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. The season began on 14 April at

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and ended on 29 September in

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. The season features ten rounds, five Endurance Cup rounds and five World Challenge Europe rounds. The overall championship was won by Chinese

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factory team FFF Racing and their drivers,

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and Marco Mapelli.

Calendar

At the annual press conference during the

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on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar. The Endurance Cup round in

would become a World Challenge Europe round, replacing the round at the

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. Zolder was initially dropped from the schedule in favor of the

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, before the Austrian Grand Prix venue was replaced by

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in the final draft of the calendar released on 22 October.

and the

were once again swapped around, making the latter circuit the host of a World Challenge Europe round.

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Championship standings

;Scoring system Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also receives one point and entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. ;World Challenge Europe Race points ;Endurance Cup 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

Silver Cup

Pro-Am Cup

;Notes *¹ –

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and

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lost the point for Pole position after a breach of article 19.6, after the gantry camera card was not submitted in time.

Teams' championships

Overall

Silver Cup

Pro-Am Cup

;Notes * ¹ – Oman Racing with TF Sport lost the point for Pole position after a breach of article 19.6, after the gantry camera card was not submitted in time.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blancpain GT Series 2019 Blancpain GT Series, GT World Challenge Europe 2019 in motorsport

Calendar

Race results

Championship standings

Drivers' championships

Overall

Silver Cup

Pro-Am Cup

Teams' championships

Overall

Silver Cup

Pro-Am Cup

See also

References

External links