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Garage 59 is exactly the same as Von Ryan: a McLaren factory team by a different name, as there is no such thing as factory teams in GT3... Suposedly. G59 will run full Blancpain GT, GT Open, and GT Cup with multiple cars using a selection of factory drivers. MRS GT is a completely separate 2 car McLaren entry, it is likely to have decent support from McLaren but is most definitely a customer effort. With Mclarens current pool of factory drivers and academy drivers, it looks like Rob Bell and Come Ledogar will lead the Garage 59 effort likely with the likes of Andrew Watson in tow, maybe MRS GT will be given one or both of the new academy boys- Alex Fontana and Struan Moore, although the they are both inexperienced. Maybe Parente will be thrown in to support as he currently only has his PWC announced programme with the Lizards. |
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Peter Mann, Francesco Guedes & Rino Mastronardi confirmed in a brand new Ferrari 488 GT3 run by AF Corse, in TDF colours (the blue GTD Ferrari at Daytona) in the gentleman cup
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23 Feb 2016, 19:45 (Ref:3617109) | #104 | |
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Workx Wieth Racing will be fielding a single new spec Porsche 911 GT3-R in the Blancpain Sprint Cup only. Drivers TBA
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Interesting line in the AF Corse story on S365, that AF Corse are expected to field a car in "each of the three classes" in Blancpain this year; I think I'm right in saying it would be a first time ever for them to enter in the Pro class, which could be very interesting indeed if true.
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Have seen it elsewhere they intend to enter Pro for the first time also, and that Pro entry will be in BOTH Endurance and Sprint. |
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26 Feb 2016, 12:22 (Ref:3617949) | #107 | |
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Team AKKA-ASP's three car Merc line-up for Sprint headlined by Felix Rosenqvist and Tristian Vautier.
Team RJN also joining Sprint with two Nissan's... On a side note, does anyone know if Boutsen Ginion are doing Sprint as well as Endurance? |
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I've lost track of who's doing which championship now - but the grids for both endurance and sprint do seem to be pretty good. It looks like the changes to the regs have worked for boosting the sprint entries certainly.
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Audi only have two worms cars for Spa, both with different teams? Two makes sense but the different teams is strange to me.
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good work Bcarr6!
You have to wonder though with all those TBAs what the ultimate numbers will be??? |
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Well, they have confirmed they are fielding cars mostly just no driver announcements yet.... As always though, nothing's certain until the grid walk... Also, Shane Van Gisbergen has just been confirmed as McLaren Factory Driver again for 2016, no programme confirmed yet but I gotta guess its BES with the Garage 59 factory-ish effort |
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No Porsche in the endurance series. Surprised by that. And only one in the sprint series.
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WRT fielding four cars in Endurance and FIVE in Sprint!
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Seems a little odd, WRT will have 2-3 cars in the full Blancpain Series, figured this is just referring to solely factory funded efforts and not total team efforts... Otherwise are they meant to drop down to just one car for their biggest race of the year? |
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Blancpain Endurance Cup: Laurens Vanthoor/Dries Vanthoor/Frédéric Vervisch Pierre Kaffer/Peter Kox/Adrien De Leener Sergio Jiminez/Rodrigo Baptista/Filipe Albuquerque Stuart Leonard/Michael Meadows/Robin Frijns Blancpain Sprint Series: Laurens Vanthoor/Frédéric Vervisch Robin Frijns/Dries Vanthoor Enzo Ide/Christopher Mies Sergio Jiminez/Rodrigo Baptista Stuart Leonard/Michael Meadows What cutbacks? Super Peter is back in Blancpain |
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Updated with the WRT entries...
46 in enduro, a massively improved 36 in Sprint So interesting lineups for WRT, be interesting to see how little brother Vanthoor performs, likewise how Mr Alburquerque does back in GT3. Jiminez over from team Brazil so curious to see who replaces him. Leonard expected after his Sepang win. |
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2016 Blancpain Endurance Series
Thanks Bcarr6 for your effort with the lists
The Sprint Series looks to be a lot better supported then last year. This years Blancpain Series should be another cracker season. |
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with that entry list the sprint series will be the most amazing sprint format GT series worldwide! we are about the same quality level of 2012 ADAC GT... such a shame that there will be only 5 rounds.
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