUN NÜRBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Pro-Am Cup Driver Team MIS BRH ZOL HUN NÜR Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull Rinaldi Racing 25 14 19 16 19 27 18 15 18 18 144 2 Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam Kessel Racing TP12 17 19 26 20 18 20 19 16 26 20 119 3 Jean-Luc Beaubelique AKKA ASP Ret 26 22 23 23 22 27 21 27 24 87 4 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret AKKA ASP Ret 20 28 24 27 23 29 22 29 26 72 5 Jules Gounon AKKA ASP Ret 26 22 23 23 22 27 21 69 6 Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing 13 22 27 25 20 16 62 7 Tristan Vautier AKKA ASP 27 24 18 8 Matteo Malucelli Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing 24 28 16 9 Kenneth Heyer Yoshiharu Mori Kornely Motorsport 24 23 WD WD 14 Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH ZOL HUN NÜR

Silver Cup