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The 2017 GT Series Sprint Cup , known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup , was the fifth season of the GT Series Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Group 's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the fourth with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series or Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.
Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2016 24 Hours of Spa on 29 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2017 calendar. The series started at Misano on 2 April and ended at the Nürburgring on 17 September.[ 1] Zandvoort would make its return on the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing the round in Barcelona , but on 7 November the SRO announced the finalised calendar, confirming Zandvoort had been replaced by Zolder . The finalised calendar also showed the series would return to the Hungaroring .[ 2]
Event
Circuit
Date
1
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli , Misano Adriatico , Italy
2 April
Report
2
Brands Hatch , Kent , Great Britain
7 May
Report
3
Circuit Zolder , Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
4 June
Report
4
Hungaroring , Mogyoród , Hungary
27 August
Report
5
Nürburgring , Nürburg , Germany
17 September
Report
Entry list
Icon
Class
P
Pro Cup
PA
Pro-Am Cup
S
Silver Cup
Am
Am Cup
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
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. The pole-sitter in the Qualifying Race also received one point and 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.
Qualifying Race points
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Pole
Points
8
6
4
3
2
1
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
Pro-Am Cup
Driver
Team
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
Points
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
1
Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull
Rinaldi Racing
25
14
19
16
19
27
18
15
18
18
144
2
Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam
Kessel Racing TP12
17
19
26
20
18
20
19
16
26
20
119
3
Jean-Luc Beaubelique
AKKA ASP
Ret
26
22
23
23
22
27
21
27
24
87
4
Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret
AKKA ASP
Ret
20
28
24
27
23
29
22
29
26
72
5
Jules Gounon
AKKA ASP
Ret
26
22
23
23
22
27
21
69
6
Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini
Kessel Racing
13
22
27
25
20
16
62
7
Tristan Vautier
AKKA ASP
27
24
18
8
Matteo Malucelli Rinat Salikhov
Rinaldi Racing
24
28
16
9
Kenneth Heyer Yoshiharu Mori
Kornely Motorsport
24
23
WD
WD
14
Driver
Team
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
Points
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
Silver Cup
Am Cup
Driver
Team
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
Points
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
1
Stephen Earle David Perel
Kessel Racing
30
26
30
Ret
28
27
77
Driver
Team
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
Points
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
Teams' championships
Overall
Pro-Am Cup
Team
Manufacturer
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
Points
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
1
Rinaldi Racing
Ferrari
25
14
19
16
19
27
18
15
18
18
150
2
Kessel Racing (TP12)
Ferrari
13
19
26
20
18
16
19
16
26
20
130
3
AKKA ASP
Mercedes-Benz
Ret
20
22
23
23
22
27
21
27
24
99
4
Kornely Motorsport
Mercedes-Benz
24
23
WD
WD
18
Team
Manufacturer
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
Points
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
Silver Cup
Am Cup
Team
Manufacturer
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
Points
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
1
Kessel Racing
Ferrari
30
26
30
Ret
28
27
77
Team
Manufacturer
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
QR
MR
Points
MIS
BRH
ZOL
HUN
NÜR
See also
Notes
References
^ "2017 Blancpain GT Series Calendar" (PDF) . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . July 29, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "2017 Blancpain GT Series calendar finalised" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ a b c Wouters, Vincent (27 February 2017). "WRT Confirms Blancpain GT Entries" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 February 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j Wouters, Vincent (9 March 2017). "WRT Reveals Blancpain GT Driver Lineups" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 9 March 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Nürburgring Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 31 March 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017 .
^ "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Misano Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Season Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017 .
^ a b c Dagys, John (13 January 2017). "TP12 Singha Set for Blancpain GT Sprint Program" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
^ a b c d "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Zolder Provisional Entry List" (PDF) . vmail.vertouk.net . SRO Motorsports Group . 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017 .
^ a b c "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Hungaroring Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Zolder/Belgium Free Practice 1 Results" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017 .
^ a b c Dagys, John (8 November 2016). "Strakka Confirms Switch to Blancpain GT With Four-Car McLaren Effort" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 November 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 March 2017). "Stoneman, Tordoff headline Strakka's Blancpain line-up" . motorsport.com . Retrieved 13 March 2017 .
^ "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Brands Hatch Entry List" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017 .
^ Kilshaw, Jake (24 August 2017). "Strakka Reduces to Three Cars; Kodric to Make McLaren Debut" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ Kilshaw, Jake (1 June 2017). "Ledogar to Partner Kane in Renumbered Strakka McLaren" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 June 2017 .
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^ a b Dagys, John (24 March 2017). "Quaife, Case Confirmed in AF Corse Ferrari for Sprint Cup" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 March 2017 .
^ a b c d e Kilshaw, Jake (18 August 2017). "Attempto Brings Back Porsche for Hungaroring" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 24 August 2017 .
^ "Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Brands Hatch/Great Britain Free Practice 1" . blancpain-gt-series.com . SRO Motorsports Group . 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017 .
^ a b c d Wouters, Vincent (8 March 2017). "Kornely Motorsport Enters Hello Kitty-Backed Mercedes" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 March 2017 .
^ a b c d Dagys, John (11 November 2016). "Buhk to Return to Mercedes-AMG, HTP in Title Defense" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 November 2016 .
^ a b c d Wouters, Vincent (27 March 2017). "Buhk, Baumann in Separate HTP Mercedes-AMGs for Sprint Cup" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j Wouters, Vincent (1 March 2017). "AKKA-ASP Expands to Four-Car Mercedes-AMG GT3 Effort" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 March 2017 .
^ a b Kilshaw, Jake (14 February 2017). "ROWE Continues With Two-Car BMW Entry in Blancpain GT" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 February 2017 .
^ a b c d e Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2017). "Da Costa Set for Sprint Cup Effort With ROWE" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2017 .
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^ a b c d Wouters, Vincent (15 February 2017). "Rinaldi Confirms Blancpain GT Program" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 15 February 2017 .
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