The 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the sixth season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season started on 24 April at Monza and ended on 18 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 and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events. After developing their partnership, Blancpain and the SRO decided that 2016 would see both the Sprint and Endurance Series further integrated into the Blancpain GT Series, putting the emphasis on the prestigious overall drivers' and manufacturers' titles causing the Endurance Series name to change from Blancpain Endurance Series to Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.[1]
Jean-Luc Beaubelique Maurice Ricci Gilles Vannelet
Championship standings
Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also received one point and entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Race points
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
1000 km Paul Ricard points
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Points
33
24
19
15
12
9
6
4
2
1
1
24 Hours of Spa points
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.
^ abCar No. 00 entered as AMG - Team Black Falcon, cars No. 56 and 68 entered as Black Falcon and car No. 57 also entered as Black Falcon, but at Round 1 as AMG - Team Black Falcon.
^ abOnly a limited number of cars per team were able to score points toward the Teams' championship. Therefore cars No. 3 and 4 entered as Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, but in the Teams' championship the drivers of cars No. 3 and 4 scored points for Team WRT.
^ abcdAt Round 3 cars No. 41 and 42 entered as CMR by Sport Garage, but in the Teams' championship the drivers of cars No. 41 and 42 scored points for Classic & Modern Racing. From Round 4 on both cars No. 41 and 42 entered as Classic & Modern Racing.
^ abcOnly a limited number of cars per team were able to score points toward the Teams' championship. Therefore from Rounds 1 to 3 cars No. 50, 51 and 90 entered as AF Corse, but in the Teams' championship the drivers of cars No. 50, 51 and 90 scored points for Spirit of Race under Swiss licence. At Round 4 also the drivers of car No. 49 scored points for Spirit of Race. At Round 5 it were the drivers of cars No. 49, 50 and 90 that scored points for Spirit of Race.
^Car No. 55 entered as AT Racing under Austrian licence.
^ abCar No. 66 entered as Black Pearl Racing and cars No. 333 and 488 entered as Rinaldi Racing.