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2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

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The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the seventh season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 23 April at Monza and ended on 1 October in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events.

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 Sprint Cup round in Barcelona became an Endurance Cup round, replacing the round at the Nürburgring.[1]

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Entry list

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Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

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Championship standings

Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter 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.

Race points
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1000 km Paul Ricard points
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24 Hours of Spa points

Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

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Drivers' championships

Overall

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Pro-Am Cup

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Am Cup

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Teams' championships

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Pro-Am Cup

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Am Cup

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See also

Notes

  1. Car No. 1 entered as Audi Sport Team WRT. Car No. 2 entered as Belgian Audi Club Team WRT at Rounds 1, 2 and 5, but entered as Audi Sport Team WRT at Rounds 3 and 4. Car No. 5 entered as Belgian Audi Club Team WRT at Rounds 1 to 3 and 5, but entered as Audi Sport Team WRT at Round 4. Car No. 6 entered as Belgian Audi Club Team WRT at Round 3, but entered as Team WRT at Round 4. Cars No. 3 and 17 entered as Team WRT.
  2. Car No. 4 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon at Rounds 1 to 3 and 5, but entered as Black Falcon at Round 4. Cars No. 15, 16 and 18 entered as Black Falcon.
  3. Car No. 22 entered as Motul Team RJN Motorsport and car No. 23 entered as Motul Team RJN Nissan.
  4. Car No. 25 entered as Audi Sport Team Saintéloc and its drivers scored points for Saintéloc Racing at Round 3 and for Audi Sport Team Saintéloc at Round 4. Car No. 26 entered as Saintéloc Racing.
  5. Car No. 37 entered as BBT under Chinese licence and its drivers scored points for BBT instead of AF Corse. Car No. 50 entered as Spirit of Race under Swiss licence, but its drivers scored points for AF Corse. Cars No. 51, 52 and the Am entry of 961 entered as AF Corse and car No. 55 entered as Kaspersky Motorsport, both under Italian licence. Cars No. 53 and the Pro-Am entry of 961 entered as Spirit of Race under Swiss licence and its drivers scored points for Spirit of Race instead of AF Corse. Car No. 72 entered as SMP Racing under Russian licence and its drivers scored points for SMP Racing instead of AF Corse.
  6. Car No. 42 entered as Strakka Racing at Round 1 and from Round 3 on, but as Strakka Motorsport at Round 2. Cars No. 43, 44, 58 and 59 entered as Strakka Racing.
  7. Car No. 48 entered as MANN-FILTER Team HTP Motorsport, car No. 84 as Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport and cars No. 85 and 86 entered as HTP Motorsport.
  8. Car No. 75 entered as ISR. Car No. 76 entered as Audi Sport Team ISR and its drivers scored points for ISR at Round 3 and for Audi Sport Team ISR at Round 4.
  9. Cars No. 87, 89 and 90 entered as AKKA ASP. Car No. 88 entered as AKKA ASP at Rounds 1 to 3 and 5, but entered as Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP at Round 4.

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