2014 Blancpain GT Series

The 2014 Blancpain GT Series season was the first season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season started on 12 April at Monza and ended on 2 November in Baku. The season featured twelve rounds, five Blancpain Endurance Series rounds and seven Blancpain Sprint Series rounds.

Calendar edit

Event	Circuit	Date	Series	Report
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	13 April	Endurance	Report
2	Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France	21 April	Sprint	Report
3	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	18 May	Sprint	Report
4	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone United Kingdom	25 May	Endurance	Report
5	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	28 June	Endurance	Report
6	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands	6 July	Sprint	Report
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	26–27 July	Endurance	Report
8	Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia	24 August	Sprint	Report
9	Algarve International Circuit, Algarve, Portugal	7 September	Sprint	Report
10	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	21 September	Endurance	Report
11	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	19 October	Sprint	Report
12	Baku World Challenge, Baku, Azerbaijan	2 November	Sprint	Report

Race results edit

Event		Circuit	Series	Pole Position	Race winner
1		Monza	BES	No. 98 ART Grand Prix	No. 98 ART Grand Prix
1		Monza	BES	Grégoire Demoustier Álvaro Parente Alexandre Prémat	Grégoire Demoustier Álvaro Parente Alexandre Prémat
2	QR	Nogaro	BSS	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	QR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
	CR			No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 84 HTP Motorsport
	CR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz
3	QR	Brands Hatch	BSS	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	QR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
	CR			No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	CR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
4		Silverstone	BES	No. 93 Pro GT by Alméras	No. 7 M-Sport Bentley
4		Silverstone	BES	Eric Dermont Franck Perera	Steven Kane Guy Smith Andy Meyrick
5		Paul Ricard	BES	No. 98 ART Grand Prix	No. 7 M-Sport Bentley
5		Paul Ricard	BES	Grégoire Demoustier Álvaro Parente Nicolas Lapierre	Steven Kane Guy Smith Andy Meyrick
6	QR	Zandvoort	BSS	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	QR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
	CR			No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	CR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	René Rast Enzo Ide
7		Spa-Francorchamps	BES	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
7		Spa-Francorchamps	BES	Laurens Vanthoor René Rast Markus Winkelhock	Laurens Vanthoor René Rast Markus Winkelhock
8	QR	Slovakia Ring	BSS	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	QR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
	CR			No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No.76 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
	CR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Dominik Baumann Thomas Jäger
9	QR	Algarve	BSS	No. 3 G-Drive Racing	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	QR			Roman Rusinov Tomáš Enge	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
	CR			No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 84 HTP Motorsport
	CR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz
10		Nürburgring	BES	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
10		Nürburgring	BES	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Christopher Mies	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Christopher Mies
11	QR	Zolder	BSS	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	QR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
	CR			No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 84 HTP Motorsport
	CR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz
12	QR	Baku	BSS	No. 9 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	QR			Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Richelmi	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
	CR			No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	CR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos

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 Championship Race. 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. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.

Qualifying Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Championship Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	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
Points after 6hrs/12hrs	12	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Points at the finish	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

1000 km Nürburgring points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	33	24	19	15	12	9	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship (Top 45) edit

Pos.	Driver	Team	MNZ	NOG		BRH		SIL	LEC	ZAN		SPA			SVK		ALG		NÜR	ZOL		BAK		Total^[1]
Pos.	Driver	Team	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	CR	CR	QR	CR	6hrs	12hrs	24hrs	QR	CR	QR	CR	CR	QR	CR	QR	CR	Total^[1]
1	Laurens Vanthoor	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	1	Ret	6	4	3	8	3	10	4	1	1	1	11	4	8	1	1	3	1	1	200
2	Maximilian Buhk	HTP Motorsport	5	5	1	2	2		4	2	4	6	6	5			2	1	2	6	1	9	Ret	190
3	Maximilian Götz	HTP Motorsport		5	1	2	2			2	4	6	6	5	3	4	2	1		6	1	9	Ret	160
4	César Ramos	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	1	Ret	6	4	3	8	3	10				1	11	4	8	1	1	3	1	1	157
5	Stéphane Ortelli	Saintéloc Racing	2					4	5			2	4	4					34					120
		G-Drive Racing		4	2	Ret	13			9	Ret
		Belgian Audi Club Team WRT													12	Ret	17	3		23	10	3	4
6	René Rast	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT		DSQ	7	14	9			4	1	4	1	1	9	3	3	5		4	Ret	4	Ret	114
7	Jeroen Bleekemolen Harald Proczyk	Grasser Racing Team		17	6	1	1			1	5				2	Ret	1	2		3	2	15	Ret	113
8	Grégory Guilvert	Saintéloc Racing	2					4	5			2	4	4					34					88
8	Grégory Guilvert	G-Drive Racing		4	2																			88
9	Stef Dusseldorp Sergey Afanasyev	HTP Motorsport	11	6	4	Ret	Ret	5	3	Ret	DNS	54	54	Ret	Ret	6	5	11	2	11	4	Ret	Ret	84
10	Andy Soucek	ART Grand Prix	3					2	Ret			20	51	Ret					5					81
10	Andy Soucek	Beechdean AMR																		5	5	2	2	81
11	Christopher Mies	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Ret					9	7			1	3	3					1					75
11	Christopher Mies	Prosperia ABT Racing																				Ret	15	75
11	Markus Winkelhock	Phoenix Racing		2	Ret	5	Ret			Ret	11				15	Ret	Ret	6		16	18	6	3	75
11	Markus Winkelhock	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT										4	1	1										75
12	Enzo Ide	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT		DSQ	7	14	9			4	1				9	3	3	5		4	Ret	4	Ret	71
13	Edward Sandström	Saintéloc Racing	2					4	5			2	4	4					34					67
14	Andy Meyrick Guy Smith Steven Kane	M-Sport Bentley	8					1	1			38	15	13					8					58
15	Cacá Bueno Sérgio Jimenez	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil		3	5	3	3			Ret	14				7	2	9	14		21	8			55
15	Nico Verdonck	HTP Motorsport	5					6	4			3	10	9	3	4			14					55
16	Álvaro Parente	ART Grand Prix	1					7	2			21	43	Ret					Ret					49
16	Álvaro Parente	Bhaitech																				20	16	49
16	Grégoire Demoustier	ART Grand Prix	1					7	2			21	43	Ret					Ret					49
17	Dominik Baumann	BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert								5	2				Ret	1	13	13		8	Ret	Ret	Ret	45
17	Thomas Jäger	BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert								5	2				Ret	1	13	13		8	Ret			45
17	Kévin Estre	ART Grand Prix	3					2	Ret			20	51	Ret					5					45
17	Kévin Estre	Boutsen Ginion																				21	18	45
17	Kevin Korjus	ART Grand Prix	3					2	Ret			20	51	Ret					5					45
18	James Nash Frank Stippler	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Ret					9	7			1	3	3					26					42
19	Marc Basseng	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4					3	13										26					41
		Phoenix Racing		10	9	13	11			10	13				8	7	11	7		15	15	DNS	DNS
		ISR Racing										18	16	14
20	Harold Primat	HTP Motorsport	5					6	4			3	10	9					14					39
21	Jonathan Adam	Leonard Motorsport AMR						23																36
21	Jonathan Adam	Beechdean AMR										56	56	Ret						5	5	2	2	36
22	Lucas Wolf	HTP Motorsport	11					5	3						17	5	8	17		19	12	19	DNS	35
23	Lucas Luhr Markus Palttala Dirk Werner	BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS										5	2	2										32
23	Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	Phoenix Racing		2	Ret	5	Ret			Ret	11				15	Ret	Ret	6		16	18	6	3	32
24	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1					7											Ret					31
25	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing	21					37	6			12	9	Ret					4					30
25	Nick Catsburg	NSC Motorsports																		2	Ret			30
26	Vincent Abril Mateusz Lisowski	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT		7	3	12	6			11	9				6	9	7	Ret		17	11	Ret	17	28
27	Henry Hassid	TDS Racing	21					37	6			12	9	Ret					4					24
27	Andreas Simonsen	Black Falcon	14					22	9			8	32	Ret					3					24
27	Andreas Simonsen	Zakspeed																				13	10	24
28	Abdulaziz Al Faisal Hubert Haupt	Black Falcon	14					22	9			8	32	Ret					3					23
29	Giorgio Pantano	Bhaitech		11	8	8	16			13	Ret				Ret	Ret	Ret	10		7	6	12	7	19
29	Giorgio Pantano	Boutsen Ginion										58	58	Ret										19
29	Fabio Onidi	Bhaitech		11	8	8	16			13	Ret				Ret	Ret	Ret	10		7	6	12	7	19
30	Nicolas Lapierre	ART Grand Prix							2			21	43	Ret										18
30	Jazeman Jaafar	HTP Motorsport										6	6	5										18
31	Bernd Schneider	HTP Motorsport						6				3	10	9					14					17
31	Stéphane Richelmi	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT																	22	23	10	3	4	17
32	Robert Renauer Jaap van Lagen	Tonino Team Herberth								6	3													16
33	Fabian Hamprecht	ISR Racing										18	16	14										15
33	Fabian Hamprecht	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT													12	Ret	17	3						15
33	Tomáš Enge	Reiter Engineering	16			9	Ret								Ret	DNS								15
		Grasser Racing Team		9	16
		G-Drive Racing															6	4		13	9
33	Roman Rusinov	G-Drive Racing^{[N 1]}				Ret	13			9	Ret						6	4		13	9			15
33	Stefano Gai Andrea Rizzoli	Scuderia Villorba Corse	9					14	8			10	7	15					7					15
34	Matheus Stumpf	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil		18	15	4	8			12	8				4	Ret	10	16		22	Ret	Ret	Ret	14
34	Alessandro Latif	Phoenix Racing		10	9	13	11			10	13				8	7	11	7		15	15	DNS	DNS	14
35	Filip Salaquarda	Scuderia Villorba Corse		8	10	7	7			17	DNS				Ret	DNS				9	7			13
		ISR Racing										18	16	14
		Bhaitech																				20	16
36	Alex Zanardi	ROAL Motorsport		14	13	17	5								10	Ret	14	9		10	13	Ret	DNS	12
36	Peter Kox	Reiter Engineering	16							16	7													12
		Blancpain Racing		12	Ret
		NSC Motorsports																		2	Ret
36	Chris van der Drift	Boutsen Ginion							28			49	45	40					Ret			7	6	12
36	Chris van der Drift	Bhaitech													13	8	12	12		Ret	Ret			12
36	Martin Ragginger	Fach Auto Tech										46	41	26										12
36	Martin Ragginger	Schütz Motorsport																				5	5	12
36	Marco Holzer	Schütz Motorsport																				5	5	12
37	Stefano Colombo	ROAL Motorsport	6	15	11	11	10		19	15	12	39	44	35	5	13	Ret	15		12	17	Ret	14	11
37	Alexander Sims	Ecurie Ecosse										9	8	7										11
37	Alexander Sims	Triple 888 Racing																	9					11
38	Luca Stolz	HTP Motorsport													17	5	8	17		19	12	19	DNS	10
38	Andrea Montermini	Scuderia Villorba Corse		8	10	7	7					10	7	15	Ret	DNS								10
38	Valdeno Brito	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil				4	8								4	Ret								10
39	Vladimir Lunkin	Black Falcon	Ret					33	Ret			23	24	34					6					9
39	Anders Fjordbach Devon Modell	Black Falcon																	6					9
39	Oliver Bryant Alasdair McCaig Andrew Smith	Ecurie Ecosse	12					18	12			9	8	7					11					9
39	Francesco Castellacci	Scuderia Villorba Corse	9					14	8			10	7	15										9
39	Francesco Castellacci	AF Corse																	16					9
40	Eugenio Amos Stefano Comandini	ROAL Motorsport	6					12	19			39	44	35					Ret					8
40	Sascha Halek	Grasser Racing Team		9	16	15	15			8	6				16	12	16	19						48
40	Stefan Landmann	Grasser Racing Team				15	15			8	6				16	12	16	19		14	DNS	DNS	DNS	48
40	Andrea Bertolini Marco Cioci Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels	AF Corse										19	13	6										8
40	Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT										7	5	12										8
40	Frédéric Vervisch	Boutsen Ginion	Ret					35	21			58	58	Ret								7	6	8
41	Alessandro Balzan	Scuderia Villorba Corse								17	DNS									9	7			6
41	Thomas Kemenater	Scuderia Villorba Corse																	7					6
41	Jérôme d'Ambrosio Antoine Leclerc Duncan Tappy	M-Sport Bentley	7					15	Ret			43	25	17					12					6
41	Štefan Rosina	Reiter Engineering				9	Ret			16	7				Ret	DNS								6
42	Sven Barth David Jahn	Callaway - RWT																				14	8	4
42	Alex Buncombe Nick McMillen Florian Strauss	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	13					8	22			16	33	25					31					4
42	Nelson Piquet Jr.	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil		18	15					12	8						10	16		22	Ret			4
42	Craig Lowndes Andrea Piccini Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt	AF Corse										14	12	8										4
42	Sten Pentus	Bhaitech		16	14	10	12			7	15				13	8	12	12		Ret	Ret			4
43	David Fumanelli	ROAL Motorsport		15	11	11	10			15	12				5	13	Ret	15		12	17	Ret	14	3
44	Ricardo Sperafico Rodrigo Sperafico	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil																				10	9	2
44	Jody Firth Warren Hughes	Triple 888 Racing																	9					2
45	Alon Day	Zakspeed																				13	10	1
45	Stuart Leonard Paul Wilson	Leonard Motorsport AMR						23				28	18	37					10					1
45	Michael Meadows	Leonard Motorsport AMR										28	18	37					10					1
45	Miguel Toril	Fortec Motorsport		13	12	16	14			14	16				11	10	15	Ret		Ret	14	16	11	1
45	Armaan Ebrahim	Fortec Motorsport		DNS	DNS	16	14			14	16				11	10	15	Ret						1
45	Andrew Danyliw Simon Knap Andrea Sonvico	AF Corse	10					25	11			55	55	Ret					33					1
45	Katsumasa Chiyo Miguel Faísca	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Ret					20	10			52	47	38					13					1
45	Stanislav Aksenov	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN						20	10															1
45	Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Caine	Oman Racing Team	Ret					10	31			31	27	Ret					32					1
45	Stephen Jelley	Oman Racing Team	Ret					10	31			31	27	Ret										1
45	Jens Klingmann	TDS Racing										12	9	Ret										1
45	Jens Klingmann	BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert																				Ret	Ret	1
45	Pierre Thiriet	TDS Racing										12	9	Ret										1
45	Joe Osborne	MP Motorsport AMR	26					11	17			11	14	10					32					1
45	Joe Osborne	Triple 888 Racing																				17	13	1
45	Richard Abra Mark Poole	MP Motorsport AMR	26					11	17			11	14	10					32					1
45	Darren Turner	MP Motorsport AMR										11	14	10										1

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Race winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
Black	Excluded (EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Race cancelled (C)
	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did not participate

Bold – Pole

Footnotes edit

^ During the events at Nogaro, Brands Hatch and Zandvoort, G-Drive Racing ran as a support team for the W Racing Team.^[2] During the events at Portimão and Zolder, G-Drive Racing formed part of the Reiter Engineering entry.^[3]

Teams' Championship edit

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	284
2	HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	236
3	Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	121
4	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil	BMW	81
5	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	78
6	ART Grand Prix	McLaren	73
7	M-Sport Bentley	Bentley	68
8	Phoenix Racing	Audi	66
9	Scuderia Villorba Corse	Ferrari	55
10	BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert	BMW	51
11	Bhaitech	McLaren	50
12	G-Drive Racing	Audi/Lamborghini	42
13	ROAL Motorsport	BMW	41
14	Beechdean AMR	Aston Martin	40
15	Black Falcon	Mercedes-Benz	38
16	TDS Racing	BMW	33
17	Ecurie Ecosse	BMW	23
18	AF Corse	Ferrari	19
19	Tonino Team Herberth	Porsche	17
20	MP Motorsport AMR	Aston Martin	16
21	Fortec Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	15
22	Boutsen Ginion	McLaren	15
23	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Nissan	11
24	Reiter Engineering	Lamborghini	8
25	Oman Racing Team	Aston Martin	6
26	Triple 888 Racing	BMW	6
27	GT Russian Team	McLaren/Mercedes-Benz	4
28	Leonard Motorsport AMR	Aston Martin	2
29	Pro GT by Alméras	Porsche	1
	Blancpain Racing	Lamborghini	0
	Sport Garage	Ferrari	0
	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Graff Racing	Porsche	0
	Kessel Racing	Ferrari	0
	Brothers Racing Team	Audi	0
	GT Corse by Rinaldi	Ferrari	0
	Team Parker Racing	Audi	0
	Sports and You	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Insightracing with Flex-Box	Ferrari	0
	Emil Frey Racing	Jaguar	0
	Duqueine Engineering	Ferrari	0
	Farnbacher Racing	Porsche	0
Teams ineligible for points
	NSC Motorsports	Lamborghini	0
	BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS	BMW	0
	Schütz Motorsport	Porsche	0
	Callaway - RWT	Chevrolet	0
	Zakspeed	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Trackspeed	Porsche	0
	ISR Racing	Audi	0
	Prosperia ABT Racing	Audi	0
	Vita4one Racing Team	BMW	0
	SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	Ferrari	0
	Generation Bentley Racing	Bentley	0
	Fach Auto Tech	Porsche	0
	GDL Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Delahaye Racing	Porsche	0
	Horse Power Racing	Aston Martin	0
	Audi Racing Experience	Audi	0
	PGF-Kinfaun AMR	Aston Martin	0
	Lago Racing	Lamborghini	0
	Von Ryan Racing	McLaren	0
	SMP Racing Russian Bears	Ferrari	0
	Wochenspiegel Team Manthey	Porsche	0

References edit

^ "Blancpain GT Series Standings".
^ "Belgian Audi Club Team WRT announces its line-up for 2014". Blancpain Sprint Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ Watkins, Gary (3 September 2014). "Blancpain Sprint Series frontrunner Buhk to return after case dropped". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

External links edit

Official website

[GDrive-4] During the events at Nogaro, Brands Hatch and Zandvoort, G-Drive Racing ran as a support team for the W Racing Team.^[2] During the events at Portimão and Zolder, G-Drive Racing formed part of the Reiter Engineering entry.^[3]

[1] "Blancpain GT Series Standings".

[WRT-2] "Belgian Audi Club Team WRT announces its line-up for 2014". Blancpain Sprint Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[Spa-3] Watkins, Gary (3 September 2014). "Blancpain Sprint Series frontrunner Buhk to return after case dropped". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

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