The 2016 Blancpain GT Series was the third season of the
Blancpain GT Series
GT World Challenge Europe (known as the Blancpain GT Series between 2014 and 2019) is a sports car racing series organised by SRO Motorsports Group. It features grand tourer racing cars modified from production road cars complying with the FIA's GT ...
. The season started on 10 April in
Misano and ended on 2 October in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
. The season featured ten rounds, five
Endurance Cup rounds and five
Sprint Cup rounds.
Calendar
On 18 September 2015, the
Stéphane Ratel Organisation
SRO Motorsports Group (formerly the Stéphane Ratel Organisation) is an international sporting organisation best known for promoting and running a variety of racing events and series, including the Total 24 Hours of Spa, Intercontinental GT Chal ...
announced the 2016 calendar.
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
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 Main Race. The pole-sitter in the Qualifying Race during Sprint Cup rounds and the pole-sitter during Endurance Cup rounds 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
;Main Race points
;1000 km Paul Ricard points
;24 Hours of Spa points
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.
Drivers' championships
Overall
(
key)
Bold – Pole position ''Italics'' – Fastest lap
Pro-Am Cup
Am Cup
Teams' championships
Overall
Pro-Am Cup
Am Cup
See also
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2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
The 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the sixth season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season started on 24 April at Monza and ended on 18 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured five rounds, with each race last ...
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2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
The 2016 GT Series Sprint Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup) was the fourth season following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars ...
Notes
References
External links
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