2016 GT Series Sprint Cup explained

The 2016 GT Series Sprint Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup) was the fourth season following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the third with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series or Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. 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 Sprint Series name to change from Blancpain Sprint Series to Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.^[1]

Calendar

The series started at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 10 April and ended at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain on 2 October. The calendar was reduced to five events, dropping races at Nogaro, Moscow, Algarve, Zolder and Zandvoort, with the addition of races at Hungaroring and Nürburgring.^[2]

Event	Circuit	Date
1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	10 April	Report
2	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	8 May	Report
3	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	3 July	Report
4	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	28 August	Report
5	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	2 October	Report

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Belgian Audi Club Team WRT^[3] Audi R8 LMS 1 Laurens Vanthoor P All Frédéric Vervisch 2 Stuart Leonard S All Michael Meadows 3 Rodrigo Baptista P All Filipe Albuquerque^[4] 1 Sérgio Jimenez 2–5 4 Dries Vanthoor P All Robin Frijns 1–2, 4 Nico Müller 3, 5 28 René Rast^[5] P 1, 3–5 Will Stevens 33 Enzo Ide P All Christopher Mies 1–4 Robin Frijns^[6] 5 Phoenix Racing^[7] Audi R8 LMS 5 Nicolaj Møller Madsen S All Markus Pommer 1–3 Alessio Picariello^[8] 4–5 6 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof P All Markus Winkelhock Bentley Team M-Sport^[9] Bentley Continental GT3 7 Vincent Abril P All Steven Kane 8 Andy Soucek P All Maxime Soulet Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 11 Michał Broniszewski PA All Giacomo Piccini 111 Stephen Earle Am 4 David Perel Boutsen Ginion^[10] BMW M6 GT3 12 Matias Henkola PA 1 Maxime Martin GRT Grasser Racing Team^[11] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 16 Štefan Rosina P 1–4 Jeroen Bleekemolen 1–2 Davide Valsecchi^[12] 3 Marco Mapelli 4 19 Michele Beretta S All Luca Stolz 63 Mirko Bortolotti P All Nicolas Pohler Nissan GT Academy Team RJN^[13] Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 22 Ricardo Sánchez S All Sean Walkinshaw 23 Alex Buncombe P All Mitsunori Takaboshi 1–3, 5 Lucas Ordóñez^[14] 4 Saintéloc Racing^[15] Audi R8 LMS 25 Romain Monti^[16] P All Edward Sandström 26 Mike Parisy P All Christopher Haase 1–4 Marco Bonanomi^[17] 5 Team a-workx^[18] Porsche 911 GT3 R 36 Sebastian Asch^[19] PA 1–3 Didi Gonzales AF Corse^[20] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 55 Claudio Sdanewitsch Am All Stéphane Lémeret^[21] 1–3, 5 Rino Mastronardi 4 90 Raffaele Giammaria P 1–3 Ezequiel Pérez Companc Garage 59^[22] McLaren 650S GT3 58 Rob Bell P All Álvaro Parente 59 Martin Plowman^[23] P All Craig Dolby 1 Côme Ledogar^[24] 2–4 Andrew Watson 5 Black Pearl Racing^[25] Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 66 Christian Hook Am 1, 3–5 Steve Parrow PA 2 Daniel Keilwitz^[26] Ferrari 488 GT3 333 Marco Seefried P 1–3 Norbert Siedler PA 5 Rinat Salikhov Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 458 Christopher Brück PA 5 Alexander Mattschull ISR Audi R8 LMS 74 Franck Perera^[27] P All Marlon Stöckinger 75 Filip Salaquarda P All Frank Stippler Attempto Racing^[28] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 77 Davide Valsecchi P 1–2 Jack Falla 1 Marco Mapelli 2 100 Jeroen Mul S 1–4 Max van Splunteren P 5 Daniel Zampieri 101 Patric Niederhauser P 1–4 Daniel Zampieri AMG - Team HTP Motorsport^[29] HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 84 Dominik Baumann P All Maximilian Buhk 85 Jazeman Jaafar P All Clemens Schmid 86 Bernd Schneider P All Jules Szymkowiak AKKA ASP^[30] Mercedes-AMG GT3 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique PA All Morgan Moullin-Traffort 88 Felix Rosenqvist P All Tristan Vautier 89 Jean-Philippe Belloc PA 2–5 Christophe Bourret Rowe Racing^[31] BMW M6 GT3 98 Stef Dusseldorp P All Nick Catsburg 1, 4–5 Jesse Krohn 2 Maxime Martin^[32] 3 99 Philipp Eng P All Alexander Sims X-Bionic Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 963 Laurent Jenny Am 1 Cédric Leimer

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup S Silver Cup Am Am Cup

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Event	Circuit		Qualifying Race Winners	Main Race
				Pro Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Silver Winners	Am Winners
1	Misano	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 8 Bentley Team M-Sport	No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 5 Phoenix Racing	No. 55 AF Corse
		Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch	Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet	Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch	Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini	Nicolaj Møller Madsen Markus Pommer	Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch
2	Brands Hatch	No. 74 ISR	No. 86 HTP Motorsport	No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 55 AF Corse
		Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger	Bernd Schneider Jules Szymkowiak	Enzo Ide Christopher Mies	Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini	Michele Beretta Luca Stolz	Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch
3	Nürburgring	No. 58 Garage 59	No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 58 Garage 59	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 55 AF Corse
		Rob Bell Álvaro Parente	Enzo Ide Christopher Mies	Rob Bell Álvaro Parente	Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini	Michele Beretta Luca Stolz	Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch
4	Hungaroring	No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 84 AMG - Team HTP Motorsport	No. 89 AKKA ASP	No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 111 Kessel Racing
		Felix Rosenqvist Tristan Vautier	Enzo Ide Christopher Mies	Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk	Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret	Stuart Leonard Michael Meadows	Stephen Earle David Perel
5	Barcelona-Catalunya	No. 74 ISR	No. 33 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 88 AKKA ASP	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 5 Phoenix Racing	No. 55 AF Corse
		Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger	Robin Frijns Enzo Ide	Felix Rosenqvist Tristan Vautier	Rinat Salikhov Norbert Siedler	Nicolaj Møller Madsen Alessio Picariello	Stéphane Lémeret Claudio Sdanewitsch

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

Drivers' championships

Overall

Driver Team MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Enzo Ide Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 13 8 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 3 109 2 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 13 8 3 1 1 4 1 2 79 3 Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk HTP Motorsport 5 2 18 7 10 6 67 AMG - Team HTP Motorsport 4 1 6 8 4 Bernd Schneider Jules Szymkowiak HTP Motorsport Ret 7 1 2 8 3 5 5 10 31 59 5 Laurens Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 3 1 5 15 24 7 3 8 13 4 58 6 Rob Bell Álvaro Parente Garage 59 9 4 8 4 2 1 17 17 16 13 56 7 Felix Rosenqvist Tristan Vautier AKKA ASP 7 32 9 9 27 10 2 4 3 1 51 8 Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Bentley Team M-Sport 1 11 10 3 6 32 16 9 4 2 47 9 René Rast Will Stevens Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 14 Ret 3 2 10 3 5 18 39 10 Robin Frijns Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 22 6 12 11 7 1 3 33 11 Philipp Eng Alexander Sims Rowe Racing 2 3 Ret 16 7 9 21 13 8 24 23 12 Franck Perera Marlon Stöckinger ISR 31 35 2 5 4 25 27 24 26 17 21 13 Norbert Siedler Rinaldi Racing 6 6 14 Ret 11 5 23 22 19 14 Marco Seefried Rinaldi Racing 6 6 14 Ret 11 5 19 15 Mike Parisy Saintéloc Racing 11 Ret 11 6 31 17 6 6 Ret DNS 17 16 Christopher Haase Saintéloc Racing 11 Ret 11 6 31 17 6 6 17 17 Mirko Bortolotti Nicolas Pohler GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret 12 7 24 Ret Ret 8 14 2 5 16 18 Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 22 6 12 5 34 11 7 Ret 14 12 19 Filip Salaquarda Frank Stippler ISR 8 5 17 20 Ret 20 7 21 21 12 10 20 Nicolaj Møller Madsen Phoenix Racing 19 15 19 Ret 20 15 9 Ret 7 6 8 21 Alessio Picariello Phoenix Racing 9 Ret 7 6 8 22 Michele Beretta Luca Stolz GRT Grasser Racing Team 16 23 23 10 15 13 22 20 12 7 7 23 Jazeman Jaafar Clemens Schmid HTP Motorsport DNS 19 4 19 14 23 19 12 20 9 5 24 Vincent Abril Steven Kane Bentley Team M-Sport 20 17 12 8 23 Ret 14 10 WD WD 5 25 Stef Dusseldorp Rowe Racing 10 29 22 Ret 9 8 18 15 18 15 4 26 Maxime Martin Boutsen Ginion 25 25 4 Rowe Racing 9 8 27 Nico Müller Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 34 Ret 14 2 28 Raffaele Giammaria Ezequiel Pérez Companc AF Corse 12 9 26 30 33 16 2 29 Romain Monti Edward Sandström Saintéloc Racing 26 16 27 14 19 12 Ret 16 11 10 1 30 Daniel Zampieri Attempto Racing 18 10 25 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 17 19 1 31 Patric Niederhauser Attempto Racing 18 10 25 Ret 12 19 Ret DNS 1 Alex Buncombe Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 17 14 21 18 16 14 20 18 9 11 0 Mitsunori Takaboshi Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 17 14 21 18 16 14 9 11 0 Nick Catsburg Rowe Racing 10 29 18 15 18 15 0 Stuart Leonard Michael Meadows Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 18 15 Ret 28 18 12 11 14 20 0 Rodrigo Baptista Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 33 21 20 Ret 13 11 15 28 15 32 0 Sérgio Jimenez Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 20 Ret 13 11 15 28 15 32 0 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing 15 27 13 11 21 22 WD WD Ret 16 0 Štefan Rosina GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret Ret 16 17 17 24 13 Ret 0 Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing 21 20 24 13 22 21 24 Ret 17 19 0 Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing 23 13 30 21 18 26 26 29 30 25 0 Jeroen Mul Attempto Racing 21 20 24 13 22 21 24 Ret 0 Marco Mapelli Attempto Racing 28 28 0 GRT Grasser Racing Team 13 Ret Markus Pommer Phoenix Racing 19 15 19 Ret 20 15 0 Jeroen Bleekemolen GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret Ret 16 17 0 Davide Valsecchi Attempto Racing 22 DNS 28 28 0 GRT Grasser Racing Team 17 24 Lucas Ordóñez Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 20 18 0 Martin Plowman Garage 59 Ret 26 32 25 Ret Ret 23 Ret 19 21 0 Andrew Watson Garage 59 19 21 0 Ricardo Sánchez Sean Walkinshaw Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 24 28 31 22 25 29 25 19 24 23 0 Filipe Albuquerque Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 33 21 0 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Morgan Moullin-Traffort AKKA ASP 27 24 29 23 26 27 32 23 22 26 0 Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing 23 22 0 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret AKKA ASP 34 27 30 30 28 22 27 28 0 Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing 22 Ret 0 Jack Falla Attempto Racing 22 DNS 0 Côme Ledogar Garage 59 32 25 Ret Ret 23 Ret 0 Matias Henkola Boutsen Ginion 25 25 0 Christopher Brück Alexander Mattschull Rinaldi Racing 25 27 0 Stephen Earle David Perel Kessel Racing 31 25 0 Steve Parrow Black Pearl Racing 28 34 33 26 32 33 30 27 29 30 0 Claudio Sdanewitsch AF Corse 30 30 36 29 29 28 29 26 28 29 0 Rino Mastronardi AF Corse 29 26 0 Daniel Keilwitz Black Pearl Racing 33 26 0 Craig Dolby Garage 59 Ret 26 0 Christian Hook Black Pearl Racing 28 34 32 33 30 27 29 30 0 Stéphane Lémeret AF Corse 30 30 36 29 29 28 28 29 0 Sebastian Asch Didi Gonzales Team a-workx 29 31 35 31 EX 31 0 Laurent Jenny Cédric Leimer X-Bionic Racing Team 32 33 0 Marco Bonanomi Saintéloc Racing Ret DNS valign=middle rowspan=2 valign=middle rowspan=2 Driver valign=middle rowspan=2 Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR valign=middle rowspan=2 Points MIS BRH NÜR HUN CAT

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Pro-Am Cup

	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT		Points
					QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini	Kessel Racing	23	13	30	23	18	26	24	29	30	25	143
2	Jean-Luc Beaubelique Morgan Moullin-Traffort	AKKA ASP	27	24	29	23	26	27	32	23	22	26	119
3	Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret	AKKA ASP			34	27	30	30	28	22	27	28	78
4	Sebastian Asch Didi Gonzales	Team a-workx	29	31	35	31	EX	31					39
5	Rinat Salikhov Norbert Siedler	Rinaldi Racing									23	22	31
6	Matias Henkola Maxime Martin	Boutsen Ginion	25	25									21
7	Daniel Keilwitz Steve Parrow	Black Pearl Racing			33	26							19
8	Christopher Brück Alexander Mattschull	Rinaldi Racing									25	27	16
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Driver	valign=middle rowspan=2	Team			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT

Silver Cup

	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT		Points
					QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Michele Beretta Luca Stolz	GRT Grasser Racing Team	16	23	23	10	15	13	26	20	12	7	125
2	Nicolaj Møller Madsen	Phoenix Racing	19	15	19	Ret	20	15	9	Ret	7	6	104
3	Stuart Leonard Michael Meadows	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Ret^1	18	15	Ret	28	18	12	11	14	20	96
4	Ricardo Sánchez Sean Walkinshaw	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	24	28	31	22	25	29	23	19	24	23	79
5	Markus Pommer	Phoenix Racing	19	15	19	Ret	20	15					61
6	Jeroen Mul Max van Splunteren	Attempto Racing	21	20	24	13	22	21	21	Ret			60
7	Alessio Picariello	Phoenix Racing							9	Ret	7	6	43
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Driver	valign=middle rowspan=2	Team			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT

Notes:

• ¹ – Stuart Leonard and Michael Meadows received points toward the Silver Cup championship, despite the fact that they were not classified.

Am Cup

	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT		Points
					QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Claudio Sdanewitsch	AF Corse	30	30	36	29	29	28	29	26	28	29	161
2	Stéphane Lémeret	AF Corse	30	30	36	29	29	28			28	29	134
3	Christian Hook Steve Parrow	Black Pearl Racing	28	34			32	33	30	27	29	30	92
4	Stephen Earle David Perel	Kessel Racing							31	25			29
5	Rino Mastronardi	AF Corse							29	26			27
6	Laurent Jenny Cédric Leimer	X-Bionic Racing Team	32	33									22
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Driver	valign=middle rowspan=2	Team			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT

Teams' championships

Overall

	Team	Manufacturer	MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT		Points
					QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Team WRT	Audi	13	8	3	1	1	4	1	2	1	3	104
2	(AMG - Team) HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	5	2	1	2	8	3	4	1	6	8	97
3	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	3	1	5	12	3	2	3	3	5	4	89
4	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-Benz	7	24	9	9	26	10	2	4	3	1	61
5	Garage 59	McLaren	9	4	8	4	2	1	17	17	16	13	59
6	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley	1	11	10	3	6	32	14	9	4	2	55
7	Rowe Racing	BMW	2	3	22	16	7	8	18	13	8	15	36
8	ISR	Audi	8	5	2	5	4	20	7	21	21	12	33
9	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	16	12	7	10	15	13	8	14	2	5	28
10	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	11	16	11	6	19	12	6	6	11	10	28
11	Rinaldi Racing/Black Pearl Racing	Ferrari	6	6	14	26	11	5	30	27	23	22	20
12	Phoenix Racing	Audi	15	15	13	11	20	15	9	Ret	7	6	10
13	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	Nissan	17	14	21	18	16	14	20	18	9	11	4
14	AF Corse	Ferrari	12	9	26	29	29	16	29	26	28	29	4
15	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini	18	10	24	13	12	19	24	Ret	17	19	2
	Kessel Racing	Ferrari	23	13	30	21	18	26	26	25	30	25	0
	Boutsen Ginion	BMW	25	25									0
	Team a-workx	Porsche	29	31	35	31	EX	31					0
	X-Bionic Racing Team	Lamborghini	32	33									0
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	Manufacturer			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT

Pro-Am Cup

	Team	Manufacturer	MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT		Points
					QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Kessel Racing	Ferrari	23	13	30	23	18	26	24	29	30	25	148
2	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-Benz	27	24	29	23	26	27	28	22	22	26	128
3	Rinaldi Racing/Black Pearl Racing	Ferrari			33	26					23	22	50
4	Team a-workx	Porsche	29	31	35	31	EX	31					45
5	Boutsen Ginion	BMW	25	25									21
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	Manufacturer			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT

Am Cup

	Team	Manufacturer	MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT		Points
					QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	AF Corse	Ferrari	30	30	36	29	29	28	29	26	28	29	161
2	Black Pearl Racing	Ferrari	28	34			32	33	30	27	29	30	92
3	Kessel Racing	Ferrari							31	25			29
4	X-Bionic Racing Team	Lamborghini	32	33									22
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	Manufacturer			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
MIS		BRH		NÜR		HUN		CAT

See also

• 2016 Blancpain GT Series
• 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

Notes and References

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6. Web site: 2016 Blancpain GT Series season finale promises to be unpredictable. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003073129/http://www.motorsport.com/bss/news/2016-blancpain-gt-series-season-finale-promises-to-be-unpredictable-829433/?s=1&q=frijns. dead. October 3, 2016. motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. September 30, 2016. September 23, 2016.
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12. Web site: Davide Valsecchi will replace me at the Ring. twitter.com. Jeroen Bleekemolen. July 1, 2016. July 1, 2016.
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22. Web site: Watkins. Gary. Four factory McLaren drivers to race for Garage 59 in Blancpain GT. autosport.com. Autosport. April 5, 2016. March 8, 2016.
23. Web site: Craig Dolby and Martin Plowman join Garage 59 in Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. April 5, 2016. April 5, 2016.
24. Web site: Ledogar In For Dolby At Brands Hatch. dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. May 6, 2016. May 5, 2016.
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28. Web site: Attempto Racing to field two Huracán GT3s in the Blancpain GT Series. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. April 5, 2016. February 25, 2016.
29. Web site: HTP Motorsport bevestigt Sprint line-ups. autosport.be. SLD VZW Autosport.be. April 5, 2016. March 31, 2016.
30. Web site: Rolland. Emmanuel. Tristan Vautier rejoint AKKA-ASP et Mercedes. fr.motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. April 5, 2016. February 27, 2016.
31. Web site: Philipp Eng, Alexander Sims, Stef Dusseldorp and Nick Catsburg to run the teams BMW M6 GT3 cars. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413234927/http://rowe-mineraloel.com/en/2016/03/rowe-racing-at-the-official-blancpain-gt-series-test-in-le-castellet/. dead. April 13, 2016. rowe-mineraloel.com. Rowe Racing. April 5, 2016. Worms. March 8, 2016.
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