Sports season
The 2019 GT Series Endurance Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup) was the ninth season of the GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 14 April at Monza and ended on 29 September in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events.
At the annual press conference during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa on 27 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2019 calendar.[1] The World Challenge Europe round at the Nürburgring would become an Endurance Cup round, replacing the round in Barcelona, before the two tracks were swapped around again in the final draft of the calendar released on 22 October.[2]
Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
1 | 3 Hours of Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 14 April |
2 | 3 Hours of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain | 12 May |
3 | Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 km | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 1 June |
4 | Total 24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 27–28 July | Report |
5 | 3 Hours of Barcelona | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 29 September |
Team | Car | | Drivers | Class | Rounds | Goodsmile Racing & Type-Moon Racing[3][N 1]
Black Falcon[4][N 1]
Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon[5][N 1] | Mercedes-AMG GT3[4] | 00 | Adam Christodoulou[3] | P | 4 | Tatsuya Kataoka[3] | Nobuteru Taniguchi[3] | 4 | Yelmer Buurman[4] | P | All | Maro Engel[4] | Luca Stolz[4] | 6 | Patrick Assenheimer[4] | S | All | Hubert Haupt[4] | Gabriele Piana[6] | 1–4 | Abdulaziz Al Faisal[4] | 4 | David Fumanelli | 5 | | Audi R8 LMS Evo[8] | 1 | Robin Frijns[7] | P | 4 | Nico Müller[7] | René Rast[7] | 2 | Alex Riberas[10] | P | All | Dries Vanthoor[10] | Ezequiel Pérez Companc[10] | 1–3, 5 | Frank Stippler[7] | 4 | 10 | Rik Breukers[10] | S | 1–2 | Charles Weerts[10] | Ricardo Sánchez[10] | Rik Breukers[11] | P | 3–5 | Norman Nato[11] | Charles Weerts[11] | 17 | Shae Davies[10] | S | All | Alex MacDowall[10] | Paul Petit[10] | 1–4 | Sean Walkinshaw | 5 | Phoenix Racing[12] | Audi R8 LMS Evo[12] | 5 | Finlay Hutchison[12] | S | All | Iván Pareras[13] | Kim-Luis Schramm[14] | Boutsen Ginion[15] | BMW M6 GT3[15] | 9 | Karim Ojjeh[15] | Am | 1, 3–4 | Marc Rostan[15] | Philippe Stéveny[15] | 1 | Angélique Detavernier[11] | 3 | Gennaro Bonafede[16] | 4 | Erik Maris[17] | Karim Ojjeh[18] | PA | 2, 5 | Philipp Eng[18] | 2 | Marc Rostan[18] | Gennaro Bonafede | 5 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[15] | 15 | Claude-Yves Gosselin[15] | Am | 1–3, 5 | Renaud Kuppens[15] | Pierre Feligioni[15] | 1–3 | Marc Rostan | 5 | Ombra Racing[19] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[19] | 12 | Stefano Gattuso[6] | S | 1–4 | Dean Stoneman[20] | Romain Monti[20] | 1 | Denis Dupont[21] | 2–4 | Corey Lewis[22] | 4 | Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha[23] | Ferrari 488 GT3[23] | 14 | Josef Král[23] | PA | 4 | Gabriele Lancieri[23] | Matteo Malucelli[23] | Jiří Písařík[23] | | Porsche 911 GT3 R[24] | 16 | Mathias Beche[23] | PA | 4 | Philippe Descombes[23] | John Shen[23] | Benny Simonsen[23] | 21 | Antares Au[23] | Am | 4 | Remo Ruscitti[23] | Michael Soeryadjaya[23] | Francis Tjia[23] | KCMG[25] | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3[25] | 18 | Alexandre Imperatori[23] | P | 4 | Oliver Jarvis[23] | Edoardo Liberati[23] | 35 | Josh Burdon[23] | P | 4 | Katsumasa Chiyo[23] | Tsugio Matsuda[23] | GRT Grasser Racing Team[26] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[26] | 19 | Lucas Mauron[20] | S | All | Arno Santamato[20] | Gerhard Tweraser[20] | Andrea Amici[23] | 4 | 63 | Mirko Bortolotti[26] | P | 1–4 | Christian Engelhart[26] | Rolf Ineichen[26] | GPX Racing[27] | Porsche 911 GT3 R[27] | 20 | Benjamin Goethe[28] | S | 1–3, 5 | Jordan Grogor[28] | Stuart Hall[28] | Michael Christensen[29] | P | 4 | Kévin Estre[29] | Richard Lietz[29] | Jenson Team Rocket RJN[30] | Honda NSX GT3[30] | 22 | Philipp Frommenwiler[31] | S | All | Matt McMurry[31] | Struan Moore[31] | 1–2, 4 | Ryan Ratcliffe[32] | 3 | Ricardo Sánchez[23] | 4–5 | Tech 1 Racing[33] | Lexus RC F GT3[33] | 23 | Fabien Barthez[34] | Am | All | Bernard Delhez[35] | Éric Cayrolle[36] | 3–4 | Timothé Buret[37] | 4 | Eric Debard | 5 | | Audi R8 LMS Evo[38] | 25 | Christopher Haase[20] | P | 1–5 | Simon Gachet[6] | 1–3, 5 | Steven Palette[20] | 1–3 | Frédéric Vervisch[39] | 4 | Markus Winkelhock[39] | Dorian Boccolacci | 5 | 26 | Markus Winkelhock[6] | PA | 1–3 | Fabien Michal[20] | 1–2 | Pierre-Yves Paque[20][N 5] | 1, 3–5 | Nyls Stievenart[9] | 2 | Philippe Chatelet[11] | 3 | Michael Blanchemain[39] | 4 | Simon Gachet[39] | Steven Palette[39] | Edouard Cauhaupé | 5 | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | Daiko Lazarus Racing[40][N 6] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3[40] | 27 | Fabrizio Crestani[40] | S | 1–3 | Nicolas Pohler[40] | Kris Richard[19] | Graham Davidson[41] | Am | 4 | Sylvain Debs[23] | Fernando Navarrete[23] | Immanuel Vinke[23] | José Manuel Balbiani | 5 | Andrzej Lewandowski | August MacBeth | Raton Racing by Target[38] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[38] | 29 | Stefano Costantini[20] | Am | All | Toni Forné[20] | Christoph Lenz[20] | Alberto Di Folco[41] | 4 | 311 | Jens Liebhauser | Am | 5 | Florian Scholze | Wolfgang Triller | Honda Team Motul[23] | Honda NSX GT3[23] | 30 | Bertrand Baguette[23] | P | 4 | Mario Farnbacher[23] | Renger van der Zande[23] | Team Parker Racing[42] | Bentley Continental GT3[42] | 31 | Derek Pierce[43] | PA | All | Seb Morris[43] | 1–3, 5 | Rob Smith[20] | 1–3 | Glynn Geddie[44] | 4 | Andy Meyrick[44] | Ryan Ratcliffe[44] | Rinaldi Racing[38] | Ferrari 488 GT3[38] | 33 | Christian Hook[20] | Am | All | Manuel Lauck[20] | Steve Parrow[20] | 1–3, 5 | Alexander Mattschull[23] | 4 | Hendrik Still[23] | 333 | Denis Bulatov[45] | S | All | David Perel[45] | Rinat Salikhov[45] | Indy Dontje[46] | 4 | 488 | Martin Berry[20] | Am | All | Pierre Ehret[20] | José Manuel Balbiani[20] | 1–4 | Rory Penttinen[23] | 4–5 | Walkenhorst Motorsport[47] | BMW M6 GT3[47] | 34 | Nick Catsburg[47] | P | 4 | Mikkel Jensen[47] | Christian Krognes[47] | 36 | Anders Buchardt[23] | Am | 4 | David Pittard[47] | Henry Walkenhorst[23] | Don Yount[23] | 3Y Technology[23] | BMW M6 GT3[23] | 37 | Philippe Bourgeois[23] | Am | 4 | Jean-Paul Buffin[41] | Philippe Haezebrouck[23] | Gilles Vannelet[41] | BMW Team Schnitzer[23] | BMW M6 GT3[23] | 42 | John Edwards[23] | P | 4 | Augusto Farfus[23] | Martin Tomczyk[23] | | Mercedes-AMG GT3[48] | 43 | Dev Gore[20] | P | 1–3 | Lewis Williamson[20] | Jack Hawksworth[20] | 1–2 | David Fumanelli[36] | 3 | David Fumanelli[50] | PA | 4 | Jack Hawksworth[50] | Richard Heistand[50] | Christina Nielsen[50] | Max Koebolt | S | 5 | Romain Monti | Esteban Muth | 44 | Gary Paffett[49] | P | 4 | Tristan Vautier[49] | Lewis Williamson[49] | 1969 Tribute[51] | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup MR[51] | 50 | Loïc Deman[52] | PA INV | 4 | Angélique Detavernier[52] | Marc Duez[52] | Stéphane Lémeret[52] | AF Corse[45][N 8]
SMP Racing[53][N 8]
Tempesta Racing[54][N 8] | Ferrari 488 GT3[54] | 51 | Sam Bird[55] | P | 4 | James Calado[55] | Alessandro Pier Guidi[55] | 52 | Andrea Bertolini[45] | PA | All | Niek Hommerson[45] | Louis Machiels[45] | Toni Vilander[23] | 4 | 72 | Mikhail Aleshin[53] | P | All | Miguel Molina[53] | Davide Rigon[53] | 93 | Chris Froggatt[54] | PA | All | Jonathan Hui[54] | Chris Buncombe[54] | 1–3, 5 | Edward Cheever[23] | 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella[23] | Dinamic Motorsport[56] | Porsche 911 GT3 R[56] | 54 | Zaid Ashkanani[57] | P | All | Andrea Rizzoli[58] | Klaus Bachler[58] | 1–4 | Marco Seefried | 5 | Attempto Racing[38] | Audi R8 LMS Evo[38] | 55 | Mattia Drudi[20] | S | All | Pieter Schothorst[6] | Steijn Schothorst[6] | 66 | Clemens Schmid[20] | P | All | Kelvin van der Linde[20] | 1–4 | Nick Foster[20] | 1–3, 5 | Milan Dontje[39] | 4 | Valentin Hasse-Clot | 5 | Garage 59[59] | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[59] | 59 | Jonny Adam[60] | P | All | Côme Ledogar[60] | Andrew Watson[60] | 188 | Chris Goodwin[59] | Am | All | Alexander West[60] | Chris Harris[60] | 2–5 | Ross Gunn[23] | 4 | R-Motorsport[61] | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[61] | 62 | Maxime Martin[61] | P | All | Matt Parry[61] | Matthieu Vaxivière[61] | 76 | Jake Dennis[61] | P | All | Marvin Kirchhöfer[61] | Nicki Thiim[62] | 1–2 | Alex Lynn[61] | 3–5 | 762 | Ricky Collard[61] | S | 4 | Ferdinand Habsburg[61] | Hugo de Sadeleer[61] | Aaro Vainio[23] | Ram Racing[38] | Mercedes-AMG GT3[38] | 74 | Tom Onslow-Cole[20] | PA | All | Remon Vos[20] | Darren Burke[36] | 3–4 | Christiaan Frankenhout[23] | 4 | Barwell Motorsport[63] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[63] | 77 | Adrian Amstutz[63] | Am | All | Leo Machitski[63] | Miguel Ramos[20] | 1–3, 5 | Richard Abra[23] | 4 | Patrick Kujala[41] | 78 | Sandy Mitchell[63] | S | All | James Pull[64] | Jordan Witt[64] | Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup[39] | Audi R8 LMS Evo[39] | 80 | Andrew Haryanto[39] | Am | 4 | Jeffrey Lee[39] | Yasser Shahin[39] | Jingzu Sun[39] | | Mercedes-AMG GT3[65] | 87 | Jean-Luc Beaubelique[66] | PA | 1–3, 5 | Jim Pla[66] | Mauro Ricci[66] | 88 | Vincent Abril[65] | P | All | Raffaele Marciello[65] | Michael Meadows[65] | 1–3, 5 | Fabian Schiller[41] | 4 | 90 | Nico Bastian[67] | S | All | Timur Boguslavskiy[67] | Felipe Fraga[67] | Herberth Motorsport[24] | Porsche 911 GT3 R[24] | 91 | Daniel Allemann[23] | PA | 4 | Ralf Bohn[23] | Alfred Renauer[23] | Robert Renauer[23] | Oman Racing with TF Sport[68] | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3[68] | 97 | Charlie Eastwood[68] | PA | All | Ahmad Al Harthy[68] | Salih Yoluç[68] | Nicki Thiim[69] | 4 | Rowe Racing[70] | Porsche 911 GT3 R[70] | 98 | Romain Dumas[71] | P | All | Mathieu Jaminet[71] | Sven Müller[71] | 99 | Matt Campbell[70] | P | All | Dennis Olsen[70] | Dirk Werner[70] | 998 | Frédéric Makowiecki[70] | P | 4 | Patrick Pilet[70] | Nick Tandy[70] | | Bentley Continental GT3[72] | 107 | Jules Gounon[72] | P | All | Steven Kane[72] | Jordan Pepper[72] | 108 | Maxime Soulet[72] | P | All | Andy Soucek[72] | 1–3, 5 | Alex Buncombe[20] | 1–2, 4 | Callum MacLeod[32] | 3, 5 | Markus Palttala[73] | 4 | 109 | Rodrigo Baptista[73] | P | 4 | Callum MacLeod[73] | Seb Morris[73] | 110 | Pipo Derani[74] | P | 4 | Lucas Ordóñez[73] | Andy Soucek[74] | Antonelli Motorsport[20] | Mercedes-AMG GT3[20] | 111 | Marco Antonelli[20] | Am | 1 | Giuseppe Cipriani[20] | Davide Roda[20] | KÜS Team75 Bernhard[24] | Porsche 911 GT3 R[24] | 117 | Earl Bamber[24] | P | 4 | Timo Bernhard[24] | Laurens Vanthoor[24] | Montaplast by Land Motorsport[75] | Audi R8 LMS Evo[75] | 129 | Ricardo Feller[75] | P | 4 | Jamie Green[76] | Christopher Mies[75] | Scuderia Villorba Corse[36] | Mercedes-AMG GT3[36] | 133 | Mauro Calamia[36] | S | 3 | Stefano Monaco[36] | Roberto Pampanini[36] | Mauro Calamia[23] | PA | 4 | Ivan Jacoma[23] | Stefano Monaco[23] | Roberto Pampanini[23] | HubAuto Corsa[77] | Ferrari 488 GT3[77] | 227 | Nick Cassidy[78] | P | 4 | Nick Foster[78] | Daniel Serra[78] | HB Racing[38] | Ferrari 488 GT3[38] | 444 | Jens Liebhauser[20][N 11] | Am | 1–4 | Florian Scholze[20] | Andrzej Lewandowski[20] | 1–2 | Wolfgang Triller[36] | 3 | Thomas Neubauer[41] | 4 | Philipp Wlazik[41] | Orange1 FFF Racing Team[79] | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo[79] | 519 | Phil Keen[80] | P | All | Giovanni Venturini[80] | Franck Perera[80] | 1–4 | Giacomo Altoè | 5 | 555 | Michele Beretta[80] | S | All | Taylor Proto[80] | Diego Menchaca[80] | 1–4 | Giacomo Altoè[23] | 4 | Andrea Amici | 5 | 563 | Andrea Caldarelli[80] | P | All | Marco Mapelli[80] | Dennis Lind[80] | 1–4 | Albert Costa | 5 | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing[23] | Mercedes-AMG GT3[23] | 999 | Lucas Auer[41] | P | 4 | Maximilian Buhk[23] | Maximilian Götz[23] | | Icon | Class | P | Pro Cup | S | Silver Cup | PA | Pro-Am Cup | Am | Am Cup | INV | Invitational | |
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings
[edit] - 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.
- Race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- 1000 km Paul Ricard points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
Points | 33 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- 24 Hours of Spa points
Points are awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
Points after 6hrs/12hrs | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Points at the finish | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championships
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