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

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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

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Event Circuit Series Pole Position Race winner
1   Monza BES   No. 98 ART Grand Prix   No. 98 ART Grand Prix
  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
  Harald Proczyk
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
CR   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 84 HTP Motorsport
  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
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
  Harald Proczyk
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
CR   No. 28 Grasser Racing Team   No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
  Harald Proczyk
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Harald Proczyk
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
4   Silverstone BES   No. 93 Pro GT by Alméras   No. 7 M-Sport Bentley
  Eric Dermont
  Franck Perera
  Steven Kane
  Guy Smith
  Andy Meyrick
5   Paul Ricard BES   No. 98 ART Grand Prix   No. 7 M-Sport Bentley
  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
  Harald Proczyk
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Harald Proczyk
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
CR   No. 28 Grasser Racing Team   No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
  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
  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
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
CR   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No.76 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
  Dominik Baumann
  Thomas Jäger
9 QR   Algarve BSS   No. 3 G-Drive Racing   No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
  Roman Rusinov
  Tomáš Enge
  Harald Proczyk
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
CR   No. 28 Grasser Racing Team   No. 84 HTP Motorsport
  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
  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
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
CR   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 84 HTP Motorsport
  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
  Stéphane Ortelli
  Stéphane Richelmi
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
CR   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT   No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos
  Laurens Vanthoor
  César Ramos

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 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)

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Pos. Driver Team MNZ
 
NOG
 
BRH
 
SIL
 
LEC
 
ZAN
 
SPA
 
SVK
 
ALG
 
NÜR
 
ZOL
 
BAK
 
Total[1]
CR QR CR QR CR CR CR QR CR 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs QR CR QR CR CR QR CR QR CR
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 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
  G-Drive Racing 4 2
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
  Beechdean AMR 5 5 2 2
11   Christopher Mies   Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 9 7 1 3 3 1 75
  Prosperia ABT Racing Ret 15
11   Markus Winkelhock   Phoenix Racing 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 6 16 18 6 3 75
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 1
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
  Bhaitech 20 16
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 5 2 Ret 1 13 13 8 Ret 45
17   Kévin Estre   ART Grand Prix 3 2 Ret 20 51 Ret 5 45
  Boutsen Ginion 21 18
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
  Beechdean AMR 56 56 Ret 5 5 2 2
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
  NSC Motorsports 2 Ret
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
  Zakspeed 13 10
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
  Boutsen Ginion 58 58 Ret
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
  Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 Ret 17 3
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
  Bhaitech 13 8 12 12 Ret Ret
36   Martin Ragginger   Fach Auto Tech 46 41 26 12
  Schütz Motorsport 5 5
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
  Triple 888 Racing 9
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
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
  AF Corse 16
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
  Stefan Landmann 15 15 8 6 16 12 16 19 14 DNS DNS DNS
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 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
  Michael Meadows 28 18 37 10
45   Miguel Toril   Fortec Motorsport 13 12 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret Ret 14 16 11 1
  Armaan Ebrahim DNS DNS 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret
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
  Stanislav Aksenov 20 10
45   Ahmad Al Harthy
  Michael Caine
  Oman Racing Team Ret 10 31 31 27 Ret 32 1
  Stephen Jelley Ret 10 31 31 27 Ret
45   Jens Klingmann   TDS Racing 12 9 Ret 1
  BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Ret Ret
45   Pierre Thiriet   TDS Racing 12 9 Ret 1
45   Joe Osborne   MP Motorsport AMR 26 11 17 11 14 10 32 1
  Triple 888 Racing 17 13
45   Richard Abra
  Mark Poole
  MP Motorsport AMR 26 11 17 11 14 10 32 1
  Darren Turner 11 14 10
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

Footnotes

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  1. ^ 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

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Blancpain GT Series Standings".
  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.
  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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