2018 Calendars: Blancpain GT Series

2018 Blancpain GT Series

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European GT racing series split into two Cups:

  • Sprint Cup for 2 x 60 minute races in a weekend, five weekends per year;
  • Endurance Cup for 180 minute races plus the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000km Paul Ricard, totalling five endurance races per year;

Teams can compete in the entire series or pick a cup.

All races are for FIA GT3 cars exclusively, the class structure is based upon driver ratings with a mix of Pro, Pro/Am and Am classes.

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*As at 28 February 2018*

2018 Blancpain GT

Ten rounds in the season, five for the Sprint Cup (2 races per weekend) and five for the Endurance Cup (1 race per weekend). The prestige event is the Total 24 Hours of Spa in July.

Date Format Track Location
7,8 Apr Sprint Circuit Zolder Zolder, Belgium
22 Apr Endurance Autodromo Monza Monza, Italy
6,7 May Sprint Brands Hatch Kent, England, UK
20 May Endurance Silverstone Circuit Northants, England, UK
3 Jun Endurance 1000km Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France
23,24 Jun Sprint Misano World Circuit Misano Adriatico, Rimini, Italy
28-29 Jul Endurance Total 24 Hours of Spa Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
2,3 Sep Sprint Hungaroring Budapest, Hungary
15,16 Sep Sprint Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
30 Sep Endurance Barcelona Catalonia, Spain

Endurance Cup changes:

Silverstone runs one week later than last year to create a week’s separation to the Brands Hatch Sprint weekend. Paul Ricard moves 3 weeks earlier to the beginning of June.

Sprint Cup changes:

Misano moves from the opening round to June. Zolder is a new addition as the new season opener. Zandvoort falls off the schedule.

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