2017 GT Series Sprint Cup

The 2017 GT Series Sprint Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, was the fifth season of the GT Series Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the fourth with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series or Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.

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 series started at Misano on 2 April and ended at the Nürburgring on 17 September.^[1] Zandvoort would make its return on the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing the round in Barcelona, but on 7 November the SRO announced the finalised calendar, confirming Zandvoort had been replaced by Zolder. The finalised calendar also showed the series would return to the Hungaroring.^[2]

Event	Circuit	Date	Report
1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	2 April	Report
2	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain	7 May	Report
3	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	4 June	Report
4	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	27 August	Report
5	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	17 September	Report

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[3][N 1] Team WRT[3][N 1] Audi R8 LMS[3] 1 Enzo Ide[4] P All Christopher Mies[4] 1–4 Frédéric Vervisch[5] 5 2 Will Stevens[4] P All Markus Winkelhock[4] 3 Jake Dennis[4] P All Pieter Schothorst[4] 5 Marcel Fässler[4] P All Dries Vanthoor[4] 17 Stuart Leonard[4] P All Jamie Green[6] 1 Robin Frijns[4] 2–5 Bentley Team M-Sport[7] Bentley Continental GT3[7] 7 Vincent Abril[7] P All Steven Kane[7] 8 Andy Soucek[7] P All Maxime Soulet[7] Kessel Racing[7][N 2] Kessel Racing TP12[8][N 2] Ferrari 488 GT3[7] 11 Michał Broniszewski[7] PA 1–3 Giacomo Piccini[7] 39 Piti Bhirombhakdi[8] PA All Carlo van Dam[8] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[9] 888 Stephen Earle[9] Am 3–5 David Perel[9] GRT Grasser Racing Team[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[7] 19 Ezequiel Pérez Companc[7] P All Norbert Siedler[7] 1–3 Raffaele Giammaria[10] 4 Andrea Caldarelli[5] 5 63 Mirko Bortolotti[7] P All Christian Engelhart[7] 82 Tom Dillmann[5] P 5 Rolf Ineichen[5] Reiter Young Stars[7] Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX[7] 24 Marko Helistekangas[7] S 1–2 Caitlin Wood[7] Saintéloc Racing[7] Audi R8 LMS[7] 26 Christopher Haase[7] P 1–4 Romain Monti[7] Simon Gachet[5] 5 Peter Terting[5] Orange 1 Team Lazarus[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[7] 27 Gustavo Yacamán[7] P 1–3 Fabrizio Crestani[7] 1–2 Nicola de Marco[11] 3 Fabrizio Crestani[10] S 4–5 Nicolas Pohler[10] Strakka Motorsport[12][N 3] Strakka Racing[12][N 3] McLaren 650S GT3[12] 42 Lewis Williamson[13] S All Nick Leventis[13] 1 David Fumanelli[14] 2–3 Martin Kodrić[15] 4–5 43 Jonny Kane[9] P 3, 5 Côme Ledogar[16] 3 Steijn Schothorst[17] 5 44 Loris Hezemans[13] P 1–2 Jonny Kane[13] 58 Ben Barnicoat[13] P All Álvaro Parente[13] 1–4 Côme Ledogar[5] 5 59 Rob Bell[13] P All Andrew Watson[13] Emil Frey Lexus Racing[18] Lexus RC F GT3[18] 54 Albert Costa[18] P 5 Stéphane Ortelli[18] Spirit of Race[7][N 4] Ferrari 488 GT3[7] 55 Lorenzo Casè[19] S All Phil Quaife[19] Attempto Racing[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[7] 66 Marco Mapelli[7] P 1–3 Giovanni Venturini[7] Max van Splunteren[20] S 4–5 Christopher Zöchling[20] 4 Isaac Tutumlu[5] 5 67 Max van Splunteren[7] S 1–3 Adrian Zaugg[7] 1 Nicolas Pohler[21] 2–3 Porsche 911 GT3 R[20] Klaus Bachler[20] P 4 Kévin Estre[20] Kornely Motorsport[22] Mercedes-AMG GT3[22] 70 Kenneth Heyer[22] PA 1–2 Yoshiharu Mori[22] ISR[7] Audi R8 LMS[7] 74 Kevin Ceccon[7] P 1–4 Frank Stippler[7] 75 Filip Salaquarda[7] P 1–4 Clemens Schmid[7] Kevin Ceccon[5] 5 Frank Stippler[5] Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport[23][N 5] HTP Motorsport[23][N 5] Mercedes-AMG GT3[23] 84 Maximilian Buhk[23] P All Franck Perera[24] 85 Fabian Schiller[24] S All Jules Szymkowiak[24] 86 Dominik Baumann[7] P All Jimmy Eriksson[24] AKKA ASP[25] Mercedes-AMG GT3[25] 87 Jean-Luc Beaubelique[25] PA All Jules Gounon[25] 1–4 Tristan Vautier[5] 5 88 Daniel Juncadella[25] P All Félix Serrallés[25] 89 Jean-Philippe Belloc[25] PA All Christophe Bourret[25] 90 Raffaele Marciello[25] P All Michael Meadows[25] Rowe Racing[26] BMW M6 GT3[26] 98 Markus Palttala[27] P All Jesse Krohn[27] 1–3, 5 Philipp Eng[27][28] 4 99 P 1–3 Tom Blomqvist[27] 1 António Félix da Costa[27] 2–3, 5 Jens Klingmann[29] 5 Rinaldi Racing[30] Ferrari 488 GT3[30] 333 Daniel Keilwitz[30] PA All Alexander Mattschull[30] 488 Matteo Malucelli[5] PA 5 Rinat Salikhov[5]

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

Bold indicates overall winner.

Event	Circuit	Pole position	Qualifying Race Winners	Main Race
				Pro Winners	Pro-Am Winners	Silver Winners	Am Winners
1	Misano	No. 66 Attempto Racing	No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 85 HTP Motorsport	No entries
		Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini	Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera	Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera	Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull	Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak
2	Brands Hatch	No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 42 Strakka Motorsport
		Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart	Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart	Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart	Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull	David Fumanelli Lewis Williamson
3	Zolder	No. 17 Team WRT	No. 17 Team WRT	No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 11 Kessel Racing	No. 85 HTP Motorsport	No. 888 Kessel Racing
		Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard	Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard	Will Stevens Markus Winkelhock	Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini	Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak	Stephen Earle David Perel
4	Hungaroring	No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 85 HTP Motorsport	No finishers
		Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor	Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor	Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor	Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull	Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak
5	Nürburgring	No. 5 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	No. 84 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	No. 17 Team WRT	No. 333 Rinaldi Racing	No. 85 HTP Motorsport	No. 888 Kessel Racing
		Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor	Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera	Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard	Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull	Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak	Stephen Earle David Perel

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. 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

Pos. Driver Team MIS BRH ZOL HUN NÜR Points QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR 1 Stuart Leonard Team WRT 12 24 7 2 1 3 5 4 6 1 82 Robin Frijns 7 2 1 3 5 4 6 1 2 Will Stevens Markus Winkelhock Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Ret DNS 11 3 3 1 7 5 5 2 74 3 Maximilian Buhk Franck Perera Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport 1 1 23 6 16 6 4 6 1 Ret 68 4 Mirko Bortolotti Christian Engelhart GRT Grasser Racing Team 8 9 1 1 Ret 15 2 3 19 5 67 5 Marcel Fässler Dries Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 18 5 13 4 1 1 3 10 62 6 Vincent Abril Steven Kane Bentley Team M-Sport 4 2 20 12 12 5 13 Ret 11 7 37 7 Markus Palttala Rowe Racing 11 7 2 4 26 12 12 11 10 4 36 8 Jesse Krohn Rowe Racing 11 7 2 4 26 12 10 4 36 9 Jake Dennis Pieter Schothorst Team WRT 14 10 13 9 24 9 3 2 12 12 27 10 Ezequiel Pérez Companc GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret DNS 3 Ret 7 10 21 13 2 3 26 11 Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak HTP Motorsport 2 12 16 17 17 8 14 8 9 6 22 12 Filip Salaquarda Clemens Schmid ISR 10 15 12 Ret 4 2 17 DNS 21 13 Andrea Caldarelli GRT Grasser Racing Team 2 3 21 14 Dominik Baumann Jimmy Eriksson HTP Motorsport 20 3 17 22 8 29 11 7 23 17 21 15 Daniel Juncadella Félix Serrallés AKKA ASP 5 4 4 27 5 25 15 Ret Ret 19 19 16 Raffaele Marciello Michael Meadows AKKA ASP 3 16 8 7 2 24 9 12 13 14 16 17 Christopher Haase Romain Monti Saintéloc Racing 7 5 Ret 8 31 14 10 9 16 18 Philipp Eng Rowe Racing 16 6 5 Ret 14 Ret 12 11 10 19 Tom Blomqvist Rowe Racing 16 6 8 20 Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini Attempto Racing 23 27 9 13 9 7 7 21 Rob Bell Andrew Watson Strakka Racing 18 8 15 21 22 11 24 17 16 9 6 22 Norbert Siedler GRT Grasser Racing Team Ret DNS 3 Ret 7 10 5 23 Jonny Kane Strakka Racing Ret DNS DNS DNS Ret Ret 8 8 4 24 Steijn Schothorst Strakka Racing 8 8 4 25 Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet Bentley Team M-Sport Ret DNS 24 18 15 19 6 25 4 15 4 26 António Félix da Costa Rowe Racing 5 Ret 14 Ret 7 11 2 27 Enzo Ide Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 6 11 Ret 14 6 13 8 18 14 16 2 28 Christopher Mies Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 6 11 Ret 14 6 13 8 18 2 29 Ben Barnicoat Strakka Racing 22 18 6 10 10 28 20 24 Ret 25 2 30 Álvaro Parente Strakka Racing 22 18 6 10 10 28 20 24 2 31 Klaus Bachler Kévin Estre Attempto Racing 16 10 1 Jens Klingmann Rowe Racing 7 11 0 Kevin Ceccon Frank Stippler ISR 21 25 10 Ret 28 30 26 14 Ret Ret 0 Lewis Williamson Strakka Motorsport 19 13 14 11 11 18 25 Ret 17 13 0 David Fumanelli Strakka Motorsport 14 11 11 18 0 Jamie Green Team WRT 12 24 0 Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini Kessel Racing 13 22 27 25 20 16 0 Martin Kodrić Strakka Motorsport 25 Ret 17 13 0 Nick Leventis Strakka Motorsport 19 13 0 Raffaele Giammaria GRT Grasser Racing Team 21 13 0 Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull Rinaldi Racing 25 14 19 16 19 27 18 15 18 18 0 Frédéric Vervisch Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 14 16 0 Fabrizio Crestani Orange 1 Team Lazarus 15 17 21 15 23 23 25 23 0 Gustavo Yacamán Orange 1 Team Lazarus 15 17 21 15 29 Ret 0 Tom Dillmann Rolf Ineichen GRT Grasser Racing Team 15 29 0 Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam Kessel Racing TP12 17 19 26 20 18 20 19 16 26 20 0 Lorenzo Casè Phil Quaife Spirit of Race Ret DNS 25 19 25 17 22 19 DNS DNS 0 Max van Splunteren Attempto Racing Ret DNS Ret 26 21 21 28 20 21 Ret 0 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret AKKA ASP Ret 20 28 24 27 23 29 22 29 26 0 Simon Gachet Peter Terting Saintéloc Racing 20 22 0 Christopher Zöchling Attempto Racing 28 20 0 Nicolas Pohler Attempto Racing Ret 26 21 21 0 Orange 1 Team Lazarus 23 23 25 23 Jean-Luc Beaubelique AKKA ASP Ret 26 22 23 23 22 27 21 27 24 0 Jules Gounon AKKA ASP Ret 26 22 23 23 22 27 21 0 Albert Costa Stéphane Ortelli Emil Frey Lexus Racing 22 21 0 Marko Helistekangas Caitlin Wood Reiter Young Stars 26 21 WD WD 0 Isaac Tutumlu Attempto Racing 21 Ret 0 Kenneth Heyer Yoshiharu Mori Kornely Motorsport 24 23 WD WD 0 Tristan Vautier AKKA ASP 27 24 0 Matteo Malucelli Rinat Salikhov Rinaldi Racing 24 28 0 Côme Ledogar Strakka Racing Ret Ret Ret 25 0 Stephen Earle David Perel Kessel Racing 30 26 30 Ret 28 27 0 Nicola de Marco Orange 1 Team Lazarus 29 Ret 0 Loris Hezemans Strakka Racing Ret DNS DNS DNS Adrian Zaugg Attempto Racing Ret DNS Pos. Driver Team QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR QR MR Points MIS BRH ZOL HUN NÜR

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

Pos.	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Daniel Keilwitz Alexander Mattschull	Rinaldi Racing	25	14	19	16	19	27	18	15	18	18	144
2	Piti Bhirombhakdi Carlo van Dam	Kessel Racing TP12	17	19	26	20	18	20	19	16	26	20	119
3	Jean-Luc Beaubelique	AKKA ASP	Ret	26	22	23	23	22	27	21	27	24	87
4	Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret	AKKA ASP	Ret	20	28	24	27	23	29	22	29	26	72
5	Jules Gounon	AKKA ASP	Ret	26	22	23	23	22	27	21			69
6	Michał Broniszewski Giacomo Piccini	Kessel Racing	13	22	27	25	20	16					62
7	Tristan Vautier	AKKA ASP									27	24	18
8	Matteo Malucelli Rinat Salikhov	Rinaldi Racing									24	28	16
9	Kenneth Heyer Yoshiharu Mori	Kornely Motorsport	24	23	WD	WD							14
Pos.	Driver	Team	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR

Pos.	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Fabian Schiller Jules Szymkowiak	HTP Motorsport	2	12	16	17	17	8	14	8	9	6	154
2	Lewis Williamson	Strakka Motorsport	19	13	14	11	11	18	25	Ret	17	13	110
3	Lorenzo Casè Phil Quaife	Spirit of Race	Ret	DNS	25	19	25	17	22	19	DNS	DNS	65
4	Nicolas Pohler	Attempto Racing			Ret	26	21	21					62
		Orange 1 Team Lazarus							23	23	25	23
5	David Fumanelli	Strakka Motorsport			14	11	11	18					58
6	Max van Splunteren	Attempto Racing	Ret	DNS	Ret	26	21	21	28	20	21	Ret	50
7	Fabrizio Crestani	Orange 1 Team Lazarus							23	23	25	23	34
8	Martin Kodrić	Strakka Motorsport							25	Ret	17	13	27
9	Nick Leventis	Strakka Motorsport	19	13									25
10	Marko Helistekangas Caitlin Wood	Reiter Young Stars	26	21	WD	WD							19
11	Christopher Zöchling	Attempto Racing							28	20			17
12	Isaac Tutumlu	Attempto Racing									21	Ret	5
	Adrian Zaugg	Attempto Racing	Ret	DNS
Pos.	Driver	Team	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR

Pos.	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Stephen Earle David Perel	Kessel Racing					30	26	30	Ret	28	27	77
Pos.	Driver	Team	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi	6	11	11	3	3	1	1	1	3	2	106
2	Team WRT	Audi	12	10	7	2	1	3	3	2	6	1	97
3	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini	8	9	1	1	7	10	2	3	2	3	91
4	(Mercedes-AMG Team) HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	1	1	16	6	8	6	4	6	1	6	87
5	Rowe Racing	BMW	11	6	2	4	14	12	12	11	7	4	49
6	Bentley Team M-Sport	Bentley	4	2	20	12	12	5	6	25	4	7	48
7	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-Benz	3	4	4	7	2	22	9	12	13	14	46
8	Saintéloc Racing	Audi	7	5	Ret	8	31	14	10	9	20	22	31
9	Strakka Racing	McLaren	18	8	6	10	10	11	20	17	8	8	25
10	ISR	Audi	10	15	10	Ret	4	2	17	14	Ret	Ret	23
11	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini Porsche	23	27	9	13	9	7	16	10	21	Ret	18
12	Strakka Motorsport	McLaren	19	13	14	11	11	18	25	Ret	17	13	7
13	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	25	14	19	16	19	27	18	15	18	18	2
	Kessel Racing (TP12)	Ferrari	13	19	26	20	18	16	19	16	26	20	0
	Orange 1 Team Lazarus	Lamborghini	15	17	21	15	29	Ret	23	23	25	23	0
	AF Corse	Ferrari	Ret	DNS	25	19	25	17	22	19	DNS	DNS	0
	Emil Frey Lexus Racing	Lexus									22	21	0
	Reiter Young Stars	Lamborghini	26	21	WD	WD							0
	Kornely Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	24	23	WD	WD							0
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari	25	14	19	16	19	27	18	15	18	18	150
2	Kessel Racing (TP12)	Ferrari	13	19	26	20	18	16	19	16	26	20	130
3	AKKA ASP	Mercedes-Benz	Ret	20	22	23	23	22	27	21	27	24	99
4	Kornely Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	24	23	WD	WD							18
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR

Pos.	Driver	Team	MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz	2	12	16	17	17	8	14	8	9	6	154
2	Strakka Motorsport	McLaren	19	13	14	11	11	18	25	Ret	17	13	110
3	AF Corse	Ferrari	Ret	DNS	25	19	25	17	22	19	DNS	DNS	65
4	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini	Ret	DNS	Ret	26	21	21	28	20	21	Ret	50
5	Orange 1 Team Lazarus	Lamborghini							23	23	25	23	34
6	Reiter Young Stars	Lamborghini	26	21	WD	WD							19
Pos.	Driver	Team	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR		Points
			QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR
1	Kessel Racing	Ferrari					30	26	30	Ret	28	27	77
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	QR	MR	Points
			MIS		BRH		ZOL		HUN		NÜR

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