The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia was the inaugural season of
SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's
Blancpain GT Series Asia
The GT World Challenge Asia (formerly Blancpain GT Series Asia and Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia) is a GT series motor racing competition, promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and organized by Team Asia One GT Management.
Champions D ...
, an
auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
series for
grand tourer
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cars in
Asia
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. The races were contested with
GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars.
Calendar
On 19 October 2016, 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 Challe ...
announced the 2017 calendar and championship details. The series started at
Sepang
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on 8 April and ended at
Zhejiang
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on 15 October, as the event at Zhejiang was moved forward one week, after the ruling Communist Party of China scheduled its 19th National Congress for the period.
Entry list
GT3
GT4
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings
;Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. 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.
Drivers' championships
Overall
;Notes:
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1 – Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak and Yu Lin were guest drivers in Shanghai and therefore ineligible to score points.
Pro-Am
;Notes:
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1 – Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak was a guest driver in Shanghai and therefore ineligible to score Pro-Am class points.
Silver
Am-Am
Teams' championship
;Notes:
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1 – Arrows Racing and FIST - Team AAI were guest teams in Shanghai and therefore ineligible to score points.
See also
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2017 Blancpain GT Series
The 2017 Blancpain GT Series was the fourth season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season started on 2 April in Misano and ended on 1 October in Barcelona. The season featured ten rounds, five Endurance Cup rounds and five Sprint Cup rounds.
Ca ...
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2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the seventh season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 23 April at Monza and ended on 1 October in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a dur ...
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2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
The 2017 GT Series Sprint Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, was the fifth season of the GT Series Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing ...
Notes
References
External links
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Blancpain GT Series Asia
The GT World Challenge Asia (formerly Blancpain GT Series Asia and Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia) is a GT series motor racing competition, promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and organized by Team Asia One GT Management.
Champions D ...
Blancpain GT Series Asia
The GT World Challenge Asia (formerly Blancpain GT Series Asia and Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia) is a GT series motor racing competition, promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and organized by Team Asia One GT Management.
Champions D ...