Blancpain Sprint Series
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| Category | Grand tourer |
|---|---|
| Country | International |
| Inaugural season | 2013 |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion |
 Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk |
| Teams' champion |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
| Official website |
www |
 Current season | |
The Blancpain Sprint Series (designated FIA GT Series in 2013) is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) with the approval of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship is mostly concentrated in Europe, but will visit other continents including Asia. The series continues the sprint format for GT-cars carried out by the defunct FIA GT1 World Championship.[1]
Regulations
The Blancpain Sprint Series is contested with GT3-spec cars. Each event consists of two races over a weekend with two drivers per car and a mandatory pit stop.
Races
The schedule of the Blancpain Sprint Series consists of races in Europe and Asia. The majority of the races is held on mid-size European circuits.
History
In 2013, the FIA GT Series was created after the demise of the FIA GT1 World Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship. The series was supposed to form the FIA GT World Series in conjunction with the Blancpain Endurance Series. This plan was abandoned before the start of the 2013 season.
The name of the FIA GT Series resembles the FIA GT Championship (1997-2009) that was known for its endurance races all over the world. Except for the mandatory driver changes the two championships differ highly in sporting and technical regulations.
In 2014, the competition changed the name for Blancpain Sprint Series.[2]
Champions
Drivers
| Year | Pro Cup | Pro-Am Trophy | Gentlemen Trophy (2013) Silver Cup (2014–) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIA GT Series | ||||
| 2013 |  Stéphane Ortelli Laurens Vanthoor |
 Sergey Afanasyev Andreas Simonsen |
 Petr Charouz Jan Stoviček | |
| Blancpain Sprint Series | ||||
| 2014 | Maximilian Götz |
 Alessandro Latif Marc Basseng |
 Mateusz Lisowski Vincent Abril | |
| 2015 | Vincent Abril Maximilian Buhk |
Aleksey Karachev |
 Jules Szymkowiak | |
Teams
| Year | Pro Cup | Pro-Am Trophy | Gentlemen Trophy (2013) Silver Cup (2014–) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIA GT Series | ||||
| 2013 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
HTP Gravity Charouz |
HTP Gravity Charouz | |
| Blancpain Sprint Series | ||||
| 2014 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
Phoenix Racing |
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | |
| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT |
GT Russian Team |
Bentley Team HTP | |
References
- ↑ "FIA GT SERIES IS GO FOR 2013". http://gt1world.com. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-10. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/details/blancpain-watches-extends-partnership-to-the-sro-promoted-gt-sprint-series
See also
External links
- The Official Blancpain Sprint Series Site
- Blancpain GT Series on Twitter
- Blancpain GT Series on Facebook
- FIA GT Series on Twitter
- FIA GT Series on Facebook
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