For years now, the Blancpain GT Series has had the honour of the company of two championships that have become stalwarts of the motorsports scene in their own right: the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. The latter, consisting of over forty Lamborghini Huracan in Super Trofeo-configuration, will be present at the five rounds of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, an important step in the career of any single-seater driver, will be part of the same meetings, with the exception of the Paul Ricard meeting, where its place will be taken by the new Formula V8 3.5 Series. At the Total 24 Hours of Spa there will be even more single-seater action, with the young talents of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. In Silverstone and at the Nürburgring, the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup will enjoy the company of the always spectacular SEAT Leon Eurocup.

The newly-named Blancpain Sports Club will of course be present during the Blancpain GT Series meetings as well. The Blancpain GT Sports Club - the sprint series reserved for Bronze drivers - will be on the programme in Misano, Brands Hatch, Paul Ricard, Spa and at the grand finale in Barcelona, whereas the exclusive cars of the Blancpain Ultracar Sports Club can be admired during the Brands Hatch, Paul Ricard and Barcelona meetings. The GT4 European Series, now back in the hands of the SRO Motorsports Group, will join the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in Monza.

For the first time in its history the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup will be part of a meeting of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship, during their Nürburgring and Budapest meetings.

With other series and championships like the DMV GTC, Italian F2 and F4 championships, SCC Challenge, GT Cup, and the Mini Challenge part of selected meetings of the 2016 Blancpain GT Series as well, it is clear that the ten race-weekends of the world's best GT Series will see plenty of exciting racing.



Giorgio Sanna (Head of Motorsport of Automobile Lamborghini): “At the Lamborghini Squadra Corse we consider the partnership with SRO and the Blancpain GT Series a valued asset dedicated to our customer racing activities, starting from the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo to the strong commitment of our customer teams in GT3.”

Ralph Weishaupt (Series Manager Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup): "This upcoming season is the third year of a great collaboration between the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and the SRO Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The racing events are an inherent part of our Racing calendar and have always been a highlight. The well-organized events and thrilling races have been a blast for spectators, our drivers as well as for our team members. Monza, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps and Nurburgring are four out of seven events which are held in conjunction with the Blancpain GT Series."

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Blancpain - Innovation is our Tradition

Founded in 1735 by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, the watch brand bearing his name is the oldest in the world. Blancpain is currently engaged to the renewal of mechanical watchmaking and to passing on exceptional expertise from one generation to the next through constant investment in human resources, production facilities and research. This approach is its strength and the expression of our long-term vision, even though it goes against the tide of a certain tendency to seek immediate profit. From the creation of components through to watch design, Blancpain is distinguished by its ability to develop exceptional movements. Over the past ten years, the Manufacture has indeed developed no less than 35 new calibres.

Through its various models, Blancpain preserves its heritage of precision and elegance, while also displaying an innovative and occasionally provocative spirit. Its range encompasses the sportive L-evolution line, the legendary Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch, as well as the classic Villeret collection, the high complication from Le Brassus collection and the Women models.

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Pirelli – Official Tyre Supplier

Pirelli is a tyre manufacturer and world leader in the automotive industry. It has an exclusive relationship with over 50 racing series worldwide, including Formula One.

Pirelli has a long and illustrious history in endurance racing, and has also claimed a huge variety of class wins in GT racing all over the world. The design of the new Pirelli GT tyres meets the needs of GT racing while maintaining the performance characteristics that endurance drivers have appreciated in the past.The slick tyres used for GT racing are branded Zero: just like the slicks that have become a central feature of Formula One. The name P Zero is used in the highest categories of motorsport such as GT racing.

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SRO Motorsports Group - The architect of modern GT Racing

SRO Motorsports Group was founded by Stephane Ratel and has specialised in the promotion, support and organisation of many national and international motorsport series since 1995.

In 2016, SRO Motorsports Group will promote several championships and series, such as the Blancpain GT Series, including the iconic Total 24 hours of Spa, the British GT Championship, the Blancpain Sports Club with the Blancpain GT Sports Club and the Blancpain Ultracar Sports Club, the GT4 European Series and the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

SRO Motorsports Group runs also the SRO Race Centre by MMC - a high-level technical centre at the Paul Ricard Circuit in the south of France - and Curbstone, that provides ultimate track driving opportunities on world renowned race circuits in Western Europe for supercar owners, as well as test driving facilities for race car drivers.

SRO has offices in London, Paris and Liège.

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