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Panis-Barthez ties up with Lexus for Blancpain effort
The sportscar team run by ex-Formula 1 driver Olivier Panis will expand into the GT3 arena with Lexus this season.
Autosport Awards: GT lynchpin Ratel awarded Gregor Grant trophy
Stephane Ratel's enormous contribution to the last quarter-century of GT sportscar racing was recognised with a Gregor Grant Award at the 2018 Autosport Awards.
SRO to launch 2019 World Challenge to link three series
The Stephane Ratel Organisation will link its three continental sprint series into an 18-round global championship for manufacturers in 2019 under the Blancpain GT World Challenge banner.
Marciello and Meadows snatch Blancpain Sprint crown
ASP Mercedes duo Raffaele Marciello and Michael Meadows snatched the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup crown with victory in the second race of the title-deciding Nurburgring round.
Mies and Riberas inherit Nurburgring Blancpain win
Christopher Mies and Alex Riberas have been awarded the win of the opening Nurburgring Blancpain GT Sprint Cup race after a 30-second post-race penalty was applied to the winning Lamborghini.
Bortolotti, Engelhart win Nurburgring Blancpain opener
Grasser Lamborghini pair Mirko Bortolotti and Christian Engelhart scored their third Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup victory of 2018 in the opening race of the weekend at the Nurburgring.
Marciello, Meadows take dominant second Hungary win
ASP Mercedes pair Raffaele Marciello and Michael Meadows took a commanding victory in a rain-affected second Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup race at the Hungaroring.
Lamborghini pair snatch Hungary victory from Mercedes
Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti dominated the opening Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup race at the Hungaroring, beating pre-race favourites Mercedes.
Ratel: Five or six new GT2 cars could be ready by 2019
There could be as many as five or six new GT2 supercars ready to race by the second half of next year, according to class instigator Stephane Ratel.
GT2 name revived for new SRO GT amateur category
A new category for high-powered supercars that revives the GT2 name has been announced by the Stephane Ratel Organisation.
Mies/Riberas sweep Blancpain Misano weekend
Alex Riberas and Chris Mies dominated the second Blancpain Sprint Cup race at Misano in their WRT Audi to complete a sweep of the weekend.
Mies, Riberas take Misano Blancpain win for Audi
WRT Audi drivers Christopher Mies and Alex Riberas took victory for the first time in the 2018 Blancpain GT Sprint Cup season in the first race at Misano.
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Leonard and Vervisch lead Audi 1-2-3 at Brands Hatch
WRT’s Stuart Leonard and Frederic Vervisch converted pole into Blancpain GT Series Cup victory at Brands Hatch in their Audi R8 LMS, the fourth different winner in as many races.
Van der Linde, Schothorst triumph in Zolder season opener
Attempto Audi drivers Kelvin van der Linde and Steijn Schothorst started the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup season with a victory in the Zolder main race.
Frijns signs up for Blancpain return alongside DTM debut
New Audi DTM driver Robin Frijns will return to the Blancpain GT Series with the WRT Audi team in 2018.
Ratel: Blancpain Sprint Cup not in danger with smaller grid
The Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup is not in danger despite a dramatic fall in entries for 2018, championship boss Stephane Ratel has insisted.
Taylor-Smith makes Blancpain GT switch with Bentley
BTCC race winner Aron Taylor-Smith will contest this year’s Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in a Team Parker Racing-run Bentley.
Frijns, Leonard steal Blancpain Sprint title in thriller
Team WRT pair Robin Frijns and Stuart Leonard took the Blancpain GT Sprint Series title in a thrilling finish to Sunday's Nurburgring race, as the main championship contenders suffered late drama.
Buhk, Perera win first leg of Blancpain Sprint finale
Blancpain Sprint Cup championship leaders Franck Perera and Maximilian Buhk extended their championship lead to five points after a thrilling win at the Nurburgring.
Vanthoor, Fassler sweep Blancpain Hungaroring round
Dries Vanthoor and Marcel Fassler thrust themselves into title contention in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup by completing a dominant weekend at the Hungaroring with victory in the feature race.
Ex-F1 racer Stevens rejoins Winkelhock in WRT Audi
Ex-Formula 1 driver Will Stevens will return to the WRT Audi team for the next Sprint Cup round of the Blancpain GT Series at the Hungaroring later this month.
Winkelhock, Stevens lead Audi 1-2-3-4 in Zolder main race
Team WRT Audi doubled up in the Blancpain Sprint round at Zolder as Markus Winkelhock and Will Stevens led an all-Audi top four the main race.
Frijns, Leonard prevail in five-car Zolder qualifying race battle
The #17 Audi Team WRT team of Robin Frijns and Stuart Leonard were victorious in the qualifying race of the Blancpain Sprint Series round at Zolder as the latter held off four rival cars during his stint.
Sprint Cup round at Zolder: home race for the Team WRT and quite a few of its drivers
Comforted by the double podium finish at the last Sprint Cup race at Brands Hatch, the squad, will definitely want to fight for the first success of the season!
