2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
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 Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, the fourth with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series or Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.
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 series started at Misano on 2 April and ended at the Nürburgring on 17 September. Zandvoort would make its return on the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing the round in Barcelona, but on 7 November the SRO announced the finalised calendar, confirming Zandvoort had been replaced by Zolder. The finalised calendar also showed the series would return to the Hungaroring.Event | Circuit | Date | |
1 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy | 2 April | Report |
2 | Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | 7 May | Report |
3 | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 4 June | Report |
4 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | 27 August | Report |
5 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 17 September | Report |
Entry list
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.Championship standings
;Scoring systemChampionship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Main Race. The pole-sitter in the Qualifying Race 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.
;Qualifying Race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Pole |
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
;Main Race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |