All News: Blancpain GT Series

The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Comes to a Close

October 11th, 2017 by Doug Hunt

The Blancpain GT Series came to a conclusion a few weeks ago at Nurburgring. The league consisted of 50 World Championship license class teams competing in a number of endurance races throughout the year. The 150 or so drivers racing for their respective teams competed in 5 different cars from the same car class for … Read the Rest »

CoRe Takes Victory at Spa in Blancpain GT

July 26th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

The longest event on the 2017 calendar for iRacing’s premiere GT3 series, Round 5 of the Blancpain GT Series took drivers to the wild twists and turns of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for six-hours of sim racing. With 38 teams arriving ready to race during the penultimate round of the season, the McLaren MP4-12C seemed to … Read the Rest »

CoRe Grabs Second Win of Season at Zolder – Blancpain GT

May 30th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

In addition to the Indy 500, Monaco GP and the Coke 600, the Blancpain GT Series – iRacing’s premiere GT3 championship – added its name into the hat of what was a busy weekend in the world of motorsports. During the 90-minute race at Circuit Zolder, sim-racers wheeled their virtual race cars around the tricky … Read the Rest »

Breakthrough Victory for Pure Racing Team in Blancpain GT

May 9th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

The 2017 Blancpain GT Series on iRacing has been a mixed bag of sorts for Pure Racing Team (PRT). Although PRT Red managed a sixth place finish in the opening round at Monza, none of the various divisions of PRT managed to finish inside the top-20 during the second round at Brands Hatch. With a … Read the Rest »

Coanda Victorious After Late Move in Blancpain GT

May 3rd, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

    Cheers and Tears could be the two words used to sum up the second round of the Blancpain GT Series – iRacing’s premiere GT3 championship – which took place at Brands Hatch. With only 25 of the 48 entries finishing the online race on the lead lap, the incident points piled up in … Read the Rest »

CoRe Wins Blancpain GT Opener at Monza

April 18th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

After a long off-season, the best sim-racing teams from all over the world returned to iRacing’s premiere GT3 world championship – the Blancpain GT Series – for the opening event at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. For three-hours, sim racers traversed the high-speed straights and tricky chicanes of the famous Italian circuit as the dominant teams looked … Read the Rest »

Victory for Coanda in Blancpain Endurance

December 1st, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Round 2 of the Blancpain Endurance Series – the qualifying season for the Blancpain GT Series – saw the top GT3 teams battle for supremacy at Silverstone Circuit. With new drivers vying for entry into the premiere world championship GT3 series, the stakes are high during this short six-race season and the three-hour race at … Read the Rest »

Jeremy Bouteloup Joins VRS Coanda Simsport

November 7th, 2016 by VRS Coanda Simsport

Jeremy Bouteloup has joined VRS Coanda Simsport. The 24-year old Parisian has come from Radicals Online to drive under the Coanda-banner in the 2017 Blancpain GT Series World Championship and 2017/2018 NEO Endurance Series. In the meantime, Jeremy will complete the 2016 NEO Endurance Series with Radicals. Jörn Jens: “Jeremy is going to be a great … Read the Rest »

Coanda Wins Inaugural Blancpain GT Championship

October 26th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

The 2016 Blancpain GT Series – iRacing’s premiere GT3 championship – has seen many teams experience their share of ups and downs. However, like any championship, simulated or otherwise, consistency is key. While the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series and the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series both enjoy a full 16-race schedule throughout the year, … Read the Rest »

Multiple Championships, Big Paydays in Blancpain GT Finale Saturday

October 20th, 2016 by David Phillips

Team, drivers and manufacturers championships and more than $25,000 in cash and prizes are on the line in Saturday’s finale of the inaugural Blancpain GT Series, (iRacing’s richest world championship/sim racing’s richest championship).  Set for the Nurburgring’s BES/WEC configuration, the three hour endurance race will be broadcast on iRacingLive beginning at 13:30 GMT (9:30 AM EDT) … Read the Rest »