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. Blancpain gt asia 2017 gt3 gruppe m mercedes amg gt3 tim sugden tba. Mar 20, 2017 the opening round of this seasons inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign takes place at sepang in malaysia on april 89. Sep 26, 2017 2017 blancpain gt series asia skinpack v0. State of the series with benjamin franassovici, part 2. In addition to audi, other marques like porsche, lamborghini, ferrari, mercedes, bmw, aston martin and mclaren have already signed up to be a part of the asian series. Craftbamboo racing confirms porsche gt3 and gt4 blancpain. 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. Jul 31, 2018 2019 blancpain gt series asia calendar april 67 sepang, malaysia 2x 60minute races and official testing may 1112 buriram, thailand 2x 60minute races. Coverage of the inaugural blancpain gt asian series. No australian plans for new blancpain asian cup speedcafe. The inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign will feature a sixround, 12 race calendar in 2017, as well as a number of elements designed. 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. Phoenix racing asia looking for blancpain gt series asia.
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. 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. 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. 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. Blancpain gt series asia events 2017 timing solutions ltd. Gt world challenge europe gt world challenge europe. The season began on 23 april at monza and ended on 1 october in barcelona. Blancpain gt series asia championships racing sports cars. Craftbamboo racing, porsches official technical partner team in asia, will contest the inaugural blancpain gt series asia in 2017 with a. Sro esport gt series charity challenge 2020 27 march 2020. Three porsches for craftbamboo racing to contest blancpain gt. Sro esport gt series set for allaction contest at spafrancorchamps 8 may 2020. Blancpain gt world challenge asia is a multiclass gt championship predominantly catering for gt3 and gt4 cars.
Season 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011. The 2017 blancpain gt series was the fourth season of the blancpain gt series. Oct 19, 2016 the inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign will feature a sixround, 12race calendar in 2017, kicking off at sepang, next april. All 24h of duabi asian le mans series audi r8 lms cup blancpain endurance series blancpain gt world. Furthermore, the series partnership with the audi r8 lms cup has allowed cornelius ees. Sro has unveiled the calendars for the 2017 blancpain gt series, gt4 european series and pirelli world challenge, as well as confirming what events will make up the 2017 intercontinental gt challenge and announcing a new asian blancpain series. Patel stays in blancpain gt asia for sophomore season. Race 1 blancpain gt series asia buriram live youtube. The 2018 blancpain gt series asia was the second season of sro motorsports group and. Indian gt ace aditya patel will contest his second consecutive blancpain gt asia season this year, having renewed his deal with od racing. Blancpain gt series asia reveals inaugural calendar and. Televised live on regional tv the events were live streamed throughout the globe. Lamborghini squadra corse will be strongly involved, with all the rounds of the super trofeo asia onemake series concomitant with the gts.
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. Following the passing of the late 80s and early 90s f1 fad, the asian motorsport scene fell on hard times. 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. Each round of blancpain gt series asias inaugural 2017 season will feature models exclusively supplied by motorsport promotion specialists taiwan top speed. 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. The season began on 14 april at sepang and ended on 14 october at ningbo. In 2017 the asian motorsport scene will be more important than ever, thanks to the launch of the new blancpain gt series asia. Aditya patel missed out on the 2017 blancpain gt asia title by just a single point, despite taking a double win in the final round in china. Pirelli nominated as sole tyre supplier for new blancpain gt series. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings driver. Adac gt masters 2017 7 adac tcr 2017 6 ama supercross 2017 17 andros trophy 20162017 6 andros trophy 20172018 7 audi sport tt cup 2017 5 aussie racing cars 2017 7 australian carrera cup 2017 3 australian gt 2017 3 bathurst 12 hours 2017 1 bathurst 6 hours 2017 1 blancpain endurance series 2017 6 blancpain gt sports. Dec 09, 2016 filed under 2017, blancpain gt series asia, gruppe m, jocaracing, mercedes amg gt3, sportscar racing, sportscar racing news 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. Watch gt racers in the proam, silver, and amateur classes fight for the checkered flag on this 2. Watch as these proam drivers give it their all at this modern and hightech facility in pursuit of the 2017 drivers championship title.
Meeting monza brands hatch silverstone circuit paul ricard km misano zandvoort total 24 hours of spa nurburgring hungaroring barcelona. Pirelli has expanded its prestigious gt racing portfolio with an agreement to exclusively supply the newly created blancpain gt series asia. The 2017 blancpain gt series calendar is as follows. Sro esport gt series set for busy weekend of sim racing action at nurburgring and silverstone 15 may 2020. Zhejiang race 2 short highlights blancpain gt series. Od racing confirms audi for blancpain gt asia sportscar365. Blancpain gt series asia gt4 2017 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series asia gt4 2017. Gt world challenge asia powered by aws makes further changes to 2020 calendar 30 april 2020. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings driver database. How blancpain gt series asia is shaking up the market.
Fuji race 2 short highlights blancpain gt series asia 2017. The newly launched blancpain gt series asia will feature a sixevent calendar, with each round consisting of two sixtyminute races. The 2017 blancpain gt series asia was the inaugural season of sro motorsports group and team asia one gt managements blancpain gt series asia. Strakka racing announce barnicoat as a part of a 14 driver. Professional motorsports management team blancpain gt world challenge asia. Blancpain gt series asia show full episodes on demand. Looks like the three bbt car rumours were true, but all 3 run by spirit of race.
Oct 11, 2017 live blancpain gt series asia event live. Pepper takes pro win for bentley, selva dominates silver contest with mclaren in sro esport gt series opener 26 april 2020. Skins blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 racedepartment. This is set to change this year however, as od joins the newfor2017 blancpain gt asia championship.
The inaugural blancpain gt series asia campaign will feature a sixround, 12race calendar in 2017, as well as a number of elements designed. This year, sro motorsport groups worldrenowned balance of performance regulations will be used across the asian continent for the first time when blancpain gt series asias inaugural season. Live coverage of this weekends first hourlong blancpain gt series asia race from sepang, which is hosting the championships inaugural event. April 89 sepang, malaysia may 2021 chang international circuit, thailand june 2425 suzuka, japan august 1920 fuji speedway, japan september 2324 shanghai, china october 2122 zhejiang, china. 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. This year, martin rump will lead kcmgs blancpain gt series asia lineup following a successful 2016 campaign in the audi r8 lms cup with champion racing. 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. The season started on 2 april in misano and ended on 1 october in barcelona. The races were contested with gt3spec and gt4spec cars. Filed under 2017, blancpain gt series asia, gruppe m, jocaracing, mercedes amg gt3, sportscar racing, sportscar racing news 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. Craftbamboo racing confirms porsche gt3 and gt4 blancpain gt. Aditya patel to compete in blancpain gt series asia in 2017. Encouraged by the success of the blancpain endurance series, worldrenowned swiss watch manufacture blancpain and the sro.
April 89 sepang, malaysia may 2021 chang international circuit, thailand june 2425 suzuka, japan august 1920 fuji speedway, japan september 2324 shanghai, china. Jenson team rocket rjn confirms new mclaren partnership. Porsches official asian technical partner team, craftbamboo racing, will enter two of the german marques 911 gt3 rs and a cayman gt4 clubsport mr in blancpain gt series asia this season. 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. With 2018 right around the corner now, dsc sat down and spoke to british gt and blancpain gt series asia. Jul 29, 2016 the blancpain gt series schedule will remain at ten rounds in 2017, with zandvoort returning to the series and a possible visit to the red bull ring in spielberg.
The hong kongbased squad is one of asias finest having claimed the tcr international teams title in 2016. 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. Blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017 standings championship points standings for the blancpain gt series asia gt3 2017. The former has several classes, overall, proam, silver and amam, to cater for all driver pairings. On the eve of the motul sepang 12 hours, stephane ratel introduced the new blancpain gt series asia to the many interested teams and. Stephane ratel says he has no plans to include australia in his new blancpain gt asian cup, which will kickoff in 2017. 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. Live fuji qualifying blancpain gt series asia 2017. Zhejiang race 2 short highlights blancpain gt series asia 2017. Head of lamborghini motorsport giorgio sanna added.
Arn racing, the reigning champions of the pirelli super taikyu series stx class, announced on saturday that they will switch to the blancpain gt series asia fulltime for 2018, with the same ferrari 488 gt3 that won super taikyus premierclass title in 2017. 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. Join us for live and uninterrupted coverage of major events, as well as behindthescenes access, special features and fun from inside the paddock. Short highlights suzuka race 1 blancpain gt series asia 2017 by gtworld. The asian series format is based on the british gt championship a platform lauded as one of the most successful of its kind bringing together gt3, gt4 and gtc machinery in one grid. New for 2017 blancpain gt asia was an unrivalled success with large grids and competitive racing.
The series brings together a mix of gt3 and gt4 machinery that compete at the twelve 1 hourlong races spread across six events. Kcmg confirms twocar entry for 2017 blancpain gt series asia. And its exactly what blancpain gt series asia promises to deliver in 2017. Blancpain gt world challenge asia craftbamboo racing. I remember speaking to you before the season, about the formation of the blancpain gt series in asia. The 2017 blancpain gt series endurance cup was the seventh season of the blancpain gt series endurance cup. After that the series will move on to thailands only fia grade 1 track, the chang international circuit in buriram, for two more onehour races in late may. Phoenix racing asia looking for blancpain gt series asia success.
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. We will continue our work in making entries into other asian gt3 series more cost effective for teams. Sro motorsports group has confirmed the calendar for the inaugural blancpain gt series asia, which will feature six rounds over 12 races. Championship blancpain gt series asia list of all races of the championship including all years it. Taiwan top speed angles set for blancpain gt series asia. Live fuji race 1 blancpain gt series asia 2017 asian. 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. The official facebook page of sros asian gt championship and onethird of the regional gt world challenge. Craftbamboo racing, porsches official technical partner team in asia, will contest the inaugural blancpain gt series asia in 2017 with a three porsche entry. Blancpain gt series asia gt4 2017 standings driver.
Sro motorsports group announced friday the launch of the blancpain gt series asian cup, confirming the expansion of its highly popular european. The season featured ten rounds, five endurance cup rounds and five sprint cup rounds. Blancpain gt series asia set for sros trusted balance of. Phoenix racing asia embarks on their second season competing at the highest level in gt3 competition in asia, revealing that they will run a twocar operation in the maiden season of the blancpain gt series asia with a strong team that reflects the lineup that took them to three gt asia series victories in their debut year. Barwell confirms witt, macdowall and schandorff for silver cup programme. On 27 september 2017, it was announced the races in buriram were moved one week earlier to avoid a clash with the 3 hours of silverstone. 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 their partnership to the sprint series, previously promoted as the fia gt series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall blancpain gt series title, linking sprint and endurance. Blancpain gt asia championship launched sportscar365. Gt world is the official youtube channel for sro motorsports group, the global leader in gt racing. Announced today at spa, the stephane ratel organisation will attempt to. 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.
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