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.Event | Race | Circuit | Date | |
1 | 3 Hours of Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 24 April | Report |
2 | 3 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain | 15 May | Report |
3 | 1000 km Paul Ricard | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 25 June | Report |
4 | Total 24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | 30–31 July | Report |
5 | 3 Hours of Nürburgring | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 18 September | Report |
Entry list
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.Event | Circuit | Pole position | Pro Winners | Pro-Am Winners | Am 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 systemChampionship 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 |
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
;1000 km Paul Ricard points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
Points | 33 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
;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/12hrs | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Points at the finish | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |