2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup


The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the eighth season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 22 April at Monza and ended on 30 September 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 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. No changes were made to the schedule compared to 2017. On 17 September 2017, it was announced the race at Silverstone was moved a week to avoid a clash with the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
RoundRaceCircuitDate
13 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy22 AprilReport
23 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain20 MayReport
3Circuit Paul Ricard 1000kms Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France2 JuneReport
4Total 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium28–29 JulyReport
53 Hours of Barcelona Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain30 SeptemberReport

Entry list

On 2 October 2017, it was announced grids would be limited to 26 Pro class entries, in an effort to make the championship more attractive to Pro-Am and Am class competitors. The entry cap was in place for all races except for the 24 Hours of Spa.

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.
RoundCircuitPole positionPro WinnersSilver WinnersPro-Am WinnersAm Winners
1 Monza No. 72 SMP Racing No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 54 Emil Frey Jaguar Racing No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 89 AKKA ASP Team
1 Monza Mikhail Aleshin
Miguel Molina
Davide Rigon		 Christopher Mies
Alex Riberas
Dries Vanthoor		 Alex Fontana
Mikaël Grenier
Adrian Zaugg		 Alexander Mattschull
Rinat Salikhov
Dominik Schwager		 Fabien Barthez
Eric Debard
Philippe Giauque
2 Silverstone No. 76 R-Motorsport No. 76 R-Motorsport No. 6 Black Falcon No. 49 Ram Racing No. 188 Garage 59
2 Silverstone Jake Dennis
Nicki Thiim
Matthieu Vaxivière		 Jake Dennis
Nicki Thiim
Matthieu Vaxivière		 Abdulaziz Al Faisal
Hubert Haupt
Gabriele Piana		 Darren Burke
Euan Hankey
Salih Yoluç		 Chris Goodwin
Chris Harris
Alexander West
3 Paul Ricard No. 76 R-Motorsport No. 14 Emil Frey Lexus Racing No. 78 Barwell Motorsport No. 51 AF Corse No. 188 Garage 59
3 Paul Ricard Jake Dennis
Nicki Thiim
Matthieu Vaxivière		 Albert Costa
Christian Klien
Marco Seefried		 Michele Beretta
Martin Kodrić
Sandy Mitchell		 Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Gianluca de Lorenzi		 Chris Goodwin
Chris Harris
Alexander West
4 Spa-Francorchamps No. 62 R-Motorsport No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport No. 12 Ombra Racing No. 333 Rinaldi Racing No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
4 Spa-Francorchamps Dominik Baumann
Marvin Kirchhöfer
Maxime Martin		 Tom Blomqvist
Philipp Eng
Christian Krognes		 Alex Frassineti
Kang Ling
Romain Monti
Andrea Rizzoli		 Daniel Keilwitz
Alexander Mattschull
David Perel
Rinat Salikhov		 Richard Abra
Adrian Amstutz
Patrick Kujala
Leo Machitski
5 Barcelona-Catalunya No. 4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon No. 4 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon No. 54 Emil Frey Jaguar Racing No. 27 Daiko Lazarus Racing No. 77 Barwell Motorsport
5 Barcelona-Catalunya Yelmer Buurman
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz		 Yelmer Buurman
Maro Engel
Luca Stolz		 Alex Fontana
Mikaël Grenier
Adrian Zaugg		 Giuseppe Cipriani
Fabrizio Crestani
Miguel Ramos		 Richard Abra
Adrian Amstutz
Leo Machitski

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

;Notes:
  • 1 – The No. 11 Kessel Racing Ferrari remained in race results at Monza, but was considered invisible and ineligible for points in the Drivers' and Teams' championships. Alessandro Pier Guidi was forced to exceed his maximum driver time, due to an injury suffered by his co-driver Michał Broniszewski in the paddock.

    Silver Cup

Pro-Am Cup

;Notes:
  • 1 – The No. 11 Kessel Racing Ferrari remained in race results at Monza, but was considered invisible and ineligible for points in the Drivers' and Teams' championships. Alessandro Pier Guidi was forced to exceed his maximum driver time, due to an injury suffered by his co-driver Michał Broniszewski in the paddock.

    Am Cup

Teams' championships

Overall

;Notes:
  • 1 – The No. 11 Kessel Racing Ferrari remained in race results at Monza, but was considered invisible and ineligible for points in the Drivers' and Teams' championships. Alessandro Pier Guidi was forced to exceed his maximum driver time, due to an injury suffered by his co-driver Michał Broniszewski in the paddock.

    Pro-Am Cup

;Notes:
  • 1 – The No. 11 Kessel Racing Ferrari remained in race results at Monza, but was considered invisible and ineligible for points in the Drivers' and Teams' championships. Alessandro Pier Guidi was forced to exceed his maximum driver time, due to an injury suffered by his co-driver Michał Broniszewski in the paddock.

    Am Cup


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