Tcr, tc and tca classes currently on run in sprint races. 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. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. Blancpain gt series sprint misano 2016 main race youtube. In 20, blancpain also became a partner of the british gt championship. Champions were crowned marking an end to another successful season of the blancpain gt series. Blancpain gt world challenge america official site of. 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. A faultless drive in the main race gave audi pairing laurens vanthoor and frederic vervisch victory after 38 laps in the opening round.
Sit back and enjoy all the highlights from two onehourlong races held at one of the most exciting and historic tracks in motorsports. 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. April 10 misano world circuit sprint cup april 24 autodromo nazionale monza endurance cup. Encouraged by the phenomenal success of the blancpain endurance series, which has rapidly become a global reference for gt racing, worldrenowned swiss watch maker blancpain and the sro motorsports group today announce that they have reached an agreement to extend their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series. Facts and figures of the 2016 blancpain gt series gt world. Goodwood festival of speed 2015 photos, results, report.
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. Greater integrabon of the blancpain endurance and sprint cups. Blancpain gt sprint series brands hatch 2016 full race live. The blancpain gt series has continued to grow in 2016. 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. Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. 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. This is the official channel dedicated to the world of nismo. The 2016 blancpain gt series was the third season of the blancpain gt series. Races 6 start date 23 april end date 22 october season champion. Stephane ratel on saturday held his annual sro motorsport group press conference, confirming the 2016 plans for his championships. Gt world challenge europe gt world challenge europe. Blancpain gt world challenge america 2019 fan guide. By bringing the blancpain sprint series and blancpain endurance series under a common banner, the growth of gt racing in europe continues.
Blancpain gt series sprint cup 2016 misano event highlights. The three grasser racing huracans from blancpain sprint series 2016. Blancpain gt series endurance cup 2016 highlights youtube. Blancpain gt sprint series misano 2016 live main race. Blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2016 standings. Gt cars, race cars, river sports, sprint cup, car tuning, steam locomotive, road racing, nascar, rally. After developing their partnership, blancpain and the sro decided that 2016 would see both the sprint and endurance.
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. Round 2 of 2016 blancpain gt sprint series brands hatch. Vehicle competition classes fia gt3 cars, luxurybrand sports or gt grand touring vehicles compete in pwcs gt class. Blancpain gt series racing news the latest blancpain gt news. The calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series 2017 blancpain gt series schedule released has been finalised. 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. Blancpain gt series sprint cup misano 2017 main race highlights. Blancpain gt series sprint cup nurburgring im livestream. Lamborghini huracan gt3 grasser racing blancpain sprint series 2016 1.
Sit back and enjoy a recap of the 2016 blancpain gt series endurance cup. In 2016, the series names were adjusted to the endurance cup and sprint cup. 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 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. Competition classes blancpain gt world challenge america. The latter has already awarded its titles, while the names of all sprint cup champions are yet to be decided. Race result of 2016 blancpain gt series sprint hungaroring race. Blancpain gt sprint series brands hatch 2016 full race. The season featured ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five sprint cup rounds. The seasonopening round of the blancpain gt series sprint cup took place at the misano world circuit in italy over the weekend. 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 cupround 5 barcelona by nismo global. As was the case in 2016, the worlds biggest gt3 series includes ten rounds. 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. 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. 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. 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. Barcelona, 30 september 2016 grand finale in barcelona for the blancpain gt series championship and for the sprint cup. With more cars than ever before competing in all 10 rounds of the campaign, the. Round 5 barcelona by nismo global 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup. 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. 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.
Gt, gts and gt cup cars compete in both sprint and sprintx championships. The season of 2016 consists 10 rounds five endurance and five sprint cup races. Blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2016 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2016. Facts and figures of the 2016 blancpain gt series gt.