2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club

The 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the fourth season of the SRO Motorsports Group's Blancpain GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The Blancpain GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze, Titanium and Iron drivers only. The Titanium categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers between the age of 50 and 59. The Iron categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. The races are contested with GT3-spec, RACB G3, GTE-spec and Trophy cars.

Calendar

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At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. Autodromo Nazionale Monza replaced Silverstone and acted as the season opener.[1] On 9 October 2017, the finalised calendar of the parent series, Blancpain GT Series, was announced, confirming the dates of the races at the Hungaroring.[2]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 22 April Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
2   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 3 June
3   Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy 24 June Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
4   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22 July SRO Speedweek
5   Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 2 September Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
6   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 30 September Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Boutsen Ginion BMW M6 GT3 2   Karim Ojjeh[3] Ti All
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 4   Claude-Yves Gosselin[3] Ti 1–4, 6
6   Pierre Feligioni[3] 1–4
  Artega Rennsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 3   Klaus Dieter Frers[3] Iron 1
Ferrari 488 GT3 2–6
  BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 7   Luigi Lucchini[4] 2–3, 6
  Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 8   Deborah Mayer[4] 2
20   Claudio Schiavoni[3] Ti 1–2
23   Murad Sultanov[4] 2, 4
111   Stephen Earle[3] Iron All
  HP Racing International Lamborghini Huracán GT3 17   Coach McKansy[3] Ti All
  Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 18   Dirg Parhofer[4] Ti 2, 6
  GDL Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 24   Dilantha Malagamuwa[3] Cup 1
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 60   Roberto Rayneri[3] Iron All
  Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 24   Kurt Wagner[5] Ti 4
  Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 33   Christian Hook[3] Ti 1–2, 4
  Vadim Kogay[6] Ti 6
  3Y Technology BMW M6 GT3 42   Jean-Paul Buffin[6] Ti 6
  AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 50   Louis-Philippe Soenen[3] Iron All
51   Christoph Ulrich[3] 1
53   Frederic Fangio[3] 1
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2, 6
Ferrari 488 GT3 55   Angélique Detavernier[4] 2, 4–6
70   Mario Cordoni[3] Ti All
488   Patrick Van Glabeke[3] All
  Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 66   Jürgen Häring[3] Ti All
72   Stanislav Minsky[5] 4
991   Edward Lewis Brauner[3] 1–2, 5–6
  Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 88   Stéphane Ratel[7] Ti 6
  Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 99   Mike Hansch[3] 1–2
100   Bernd Kleinbach[3] Iron 1
Porsche 911 GT3 R 3
  HB Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 224   Dilantha Malagamuwa[6] Ti 6
  SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 751   Kenny Habul[8] 5
Icon Class
Ti Titanium Cup
Iron Iron Cup
Cup Cup

Race results

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Round Circuit Pole position Qualifying Race Winner Main Race
Overall Winner Titanium Cup Winner Iron Cup Winner Cup Winner
1   Monza   No. 70 AF Corse   No. 70 AF Corse   No. 70 AF Corse   No. 70 AF Corse   No. 111 Kessel Racing No finishers
  Mario Cordoni   Mario Cordoni   Mario Cordoni   Mario Cordoni   Stephen Earle
2   Paul Ricard   No. 70 AF Corse   No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 3 Artega Rennsport No entries
  Mario Cordoni   Luigi Lucchini   Karim Ojjeh   Karim Ojjeh   Klaus Dieter Frers
3   Misano   No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia   No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia   No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 3 Artega Rennsport
  Luigi Lucchini   Luigi Lucchini   Luigi Lucchini   Karim Ojjeh   Klaus Dieter Frers
4   Spa-Francorchamps   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 3 Artega Rennsport
  Karim Ojjeh   Karim Ojjeh   Karim Ojjeh   Karim Ojjeh   Klaus Dieter Frers
5   Hungaroring   No. 751 SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team   No. 751 SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 2 Boutsen Ginion   No. 111 Kessel Racing
  Kenny Habul   Kenny Habul   Karim Ojjeh   Karim Ojjeh   Stephen Earle
6   Barcelona-Catalunya   No. 17 HP Racing International   No. 17 HP Racing International   No. 488 AF Corse   No. 17 HP Racing International   No. 111 Kessel Racing
  Coach McKansy   Coach McKansy   Patrick Van Glabeke   Coach McKansy   Stephen Earle

Championship standings

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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. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.

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

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Overall

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Pos. Driver Team MNZ
 
LEC
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
CAT
 
Points
QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR
1   Karim Ojjeh   Boutsen Ginion 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 5 1 2 16 142
2   Coach McKansy   HP Racing International 6 3 3 15 2 3 5 8 3 3 1 2 92
3   Mario Cordoni   AF Corse 1 1 11 13 5 9 2 3 2 2 WD WD 82
4   Luigi Lucchini   BMS Scuderia Italia 1 2 1 1 5 3 76
5   Patrick Van Glabeke   AF Corse 16 Ret 4 4 3 10 3 2 4 Ret 3 1 74
6   Stephen Earle   Kessel Racing 4 4 15 14 9 7 Ret 11 6 6 8 4 42
7   Jürgen Häring   Herberth Motorsport 15 DNS 8 6 7 4 4 5 DNS 8 7 10 38
8   Angélique Detavernier   AF Corse 6 10 6 4 Ret 4 6 9 30
9   Klaus Dieter Frers   Artega Rennsport 3 10 14 12 8 5 9 9 Ret 9 10 5 29
10   Christian Hook   Rinaldi Racing Ret 5 12 5 7 6 28
11   Claude-Yves Gosselin   Boutsen Ginion 7 6 Ret 8 6 Ret 12 10 9 6 22
12   Murad Sultanov   Kessel Racing 9 3 8 7 21
13   Edward Lewis Brauner   Herberth Motorsport 5 11 7 9 8 5 4 Ret 17
14   Pierre Feligioni   Boutsen Ginion 10 8 5 11 Ret 6 Ret 12 14
15   Frederic Fangio   AF Corse 11 7 10 7 13 13 12
16   Louis-Philippe Soenen   AF Corse 13 9 16 16 10 8 Ret 13 7 7 11 11 12
17   Kenny Habul   SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team 1 DNS 8
18   Dilantha Malagamuwa   HB Racing 16 7 6
19   Vadim Kogay   Rinaldi Racing 15 8 4
20   Roberto Rayneri   GDL Racing 14 12 20 17 Ret 12 13 15 9 10 17 14 1
  Claudio Schiavoni   Kessel Racing 8 Ret 17 19 0
  Mike Hansch   Attempto Racing 9 14 13 Ret 0
  Kurt Wagner   Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 0
  Bernd Kleinbach   Attempto Racing 12 13 11 11 0
  Stanislav Minsky   Herberth Motorsport 11 14 0
  Dirg Parhofer   Car Collection Motorsport 18 20 12 12 0
  Jean-Paul Buffin   3Y Technology 14 15 0
  Deborah Mayer   Kessel Racing 19 18 0
  Christoph Ulrich   AF Corse DNS DNS
  Stéphane Ratel   Team Parker Racing WD WD
Cup
  Dilantha Malagamuwa   GDL Racing DNS DNS
Pos. Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points
MNZ
 
LEC
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
CAT
 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Titanium Cup

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Pos. Driver Team MNZ
 
LEC
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
CAT
 
Points
QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR
1   Karim Ojjeh   Boutsen Ginion 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 5 1 2 16 160
2   Coach McKansy   HP Racing International 6 3 3 15 2 3 5 8 3 3 1 2 126
3   Mario Cordoni   AF Corse 1 1 11 13 5 9 2 3 2 2 WD WD 112
4   Jürgen Häring   Herberth Motorsport 15 DNS 8 6 7 4 4 5 DNS 8 7 10 82
5   Claude-Yves Gosselin   Boutsen Ginion 7 6 Ret 8 6 Ret 12 10 9 6 57
6   Christian Hook   Rinaldi Racing Ret 5 12 5 7 6 46
7   Dilantha Malagamuwa   HB Racing 16 7 15
8   Dirg Parhofer   Car Collection Motorsport 18 20 12 12 14
9   Vadim Kogay   Rinaldi Racing 15 8 12
10   Claudio Schiavoni   Kessel Racing 8 Ret 17 19 9
11   Jean-Paul Buffin   3Y Technology 14 15 7
12   Kurt Wagner   Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 1
  Stéphane Ratel   Team Parker Racing WD WD
Pos. Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points
MNZ
 
LEC
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
CAT
 

Iron Cup

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Pos. Driver Team MNZ
 
LEC
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
CAT
 
Points
QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR
1   Stephen Earle   Kessel Racing 4 4 15 14 9 7 Ret 11 6 6 8 4 163
2   Klaus Dieter Frers   Artega Rennsport 3 10 14 12 8 5 9 9 Ret 9 10 5 161
3   Louis-Philippe Soenen   AF Corse 13 9 16 16 10 8 Ret 13 7 7 11 11 117
4   Roberto Rayneri   GDL Racing 14 12 20 17 Ret 12 13 15 9 10 17 14 88
5   Bernd Kleinbach   Attempto Racing 12 13 11 11 29
Pos. Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points
MNZ
 
LEC
 
MIS
 
SPA
 
HUN
 
CAT
 

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Monza to kick off 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club campaign". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (9 October 2017). "Hungaroring Date Confirmed; Blancpain GT Schedule Finalized". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Blancpain GT Sports Club ready to make Monza debut for season opener". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "21-strong Blancpain GT Sports Club field ready to take on Paul Ricard for round two". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Blancpain GT Sports Club fired up for SRO Speedweek at legendary Spa-Francorchamps". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Blancpain GT Sports Club all set for Barcelona finale, with Iron Cup rivals ready for epic showdown". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (29 September 2018). "Ratel Competing in Blancpain GT Sports Club". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Blancpain GT Sports Club heads to Budapest, with all three class titles up for grabs". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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