2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club

The 2019 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the fifth and final season of the SRO Motorsports Group's Blancpain GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The Blancpain GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze level drivers only, with two additional sub-classes based on age, Titanium and Iron, in order to separate the potential of using higher-level drivers who are often in amateur classes based on their age. The Titanium categorisation for drivers between the age of 50 and 59. The Iron categorisation for drivers over the age of 60 (meaning all drivers who would be FIA Platinum or Gold but are 60 or older). The races were contested with GT3-spec, GTE-spec, GT2-spec and Trophy cars. The season began on 13 April at Monza and ended on 29 September at Barcelona-Catalunya.

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, in which the Nürburgring initially made an appearance.^[1] It was dropped from the schedule and replaced by Misano, when the finalised calendar was announced on 28 March 2019.^[2]

Round	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	13–14 April	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
2	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	1–2 June
3	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy	29–30 June	Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe
4	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	20–21 July	SRO Speedweek
5	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	28–29 September	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 1 Michał Broniszewski 2 12 Rick Lovat Iron 1–3, 5 23 Murad Sultanov All 111 Stephen Earle Iron All 133 Murat Cuhadaroglu Ti 4 Boutsen Ginion Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 2 Pierre Feligioni 5 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 7 Luigi Lucchini 2, 5 Reno Racing Honda NSX GT3 11 Jens Reno Møller All Capital Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 13 Denis Remenyako 2, 5 GetSpeed Performance 4 HB Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 14 Angélique Detavernier 5 24 Dilantha Malagamuwa Ti 1–3, 5 666 Bernhard Loffler 4 888 Robert Zwinger 2 HP Racing International Lamborghini Huracán GT3 17 Coach McKansy Ti All Audi Sport Team WRT Audi R8 LMS GT2 25 James Sofronas 5 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 33 Christian Hook Ti 3 333 Vadim Kogay Ti 1–2 ERC Sport Mercedes-AMG GT3 44 Lee Mowle Ti 1–4 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 50 Louis-Philippe Soenen Iron All 51 Mario Cordoni 1–4 53 Ken Abe 1–2 54 Kriton Lendoudis 2 55 Frederic Fangio 2, 5 56 Howard Blank Iron 3–4 GDL Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo 61 Roberto Rayneri Iron 1 StileF Squadra Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GTE 69 Hardy Woodcock 2 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 84 Pete Mitchell 2 Ferrari 488 GT3 777 Pavel Strukov All Van der Horst Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 98 Gerard van der Horst Ti 1–2 Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 100 Bernd Kleinbach Iron 1–2 Sources:[3][4]

Icon Class Ti Titanium Cup Iron Iron Cup

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Overall Winner	Titanium Winner	Iron Winner
1	R1	Monza	No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 17 HP Racing International	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Jens Reno Møller	Jens Reno Møller	Coach McKansy	Stephen Earle
	R2		No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 44 ERC Sport	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Jens Reno Møller	Jens Reno Møller	Lee Mowle	Stephen Earle
2	R1	Paul Ricard	No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 7 BMS Scuderia Italia	No. 44 ERC Sport	No. 50 AF Corse
			Jens Reno Møller	Luigi Lucchini	Lee Mowle	Louis-Philippe Soenen
	R2		No. 23 Kessel Racing	No. 23 Kessel Racing	No. 17 HP Racing International	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Murad Sultanov	Murad Sultanov	Coach McKansy	Stephen Earle
3	R1	Misano	No. 33 Rinaldi Racing	No. 33 Rinaldi Racing	No. 33 Rinaldi Racing	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Christian Hook	Christian Hook	Christian Hook	Stephen Earle
	R2		No. 33 Rinaldi Racing	No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 33 Rinaldi Racing	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Christian Hook	Jens Reno Møller	Christian Hook	Stephen Earle
4	R1	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 17 HP Racing International	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Jens Reno Møller	Jens Reno Møller	Coach McKansy	Stephen Earle
	R2		No. 11 Reno Racing	No. 13 GetSpeed Performance	No. 17 HP Racing International	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Jens Reno Møller	Denis Remenyako	Coach McKansy	Stephen Earle
5	R1	Barcelona-Catalunya	No. 13 Capital Racing Team	No. 13 Capital Racing Team	No. 17 HP Racing International	No. 50 AF Corse
			Denis Remenyako	Denis Remenyako	Coach McKansy	Louis-Philippe Soenen
	R2		No. 13 Capital Racing Team	No. 23 Kessel Racing	No. 17 HP Racing International	No. 111 Kessel Racing
			Denis Remenyako	Murad Sultanov	Coach McKansy	Stephen Earle

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.

Pos. Driver Team MNZ LEC MIS SPA CAT Points 1 Jens Reno Møller Reno Racing 1 1 2 5 8 1 1 2 4 2 180 2 Murad Sultanov Kessel Racing 3 2 Ret 1 4 3 3 4 2 1 155 3 Coach McKansy HP Racing International 4 4 Ret 2 5 4 4 3 5 3 116 4 Lee Mowle ERC Sport 8 3 6 4 2 DNS 5 5 77 5 Mario Cordoni AF Corse 2 5 3 9 3 5 Ret DNS 70 6 Denis Remenyako Capital Racing Team 7 6 1 11 82 GetSpeed Performance 2 1 7 Christian Hook Rinaldi Racing 1 2 43 8 Stephen Earle Kessel Racing 6 8 16 15 7 7 6 7 12 6 46 9 Luigi Lucchini BMS Scuderia Italia 1 8 6 Ret 37 10 Pavel Strukov StileF Squadra Corse 11 6 18 12 10 6 7 6 13 7 37 11 Robert Zwinger HB Racing 4 3 27 12 Frederic Fangio AF Corse 10 7 7 4 25 13 Dilantha Malagamuwa HB Racing 9 13 12 14 6 10 9 8 17 14 Vadim Kogay Rinaldi Racing 5 7 Ret 11 16 15 James Sofronas Audi Sport Team WRT 3 12 15 16 Louis-Philippe Soenen AF Corse 12 12 9 18 9 Ret 8 8 11 10 13 17 Pete Mitchell StileF Squadra Corse 5 21 10 18 Gerard van der Horst Van der Horst Motorsport 7 9 13 17 8 19 Rick Lovat Kessel Racing 10 10 14 19 Ret 8 14 9 8 20 Howard Blank AF Corse 11 9 10 9 5 21 Ken Abe AF Corse 14 14 8 16 4 22 Bernhard Loffler HB Racing 9 10 3 23 Kriton Lendoudis AF Corse 11 10 1 Bernd Kleinbach Attempto Racing 13 11 15 20 0 Hardy Woodcock StileF Squadra Corse 17 13 0 Roberto Rayneri GDL Racing 15 DNS 0 Michał Broniszewski Kessel Racing DNS DNS Murad Cuhadaroglu Kessel Racing DNS DNS Entries ineligible to score points Angélique Detavernier HB Racing 10 5 Pierre Feligioni Boutsen Ginion 8 Ret Pos. Driver Team MNZ LEC MIS SPA CAT Points

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Pos.	Driver	Team	MNZ		LEC		MIS		SPA		CAT		Points
1	Coach McKansy	HP Racing International	4	4	Ret	2	5	4	4	3	5	3	201
2	Lee Mowle	ERC Sport	8	3	6	4	2	DNS	5	5			134
3	Dilantha Malagamuwa	HB Racing	9	13	12	14	6	10			9	8	113
4	Gerard van der Horst	Van der Horst Motorsport	7	9	13	17							52
5	Christian Hook	Rinaldi Racing					1	2					50
6	Vadim Kogay	Rinaldi Racing	5	7	Ret	11							48
	Murat Cuhadaroglu	Kessel Racing							DNS	DNS
Pos.	Driver	Team	MNZ		LEC		MIS		SPA		CAT		Points

Pos.	Driver	Team	MNZ		LEC		MIS		SPA		CAT		Points
1	Stephen Earle	Kessel Racing	6	8	16	15	7	7	6	7	12	6	230
2	Louis-Philippe Soenen	AF Corse	12	12	9	18	9	Ret	2	2	11	10	164
3	Rick Lovat	Kessel Racing	10	10	14	19	Ret	8			14	9	120
4	Bernd Kleinbach	Attempto Racing	13	11	15	20							54
5	Howard Blank	AF Corse					11	9	10	9			45
6	Roberto Rayneri	GDL Racing	15	DNS									10
Pos.	Driver	Team	MNZ		LEC		MIS		SPA		CAT		Points

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