2011 Blancpain Endurance Series

2011 Blancpain Endurance Series season
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The 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series season was the inaugural season of the Blancpain Endurance Series, the sports car racing series developed by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

The season commenced on 17 April at Monza and concluded on 9 October at Silverstone.

Calendar

On 15 December 2010, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2011 calendar.^[1]

Rnd	Circuit	Date
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	17 April
2	Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain	22 May
3	Total 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium	30 July
4	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France	27 August
5	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain	9 October

Entry list

On 9 March 2011 the SRO released an official entry list of the teams and manufacturers. The full entry list for Monza was released on 10 April.^[2]

Team	Class	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Vita4One	GT3 Pro	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	1	Frank Kechele	1–2, 4–5
				Nico Verdonck	All
				Eric van de Poele	3
				Jean-Karl Vernay	3–4
				Matteo Bobbi	5
				Michael Bartels	1–2
	GT3 Pro-Am		2		3, 5
				Niek Hommerson	All
				Louis Machiels
				Paul van Splunteren	1, 4
				Andrea Bertolini	3
	GT3 Pro		29	Matteo Bobbi	3
				Frank Kechele
				Giacomo Petrobelli	3, 5
				Michael Bartels	4
				Martin Matzke
				Filip Salaquarda	4–5
				Carlos Iaconelli	5
Hexis AMR	GT3 Pro	Aston Martin DBRS9	3	Julien Rodrigues	All
				Yann Clairay	1–4
				Pierre-Brice Mena
				Laurent Cazenave	5
				Stef Dusseldorp
			4	Frédéric Makowiecki	All
				Henri Moser
				Gilles Vannelet	1–2, 4
				Stef Dusseldorp	3
				Yann Clairay	5
Team Rhino's Leipert	GT3 Pro-Am	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3	6	Duarte Félix da Costa	All
				Lourenço da Veiga
				Ricardo Bravo
				Mika Vahamaki	3
			7	Olivier Tielemans[3]	1–2
				Mika Vahamaki[3]
				Niki Lanik[3]	1
				Dennis Vollmair	2
				José Manuel Balbiani	5
				Alejandro Chahwan
				Sebastián Martínez
GPR AMR	GT3 Pro-Am	Aston Martin DBRS9	8	Eddy Renard	1–3
				Ludovic Sougnez	1–2
				Christian Kelders	1
				Jonathan Hirschi	2
				Tomáš Enge	3
				Gavin Pickering
				Jan Stoviček
	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy		78	Pierre Grivegnee	3
				Alex van de Poele
				Jean-Pierre Vandewauwer
	GT4	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	88	Giuseppe de Pasquale	1–2
				Raffaele Sangiuolo
				Léonard Vernet	1
				Philippe "Brody" Broodcoren	2
AutOrlando Sport	GT3 Pro	Porsche 997 GT3-R	9	Gianluca Roda	All
				Raffaele Giammaria
				Paolo Ruberti
SOFREV ASP	GT3 Pro	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	10	Patrice Goueslard	1–4
				Julien Jousse
				Jérôme Policand	1–2, 4
				Olivier Pla	3
	GT3 Pro-Am		20	Ludovic Badey	All
				Jean-Luc Beaubélique
				Franck Morel
				Guillaume Moreau	3
United Autosports	GT3 Pro-Am	Audi R8 LMS	11	Matt Bell	3
				Mark Blundell
				Eddie Cheever
				Mark Patterson
			12	Alain Li	3
				Arie Luyendyk
				Richard Meins
				Henri Richard
			23	Zak Brown	3
				Richard Dean
				Johnny Herbert
				Stefan Johansson
KRK Racing Team Holland	GT3 Pro	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	15	Mike Hezemans	3
				Anthony Kumpen
				Koen Wauters
	GT3 Pro-Am		16	Bernhard van Oranje	3
				Dennis Retera
				Marius Ritskes
				Raf Vanthoor
De Lorenzi Racing	GT3 Pro-Am	Porsche 997 GT3-R	18	Gianluca de Lorenzi	1–4
				Alessandro Bonetti
				Stefano Borghi	1–2
				Lorenzo Bontempelli	3
				Beniamino Caccia
	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	36	Sergio Negroni	All
				Luigi Emiliani	1–2, 4–5
				Marco Cassera
				Giorgio Piodi	3
				Roberto Fecchio
				Stefano Crotti
		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	37	Giorgio Piodi	1–2, 4
				Stefano Bianconi	1–2
				Sergio Parato	1
				Stefano Villa	2, 4
				Matteo Milani	4
	GT4	Ginetta G50 Cup	73	Piero Limonta	1–2
				Fabrizio Ferrari
				Alberto Viglione	1
				Diego Alessi	2
Level Racing	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	19	Philippe "Brody" Broodcoren	1, 3–5
				Cyril Calmon	1
				Christoff Corten	3, 5
				Kurt Dujardin	3
				Mathijs Harkema	3–5
				Pierre-Yves Rosoux	4
Sport Garage	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3	22	Lionel Comole	All
				Philip Shearer	1–2
				Amandine Foulard
				André-Alain Corbel	3
				Thomas Duchêne
				Eric Vaissière
				Romain Brandela	4
				Paul Lanchere
				Chris Dymond	5
				Robert Hissom
	GT3 Pro-Am		42	Éric Cayrolle	All
				Michaël Petit
				Christophe Jouet	1–3, 5
				Romain Brandela	3
Blancpain Reiter	GT3 Pro-Am	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3	24	Marc A. Hayek	1–3, 5
				Peter Kox
				Jos Menten	3
	GT3 Pro		25	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	1–3
				Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
				Eugenio Amos
Delahaye Racing	GT3 Pro-Am	Corvette Z06 GT3	26	Jean-Luc Blanchemain	3
				Frédéric Bouvy
				Damien Coens
				Christian Kelders
Ruffier Racing	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	30	Jacques Medard	1–2
				Gabriel Abergel
				Frédéric Da Rocha	4
				Patrice Lafargue
			31	Georges Cabannes	1–2, 4–5
				Grégory Guilvert	1, 4
				Fabien Michal	2, 4–5
				Gilles Vannelet	5
WRT Belgian Audi Club	GT3 Pro	Audi R8 LMS	32	Bert Longin	All
				Stéphane Ortelli
				Filipe Albuquerque
			33	Gregory Franchi	All
				Andrea Piccini	1–2, 4–5
				Marcel Fässler	1–2, 4
				Mattias Ekström	3
				Timo Scheider
				Christopher Mies	5
JR Motorsports	GT3 Pro	Nissan GT-R GT3	35	Richard Westbrook	4–5
				David Brabham	4
				Nick Catsburg	5
				Peter Dumbreck
Black Falcon	GT3 Pro	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3		Kenneth Heyer	3
				Thomas Jäger
				Stéphane Lémeret
	GT3 Pro-Am		38	Bret Curtis	3
				Jeroen van den Heuvel
				Peter Van der Kolk
				Andrii Lebed
Scuderia Vittoria	GT3 Pro	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3		Giacomo Petrobelli	1–2, 4
				Matteo Bobbi
				Carlos Iaconelli
Marc VDS Racing Team	GT3 Pro	BMW Z4 GT3	40	Bas Leinders	3–5
				Maxime Martin
				Marc Hennerici	3
				Markus Palttala	4–5
		Ford GT GT3		Bas Leinders	1–2
				Markus Palttala
				Maxime Martin
			41	Markus Palttala	3
				Jonathan Hirschi
				Antoine Leclerc
		Alpina B6 GT3		Dylan Derdaele	5
				Dino Lunardi
				Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
	GT3 Pro-Am	Ford Mustang FR500 GT3	92	Éric Bachelart	3
				Marc Duez
				Jean-Michel Martin
Faster Racing by DB Motorsport	GT3 Pro-Am	BMW Z4 GT3	43	Jeroen de Boer	2–3
				Simon Knap
				David Hart	3
			44	Archie Hamilton	3
				Harrie Kolen
				Xavier Maassen
				Hoevert Vos
Gulf Racing	GT3 Pro-Am	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	45	Fabien Giroix	2–5
				Andrea Barlesi
				Jean-Pierre Valentini	2
				Karim Al Azhari	3
				Frédéric Fatien	3–5
Black Bull Swiss Racing	GT3 Pro-Am	Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3	46	Andrea Invernizzi	1
				Mirko Venturi
				Tommaso Maino
AF Corse	GT3 Pro-Am	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	50	Matt Griffin	All
				Jack Gerber	1–4
				Niki Cadei	3
				Marco Cioci	3, 5
				Piergiuseppe Perazzini	5
			51	Jean-Marc Bachelier	3, 5
				Howard Blank
				Yannick Mallégol
				Maurizio Basso	4
				Gino Forgione
				Massimiliano Mugelli
Graff Racing	GT3 Pro-Am	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	54	Eric Debard	3
				Grégoire Demoustier
				Nicolas Lapierre
				Olivier Panis
			55	Philippe Haezebrouck	3
				Mike Parisy
				Gilles Vannelet
				Massimo Vignali
RMS	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	56	Marc Faggionato	3
				Thierry Prignaud
				Franck Racinet
				Thierry Stépec
			57	Olivier Baron	3
				Richard Feller
				Manuel Nicolaïdis
				Fabio Spirgi
McLaren GT	GT3 Pro	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	58	Robert Bell	3
				Chris Goodwin
				Tim Mullen
			59	Andrew Kirkaldy	3–4
				Álvaro Parente	3–5
				Oliver Turvey
				Danny Watts	5
	GT3 Pro-Am		60	Adam Christodoulou	3–5
				Phil Quaife	3, 5
				Glynn Geddie	3
				Roger Wills
				Klaas Hummel	4–5
				Pierre Kaffer	4
Lotus Driving Academy	GT4	Lotus Evora GT4	61	Stefan Landmann	1
				Csaba Walter
				Florian Aichinger
				Lorenz Frey	2, 4
				Rolf Maritz
				Fredy Barth
			62	Andrina Gugger	4
				Matthias Gamauf
RJN Motorsport	GT4	Nissan 370Z GT4	63	Alex Buncombe	All
				Jordan Tresson
				Christopher Ward
AutoVitesse	GT3 Pro-Am	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3	64	Julien Piguet	4
				Cédric Leimer
Gentle Swiss Racing	GT4	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4		Lorenz Frey	1
				Rolf Maritz
				Fredy Barth
		Maserati GranTurismo MC	65	Andrina Gugger	1–2
				Devis Schwägli
Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici	GT4	Lotus Evora GT4	70	Edoardo Piscopo	All
				Leo Mansell
				Greg Mansell
				Gianni Giudici	3
Prospeed Competition	GT3 Pro-Am	Porsche 997 GT3-R	74	Nicolas de Crem	3
				Bryce Miller
				Ludovic Sougnez
				Paul van Splunteren
	GT3 Pro		75	Marc Goossens	3
				Jan Heylen
				Maxime Soulet
Need for Speed Team Schubert	GT3 Pro	BMW Z4 GT3	76	Claudia Hürtgen	3
				Edward Sandström
				Dirk Werner
Ecurie Ecosse	GT3 Pro-Am	Aston Martin DBRS9	79	Oliver Bryant	3
				Alasdair McCaig
				Andrew Smith
				Joe Twyman
SMG	GT3 Pro-Am	Porsche 997 GT3-R	80	Eric Clément	4
				Philippe Gache
Exagon Engineering	GT3 Pro-Am	Porsche 997 GT3-R	81	Daniel Desbruères	4
				Christian Kelders
GCR	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Dodge Viper GT3	82	Guy Clairay	3
				Jean-Marc Merlin
				Dominique Nury
				Bernard Salam
VDS Racing Adventures	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Ford Mustang FR500 GT3	85	Benjamin Bailly	3
				José Close
				Julien Schroyen
				Raphaël van der Straten
Team Preci Spark	GT3 Pro-Am	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	90	David Jones	3, 5
				Godfrey Jones
				Mike Jordan	3
Audi Sport Team Phoenix	GT3 Pro	Audi R8 LMS	98	Marcel Fässler	3
				Andrea Piccini
				Mike Rockenfeller
			99	Marc Basseng	3
				Christopher Haase
				Frank Stippler
DVB Racing	GT4	BMW M3 GT4	100	Wolfgang Haugg	3
				Christophe Legrand
				Giuseppe de Pasquale	3–5
				Raffaele Sangiuolo
Speedlover	GT4	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4	103	Peter van Audenhove	3
				Christoff Bigourie
				Sven van Laere
				René Marin
	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	104	Michel de Coster	3
				Tom Langeberg
				Rik Renmans
				Oskar Slingerland
Signa Motorsport	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Dodge Viper GT3	116	Patrick Chaillet	3
				Benoit Galand
				Christophe Geoffroy
				Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau
Mühlner Motorsport	GT3 Pro-Am	Porsche 997 GT3-R	123	Armand Fumal	3
				Christian Lefort
				Carl Rosenblad
				Jérôme Thiry
			124	Sebastian Asch	3
				Tim Bergmeister
				Jochen Krumbach
				Martin Rich
Freeman Gepa 161	GT3 Gentlemen Trophy	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	161	Patrick Geladé	3
				Didier Grandjean
				Pascal Muller
				Dominique Sandona
Haribo Team Manthey	GT3 Pro-Am	Porsche 997 GT3-R	888	Christian Menzel	3
				Hans Guido Riegel
				Mike Stursberg
				Richard Westbrook

Results and standings

Race results

Event	Circuit	GT3 Pro Cup Winner	GT3 Pro / Am Cup Winner	GT3 Citation Cup Winner	GT4 Cup Winner
1	Monza	No. 9 AutOrlando Sport	No. 24 Blancpain Reiter	No. 31 Ruffier Racing	No. 70 Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici
		Gianluca Roda Raffaele Giammaria Paolo Ruberti	Peter Kox Marc Hayek	Georges Cabannes Grégory Guilvert	Edoardo Piscopo Greg Mansell Leo Mansell
2	Navarra	No. 1 Vita4One	No. 20 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	No. 31 Ruffier Racing	No. 61 Lotus Driving Academy
		Frank Kechele Nico Verdonck Michael Bartels	Franck Morel Jean-Luc Beaubelique Ludovic Badey	Georges Cabannes Fabien Michal	Lorenz Frey Rolf Maritz Fredy Barth
3	Spa-Francorchamps Report	No. 33 Audi Sport Team WRT	No. 20 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	No. 19 Level Racing	No. 63 RJN Motorsport
		Gregory Franchi Timo Scheider Mattias Ekström	Franck Morel Jean-Luc Beaubélique Ludovic Badey Guillaume Moreau	Philippe Broodcoren Christoff Corten Kurt Dujardin Mathijs Herkema	Jordan Tresson Christopher Ward Alex Buncombe
4	Magny-Cours	No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team	No. 2 Vita4One	No. 31 Ruffier Racing	No. 63 RJN Motorsport
		Bas Leinders Maxime Martin Markus Palttala	Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels Paul van Splunteren	Georges Cabannes Fabien Michal Grégory Guilvert	Jordan Tresson Christopher Ward Alex Buncombe
5	Silverstone	No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team	No. 2 Vita4One	No. 22 Comole Racing	No. 70 Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici
		Bas Leinders Maxime Martin Markus Palttala	Niek Hommerson Louis Machiels Michael Bartels	Lionel Comole Robert Hissom Chris Dymond	Edoardo Piscopo Greg Mansell Leo Mansell

References

1. ten Caat, Marcel (15 December 2010). "SRO confirms 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series". planetlemans.com (PlanetLeMans). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
2. "Strong Grid for Opening Race in Monza". Blancpain Endurance Series (SRO Group). 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
3. Wilkinson, Andy (15 April 2011). "37-strong grid set for inaugural Blancpain race". Motors TV (LMC). Retrieved 15 April 2011.

External links

• Official website