2014 Blancpain GT Series

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 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 Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen CR No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 28 Grasser Racing Team 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 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 Steven Kane Guy Smith Andy Meyrick 6 QR Zandvoort BSS No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 28 Grasser Racing Team Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen CR No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 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 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 Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos CR No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No.76 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Dominik Baumann Thomas Jäger 9 QR Algarve BSS No. 3 G-Drive Racing No. 28 Grasser Racing Team Roman Rusinov Tomáš Enge Harald Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen CR No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 84 HTP Motorsport 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 Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Christopher Mies 11 QR Zolder BSS No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos CR No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 84 HTP Motorsport 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 Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Richelmi Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos CR No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos

Championship standings Scoring system Championship 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 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  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 Laurens Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 Ret 6 4 3 8 3 10 4 1 11 11 4 811 3 1 1 200 2 Maximilian Buhk 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 3 101 11 4 811 3 1 1 157 5 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 11 5 2 Ret 1 2 3 2 15 Ret 113 8 Grégory Guilvert Saintéloc Racing 2 4 5 2 4 4 34 88 G-Drive Racing 4 2 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 Andy Soucek ART Grand Prix 3 2 Ret 20 51 Ret 5 81 Beechdean AMR 5 5 2 2 11 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret 9 7 1 3 31 75 Prosperia ABT Racing Ret 15 11 Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 6 16 18 6 3 75 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 1 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 Álvaro Parente ART Grand Prix1 7 2 21 43 Ret Ret 49 Bhaitech 20 16 16 Grégoire Demoustier ART Grand Prix1 7 2 21 43 Ret Ret 49 17 Dominik Baumann 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 Kévin Estre ART Grand Prix 3 2 Ret 20 51 Ret 5 45 Boutsen Ginion 21 18 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 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 Jonathan Adam Leonard Motorsport AMR 23 36 Beechdean AMR 56 56 Ret 5 5 2 2 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 Prix1 7 Ret 31 25 Nick Catsburg TDS Racing 21 37 6 12 9 Ret 4 30 NSC Motorsports 2 Ret 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 Andreas Simonsen Black Falcon 14 22 9 8 32 Ret 3 24 Zakspeed 13 10 28 Abdulaziz Al Faisal Hubert Haupt Black Falcon 14 22 9 8 32 Ret 3 23 29 Giorgio Pantano Bhaitech 11 8 8 16 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 7 6 12 7 19 Boutsen Ginion 58 58 Ret 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 Fabian Hamprecht ISR Racing 18 16 14 15 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 Ret 17 3 33 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 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 Peter Kox Reiter Engineering 16 16 7 12 Blancpain Racing 12 Ret NSC Motorsports 2 Ret 36 Chris van der Drift Boutsen Ginion 28 49 45 40 Ret 7 6 12 Bhaitech 13 8 12 12 Ret Ret 36 Martin Ragginger Fach Auto Tech 46 41 26 12 Schütz Motorsport 5 5 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 Alexander Sims Ecurie Ecosse 9 8 7 11 Triple 888 Racing 9 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 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 Francesco Castellacci Scuderia Villorba Corse 9 14 8 10 7 15 9 AF Corse 16 40 Eugenio Amos Stefano Comandini ROAL Motorsport 6 12 19 39 44 35 Ret 8 40 Sascha Halek Grasser Racing Team 9 16 15 15 8 6 16 12 16 19 48 Stefan Landmann 15 15 8 6 16 12 16 19 14 DNS DNS DNS 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 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 Leonard Motorsport AMR 23 28 18 37 10 1 Michael Meadows 28 18 37 10 45 Miguel Toril Fortec Motorsport 13 12 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret Ret 14 16 11 1 Armaan Ebrahim DNS DNS 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret 45 Andrew Danyliw Simon Knap Andrea Sonvico AF Corse 10 25 11 55 55 Ret 33 1 45 Katsumasa Chiyo Miguel Faísca Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Ret 20 10 52 47 38 13 1 Stanislav Aksenov 20 10 45 Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Caine Oman Racing Team Ret 10 31 31 27 Ret 32 1 Stephen Jelley Ret 10 31 31 27 Ret 45 Jens Klingmann TDS Racing 12 9 Ret 1 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Ret Ret 45 Pierre Thiriet TDS Racing 12 9 Ret 1 45 Joe Osborne MP Motorsport AMR 26 11 17 11 14 10 32 1 Triple 888 Racing 17 13 45 Richard Abra Mark Poole MP Motorsport AMR 26 11 17 11 14 10 32 1 Darren Turner 11 14 10 Bold – Pole

Footnotes

Teams' Championship