2014 Blancpain Endurance Series

The 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series season was the fourth season of the Blancpain Endurance Series. The season started on 12 April at Monza and ended on 21 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 1000 km Nürburgring events.

2014 Blancpain Endurance Series
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The main trophy of the series, the Pro Cup for drivers, was won by Laurens Vanthoor of the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT squad; Vanthoor won each of the last two races to be held during the season, winning at Spa with René Rast and Markus Winkelhock at the Nürburgring with César Ramos and Christopher Mies. Vanthoor finished 36 points clear of his nearest rivals, Steven Kane, Andy Meyrick and Guy Smith, driving a Bentley for M-Sport. The trio also won two races during the season, at Le Castellet and Silverstone. The season opening round was won by ART Grand Prix, with drivers Grégoire Demoustier, Álvaro Parente and Alexandre Prémat. Belgian Audi Club Team WRT were the winners of the teams' championship, finishing 32 points clear of M-Sport and HTP Motorsport.

Despite not winning a race over the course of the season, Scuderia Villorba Corse drivers Stefano Gai and Andrea Rizzoli were the winners of the Pro-Am Cup. Francesco Castellacci finished in third position; having been a part of the Villorba Corse line-up with Gai and Rizzoli earlier in the season, Castellacci contested the final round with AF Corse. The highest-placed race winners were Henry Hassid and Nick Catsburg, who finished fourth in the championship, as the only crew to win more than one event in the Pro-Am Cup. Scuderia Villorba Corse won the teams' championship, three points ahead of TDS Racing. AF Corse's Peter Mann and Francisco Guedes won the Gentlemen Drivers' Trophy, finishing eight points clear of GT Corse by Rinaldi pairing Alexander Mattschull and Frank Schmickler, who won three races to the single victory of Mann and Guedes. AF Corse also denied GT Corse by Rinaldi the teams' title, by just a single point.

Calendar

In November 2013, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2014 calendar.[1] The calendar was the same as the previous season. The race at Circuit Paul Ricard was held on Saturday evening, finishing in night-time conditions.

Rnd Race Circuit Date Report
1 3 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy 13 April Report
2 3 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom 25 May Report
3 3 Hours of Paul Ricard Circuit Paul Ricard, France 28 June Report
4 Total 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 27 July Report
5 iRacing.com 1000 km Nürburgring Nürburgring, Germany 21 September Report

Entry list
2014 Entry List
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Pro Cup
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[2] Audi R8 LMS ultra 1 Laurens Vanthoor All
César Ramos 1–3, 5
Marc Basseng 1–3
René Rast 4
Markus Winkelhock 4
Christopher Mies 5
2 André Lotterer 4
Marcel Fässler 4
Benoît Tréluyer 4
3 Christopher Mies 1–4
Frank Stippler All
James Nash All
Marc Basseng 5
M-Sport Bentley Bentley Continental GT3 7 Steven Kane All
Guy Smith All
Andy Meyrick All
8 Jérôme d'Ambrosio All
Duncan Tappy All
Antoine Leclerc All
Emil Frey Racing Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3 14 Fredy Barth 5
Gabriele Gardel 5
Jonathan Hirschi 5
Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 19 Abdulaziz Al Faisal All
Hubert Haupt All
Andreas Simonsen All
63 Mike Parisy 4
Adam Christodoulou 4
Yelmer Buurman 4
Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 26 Stéphane Ortelli All
Grégory Guilvert All
Edward Sandström All
Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 32 Stuart Leonard 2
Paul Wilson 2
Jonathan Adam 2
Oman Racing Team Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 44 Michael Caine All
Ahmad Al Harthy All
Stephen Jelley 1–4
Joe Osborne[3] 5
Brothers Racing Team Audi R8 LMS ultra 55 Cheng Congfu 1–3
Sun Zheng 1–3
André Couto 1–3
BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS BMW Z4 GT3 66 Maxime Martin 4
Jörg Müller 4
Augusto Farfus 4
77 Lucas Luhr 4
Markus Palttala 4
Dirk Werner 4
ISR Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 75 Filip Salaquarda 4
Fabian Hamprecht 4
Marc Basseng 4
HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 84 Harold Primat All
Nico Verdonck All
Maximilian Buhk 1, 3
Bernd Schneider 2, 4–5
85 Sergey Afanasyev All
Stef Dusseldorp All
Lucas Wolf 1–3
Xavier Maassen 4
Maximilian Buhk 5
86 Maximilian Buhk 4
Maximilian Götz 4
Jazeman Jaafar 4
Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo FL2[4] 88 Peter Kox 1
Albert von Thurn und Taxis 1
Tomáš Enge 1
ART Grand Prix McLaren MP4-12C GT3 98 Grégoire Demoustier All
Álvaro Parente All
Alexandre Prémat 1–2, 5
Nicolas Lapierre 3–4
99 Andy Soucek All
Kevin Korjus All
Kévin Estre All
Von Ryan Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 101 Shane van Gisbergen 4
Rob Bell 4
Tim Mullen 4
Triple 888 Racing BMW Z4 GT3 888 Jody Firth 5
Warren Hughes 5
Alexander Sims 5
Audi Race Experience Audi R8 LMS ultra 1000 Didier Cuche 5
Rahel Frey 5
Nico Müller 5
Pro-Am Cup
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 4 Jean-Luc Blanchemain 4–5
Christian Kelders 4–5
Fred Bouvy 4
Vincent Radermecker 4
Stéphane Richelmi 5
TDS Racing BMW Z4 GT3 10 Eric Clément All
Benjamin Lariche All
Nicolas Armindo All
Olivier Pla 4
12 Henry Hassid All
Nick Catsburg All
Pierre Thiriet 4
Jens Klingmann 4
Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 11 Michał Broniszewski All
Alessandro Bonacini All
Giacomo Petrobelli 1–2
Marco Frezza 3–5
Giacomo Piccini 4
Emil Frey Racing[5] Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3 14 Fredy Barth 1–4
Lorenz Frey 1–4
Gabriele Gardel 1–4
Jonathan Hirschi 4
Boutsen Ginion[5] McLaren MP4-12C GT3 15 Karim Ojjeh 1–4
Olivier Grotz 1–4
Frédéric Vervisch 1–4
Giorgio Pantano 4
16 Shahan Sarkissian All
Alex Demirdjian 1–4
Phil Quaife 1–2
Chris van der Drift 3–5
Michael Schmetz 4
Jordan Grogor 5
Insightracing with Flex-Box[5] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 17 Dennis Andersen All
Martin Jensen All
Jason Yeomans 4
Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 18 Vladimir Lunkin All
Yury Loboda 1–3
Mikhail Loboda 1–3
Richard Muscat 4
Saud Turki Al Faisal 4
Christian Bracke 4
Anders Fjordbach 5
Devon Modell 5
Lago Racing Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 23 Roger Lago 4
David Russell 4
Steven Richards 4
Steve Owen 4
Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 32 Stuart Leonard 4–5
Paul Wilson 4–5
Michael Meadows 4–5
Pedro Lamy 4
Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 35 Miguel Faísca All
Katsumasa Chiyo All
Mark Shulzhitskiy 1, 4
Stanislav Aksenov 2–3
Masataka Yanagida 4
Wolfgang Reip 5
80 Florian Strauss All
Nick McMillen All
Alex Buncombe All
Wolfgang Reip 4
MP Motorsport AMR[6] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 38 Richard Abra All
Mark Poole All
Joe Osborne All
Darren Turner 4
Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 42 Gilles Vannelet 1–3
Michael Albert 1–3
Stéphane Lemeret 1–3
ROAL Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 43 Stefano Comandini All
Eugenio Amos All
Stefano Colombo 1, 3–4
Michela Cerruti 2, 4–5
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 50 Andrew Danyliw All
Simon Knap All
Andrea Sonvico All
Alessandro Pier Guidi 4
52 Steve Wyatt 4
Michele Rugolo 4
Craig Lowndes 4
Andrea Piccini 4
Johnny Laursen 5
Marco Seefried 5
Francesco Castellacci 5
53 Niek Hommerson 4
Louis Machiels 4
Andrea Bertolini 4
Marco Cioci 4
54 Duncan Cameron 4
Matt Griffin 4
Alex Mortimer 4
Graff Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R 70 Eric Trouillet 1–3
Nicolas Marroc 1–2
Roland Bervillé 3
Lonni Martins 3
Ecurie Ecosse[7] BMW Z4 GT3 79 Oliver Bryant All
Andrew Smith All
Alasdair McCaig All
Alexander Sims 4
GT Russian Team McLaren MP4-12C GT3 82 Alexey Vasilyev 4
Marko Asmer 4
Kazim Vasiliauskas 4
Florian Spengler 4
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Alexey Vasilyev 5
Marko Asmer 5
Karim Al Azhari 5
Scuderia Villorba Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 90 Andrea Rizzoli All
Francesco Castellacci 1–4
Stefano Gai All
Andrea Montermini 4
Thomas Kemenater 5
Pro GT by Alméras Porsche 997 GT3 R 93 Eric Dermont 1–4
Franck Perera 1–4
Marco Bonanomi 4
Lucas Lasserre 4
PGF-Kinfaun AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 96 John Gaw 4
Phil Dryburgh 4
Paul White 4
Tom Onslow-Cole 4
SMP Racing Russian Bears Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 100 Viacheslav Maleev 4
Roman Mavlanov 4
José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 4
Daniel Zampieri 4
Beechdean AMR Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 107 Andrew Howard 2, 4
Daniel Lloyd 2, 4
Alex MacDowall 2
Jonathan Adam 4
Stefan Mücke 4
SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 116 Fabien Barthez 4
Eric Debard 4
Ludovic Badey 4
Tristan Vautier 4
120 Christophe Bourret 4
Pascal Gibon 4
Jean-Philippe Belloc 4
Julien Canal 4
Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Porsche 997 GT3 R 150 Georg Weiss 4
Oliver Kainz 4
Jochen Krumbach 4
Christian Menzel 4
Fach Auto Tech Porsche 997 GT3 R 188 Otto Klohs 4
Swen Dolenc 4
Martin Ragginger 4
Philipp Frommenwiler 4
Generation Bentley Racing Bentley Continental GT3 200 James Appleby 2
Steve Tandy 2
Jody Fannin 2
GT Corse by Rinaldi Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 333 Marco Seefried 1–4
Vadim Kogay 1–4
Rinat Salikhov 1–4
Norbert Siedler 4
Triple 888 Racing BMW Z4 GT3 888 Ryan Ratcliffe 2
Lee Mowle 2
Derek Johnston 2
Am Cup
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 2 Stéphane Pourquie 3
Harry Teneketzian 3
Grégoire Chaix 3
4 Jean-Luc Blanchemain 1–3
Christian Kelders 1, 3
Yves Weerts 1–2
Pierre Hirschi 2–3
Boutsen Ginion BMW Z4 GT3 15 Karim Ojjeh 5
Olivier Grotz 5
Team Parker Racing[5] Audi R8 LMS ultra 22 Ian Loggie All
Julian Westwood All
Chris Jones 1–3
Leo Machitski 4
Carl Rosenblad 4
Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra 25 Claude-Yves Gosselin All
Jean-Claude Lagniez 1–3
Marc Sourd 1–3
Marc Rostan 4–5
Jean-Paul Buffin 4–5
Philippe Haezebrouck 4
Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 41 Bernard Delhez All
George Cabannes 1–4
Romain Brandela 1–2
Sylvain Debs 3
Michael Albert 4–5
Thierry Prignault 4
Bruce Lorgère-Roux 5
42 Gilles Vannelet 4–5
Martin Van Hove 4
Beniamino Caccia 4
Lorenzo Bontempelli 4
Michaël Petit 5
Paul Surand 5
AF Corse[8] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 49 Howard Blank All
Jean-Marc Bachelier All
Yannick Mallegol All
François Perrodo 4
51 Peter Mann All
Francisco Guedes All
Filipe Barreiros 1–3, 5
Cédric Mézard 4
Alexander Talkanitsa 4
GDL Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 67 Nigel Fermer 4
Keong Liam Lim 4
Jean-Charles Perrin 4
Gianluca de Lorenzi 4
Scuderia Villorba Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 91 Cédric Mézard 3
François Perrodo 3
Kessel Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 111 Stephen Earle All
Freddy Kremer All
Daniele Perfetti 1
Marcus Mahy 2, 4
Beniamino Caccia 3
Liam Talbot 4–5
Horse Power Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 128 Paul Bailey 2
Andy Schulz 2
Delahaye Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R 228 Pierre-Etienne Bordet 4
Alexandre Viron 4
Stephane Lemeret 4
Karim Al-Azhari 4
Duqueine Engineering Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 350 Leonardo Gorini 3–4
Gilles Duqueine 3–4
Paul Lanchere 3–4
Philippe Colançon 4
380 Phillipe Richard 4
Phillipe Bourgeois 4
Pierre Hirschi 4
Marlène Broggi 4
GT Corse by Rinaldi Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 458 Alexander Mattschull All
Pierre Ehret 1, 3–5
Frank Schmickler 1–3, 5
Tim Müller 4
Roger Grouwels 4

Results and standings

Race results
Rnd. Circuit Pole Position PRO Winners PRO-AM Winners AM Winners
1 Monza No. 98 ART Grand Prix No. 98 ART Grand Prix No. 43 ROAL Motorsport No. 458 GT Corse by Rinaldi
Grégoire Demoustier
Álvaro Parente
Alexandre Prémat		 Grégoire Demoustier
Álvaro Parente
Alexandre Prémat		 Stefano Colombo
Stefano Comandini
Eugenio Amos		 Alexander Mattschull
Pierre Ehret
Frank Schmickler
2 Silverstone No. 93 Pro GT by Alméras No. 7 M-Sport Bentley No. 80 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN No. 458 GT Corse by Rinaldi
Eric Dermont
Franck Perera		 Steven Kane
Guy Smith
Andy Meyrick		 Florian Strauss
Nick McMillen
Alex Buncombe		 Alexander Mattschull
Frank Schmickler
3 Paul Ricard No. 98 ART Grand Prix No. 7 M-Sport Bentley No. 12 TDS Racing No. 458 GT Corse by Rinaldi
Grégoire Demoustier
Álvaro Parente
Nicolas Lapierre		 Steven Kane
Guy Smith
Andy Meyrick		 Henry Hassid
Nick Catsburg		 Alexander Mattschull
Pierre Ehret
Frank Schmickler
4 Spa-Francorchamps No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 53 AF Corse No. 51 AF Corse
Laurens Vanthoor
René Rast
Markus Winkelhock		 Laurens Vanthoor
René Rast
Markus Winkelhock		 Niek Hommerson
Louis Machiels
Andrea Bertolini
Marco Cioci		 Peter Mann
Francisco Guedes
Cédric Mézard
Alexander Talkanitsa
5 Nürburgring No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT No. 12 TDS Racing No. 22 Team Parker Racing
Laurens Vanthoor
César Ramos
Christopher Mies		 Laurens Vanthoor
César Ramos
Christopher Mies		 Henry Hassid
Nick Catsburg		 Ian Loggie
Julian Westwood

Championship Standings

Teams' Championship

Pro Cup
Pos. Driver Team MNZ
 SIL
 LEC
 SPA
 NÜR
 Total
CR CR CR 6hrs 12hrs 24hrs CR
1 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi 4 3 7 1 1 1 1 122
2 Bentley M-Sport Bentley 7 1 1 38 15 13 8 90
3 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz 5 5 3 3 6 5 2 90
4 ART Grand Prix McLaren 1 2 2 20 43 NC 5 84
5 Saintéloc Racing Audi 2 4 5 2 4 4 4 80
6 Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz 14 22 9 8 11 11 3 63
7 Oman Racing Team Aston Martin NC 10 31 31 27 NC 32 24
8 Brothers Racing Team Audi 22 21 16 16
9 Triple Eight Racing BMW 9 9
10 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini 16 6
10 Emil Frey Racing Jaguar 19 6
11 Leonard Motorsport AMR Aston Martin 23 2

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See also

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  5. http://sportscar365.com/blancpain/teams-continue-to-commit-to-blancpain-sprint-endurance-series/
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