Watch live races, exclusive driver interviews and all behind the scenes action from the worlds best gt series. Category sports car racing main region europe short name bss also known as blancpain gt series sprint cup blancpain gt world challenge europe select year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20. This is the fortec motorsports silver cup class mercedesbenz sls amg gt3 car entered in this years blancpain gt sprint series. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 hours of spafrancorchamps and the km nurburgring events. Encouraged by the phenomenal success of the blancpain endurance series, which has rapidly become a global reference for gt racing, worldrenowned swiss watch maker blancpain and the sro motorsports group today announce that they have reached an agreement to extend their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series. Blancpain gt series sprint cup 2014to date motorsport. After announcing the extension of the blancpain partnership by bringing the sprint series under the blancpain banner, sro motorsports group presents a full package of racing during their 2014 race weekends. The fia gt series, the successor of the fia gt1 world championship, will be renamed into the blancpain sprint series in 2014, bringing sros. Blancpain sprint series season 2014 speedsport magazine. All the winners from the 2014 blancpain endurance series season. Current seriesevents sportscars blancpain gt series sprint cup 2014to date blancpain gt series sprint cup 2014to date 2014 champion. Alex zanardi to get fulltime ride in the 2014 blancpain. For 2014 the blancpain sprint series brings a fresh and exciting look with a new threeclass structure guaranteed to generate spectacular action. The blancpain endurance series and the blancpain sprint series are world class grand touring competition for homologated gt3.
In 2016, the series names were adjusted to the endurance cup and sprint cup. Blancpain gt series 2014 page 1 gt racing pistonheads. Overall classification, silver cup, reserved for silver drivers aged 25 and under and. On 3 november the fia published the official blancpain sprint series calendar 2015 calendar.
Iconic cars, tracks and drivers of the 2014 series. Brands hatch added to 2014 blancpain sprint series schedule. Thrilling finale of the 2014 blancpain sprint series at. Oct 12, 2015 the bentley continental gt3 has won its first major race car championship, as customer team bentley team htp took the blancpain sprint series drivers title following a pole position and two race victories at the final round at zandvoort this weekend. Titles will be awarded to three different class champions at the end of the season. The 2014 blancpain gt series season was the first season of the blancpain gt series. Jan 20, 2014 twotime champ car title winner alex zanardi, after a fouryear absence, will make a fulltime return to the race track as a bmw factory driver in the 2014 blancpain sprint series. After announcing the extension of the blancpain partnership by bringing the sprint series under the blancpain banner, sro motorsports group presents a full package of. Baku world challenge provides exciting finale to the 2014. Alex zanardi bmw dtm previous post bmw m4 clear construction model. Wrt to field four audis in 2014 blancpain sprint series.
Movements blancpain the movement parade throughout its rich history, blancpain has been conspicuous by its capacity to develop outstanding movements that have left their mark on their epoch. Blancpain sprint series 2014 final round baku world challenge. Gt series combine for new blancpain title it will field three cars fulltime in the series two in the pro class and one in proam and, as last year, make an additional entry for the spa 24. The 2014 blancpain endurance series season was the fourth season of the blancpain endurance series. Jan 21, 2014 21 jan 2014 alessandro zanardi will be back in the cockpit of a racecar on a regular basis this season, having agreed terms to rejoin bmw motorsport in the blancpain gt sprint series. Fia gt becomes blancpain sprint series, 2014 schedule released. The bentley continental gt3 has won its first major race car championship, as customer team bentley team htp took the blancpain sprint series 2015. A detailed version can be found here the number might not be the highest but there not many tbas to be filled after wrt announced the 2014 driver lineups. A bit more than one month ahead of the first race of the new blancpain sprint series bss, there are cars on the preliminary entry list for nogaro. The championship now exclusively races in europe, but had in previous years visited other continents including asia.
The 2014 blancpain endurance series season was the fourth season of the blancpain. The newfor2014 blancpain sprint series has been a great success, with promoters sro offering teams a series of onehour long gt races. An overview of the season, with complete results, scores, race calendars and more. Fortec motorsports probably best know for their impressive history in lower category single seater formulas, competing for many years in formula 3, and more recently in formula renault 2. A detailed version of the preliminary blancpain sprint series entry list is here.
Bentley continental gt3 wins blancpain sprint series just. Blancpain sprint series main race slovakia 2014watch the highlights of the finest gt racing series in the world from 2014. The 2017 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series sprint cup following on from the demise of the sro groups 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. The season started on 12 april at monza and ended on 21 september at the nurburgring. Nov 15, 2018 the blancpain endurance series and the blancpain sprint series are world class grand touring competition for homologated gt3 supercars that are organised and promoted by the sro motorsports group. Watch the short highlights program of the baku world challenge, final round of the 2014 blancpain sprint series. Blancpain sprint series main race algarve 2014 video. The gt world challenge europe sprint cup, formerly the fia gt series in 20 and the blancpain sprint series in 2014 and 2015, the blancpain gt series sprint cup from 2016 to 2018, and the blancpain gt world challenge europe in 2019 is a sports car racing series organized by the stephane ratel organisation sro with the approval of the. The spectator banks were bustling rather than brimming, but the sense of occasion was tangible as brands hatch played host to the blancpain sprint series, its first major sports car international for 18 years. Zanardi back behind the wheel in 2014 blancpain series. For 2014 the blancpain sprint series brings a fresh and exciting look with a new threeclass structure guaranteed to generate spectacular action throughout the large grids. The season started on 12 april at monza and ended on 2 november in baku. Brands hatch added to 2014 blancpain sprint series.
Encouraged by the phenomenal success of the blancpain endurance series, which has rapidly become a global reference for gt racing. Alessandro zanardi completes official test days for the. The 2014 season also saw an overall blancpain gt series title awarded for the first time, recognising the most consistent performers across the endurance and sprint formats. For syntix innovative lubricants past weekend was one with highs and lows in various championship finales in europe, starting on the belgian circuit zolder track. Full house for the 2014 blancpain gt series federation. The blancpain sprint will be run over seven events with two races of one hour per event and the calendar is as follows.
Thus, the 2015 season consists of seven races nogaro, france 0406 april 2015 brands hatch, great britain 0910 may 2015 zolder, belgium 0507 june 2015. Blancpain sprint series 2014 final round baku world. Wrt audi drivers cesar ramos and laurens vanthoor claimed. The fia gt series, the successor of the fia gt1 world championship, will be renamed into the blancpain sprint series in 2014, bringing sros international sprint series under the same banner as. Bentley continental gt3 wins blancpain sprint series 2015. Energetic seasonclosers 2014 blancpain sprint series. After developing their partnership, blancpain and the sro decided that 2016 would see both the sprint and endurance.
The 2017 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series sprint cup following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the fourth with the designation of blancpain sprint series or. The season featured twelve rounds, five blancpain endurance series rounds and seven blancpain sprint series. The series will start at the circuit paul armagnac in nogaro, france on 21 april and end at baku world. The 2014 blancpain sprint series is the second season following on from the demise of the sro group s fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the first with the designation of blancpain sprint series. Blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2014 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2014. The spectator banks were bustling rather than brimming, but the sense of occasion was tangible as brands hatch played host to the blancpain sprint series. The blancpain sprint series bss is a new european championship which until 2014 was known as the fia gt sprint. The 2014 blancpain sprint series is the second season following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship the first with the. About cars teams drivers blancpain endurance series 11 april monza, italy results 2325 may silverstone, gb 2728 june paul ricard, france 2327 july 24h of spa, belgium 1921 september nurburgring, germany blancpain sprint series 1821 april. Blancpain sprint series news, entry lists and media on. Visit the home of the blancpain gt series on the web. Blancpain sprint series main race slovakia 2014 video. Fia gt becomes blancpain sprint series, 2014 schedule. The season featured twelve rounds, five blancpain endurance series rounds and seven blancpain sprint series rounds.
Topline international sportscar racing will return to brands hatch for the first time in 18 years with a round of the renamed blancpain sprint series next year. The best yet with stunning circuits, thrilling driving and the finest gt cars and teams in the world. Posted in entry list and tagged alex zanardi, blancpain racing, htp motorsport, peter kox, roal, wrt on february 6, 2014 by indymeister. Blancpain gt series sprint cup overall 2014 standings. The provisional entry list for the final round of the 2014 blancpain sprint series has been released today. The bentley continental gt3 has won its first major race car championship, as customer team bentley team htp took the blancpain sprint series drivers title following a pole position and two race victories at the final round at zandvoort this weekend. Zanardis first race in the blancpain sprint series is scheduled for the 21st april in nogaro fr. Twotime champ car title winner alex zanardi, after a fouryear absence, will make a fulltime return to the race track as a bmw factory driver in the. It consists of seven stages, each of which includes qualifying laps and the main race. By winning for the third time in zolder maximilian gotz has put one hand on the 2014 drivers title, but grasser lamborghini drivers hari proczyk and jeroen bleekemolen are still in with a shot. Energetic seasonclosers 2014 blancpain sprint series, brrc. The official youtube channel of the blancpain gt series. Oct 20, 2014 the autosport season of 2014 is coming to an end. They also run a gt operation, and for 2014 stepped up from.
Thrilling finale of the 2014 blancpain sprint series at the. Wrt wins in baku, gotz clinches blancpain sprint title. The 2016 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fourth season following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the third with the designation of blancpain sprint series or blancpain gt series sprint cup. Watch the highlights of the finest gt racing series in the world from 2014. It turns out that the fia gt 1 series has formally morphed into the blancpain sprint series. The prestigious baku world challenge forms the final round of the inaugural season of the blancpain sprint series. Blancpain sprint series 2014 short season highlights youtube. The 2015 blancpain sprint series was the third season following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the second with the designation of blancpain sprint series. Blancpain sprint series, brands hatch motor sport magazine. Nov 23, 2018 for 2014 the blancpain sprint series brings a fresh and exciting look with a new threeclass structure guaranteed to generate spectacular action throughout the large grids. Maximilian gotz is crowned 2014 blancpain sprint series champion.