At the annual press conference during the 2016 24 hours of spa on 29 july, the stephane ratel organisation announced the first draft of the 2017 calendar. The inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign will feature a sixround, 12 race calendar in 2017, as well as a number of elements. Final preparations for the series are in full swing, and with agreements in place with the audi r8 lms cup, lamborghini super trofeo asia and china gt, the blancpain gt series asia is ready for an exciting inaugural season. On the eve of the motul sepang 12 hours, stephane ratel introduced the new blancpain gt series asia to the many interested teams and drivers. State of the series with benjamin franassovici, part 2. Following the passing of the late 80s and early 90s f1 fad, the asian motorsport scene fell on hard times. Blancpain gt series offers a huge media coverage, both on tv, through web live streaming and from social networks sharing. Live coverage of the weekends first 60minute race at the home of the japanese grand prix. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 hours of spa and the km paul ricard events.
With 2018 right around the corner now, dsc sat down and spoke to british gt and blancpain gt series asia. I remember speaking to you before the season, about the formation of the blancpain gt series in asia. Chang, 18 maggio 2017 blancpain gt asias inaugural campaign continues at chang international circuit in thailand this weekend may 2021. This also marks the european blancpain gt series making its maiden foray to asia with the blancpain gt series asia championship and has signed up manufacturers including porsche, lamborghini, ferrari, mercedes, bmw, mclaren and aston martin to be a part of the series. Part 1 was an indepth discussion about the british gt championship, part 2 covers all things blancpain gt asia series, with sro looking to build on the series ultrasuccessful debut year. Blancpain gt series asia homepage get latest blancpain gt series asia news, auto news, auto industry news, blancpain gt series asia.
Review tarmac works audi r8 lms blancpain gt series asia. Tech1 racing is set to contest the full gt world challenge europe powered by aws season with its lexus rc f gt3. Blancpain gt asia is expected to go in direct competition with the established gt asia series, which features a similar format. My sneaking suspicion is that this early announcement combined with sros current reputation for success and expansion, is a pretty heavy suggestion to gt asia that they should come to sro for a merger deal before they get destroyed in open competition. The angels will be the official faces of the championship, appearing on its prerace grids and postrace podiums as well as handling all promotional activities within the paddock. Aditya patel to compete in 2017 blancpain gt series asia. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings driver database. The calendar for the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series has been finalised. The inaugural blancpain gt series asia drivers and teams champions will be crowned in china this weekend when the 2017 campaign comes to a close at the new 16turn, 3. The 2017 blancpain gt series asia edition is the brainchild of stephane ratel of sro motorsports group and paul yao, founder of the supercar club hong kong. Sro motorsports group has confirmed the calendar for the inaugural blancpain gt series asia, which will feature six rounds over 12 races.
Sro motorsports group announced friday the launch of the blancpain gt series asian cup, confirming the expansion of its highly popular european. Full highlights suzuka rnd 3 blancpain gt series asia 2017. By the end we will know who will follow maxi buhk and dominik baumann as the next blancpain gt series champions. As a new era for gt racing dawns in sepang, james newbold explores how sros new blancpain gt series asia has changed the regional status quo. Blancpain gt series asia 2017 free practice 1 classification by class 2 37 bbt audi r8 lms gt3 1. Blancpain gt world challenge asia is a multiclass gt championship predominantly catering for gt3 and gt4 cars.
Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 skinpack of the 2017 season of the blancpain gt series asia 2017 blancpain gt series asia skinpack released for the eec gt3 mod for automobilsta. Starting there are 22 gt3 entries at buriram on the 12turn, 4. All 2017 blancpain gt series asia races are scheduled to not clash with the european edition and the intercontinental gt challenge, as well as other relevant competitions. Kcmg is pleased to work with audi sport customer racing asia to enter rumps car for full seasons in both the 2017 audi r8 lms cup and blancpain gt series asia, as part of the partnership agreement between both championships. Subscribe dan nyalakan lonceng notifikasi agar tidak tertinggal update video terbaru. On the eve of the motul sepang 12 hours, stephane ratel introduced the new blancpain gt series asia to the many interested teams and. Blancpain gt series asia show full episodes on demand. Blancpain gt series asia welcome to suzuka 2017 video. Zhejiang short highlights blancpain gt series asia 2017. How blancpain gt series asia is shaking up the market. Kcmg is set to take on a new challenge as they unveil a twocar effort in blancpain gt series asia with a pair of audi r8 lms gt3s this year.
Televised live on regional tv the events were live streamed throughout the globe. The season started on 2 april in misano and ended on 1 october in barcelona. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings driver. The series started at misano on 2 april and ended at the nurburgring on 17 september. The 2017 blancpain gt series asia was the inaugural season of sro motorsports group and team asia one gt managements blancpain gt series asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in asia. Race 1 suzuka blancpain gt series asia video dailymotion. Taiwan top speed angles set for blancpain gt series asia. Aditya patel will compete in the 2017 blancpain gt series asia the blancpain gt series asia sees the already wellestablished championship the blancpain gt series make its foray into asia. The blancpain gt series is a fiaapproved motorsport championship that originated in europe. The 2017 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series sprint cup following on from the demise of the sro groups 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.
Watch gt racers in the proam, silver, and amateur classes fight for the checkered flag on this 2. Six audi r8 lms gt3 cars have been confirmed so far for blancpain gt series asias first season. The races were contested with gt3spec and gt4spec cars. The first of two races from round 4 of the 2017 blancpain gt series asia is about to begin at fuji speedway in oyama, japan. The season featured ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five sprint cup rounds. Blancpain gt series asia reveals inaugural calendar and. Championship blancpain gt series asia list of all races of the championship including all years it. Skins blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 racedepartment. April 89 sepang, malaysia may 2021 chang international circuit, thailand june 2425 suzuka, japan august 1920 fuji speedway, japan september 2324 shanghai, china. You can read the auto comparisons and other related articles. Sep 26, 2017 2017 blancpain gt series asia skinpack v0. Aditya patel to compete in blancpain gt series asia in 2017. Race 2 short highlights suzuka blancpain gt series asia 2017. All 24h of duabi asian le mans series audi r8 lms cup blancpain endurance series blancpain gt world challenge asia blancpain sprint series china gt championship drivers electric gt championship ferrari.
The season began on 14 april at sepang and ended on 14 october at ningbo. New for 2017 blancpain gt asia was an unrivalled success with large grids and competitive racing. The 2017 blancpain gt series asia features a a 12race calendar spread over. Jul 29, 2016 sro motorsports group announced friday the launch of the blancpain gt series asian cup, confirming the expansion of its highly popular european championship to the asian continent for 2017. Apr 07, 2017 streamed live on apr 7, 2017 live coverage of this weekends first hourlong blancpain gt series asia race from sepang, which is hosting the championships inaugural event. From 2017 its successful format provides the basis of a new series that will be held across asia. Nov 15, 2018 race 1 suzuka blancpain gt series asia. Fuji race 2 short highlights blancpain gt series asia 2017.
Live fuji qualifying blancpain gt series asia 2017. Craftbamboo racing confirms porsche gt3 and gt4 blancpain. Zhejiang short highlights blancpain gt series asia. Oct 19, 2016 blancpain gt asia is expected to go in direct competition with the established gt asia series, which features a similar format. The 2017 blancpain gt series sprint cup was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series sprint cup following on from the demise of the sro groups fia gt1 world championship an auto racing series for grand tourer cars, the fourth with the designation of blancpain sprint series or. Leave a comment filed under 2017, blancpain gt series asia, gruppe m, jocaracing, mercedes amg gt3, sportscar racing, sportscar racing news. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro. Kcmg confirms twocar entry for 2017 blancpain gt series asia. Blancpain gt series asia championships racing sports cars. Fuji race 2 blancpain gt series asia 2017 asian gt. Jan 26, 2017 the opening round of 2017s inaugural blancpain gt series asia season kicks off at sepang in malaysia on april 89.
The strong audi entry list underlines the partnership between sro motorsports groups flagship series and the audi r8 lms cup. Fuji race 2 blancpain gt series asia 2017 asian gt videos. Watch as these proam drivers give it their all at this modern and hightech facility in pursuit of the 2017 drivers championship title. But while it may be new, the blancpain gt series asia is no ordinary startup. Each round of blancpain gt series asias inaugural 2017 season will feature models exclusively supplied by motorsport promotion specialists taiwan top speed.
The blancpain gt series is mainly reserved for gt3 cars, applying the principles of balance of performance and a driver ca zhejiang race 1 short highlights blancpain gt series asia 2017 inserito il. Blancpain gt asia the spirit of race ferrari wins at buriram. Zhejiang short highlights blancpain gt series asia 2017 shares comments. Kcmgs gtr earns podiums in blancpain gt series asia may 14, 2018 kcmgs nissan gtr nismo gt3 cars excelled in the latest round of the blancpain gt series asia with a top three overall finish in sundays race and a pair of proam podiums across the weekend. Blancpain gt series asia gt4 2017 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series asia gt4 2017. Gt world challenge europe gt world challenge europe. The 2017 blancpain gt series was the fourth season of the blancpain gt series.
Streamed live on apr 7, 2017 live coverage of this weekends first hourlong blancpain gt series asia race from sepang, which is hosting the championships inaugural event. Gruppe m will make a return to full time competitive action, bringing no fewer than three mercedesamg to the six events. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro motorsports group decide at the end of 20 to extend. We are pleased to announce our cooperation with blancpain gt series asia in 2017 as an official partner. Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. The blancpain gt series is mainly reserved for gt3 cars, applying the principles of balance of performance and a driver ca blancpain gt series asia welcome to suzuka 2017 inserito il. The appeal of the new blancpain gt series asia has already been confirmed by the first entrants for the 2017 season. The season began on 23 april at monza and ended on 1 october in barcelona. Blancpain gt series asia gt4 2017 standings driver database. The season began on 7 april at zolder and ended on 30 september in barcelona.
Blancpain gt asia championship launched sportscar365. Chang, 20 may 2017 rino mastronardi and rui aguas on the spirit of race ferrari 488 gt3 took their first blancpain gt series asia victories on saturday in the first of the series two races at buriram, thailand. The 2018 blancpain gt series was the fifth season of the blancpain gt series. My sneaking suspicion is that this early announcement combined with sros current reputation for success and expansion, is a pretty heavy suggestion to gt asia that they should come to sro for a merger deal before they get. Zhejiang race 1 short highlights blancpain gt series. This years blancpain gt series asia grid continues to gather strength following the news that xone racing will enter a lamborghini huracan gt3 with support from lamborghini squadra corse the championships inaugural season already features several highprofile names thanks to the recent announcements of fff racing team, phoenix racing asia and clearwater racing, but xone racings. Sro esport gt series set for allaction contest at spafrancorchamps 8 may 2020 gt world challenge asia powered by aws makes further changes to 2020 calendar 30 april 2020 pepper takes pro win for bentley, selva dominates silver contest with mclaren in sro esport gt series opener 26 april 2020. Professional motorsports management team blancpain gt world challenge asia. The opening round of this seasons inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign takes place at sepang in malaysia on april 89. The former has several classes, overall, proam, silver and amam, to cater for all driver pairings. The gt world challenge asia formerly blancpain gt series asia and blancpain gt world challenge asia is a gt series motor racing competition. Also supporting kcmg in their new asian motorsport effort are champion, hidden cliff, hotelpass and teng tools.
By the end we will know who will follow maxi buhk and dominik. The latest venture from sro motorsports group, the body responsible for organising the sepang 12 hours and coordinating the fia gt world cup in macau, blancpain asia has started off on a very strong footing, with a 30car grid featuring 24 gt3 cars and five gt4s. The 2018 blancpain gt series asia was the second season of sro motorsports group and team asia one gt managements blancpain gt series asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in asia. The inaugural season of blancpain gt series asia continues at the chang international circuit in buriram, thailand. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017. Blancpain gt series asia gt4 2017 standings driver. As was the case in 2016, the worlds biggest gt3 series includes ten rounds.
The 2017 blancpain gt series asia was the inaugural season of sro motorsports group and team asia one gt managements blancpain gt series asia. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. Mar 20, 2017 the opening round of this seasons inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign takes place at sepang in malaysia on april 89. Craftbamboo racing confirms porsche gt3 and gt4 blancpain gt.
877 1298 307 251 542 1268 1294 262 167 644 570 684 1280 890 1541 189 755 1298 823 1000 638 267 829 1264 549 847 329 593 94 1472 46