Blancpain Sprint Series Nürburgring 2018

Event: Blancpain GT Series - Sprint Cup Nürburgring		Date: 16.9.2018
Track: Nürburgring (Germany), 5.137 kms	Organiser: unknown
Blancpain Sprint Series Nürburgring
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup (round 5)

Weather:	dry & warm, dry
Start time:	15/9 14:08 and 16/9 15:58
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	2 x 60 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	21
Practiced:	20
Qualified:	20
Started:	20
Finished:	13
Classified:	16

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT3 - Pro Cup	12	12	11
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup	5	5	4
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup	3	3	1
FIA GT3 - Am Cup	0	0	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race 1 Results Grid Race 1 Race 2 Results Grid Race 2 Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 160 minutes on 14/9
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 50 minutes on 15/9

Winners:
Race 1:	1	Audi R8 LMS	Riberas / Mies
Race 2:	88	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Meadows / Marciello
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup race 1:	3	Audi R8 LMS	de Leener / Feller
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup race 1:	26	Audi R8 LMS	Stievenart / Winkelhock
Fastest Laps:
Race 1:	2	Audi R8 LMS	Stevens / Vanthoor	1:55.6880	159.8000 km/h	lap 16
Race 2:	14	Lexus RC F GT3	Costa / Klien	1:55.7130	159.8000 km/h	lap 17
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup race 1:	6	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Haupt / Stolz	1:56.0480	159.3000 km/h	lap 21
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup race 2:	6	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Haupt / Stolz	1:55.8370	159.6000 km/h	lap 5
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup race 1:	26	Audi R8 LMS	Stievenart / Winkelhock	1:56.2990	159.0000 km/h	lap 17
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup race 2:	39	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bhirombhakdi / van Dam	1:56.8240	158.2000 km/h	lap 5
Pole Positions:
Race 1:	63	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Bortolotti / Engelhart	no time
Race 2:	6	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Haupt / Stolz	1:54.0070
FIA GT3 - Pro Cup race 2:	88	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Meadows / Marciello	1:54.0130
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup race 1:	90	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Bastian / Manchester	1:54.8120
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup race 1:	39	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bhirombhakdi / van Dam	1:54.2950
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup race 2:	39	Ferrari 488 GT3	Bhirombhakdi / van Dam	1:54.2950
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Audi (8), Mercedes-AMG (5), Lamborghini (2), Lexus (2), Ferrari (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Audi (8), Mercedes-AMG (5), Lamborghini (2), Lexus (2), Ferrari (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Audi R8 LMS (8), Mercedes-AMG GT3 (5), Lamborghini Huracán (2), Lexus RC F (2), Ferrari 488 (2)
Driver nationalities:	D (8), GB (5), NL (4), I (3), F (3), B (3), E (2), RUS (2), A (2), ZA (2)
Team nationalities:	F (6), B (4), D (4), CH (3), A (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (60%), front-engined (40%)
Average engine size:	5304 cc (with regard to 15% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5622 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Markus Palttala (41), Markus Winkelhock (38), Pierre Kaffer (32)
Youngest known drivers:	Ricardo Feller (18), Dries Vanthoor (20), Kelvin van der Linde (22)

Official Race Programme:

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