The 2017 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the thirteenth and last running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It consists of six events in Italy, Hungary, Germany, Portugal, Belgium and Czech Republic. The championship is again split into two categories: ETCC 1[1] (including TC2 Turbo, TC2, TCN-2 and Super 2000 machinery) and ETCC 2[1] (including Super 1600 machinery).[2]
Teams and drivers edit
The races at the Nürburgring had both WTCC and ETCC competitors. ETCC competitors entered with their usual car numbers, but with 100 added up to it.
| ETCC 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |
 Zengő Motorsport[3]
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SEAT León TCR[3] | 5 | Anett György[3]
|
All | |
| 8 | Norbert Nagy[3]
|
All | |||
| 66 | Zsolt Szabó[4]
|
1–4 | |||
 Pfister Racing[5]
|
SEAT León TCR[5] | 7 | Andreas Pfister[5]
|
All | |
 Rikli Motorsport[6]
|
Honda Civic Type R TCR[6] | 12 | Peter Rikli[6]
|
All | |
| 91 | Christjohannes Schreiber[6]
|
All | |||
 AKK Stefanovski[4]
|
SEAT León TCR[4] | 14 | Igor Stefanovski[4]
|
All | |
 LEIN Racing[7]
|
SEAT León TCR[7] | 17 | Mladen Lalušić[4]
|
1–4, 6 | |
| 37 |  Fábio Mota[7]
|
All | |||
 Křenek Motorsport[4]
|
SEAT León TCR[4] | 22 | Petr Fulín[4]
|
All | |
| Steibel Motorsport[8]
|
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[8] | 23 | Václav Nimč Jr.[8]
|
6 | |
 Target Competition[9]
|
Honda Civic Type R TCR[9] | 27 | José Rodrigues[9]
|
4 | |
| ASK GM Racing[10]
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[10] | 32 | Rudolf Pešović[10]
|
2, 5 | |
 Kraf Racing[11]
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[11] | 44 | Plamen Kralev[11]
|
All | |
 Lema Racing[12]
|
SEAT León TCR[7] | 71 |  Maciej Łaszkiewicz[12]
|
6 | |
| 76 | Petr Čížek[12]
|
6 | |||
 Baporo Motorsport[10]
|
SEAT Leon TCR[10] | 73 |  Alexandr Artemyev[10]
|
2 | |
| Fullin Race Academy[13]
|
SEAT León TCR[13] | 96 | Petr Fulín Jr.[13]
|
6 | |
Race calendar and results edit
The first four rounds will support the World Touring Car Championship.[2]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza
|
30 April | Peter Rikli
|
Christjohannes Schreiber
|
Petr Fulín
|
Křenek Motorsport
|
| R2 | Peter Rikli
|
Christjohannes Schreiber
|
Rikli Motorsport
| ||||
| 2 | R1 | Hungaroring
|
14 May | Zsolt Szabó
|
Zsolt Szabó
|
Christjohannes Schreiber
|
Rikli Motorsport
|
| R2 | Norbert Nagy
|
Christjohannes Schreiber
|
Rikli Motorsport
| ||||
| 3 | R1 | Nürburgring Nordschleife
|
27 May | Christjohannes Schreiber
|
Petr Fulín
|
Petr Fulín
|
Křenek Motorsport
|
| R2 | Fábio Mota
|
Igor Stefanovski
|
AKK Stefanovski
| ||||
| 4 | R1 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real
|
25 June | Norbert Nagy
|
Igor Stefanovski
|
Petr Fulín
|
Křenek Motorsport
|
| R2 | Zsolt Szabó
|
Zsolt Szabó
|
Zengő Motorsport
| ||||
| 5 | R1 |  Circuit Zolder
|
17 September | Norbert Nagy
|
Christjohannes Schreiber
|
Christjohannes Schreiber
|
Rikli Motorsport
|
| R2 | Igor Stefanovski
|
Igor Stefanovski
|
AKK Stefanovski
| ||||
| 6 | R1 | Autodrom Most
|
8 October | Norbert Nagy
|
Plamen Kralev
|
Norbert Nagy
|
Zengő Motorsport
|
| R2 | Petr Fulín
|
Petr Fulín
|
Křenek Motorsport
| ||||
Championship standings edit
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifying points: 1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for first race, where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1.
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† - Half points were awarded for race 2 at Vila Real.
References edit
- ^ a b "ETCC category name change confirmed for 2017". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b "European Touring Car Cup calendar revealed for 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Fiatal és tehetséges; György Anett velünk folytatja!". facebook.com. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hudson, Neil (27 April 2017). "11-car entry for the ETCC season opener at Monza". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Andreas Pfister plans to contest the 2017 ETCC with his SEAT". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Rikli Motorsport signs Schreiber for ETCC title defence". fiaetcc.com. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Mota vows to be even mightier on ETCC return". fiaetcc.com. 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (21 September 2017). "First Volkswagen Golf entered for ETCC finale at Most". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Aller, Tamara (16 June 2017). "Jose Rodrigues will make ETCC debut at Vila Real". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Hudson, Neil (8 May 2017). "Alexandr Artemyev and Rudolf Pesovic added to Hungary line-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Motorsport News: Пламен Кралев ще кара в Европейския шампионат за туристически автомобили" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (3 October 2017). "Lema Racing add two SEATs to the ETCC finale grid". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (5 October 2017). "Petr Fulín heads to Most chasing third title with son's support on track". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 6 October 2017.