As was the case in 2016, the worlds biggest gt3 series includes ten rounds. Bigger and better in 2018 the blancpain gt series might be over for 2017, but plans are already set for 2018, and there will be a few changes to make the championship even bigger and better next year, reflecting the emphasis on premium and prestige cars that are synonymous with pirelli. The season began on 23 april at monza and ended on 1 october in barcelona. Join us for live and uninterrupted coverage of major events, as well as behindthescenes access, special features and fun from inside the paddock.
Date posted on october 4, 2017 published by mark goddard. The inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign will feature a sixround, 12race calendar in 2017, kicking off at sepang, next april. The blancpain gt series is mainly reserved for gt3 cars, applying the principles of balance of performance and a driver. Blancpain gt asia announces 2019 calendar, class regulations. Skins blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 racedepartment. Blancpain gt series asia show full episodes on demand. Professional motorsports management team blancpain gt world challenge asia. How blancpain gt series asia is shaking up the market. Moderator of rblancpain archived official intercontinental gt challengeblancpain gt series endurance cup total 24 hours of spa race discussion race. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 skinpack of the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series asia 2017 blancpain gt series asia skinpack released for the eec gt3 mod for automobilsta. The 2017 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series. The season started on 2 april in misano and ended on 1 october in barcelona. The 2017 blancpain gt series asia was the inaugural season of sro motorsports group and team asia one gt managements blancpain gt series asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in asia.
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Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. The 2019 season will see sro motorsports group unite the sprintformat championships formerly known as the blancpain gt series sprint. On the eve of the motul sepang 12 hours, stephane ratel introduced the new blancpain gt series asia to the many interested teams and drivers. The 2016 blancpain gt series was one of the biggest seen in many years, grid sizes finally reached the potential always spoken of by stephane ratel and by god the action was intense. Blancpain gt asia fuji august 2017 eurasia motorsport. British touring car championship 2012 brands hatch. On the eve of the motul sepang 12 hours, stephane ratel introduced the new blancpain gt series asia to the many interested teams and. A six round, 12 race calendar, each venue hosting 2 x 1 hour races has been published with gruppem racing the first announced entrant for the full season with mercedes amg. Ical or html for the european blancpain gt series click here. The first of two races from round 4 of the 2017 blancpain gt series asia is about to begin at fuji speedway in oyama, japan. British touring car championship final 2016 brands hatch.
After that the series will move on to thailands only fia grade 1 track, the chang international circuit in buriram, for two more onehour races in late may. Bquick racing set to use first two rounds of 2019 blancpain gt world challenge asia series to gain experience of new audi r8 lms gt3. The dates and destinations for blancpain gt series asias six race weekends in. Zhejiang race 2 short highlights blancpain gt series. The season featured ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five sprint cup rounds. Arn racing, the reigning champions of the pirelli super taikyu series stx class, announced on saturday that they will switch to the blancpain gt series asia fulltime for 2018, with the same ferrari 488 gt3 that won super taikyus premierclass title in 2017. Home trl tv blancpain gt series asia 2018 blancpain gt asia buriram race 2.
Gt world challenge europe gt world challenge europe. British touring car championship 2015 brands hatch. Organisers of the blancpain gt series asia have announced the provisional calendar for 2019 and changes to class regulations which may have implications for australian drivers. The upcoming blancpain gt series event will take place on june 2324, 2017 at the circuit paul ricard, 1,000 km of racing on the worlds most modern and. The calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series 2017 blancpain gt series schedule released has been finalised.
Blancpain gt series racing news the latest blancpain gt news. Tech1 racing is set to contest the full gt world challenge europe powered by aws season with its lexus rc f gt3. Watch gt racers in the proam, silver, and amateur classes fight for the checkered flag on this 2. Qualifying results and where to watch blancpain gt. Gt world is the official youtube channel for sro motorsports group, the global leader in gt racing. On the eve of the motul sepang 12 hours, sro have revealed more details of the 2017 blancpain gt series asia. 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 2017 blancpain gt series was the fourth season of the blancpain gt series. Blancpain gt series asia finalises 2018 calendar speedcafe. With 2018 right around the corner now, dsc sat down and spoke to british gt and blancpain gt series asia. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro.
Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window. The 2017 blancpain gt series asia was the inaugural season of sro motorsports group and team asia one gt managements blancpain gt series asia. Can someone please give meus a short explanation of the series. Blancpain gt world challenge asia the checkered flag. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017. Final preparations for the series are in full swing, and with agreements in place with the audi r8 lms cup, lamborghini super trofeo asia and china gt, the blancpain gt series asia is ready for an exciting inaugural season.
Streamed live on apr 7, 2017 live coverage of this weekends first hourlong blancpain gt series asia race from sepang, which is hosting the championships inaugural event. The official blancpain gt series facebook page web. Following the passing of the late 80s and early 90s f1 fad, the asian motorsport scene fell on hard times. Kcmgs gtr earns podiums in blancpain gt series asia may 14, 2018 kcmgs nissan gtr nismo gt3 cars excelled in the latest round of the blancpain gt series asia with a top three overall finish in sundays race and a pair of proam podiums across the weekend.
Blancpain gt series asia 2018 homepage get latest blancpain gt series asia 2018 news, auto news, auto industry news, blancpain gt. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings driver. The series comprises the title of blancpain gt series winner for drivers and one title of blancpain gt series winner for teams, which will be awarded overall as well as in the proam and am. The 2017 blancpain gt series endurance cup was the seventh season of the blancpain gt series endurance cup. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 hours of spa and the km paul ricard events. The race format is the same as the blancpain gt sprint cup in europe, 2 x 60 minutes per weekend. Blancpain gt series monza 2017 short highlights youtube. Winner of the le mans 24 hours in 2011, lmp2 class, karim is used to the le mans series circuits. Race 2 thailand blancpain gt series asia 2019 youtube. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme.
The races were contested with gt3spec and gt4spec cars. British touring car championship 2016 brands hatch. Among the various activities on offer are a visit to blancpain timekeeping and a backstage look at tv broadcasts, thus enabling blancpain guests to experience races from the inside. As a new era for gt racing dawns in sepang, james newbold explores how sros new blancpain gt series asia has changed the regional status quo.
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