2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup


The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the seventh season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 23 April at Monza and ended on 1 October in Barcelona. 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.

Calendar

At the annual press conference during the 2016 24 Hours of Spa on 29 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2017 calendar. The Sprint Cup round in Barcelona became an Endurance Cup round, replacing the round at the Nürburgring.
EventRaceCircuitDate
13 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy23 AprilReport
23 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain14 MayReport
31000 km Paul Ricard Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France24 JuneReport
4Total 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium29–30 JulyReport
53 Hours of Barcelona Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain1 OctoberReport

Entry list

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.
EventCircuitPole positionPro WinnersPro-Am WinnersAm Winners
1 Monza No. 50 Spirit of Race No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 97 Oman Racing Team with TF Sport No. 961 AF Corse
1 Monza Pasin Lathouras
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Michele Rugolo
Mirko Bortolotti
Andrea Caldarelli
Christian Engelhart
Jonathan Adam
Ahmad Al Harthy
Alex Demirdjian
Abbie Eaton
Davide Rizzo
2 Silverstone No. 88 AKKA ASP No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No. 488 Rinaldi Racing
2 Silverstone Daniel Juncadella
Félix Serrallés
Tristan Vautier
Mirko Bortolotti
Andrea Caldarelli
Christian Engelhart
Adrian Amstutz
Martin Kodrić
Patrick Kujala
Pierre Ehret
Rino Mastronardi
3 Paul Ricard No. 4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon No. 8 Bentley Team M-Sport No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No. 888 Kessel Racing
3 Paul Ricard Yelmer Buurman
Adam Christodoulou
Luca Stolz
Vincent Abril
Andy Soucek
Maxime Soulet
Adrian Amstutz
Martin Kodrić
Patrick Kujala
Jacques Duyver
David Perel
Marco Zanuttini
4 Spa-Francorchamps No. 55 Kaspersky Motorsport No. 25 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc No. 16 Black Falcon No. 888 Kessel Racing
4 Spa-Francorchamps James Calado
Marco Cioci
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jules Gounon
Christopher Haase
Markus Winkelhock
Maximilian Götz
Marvin Kirchhöfer
Oliver Morley
Miguel Toril
Niki Cadei
Jacques Duyver
David Perel
Marco Zanuttini
5 Barcelona-Catalunya No. 17 Team WRT No. 88 AKKA ASP No. 77 Barwell Motorsport No. 488 Rinaldi Racing
5 Barcelona-Catalunya Jake Dennis
Robin Frijns
Stuart Leonard
Daniel Juncadella
Félix Serrallés
Tristan Vautier
Hunter Abbott
Martin Kodrić
Patrick Kujala
Pierre Ehret
Rino Mastronardi

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