Stephane ratel on saturday held his annual sro motorsport group press conference, confirming the 2016 plans for his championships. Thanks for watching please like, share and comment. Barcelona, 30 september 2016 grand finale in barcelona for the blancpain gt series championship and for the sprint cup. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. Lamborghini huracan gt3 grasser racing blancpain sprint series 2016 1. Blancpain gt sprint series brands hatch 2016 full race. Blancpain gt sprint cup round 2 2016 selection of photos taken by myself at the second round of the 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup championship, as held at brands hatch gp circuit. The team switched from mercedes to bmw during the offseason, and will add the sprint series to its 2016 schedule in an effort to compete for the overall blancpain gt honors. Blancpain gt series endurance cup 2016 highlights youtube. Blancpain gt series racing news the latest blancpain gt news. Goodwood festival of speed 2015 photos, results, report. Blancpain gt world challenge america official site of. A faultless drive in the main race gave audi pairing laurens vanthoor and frederic vervisch victory after 38 laps in the opening round. Races 6 start date 23 april end date 22 october season champion.
Blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2016 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2016. As was the case in 2016, the worlds biggest gt3 series includes ten rounds. Sit back and enjoy a recap of the 2016 blancpain gt series endurance cup. The season featured ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five sprint cup rounds. The latter has already awarded its titles, while the names of all sprint cup champions are yet to be decided. The calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series 2017 blancpain gt series schedule released has been finalised. Gt cars like the lamborghini huracan, nissan gtr, and bentley continental gt3 are lining up on the grid at the worldfamous nurburgring in germany for. After developing their partnership, blancpain and the sro decided that 2016 would see both the sprint and endurance. Gt, gts and gt cup cars compete in both sprint and sprintx championships.
The seasonopening round of the blancpain gt series sprint cup took place at the misano world circuit in italy over the weekend. Encouraged by the success of the 2014 inaugural season, the blancpain gt series will be developed even more in. Blancpain gt world challenge america 2019 fan guide. Round 5 barcelona by nismo global 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cupround 5 barcelona by nismo global. This is the official channel dedicated to the world of nismo. Champions were crowned marking an end to another successful season of the blancpain gt series. Tcr, tc and tca classes currently on run in sprint races. Race result of 2016 blancpain gt series sprint hungaroring race. The 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fourth season following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship the third with. Competition classes blancpain gt world challenge america. The blancpain gt championship takes into account the sprint cups and endurance cups results. The 2016 blancpain gt series was one of the biggest seen in many years, grid sizes finally reached the potential always spoken of by stephane ratel and by god the action was intense. The blancpain gt series calendar will feature ten rounds in 2016, as sro has dropped two weekends and implemented other changes in an effort to reinvigorate the sprint series.
Gt cars like the lamborghini huracan, nissan gtr, and bentley continental gt3 are lining up on the grid at the worldfamous nurburgring in germany for round 3 of the 2016 blancpain gt sprint series. The season of 2016 consists 10 rounds five endurance and five sprint cup races. The 2014 season also saw an overall blancpain gt series title awarded for the first time, recognising the most consistent performers across the endurance and sprint formats. The blancpain gt series continued its growth in 2016 and was one of the most exciting racing series with a big number of cars on the grid. It was a different story last weekend at the blancpain gt series sprint cup, when mclaren went home with the trophy while nissan was left with empty hands. Beginning in april, 2016, teams will compete in races of up to six hours in digital versions of gt3 bmws, fords, mclarens, and other manufacturers on laserscanned replicas of many of the circuits in the blancpain endurance series and blancpain sprint series including brands hatch, monza, silverstone, spafrancorchamps, zolder and the.
Gt world challenge europe gt world challenge europe. Category sports car racing main region europe short name bss also known as blancpain gt series sprint cup blancpain gt world challenge europe select year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20. Blancpain gt series sprint cup 2016 misano event highlights. By bringing the blancpain sprint series and blancpain endurance series under a common banner, the growth of gt racing in europe continues. Last year in the blancpain gt series endurance cup season finale, mclaren took the race win while nissan went home with third place and with it the drivers championship trophy. Facts and figures of the 2016 blancpain gt series gt. Blancpain gt series sprint cup misano 2017 main race highlights. The 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fourth season following on from the demise of the sro groups 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. The three grasser racing huracans from blancpain sprint series 2016. Tech1 racing is set to contest the full gt world challenge europe powered by aws season with its lexus rc f gt3. Round 2 of 2016 blancpain gt sprint series brands hatch. Blancpain gt series sprint misano 2016 qualifying race. Vehicle competition classes fia gt3 cars, luxurybrand sports or gt grand touring vehicles compete in pwcs gt class. The main news was a 10round five endurance, five sprint blancpain gt series calendar, plus a series of measures designed to bring the sprint and endurance elements closer together.
With more cars than ever before competing in all 10 rounds of the campaign, the. In 20, blancpain also became a partner of the british gt championship. Welcome to our live, full race playlist of 2016s blancpain gt series sprint races, featuring world feed and live onboards from the gtr nismo gt3 misano italy 610 april brands hatch uk 78 may. Round 5 barcelona by nismo global 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup. At the end of the season, champions will be announced in both categories, as well in the overall classification. April 10 misano world circuit sprint cup april 24 autodromo nazionale monza endurance cup. Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. Blancpain gt series sprint cup nurburgring im livestream. 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. An overview of the season, with complete results, scores, race calendars and more.
Blancpain gt sprint series brands hatch 2016 full race live. Sit back and enjoy all the highlights from two onehourlong races held at one of the most exciting and historic tracks in motorsports. Gt cars, race cars, river sports, sprint cup, car tuning, steam locomotive, road racing, nascar, rally. Blancpain gt sprint series misano 2016 live main race. In 2016, the series names were adjusted to the endurance cup and sprint cup. The 2016 blancpain gt series was the third season of the blancpain gt series. In addition to the second half of the adac gt masters season, the team from oschersleben will also contest the remaining races of the blancpain sprint series. The season started on 10 april in misano and ended on 2 october in barcelona. The blancpain gt series has continued to grow in 2016. Blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2016 standings. The 2015 calendar of the blancpain endurance series that was presented during the total 24 hours of spa is confirmed with one slight alteration, namely the paul ricard being advanced by one week.