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.

2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club
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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
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
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
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

Overall
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
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Titanium Cup
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
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
    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. "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. "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. "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. "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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