2016 GT Series Sprint Cup

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]

EventCircuitDateReport
1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy10 AprilReport
2 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain8 MayReport
3 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany3 JulyReport
4 Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary28 AugustReport
5 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain2 OctoberReport

Entry list edit

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[3][N 1]Audi R8 LMS[3]1 Laurens Vanthoor[3]PAll
Frédéric Vervisch[3]
2 Stuart Leonard[3]SAll
Michael Meadows[3]
3 Rodrigo Baptista[3]PAll
Filipe Albuquerque[4]1
Sérgio Jimenez[3]2–5
4 Dries Vanthoor[3]PAll
Robin Frijns[3]1–2, 4
Nico Müller[3]3, 5
28 René Rast[5]P1, 3–5
Will Stevens[5]
33 Enzo Ide[3]PAll
Christopher Mies[3]1–4
Robin Frijns[6]5
Phoenix Racing[7]Audi R8 LMS[7]5 Nicolaj Møller Madsen[7]SAll
Markus Pommer[7]1–3
Alessio Picariello[8]4–5
6 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof[7]PAll
Markus Winkelhock[7]
Bentley Team M-Sport[9]Bentley Continental GT3[9]7 Vincent Abril[9]PAll
Steven Kane[9]
8 Andy Soucek[9]PAll
Maxime Soulet[9]
Kessel Racing[4]Ferrari 488 GT3[4]11 Michał Broniszewski[4]PAAll
Giacomo Piccini[4]
111 Stephen Earle[8]Am4
David Perel[8]
Boutsen Ginion[10]BMW M6 GT3[10]12 Matias Henkola[10]PA1
Maxime Martin[10]
GRT Grasser Racing Team[11]Lamborghini Huracán GT3[11]16 Štefan Rosina[11]P1–4
Jeroen Bleekemolen[11]1–2
Davide Valsecchi[12]3
Marco Mapelli[8]4
19 Michele Beretta[11]SAll
Luca Stolz[11]
63 Mirko Bortolotti[11]PAll
Nicolas Pohler[11]
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN[13]Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3[13]22 Ricardo Sánchez[13]SAll
Sean Walkinshaw[13]
23 Alex Buncombe[13]PAll
Mitsunori Takaboshi[13]1–3, 5
Lucas Ordóñez[14]4
Saintéloc Racing[15]Audi R8 LMS[15]25 Romain Monti[16]PAll
Edward Sandström[16]
26 Mike Parisy[15]PAll
Christopher Haase[15]1–4
Marco Bonanomi[17]5
Team a-workx[18]Porsche 911 GT3 R[18]36 Sebastian Asch[19]PA1–3
Didi Gonzales[19]
AF Corse[20]Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[20]55 Claudio Sdanewitsch[4]AmAll
Stéphane Lémeret[21]1–3, 5
Rino Mastronardi[14]4
90 Raffaele Giammaria[20]P1–3
Ezequiel Pérez Companc[20]
Garage 59[22]McLaren 650S GT3[22]58 Rob Bell[22]PAll
Álvaro Parente[22]
59 Martin Plowman[23]PAll
Craig Dolby[23]1
Côme Ledogar[24]2–4
Andrew Watson[17]5
Black Pearl Racing[25][N 2]
Rinaldi Racing[25][N 2]
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[25]66 Christian Hook[25]Am1, 3–5
Steve Parrow[25]
PA2
Daniel Keilwitz[26]
Ferrari 488 GT3[25][N 3]333 Marco Seefried[25]P1–3
Norbert Siedler[25]
PA5
Rinat Salikhov[17]
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[17]458 Christopher Brück[17]PA5
Alexander Mattschull[17]
ISR[4]Audi R8 LMS[4]74 Franck Perera[27]PAll
Marlon Stöckinger[27]
75 Filip Salaquarda[4]PAll
Frank Stippler[4]
Attempto Racing[28]Lamborghini Huracán GT3[28]77 Davide Valsecchi[27]P1–2
Jack Falla[27]1
Marco Mapelli[26]2
100 Jeroen Mul[28]S1–4
Max van Splunteren[28]
P5
Daniel Zampieri[17]
101 Patric Niederhauser[28]P1–4
Daniel Zampieri[28]
AMG - Team HTP Motorsport[29][N 4]
HTP Motorsport[29][N 4]
Mercedes-AMG GT3[29]84 Dominik Baumann[29]PAll
Maximilian Buhk[29]
85 Jazeman Jaafar[29]PAll
Clemens Schmid[29]
86 Bernd Schneider[29]PAll
Jules Szymkowiak[29]
AKKA ASP[30]Mercedes-AMG GT3[30]87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique[30]PAAll
Morgan Moullin-Traffort[30]
88 Felix Rosenqvist[30]PAll
Tristan Vautier[30]
89 Jean-Philippe Belloc[30]PA2–5
Christophe Bourret[30]
Rowe Racing[31]BMW M6 GT3[31]98 Stef Dusseldorp[31]PAll
Nick Catsburg[31]1, 4–5
Jesse Krohn[26]2
Maxime Martin[32]3
99 Philipp Eng[31]PAll
Alexander Sims[31]
X-Bionic Racing Team[27]Lamborghini Huracán GT3[27]963 Laurent Jenny[27]Am1
Cédric Leimer[27]
IconClass
PPro Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
SSilver Cup
AmAm Cup

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner.

EventCircuitPole positionQualifying Race WinnersMain Race
Pro WinnersPro-Am WinnersSilver WinnersAm 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 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 
Points8643211
Main Race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championships edit

Overall edit

Pos.DriverTeamMIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Enzo Ide Belgian Audi Club Team WRT13831141213109
2 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT13831141279
3 Dominik Baumann
Maximilian Buhk
HTP Motorsport5218710667
AMG - Team HTP Motorsport4168
4 Bernd Schneider
Jules Szymkowiak
HTP MotorsportRet7128355103159
5 Laurens Vanthoor
Frédéric Vervisch
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT315152473813458
6 Rob Bell
Álvaro Parente
Garage 599484211717161356
7 Felix Rosenqvist
Tristan Vautier
AKKA ASP732992710243151
8 Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet
Bentley Team M-Sport1111036321694247
9 René Rast
Will Stevens
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT14Ret3210351839
10 Robin Frijns Belgian Audi Club Team WRT4226121171333
11 Philipp Eng
Alexander Sims
Rowe Racing23Ret1679211382423
12 Franck Perera
Marlon Stöckinger
ISR3135254252724261721
13 Norbert Siedler Rinaldi Racing6614Ret115232219
14 Marco Seefried Rinaldi Racing6614Ret11519
15 Mike Parisy Saintéloc Racing11Ret116311766RetDNS17
16 Christopher Haase Saintéloc Racing11Ret11631176617
17 Mirko Bortolotti
Nicolas Pohler
GRT Grasser Racing TeamRet12724RetRet8142516
18 Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT422612534117Ret1412
19 Filip Salaquarda
Frank Stippler
ISR851720Ret20721211210
20 Nicolaj Møller Madsen Phoenix Racing191519Ret20159Ret768
21 Alessio Picariello Phoenix Racing9Ret768
22 Michele Beretta
Luca Stolz
GRT Grasser Racing Team16232310151322201277
23 Jazeman Jaafar
Clemens Schmid
HTP MotorsportDNS19419142319122095
24 Vincent Abril
Steven Kane
Bentley Team M-Sport201712823Ret1410WDWD5
25 Stef Dusseldorp Rowe Racing102922Ret98181518154
26 Maxime Martin Boutsen Ginion25254
Rowe Racing98
27 Nico Müller Belgian Audi Club Team WRT534Ret142
28 Raffaele Giammaria
Ezequiel Pérez Companc
AF Corse129263033162
29 Romain Monti
Edward Sandström
Saintéloc Racing261627141912Ret1611101
30 Daniel Zampieri Attempto Racing181025Ret1219RetDNS17191
31 Patric Niederhauser Attempto Racing181025Ret1219RetDNS1
Alex Buncombe Nissan GT Academy Team RJN17142118161420189110
Mitsunori Takaboshi Nissan GT Academy Team RJN1714211816149110
Nick Catsburg Rowe Racing1029181518150
Stuart Leonard
Michael Meadows
Belgian Audi Club Team WRTRet1815Ret2818121114200
Rodrigo Baptista Belgian Audi Club Team WRT332120Ret1311152815320
Sérgio Jimenez Belgian Audi Club Team WRT20Ret1311152815320
Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
Markus Winkelhock
Phoenix Racing152713112122WDWDRet160
Štefan Rosina GRT Grasser Racing TeamRetRet1617172413Ret0
Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing21202413222124Ret17190
Michał Broniszewski
Giacomo Piccini
Kessel Racing231330211826262930250
Jeroen Mul Attempto Racing21202413222124Ret0
Marco Mapelli Attempto Racing28280
GRT Grasser Racing Team13Ret
Markus Pommer Phoenix Racing191519Ret20150
Jeroen Bleekemolen GRT Grasser Racing TeamRetRet16170
Davide Valsecchi Attempto Racing22DNS28280
GRT Grasser Racing Team1724
Lucas Ordóñez Nissan GT Academy Team RJN20180
Martin Plowman Garage 59Ret263225RetRet23Ret19210
Andrew Watson Garage 5919210
Ricardo Sánchez
Sean Walkinshaw
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN242831222529251924230
Filipe Albuquerque Belgian Audi Club Team WRT33210
Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Morgan Moullin-Traffort
AKKA ASP272429232627322322260
Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing23220
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Christophe Bourret
AKKA ASP34273030282227280
Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing22Ret0
Jack Falla Attempto Racing22DNS0
Côme Ledogar Garage 593225RetRet23Ret0
Matias Henkola Boutsen Ginion25250
Christopher Brück
Alexander Mattschull
Rinaldi Racing25270
Stephen Earle
David Perel
Kessel Racing31250
Steve Parrow Black Pearl Racing283433263233302729300
Claudio Sdanewitsch AF Corse303036292928292628290
Rino Mastronardi AF Corse29260
Daniel Keilwitz Black Pearl Racing33260
Craig Dolby Garage 59Ret260
Christian Hook Black Pearl Racing28343233302729300
Stéphane Lémeret AF Corse30303629292828290
Sebastian Asch
Didi Gonzales
Team a-workx29313531EX310
Laurent Jenny
Cédric Leimer
X-Bionic Racing Team32330
Marco Bonanomi Saintéloc RacingRetDNS
Pos.DriverTeamQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Pro-Am Cup edit

Pos.DriverTeamMIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Michał Broniszewski
Giacomo Piccini
Kessel Racing23133023182624293025143
2 Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Morgan Moullin-Traffort
AKKA ASP27242923262732232226119
3 Jean-Philippe Belloc
Christophe Bourret
AKKA ASP342730302822272878
4 Sebastian Asch
Didi Gonzales
Team a-workx29313531EX3139
5 Rinat Salikhov
Norbert Siedler
Rinaldi Racing232231
6 Matias Henkola
Maxime Martin
Boutsen Ginion252521
7 Daniel Keilwitz
Steve Parrow
Black Pearl Racing332619
8 Christopher Brück
Alexander Mattschull
Rinaldi Racing252716
Pos.DriverTeamQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT

Silver Cup edit

Pos.DriverTeamMIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Michele Beretta
Luca Stolz
GRT Grasser Racing Team1623231015132620127125
2 Nicolaj Møller Madsen Phoenix Racing191519Ret20159Ret76104
3 Stuart Leonard
Michael Meadows
Belgian Audi Club Team WRTRet11815Ret28181211142096
4 Ricardo Sánchez
Sean Walkinshaw
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN2428312225292319242379
5 Markus Pommer Phoenix Racing191519Ret201561
6 Jeroen Mul
Max van Splunteren
Attempto Racing21202413222121Ret60
7 Alessio Picariello Phoenix Racing9Ret7643
Pos.DriverTeamQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Notes

Am Cup edit

Pos.DriverTeamMIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Claudio Sdanewitsch AF Corse30303629292829262829161
2 Stéphane Lémeret AF Corse3030362929282829134
3 Christian Hook
Steve Parrow
Black Pearl Racing283432333027293092
4 Stephen Earle
David Perel
Kessel Racing312529
5 Rino Mastronardi AF Corse292627
6 Laurent Jenny
Cédric Leimer
X-Bionic Racing Team323322
Pos.DriverTeamQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT

Teams' championships edit

Overall edit

Pos.TeamManufacturerMIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Team WRT[N 1]Audi13831141213104
2 (AMG - Team) HTP MotorsportMercedes-Benz521283416897
3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi3151232335489
4 AKKA ASPMercedes-Benz724992610243161
5 Garage 59McLaren9484211717161359
6 Bentley Team M-SportBentley1111036321494255
7 Rowe RacingBMW23221678181381536
8 ISRAudi8525420721211233
9 GRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini161271015138142528
10 Saintéloc RacingAudi1116116191266111028
11 Rinaldi Racing/Black Pearl RacingFerrari6614261153027232220
12 Phoenix RacingAudi1515131120159Ret7610
13 Nissan GT Academy Team RJNNissan17142118161420189114
14 AF CorseFerrari12926292916292628294
15 Attempto RacingLamborghini18102413121924Ret17192
Kessel RacingFerrari231330211826262530250
Boutsen GinionBMW25250
Team a-workxPorsche29313531EX310
X-Bionic Racing TeamLamborghini32330
Pos.TeamManufacturerQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT

Pro-Am Cup edit

Pos.TeamManufacturerMIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 Kessel RacingFerrari23133023182624293025148
2 AKKA ASPMercedes-Benz27242923262728222226128
3 Rinaldi Racing/Black Pearl RacingFerrari3326232250
4 Team a-workxPorsche29313531EX3145
5 Boutsen GinionBMW252521
Pos.TeamManufacturerQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT

Am Cup edit

Pos.TeamManufacturerMIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT
Points
QRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMR
1 AF CorseFerrari30303629292829262829161
2 Black Pearl RacingFerrari283432333027293092
3 Kessel RacingFerrari312529
4 X-Bionic Racing TeamLamborghini323322
Pos.TeamManufacturerQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRQRMRPoints
MIS
BRH
NÜR
HUN
CAT

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Car No. 66 entered as Black Pearl Racing and cars No. 333 and 458 entered as Rinaldi Racing.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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

External links edit