{"id":5074,"date":"2014-04-15T04:49:23","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T04:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2023-12-21T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:54:38","slug":"2014-blancpain-gt-series-begins-at-monza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2014-blancpain-gt-series-begins-at-monza\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Blancpain GT Series Begins at Monza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<h1>2014 Blancpain GT Series Begins at Monza<\/h1>\n<p>Last Sunday the Blancpain GT Series held its first round at Monza Italy with a healthy field of GT3 contenders under April sun.<\/p>\n<p>From pole to podium, the ART Grand Prix McLaren team dominated the race with drivers Alvaro Parente, Gr\u00e9goire Demoustier and Alexandre Premat taking first overall.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend was also notable for the debut of the M-Sport Team Bentley team which placed a respectable 7th and 8th place overall with their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/cars\/6146.html\">Bentley Continental GT3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For this opening round we have assembled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/gallery\/119513\/3121\/1.html\">a beautiful gallery<\/a> from the very talented Brecht Decancq Photography for SRO Motorsports Group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2014 Blancpain GT Series Begins at Monza Last Sunday the Blancpain GT Series held its first round at Monza Italy with a healthy field of GT3 contenders under April sun. 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