2017 International GT Open

The 2017 International GT Open season was the twelfth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 29 April at Autódromo do Estoril and finished on 29 October, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.

2017 International GT Open
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Entry list
Team Car No. Driver Class Rounds
Solaris Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 007 Mauro Calamia[1] P 1–3, 5
Francesco Sini[1]
Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 1 Thomas Biagi[2] P All
Giovanni Venturini[2] 1–5
Raffaele Giammaria[3] 6–7
23 Vito Postiglione[2] P All
Andrea Fontana[2] 1–6
Christian Engelhart[4] 7
63 Marco Mapelli[3] P 6–7
Giovanni Venturini[3]
SF Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 5 Andrea Caldarelli[5] PA 2–3, 5, 7
Fu Songyang[5]
Rino Mastronardi[6] Am 4
Gabriele Lancieri[3] 6
Fu Songyang[6] 4, 6
AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 8 Piergiuseppe Perazzini[7] PA All
Marco Cioci[7] 1–5, 7
Matt Griffin[3] 6
Jordan Racing Bentley Continental GT3 10 Michael Meadows[8] PA 1–3, 5, 7
Jordan Witt[8]
Ratón Racing[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 11 Edoardo Liberati[9] P 1–6
Kang Ling[9]
Sports and You Mercedes-AMG GT3 12 Marcio Basso[8] Am All
Nonô Figueiredo[8] 1–2, 5–7
José Manuel Balbiani[10] 3–4
99 "Manuel da Costa"[N 1][8] Am All
"Miguel Sardinha"[N 2][8]
Drivex School Mercedes-AMG GT3 16 Marcelo Hahn[8] PA All
Allam Khodair[8] 1–2, 5, 7
Alan Hellmeister[10] 3–4, 6
Senkyr Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 17 Richard Gonda[4] 7
Jakub Knoll[4]
Lechner Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 19 Thomas Jäger[10] PA 3–4
Mario Plachutta[10]
SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 20 Valentin Pierburg[11] PA All
Tom Onslow-Cole[11] 1, 3, 5–7
Jules Szymkowiak[5] 2
Lance David Arnold[6] 4
40 Mauro Calamia[12] P 6
Roberto Pampanini[12]
Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 21 Paul Scheuschner[10] PA 3–4, 6–7
Hendrik Still[10]
Balfe Motorsport McLaren 650S GT3 22 Shaun Balfe[13] PA All
Rob Bell[13]
Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 24 Michael Benham[14] PA All
Duncan Tappy[14]
88 Côme Ledogar[14] PA All
Alexander West[14]
FF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 25 Ivor Dunbar[8] PA 1–5, 7
Johnny Mowlem[8]
Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 29 Željko Drmić[3] PA 6
Robert Lukas[3]
Lee Mowle[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3[15] 30 Ryan Ratcliffe[15] P 5
Phil Keen[15]
Antonelli Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 32 Kikko Galbiati[10] P 3
Mikaël Grenier[10]
33 Gianluca Giraudi[10] Am 3
Davide Roda[10]
Wessex Vehicles Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX GT3 39 Craig Dolby[5] P 2, 5–7
Tomáš Enge[5] 2
Riki Christodoulou[16] 5
Seb Morris[3] 6–7
AB Sport Auto Lamborghini Huracán GT3 46 Joffrey de Narda[10] PA 3
Harry Teneketzian[10]
Kaspersky Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 48 Aleksandr Moiseev[5] Am 2–6
Davide Rizzo[5]
BMW Team Teo Martín BMW M6 GT3 51 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga[17] P All
António Félix da Costa[17] 1, 5, 7
Nelson Piquet Jr.[5] 2
Augusto Farfus[10] 3, 6
Tiago Monteiro[17] 4
62 Filipe Barreiros[8] Am 1
Francisco Guedes[8]
65 Victor Bouveng[17] P All
Fran Rueda[18]
Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 54 Albert Costa[8] P All
Philipp Frommenwiler[8]
Farnbacher Racing Lexus RC F GT3 55 Dominik Farnbacher[8] P All
Mario Farnbacher[8] 1–3, 5–7
Norbert Siedler[6] 4
MS Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 74 Alexander Hrachowina[19] Am All
Martin Konrad[19]
Aston Martin Brussels Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 90 Tim Verbergt[5] P 2
Sam Dejonghe[5]
Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 96 Bradley Ellis[4] PA 7
Oliver Wilkinson[4]
Racing Trevor BMW M6 GT3 124 Christian Malchárek[6] PA 4
Jirí Malchárek[6]
Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 333 Sergey Borisov[4] Am 7
Rinat Salikhov[4]
Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 488 Mikkel Mac[20] P All
Miguel Ramos[20]
FFF Racing Team by ACM Lamborghini Huracán GT3 555 Hiroshi Hamaguchi[21] PA All
Vitantonio Liuzzi[21]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race calendar

A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 4 October 2016.[22] The Hungaroring round will be co-headlined by the TCR International Series. Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Pro Winner Pro-Am Winner Am Winner
1 R1 Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva 29 April No. 22 Balfe Motorsport No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 22 Balfe Motorsport No. 12 Sports and You
Shaun Balfe
Rob Bell		 Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 Shaun Balfe
Rob Bell		 Marcio Basso
Nonô Figueiredo
R2 30 April No. 24 Garage 59 No. 55 Farnbacher Racing No. 24 Garage 59 No. 74 MS Racing
Michael Benham
Duncan Tappy		 Dominik Farnbacher
Mario Farnbacher		 Michael Benham
Duncan Tappy		 Alexander Hrachowina
Martin Konrad
2 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27 May No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 10 Jordan Racing No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 Michael Meadows
Jordan Witt		 Aleksandr Moiseev
Davide Rizzo
R2 28 May No. 23 Imperiale Racing No. 55 Farnbacher Racing No. 8 AF Corse No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
Andrea Fontana
Vito Postiglione		 Dominik Farnbacher
Mario Farnbacher		 Marco Cioci
Piergiuseppe Perazzini		 Aleksandr Moiseev
Davide Rizzo
3 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard 10 June No. 488 Spirit of Race No. 488 Spirit of Race No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
Mikkel Mac
Miguel Ramos		 Mikkel Mac
Miguel Ramos		 Tom Onslow-Cole
Valentin Pierburg		 Aleksandr Moiseev
Davide Rizzo
R2 11 June No. 5 SF Racing No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 16 Drivex School No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
Andrea Caldarelli
Fu Songyang		 Victor Bouveng
Fran Rueda		 Marcelo Hahn
Alan Hellmeister		 Aleksandr Moiseev
Davide Rizzo
4 R1 Hungaroring 1 July No. 488 Spirit of Race No. 1 Imperiale Racing No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance No. 74 MS Racing
Mikkel Mac
Miguel Ramos		 Thomas Biagi
Giovanni Venturini		 Lance David Arnold
Valentin Pierburg		 Alexander Hrachowina
Martin Konrad
R2 2 July No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 88 Garage 59 No. 99 Sports and You
Victor Bouveng
Fran Rueda		 Victor Bouveng
Fran Rueda		 Côme Ledogar
Alexander West		 António Coimbra
Luís Silva
5 R1 Silverstone Circuit 2 September No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 22 Balfe Motorsport No. 99 Sports and You
Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 Shaun Balfe
Rob Bell		 "Manuel da Costa"
"Miguel Sardinha"
R2 3 September No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 10 Jordan Racing No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
Victor Bouveng
Fran Rueda		 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
António Félix da Costa		 Michael Meadows
Jordan Witt		 Aleksandr Moiseev
Davide Rizzo
6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 30 September No. 22 Balfe Motorsport No. 39 Wessex Vehicles No. 22 Balfe Motorsport No. 99 Sports and You
Shaun Balfe
Rob Bell		 Craig Dolby
Seb Morris		 Shaun Balfe
Rob Bell		 António Coimbra
Luís Silva
R2 1 October No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 88 Garage 59 No. 99 Sports and You
Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
Augusto Farfus		 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
Augusto Farfus		 Côme Ledogar
Alexander West		 António Coimbra
Luís Silva
7 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 28 October No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 63 Imperiale Racing No. 5 SF Racing No. 12 Sports and You
Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 Marco Mapelli
Giovanni Venturini		 Andrea Caldarelli
Fu Songyang		 Marcio Basso
Nonô Figueiredo
R2 29 October No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 10 Jordan Racing No. 333 Rinaldi Racing
Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
António Félix da Costa		 Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 Michael Meadows
Jordan Witt		 Sergey Borisov
Rinat Salikhov

Standings

Drivers' Championship
Pos. Drivers Points
1 Giovanni Venturini 114
2 Fran Rueda
Victor Bouveng		 106
3 Albert Costa
Philipp Frommenwiler		 98
4 Thomas Biagi 92
5 Miguel Ramos
Mikkel Mac		 90
6 Dominik Farnbacher 77
7 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga 70

Teams' Championship
Pos. Team Points
1 Imperiale Racing 100
2 BMW Team Teo Martín 98
3 Emil Frey Lexus 57
4 Spirit of Race 50
5 Farnbacher Racing 45
6 Garage 59 26
7 Balfe Motorsport 24

Reference:[23]

Notes
  1. António Coimbra sometimes uses pseudonym "Manuel da Costa".
  2. Luís Silva sometimes uses pseudonym "Miguel Sardinha".

References
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  13. "Rob Bell To Join Balfe For 2017 GT Open Season". Dailysportscar. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  14. "Garage59 launches title bid with unchanged line-up". International GT Open. GT Sport. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  15. "Lee Mowle Motorsport Enters GT Open At Silverstone". dailysportscar.com. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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  18. "Bouveng and Rueda, two 20-year-old guns for Teo Martín". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  19. "MS Racing, a new entry from Austria". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  20. "Ramos and Mac will race in GT Open in Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3". Endurance-info.com. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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  23. 2017 International GT Open championship classification after Barcelona - GT Sport
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