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
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
| Icon | Class | Ti | Titanium Cup | Iron | Iron Cup | Cup | Cup | |
Race results
Championship standings
- 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
Overall
| 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
Iron Cup
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
Notes
References
- ^ "Monza to kick off 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club campaign". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (9 October 2017). "Hungaroring Date Confirmed; Blancpain GT Schedule Finalized". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (29 September 2018). "Ratel Competing in Blancpain GT Sports Club". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "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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