2019 Blancpain GT World Endurance

**chunterer** · 12 Jan 2019, 23:44 (Ref:3875810)

Bit quiet on the announcements?

Thought there was a thread already but couldn't find one. Please merge this to.it if there is...

rich07 · 13 Jan 2019, 00:25 (Ref:3875812)

Grasser are contracted with Lamborghini for at least one car so Gottfried said at Dubai.

Expecting Emil Frey to return with the Lexus.

M Sport will be back with the big Bentleys.

Interesting to see what effect their DTM segue will have on WRTs entries. Be thinking they’ll have at least one car either way.

McLaren should have at least one or two of the new 720.

Porsche sound like they’ll have a number of new 2019 cars both factory supported and privateers. Manthey? Timo Bernhards team?

AMG-expect Akka and maybe BF to return.

Ferrari-I’m sure we’ll have a few Pro Am and Am Cup entries.

Hoping to see Honda with the NSX but heard nothing so far.

BMW-Walkenhorst and Schnitzer are doing IGTC so will see them at Spa at the very least. No idea what Rowe’s plans are this year.

rich07 · 13 Jan 2019, 00:38 (Ref:3875814)

And then there’s the rumours in the McLaren thread of the Spanish team

Racing Harz · 13 Jan 2019, 09:54 (Ref:3875873)

The name from the Serie is: "Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup"

**chunterer** · 14 Jan 2019, 23:45 (Ref:3876185)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

The name from the Serie is: "Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup"

I believed it was being renamed..

Akrapovic · 20 Jan 2019, 11:23 (Ref:3877286)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

I believed it was being renamed..

Kinda.

The Endurance series is still the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

The "Blancpain GT World Challenge" refers to the three Sprint series - Europe (the one we always knew as Sprint Cup/Series), Asia (the Blancpain Asia Series) and America (previously was Pirelli World Challenge).

It's needlessly confusing.

Bcarr6 · 20 Jan 2019, 18:44 (Ref:3877356)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Kinda.

The Endurance series is still the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

The "Blancpain GT World Challenge" refers to the three Sprint series - Europe (the one we always knew as Sprint Cup/Series), Asia (the Blancpain Asia Series) and America (previously was Pirelli World Challenge).

It's needlessly confusing.

I think it’s safe to say we could just call it Blancpain GT Europe to cover sprint and endurance in this thread

Bcarr6 · 15 Jan 2019, 12:46 (Ref:3876280)

This thread should be for Endurance and Sprint together.

Anyway, contrary to thoughts above, there is already a decent amount of cars confirmed. 24-26 cars in Endurance, and already 13 cars expected in Sprint, with a long time left to announce.

Blancpain grids usually seem to form up in feb-march time

Endurance - 24-26 Cars

AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
Barwell Motorsport- Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo - Sandy Mitchell / TBA / TBA
Bentley Team M-Sport - Bentley Continental GT3
Bentley Team M-Sport - Bentley Continental GT3
Black Falcon - Mercedes AMG GT3
Black Falcon - Mercedes AMG GT3
Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
GP Extreme - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Grasser GRT - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Grasser GRT - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Mclaren TBC - Mclaren 720s GT3
Mclaren TBC - Mclaren 720s GT3
Phoenix Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo - Finlay Hutchinson / TBA / TBA
Porsche TBC - Porsche 911 GT3 - Romain Dumas / Matieu Jaminet / Sven Muller
Porsche TBC - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Derk Werner / Denis Olsen / Matt Campbell
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Schubert Motorsport - BMW M6 GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Strakka Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3- Nick Leventis / Chris Buncombe / Lewis Williamson
SunEnergy1 Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Team Parker Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - TBA / TBA
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo

Sprint - 13 Cars

AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
Phoenix Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo - Finlay Hutchinson / TBA
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Schubert Motorsport - BMW M6 GT3 - TBA / TBA
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo

JD Media · 16 Jan 2019, 22:29 (Ref:3876603)

Added some...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

This thread should be for Endurance and Sprint together.

Anyway, contrary to thoughts above, there is already a decent amount of cars confirmed. 24-26 cars in Endurance, and already 13 cars expected in Sprint, with a long time left to announce.

Blancpain grids usually seem to form up in feb-march time

Endurance - 24-26 /34 Cars

AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
Barwell Motorsport- Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo - Sandy Mitchell / TBA / TBA
Bentley Team M-Sport - Bentley Continental GT3
Bentley Team M-Sport - Bentley Continental GT3
Black Falcon - Mercedes AMG GT3
Black Falcon - Mercedes AMG GT3
Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
GP Extreme - Porsche 911 GT3 R - TBA / TBA / TBA
Grasser GRT - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Grasser GRT - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Mclaren TBC - Mclaren 720s GT3
Mclaren TBC - Mclaren 720s GT3
Phoenix Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo - Finlay Hutchinson / TBA / TBA
Porsche TBC - Porsche 911 GT3 - Romain Dumas / Matieu Jaminet / Sven Muller
Porsche TBC - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Derk Werner / Denis Olsen / Matt Campbell
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Schubert Motorsport - BMW M6 GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Strakka Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3- Nick Leventis / Chris Buncombe / Lewis Williamson
SunEnergy1 Racing - Mercedes AMG GT3 - TBA / TBA / TBA
Team Parker Racing - Bentley Continental GT3 - TBA / TBA
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
FFF Racing - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (Evo)
2nd car Barwell Motorsport- Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo - Adrian Amstutz / Leo Machitski / TBA
2nd car GP Extreme - Porsche 911 GT3 R
Attempto - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Attempto - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Emil Frey Racing - Lexus RC F GT3
Emil Frey Racing - Lexus RC F GT3
Herberth Motorsport - Porsche 911 GT3 R

Sprint - 13/ 19-20 Cars

AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
AKKA ASP - Mercedes AMG GT3
Phoenix Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo - Finlay Hutchinson / TBA
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Santiloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Schubert Motorsport - BMW M6 GT3 - TBA / TBA
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Attempto - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Attempto - Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
AF Corse/Spirit of Race - Ferrari 488 GT3
Kessel Racing - Ferrari 488 GT3
? 2nd Kessel Racing - Ferrari 488 GT3?
Grasser - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo
Grasser - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo

* Expect Grasser to enter Sprint with at least 2, just like Emil-Frey in Endurance.
* FFF Racing really wants to go to Europe, probably with new factory driver Dennis Lind!? A possibility of even 2 cars.
* Attempto for sure will be there with their new Evo's, might even be with 3 cars.
* AF Corse/Spirit of Race published something in December that we shouldn't be surprised to see them in Sprint as well

Bcarr6 · 17 Jan 2019, 12:54 (Ref:3876693)

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Originally Posted by JD Media

Added some...

* Expect Grasser to enter Sprint with at least 2, just like Emil-Frey in Endurance.
* FFF Racing really wants to go to Europe, probably with new factory driver Dennis Lind!? A possibility of even 2 cars.
* Attempto for sure will be there with their new Evo's, might even be with 3 cars.
* AF Corse/Spirit of Race published something in December that we shouldn't be surprised to see them in Sprint as well

right on all, im just sticking to announced programmes on the list, a lot of people say they plan on going..

JD Media · 17 Jan 2019, 13:00 (Ref:3876696)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

right on all, im just sticking to announced programmes on the list, a lot of people say they plan on going..

You are completely right on that. If we took all 'maybe's' we would have around 60 Endurance cars & 25+ Sprint cars

Bcarr6 · 17 Jan 2019, 14:09 (Ref:3876723)

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Originally Posted by JD Media

You are completely right on that. If we took all 'maybe's' we would have around 60 Endurance cars & 25+ Sprint cars

looks like itll be a solid year in both!

Bcarr6 · 15 Jan 2019, 14:31 (Ref:3876295)

Boutsen likely AM cars for Endurance only

Boutsen Ginion - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo - Claude-Yves Gosselin / TBA / TBA
Boutsen Ginion - BMW M6 GT3 - Karim Ojjeh / TBA / TBA

JD Media · 16 Jan 2019, 22:07 (Ref:3876597)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Boutsen likely AM cars for Endurance only

Boutsen Ginion - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo - Claude-Yves Gosselin / TBA / TBA
Boutsen Ginion - BMW M6 GT3 - Karim Ojjeh / TBA / TBA

Sounds like the end of the Sportsclub series...!?

Bcarr6 · 18 Jan 2019, 15:47 (Ref:3877011)

Endurance Info suggesting Garage 59 will be running a pair of Vantages in Blancpain Endurance

Willmaz223 · 18 Jan 2019, 22:45 (Ref:3877089)

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Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Endurance Info suggesting Garage 59 will be running a pair of Vantages in Blancpain Endurance

Seems to be less and less Mclarens running nowadays compared to the hordes of Audi,Lamborghini etc.

rich07 · 19 Jan 2019, 02:51 (Ref:3877113)

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Originally Posted by Willmaz223

Seems to be less and less Mclarens running nowadays compared to the hordes of Audi,Lamborghini etc.

Considering the legal action that went on between CRS and McLaren one would be very surprised if they continued running McLarens.

Bcarr6 · 19 Jan 2019, 11:13 (Ref:3877171)

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Originally Posted by Willmaz223

Seems to be less and less Mclarens running nowadays compared to the hordes of Audi,Lamborghini etc.

Well that’s because of the transition from outsourced (CRP) to in house manufacturing.

Expect to see more visibility around the world for the Mclaren GT3 in the next few years

Willmaz223 · 20 Jan 2019, 19:56 (Ref:3877367)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Well that’s because of the transition from outsourced (CRP) to in house manufacturing.

Expect to see more visibility around the world for the Mclaren GT3 in the next few years

Don't know to much about the inner workings etc of Blancpain GT .Just like watching it.

Bcarr6 · 22 Jan 2019, 09:38 (Ref:3877652)

This will take some getting used to:

ROWE go Porsche for 2019, 1 car full season, 1 for Spa only.

ROWE Racing - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Derk Werner / Denis Olsen / Matt Campbell
ROWE Racing - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Nick Tandy / Fred Makowiecki / Patrick Pilet (Spa Only)

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/0...rance-cup.html

This accounts for 1 of the 2 previously announced Porsche supported Pro cars in BES. Wonder who is running the second, Bernhard?

gert · 22 Jan 2019, 11:23 (Ref:3877666)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

This will take some getting used to:

ROWE go Porsche for 2019

Wow! I didn't see that coming.

airbusA346 · 22 Jan 2019, 17:41 (Ref:3877749)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

This will take some getting used to:

ROWE go Porsche for 2019, 1 car full season, 1 for Spa only.

ROWE Racing - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Derk Werner / Denis Olsen / Matt Campbell
ROWE Racing - Porsche 911 GT3 R - Nick Tandy / Fred Makowiecki / Patrick Pilet (Spa Only)

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/0...rance-cup.html

This accounts for 1 of the 2 previously announced Porsche supported Pro cars in BES. Wonder who is running the second, Bernhard?

Or Manthey?

Bcarr6 · 22 Jan 2019, 18:07 (Ref:3877755)

Sure, be cool to see someone other than manthey though

Bcarr6 · 30 Jan 2019, 13:31 (Ref:3880661)

Racing Engineering aiming for a run in GT3, Blancpain Endurance + GT Open, alongside their P2 program.

Car TBC - potentially Lamborghini, Aston, or Mclaren

JD Media · 31 Jan 2019, 09:38 (Ref:3880842)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bcarr6

Racing Engineering aiming for a run in GT3, Blancpain Endurance + GT Open, alongside their P2 program.

Car TBC - potentially Lamborghini, Aston, or Mclaren

Seems like that will be the Spanish team to run Mclaren's...

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