2014 Blancpain GT Series explained

The 2014 Blancpain GT Series season was the first season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season started on 12 April at Monza and ended on 2 November in Baku. The season featured twelve rounds, five Blancpain Endurance Series rounds and seven Blancpain Sprint Series rounds.

Calendar

Event	Circuit	Date	Series
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	13 April		Report
2	Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France	21 April		Report
3	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	18 May	Sprint	Report
4	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone United Kingdom	25 May	Endurance	Report
5	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	28 June	Endurance	Report
6	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands	6 July	Sprint	Report
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	26–27 July	Endurance	Report
8	Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia	24 August	Sprint	Report
9	Algarve International Circuit, Algarve, Portugal	7 September	Sprint	Report
10	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	21 September	Endurance	Report
11	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	19 October	Sprint	Report
12	Baku World Challenge, Baku, Azerbaijan	2 November	Sprint	Report

Race results

Event		Circuit	Series	Pole Position	Race winner
1	Monza		No. 98 ART Grand Prix	No. 98 ART Grand Prix
Grégoire Demoustier Álvaro Parente Alexandre Prémat	Monza		Grégoire Demoustier Álvaro Parente Alexandre Prémat
2		Nogaro		No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
				Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
				No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 84 HTP Motorsport
				Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz
3	QR	Brands Hatch	BSS	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	QR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
	CR			No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	CR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
4	Silverstone	BES	No. 93 Pro GT by Alméras	No. 7 M-Sport Bentley
Eric Dermont Franck Perera	Silverstone	BES	Steven Kane Guy Smith Andy Meyrick
5	Paul Ricard	BES	No. 98 ART Grand Prix	No. 7 M-Sport Bentley
Grégoire Demoustier Álvaro Parente Nicolas Lapierre	Paul Ricard	BES	Steven Kane Guy Smith Andy Meyrick
6	QR	Zandvoort	BSS	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	QR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
	CR			No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	CR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	René Rast Enzo Ide
7	Spa-Francorchamps	BES	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Laurens Vanthoor René Rast Markus Winkelhock	Spa-Francorchamps	BES	Laurens Vanthoor René Rast Markus Winkelhock
8	QR	Slovakia Ring	BSS	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	QR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
	CR			No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No.76 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert
	CR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Dominik Baumann Thomas Jäger
9	QR	Algarve	BSS	No. 3 G-Drive Racing	No. 28 Grasser Racing Team
	QR			Roman Rusinov Tomáš Enge	Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen
	CR			No. 28 Grasser Racing Team	No. 84 HTP Motorsport
	CR			Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen	Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz
10	Nürburgring	BES	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Christopher Mies	Nürburgring	BES	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Christopher Mies
11	QR	Zolder	BSS	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	QR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
	CR			No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 84 HTP Motorsport
	CR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz
12	QR	Baku	BSS	No. 9 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	QR			Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Richelmi	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos
	CR			No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
	CR			Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos	Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos

Championship standings

Scoring systemChampionship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. 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. There were no points awarded for the Pole Position.

Qualifying Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Championship Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

24 Hours of Spa pointsPoints were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points after 6hrs/12hrs	12	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Points at the finish	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

1000 km Nürburgring points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	33	24	19	15	12	9	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship (Top 45)

	Driver	Team	MNZ	NOG		BRH		SIL	LEC	ZAN		SPA			SVK		ALG		NÜR	ZOL		BAK		Total^[1]
	Driver	Team																						Total^[1]
1	Laurens Vanthoor	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	1	Ret	6	4	3	8	3	10	4	1	1	1	11	4	8	1	1	3	1	1	200
2	Maximilian Buhk	align=left rowspan=2	HTP Motorsport	5	5	1	2	2		4	2	4	6	6	5			2	1	2	6	1	9	Ret	190
3	Maximilian Götz		5	1	2	2			2	4	6	6	5	3	4	2	1		6	1	9	Ret	160
4	César Ramos	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	1	Ret	6	4	3	8	3	10				1	11	4	8	1	1	3	1	1	157
5	align=left rowspan=3	Stéphane Ortelli	Saintéloc Racing	2					4	5			2	4	4					34					120
	G-Drive Racing		4	2	Ret	13			9	Ret
	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT													12	Ret	17	3		23	10	3	4
6	René Rast	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT		DSQ	7	14	9			4	1	4	1	1	9	3	3	5		4	Ret	4	Ret	114
7	Jeroen Bleekemolen Harald Proczyk	Grasser Racing Team		17	6	1	1			1	5				2	Ret	1	2		3	2	15	Ret	113
8	align=left rowspan=2	Grégory Guilvert	Saintéloc Racing	2					4	5			2	4	4					34					88
8	G-Drive Racing		4	2																					88
9	Stef Dusseldorp Sergey Afanasyev	HTP Motorsport	11	6	4	Ret	Ret	5	3	Ret	DNS	54	54	Ret	Ret	6	5	11	2	11	4	Ret	Ret	84
10	align=left rowspan=2	Andy Soucek	ART Grand Prix	3					2	Ret			20	51	Ret					5					81
10	Beechdean AMR																		5	5	2	2			81
11	align=left rowspan=2	Christopher Mies	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Ret					9	7			1	3	3					1					75
11	Prosperia ABT Racing																				Ret	15			75
11	align=left rowspan=2	Markus Winkelhock	Phoenix Racing		2	Ret	5	Ret			Ret	11				15	Ret	Ret	6		16	18	6	3	75
11	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT										4	1	1												75
12	Enzo Ide	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT		DSQ	7	14	9			4	1				9	3	3	5		4	Ret	4	Ret	71
13	Edward Sandström	Saintéloc Racing	2					4	5			2	4	4					34					67
14	Andy Meyrick Guy Smith Steven Kane	M-Sport Bentley	8					1	1			38	15	13					8					58
15	Cacá Bueno Sérgio Jimenez	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil		3	5	3	3			Ret	14				7	2	9	14		21	8			55
15	Nico Verdonck	HTP Motorsport	5					6	4			3	10	9	3	4			14					55
16	align=left rowspan=2	Álvaro Parente	ART Grand Prix	1					7	2			21	43	Ret					Ret					49
16	Bhaitech																				20	16			49
16	Grégoire Demoustier	ART Grand Prix	1					7	2			21	43	Ret					Ret					49
17	Dominik Baumann	align=left rowspan=2	BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert								5	2				Ret	1	13	13		8	Ret	Ret	Ret	45
17	Thomas Jäger								5	2				Ret	1	13	13		8	Ret			45
17	align=left rowspan=2	Kévin Estre	ART Grand Prix	3					2	Ret			20	51	Ret					5					45
17	Boutsen Ginion																				21	18			45
17	Kevin Korjus	ART Grand Prix	3					2	Ret			20	51	Ret					5					45
18	James Nash Frank Stippler	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Ret					9	7			1	3	3					26					42
19	align=left rowspan=3	Marc Basseng	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4					3	13										26					41
	Phoenix Racing		10	9	13	11			10	13				8	7	11	7		15	15	DNS	DNS
	ISR Racing										18	16	14
20	Harold Primat	HTP Motorsport	5					6	4			3	10	9					14					39
21	align=left rowspan=2	Jonathan Adam	Leonard Motorsport AMR						23																36
21	Beechdean AMR										56	56	Ret						5	5	2	2			36
22	Lucas Wolf	HTP Motorsport	11					5	3						17	5	8	17		19	12	19	DNS	35
23	Lucas Luhr Markus Palttala Dirk Werner	BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS										5	2	2										32
23	Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	Phoenix Racing		2	Ret	5	Ret			Ret	11				15	Ret	Ret	6		16	18	6	3	32
24	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1					7											Ret					31
25	align=left rowspan=2	Nick Catsburg	TDS Racing	21					37	6			12	9	Ret					4					30
25	NSC Motorsports																		2	Ret					30
26	Vincent Abril Mateusz Lisowski	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT		7	3	12	6			11	9				6	9	7	Ret		17	11	Ret	17	28
27	Henry Hassid	TDS Racing	21					37	6			12	9	Ret					4					24
27	align=left rowspan=2	Andreas Simonsen	Black Falcon	14					22	9			8	32	Ret					3					24
27	Zakspeed																				13	10			24
28	Abdulaziz Al Faisal Hubert Haupt	Black Falcon	14					22	9			8	32	Ret					3					23
29	align=left rowspan=2	Giorgio Pantano	Bhaitech		11	8	8	16			13	Ret				Ret	Ret	Ret	10		7	6	12	7	19
29	Boutsen Ginion										58	58	Ret												19
29	Fabio Onidi	Bhaitech		11	8	8	16			13	Ret				Ret	Ret	Ret	10		7	6	12	7	19
30	Nicolas Lapierre	ART Grand Prix							2			21	43	Ret										18
30	Jazeman Jaafar	HTP Motorsport										6	6	5										18
31	Bernd Schneider	HTP Motorsport						6				3	10	9					14					17
31	Stéphane Richelmi	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT																	22	23	10	3	4	17
32	Robert Renauer Jaap van Lagen	Tonino Team Herberth								6	3													16
33	align=left rowspan=2	Fabian Hamprecht	ISR Racing										18	16	14										15
33	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT													12	Ret	17	3								15
33	align=left rowspan=3	Tomáš Enge	Reiter Engineering	16			9	Ret								Ret	DNS								15
	Grasser Racing Team		9	16
	G-Drive Racing															6	4		13	9
33	Roman Rusinov	G-Drive Racing				Ret	13			9	Ret						6	4		13	9			15
33	Stefano Gai Andrea Rizzoli	Scuderia Villorba Corse	9					14	8			10	7	15					7					15
34	Matheus Stumpf	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil		18	15	4	8			12	8				4	Ret	10	16		22	Ret	Ret	Ret	14
34	Alessandro Latif	Phoenix Racing		10	9	13	11			10	13				8	7	11	7		15	15	DNS	DNS	14
35	align=left rowspan=3	Filip Salaquarda	Scuderia Villorba Corse		8	10	7	7			17	DNS				Ret	DNS				9	7			13
	ISR Racing										18	16	14
	Bhaitech																				20	16
36	Alex Zanardi	ROAL Motorsport		14	13	17	5								10	Ret	14	9		10	13	Ret	DNS	12
36	align=left rowspan=3	Peter Kox	Reiter Engineering	16							16	7													12
	Blancpain Racing		12	Ret
	NSC Motorsports																		2	Ret
36	align=left rowspan=2	Chris van der Drift	Boutsen Ginion							28			49	45	40					Ret			7	6	12
36	Bhaitech													13	8	12	12		Ret	Ret					12
36	align=left rowspan=2	Martin Ragginger	Fach Auto Tech										46	41	26										12
36	Schütz Motorsport																				5	5			12
36	Marco Holzer	Schütz Motorsport																				5	5	12
37	Stefano Colombo	ROAL Motorsport	6	15	11	11	10		19	15	12	39	44	35	5	13	Ret	15		12	17	Ret	14	11
37	align=left rowspan=2	Alexander Sims	Ecurie Ecosse										9	8	7										11
37	Triple 888 Racing																	9							11
38	Luca Stolz	HTP Motorsport													17	5	8	17		19	12	19	DNS	10
38	Andrea Montermini	Scuderia Villorba Corse		8	10	7	7					10	7	15	Ret	DNS								10
38	Valdeno Brito	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil				4	8								4	Ret								10
39	Vladimir Lunkin	align=left rowspan=2	Black Falcon	Ret					33	Ret			23	24	34					6					9
39	Anders Fjordbach Devon Modell																	6					9
39	Oliver Bryant Alasdair McCaig Andrew Smith	Ecurie Ecosse	12					18	12			9	8	7					11					9
39	align=left rowspan=2	Francesco Castellacci	Scuderia Villorba Corse	9					14	8			10	7	15										9
39	AF Corse																	16							9
40	Eugenio Amos Stefano Comandini	ROAL Motorsport	6					12	19			39	44	35					Ret					8
40	Sascha Halek	align=left rowspan=2	Grasser Racing Team		9	16	15	15			8	6				16	12	16	19						48
40	Stefan Landmann				15	15			8	6				16	12	16	19		14	DNS	DNS	DNS			48
40	Andrea Bertolini Marco Cioci Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels	AF Corse										19	13	6										8
40	Marcel Fässler André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT										7	5	12										8
40	Frédéric Vervisch	Boutsen Ginion	Ret					35	21			58	58	Ret								7	6	8
41	Alessandro Balzan	align=left rowspan=2	Scuderia Villorba Corse								17	DNS									9	7			6
41	Thomas Kemenater																	7					6
41	Jérôme d'Ambrosio Antoine Leclerc Duncan Tappy	M-Sport Bentley	7					15	Ret			43	25	17					12					6
41	Štefan Rosina	Reiter Engineering				9	Ret			16	7				Ret	DNS								6
42	Sven Barth David Jahn	Callaway - RWT																				14	8	4
42	Alex Buncombe Nick McMillen Florian Strauss	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	13					8	22			16	33	25					31					4
42	Nelson Piquet Jr.	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil		18	15					12	8						10	16		22	Ret			4
42	Craig Lowndes Andrea Piccini Michele Rugolo Steve Wyatt	AF Corse										14	12	8										4
42	Sten Pentus	Bhaitech		16	14	10	12			7	15				13	8	12	12		Ret	Ret			4
43	David Fumanelli	ROAL Motorsport		15	11	11	10			15	12				5	13	Ret	15		12	17	Ret	14	3
44	Ricardo Sperafico Rodrigo Sperafico	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil																				10	9	2
44	Jody Firth Warren Hughes	Triple 888 Racing																	9					2
45	Alon Day	Zakspeed																				13	10	1
45	Stuart Leonard Paul Wilson	align=left rowspan=2	Leonard Motorsport AMR						23				28	18	37					10					1
45	Michael Meadows										28	18	37					10							1
45	Miguel Toril	align=left rowspan=2	Fortec Motorsport		13	12	16	14			14	16				11	10	15	Ret		Ret	14	16	11	1
45	Armaan Ebrahim		DNS	DNS	16	14			14	16				11	10	15	Ret								1
45	Andrew Danyliw Simon Knap Andrea Sonvico	AF Corse	10					25	11			55	55	Ret					33					1
45	Katsumasa Chiyo Miguel Faísca	align=left rowspan=2	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Ret					20	10			52	47	38					13					1
45	Stanislav Aksenov						20	10																	1
45	Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Caine	align=left rowspan=2	Oman Racing Team	Ret					10	31			31	27	Ret					32					1
45	Stephen Jelley	Ret					10	31			31	27	Ret												1
45	align=left rowspan=2	Jens Klingmann	TDS Racing										12	9	Ret										1
45	BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert																				Ret	Ret			1
45	Pierre Thiriet	TDS Racing										12	9	Ret										1
45	align=left rowspan=2	Joe Osborne	MP Motorsport AMR	26					11	17			11	14	10					32					1
45	Triple 888 Racing																				17	13			1
45	Richard Abra Mark Poole	align=left rowspan=2	MP Motorsport AMR	26					11	17			11	14	10					32					1
45	align=left	Darren Turner										11	14	10											1

Bold – Pole

Footnotes

Teams' Championship

	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	284
2	HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	236
3	Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	121
4	BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil	BMW	81
5	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	78
6	ART Grand Prix	McLaren	73
7	M-Sport Bentley	Bentley	68
8	Phoenix Racing	Audi	66
9	Scuderia Villorba Corse	Ferrari	55
10	BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert	BMW	51
11	Bhaitech	McLaren	50
12	G-Drive Racing	Audi/Lamborghini	42
13	ROAL Motorsport	BMW	41
14	Beechdean AMR	Aston Martin	40
15	Black Falcon	Mercedes-Benz	38
16	TDS Racing	BMW	33
17	Ecurie Ecosse	BMW	23
18	AF Corse	Ferrari	19
19	Tonino Team Herberth	Porsche	17
20	MP Motorsport AMR	Aston Martin	16
21	Fortec Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	15
22	Boutsen Ginion	McLaren	15
23	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Nissan	11
24	Reiter Engineering	Lamborghini	8
25	Oman Racing Team	Aston Martin	6
26	Triple 888 Racing	BMW	6
27	GT Russian Team	McLaren/Mercedes-Benz	4
28	Leonard Motorsport AMR	Aston Martin	2
29	Pro GT by Alméras	Porsche	1
	Blancpain Racing	Lamborghini	0
	Sport Garage	Ferrari	0
	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Graff Racing	Porsche	0
	Kessel Racing	Ferrari	0
	Brothers Racing Team	Audi	0
	GT Corse by Rinaldi	Ferrari	0
	Team Parker Racing	Audi	0
	Sports and You	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Insightracing with Flex-Box	Ferrari	0
	Emil Frey Racing	Jaguar	0
	Duqueine Engineering	Ferrari	0
	Farnbacher Racing	Porsche	0
Teams ineligible for points
	NSC Motorsports	Lamborghini	0
	BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS	BMW	0
	Schütz Motorsport	Porsche	0
	Callaway - RWT	Chevrolet	0
	Zakspeed	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Trackspeed	Porsche	0
	ISR Racing	Audi	0
	Prosperia ABT Racing	Audi	0
	Vita4one Racing Team	BMW	0
	SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	Ferrari	0
	Generation Bentley Racing	Bentley	0
	Fach Auto Tech	Porsche	0
	GDL Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	0
	Delahaye Racing	Porsche	0
	Horse Power Racing	Aston Martin	0
	Audi Racing Experience	Audi	0
	PGF-Kinfaun AMR	Aston Martin	0
	Lago Racing	Lamborghini	0
	Von Ryan Racing	McLaren	0
	SMP Racing Russian Bears	Ferrari	0
	Wochenspiegel Team Manthey	Porsche	0

Notes and References

News: Blancpain GT Series Standings.