2014 GT Sprint Series
The 2014 GT Sprint Series (known for sponsorship reasons as 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 .[ 1]
Event
Circuit
Date
1
Circuit Paul Armagnac , Nogaro , France
21 April
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2
Brands Hatch , Kent , Great Britain
18 May
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3
Circuit Park Zandvoort , North Holland , Netherlands
6 July
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4
Automotodróm Slovakia Ring , Orechová Potôň , Slovakia
24 August
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5
Algarve International Circuit , Algarve , Portugal
7 September
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6
Circuit Zolder , Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
19 October
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7
Baku World Challenge , Baku , Azerbaijan
2 November
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Entry list
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Class
P
Pro
S
Silver Cup
PA
Pro-Am Trophy
Race results
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
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
Pro-Am Trophy
Silver Cup
Teams' Championship
Cup
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
Pro-Am Trophy
Silver Cup
See also
References
^ "Blancpain GT Series adds Circuit Zolder to 2014 calendar" . www.blancpain-gt-series.com/. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013 .
^ a b c d e f Mercier, Laurent (10 April 2014). "Jimenez Completes Lineup at BMW Team Brazil" . sportscar365.com . John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2014 .
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Great Britain Brands Hatch / Entry List" . Blancpain Sprint Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 13 May 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Belgian Audi Club Team WRT announces its line-up for 2014" . Blancpain Sprint Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014 .
^ a b "@BlancpainGT: 22 August" . Twitter . Twitter Inc. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014 .
^ Watkins, Gary (3 September 2014). "Blancpain Sprint Series frontrunner Buhk to return after case dropped" . Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 3 September 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "France Nogaro Coupes de Pâques / Entry List" . Blancpain Sprint Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 14 April 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Portuguese Summer Battle in Portimao" . Blancpain Sprint Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2014 .
^ a b c d e Corrêa, João (22 March 2014). "Phoenix Racing fields two Audi R8 LMS ultra in the Blancpain Sprint Series" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport.com, Inc. Retrieved 22 March 2014 .
^ a b c d "GRT Expands to Two-Car Lamborghini Effort" . John Dagys Media Group, LLC. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014 .
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^ a b c d "Vita4One joins largest grid of the year so far" . Blancpain Sprint Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2014 .
^ a b c d ten Caat, Marcel (24 June 2014). "Schubert Motorsport To Enter Blancpain Sprint Series" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 26 June 2014 .
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^ Bitzer, Yannick (14 April 2014). "Blancpain GT Serien — Die Starterlisten zur Saison 2014" . Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Adrivo Sportpresse. Retrieved 16 April 2014 .
^ ten Caat, Marcel (21 August 2014). "Buhk Suspended for Slovakia Ring After GT Masters Incident" . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2014 .
^ Watkins, Gary (3 February 2014). "HTP Mercedes squad signs Stef Dusseldorp for 2014 Blancpain GT" . Autosport.com . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 3 February 2014 .
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^ a b c d "NSC Motorsports joins Blancpain Sprint Series in Zolder" . Blancpain Sprint Series . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . 14 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014 .
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