2014 Blancpain Sprint Series

The 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series was the second season following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the first with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series.

Calendar The series began at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, France on 21 April and ended at Baku World Challenge in Azerbaijan on 2 November. The seven-event calendar contained largely the same events as FIA GT Series, with the addition of races at Brands Hatch in the Great Britain and Algarve in Portugal, and the pullout of Circuito de Navarra, Spain.

Event Circuit Date 1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France 21 April report 2 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain 18 May report 3 Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands 6 July report 4 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 24 August report 5 Algarve International Circuit, Algarve, Portugal 7 September report 6 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 19 October report 7 Baku World Challenge, Baku, Azerbaijan 2 November report

Entry list

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4 GT3 0 Cacá Bueno P 1–6 Sérgio Jimenez 20 Ricardo Sperafico P 7 Rodrigo Sperafico 21 Nelson Piquet Jr. P 1 Matheus Stumpf 30 Matheus Stumpf P 2–7 Valdeno Brito 2, 4 Nelson Piquet Jr. 3, 5–6 Miguel Paludo 7 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 Laurens Vanthoor P All César Ramos 2 René Rast P All Enzo Ide 4 Mateusz Lisowski S All Vincent Abril 9 Stéphane Ortelli P 4–7 Fabian Hamprecht 4–5 Stéphane Richelmi 6–7 G-Drive Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 3 Stéphane Ortelli P 1–3 Grégory Guilvert 1 Roman Rusinov 2–3 Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 5–6 Tomáš Enge 5–6 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 5 Alessandro Latif P 1 Marc Basseng Alessandro Latif PA 2–7 Marc Basseng 6 Markus Winkelhock P All Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Zakspeed Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 13 Alon Day P 7 Andreas Simonsen Boutsen Ginion McLaren MP4-12C GT3 15 Kévin Estre P 7 Robert Bell 16 Chris van der Drift P 7 Frédéric Vervisch Tonino Team Herberth Porsche 997 GT3-R 21 Jaap van Lagen P 3 Robert Renauer Blancpain Racing Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 24 Marc A. Hayek PA 1 Peter Kox Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 27 Tomáš Enge P 1 Sascha Halek PA 2–5 Stefan Landmann P 6–7 Tomas Pivoda 28 Hari Proczyk P All Jeroen Bleekemolen Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3-R 31 Richard Westbrook P 7 Norbert Siedler ROAL Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 33 Alex Zanardi P 1–2, 4–7 34 Stefano Colombo S All David Fumanelli Schütz Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 R 36 Marco Holzer P 7 Martin Ragginger Bhaitech McLaren MP4-12C GT3 60 Fabio Onidi P All Giorgio Pantano 61 Sten Pentus P 1–6 Daniel Lloyd 1–3 Chris van der Drift 4–6 Filip Salaquarda 7 Álvaro Parente Fortec Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 62 Armaan Ebrahim S 1 Benjamin Hetherington 1 63 S 6–7 Miguel Toril All Nico Bastian 1 Armaan Ebrahim 2–5 Sports and You Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 71 Paulo Pinheiro PA 5 Francisco Mora 72 António Coimbra PA 5 Luis Silva Vita4one Racing Team BMW Z4 GT3 Michael Bartels P 6 Yelmer Buurman BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 76 Dominik Baumann P 3–7 Thomas Jäger 3–6 Jens Klingmann 7 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 84 Maximilian Götz P All Maximilian Buhk 1–3, 5–7 Nico Verdonck 4 85 Stef Dusseldorp P All Sergey Afanasyev 86 Lucas Wolf S 4–7 Luca Stolz Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 88 Štefan Rosina P 2–4 Tomáš Enge 2, 4 Peter Kox 3 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3-R 89 Philipp Frommenwiler P 2 Nick Tandy Scuderia Villorba Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 90 Andrea Montermini P 1–2, 4 Filip Salaquarda 1–4, 6 Alessandro Balzan 3, 6 NSC Motorsports Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 95 Nick Catsburg P 6 Peter Kox All–Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 97 René Münnich PA 4 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 107 Jonathan Adam P 6–7 Andy Soucek Callaway – RWT Corvette Z06.R GT3 112 Sven Barth S 7 David Jahn 110 Daniel Keilwitz P 7 Andreas Wirth GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 177 Aleksey Vasilyev PA 6–7 Marko Asmer Prosperia ABT Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 777 Christopher Mies P 7 Kelvin van der Linde Triple 888 Racing BMW Z4 GT3 888 Ryan Ratcliffe S 7 Joe Osborne Icon Class P Pro S Silver Cup PA Pro-Am Trophy

Race results

Event Circuit Qualifying Race Winner Championship Race Winner Report 1 Nogaro No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 84 HTP Motorsport Report Hari Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz 2 Brands Hatch No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 28 Grasser Racing Team Report Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Hari Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen Hari Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen 3 Zandvoort No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Report Hari Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen Hari Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen René Rast Enzo Ide 4 Slovakia Ring No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No.76 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Report Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Dominik Baumann Thomas Jäger 5 Algarve No. 3 G-Drive Racing No. 28 Grasser Racing Team No. 84 HTP Motorsport Report Roman Rusinov Tomáš Enge Hari Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz 6 Zolder No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 84 HTP Motorsport Report Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Laurens Vanthoor César Ramos Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Götz 7 Baku No. 9 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Report Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Richelmi 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. The pole-sitter in the qualifying race also received one point, 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

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

Drivers' Championship

Cup Driver Team NOG BRH ZAN SVK ALG ZOL BAK Total 1 Maximilian Götz HTP Motorsport 5 1 2 2 2 4 3 4 2 1 6 1 9 Ret 142 2 Maximilian Buhk 5 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 6 1 9 Ret 126 3 Hari Proczyk Jeroen Bleekemolen Grasser Racing Team 17 6 1 1 1 5 2 Ret 1 2 3 2 15 Ret 115 4 César Ramos Laurens Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 Ret 6 4 3 10 1 11 4 8 1 3 1 1 100 5 Enzo Ide René Rast Belgian Audi Club Team WRT DSQ 7 14 9 4 1 9 3 3 5 4 Ret 4 Ret 71 6 Cacá Bueno Sérgio Jimenez BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 3 5 3 3 Ret 14 7 2 9 14 21 8 55 7 Stéphane Ortelli G-Drive Racing 4 2 Ret 13 9 Ret 54 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 Ret 17 3 23 10 3 4 8 Dominik Baumann BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert 5 2 Ret 1 13 13 8 Ret Ret Ret 45 8 Thomas Jäger 5 2 Ret 1 13 13 8 Ret 45 9 Jonathan Adam Andy Soucek Beechdean AMR 5 5 2 2 36 10 Sergey Afanasyev Stef Dusseldorp HTP Motorsport 6 4 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 6 5 11 11 4 Ret Ret 35 11 Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof Markus Winkelhock Phoenix Racing 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 6 16 18 6 3 32 12 Vincent Abril Mateusz Lisowski Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 7 3 12 6 11 9 6 9 7 Ret 17 11 Ret 17 28 13 Grégory Guilvert G-Drive Racing 4 2 21 14 Fabio Onidi Giorgio Pantano Bhaitech 11 8 8 16 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 7 6 12 7 19 15 Stéphane Richelmi Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 23 10 3 4 18 16 Nico Verdonck HTP Motorsport 3 4 16 16 Robert Renauer Jaap van Lagen Tonino Team Herberth 6 3 16 16 Tomáš Enge Grasser Racing Team 9 16 16 Reiter Engineering 9 Ret Ret DNS G-Drive Racing 6 4 13 9 16 Roman Rusinov G-Drive Racing Ret 13 9 Ret 6 4 13 9 16 17 Fabian Hamprecht Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 Ret 17 3 15 18 Matheus Stumpf BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 18 15 4 8 12 8 4 Ret 10 16 22 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 Marc Basseng Alessandro Latif Phoenix Racing 10 9 13 11 10 13 8 7 11 7 15 15 DNS DNS 14 19 Filip Salaquarda Scuderia Villorba Corse 8 10 7 7 17 DNS Ret DNS 9 7 13 Bhaitech 20 16 20 Peter Kox Blancpain Racing 12 Ret 12 Reiter Engineering 16 7 NSC Motorsports 2 Ret 20 Martin Ragginger Marco Holzer Schütz Motorsport 5 5 12 20 Alex Zanardi ROAL Motorsport 14 13 17 5 10 Ret 14 9 10 13 Ret DNS 12 20 Chris van der Drift Bhaitech 13 8 12 12 Ret Ret 12 Boutsen Ginion 7 6 21 Valdeno Brito BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 4 8 4 Ret 10 21 Lucas Wolf Luca Stolz HTP Motorsport 17 5 8 17 19 12 19 DNS 10 22 Frédéric Vervisch Boutsen Ginion 7 6 8 22 Sascha Halek Grasser Racing Team 9 16 15 15 8 6 16 12 16 19 8 22 Stefan Landmann 15 15 8 6 16 12 16 19 14 DNS DNS DNS 8 23 Andrea Montermini Scuderia Villorba Corse 8 10 7 7 Ret DNS 7 24 Nick Catsburg NSC Motorsports 2 Ret 6 24 Štefan Rosina Reiter Engineering 9 Ret 16 7 Ret DNS 6 24 Alessandro Balzan Scuderia Villorba Corse 17 DNS 9 7 6 25 Sten Pentus Bhaitech 16 14 10 12 7 15 13 8 12 12 Ret Ret 4 25 Nelson Piquet Jr. BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 18 15 12 8 10 16 22 Ret 4 25 Sven Barth David Jahn Callaway – RWT 14 8 4 26 Stefano Colombo David Fumanelli ROAL Motorsport 15 11 11 10 15 12 5 13 Ret 15 12 17 Ret 14 3 27 Ricardo Sperafico Rodrigo Sperafico BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil 10 9 2 28 Miguel Toril Fortec Motorsport 13 12 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret Ret 14 16 11 1 28 Armaan Ebrahim DNS DNS 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret 1 28 Alon Day Andreas Simonsen Zakspeed 13 10 1 Daniel Lloyd Bhaitech 16 14 10 12 7 15 0 Daniel Keilwitz Andreas Wirth Callaway – RWT 8 Ret 0 Benjamin Hetherington Fortec Motorsport DNS DNS Ret 14 16 11 0 Norbert Siedler Richard Westbrook Trackspeed 11 Ret 0 Nico Bastian Fortec Motorsport 13 12 0 Marko Asmer Aleksey Vasilyev GT Russian Team 20 Ret 18 12 0 Marc A. Hayek Blancpain Racing 12 Ret 0 Joe Osborne Ryan Ratcliffe Triple 888 Racing 17 13 0 René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 14 Ret 0 Tomas Pivoda Grasser Racing Team 14 DNS DNS DNS 0 Christopher Mies Kelvin van der Linde Prosperia ABT Racing Ret 15 0 Michael Bartels Yelmer Buurman Vita4one Racing Team 18 16 0 Álvaro Parente Bhaitech 20 16 0 António Coimbra Luis Silva Sports and You 18 20 0 Robert Bell Kévin Estre Boutsen Ginion 21 18 0 Francisco Mora Paulo Pinheiro Sports and You Ret 18 0 Jens Klingmann Miguel Paludo BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert Ret Ret 0 Philipp Frommenwiler Nick Tandy Farnbacher Racing DNS DNS 0Bold – Pole

Pro-Am Trophy

Driver Team NOG BRH ZAN SVK ALG ZOL BAK Total 1 Marc Basseng Alessandro Latif Phoenix Racing 13 11 10 13 8 7 11 7 15 15 DNS DNS 162 2 Sascha Halek Stefan Landmann Grasser Racing Team 15 15 8 6 16 12 16 19 100 3 Marko Asmer Aleksey Vasilyev GT Russian Team 20 Ret 18 12 39 4 Francisco Mora Paulo Pinheiro Sports and You Ret 18 18 5 António Coimbra Luis Silva Sports and You 18 20 16 6 Marc A. Hayek Peter Kox Blancpain Racing 12 Ret 9 7 René Münnich All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 14 Ret 6

Silver Cup

Driver Team NOG BRH ZAN SVK ALG ZOL BAK Total 1 Vincent Abril Mateusz Lisowski Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 7 3 12 6 11 9 6 9 7 Ret 17 11 Ret 17 174 2 Stefano Colombo David Fumanelli ROAL Motorsport 15 11 11 10 15 12 5 13 Ret 15 12 17 Ret 14 154 3 Miguel Toril Fortec Motorsport 13 12 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret Ret 14 16 11 132 4 Luca Stolz Lucas Wolf HTP Motorsport 17 5 8 17 19 12 19 DNS 79 5 Armaan Ebrahim Fortec Motorsport DNS DNS 16 14 14 16 11 10 15 Ret 63 6 Benjamin Hetherington DNS DNS Ret 14 16 11 48 7 Joe Osborne Ryan Ratcliffe Triple 888 Racing 17 13 24 8 Nico Bastian Fortec Motorsport 13 12 21 Guest drivers ineligible for Silver Cup points Sven Barth David Jahn Callaway – RWT 14 8

Teams' Championship

Cup