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2011 Blancpain Endurance Series

Sports season


Sports season

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.

RndCircuitDate12345
ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy17 April
ESP Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain22 May
BEL Total 24 Hours of Spa
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium30 July
FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France27 August
GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain9 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.

TeamClassCarNo.DriversRounds
DEU Vita4OneGT3 ProFerrari 458 Italia GT31DEU Frank Kechele1–2, 4–5
BEL Nico VerdonckAll
BEL Eric van de Poele3
FRA Jean-Karl Vernay3–4
ITA Matteo Bobbi5
DEU Michael Bartels1–2
GT3 Pro-Am23, 5
NLD Niek HommersonAll
BEL Louis Machiels
NLD Paul van Splunteren1, 4
ITA Andrea Bertolini3
GT3 Pro29ITA Matteo Bobbi3
DEU Frank Kechele
ITA Giacomo Petrobelli3, 5
DEU Michael Bartels4
CZE Martin Matzke
CZE Filip Salaquarda4–5
BRA Carlos Iaconelli5
FRA Hexis AMRGT3 ProAston Martin DBRS93FRA Julien RodriguesAll
FRA Yann Clairay1–4
FRA Pierre-Brice Mena
FRA Laurent Cazenave5
NLD Stef Dusseldorp
4FRA Frédéric MakowieckiAll
CHE Henri Moser
FRA Gilles Vannelet1–2, 4
NLD Stef Dusseldorp3
FRA Yann Clairay5
DEU Team Rhino's LeipertGT3 Pro-AmLamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT36PRT Duarte Félix da CostaAll
PRT Lourenço da Veiga
PRT Ricardo Bravo
FIN Mika Vahamaki3
7NLD Olivier Tielemans1–2
FIN Mika Vahamaki
AUT Niki Lanik1
DEU Dennis Vollmair2
ARG José Manuel Balbiani5
ARG Alejandro Chahwan
ARG Sebastián Martínez
BEL GPR AMRGT3 Pro-AmAston Martin DBRS98BEL Eddy Renard1–3
BEL Ludovic Sougnez1–2
BEL Christian Kelders1
CHE Jonathan Hirschi2
CZE Tomáš Enge3
GBR Gavin Pickering
CZE Jan Stoviček
GT3 Gentlemen Trophy78BEL Pierre Grivegnee3
BEL Alex van de Poele
BEL Jean-Pierre Vandewauwer
GT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT488ITA Giuseppe de Pasquale1–2
ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo
CHE Léonard Vernet1
BEL Philippe "Brody" Broodcoren2
ITA AutOrlando SportGT3 ProPorsche 997 GT3-R9ITA Gianluca RodaAll
ITA Raffaele Giammaria
ITA Paolo Ruberti
FRA SOFREV ASPGT3 ProFerrari 458 Italia GT310FRA Patrice Goueslard1–4
FRA Julien Jousse
FRA Jérôme Policand1–2, 4
FRA Olivier Pla3
GT3 Pro-Am20FRA Ludovic BadeyAll
FRA Jean-Luc Beaubélique
FRA Franck Morel
FRA Guillaume Moreau3
USA United AutosportsGT3 Pro-AmAudi R8 LMS11GBR Matt Bell3
GBR Mark Blundell
USA Eddie Cheever
USA Mark Patterson
12HKG Alain Li3
NLD Arie Luyendyk
GBR Richard Meins
FRA Henri Richard
23USA Zak Brown3
GBR Richard Dean
GBR Johnny Herbert
SWE Stefan Johansson
NLD KRK Racing Team HollandGT3 ProMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT315NLD Mike Hezemans3
BEL Anthony Kumpen
BEL Koen Wauters
GT3 Pro-Am16NLD Bernhard van Oranje3
NLD Dennis Retera
NLD Marius Ritskes
BEL Raf Vanthoor
ITA De Lorenzi RacingGT3 Pro-AmPorsche 997 GT3-R18ITA Gianluca de Lorenzi1–4
ITA Alessandro Bonetti
ITA Stefano Borghi1–2
ITA Lorenzo Bontempelli3
ITA Beniamino Caccia
GT3 Gentlemen TrophyPorsche 997 GT3 Cup36ITA Sergio NegroniAll
ITA Luigi Emiliani1–2, 4–5
ITA Marco Cassera
ITA Giorgio Piodi3
ITA Roberto Fecchio
ITA Stefano Crotti
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S37ITA Giorgio Piodi1–2, 4
ITA Stefano Bianconi1–2
ITA Sergio Parato1
ITA Stefano Villa2, 4
ITA Matteo Milani4
GT4Ginetta G50 Cup73ITA Piero Limonta1–2
ITA Fabrizio Ferrari
ITA Alberto Viglione1
ITA Diego Alessi2
BEL Level RacingGT3 Gentlemen TrophyPorsche 997 GT3 Cup S19BEL Philippe "Brody" Broodcoren1, 3–5
FRA Cyril Calmon1
BEL Christoff Corten3, 5
BEL Kurt Dujardin3
NLD Mathijs Harkema3–5
LUX Pierre-Yves Rosoux4
FRA Sport GarageGT3 Gentlemen TrophyFerrari 430 Scuderia GT322FRA Lionel ComoleAll
FRA Philip Shearer1–2
FRA Amandine Foulard
FRA André-Alain Corbel3
FRA Thomas Duchêne
FRA Eric Vaissière
FRA Romain Brandela4
FRA Paul Lanchère
GBR Chris Dymond5
GBR Robert Hissom
GT3 Pro-Am42FRA Éric CayrolleAll
FRA Michaël Petit
FRA Christophe Jouet1–3, 5
FRA Romain Brandela3
DEU Blancpain ReiterGT3 Pro-AmLamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT324CHE Marc A. Hayek1–3, 5
NLD Peter Kox
NLD Jos Menten3
GT3 Pro25DEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis1–3
AUT Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
ITA Eugenio Amos
BEL Delahaye RacingGT3 Pro-AmCorvette Z06 GT326BEL Jean-Luc Blanchemain3
BEL Frédéric Bouvy
BEL Damien Coens
BEL Christian Kelders
FRA Ruffier RacingGT3 Gentlemen TrophyLamborghini Gallardo GT330FRA Jacques Medard1–2
FRA Gabriel Abergel
FRA Frédéric Da Rocha4
FRA Patrice Lafargue
31FRA Georges Cabannes1–2, 4–5
FRA Grégory Guilvert1, 4
FRA Fabien Michal2, 4–5
FRA Gilles Vannelet5
BEL WRT Belgian Audi ClubGT3 ProAudi R8 LMS32BEL Bert LonginAll
FRA Stéphane Ortelli
PRT Filipe Albuquerque
33BEL Gregory FranchiAll
ITA Andrea Piccini1–2, 4–5
CHE Marcel Fässler1–2, 4
SWE Mattias Ekström3
GER Timo Scheider
DEU Christopher Mies5
GBR JR MotorsportsGT3 ProNissan GT-R GT335GBR Richard Westbrook4–5
AUS David Brabham4
NLD Nick Catsburg5
GBR Peter Dumbreck
DEU Black FalconGT3 ProMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3DEU Kenneth Heyer3
DEU Thomas Jäger
BEL Stéphane Lémeret
GT3 Pro-Am38USA Bret Curtis3
NLD Jeroen van den Heuvel
NLD Peter Van der Kolk
UKR Andrii Lebed
GBR Scuderia VittoriaGT3 ProFerrari 458 Italia GT3ITA Giacomo Petrobelli1–2, 4
ITA Matteo Bobbi
BRA Carlos Iaconelli
BEL Marc VDS Racing TeamGT3 ProBMW Z4 GT340BEL Bas Leinders3–5
BEL Maxime Martin
DEU Marc Hennerici3
FIN Markus Palttala4–5
Ford GT GT3BEL Bas Leinders1–2
FIN Markus Palttala
BEL Maxime Martin
41FIN Markus Palttala3
CHE Jonathan Hirschi
FRA Antoine Leclerc
Alpina B6 GT3BEL Dylan Derdaele5
FRA Dino Lunardi
AUT Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof
GT3 Pro-AmFord Mustang FR500 GT392BEL Éric Bachelart3
BEL Marc Duez
BEL Jean-Michel Martin
NLD Faster Racing by DB MotorsportGT3 Pro-AmBMW Z4 GT343NLD Jeroen de Boer2–3
NLD Simon Knap
NLD David Hart3
44GBR Archie Hamilton3
NLD Harrie Kolen
NLD Xavier Maassen
NLD Hoevert Vos
UAE Gulf RacingGT3 Pro-AmLamborghini Gallardo GT345FRA Fabien Giroix2–5
BEL Andrea Barlesi
FRA Jean-Pierre Valentini2
UAE Karim Al Azhari3
FRA Frédéric Fatien3–5
CHE Black Bull Swiss RacingGT3 Pro-AmFerrari 430 Scuderia GT346ITA Andrea Invernizzi1
ITA Mirko Venturi
ITA Tommaso Maino
ITA AF CorseGT3 Pro-AmFerrari 458 Italia GT350IRE Matt GriffinAll
RSA Jack Gerber1–4
ITA Niki Cadei3
ITA Marco Cioci3, 5
ITA Piergiuseppe Perazzini5
51FRA Jean-Marc Bachelier3, 5
USA Howard Blank
FRA Yannick Mallégol
CHE Maurizio Basso4
CHE Gino Forgione
ITA Massimiliano Mugelli
FRA Graff RacingGT3 Pro-AmMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT354FRA Eric Debard3
FRA Grégoire Demoustier
FRA Nicolas Lapierre
FRA Olivier Panis
55FRA Philippe Haezebrouck3
FRA Mike Parisy
FRA Gilles Vannelet
ITA Massimo Vignali
FRA RMSGT3 Gentlemen TrophyPorsche 997 GT3 Cup56MON Marc Faggionato3
FRA Thierry Prignaud
FRA Franck Racinet
FRA Thierry Stépec
57FRA Olivier Baron3
CHE Richard Feller
CHE Manuel Nicolaïdis
CHE Fabio Spirgi
GBR McLaren GTGT3 ProMcLaren MP4-12C GT358GBR Robert Bell3
GBR Chris Goodwin
GBR Tim Mullen
59GBR Andrew Kirkaldy3–4
PRT Álvaro Parente3–5
GBR Oliver Turvey
GBR Danny Watts5
GT3 Pro-Am60GBR Adam Christodoulou3–5
GBR Phil Quaife3, 5
GBR Glynn Geddie3
NZL Roger Wills
NLD Klaas Hummel4–5
DEU Pierre Kaffer4
GBR Lotus Driving AcademyGT4Lotus Evora GT461AUT Stefan Landmann1
HUN Csaba Walter
AUT Florian Aichinger
CHE Lorenz Frey2, 4
CHE Rolf Maritz
CHE Fredy Barth
62CHE Andrina Gugger4
AUT Matthias Gamauf
GBR RJN MotorsportGT4Nissan 370Z GT463GBR Alex BuncombeAll
FRA Jordan Tresson
GBR Christopher Ward
CHE AutoVitesseGT3 Pro-AmLamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT364FRA Julien Piguet4
CHE Cédric Leimer
CHE Gentle Swiss RacingGT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4CHE Lorenz Frey1
CHE Rolf Maritz
CHE Fredy Barth
Maserati GranTurismo MC65CHE Andrina Gugger1–2
CHE Devis Schwägli
ITA Lotus Italia Scuderia GiudiciGT4Lotus Evora GT470ITA Edoardo PiscopoAll
GBR Leo Mansell
GBR Greg Mansell
ITA Gianni Giudici3
BEL Prospeed CompetitionGT3 Pro-AmPorsche 997 GT3-R74BEL Nicolas de Crem3
USA Bryce Miller
BEL Ludovic Sougnez
NLD Paul van Splunteren
GT3 Pro75BEL Marc Goossens3
BEL Jan Heylen
BEL Maxime Soulet
DEU Need for Speed Team SchubertGT3 ProBMW Z4 GT376DEU Claudia Hürtgen3
SWE Edward Sandström
DEU Dirk Werner
GBR Ecurie EcosseGT3 Pro-AmAston Martin DBRS979GBR Oliver Bryant3
GBR Alasdair McCaig
GBR Andrew Smith
GBR Joe Twyman
FRA SMGGT3 Pro-AmPorsche 997 GT3-R80FRA Eric Clément4
FRA Philippe Gache
FRA Exagon EngineeringGT3 Pro-AmPorsche 997 GT3-R81FRA Daniel Desbruères4
BEL Christian Kelders
FRA GCRGT3 Gentlemen TrophyDodge Viper GT382FRA Guy Clairay3
FRA Jean-Marc Merlin
FRA Dominique Nury
FRA Bernard Salam
BEL VDS Racing AdventuresGT3 Gentlemen TrophyFord Mustang FR500 GT385BEL Benjamin Bailly3
BEL José Close
BEL Julien Schroyen
BEL Raphaël van der Straten
GBR Team Preci SparkGT3 Pro-AmMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT390GBR David Jones3, 5
GBR Godfrey Jones
GBR Mike Jordan3
DEU Audi Sport Team PhoenixGT3 ProAudi R8 LMS98CHE Marcel Fässler3
ITA Andrea Piccini
DEU Mike Rockenfeller
99DEU Marc Basseng3
DEU Christopher Haase
DEU Frank Stippler
BEL DVB RacingGT4BMW M3 GT4100DEU Wolfgang Haugg3
BEL Christophe Legrand
ITA Giuseppe de Pasquale3–5
ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo
BEL SpeedloverGT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4103BEL Peter van Audenhove3
FRA Christoff Bigourie
BEL Sven van Laere
BEL René Marin
GT3 Gentlemen TrophyPorsche 997 GT3 Cup104BEL Michel de Coster3
NLD Tom Langeberg
BEL Rik Renmans
NLD Oskar Slingerland
BEL Signa MotorsportGT3 Gentlemen TrophyDodge Viper GT3116BEL Patrick Chaillet3
BEL Benoit Galand
BEL Christophe Geoffroy
BEL Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau
BEL Mühlner MotorsportGT3 Pro-AmPorsche 997 GT3-R123BEL Armand Fumal3
BEL Christian Lefort
SWE Carl Rosenblad
BEL Jérôme Thiry
124DEU Sebastian Asch3
DEU Tim Bergmeister
DEU Jochen Krumbach
GBR Martin Rich
FRA Freeman Gepa 161GT3 Gentlemen TrophyPorsche 997 GT3 Cup161BEL Patrick Geladé3
BEL Didier Grandjean
FRA Pascal Muller
BEL Dominique Sandona
DEU Haribo Team MantheyGT3 Pro-AmPorsche 997 GT3-R888DEU Christian Menzel3
DEU Hans Guido Riegel
DEU Mike Stursberg
GBR Richard Westbrook

Results and standings

Race results

EventCircuitGT3 Pro Cup WinnerGT3 Pro / Am Cup WinnerGT3 Citation Cup WinnerGT4 Cup Winner12345
MonzaNo. 9 AutOrlando SportNo. 24 Blancpain ReiterNo. 31 Ruffier RacingNo. 70 Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici
ITA Gianluca Roda
ITA Raffaele Giammaria
ITA Paolo RubertiNED Peter Kox
SUI Marc HayekFRA Georges Cabannes
FRA Grégory GuilvertITA Edoardo Piscopo
GBR Greg Mansell
GBR Leo Mansell
NavarraNo. 1 Vita4OneNo. 20 SOFREV Auto Sport PromotionNo. 31 Ruffier RacingNo. 61 Lotus Driving Academy
DEU Frank Kechele
BEL Nico Verdonck
DEU Michael BartelsFRA Franck Morel
FRA Jean-Luc Beaubelique
FRA Ludovic BadeyFRA Georges Cabannes
FRA Fabien MichalSUI Lorenz Frey
SUI Rolf Maritz
SUI Fredy Barth
Spa-Francorchamps
*Report*No. 33 Audi Sport Team WRTNo. 20 SOFREV Auto Sport PromotionNo. 19 Level RacingNo. 63 RJN Motorsport
BEL Gregory Franchi
DEU Timo Scheider
SWE Mattias EkströmFRA Franck Morel
FRA Jean-Luc Beaubélique
FRA Ludovic Badey
FRA Guillaume MoreauBEL Philippe Broodcoren
BEL Christoff Corten
BEL Kurt Dujardin
NED Mathijs HerkemaFRA Jordan Tresson
GBR Christopher Ward
GBR Alex Buncombe
Magny-CoursNo. 40 Marc VDS Racing TeamNo. 2 Vita4OneNo. 31 Ruffier RacingNo. 63 RJN Motorsport
BEL Bas Leinders
BEL Maxime Martin
FIN Markus PalttalaNED Niek Hommerson
BEL Louis Machiels
NED Paul van SplunterenFRA Georges Cabannes
FRA Fabien Michal
FRA Grégory GuilvertFRA Jordan Tresson
GBR Christopher Ward
GBR Alex Buncombe
SilverstoneNo. 40 Marc VDS Racing TeamNo. 2 Vita4OneNo. 22 Comole RacingNo. 70 Lotus Italia Scuderia Giudici
BEL Bas Leinders
BEL Maxime Martin
FIN Markus PalttalaNED Niek Hommerson
BEL Louis Machiels
DEU Michael BartelsFRA Lionel Comole
GBR Robert Hissom
GBR Chris DymondITA Edoardo Piscopo
GBR Greg Mansell
GBR Leo Mansell

References

References

  1. ten Caat, Marcel. (15 December 2010). "SRO confirms 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series". PlanetLeMans.
  2. (10 April 2011). "Strong Grid for Opening Race in Monza". [[Stéphane Ratel Organisation.
  3. Wilkinson, Andy. (15 April 2011). "37-strong grid set for inaugural Blancpain race". LMC.
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