2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club

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The 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the fourth season of the SRO Motorsports Group's Blancpain GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The Blancpain GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze, Titanium and Iron drivers only. The Titanium categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers between the age of 50 and 59. The Iron categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. The races are contested with GT3-spec, RACB G3, GTE-spec and Trophy cars.

## Calendar

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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. Autodromo Nazionale Monza replaced Silverstone and acted as the season opener.[1] On 9 October 2017, the finalised calendar of the parent series, Blancpain GT Series, was announced, confirming the dates of the races at the Hungaroring.[2]

Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Supporting

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1  |  Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 22 April  | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
2  |  Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 3 June
3  |  Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy | 24 June  | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
4  |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 22 July  | SRO Speedweek
5  |  Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary | 2 September  | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
6  |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 30 September  | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

## Entry list

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| Team  | Car  | No. | Drivers  | Class  | Rounds

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Boutsen Ginion | BMW M6 GT3 | 2  |  Karim Ojjeh[3] | Ti | All
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | 4  |  Claude-Yves Gosselin[3] | Ti | 1–4, 6
6  |  Pierre Feligioni[3] |  | 1–4
Artega Rennsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 3  |  Klaus Dieter Frers[3] | Iron | 1
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2–6
BMS Scuderia Italia | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 7  |  Luigi Lucchini[4] |  | 2–3, 6
Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 8  |  Deborah Mayer[4] |  | 2
20  |  Claudio Schiavoni[3] | Ti | 1–2
23  |  Murad Sultanov[4] |  | 2, 4
111  |  Stephen Earle[3] | Iron | All
HP Racing International | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 17  |  Coach McKansy[3] | Ti | All
Car Collection Motorsport  | Audi R8 LMS | 18  |  Dirg Parhofer[4] | Ti | 2, 6
GDL Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 24  |  Dilantha Malagamuwa[3] | Cup | 1
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 60  |  Roberto Rayneri[3] | Iron | All
Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | 24  |  Kurt Wagner[5] | Ti | 4
Rinaldi Racing  | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 33  |  Christian Hook[3] | Ti | 1–2, 4
Vadim Kogay[6] | Ti | 6
3Y Technology  | BMW M6 GT3 | 42  |  Jean-Paul Buffin[6] | Ti | 6
AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 50  |  Louis-Philippe Soenen[3] | Iron | All
51  |  Christoph Ulrich[3] |  | 1
53  |  Frederic Fangio[3] |  | 1
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 2, 6
Ferrari 488 GT3 | 55  |  Angélique Detavernier[4] |  | 2, 4–6
70  |  Mario Cordoni[3] | Ti | All
488  |  Patrick Van Glabeke[3] |  | All
Herberth Motorsport  | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 66  |  Jürgen Häring[3] | Ti | All
72  |  Stanislav Minsky[5] |  | 4
991  |  Edward Lewis Brauner[3] |  | 1–2, 5–6
Team Parker Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | 88  |  Stéphane Ratel[7] | Ti | 6
Attempto Racing  | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 99  |  Mike Hansch[3] |  | 1–2
100  |  Bernd Kleinbach[3] | Iron | 1
Porsche 911 GT3 R | 3
HB Racing  | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 224  |  Dilantha Malagamuwa[6] | Ti | 6
SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 751  |  Kenny Habul[8] |  | 5
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Ti | Titanium Cup
Iron | Iron Cup
Cup | Cup

## Race results

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Round  | Circuit  | Pole position | Qualifying Race Winner  | Main Race

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Overall Winner  | Titanium Cup Winner  | Iron Cup Winner  | Cup Winner
1  |  Monza |  No. 70 AF Corse |  No. 70 AF Corse |  No. 70 AF Corse |  No. 70 AF Corse |  No. 111 Kessel Racing | No finishers
Mario Cordoni  |  Mario Cordoni  |  Mario Cordoni  |  Mario Cordoni  |  Stephen Earle
2  |  Paul Ricard |  No. 70 AF Corse |  No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 3 Artega Rennsport | No entries
Mario Cordoni  |  Luigi Lucchini  |  Karim Ojjeh |  Karim Ojjeh |  Klaus Dieter Frers
3  |  Misano |  No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia |  No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia |  No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 3 Artega Rennsport
Luigi Lucchini  |  Luigi Lucchini  |  Luigi Lucchini  |  Karim Ojjeh |  Klaus Dieter Frers
4  |  Spa-Francorchamps |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 3 Artega Rennsport
Karim Ojjeh |  Karim Ojjeh |  Karim Ojjeh |  Karim Ojjeh |  Klaus Dieter Frers
5  |  Hungaroring |  No. 751 SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team  |  No. 751 SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team  |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 2 Boutsen Ginion |  No. 111 Kessel Racing
Kenny Habul |  Kenny Habul |  Karim Ojjeh |  Karim Ojjeh |  Stephen Earle
6  |  Barcelona-Catalunya |  No. 17 HP Racing International |  No. 17 HP Racing International |  No. 488 AF Corse |  No. 17 HP Racing International |  No. 111 Kessel Racing
Coach McKansy  |  Coach McKansy  |  Patrick Van Glabeke  |  Coach McKansy  |  Stephen Earle

## Championship standings

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Scoring system

Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Main Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.

Qualifying Race points
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th

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Points  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

Main Race points
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th |  7th |  8th |  9th |  10th

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Points  | 25  | 18  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 1

### Drivers' championships

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#### Overall

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| Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MNZ
| LEC
| MIS
| SPA
| HUN
| CAT
| Points

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QR | MR | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR
1  |  Karim Ojjeh |  Boutsen Ginion | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 4 | 2  | 1 | 1 | 5  | 1  | 2  | 16 | 142
2  |  Coach McKansy  |  HP Racing International | 6  | 3  | 3  | 15  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 1 | 2  | 92
3  |  Mario Cordoni  |  AF Corse | 1 | 1  | 11 | 13  | 5  | 9 | 2  | 3  | 2  | 2  | WD  | WD  | 82
4  |  Luigi Lucchini  |  BMS Scuderia Italia |  |  | 1  | 2  | 1 | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 3  | 76
5  |  Patrick Van Glabeke  |  AF Corse | 16  | Ret  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 10  | 3  | 2  | 4  | Ret  | 3  | 1  | 74
6  |  Stephen Earle  |  Kessel Racing | 4  | 4  | 15  | 14  | 9  | 7  | Ret  | 11  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 4  | 42
7  |  Jürgen Häring  |  Herberth Motorsport  | 15  | DNS  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 4  | 5  | DNS  | 8  | 7  | 10  | 38
8  |  Angélique Detavernier  |  AF Corse |  |  | 6  | 10  |  |  | 6  | 4  | Ret  | 4 | 6  | 9  | 30
9  |  Klaus Dieter Frers  |  Artega Rennsport | 3  | 10  | 14  | 12  | 8  | 5  | 9  | 9  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | 5  | 29
10  |  Christian Hook  |  Rinaldi Racing  | Ret  | 5 | 12  | 5  |  |  | 7  | 6  |  |  |  |  | 28
11  |  Claude-Yves Gosselin |  Boutsen Ginion | 7  | 6  | Ret  | 8  | 6  | Ret  | 12  | 10  |  |  | 9  | 6  | 22
12  |  Murad Sultanov  |  Kessel Racing |  |  | 9  | 3  |  |  | 8  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 21
13  |  Edward Lewis Brauner  |  Herberth Motorsport  | 5  | 11  | 7  | 9  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 5  | 4  | Ret  | 17
14  |  Pierre Feligioni  |  Boutsen Ginion | 10  | 8  | 5  | 11 | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | 12  |  |  |  |  | 14
15  |  Frederic Fangio  |  AF Corse | 11  | 7  | 10  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 13  | 12
16  |  Louis-Philippe Soenen  |  AF Corse | 13  | 9  | 16  | 16  | 10  | 8  | Ret  | 13  | 7  | 7  | 11  | 11  | 12
17  |  Kenny Habul |  SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKA ASP Team  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | DNS  |  |  | 8
18  |  Dilantha Malagamuwa |  HB Racing  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 7  | 6
19  |  Vadim Kogay  |  Rinaldi Racing  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 8  | 4
20  |  Roberto Rayneri  |  GDL Racing | 14  | 12  | 20  | 17  | Ret  | 12  | 13  | 15  | 9  | 10  | 17  | 14  | 1
|  Claudio Schiavoni  |  Kessel Racing | 8 | Ret  | 17  | 19  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Mike Hansch  |  Attempto Racing  | 9  | 14  | 13  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Kurt Wagner  |  Reiter Engineering |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Bernd Kleinbach  |  Attempto Racing  | 12  | 13  |  |  | 11  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Stanislav Minsky  |  Herberth Motorsport  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 14  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Dirg Parhofer  |  Car Collection Motorsport  |  |  | 18  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 12  | 0
|  Jean-Paul Buffin  |  3Y Technology  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 15  | 0
|  Deborah Mayer  |  Kessel Racing |  |  | 19  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Christoph Ulrich  |  AF Corse | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Stéphane Ratel  |  Team Parker Racing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | WD  | WD  |
Cup
|  Dilantha Malagamuwa |  GDL Racing | DNS | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pos. | Driver  | Team  | QR | MR | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | Points
MNZ
| LEC
| MIS
| SPA
| HUN
| CAT

| Key

Colour | Result
Gold | Race winner
Silver | 2nd place
Bronze | 3rd place
Green | Points finish
Blue  | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Did not finish (Ret)
Black  | Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank | Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

#### Titanium Cup

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Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MNZ
| LEC
| MIS
| SPA
| HUN
| CAT
| Points

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QR | MR | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR
1  |  Karim Ojjeh |  Boutsen Ginion | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1 | 4 | 2  | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2  | 16 | 160
2  |  Coach McKansy  |  HP Racing International | 6  | 3  | 3  | 15  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 1 | 2  | 126
3  |  Mario Cordoni  |  AF Corse | 1 | 1  | 11 | 13  | 5 | 9 | 2  | 3  | 2  | 2  | WD  | WD  | 112
4  |  Jürgen Häring  |  Herberth Motorsport  | 15  | DNS  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 4  | 5  | DNS  | 8  | 7  | 10  | 82
5  |  Claude-Yves Gosselin |  Boutsen Ginion | 7  | 6  | Ret  | 8  | 6  | Ret  | 12  | 10  |  |  | 9  | 6  | 57
6  |  Christian Hook  |  Rinaldi Racing  | Ret  | 5 | 12  | 5  |  |  | 7  | 6  |  |  |  |  | 46
7  |  Dilantha Malagamuwa |  HB Racing  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 7  | 15
8  |  Dirg Parhofer  |  Car Collection Motorsport  |  |  | 18  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 12  | 14
9  |  Vadim Kogay  |  Rinaldi Racing  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 8  | 12
10  |  Claudio Schiavoni  |  Kessel Racing | 8 | Ret  | 17  | 19  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
11  |  Jean-Paul Buffin  |  3Y Technology  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 15  | 7
12  |  Kurt Wagner  |  Reiter Engineering |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 1
|  Stéphane Ratel  |  Team Parker Racing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | WD  | WD  |
Pos. | Driver  | Team  | QR | MR | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | Points
MNZ
| LEC
| MIS
| SPA
| HUN
| CAT

#### Iron Cup

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Pos. | Driver  | Team  | MNZ
| LEC
| MIS
| SPA
| HUN
| CAT
| Points

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QR | MR | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR
1  |  Stephen Earle  |  Kessel Racing | 4 | 4 | 15  | 14  | 9  | 7  | Ret  | 11 | 6 | 6  | 8 | 4 | 163
2  |  Klaus Dieter Frers  |  Artega Rennsport | 3 | 10  | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9  | Ret | 9  | 10  | 5  | 161
3  |  Louis-Philippe Soenen  |  AF Corse | 13  | 9  | 16  | 16  | 10 | 8  | Ret | 13  | 7  | 7 | 11  | 11  | 117
4  |  Roberto Rayneri  |  GDL Racing | 14  | 12  | 20  | 17  | Ret  | 12  | 13  | 15  | 9  | 10  | 17  | 14  | 88
5  |  Bernd Kleinbach  |  Attempto Racing  | 12  | 13  |  |  | 11  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29
Pos. | Driver  | Team  | QR | MR | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | QR  | MR  | Points
MNZ
| LEC
| MIS
| SPA
| HUN
| CAT

## See also

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* 2018 Blancpain GT Series

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Monza to kick off 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club campaign". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (9 October 2017). "Hungaroring Date Confirmed; Blancpain GT Schedule Finalized". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Blancpain GT Sports Club ready to make Monza debut for season opener". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
4. ^ a b c d e "21-strong Blancpain GT Sports Club field ready to take on Paul Ricard for round two". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
5. ^ a b "Blancpain GT Sports Club fired up for SRO Speedweek at legendary Spa-Francorchamps". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
6. ^ a b c "Blancpain GT Sports Club all set for Barcelona finale, with Iron Cup rivals ready for epic showdown". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
7. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (29 September 2018). "Ratel Competing in Blancpain GT Sports Club". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
8. ^ "Blancpain GT Sports Club heads to Budapest, with all three class titles up for grabs". blancpainsportsclub.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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