2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup


The 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the sixth season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season started on 24 April at Monza and ended on 18 September at the Nürburgring. 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. After developing their partnership, Blancpain and the SRO decided that 2016 would see both the Sprint and Endurance Series further integrated into the Blancpain GT Series, putting the emphasis on the prestigious overall drivers' and manufacturers' titles causing the Endurance Series name to change from Blancpain Endurance Series to Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

Calendar

On 18 September 2015, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2016 calendar.
EventRaceCircuitDate
13 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy24 AprilReport
23 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain15 MayReport
31000 km Paul Ricard Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France25 JuneReport
4Total 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium30–31 JulyReport
53 Hours of Nürburgring Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany18 SeptemberReport

Entry list

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.
EventCircuitPole positionPro WinnersPro-Am WinnersAm Winners
1 Monza No. 84 HTP Motorsport No. 58 Garage 59 No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 87 AKKA ASP
1 Monza Dominik Baumann
Maximilian Buhk
Jazeman Jaafar
Rob Bell
Shane van Gisbergen
Côme Ledogar
Alessandro Bonacini
Michał Broniszewski
Andrea Rizzoli
Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Maurice Ricci
Gilles Vannelet
2 Silverstone No. 16 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 84 HTP Motorsport No. 56 Black Falcon No. 488 Rinaldi Racing
2 Silverstone Jeroen Bleekemolen
Mirko Bortolotti
Rolf Ineichen
Dominik Baumann
Maximilian Buhk
Jazeman Jaafar
Maro Engel
Oliver Morley
Miguel Toril
Stef Van Campenhout
Pierre Ehret
3 Paul Ricard No. 50 AF Corse No. 58 Garage 59 No. 11 Kessel Racing No. 888 Kessel Racing
3 Paul Ricard Pasin Lathouras
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Michele Rugolo
Rob Bell
Shane van Gisbergen
Côme Ledogar
Alessandro Bonacini
Michał Broniszewski
Andrea Rizzoli
Vadim Gitlin
Liam Talbot
Marco Zanuttini
4 Spa-Francorchamps No. 28 Audi Sport Team WRT No. 99 Rowe Racing No. 76 IMSA Performance No. 888 Kessel Racing
4 Spa-Francorchamps Nico Müller
René Rast
Laurens Vanthoor
Philipp Eng
Maxime Martin
Alexander Sims
Thierry Cornac
Maxime Jousse
Raymond Narac
Patrick Pilet
Nicola Cadei
Vadim Gitlin
Liam Talbot
Marco Zanuttini
5 Nürburgring No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 16 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 66 Black Pearl Racing No. 87 AKKA ASP
5 Nürburgring Michele Beretta
Andrea Piccini
Luca Stolz
Mirko Bortolotti
Christian Engelhart
Rolf Ineichen
Daniel Keilwitz
Alexander Mattschull
Steve Parrow
Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Maurice Ricci
Gilles Vannelet

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
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points2518151210864211

;1000 km Paul Ricard points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points3324191512964211

;24 Hours of Spa points
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points after 6hrs/12hrs129765432101
Points at the finish2518151210864211

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pro-Am Cup

Am Cup

Teams' championships

Overall

Pro-Am Cup

Am Cup