# 2017 International GT Open

The 2017 International GT Open season was the twelfth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 29 April at Autódromo do Estoril and finished on 29 October, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.

## Entry list

| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Solaris Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 007 | Mauro Calamia | P | 1–3, 5 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 007 | Francesco Sini | P | 1–3, 5 |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 1 | Thomas Biagi | P | All |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 1 | Giovanni Venturini | P | 1–4 |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 1 | Raffaele Giammaria | P | 5–7 |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 23 | Vito Postiglione | P | All |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 23 | Andrea Fontana | P | 1–6 |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 23 | Christian Engelhart | P | 7 |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 63 | Marco Mapelli | P | 5–7 |
| Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 63 | Giovanni Venturini | P | 5–7 |
| SF Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 5 | Andrea Caldarelli | PA | 2–3, 7 |
| SF Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 5 | Fu Songyang | PA | 2–3, 7 |
| SF Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 5 | Rino Mastronardi | Am | 4 |
| SF Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 5 | Gabriele Lancieri | Am | 6 |
| SF Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 5 | Fu Songyang | Am | 4, 6 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 8 | Piergiuseppe Perazzini | PA | All |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 8 | Marco Cioci | PA | 1–5, 7 |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 8 | Matt Griffin | PA | 6 |
| Jordan Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | 10 | Michael Meadows | PA | 1–3, 5, 7 |
| Jordan Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | 10 | Jordan Witt | PA | 1–3, 5, 7 |
| Ratón Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 11 | Edoardo Liberati | P | 1–6 |
| Ratón Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 11 | Kang Ling | P | 1–6 |
| Sports and You | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 12 | Marcio Basso | Am | All |
| Sports and You | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 12 | Nonô Figueiredo | Am | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Sports and You | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 12 | José Manuel Balbiani | Am | 3–4 |
| Sports and You | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 99 | "Manuel da Costa" | Am | All |
| Sports and You | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 99 | "Miguel Sardinha" | Am | All |
| Drivex School | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 16 | Marcelo Hahn | PA | All |
| Drivex School | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 16 | Allam Khodair | PA | 1–2, 5, 7 |
| Drivex School | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 16 | Alan Hellmeister | PA | 3–4, 6 |
| Senkyr Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | 17 | Richard Gonda | | 7 |
| Senkyr Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | 17 | Jakub Knoll | | 7 |
| Lechner Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 19 | Thomas Jäger | PA | 3–4 |
| Lechner Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 19 | Mario Plachutta | PA | 3–4 |
| SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 20 | Valentin Pierburg | PA | All |
| SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 20 | Tom Onslow-Cole | PA | 1, 3, 5–7 |
| SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 20 | Jules Szymkowiak | PA | 2 |
| SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 20 | Lance David Arnold | PA | 4 |
| SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 40 | Mauro Calamia | P | 6 |
| SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 40 | Roberto Pampanini | P | 6 |
| Konrad Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 21 | Paul Scheuschner | PA | 3–4, 6–7 |
| Konrad Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 21 | Hendrik Still | PA | 3–4, 6–7 |
| Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 650S GT3 | 22 | Shaun Balfe | PA | All |
| Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 650S GT3 | 22 | Rob Bell | PA | All |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 24 | Michael Benham | PA | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 24 | Duncan Tappy | PA | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 88 | Côme Ledogar | PA | All |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 88 | Alexander West | PA | All |
| FF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 25 | Ivor Dunbar | PA | 1–5, 7 |
| FF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 25 | Johnny Mowlem | PA | 1–5, 7 |
| Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 29 | Željko Drmić | PA | 6 |
| Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 29 | Robert Lukas | PA | 6 |
| Lee Mowle | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 30 | Ryan Ratcliffe | P | 5 |
| Lee Mowle | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 30 | Phil Keen | P | 5 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 32 | Kikko Galbiati | P | 3 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 32 | Mikaël Grenier | P | 3 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 33 | Gianluca Giraudi | Am | 3 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 33 | Davide Roda | Am | 3 |
| Wessex Vehicles | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX GT3 | 39 | Craig Dolby | P | 2, 5–7 |
| Wessex Vehicles | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX GT3 | 39 | Tomáš Enge | P | 2 |
| Wessex Vehicles | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX GT3 | 39 | Riki Christodoulou | P | 5 |
| Wessex Vehicles | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX GT3 | 39 | Seb Morris | P | 6–7 |
| AB Sport Auto | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 46 | Joffrey de Narda | PA | 3 |
| AB Sport Auto | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 46 | Harry Teneketzian | PA | 3 |
| Kaspersky Motorsport | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 48 | Aleksandr Moiseev | Am | 2–6 |
| Kaspersky Motorsport | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 48 | Davide Rizzo | Am | 2–6 |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 51 | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga | P | All |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 51 | António Félix da Costa | P | 1, 5, 7 |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 51 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | P | 2 |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 51 | Augusto Farfus | P | 3, 6 |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 51 | Tiago Monteiro | P | 4 |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 62 | Filipe Barreiros | Am | 1 |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 62 | Francisco Guedes | Am | 1 |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 65 | Victor Bouveng | P | All |
| BMW Team Teo Martín | BMW M6 GT3 | 65 | Fran Rueda | P | All |
| Emil Frey Lexus Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | 54 | Albert Costa | P | All |
| Emil Frey Lexus Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | 54 | Philipp Frommenwiler | P | All |
| Farnbacher Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | 55 | Dominik Farnbacher | P | All |
| Farnbacher Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | 55 | Mario Farnbacher | P | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Farnbacher Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | 55 | Norbert Siedler | P | 4 |
| MS Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 74 | Alexander Hrachowina | Am | 1–6 |
| MS Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 74 | Martin Konrad | Am | 1–6 |
| Aston Martin Brussels Racing | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 90 | Tim Verbergt | P | 2 |
| Aston Martin Brussels Racing | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 90 | Sam Dejonghe | P | 2 |
| Optimum Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 96 | Bradley Ellis | PA | 7 |
| Optimum Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | 96 | Oliver Wilkinson | PA | 7 |
| Racing Trevor | BMW M6 GT3 | 124 | Christian Malchárek | PA | 4 |
| Racing Trevor | BMW M6 GT3 | 124 | Jirí Malchárek | PA | 4 |
| Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 333 | Sergey Borisov | Am | 7 |
| Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 333 | Rinat Salikhov | Am | 7 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 488 | Mikkel Mac | P | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 488 | Miguel Ramos | P | All |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 555 | Hiroshi Hamaguchi | PA | All |
| FFF Racing Team by ACM | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 555 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | PA | All |
| Icon | Class |
| P | Pro Cup |
| PA | Pro-Am Cup |
| Am | Am Cup |

## Race calendar

A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 4 October 2016. The Hungaroring round will be co-headlined by the TCR International Series. Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Pro Winner | Pro-Am Winner | Am Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva | 29 April | No. 22 Balfe Motorsport | No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing | No. 22 Balfe Motorsport | No. 12 Sports and You |
| 1 | R1 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva | 29 April | Shaun Balfe Rob Bell | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | Shaun Balfe Rob Bell | Marcio Basso Nonô Figueiredo |
| 1 | R2 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva | 30 April | No. 24 Garage 59 | No. 55 Farnbacher Racing | No. 24 Garage 59 | No. 74 MS Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva | 30 April | Michael Benham Duncan Tappy | Dominik Farnbacher Mario Farnbacher | Michael Benham Duncan Tappy | Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 27 May | No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing | No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing | No. 10 Jordan Racing | No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 27 May | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | Michael Meadows Jordan Witt | Aleksandr Moiseev Davide Rizzo |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 28 May | No. 23 Imperiale Racing | No. 55 Farnbacher Racing | No. 8 AF Corse | No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 28 May | Andrea Fontana Vito Postiglione | Dominik Farnbacher Mario Farnbacher | Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini | Aleksandr Moiseev Davide Rizzo |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 10 June | No. 488 Spirit of Race | No. 488 Spirit of Race | No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance | No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 10 June | Mikkel Mac Miguel Ramos | Mikkel Mac Miguel Ramos | Tom Onslow-Cole Valentin Pierburg | Aleksandr Moiseev Davide Rizzo |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 11 June | No. 5 SF Racing | No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 16 Drivex School | No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 11 June | Andrea Caldarelli Fu Songyang | Victor Bouveng Fran Rueda | Marcelo Hahn Alan Hellmeister | Aleksandr Moiseev Davide Rizzo |
| 4 | R1 | Hungaroring | 1 July | No. 488 Spirit of Race | No. 1 Imperiale Racing | No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance | No. 74 MS Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Hungaroring | 1 July | Mikkel Mac Miguel Ramos | Thomas Biagi Giovanni Venturini | Lance David Arnold Valentin Pierburg | Alexander Hrachowina Martin Konrad |
| 4 | R2 | Hungaroring | 2 July | No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 88 Garage 59 | No. 99 Sports and You |
| 4 | R2 | Hungaroring | 2 July | Victor Bouveng Fran Rueda | Victor Bouveng Fran Rueda | Côme Ledogar Alexander West | António Coimbra Luís Silva |
| 5 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 2 September | No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing | No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing | No. 22 Balfe Motorsport | No. 99 Sports and You |
| 5 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 2 September | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | Shaun Balfe Rob Bell | "Manuel da Costa" "Miguel Sardinha" |
| 5 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 3 September | No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 10 Jordan Racing | No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 3 September | Victor Bouveng Fran Rueda | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga António Félix da Costa | Michael Meadows Jordan Witt | Aleksandr Moiseev Davide Rizzo |
| 6 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 30 September | No. 22 Balfe Motorsport | No. 39 Wessex Vehicles | No. 22 Balfe Motorsport | No. 99 Sports and You |
| 6 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 30 September | Shaun Balfe Rob Bell | Craig Dolby Seb Morris | Shaun Balfe Rob Bell | António Coimbra Luís Silva |
| 6 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 1 October | No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 88 Garage 59 | No. 99 Sports and You |
| 6 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 1 October | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga Augusto Farfus | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga Augusto Farfus | Côme Ledogar Alexander West | António Coimbra Luís Silva |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 28 October | No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing | No. 63 Imperiale Racing | No. 5 SF Racing | No. 12 Sports and You |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 28 October | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | Marco Mapelli Giovanni Venturini | Andrea Caldarelli Fu Songyang | Marcio Basso Nonô Figueiredo |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 29 October | No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín | No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing | No. 10 Jordan Racing | No. 333 Rinaldi Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 29 October | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga António Félix da Costa | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | Michael Meadows Jordan Witt | Sergey Borisov Rinat Salikhov |

## Standings
### Drivers' Championship

| Pos. | Drivers | Points |
| 1 | Giovanni Venturini | 114 |
| 2 | Fran Rueda Victor Bouveng | 106 |
| 3 | Albert Costa Philipp Frommenwiler | 98 |
| 4 | Thomas Biagi | 92 |
| 5 | Miguel Ramos Mikkel Mac | 90 |
| 6 | Dominik Farnbacher | 77 |
| 7 | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga | 70 |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Imperiale Racing | 100 |
| 2 | BMW Team Teo Martín | 98 |
| 3 | Emil Frey Lexus | 57 |
| 4 | Spirit of Race | 50 |
| 5 | Farnbacher Racing | 45 |
| 6 | Garage 59 | 26 |
| 7 | Balfe Motorsport | 24 |
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