Blancpain endurance series 2012

[Graham Goodwin]

It's two confirmed for Gulf Racing and 2 for von Ryan (one is the Price/ Barff car)

[AndrewF31]

Thanks for the input guys!

Here's an update:

BMW Z4:
- 2 x Marc VDS
- 2 x db Motorsport - confirmed (1 with Simon Knap & Jeroen de Boer, with a possible third Z4)

Audi R8 LMS:
- 2 x Belgian Audi Club WRT (with all the stories around FIA GT1, I'm not sure if they actually confirmed this program)
- 1 x Sainteloc
- 1 x Novadriver (Portuguese team showed interest but I think they haven't got enough funding for this year)

McLaren MP4-12C:
- 2 x United Autsports - confirmed (1 PRO - Rob Bell anyone? + 1 PRO-AM with Mark Blundell, Mark Patterson and Zak Brown)
- 2 x Gulf Racing - confirmed (1 at least)
- 2 x Von Ryan Racing - confirmed (1 with Rob Barff/Leon Price)
- 1 x ASM Team
- 2 x Boutsen Ginion - confirmed

Nissan GT-R GT3:
- 1 x RJN Motorsport - confirmed

Ferrari 458 Italia:
- 2 x ASP SOFREV
- 2 x AF Corse - confirmed 2 PRO-AM (Matt Griffin & Jack Gerber + Yannick Mallegol, Jean-Marc Bachelier & Howard Blanc)
- 2 x Vita4One
- 1 x Sport Garage

Porsche 997 GT3-R:
- 1 x Autorlando
- 1 x Larbre Competition
- 1 x Mühlner Motorsport
- 1 x SMG (Philippe Gache's team)
- 2 x Trackspeed (British GT squads recently announced)
- 2 x Ruffier Racing - confirmed
- 2 x Pro Gt by Almeras
- 2 x Exagon Engineering - confirmed 1 at least (with Christian Kelders & Daniel Desbruères)

Mercedes SLS AMG:
- 1 x Preci-Spark (Jones brothers)
- 1 x Black Falcon
- 1 x Heico Motorsport
- 1 x Graff Racing
- 1 x KRK Racing

Aston Martin Vantage:
- 1 x Barwell Motorsport

Lamborghini Gallardo LP-600:
- 2 x Reiter Engineering - 1 confirmed (news on Endurance Info that apparently only 1 here with Peter Kox and Marc Hayek)
- 1 x Ruffier Racing - confirmed in Gentleman Trophy
- 1 x DVB Racing - if there are drivers

Dodge Viper GT3:
- GT3 Racing - confirmed PRO-AM (Aaron Scott, Craig Wilkins, Andy Ruhan)

BMW M3 GT4:
- 1 x DVB Racing - if there are drivers

Indeed, it's looking like an interesting field for Blancpain.
Mercedes reduced a little. Not so sure about 1-car teams for that make. Investing more in ADAC Masters I guess.

[Insight Racing]

Please add 1 confirmed for Insight Racing with possible second.

Ferrari 458 Italia GT3

[Rodger Davies]

does Trackspeed announcing three cars for British GT mean they're going to do that instead of Blancpain next season or are they looking at dovetailing their programmes?

[Marcel ten Caat]

About the DB Motorsport BMWs. The third one will not race in Blancpain but in Dutch Supercar Challenge.

[Marcel ten Caat]

Originally Posted by Insight Racing

Please add 1 confirmed for Insight Racing with possible second.

Any more team info? Only Insight Racing I know of races in the US.

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by Stranger

Only Insight Racing I know of races in the US.

It's them...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Insigh...1652252?ref=ts

[Marcel ten Caat]

Ok, solved

[AndrewF31]

It's highly enjoyable to update this with such good news. Thanks for the input Insight

BMW Z4:
- 2 x Marc VDS
- 2 x db Motorsport - confirmed (1 with Simon Knap & Jeroen de Boer)

Audi R8 LMS:
- 2 x Belgian Audi Club WRT (with all the stories around FIA GT1, I'm not sure if they actually confirmed this program)
- 1 x Sainteloc
- 1 x Novadriver (Portuguese team showed interest but I think they haven't got enough funding for this year)

McLaren MP4-12C:
- 2 x United Autsports - confirmed (1 PRO - Rob Bell anyone? + 1 PRO-AM with Mark Blundell, Mark Patterson and Zak Brown)
- 2 x Gulf Racing - confirmed
- 2 x Von Ryan Racing - confirmed (1 with Rob Barff/Leon Price)
- 1 x ASM Team
- 2 x Boutsen Ginion - confirmed

Nissan GT-R GT3:
- 1 x RJN Motorsport - confirmed

Ferrari 458 GT3:
- 2 x ASP SOFREV
- 2 x AF Corse - confirmed 2 PRO-AM (Matt Griffin & Jack Gerber + Yannick Mallegol, Jean-Marc Bachelier & Howard Blanc)
- 2 x Vita4One
- 1 x Sport Garage
- 1 x Insight Racing - confirmed (http://on.fb.me/xVR6Yd)

Porsche 997 GT3-R:
- 1 x Autorlando
- 1 x Larbre Competition
- 1 x Mühlner Motorsport
- 1 x SMG (Philippe Gache's team)
- 2 x Trackspeed (3 British GT squads recently announced)
- 2 x Ruffier Racing - confirmed
- 2 x Pro Gt by Almeras
- 2 x Exagon Engineering - confirmed 1 at least (with Christian Kelders & Daniel Desbruères)

Mercedes SLS AMG:
- 1 x Preci-Spark (Jones brothers)
- 1 x Black Falcon
- 1 x Heico Motorsport
- 1 x Graff Racing
- 1 x KRK Racing

Aston Martin Vantage:
- 1 x Barwell Motorsport

Lamborghini Gallardo LP-600:
- 2 x Reiter Engineering - 1 confirmed (news on Endurance Info that apparently only 1 here with Peter Kox and Marc Hayek)
- 1 x Ruffier Racing - confirmed in Gentleman Trophy
- 1 x DVB Racing - if there are drivers

Dodge Viper GT3:
- GT3 Racing - confirmed PRO-AM (Aaron Scott, Craig Wilkins, Andy Ruhan)

BMW M3 GT4:
- 1 x DVB Racing - if there are drivers

Concerning Trackspeed, their website mentions Blancpain with 2 cars in another article but without a date. It is quite interesting to see Westbrook finding time for BGT despite his full season adventure in Grand Am. Guess there aren't any conflicts.

[Marcel ten Caat]

Your assumption for the United Autosports PRO driver is incorrect...AFAIK ;-)

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Stranger

Your assumption for the United Autosports PRO driver is incorrect...AFAIK ;-)

A certain Swedish watch designer?

[Marcel ten Caat]

If you mean the initials SJ...no.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Stranger

@rich07: how silly of me to post that on Twitter and not here ;-)

You are Marcel I presume?

[AndrewF31]

Originally Posted by Stranger

Your assumption for the United Autosports PRO driver is incorrect...AFAIK ;-)

ok, so Rob will go elsewhere.

[jo1998sh]

I would expect several cars to return next year such as De Lorenzi ,Rhinos Leipert, Sport garage (430 gentleman trophy) and the Lotuses.

Plus any news on Ecurie Ecosse?