# 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.

## Calendar

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. It was dropped from the schedule and replaced by Misano, when the finalised calendar was announced on 28 March 2019.
| 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 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 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 |

## Entry list

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 1 | Michał Broniszewski | | 2 |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 12 | Rick Lovat | Iron | 1–3, 5 |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 23 | Murad Sultanov | | All |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 111 | Stephen Earle | Iron | All |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 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 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 13 | Denis Remenyako | | 4 |
| HB Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 14 | Angélique Detavernier | | 5 |
| HB Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 24 | Dilantha Malagamuwa | Ti | 1–3, 5 |
| HB Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 666 | Bernhard Loffler | | 4 |
| HB Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 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 |
| Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 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 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 51 | Mario Cordoni | | 1–4 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 53 | Ken Abe | | 1–2 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 54 | Kriton Lendoudis | | 2 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 55 | Frederic Fangio | | 2, 5 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 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 |
| StileF Squadra Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 84 | Pete Mitchell | | 2 |
| StileF Squadra Corse | 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: ||||||
| Icon | Class |
| Ti | Titanium Cup |
| Iron | Iron Cup |

## Race results

| Round | 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 |
| 1 | R1 | Monza | Jens Reno Møller | Jens Reno Møller | Coach McKansy | Stephen Earle |
| 1 | R2 | Monza | No. 11 Reno Racing | No. 11 Reno Racing | No. 44 ERC Sport | No. 111 Kessel Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Monza | 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 |
| 2 | R1 | Paul Ricard | Jens Reno Møller | Luigi Lucchini | Lee Mowle | Louis-Philippe Soenen |
| 2 | R2 | Paul Ricard | No. 23 Kessel Racing | No. 23 Kessel Racing | No. 17 HP Racing International | No. 111 Kessel Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Paul Ricard | 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 |
| 3 | R1 | Misano | Christian Hook | Christian Hook | Christian Hook | Stephen Earle |
| 3 | R2 | Misano | No. 33 Rinaldi Racing | No. 11 Reno Racing | No. 33 Rinaldi Racing | No. 111 Kessel Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Misano | 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 |
| 4 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | Jens Reno Møller | Jens Reno Møller | Coach McKansy | Stephen Earle |
| 4 | R2 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 11 Reno Racing | No. 13 GetSpeed Performance | No. 17 HP Racing International | No. 111 Kessel Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Spa-Francorchamps | 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 |
| 5 | R1 | Barcelona-Catalunya | Denis Remenyako | Denis Remenyako | Coach McKansy | Louis-Philippe Soenen |
| 5 | R2 | Barcelona-Catalunya | No. 13 Capital Racing Team | No. 23 Kessel Racing | No. 17 HP Racing International | No. 111 Kessel Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Barcelona-Catalunya | Denis Remenyako | Murad Sultanov | Coach McKansy | Stephen Earle |

## Championship standings
### 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.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championships
#### Overall

| Pos. | Driver | Team | MNZ | MNZ | LEC | LEC | MIS | MIS | SPA | SPA | CAT | 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 |
| 6 | Denis Remenyako | GetSpeed Performance | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 82 |
| 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 | MNZ | LEC | LEC | MIS | MIS | SPA | SPA | CAT | CAT | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |

#### Titanium Cup

| Pos. | Driver | Team | MNZ | MNZ | LEC | LEC | MIS | MIS | SPA | SPA | CAT | 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 | MNZ | LEC | LEC | MIS | MIS | SPA | SPA | CAT | CAT | Points |

#### Iron Cup

| Pos. | Driver | Team | MNZ | MNZ | LEC | LEC | MIS | MIS | SPA | SPA | CAT | 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 | MNZ | LEC | LEC | MIS | MIS | SPA | SPA | CAT | CAT | Points |