2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup explained

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.^[1]

Event	Race	Circuit	Date
1	3 Hours of Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	23 April	Report
2	3 Hours of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain	14 May	Report
3	1000 km Paul Ricard	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	24 June	Report
4	Total 24 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	29–30 July	Report
5	3 Hours of Barcelona	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	1 October	Report

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Good Smile Racing with Team UKYO^[2] Mercedes-AMG GT3 00 Tatsuya Kataoka P 4 Kamui Kobayashi Nobuteru Taniguchi Audi Sport Team WRT^[3] Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Team WRT Audi R8 LMS 1 Antonio García^[4] P 3–4 Nico Müller René Rast 2 Nathanaël Berthon^[5] P 1–2, 5 Stéphane Richelmi Benoît Tréluyer Christopher Mies 3–4 Frédéric Vervisch Pieter Schothorst^[6] 3 Connor De Phillippi 4 3 Josh Caygill P 1–2 Jonathan Venter Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof 1–2 Josh Caygill PA 3–5 Jonathan Venter Hugo de Sadeleer 3 Richard Lyons^[7] 4 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof^[8] Clément Mateu^[9] 5 5 Marcel Fässler P All Dries Vanthoor Will Stevens 1–3, 5 André Lotterer^[10] 4 6 Nathanaël Berthon P 3–4 Stéphane Richelmi Benoît Tréluyer 17 Jake Dennis P All Stuart Leonard Markus Winkelhock^[11] 1 Jamie Green^[12] 2, 4 Robin Frijns 3, 5 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon^[13] Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 4 Yelmer Buurman P All Adam Christodoulou Luca Stolz 15 Dore Chaponick Jr. PA All Scott Heckert Brett Sandberg Jeroen Bleekemolen 4 16 Oliver Morley PA All Miguel Toril Manuel Metzger 1–2 Matt Griffin 3 Marvin Kirchhöfer 4–5 Maximilian Götz 4 18 Maro Engel P 3 Hubert Haupt Gabriele Piana Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal PA 4 Hubert Haupt Gabriele Piana Renger van der Zande Bentley Team M-Sport^[14] Bentley Continental GT3 7 Oliver Jarvis P All Steven Kane Guy Smith 8 Vincent Abril P All Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Bentley Team ABT^[15] Bentley Continental GT3 9 Christer Jöns P 4 Jordan Pepper Nico Verdonck Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 11 Michał Broniszewski PA All Matteo Cressoni 1–4 Andrea Rizzoli Giacomo Piccini 4–5 888 Jacques Duyver Am All David Perel Marco Zanuttini Niki Cadei 4 Ombra Racing^[16] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 12 Michele Beretta^[17] P All Stefano Gattuso Andrea Piccini Emil Frey Jaguar Racing^[18] Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar 14 Stéphane Ortelli P All Albert Costa 1–4 Lorenz Frey Alex Fontana^[19] 5 Norbert Siedler 114 Jonathan Hirschi P All Christian Klien Marco Seefried GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 19 Ezequiel Pérez Companc P All Raffaele Giammaria 1–4 Norbert Siedler 1–3 Rolf Ineichen 4 Frédéric Vervisch^[20] 5 Renger van der Zande 63 Mirko Bortolotti P All Andrea Caldarelli Christian Engelhart 82 Tom Dillmann^[21] P 5 Giorgio Roda Paolo Ruberti Motul Team RJN Motorsport^[22] Motul Team RJN Nissan Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 22 Struan Moore^[23] P All Matt Parry Matt Simmons 23 Alex Buncombe P All Katsumasa Chiyo Lucas Ordóñez Reiter Young Stars^[24] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 24 Tomáš Enge P 3, 5 Marko Helistekangas Caitlin Wood Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS 25 Christopher Haase P 3–4 Markus Winkelhock Peter Terting 3 Jules Gounon 4 26 Christian Kelders PA 1–3 Marc Rostan Christopher Haase^[25] 1–2 Grégory Guilvert 3 Frédéric Bouvy^[26] Am 4 Christian Kelders Marc Rostan Simon Gachet P 5 Christopher Haase Romain Monti Orange 1 Team Lazarus Lamborghini Huracán GT3 27 Fabrizio Crestani P All Nicolas Pohler Gustavo Yacamán 1–2 Luca Filippi 3–4 Artur Janosz 5 Team Zakspeed^[27] Mercedes-AMG GT3 31 Rui Águas PA 1–2 José Manuel Balbiani Kriton Lendoudis 32 Kevin Ceccon P 1 Luca Ludwig Immanuel Vinke Am 2 Beniamino Caccia Jörg Viebahn Walkenhorst Motorsport 35 Mikkel Jensen^[28] P 1–3, 5 Nico Menzel Jaap van Lagen 1 Christian Krognes 2–3, 5 Matias Henkola PA 4 Christian Krognes Nico Menzel Markus Palttala 36 Henry Walkenhorst Am 2–5 David Schiwietz 2–4 Matias Henkola 2, 5 Stef Van Campenhout 3–4 Ralf Oeverhaus 4 Ace Robey 5 BBT Spirit of Race^[29] AF Corse Kaspersky Motorsport^[30] SMP Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 37 Anthony Liu PA 3 Davide Rizzo Toni Vilander 50 Pasin Lathouras P All Alessandro Pier Guidi Michele Rugolo 51 Olivier Beretta PA All Lorenzo Bontempelli Motoaki Ishikawa Francesco Castellacci 4 52 Duncan Cameron PA 4 Matt Griffin Riccardo Ragazzi Aaron Scott 53 Niek Hommerson PA All Louis Machiels Andrea Bertolini 1, 3–5 Rory Butcher^[31] 2, 4 55 James Calado^[32] P All Marco Cioci Giancarlo Fisichella 72 Miguel Molina^[33] P All Davide Rigon Viktor Shaytar 961 Alex Demirdjian Am 1 Abbie Eaton Davide Rizzo Alex Demirdjian PA 4 Nicolas Minassian Davide Rizzo Toni Vilander Strakka Motorsport^[34] Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 42 Nick Leventis^[35] PA 1, 3–5 Lewis Williamson Craig Fleming 1, 3–4 Oliver Webb 4 David Fumanelli 5 Álvaro Parente^[36] P 2 Oliver Webb Lewis Williamson 43 Jonny Kane P 3–5 Sam Tordoff David Fumanelli 3–4 Ben Barnicoat 5 44 David Fumanelli P 1–2 Jonny Kane Sam Tordoff 58 Ben Barnicoat P 1–4 Rob Bell Côme Ledogar 59 Jazeman Jaafar P All Andrew Watson Dean Stoneman 1–3 Pieter Schothorst^[37] 4 Steijn Schothorst^[38] 5 MANN-FILTER Team HTP Motorsport^[39] Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport^[40] HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 48 Patrick Assenheimer P All Indy Dontje Kenneth Heyer 84 Maximilian Buhk P All Jimmy Eriksson Franck Perera 85 Dominik Baumann P All Edward Sandström Fabian Schiller 86 Damien Faulkner PA 1–2 Mike Skeen Gian Maria Gabbiani 1 Hunter Abbott 2 Raton Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 60 Andrea Amici PA 1–3 Stefano Costantini Dennis Lind Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 66 Marco Mapelli P 1–3 Giovanni Venturini Luca Filippi^[41] 1 Bertrand Baguette 2–3 Mikaël Grenier 4 Jaap van Lagen Max van Splunteren Manel Cerqueda Diez PA 5 Max van Splunteren Isaac Tutumlu 67 Giorgio Maggi PA 1–3 Clément Mateu Max van Splunteren Sarah Bovy Am 4 Jürgen Krebs Giorgio Maggi Clément Mateu ISR Audi Sport Team ISR Audi R8 LMS 75 Filip Salaquarda P All Clemens Schmid 1–4 Frank Stippler 1–2, 5 Filipe Albuquerque^[42] 3–4 Kevin Ceccon 5 76 Kelvin van der Linde P 3–4 Frank Stippler Jamie Green 3 Pierre Kaffer 4 Barwell Motorsport^[43] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 77 Martin Kodrić PA All Patrick Kujala Adrian Amstutz 1–4 Oliver Gavin 4 Hunter Abbott^[44] 5 78 Richard Abra PA All Leo Machitski Miguel Ramos 1–4 Phil Keen 4 Jeroen Bleekemolen 5 AKKA ASP^[45] Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique PA 1–3, 5 Jules Gounon Nico Bastian 1–3 Mauro Ricci 5 88 Daniel Juncadella P All Félix Serrallés Tristan Vautier 1–2, 4–5 Renger van der Zande 3 89 Ludovic Badey PA All Daniele Perfetti Alex Fontana 1–4 Nico Bastian 4–5 90 Raffaele Marciello P All Michael Meadows Edoardo Mortara Oman Racing Team with TF Sport^[46] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 97 Jonathan Adam PA All Ahmad Al Harthy Salih Yoluç 3–5 Euan Hankey 4 Rowe Racing^[47] BMW M6 GT3 98 Bruno Spengler^[48] P 2–5 Markus Palttala 2–3, 5 Jesse Krohn 2 Tom Blomqvist 3–5 Nick Catsburg 4 99 Philipp Eng P 2–5 Maxime Martin Alexander Sims KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R 117 Michael Christensen P 4 Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Garage 59^[49] McLaren 650S GT3 188 Chris Goodwin Am 2, 4 Chris Harris Alexander West Bradley Ellis 4 Rinaldi Racing^[50] Ferrari 488 GT3 333 Alexander Mattschull PA All Rinat Salikhov Daniel Keilwitz 1–2, 5 Matteo Malucelli 3–4 Norbert Siedler 4 488 Pierre Ehret Am All Rino Mastronardi Rory Penttinen 3 Patrick Van Glabeke 4 Gabriele Lancieri Team HB Racing^[51] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 777 Bernard Delhez Am All Gilles Vannelet 1–4 Mike Stursberg 2–4 Christopher Zanella 4 Edward Lewis Brauner 5 Marc Rostan Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 911 Jürgen Häring PA All Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer Marc Lieb 4 912 Daniel Allemann^[52] PA 4 Ralf Bohn Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller Group N entries are ineligible to score points RMS Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 56 Howard Blank N 4 Yannick Mallegol Frank Mechaly Fabrice Notari SpeedLover Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 991 Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau N 4 Grégory Paisse Pierre-Yves Paque Louis-Philippe Soenen

Icon Class P Pro Cup PA Pro-Am Cup Am Am Cup N Group N

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Event	Circuit	Pole position	Pro Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Am 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
		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
		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
		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
		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
		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 systemChampionship 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
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1

1000 km Paul Ricard points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	33	24	19	15	12	9	6	4	2	1	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	Pole
Points after 6hrs/12hrs	12	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	1
Points at the finish	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Driver Team MNZ SIL LEC SPA CAT Points 1 Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli Christian Engelhart GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 1 13 2 1 Ret 3 86 2 Vincent Abril Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Bentley Team M-Sport 6 5 1 5 5 2 Ret 79 3 Maximilian Buhk Jimmy Eriksson Franck Perera Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 3 2 40 3 52 Ret 4 52 4 Miguel Molina Davide Rigon Viktor Shaytar SMP Racing 5 4 2 51 36 24 Ret 46 5 Raffaele Marciello Michael Meadows Edoardo Mortara AKKA ASP Ret 3 10 11 4 3 7 43 6 Daniel Juncadella Félix Serrallés AKKA ASP 30 11 4 1 41 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP 10 46 Ret 7 James Calado Marco Cioci Giancarlo Fisichella Kaspersky Motorsport 4 23 Ret 1 3 Ret 18 32 8 Markus Winkelhock Team WRT 12 30 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 9 7 13 1 9 Christopher Haase Saintéloc Racing Ret 36 17 30 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 9 7 13 1 10 Antonio García Nico Müller René Rast Audi Sport Team WRT 3 12 8 6 29 11 Jules Gounon AKKA ASP 17 22 15 36 28 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 7 13 1 12 Jake Dennis Stuart Leonard Team WRT 12 13 6 62 62 Ret 2 28 13 Robin Frijns Team WRT 6 2 28 14 Pasin Lathouras Alessandro Pier Guidi Michele Rugolo Spirit of Race 2 6 23 63 63 Ret 15 27 15 Dominik Baumann Edward Sandström Fabian Schiller HTP Motorsport Ret 37 Ret 6 2 7 6 27 16 Tristan Vautier AKKA ASP 30 11 1 26 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP 10 46 Ret 17 Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team WRT 8 4 10 5 20 GRT Grasser Racing Team 31 18 Christopher Mies Audi Sport Team WRT 8 4 10 5 20 19 Yelmer Buurman Adam Christodoulou Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon 10 Ret 33 5 19 Black Falcon 13 7 8 20 Connor De Phillippi Audi Sport Team WRT 4 10 5 16 21 Renger van der Zande AKKA ASP 4 15 Black Falcon 19 45 Ret GRT Grasser Racing Team 31 22 Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard 20 11 4 12 23 Alex Buncombe Katsumasa Chiyo Lucas Ordóñez Motul Team RJN Nissan Ret 16 5 17 16 13 13 12 24 Filip Salaquarda ISR 29 Ret 7 59 59 Ret 8 10 25 Frank Stippler ISR 29 Ret 8 9 Audi Sport Team ISR 29 8 9 9 26 Jonathan Adam Ahmad Al Harthy Oman Racing Team with TF Sport 7 21 14 9 14 15 26 7 27 Philipp Eng Maxime Martin Alexander Sims Rowe Racing 7 Ret 44 27 33 12 6 28 Clemens Schmid ISR 29 Ret 7 59 59 Ret 6 29 Filipe Albuquerque ISR 7 59 59 Ret 6 30 Bruno Spengler Rowe Racing 41 Ret 15 6 10 Ret 5 31 Tom Blomqvist Rowe Racing Ret 15 6 10 Ret 5 32 Nick Catsburg Rowe Racing 15 6 10 5 33 Kelvin van der Linde Audi Sport Team ISR 29 8 9 9 5 34 Pierre Kaffer Audi Sport Team ISR 8 9 9 5 35 Michał Broniszewski Kessel Racing 8 44 32 22 17 Ret 28 4 36 Matteo Cressoni Andrea Rizzoli Kessel Racing 8 44 32 22 17 Ret 4 37 Lewis Williamson Strakka Racing Ret 38 28 48 Ret 22 4 Strakka Motorsport 8 38 Oliver Webb Strakka Motorsport 8 4 Strakka Racing 28 48 Ret 39 Kevin Ceccon Team Zakspeed 32 4 ISR 8 40 Pieter Schothorst Audi Sport Team WRT 8 4 Strakka Racing 58 58 Ret 41 Álvaro Parente Strakka Motorsport 8 4 42 Oliver Jarvis Steven Kane Guy Smith Bentley Team M-Sport DSQ 9 35 18 21 14 19 2 43 Ben Barnicoat Strakka Racing 9 34 Ret 60 60 Ret 14 2 44 Rob Bell Côme Ledogar Strakka Racing 9 34 Ret 60 60 Ret 2 45 Nathanaël Berthon Stéphane Richelmi Benoît Tréluyer Belgian Audi Club Team WRT DNS Ret Ret 9 2 Team WRT 55 57 Ret 46 Peter Terting Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 9 2 47 Salih Yoluç Oman Racing Team with TF Sport 14 9 14 15 26 1 48 Euan Hankey Oman Racing Team with TF Sport 9 14 15 1 49 Stéphane Ortelli Emil FreyJaguar Racing 31 10 39 46 55 Ret 11 1 50 Jonathan Hirschi Christian Klien Marco Seefried Emil Frey Jaguar Racing Ret 12 34 61 61 Ret 10 1 51 Albert Costa Lorenz Frey Emil Frey Jaguar Racing 31 10 39 46 55 Ret 1 Struan Moore Matt Parry Matt Simmons Motul Team RJN Motorsport 13 24 11 48 32 30 Ret 0 Jonny Kane Sam Tordoff Strakka Racing 11 Ret 16 38 44 Ret 14 0 David Fumanelli Strakka Racing 11 Ret 16 38 44 Ret 22 0 Norbert Siedler GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret 17 Ret 0 Rinaldi Racing 54 56 Ret Emil Frey Jaguar Racing 11 Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 Audi Sport Team WRT 31 19 11 André Lotterer Audi Sport Team WRT 31 19 11 0 Alex Fontana AKKA ASP Ret 32 Ret 56 50 Ret 0 Emil Frey Jaguar Racing 11 Oliver Morley Miguel Toril Black Falcon 19 Ret 20 14 12 12 30 0 Marvin Kirchhöfer Black Falcon 14 12 12 30 0 Maximilian Götz Black Falcon 14 12 12 0 Martin Kodrić Patrick Kujala Barwell Motorsport 23 20 12 42 30 Ret 16 0 Adrian Amstutz Barwell Motorsport 23 20 12 42 30 Ret 0 Jamie Green Team WRT 13 62 62 Ret 0 Audi Sport Team ISR 29 Patrick Assenheimer Indy Dontje Kenneth Heyer MANN-FILTER Team HTP Motorsport 14 Ret 18 47 51 Ret 40 0 Fabrizio Crestani Nicolas Pohler Orange 1 Team Lazarus 21 14 21 30 20 21 25 0 Gustavo Yacamán Orange 1 Team Lazarus 21 14 0 Michele Beretta Stefano Gattuso Andrea Piccini Ombra Racing 22 15 Ret 35 24 16 23 0 Nico Bastian AKKA ASP 17 22 15 56 50 Ret 21 0 Jean-Luc Beaubelique AKKA ASP 17 22 15 36 0 Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels Spirit of Race 15 33 17 23 38 Ret Ret 0 Andrea Bertolini Spirit of Race 15 17 23 38 Ret Ret 0 Davide Rizzo AF Corse 27 0 BBT Ret Spirit of Race 24 15 17 Alex Demirdjian AF Corse 27 0 Spirit of Race 24 15 17 Toni Vilander BBT Ret 0 Spirit of Race 24 15 17 Nicolas Minassian Spirit of Race 24 15 17 0 Christer Jöns Jordan Pepper Nico Verdonck Bentley Team ABT 16 18 Ret 0 Alexander Mattschull Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing 16 EX 19 54 56 Ret 20 0 Daniel Keilwitz Rinaldi Racing 16 EX 20 0 Hunter Abbott HTP Motorsport 25 0 Barwell Motorsport 16 Ezequiel Pérez Companc GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret 17 Ret 33 22 18 31 0 Raffaele Giammaria GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret 17 Ret 33 22 18 0 Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing 22 17 Ret 28 0 Simon Gachet Romain Monti Saintéloc Racing 17 0 Nico Menzel Walkenhorst Motorsport Ret 18 26 21 23 20 Ret 0 Christian Krognes Walkenhorst Motorsport 18 26 21 23 20 Ret 0 Rolf Ineichen GRT Grasser Racing Team 33 22 18 0 Damien Faulkner Mike Skeen HTP Motorsport 18 25 0 Mikkel Jensen Walkenhorst Motorsport Ret 18 26 Ret 0 Gian Maria Gabbiani HTP Motorsport 18 0 Olivier Beretta Lorenzo Bontempelli Motoaki Ishikawa AF Corse Ret 38 Ret 34 25 19 24 0 Francesco Castellacci AF Corse 34 25 19 0 Hubert Haupt Gabriele Piana Black Falcon Ret 19 45 Ret 0 Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal Black Falcon 19 45 Ret 0 Matteo Malucelli Rinaldi Racing 19 54 56 Ret 0 Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini Attempto Racing DNS 19 Ret 0 Manuel Metzger Black Falcon 19 Ret 0 Bertrand Baguette Attempto Racing 19 Ret 0 Luca Filippi Attempto Racing DNS 0 Orange 1 Team Lazarus 21 30 20 21 Markus Palttala Rowe Racing 41 Ret Ret 0 Walkenhorst Motorsport 21 23 20 Matias Henkola Walkenhorst Motorsport 42 21 23 20 DNS 0 Matt Griffin Black Falcon 20 0 AF Corse 26 29 23 Andrea Amici Stefano Costantini Dennis Lind Raton Racing 20 27 37 0 Ludovic Badey Daniele Perfetti AKKA ASP Ret 32 Ret 56 50 Ret 21 0 Jacques Duyver David Perel Marco Zanuttini Kessel Racing Ret 39 28 29 26 22 39 0 Niki Cadei Kessel Racing 29 26 22 0 Dore Chaponick Jr. Scott Heckert Brett Sandberg Black Falcon Ret 40 22 27 47 Ret 38 0 Nick Leventis Strakka Racing WD 38 28 48 Ret 22 0 Duncan Cameron Riccardo Ragazzi Aaron Scott AF Corse 26 29 23 0 Rory Butcher Spirit of Race 33 23 38 Ret 0 Josh Caygill Jonathan Venter Team WRT 24 31 25 25 42 Ret 34 0 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Team WRT 24 31 25 42 Ret 0 Richard Abra Leo Machitski Barwell Motorsport Ret 26 24 57 49 Ret 27 0 Miguel Ramos Barwell Motorsport Ret 26 24 57 49 Ret 0 Jürgen Häring Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer Herberth Motorsport 25 28 27 37 54 Ret 29 0 Pierre Ehret Rino Mastronardi Rinaldi Racing Ret 35 31 39 28 25 32 0 Patrick Van Glabeke Gabriele Lancieri Rinaldi Racing 39 28 25 0 Richard Lyons Team WRT 25 42 Ret 0 Hugo de Sadeleer Team WRT 25 0 Artur Janosz Orange 1 Team Lazarus 25 0 Clément Mateu Attempto Racing 26 30 Ret 45 35 31 0 Team WRT 34 Giorgio Maggi Attempto Racing 26 30 Ret 45 35 31 0 Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing 26 30 Ret 50 39 35 33 0 Henry Walkenhorst Walkenhorst Motorsport 42 30 41 33 26 DNS 0 David Schiwietz Walkenhorst Motorsport 42 30 41 33 26 0 Stef Van Campenhout Walkenhorst Motorsport 30 41 33 26 0 Ralf Oeverhaus Walkenhorst Motorsport 41 33 26 0 Jeroen Bleekemolen Black Falcon 27 47 Ret 0 Barwell Motorsport 27 Marc Rostan Saintéloc Racing Ret 36 Ret 40 31 27 0 Team HB Racing 37 Christian Kelders Saintéloc Racing Ret 36 Ret 40 31 27 0 Frédéric Bouvy Saintéloc Racing 40 31 27 0 Abbie Eaton AF Corse 27 0 Bernard Delhez Team HB Racing 28 43 Ret 43 34 28 37 0 Gilles Vannelet Team HB Racing 28 43 Ret 43 34 28 0 Mike Stursberg Team HB Racing 43 Ret 43 34 28 0 Christopher Zanella Team HB Racing 43 34 28 0 Craig Fleming Strakka Racing Ret 38 28 48 Ret 0 Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller Herberth Motorsport 36 37 29 0 Jazeman Jaafar Andrew Watson Strakka Racing Ret 29 36 58 58 Ret Ret 0 Dean Stoneman Strakka Racing Ret 29 36 0 Oliver Gavin Barwell Motorsport 42 30 Ret 0 Sarah Bovy Jürgen Krebs Attempto Racing 45 35 31 0 Rory Penttinen Rinaldi Racing 31 0 Chris Goodwin Chris Harris Alexander West Garage 59 Ret 52 41 32 0 Bradley Ellis Garage 59 52 41 32 0 Tatsuya Kataoka Kamui Kobayashi Nobuteru Taniguchi Good Smile Racing with Team UKYO 32 43 Ret 0 Immanuel Vinke Team Zakspeed 32 Ret 0 Luca Ludwig Team Zakspeed 32 0 Manel Cerqueda Diez Isaac Tutumlu Attempto Racing 33 0 Jaap van Lagen Walkenhorst Motorsport Ret 0 Attempto Racing 50 39 35 Mikaël Grenier Attempto Racing 50 39 35 0 Tomáš Enge Marko Helistekangas Caitlin Wood Reiter Young Stars Ret 35 0 Mauro Ricci AKKA ASP 36 0 Marc Lieb Herberth Motorsport 37 54 Ret 0 Edward Lewis Brauner Team HB Racing 37 0 Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing 41 0 Tom Dillmann Giorgio Roda Paolo Ruberti GRT Grasser Racing Team 41 0 Rui Águas José Manuel Balbiani Kriton Lendoudis Team Zakspeed Ret 45 0 Phil Keen Barwell Motorsport 57 49 Ret 0 Will Stevens Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret Ret Ret Ret Beniamino Caccia Jörg Viebahn Team Zakspeed Ret Maro Engel Black Falcon Ret Anthony Liu BBT Ret Grégory Guilvert Saintéloc Racing Ret Steijn Schothorst Strakka Racing Ret Ace Robey Walkenhorst Motorsport DNS Drivers ineligible to score points Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau Grégory Paisse Pierre-Yves Paque Louis-Philippe Soenen SpeedLover 49 40 34 Howard Blank Yannick Mallegol Frank Mechaly Fabrice Notari RMS 53 53 Ret valign=middle rowspan=2 valign=middle rowspan=2 Driver valign=middle rowspan=2 Team valign=middle rowspan=2 MNZ valign=middle rowspan=2 SIL valign=middle rowspan=2 LEC valign=middle rowspan=2 CAT valign=middle rowspan=2 Points SPA

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Pro-Am Cup

	Driver	Team	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA			CAT	Points
1	Jonathan Adam Ahmad Al Harthy	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	7	21	14	9	14	15	26	116
2	Martin Kodrić Patrick Kujala	Barwell Motorsport	23	20	12	42	30	Ret	16	87
3	Salih Yoluç	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport			14	9	14	15	26	72
4	Adrian Amstutz	Barwell Motorsport	23	20	12	42	30	Ret		62
5	Oliver Morley Miguel Toril	Black Falcon	19	Ret	20	14	12	12	30	62
6	Nico Bastian	AKKA ASP	17	22	15	56	50	Ret	21	60
7	Marvin Kirchhöfer	Black Falcon				14	12	12	30	47
8	Maximilian Götz	Black Falcon				14	12	12		46
9	Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	17	22	15				36	46
10	Alexander Mattschull Rinat Salikhov	Rinaldi Racing	16	EX	19	54	56	Ret	20	42
11	Euan Hankey	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport				9	14	15		40
12	Hunter Abbott	HTP Motorsport		25						37
	Barwell Motorsport							16
13	Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels	Spirit of Race	15	33	17	23	38	Ret	Ret	35
14	Michał Broniszewski	Kessel Racing	8	44	32	22	17	Ret	28	34
15	Andrea Bertolini	Spirit of Race	15		17	23	38	Ret	Ret	34
16	Daniel Keilwitz	Rinaldi Racing	16	EX					20	30
17	Matteo Cressoni Andrea Rizzoli	Kessel Racing	8	44	32	22	17	Ret		30
18	Olivier Beretta Lorenzo Bontempelli Motoaki Ishikawa	AF Corse	Ret	38	Ret	34	25	19	24	26
19	Davide Rizzo Toni Vilander	BBT			Ret					25
	Spirit of Race				24	15	17
20	Alex Demirdjian Nicolas Minassian	Spirit of Race				24	15	17		25
21	Matias Henkola Christian Krognes Nico Menzel Markus Palttala	Walkenhorst Motorsport				21	23	20		21
22	Matt Griffin	Black Falcon			20					21
	AF Corse				26	29	23
23	Damien Faulkner Mike Skeen	HTP Motorsport	18	25						20
24	Richard Abra Leo Machitski	Barwell Motorsport	Ret	26	24	57	49	Ret	27	20
25	Ludovic Badey Daniele Perfetti	AKKA ASP	Ret	32	Ret	56	50	Ret	21	17
26	Francesco Castellacci	AF Corse				34	25	19		16
27	Giacomo Piccini	Kessel Racing				22	17	Ret	28	15
28	Miguel Ramos	Barwell Motorsport	Ret	26	24	57	49	Ret		14
29	Lewis Williamson	Strakka Racing	Ret		38	28	48	Ret	22	12
30	Nick Leventis	Strakka Racing	WD		38	28	48	Ret	22	12
31	Matteo Malucelli	Rinaldi Racing			19	54	56	Ret		12
32	David Fumanelli	Strakka Racing							22	12
33	Andrea Amici Stefano Costantini Dennis Lind	Raton Racing	20	27	37					12
34	Duncan Cameron Riccardo Ragazzi Aaron Scott	AF Corse				26	29	23		12
35	Jürgen Häring Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer	Herberth Motorsport	25	28	27	37	54	Ret	29	10
36	Gian Maria Gabbiani	HTP Motorsport	18							8
37	Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal Hubert Haupt Gabriele Piana Renger van der Zande	Black Falcon				19	45	Ret		7
38	Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller	Herberth Motorsport				36	37	29		7
39	Dore Chaponick Jr. Scott Heckert Brett Sandberg	Black Falcon	Ret	40	22	27	47	Ret	38	6
40	Jeroen Bleekemolen	Black Falcon				27	47	Ret		6
	Barwell Motorsport							27
41	Manuel Metzger	Black Falcon	19	Ret						6
42	Rory Butcher	Spirit of Race		33		23	38	Ret		5
43	Max van Splunteren	Attempto Racing	26	30	Ret				33	4
44	Clément Mateu	Attempto Racing	26	30	Ret					4
	Team WRT							34
45	Giorgio Maggi	Attempto Racing	26	30	Ret					4
46	Josh Caygill Jonathan Venter	Team WRT			25	25	42	Ret	34	4
47	Alex Fontana	AKKA ASP	Ret	32	Ret	56	50	Ret		2
48	Richard Lyons Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof	Team WRT				25	42	Ret		2
49	Oliver Gavin	Barwell Motorsport				42	30	Ret		2
50	Hugo de Sadeleer	Team WRT			25					2
51	Mauro Ricci	AKKA ASP							36	1
	Manel Cerqueda Diez Isaac Tutumlu	Attempto Racing							33	0
	Craig Fleming	Strakka Racing	Ret		38	28	48	Ret		0
	Oliver Webb	Strakka Racing				28	48	Ret		0
	Christian Kelders Marc Rostan	Saintéloc Racing	Ret	36	Ret					0
	Christopher Haase	Saintéloc Racing	Ret	36						0
	Marc Lieb	Herberth Motorsport				37	54	Ret		0
	Rui Águas José Manuel Balbiani Kriton Lendoudis	Team Zakspeed	Ret	45						0
	Phil Keen	Barwell Motorsport				57	49	Ret		0
	Norbert Siedler	Rinaldi Racing				54	56	Ret		0
	Anthony Liu	BBT			Ret
	Grégory Guilvert	Saintéloc Racing			Ret
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Driver	valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	MNZ	valign=middle rowspan=2	SIL	valign=middle rowspan=2	LEC				valign=middle rowspan=2	CAT	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
SPA

Am Cup

	Driver	Team	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA			CAT	Points
1	Jacques Duyver David Perel Marco Zanuttini	Kessel Racing	Ret	39	28	29	26	22	39	118
2	Pierre Ehret Rino Mastronardi	Rinaldi Racing	Ret	35	31	39	28	25	32	107
3	Bernard Delhez	Team HB Racing	28	43	Ret	43	34	28	37	68
4	Henry Walkenhorst	Walkenhorst Motorsport		42	30	41	33	26	DNS	66
5	David Schiwietz	Walkenhorst Motorsport		42	30	41	33	26		66
6	Stef Van Campenhout	Walkenhorst Motorsport			30	41	33	26		51
7	Niki Cadei	Kessel Racing				29	26	22		50
8	Gilles Vannelet	Team HB Racing	28	43	Ret	43	34	28		50
9	Marc Rostan	Saintéloc Racing				40	31	27		44
	Team HB Racing							37
10	Patrick Van Glabeke Gabriele Lancieri	Rinaldi Racing				39	28	25		36
11	Mike Stursberg	Team HB Racing		43	Ret	43	34	28		32
12	Ralf Oeverhaus	Walkenhorst Motorsport				41	33	26		27
13	Frédéric Bouvy Christian Kelders	Saintéloc Racing				40	31	27		26
14	Alex Demirdjian Abbie Eaton Davide Rizzo	AF Corse	27							25
15	Rory Penttinen	Rinaldi Racing			31					20
16	Christopher Zanella	Team HB Racing				43	34	28		20
17	Edward Lewis Brauner	Team HB Racing							37	18
18	Sarah Bovy Jürgen Krebs Giorgio Maggi Clément Mateu	Attempto Racing				45	35	31		16
19	Matias Henkola	Walkenhorst Motorsport		42					DNS	15
20	Chris Goodwin Chris Harris Alexander West	Garage 59		Ret		52	41	32		12
21	Bradley Ellis	Garage 59				52	41	32		12
	Beniamino Caccia Jörg Viebahn Immanuel Vinke	Team Zakspeed		Ret
	Ace Robey	Walkenhorst Motorsport							DNS
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Driver	valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	MNZ	valign=middle rowspan=2	SIL	valign=middle rowspan=2	LEC				valign=middle rowspan=2	CAT	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
SPA

Teams' championships

Overall

	Team	Manufacturer	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA			CAT	Points
1	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley	6	5	1	5	5	2	19	88
2	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	1	1	13	2	1	Ret	3	87
3	(Mercedes-AMG Team) AKKA ASP	Mercedes-Benz	17	3	4	10	4	3	1	83
4	(MANN-FILTER/Mercedes-AMG Team) HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	3	2	18	3	2	7	4	73
5	SMP Racing	Ferrari	5	4	2	51	36	24	Ret	48
6	Audi Sport/Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	Ret	Ret	3	4	8	5	9	48
7	AF Corse/Kaspersky Motorsport	Ferrari	2	6	23	1	3	19	15	48
8	Team WRT	Audi	12	13	6	25	42	Ret	2	30
9	(Mercedes-AMG Team) Black Falcon	Mercedes-Benz	10	40	20	13	7	8	5	28
10	Rowe Racing	BMW		7	Ret	15	6	10	12	21
11	Motul Team RJN Motorsport/Nissan	Nissan	13	16	5	17	16	13	13	19
12	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	Aston Martin	7	21	14	9	14	15	26	17
13	ISR	Audi	29	Ret	7	59	59	Ret	8	14
14	Strakka Motorsport/Racing	McLaren	9	8	16	28	44	Ret	14	8
15	Kessel Racing	Ferrari	8	39	28	22	17	22	28	6
16	Emil Frey Jaguar Racing	Jaguar	31	10	34	46	55	Ret	10	6
17	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	Ret	36	9	40	31	27	17	4
18	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini	23	20	12	42	30	Ret	16	2
19	Ombra Racing	Lamborghini	22	15	Ret	35	24	16	23	2
	Orange 1 Team Lazarus	Lamborghini	21	14	21	30	20	21	25	0
	Spirit of Race	Ferrari	15	33	17	23	15	17	Ret	0
	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	16	35	19	39	28	25	20	0
	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW	Ret	18	26	21	23	20	Ret	0
	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini	26	19	Ret	45	35	31	33	0
	Raton Racing	Lamborghini	20	27	37					0
	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche	25	28	27	36	37	29	29	0
	Team HB Racing	Lamborghini	28	43	Ret	43	34	28	37	0
	Garage 59	McLaren		Ret		52	41	32		0
	Good Smile Racing with Team UKYO	Mercedes-Benz				32	43	Ret		0
	Team Zakspeed	Mercedes-Benz	32	45						0
	Reiter Young Stars	Lamborghini			Ret				35	0
	BBT	Ferrari			Ret
Teams ineligible to score points
	Audi Sport Team Saintéloc	Audi				7	13	1
	KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard	Porsche				20	11	4
	Audi Sport Team ISR	Audi				8	9	9
	Bentley Team ABT	Bentley				16	18	Ret
	SpeedLover	Porsche				49	40	34
	RMS	Porsche				53	53	Ret
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	Manufacturer	valign=middle rowspan=2	MNZ	valign=middle rowspan=2	SIL	valign=middle rowspan=2	LEC				valign=middle rowspan=2	CAT	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
SPA

Pro-Am Cup

	Team	Manufacturer	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA			CAT	Points
1	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	Aston Martin	7	21	14	9	14	15	26	116
2	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini	23	20	12	42	30	Ret	16	88
3	Black Falcon	Mercedes-Benz	19	40	20	14	12	12	30	63
4	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-Benz	17	22	15	56	50	Ret	21	61
5	Spirit of Race	Ferrari	15	33	17	23	15	17	Ret	61
6	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	16	EX	19	54	56	Ret	20	42
7	Kessel Racing	Ferrari	8	44	32	22	17	Ret	28	39
8	AF Corse	Ferrari	Ret	38	Ret	26	25	19	24	30
9	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche	25	28	27	36	37	29	29	28
10	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW				21	23	20		22
11	HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	18	25						20
12	Raton Racing	Lamborghini	20	27	37					15
13	Strakka Racing	McLaren	Ret		38	28	48	Ret	22	14
14	Team WRT	Audi			25	25	42	Ret	34	11
15	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini	26	30	Ret				33	7
16	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	Ret	36	Ret					2
	Team Zakspeed	Mercedes-Benz	Ret	45						0
	BBT	Ferrari			Ret
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	Manufacturer	valign=middle rowspan=2	MNZ	valign=middle rowspan=2	SIL	valign=middle rowspan=2	LEC				valign=middle rowspan=2	CAT	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
SPA

Am Cup

	Team	Manufacturer	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA			CAT	Points
1	Kessel Racing	Ferrari	Ret	39	28	29	26	22	39	118
2	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	Ret	35	31	39	28	25	32	107
3	Team HB Racing	Lamborghini	28	43	Ret	43	34	28	37	68
4	Walkenhorst Motorsport	BMW		42	30	41	33	26	DNS	66
5	Saintéloc Racing	Audi				40	31	27		26
6	AF Corse	Ferrari	27							25
7	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini				45	35	31		16
8	Garage 59	McLaren		Ret		52	41	32		12
	Team Zakspeed	Mercedes-Benz		Ret
valign=middle rowspan=2		valign=middle rowspan=2	Team	valign=middle rowspan=2	Manufacturer	valign=middle rowspan=2	MNZ	valign=middle rowspan=2	SIL	valign=middle rowspan=2	LEC				valign=middle rowspan=2	CAT	valign=middle rowspan=2	Points
SPA

See also

• 2017 Blancpain GT Series
• 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
• 2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia

Notes and References

1. News: 2017 Blancpain GT Series Calendar. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 30 August 2016. 29 July 2016.
2. News: Goodsmile Racing Enters 24H Spa With Kobayashi. Wouters. Vincent. 2 April 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 21 June 2017.
3. News: WRT Confirms Blancpain GT Entries. Wouters. Vincent. 27 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 27 February 2017.
4. News: WRT, Sainteloc, ISR to Run Factory-Backed Audis at 24H Spa. Kilshaw. Jake. 15 June 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 21 June 2017.
5. News: WRT Reveals Blancpain GT Driver Lineups. Wouters. Vincent. 9 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 9 March 2017.
6. News: Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Circuit Paul Ricard 1000kms Entry List. 20 June 2017. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 June 2017.
7. News: Spa 24 Entry Reduced To 64 Cars. 21 July 2017. dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 21 July 2017.
8. News: 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA Entry List. 4 July 2017. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 4 July 2017. 4 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004160136/http://vmail.vertouk.net/userfiles/sro//2017%20BPGT%20Endurance%20Spa%2024H%20Media%20Entry%20List%204July.pdf. dead.
9. News: Team WRT to Barcelona to chase the Blancpain GT Series Teams' title. 28 September 2017. motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 28 September 2017.
10. News: Lotterer to Make Audi Return with WRT at 24H Spa. Kilshaw. Jake. 24 July 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 24 July 2017.
11. News: Frijns Injured, Replaced by Winkelhock for Monza. Kilshaw. Jake. 20 April 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 20 April 2017.
12. News: Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Silverstone Entry List. 13 May 2017. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 17 May 2017.
13. News: 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Season Entry List. 13 March 2017. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 March 2017.
14. News: Jarvis Joins Bentley in GT3 Switch. Kilshaw. Jake. 10 January 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 26 January 2017.
15. News: Bentley Confirms Additional Car for 24H Spa. Kilshaw. Jake. 28 June 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 28 June 2017.
16. News: Ombra Racing enters Huracan in Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. 3 February 2017 . blancpain-gt-series.com. 3 February 2017.
17. News: Full Pro line-up for Ombra Racing in Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. 10 February 2017 . blancpain-gt-series.com. 10 February 2017.
18. News: Two Emil Frey Jaguars Confirmed for Blancpain GT Endurance Cup. Kilshaw. Jake. 24 January 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 24 January 2017.
19. News: Emil Frey Jaguar Racing charged-up for Blancpain GT Series season final. 21 September 2017. jaguar.emilfreyracing.com. Emil FreyRacing. 28 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001035/http://jaguar.emilfreyracing.com/en/news/uebersicht/emil-frey-jaguar-racing-voll-motiviert-fuer-saisonfinale-der-blancpain-gt-series/. 29 September 2017. dead.
20. News: Barcelona: Vervisch versterkt Grasser Racing op derde wagen. Simons. Arne. 27 September 2017. autosport.be. Autosport.be. 28 September 2017.
21. News: Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barcelona Entry List. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 September 2017.
22. News: Team RJN Nissan Scales Back Blancpain GT Program. Dagys. John. 17 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 17 February 2017.
23. News: Nissan Confirms Second RJN Entry for Endurance Cup. Dagys. John. 5 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 5 March 2017.
24. News: Reiter Young Stars Lamborghini Moves to Endurance Cup with Enge. Kilshaw. Jake. 17 May 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 17 May 2017.
25. News: Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Monza Entry List. 14 April 2017. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 14 April 2017.
26. News: Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Total 24 Hours of Spa Entry List. 26 July 2017. blancpain-gt-series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 July 2017.
27. News: Zakspeed Set for Expanded Endurance Cup Effort. Dagys. John. 9 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 9 March 2017.
28. News: BMW signs ex-F3 driver Jensen to junior scheme. Gruz. David. 23 March 2017. motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 23 March 2017. 23 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323234850/https://www.motorsport.com/bes/news/bmw-signs-ex-f3-driver-jensen-to-junior-scheme-885034/?s=1. dead.
29. News: Lathouras Confirms Pro Cup Return With AF Corse. Wouters. Vincent. 3 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 3 March 2017.
30. News: Kaspersky Confirms Fisichella, Cioci in Pro Cup Ferrari. Wouters. Vincent. 11 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 11 November 2016.
31. News: Rory Butcher Joins Spirit of Race Effort For Silverstone & Spa 24 Hours. 29 April 2017. dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 29 April 2017.
32. News: Calado Joins Fisichella, Cioci in Kaspersky Ferrari. Kilshaw. Jake. 9 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 10 February 2017.
33. News: Audi DTM refugee Molina gets SMP Ferrari seat in Blancpain. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 15 March 2017. Motorsport.com. 15 March 2017.
34. News: Strakka Confirms Switch to Blancpain GT With Four-Car McLaren Effort. Dagys. John. 8 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 8 November 2016.
35. News: Stoneman, Tordoff headline Strakka's Blancpain line-up. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 13 March 2017. Motorsport.com. 13 March 2017.
36. News: Strakka Adds Webb To Lineup For Silverstone & Spa 24. 2 May 2017. dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 2 May 2017.
37. News: Schothorst Replaces Stoneman at Strakka for 24H Spa. Kilshaw. Jake. 21 July 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 21 July 2017.
38. News: Steijn Schothorst Joins Strakka Racing. 8 September 2017. dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 8 September 2017.
39. News: HTP Confirms First Endurance Cup Lineup. Wouters. Vincent. 10 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 10 March 2017.
40. News: Buhk to Return to Mercedes-AMG, HTP in Title Defense. Dagys. John. 11 November 2016. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 11 November 2016.
41. News: Filippi to make Blancpain debut at Monza. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. 19 April 2017. Motorsport.com. 19 April 2017. 20 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143223/https://www.motorsport.com/bes/news/filippi-to-make-blancpain-debut-at-monza-895922/?s=1. dead.
42. News: Albuquerque Joins ISR for 24H Spa. Kilshaw. Jake. 10 June 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 10 June 2017.
43. News: Barwell Confirms Drivers for Blancpain GT Endurance Cup. Kilshaw. Jake. 6 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 6 February 2017.
44. News: Bleekemolen, Abbott Join Barwell for Barcelona. Kilshaw. Jake. 27 September 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 28 September 2017.
45. News: AKKA-ASP Expands to Four-Car Mercedes-AMG GT3 Effort. Wouters. Vincent. 1 March 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 1 March 2017.
46. News: TF Sport Takes Over Oman Racing Blancpain GT Entry. Wouters. Vincent. 15 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 15 February 2017.
47. News: ROWE Continues With Two-Car BMW Entry in Blancpain GT. Kilshaw. Jake. 14 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 14 February 2017.
48. News: Spengler, Klingmann Join ROWE for Silverstone. Kilshaw. Jake. 9 May 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 9 May 2017.
49. News: Garage 59 Returns To Blancpain For Silverstone & Spa 24 Hours. 8 May 2017. dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 8 May 2017.
50. News: Rinaldi Confirms Blancpain GT Program. Wouters. Vincent. 15 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 15 February 2017.
51. News: Walkenhorst, HB Racing Join Blancpain GT Endurance Grid. Wouters. Vincent. 28 February 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 28 February 2017.
52. News: Team75 Bernhard Confirms 24H Spa Pro Cup Entry. Kilshaw. Jake. 30 June 2017. sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 30 June 2017.