The 2017 Championnat de France FFSA GT - GT4 European Series Southern Cup was the first season of the GT4 European Series Southern Cup and the 20th season of the French FFSA GT Championship, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).
Calendar edit
At the annual press conference during the 2016 24 Hours of Spa on 29 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2017 calendar. The final calendar was announced on 23 December.[1] The series started at Nogaro on 16 April and ended at Paul Ricard on 15 October.[2]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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| 1 |  Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France
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15–16 April | Coupes de Pâques |
| 2 | Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau, France
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20–21 May | Pau Grand Prix |
| 3 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France
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1–2 July | Standalone event |
| 4 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
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9–10 September | |
| 5 |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
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30 September–1 October | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
| 6 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
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14–15 October | Standalone event |
Entry list edit
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Race results edit
Bold indicates overall winner.
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners | |
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| 1 | R1 | Nogaro
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No. 4 Energy by ART
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No. 444 Speed Car
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No. 666 CMR
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| Grégoire Demoustier Alain Ferté
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Gaël Castelli Rodolphe Wallgren
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Georges Cabanne Fabien Michal
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| R2 | No. 22 Martinet By Alméras
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No. 31 CD Sport
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No. 54 Vic Team
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| Anthony Beltoise Olivier Estèves
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David Hallyday Morgan Moullin-Traffort
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Jean-Philippe Lamic Paul Lamic
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| 2 | R1 | Pau
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 No. 888 Ekris Motorsport
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No. 11 Racing Technology
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No. 54 Vic Team
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| Ricardo van der Ende Max Koebolt
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 Jimmy Antunes Sylvain Noël
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Jean-Philippe Lamic Paul Lamic
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| R2 | No. 26 CMR
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No. 888 Ekris Motorsport
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No. 27 IMSA Performance
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| Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif
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Ricardo van der Ende Max Koebolt
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Jean-Luc Blanchemain Michel Blanchemain
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| 3 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois
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No. 30 CD Sport
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No. 18 Martinet By Alméras
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No. 111 CMR
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| Mike Parisy Gilles Vannelet
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Henry Hassid Steven Palette
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Stéphane Tribaudini
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| R2 | No. 69 Saintéloc Racing
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No. 8 Speed Car
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No. 111 CMR
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Grégory Guilvert Manuel Rodrigues
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Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche
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Stéphane Tribaudini
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| 4 | R1 | Magny-Cours
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No. 9 BMW Team France
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No. 9 BMW Team France
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No. 111 CMR
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| Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet
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Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet
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Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
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| R2 | No. 9 BMW Team France
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No. 9 BMW Team France
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No. 111 CMR
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| Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet
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Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet
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Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
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| 5 | R1 | Barcelona-Catalunya
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No. 111 CMR
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 No. 200 Schubert Motorsport
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No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport
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| Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
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Dennis Marschall Beitske Visser
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Olivier Gomez Philippe Marie
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| R2 | No. 26 CMR
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No. 1 Racing Technology
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No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport
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| Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif
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Jim Pla Pierre Sancinéna
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Olivier Gomez Philippe Marie
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| 6 | R1 | Paul Ricard
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No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team
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No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team
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No. 111 CMR
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| Max Braams Duncan Huisman
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Max Braams Duncan Huisman
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Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
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| R2 | No. 9 BMW Team France
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No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team
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No. 111 CMR
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| Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet
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Max Braams Duncan Huisman
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Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
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Championship standings edit
- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship edit
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Teams' championship edit
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | NOG
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PAU
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DIJ
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MAG
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CAT
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LEC
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Points | ||||||
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| Pro-Am Class | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Speed Car (/ AT Events)
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Ginetta | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 165 |
| 2 | CD Sport
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Porsche | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 155 |
| 3 | Martinet By Alméras
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Porsche | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 120 |
| 4 | BMW Team France
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BMW | Ret | 16 | 8 | DNS | Ret | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 116 |
| 5 | Racing Technology
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Porsche | 21 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 97 |
| 6 | TFT Racing (/ Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee)
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Porsche | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 93 |
| 7 | Vic Team
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Porsche | 4 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 3 | Ret | 83 |
| 8 | Energy by ART
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McLaren Porsche |
3 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 79 |
| 9 | CMR
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Ginetta Maserati |
8 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | 69 |
| 10 | Equipe Verschuur / Las Moras Racing Team[N 4]
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McLaren | 9 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 58 | ||||||
| 11 | Ekris Motorsport
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BMW | EX | 1 | 3 | 25 | Ret | 3 | 58 | ||||||
| 12 | Saintéloc Racing
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Porsche | 11 | Ret | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 46 |
| 13 | Riviera Motorsport
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Porsche | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
| 14 |  Street Art Racing
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Aston Martin | 10 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 25 | ||
| 15 | Equipe Verschuur[N 4]
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McLaren | 22 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 16 |  Generation AMR Super Racing
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Aston Martin | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 2 | ||
| L'Espace Bienvenue
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BMW | 17 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
| Guest teams ineligible to score Pro-Am class points | |||||||||||||||
| Schubert Motorsport
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BMW | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||
 MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax
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Porsche | 17 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Bullitt Racing
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McLaren | DNS | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Am Class | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | CMR
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Ginetta Maserati |
15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 259 |
| 2 | Vic Team
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Ginetta | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 158 |
| 3 | IMSA Performance
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Porsche | Ret | DNS | 20 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 146 |
| 4 | GP34 by Gemo Motorsport
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Maserati | 20 | 20 | Ret | 25 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 16 | DNS | 14 | 125 | ||
| 5 | BMW Team France
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BMW | 22 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 116 |
| 6 | L'Espace Bienvenue
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BMW | 25 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 37 | ||||||||
| 7 | Mentos Racing
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Porsche | 22 | 19 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Speed Car
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Ginetta | 18 | 18 | EX | DNS | 30 | ||||||||
| Guest teams ineligible to score Am class points | |||||||||||||||
| Besagroup Racing Team
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Porsche | 24 | 26 | ||||||||||||
 eSky AKVO Racing Team
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Maserati | 23 | 28 | ||||||||||||
 Ford Performance
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Ford | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||
| TFT Racing
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Porsche | Ret | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | NOG
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PAU
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DIJ
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MAG
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CAT
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LEC
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Points | ||||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Car No. 2 entered as TFT Racing / Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee and cars No. 19 and 21 entered as TFT Racing.
- ^ a b Car No. 8 entered as Speed Car / AT Events at Round 1, but from Round 2 on as Speed Car. Cars No. 444 and 445 entered as Speed Car.
- ^ a b Car No. 10 entered as Equipe Verschuur and car No. 99 entered as Las Moras Racing Team.
- ^ a b Equipe Verschuur and Las Moras Racing Team scored points together as one team in Pau and at Barcelona-Catalunya, but Equipe Verschuur scored points separately at Paul Ricard.
References edit
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- ^ a b c d e f "BMW Team France Confirms Two-Car Entry for GT4 Southern Cup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "2017 Championnat de France FFSA GT/ GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Paul Ricard 14 & 15 Octobre Liste des Participants" (PDF). south.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "2017 Championnat de France FFSA GT/ GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Magny-Cours 9 & 10 Septembre Liste des participants" (PDF). south.gt4series.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
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