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2017 International GT Open

The 2017 International GT Open season was the twelfth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 29 April at Autódromo do Estoril and finished on 29 October, at Barcelona after seven double-header meetings.

Entry list

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Team Car No. Driver Class Rounds
  Solaris Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 007   Mauro Calamia[1] P 1–3, 5
  Francesco Sini[1]
  Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 1   Thomas Biagi[2] P All
  Giovanni Venturini[2] 1–4
  Raffaele Giammaria[3] 5–7
23   Vito Postiglione[2] P All
  Andrea Fontana[2] 1–6
  Christian Engelhart[4] 7
63   Marco Mapelli[3] P 5–7
  Giovanni Venturini[3]
  SF Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 5   Andrea Caldarelli[5] PA 2–3, 7
  Fu Songyang[5]
  Rino Mastronardi[6] Am 4
  Gabriele Lancieri[3] 6
  Fu Songyang[6] 4, 6
  AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 8   Piergiuseppe Perazzini[7] PA All
  Marco Cioci[7] 1–5, 7
  Matt Griffin[3] 6
  Jordan Racing Bentley Continental GT3 10   Michael Meadows[8] PA 1–3, 5, 7
  Jordan Witt[8]
  Ratón Racing[9] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 11   Edoardo Liberati[9] P 1–6
  Kang Ling[9]
  Sports and You Mercedes-AMG GT3 12   Marcio Basso[8] Am All
  Nonô Figueiredo[8] 1–2, 5–7
  José Manuel Balbiani[10] 3–4
99   "Manuel da Costa"[N 1][8] Am All
  "Miguel Sardinha"[N 2][8]
  Drivex School Mercedes-AMG GT3 16   Marcelo Hahn[8] PA All
  Allam Khodair[8] 1–2, 5, 7
  Alan Hellmeister[10] 3–4, 6
  Senkyr Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 17   Richard Gonda[4] 7
  Jakub Knoll[4]
  Lechner Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 19   Thomas Jäger[10] PA 3–4
  Mario Plachutta[10]
  SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 20   Valentin Pierburg[11] PA All
  Tom Onslow-Cole[11] 1, 3, 5–7
  Jules Szymkowiak[5] 2
  Lance David Arnold[6] 4
40   Mauro Calamia[12] P 6
  Roberto Pampanini[12]
  Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 21   Paul Scheuschner[10] PA 3–4, 6–7
  Hendrik Still[10]
  Balfe Motorsport McLaren 650S GT3 22   Shaun Balfe[13] PA All
  Rob Bell[13]
  Garage 59 McLaren 650S GT3 24   Michael Benham[14] PA 1–4, 6–7
  Duncan Tappy[14]
88   Côme Ledogar[14] PA All
  Alexander West[14]
  FF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 25   Ivor Dunbar[8] PA 1–5, 7
  Johnny Mowlem[8]
  Förch Racing by Lukas Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 29   Željko Drmić[3] PA 6
  Robert Lukas[3]
  Lee Mowle[15] Mercedes-AMG GT3[15] 30   Ryan Ratcliffe[15] P 5
  Phil Keen[15]
  Antonelli Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 32   Kikko Galbiati[10] P 3
  Mikaël Grenier[10]
33   Gianluca Giraudi[10] Am 3
  Davide Roda[10]
  Wessex Vehicles Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX GT3 39   Craig Dolby[5] P 2, 5–7
  Tomáš Enge[5] 2
  Riki Christodoulou[16] 5
  Seb Morris[3] 6–7
  AB Sport Auto Lamborghini Huracán GT3 46   Joffrey de Narda[10] PA 3
  Harry Teneketzian[10]
  Kaspersky Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3 48   Aleksandr Moiseev[5] Am 2–6
  Davide Rizzo[5]
  BMW Team Teo Martín BMW M6 GT3 51   Lourenço Beirão da Veiga[17] P All
  António Félix da Costa[17] 1, 5, 7
  Nelson Piquet Jr.[5] 2
  Augusto Farfus[10] 3, 6
  Tiago Monteiro[17] 4
62   Filipe Barreiros[8] Am 1
  Francisco Guedes[8]
65   Victor Bouveng[17] P All
  Fran Rueda[18]
  Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 54   Albert Costa[8] P All
  Philipp Frommenwiler[8]
  Farnbacher Racing Lexus RC F GT3 55   Dominik Farnbacher[8] P All
  Mario Farnbacher[8] 1–3, 5–7
  Norbert Siedler[6] 4
  MS Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 74   Alexander Hrachowina[19] Am 1–6
  Martin Konrad[19]
  Aston Martin Brussels Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 90   Tim Verbergt[5] P 2
  Sam Dejonghe[5]
  Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS 96   Bradley Ellis[4] PA 7
  Oliver Wilkinson[4]
  Racing Trevor BMW M6 GT3 124   Christian Malchárek[6] PA 4
  Jirí Malchárek[6]
  Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 333   Sergey Borisov[4] Am 7
  Rinat Salikhov[4]
  Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 488   Mikkel Mac[20] P All
  Miguel Ramos[20]
  FFF Racing Team by ACM Lamborghini Huracán GT3 555   Hiroshi Hamaguchi[21] PA All
  Vitantonio Liuzzi[21]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Race calendar

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A seven-round provisional calendar was revealed on 4 October 2016.[22] The Hungaroring round will be co-headlined by the TCR International Series. Bold indicates overall winner.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Pro Winner Pro-Am Winner Am Winner
1 R1   Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva 29 April   No. 22 Balfe Motorsport   No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing   No. 22 Balfe Motorsport   No. 12 Sports and You
  Shaun Balfe
  Rob Bell 		  Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		  Shaun Balfe
  Rob Bell 		  Marcio Basso
  Nonô Figueiredo
R2 30 April   No. 24 Garage 59   No. 55 Farnbacher Racing   No. 24 Garage 59   No. 74 MS Racing
  Michael Benham
  Duncan Tappy 		  Dominik Farnbacher
  Mario Farnbacher 		  Michael Benham
  Duncan Tappy 		  Alexander Hrachowina
  Martin Konrad
2 R1   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27 May   No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing   No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing   No. 10 Jordan Racing   No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
  Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		  Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		  Michael Meadows
  Jordan Witt 		  Aleksandr Moiseev
  Davide Rizzo
R2 28 May   No. 23 Imperiale Racing   No. 55 Farnbacher Racing   No. 8 AF Corse   No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
  Andrea Fontana
  Vito Postiglione 		  Dominik Farnbacher
  Mario Farnbacher 		  Marco Cioci
  Piergiuseppe Perazzini 		  Aleksandr Moiseev
  Davide Rizzo
3 R1   Circuit Paul Ricard 10 June   No. 488 Spirit of Race   No. 488 Spirit of Race   No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance   No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
  Mikkel Mac
  Miguel Ramos 		  Mikkel Mac
  Miguel Ramos 		  Tom Onslow-Cole
  Valentin Pierburg 		  Aleksandr Moiseev
  Davide Rizzo
R2 11 June   No. 5 SF Racing   No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 16 Drivex School   No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
  Andrea Caldarelli
  Fu Songyang 		  Victor Bouveng
  Fran Rueda 		  Marcelo Hahn
  Alan Hellmeister 		  Aleksandr Moiseev
  Davide Rizzo
4 R1   Hungaroring 1 July   No. 488 Spirit of Race   No. 1 Imperiale Racing   No. 20 SPS Automotive Performance   No. 74 MS Racing
  Mikkel Mac
  Miguel Ramos 		  Thomas Biagi
  Giovanni Venturini 		  Lance David Arnold
  Valentin Pierburg 		  Alexander Hrachowina
  Martin Konrad
R2 2 July   No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 88 Garage 59   No. 99 Sports and You
  Victor Bouveng
  Fran Rueda 		  Victor Bouveng
  Fran Rueda 		  Côme Ledogar
  Alexander West 		  António Coimbra
  Luís Silva
5 R1   Silverstone Circuit 2 September   No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing   No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing   No. 22 Balfe Motorsport   No. 99 Sports and You
  Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		  Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		  Shaun Balfe
  Rob Bell 		  "Manuel da Costa"
  "Miguel Sardinha"
R2 3 September   No. 65 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 10 Jordan Racing   No. 48 Kaspersky Motorsport
  Victor Bouveng
  Fran Rueda 		  Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
  António Félix da Costa 		  Michael Meadows
  Jordan Witt 		  Aleksandr Moiseev
  Davide Rizzo
6 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza 30 September   No. 22 Balfe Motorsport   No. 39 Wessex Vehicles   No. 22 Balfe Motorsport   No. 99 Sports and You
  Shaun Balfe
  Rob Bell 		  Craig Dolby
  Seb Morris 		  Shaun Balfe
  Rob Bell 		  António Coimbra
  Luís Silva
R2 1 October   No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 88 Garage 59   No. 99 Sports and You
  Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
  Augusto Farfus 		  Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
  Augusto Farfus 		  Côme Ledogar
  Alexander West 		  António Coimbra
  Luís Silva
7 R1   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 28 October   No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing   No. 63 Imperiale Racing   No. 5 SF Racing   No. 12 Sports and You
  Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		  Marco Mapelli
  Giovanni Venturini 		  Andrea Caldarelli
  Fu Songyang 		  Marcio Basso
  Nonô Figueiredo
R2 29 October   No. 51 BMW Team Teo Martín   No. 54 Emil Frey Lexus Racing   No. 10 Jordan Racing   No. 333 Rinaldi Racing
  Lourenço Beirão da Veiga
  António Félix da Costa 		  Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		  Michael Meadows
  Jordan Witt 		  Sergey Borisov
  Rinat Salikhov

Standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Drivers Points
1   Giovanni Venturini 114
2   Fran Rueda
  Victor Bouveng 		106
3   Albert Costa
  Philipp Frommenwiler 		98
4   Thomas Biagi 92
5   Miguel Ramos
  Mikkel Mac 		90
6   Dominik Farnbacher 77
7   Lourenço Beirão da Veiga 70

Teams' Championship

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Pos. Team Points
1   Imperiale Racing 100
2   BMW Team Teo Martín 98
3   Emil Frey Lexus 57
4   Spirit of Race 50
5   Farnbacher Racing 45
6   Garage 59 26
7   Balfe Motorsport 24

Reference:[23]

Notes

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  1. ^ António Coimbra sometimes uses pseudonym "Manuel da Costa".
  2. ^ Luís Silva sometimes uses pseudonym "Miguel Sardinha".

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sini-Calamia to drive Solaris Motorsport's Aston Martin in 2017". International GT Open. GT Sport. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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  7. ^ a b "GT Open News Notebook: Lamborghini & Ferrari Teams Confirmed". Dailysportscar. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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  9. ^ a b c "Ratón Racing confirms Lambo programme with Liberati-Ling". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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  11. ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (10 February 2017). "Onslow-Cole To Contest GT Open With SPS Automotive". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Second SPS Mercedes adds to Monza entry list, Farfus as BMW Teo Martín star". International GT Open. GT Sport. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Rob Bell To Join Balfe For 2017 GT Open Season". Dailysportscar. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d "Garage59 launches title bid with unchanged line-up". International GT Open. GT Sport. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  15. ^ a b c d "Lee Mowle Motorsport Enters GT Open At Silverstone". dailysportscar.com. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). gtopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d "Teo Martin Signs Star-Studded Lineup For GT Open Title Defence". Dailysportscar. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  18. ^ "Bouveng and Rueda, two 20-year-old guns for Teo Martín". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  19. ^ a b "MS Racing, a new entry from Austria". gtopen.net. GT Sport. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Ramos and Mac will race in GT Open in Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3". Endurance-info.com. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  21. ^ a b Kilbey, Stephen (10 February 2017). "FFF Commits To Full GT Open Season". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  22. ^ "2017 GT Open calendar announced". International GT Open. GT Sport. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  23. ^ 2017 International GT Open championship classification after Barcelona - GT Sport
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