Paul Ricard 1000 Kilometres 2018

Event: Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Paul Ricard		Date: 3.6.2018
Track: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet (France), 5.770 kms	Organiser: unknown
Paul Ricard 1000 Kilometres
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (round 3)

Weather:	dry, warm, later dark
Start time:	17:43
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	51
Practiced:	51
Qualified:	51
Started:	51
Finished:	34
Classified:	39

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT3 - Pro Cup	25	25	20
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup	9	9	6
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup	10	10	6
FIA GT3 - Am Cup	7	7	7

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

Race notes:
4 full-course cautions

Pre-race sessions:
Bronze Test held for a total of 60 minutes on 1/6
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 1/6
1 qualifying session held for a total of 60 minutes on 2/6

Winners:
Overall:	14	Lexus RC F GT3	Klien / Seefried / Costa
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup:	78	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	Beretta / Mitchell / Kodric
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup:	51	Ferrari 488 GT3	Cameron / Griffin / de Lorenzi
FIA GT3 - Am Cup:	188	McLaren 650S GT3	Harris / West / Goodwin
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Bentley Continental GT3	Abril / Soucek / Soulet	1:55.307	180.100 km/h	lap 27
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup:	54	Jaguar XK-R Emil Frey G3	Fontana / Zaugg / Grenier	1:55.959	179.100 km/h	lap 11
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup:	42	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Buncombe / Leventis / Williamson	1:56.217	178.700 km/h	lap 165
FIA GT3 - Am Cup:	188	McLaren 650S GT3	Harris / West / Goodwin	1:56.816	177.800 km/h	lap 56
Pole Positions:
Overall:	76	Aston Martin V12 Vantage	Thiim / Dennis / Vaxiviere	1:54.169	181.900 km/h
FIA GT3 - Silver Cup:	54	Jaguar XK-R Emil Frey G3	Fontana / Zaugg / Grenier	1:54.413	181.500 km/h
FIA GT3 - Pro-Am Cup:	49	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Yoluc / Burke / Hankey	1:54.777	180.900 km/h
FIA GT3 - Am Cup:	188	McLaren 650S GT3	Harris / West / Goodwin	1:55.396	180.000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Mercedes-AMG (12), Lamborghini (9), Audi (7), Ferrari (5), Bentley (3), BMW (3), Aston Martin (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Mercedes-Benz (12), Lamborghini (9), Audi (7), Ferrari (5), Bentley (3), BMW (3), Aston Martin (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Mercedes-AMG GT3 (12), Lamborghini Huracán (8), Audi R8 LMS (7)
Driver nationalities:	GB (31), D (28), F (19), I (17), CH (6), E (6), B (6), NL (5), RUS (5), P (4), ZA (4)
Team nationalities:	D (14), GB (13), F (6), I (5), CH (5), A (3), B (2), RUS (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (50%), mid-engined (45%), rear-engined (5%)
Average engine size:	5080 cc (with regard to 30% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5689 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Pierre Ehret (62), Kriton Lendoudis (59), Maurice Ricci (57)
Youngest known drivers:	Dries Vanthoor (20), Ben Barnicoat (22), Kelvin van der Linde (22)

Official Race Programme:

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