Bentley Motorsport will contest more than 90 top-level GT races around the world in 2016, as both its works and customer team programmes expand. The Bentley Team M-Sport works outfit will now enter the full Blancpain GT Series and welcomes Wolfgang Reip to the Blancpain Endurance Series lineup.
Following success in the 2014 and 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series, the Crewe-based operation will now enter the Blancpain Sprint Series aiming to retain the Continental GT3’s championship title and enabling it to contest the full Blancpain GT Series. In addition, it will contest the inaugural SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge, which comprises Bathurst 12 Hours, Spa 24 Hours and Sepang 12 Hours.
The Bentley Boy lineup sees two changes for 2016, with the promotion of Vince Abril from a customer team driver to full works team position and the addition of Wolfgang Reip, winner of the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series.
Alongside the works team programme, the Bentley Continental GT3s will run in the world’s top national championships, Blancpain Endurance Series, Pirelli World Challenge; GT Asia, ADAC GT Masters and British GT Championship, with customer and partner teams carefully selected by Gush.
With Bentley Team M-Sport busy contesting the Blancpain GT Series, the British manufacturer’s Nurburgring 24 Hours assault will, this year, be campaigned by Bentley Team Abt Sportsline.
The 2016 Bentley Motorsport works team will next race at Misano on 8 April for the opening round of the Blancpain GT Series.
Following success in the 2014 and 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series, the Crewe-based operation will now enter the Blancpain Sprint Series aiming to retain the Continental GT3’s championship title and enabling it to contest the full Blancpain GT Series. In addition, it will contest the inaugural SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge, which comprises Bathurst 12 Hours, Spa 24 Hours and Sepang 12 Hours.
The Bentley Boy lineup sees two changes for 2016, with the promotion of Vince Abril from a customer team driver to full works team position and the addition of Wolfgang Reip, winner of the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series.
Alongside the works team programme, the Bentley Continental GT3s will run in the world’s top national championships, Blancpain Endurance Series, Pirelli World Challenge; GT Asia, ADAC GT Masters and British GT Championship, with customer and partner teams carefully selected by Gush.
With Bentley Team M-Sport busy contesting the Blancpain GT Series, the British manufacturer’s Nurburgring 24 Hours assault will, this year, be campaigned by Bentley Team Abt Sportsline.
The 2016 Bentley Motorsport works team will next race at Misano on 8 April for the opening round of the Blancpain GT Series.
