2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup


The 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup was the fourth season following on from the demise of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, the third with the designation of Blancpain Sprint Series or Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. After developing their partnership, Blancpain and the SRO decided that 2016 would see both the Sprint and Endurance Series further integrated into the Blancpain GT Series, putting the emphasis on the prestigious overall drivers' and manufacturers' titles causing the Sprint Series name to change from Blancpain Sprint Series to Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.

Calendar

The series started at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 10 April and ended at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain on 2 October. The calendar was reduced to five events, dropping races at Nogaro, Moscow, Algarve, Zolder and Zandvoort, with the addition of races at Hungaroring and Nürburgring.
EventCircuitDate
1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy10 AprilReport
2 Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain8 MayReport
3 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany3 JulyReport
4 Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary28 AugustReport
5 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain2 OctoberReport

Entry list

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Championship standings

;Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Main Race. The pole-sitter in the Qualifying Race also received one point and entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
;Qualifying Race points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Pole
Points8643211

;Main Race points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pro-Am Cup

Silver Cup

;Notes:
  • 1 – Stuart Leonard and Michael Meadows received points toward the Silver Cup championship, despite the fact that they were not classified.

    Am Cup

Teams' championships

Overall

Pro-Am Cup

Am Cup


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