2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the seventh season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 23 April at Monza and ended on 1 October in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events.
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 Sprint Cup round in Barcelona became an Endurance Cup round, replacing the round at the Nürburgring.Event | Race | Circuit | Date | |
1 | 3 Hours of Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 23 April | Report |
2 | 3 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain | 14 May | Report |
3 | 1000 km Paul Ricard | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 24 June | Report |
4 | Total 24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | 29–30 July | Report |
5 | 3 Hours of Barcelona | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 1 October | Report |
Entry list
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.Event | Circuit | Pole position | Pro Winners | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners |
1 | Monza | No. 50 Spirit of Race | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 97 Oman Racing Team with TF Sport | No. 961 AF Corse |
1 | Monza | Pasin Lathouras Alessandro Pier Guidi Michele Rugolo | Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli Christian Engelhart | Jonathan Adam Ahmad Al Harthy | Alex Demirdjian Abbie Eaton Davide Rizzo |
2 | Silverstone | No. 88 AKKA ASP | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | No. 488 Rinaldi Racing |
2 | Silverstone | Daniel Juncadella Félix Serrallés Tristan Vautier | Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli Christian Engelhart | Adrian Amstutz Martin Kodrić Patrick Kujala | Pierre Ehret Rino Mastronardi |
3 | Paul Ricard | No. 4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon | No. 8 Bentley Team M-Sport | No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | No. 888 Kessel Racing |
3 | Paul Ricard | Yelmer Buurman Adam Christodoulou Luca Stolz | Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet | Adrian Amstutz Martin Kodrić Patrick Kujala | Jacques Duyver David Perel Marco Zanuttini |
4 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 55 Kaspersky Motorsport | No. 25 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | No. 16 Black Falcon | No. 888 Kessel Racing |
4 | Spa-Francorchamps | James Calado Marco Cioci Giancarlo Fisichella | Jules Gounon Christopher Haase Markus Winkelhock | Maximilian Götz Marvin Kirchhöfer Oliver Morley Miguel Toril | Niki Cadei Jacques Duyver David Perel Marco Zanuttini |
5 | Barcelona-Catalunya | No. 17 Team WRT | No. 88 AKKA ASP | No. 77 Barwell Motorsport | No. 488 Rinaldi Racing |
5 | Barcelona-Catalunya | Jake Dennis Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard | Daniel Juncadella Félix Serrallés Tristan Vautier | Hunter Abbott Martin Kodrić Patrick Kujala | Pierre Ehret Rino Mastronardi |
Championship standings
;Scoring systemChampionship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter 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.
;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 | 1 |