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2017 Le Mans Cup

The 2017 Le Mans Cup, known as the 2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, was the second season of the Le Mans Cup. It began on 13 May at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and finished on 21 October at the Algarve International Circuit. The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes in the LMP3 class, and grand tourer sports cars in the GT3 class.[1]

Calendar edit

All races supported the 2017 European Le Mans Series except the Le Mans round, which was part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend. On 4 May, the ACO revealed that 46 entries would take part in the Road To Le Mans for 2017, up from 42 the previous year.

Round Circuit Location Race length Date
1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy 2 hours 13 May
2   Circuit de la Sarthe[2] Le Mans, France 55 minutes 15 June
55 minutes 17 June
3   Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Austria 2 hours 22 July
4   Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France 2 hours 26 August
5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 2 hours 23 September
6   Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Portugal 2 hours 21 October

Entry list edit

LMP3 edit

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  United Autosports[3][4] Ligier JS P3[3][4] 2   John Falb[5] 2
  Sean Rayhall[5] 2
22   Matthew Bell[4] All
  Jim McGuire[4] All
23   Richard Meins[3] All
  Shaun Lynn[3] 1–3, 5
  Andrew Bentley[6] 4, 6
  DKR Engineering[7] Norma M30[7] 3   Jean Glorieux[7] All
  Alexander Toril[7] All
6   Edgar Lau[5] 2
  Jacques Wolf[5] 2
ADESS-03[5] 91   Sylvain Boulay[5] 2
  Yojiro Terada[5] 2
  Cool Racing by GPC[5] Ligier JS P3[5] 4   Alexandre Coigny[5] 2–6
  Gino Forgione[5] 2
  Iradj Alexander[8] 3–5
  Antonin Borga[9] 6
  Duqueine Engineering[10] Ligier JS P3[10] 9   Joël Janco[10] All
  Gerry Kraut[10] 1–2
  Scott Andrews[8] 3
  Kenton Koch[6] 4–5
  Jonatan Jorge[9] 6
10   Antonin Borga[5] 2
  Lucas Borga[5] 2
11   Lucas Légeret[5] 2
  Nicolas Melin[5] 2
  SVC Sport Management[5] Ligier JS P3[5] 12   Marco Cencetti[5] 2–3
  Marcello Marateotto[5] 2–3
  RLR MSport[11][12] Ligier JS P3[11][12] 14   Alex Kapadia[12] All
  Ross Warburton[12] 1, 3–6
  Martin Rich[13] 2
87   Morten Dons[13] 2
  John Farano[13] 2
  By Speed Factory[5] Ligier JS P3[5] 15   Ate de Jong[5] 2
  Tacksung Kim[5] 2
  M.Racing - YMR[14] Ligier JS P3[14] 18   Alexandre Cougnaud[5] 2
  Romano Ricci[5] 2
53   Natan Bihel[15] All
  Laurent Millara[7] All
Norma M30[5] 19   Erwin Creed[5] 2
  Yann Ehrlacher[5] 2
  BE Motorsport[7] Ligier JS P3[7] 33   Javier Ibrán[7] 1–5
  Mathijs Bakker[7] 1, 3–5
  Dirk Waaijenberg[5] 2
  Graff[7] Ligier JS P3[7] 39   Scott Andrews[9] 6
  Eric Trouillet[9] 6
40   Richard Bradley[16] 5
  William Lok[16] 5
65   Émilien Carde[7] All
  Adrien Chila[7] All
66   Scott Andrews[5] 2
  John Corbett[5] 2
72   Philippe Cimadomo[5] 2
  Thomas Dagoneau[5] 2
89   Greg Taylor[5] 2
  James Winslow[5] 2
  KEO Racing Ligier JS P3 43   Scott Andrews 1
  Yoshiharu Mori 1
  SPV MotorSport[7] Ligier JS P3[7] 44   Álvaro Fontes[7] 1–3
  Kim Rødkjær[7] 1
  Andrew Cummings[5] 2–3
  Kox Racing[17] Ligier JS P3[17] 48   Peter Kox[17] 1–2, 4
  Nico Pronk[17] 1–2, 4
  Win Motorsport[5] Ligier JS P3[5] 49   Richard Bradley[5] 2
  William Lok[5] 2
  Spirit of Race[7] Ligier JS P3[7] 55   Claudio Sdanewitsch[7] All
  Maurizio Mediani 1
  Michele Rugolo[7] 2–6
  Nielsen Racing[18] Ligier JS P3[18] 79   Colin Noble[18] All
  Anthony Wells[18] All
  Eurointernational[5] Ligier JS P3[5] 85   Mark Kvamme[5] 2
  Alex Popow[5] 2
86   Ricky Capo[5] 2
  Andrea Dromedari[5] 2
  AT Racing[5] Ligier JS P3[5] 90   Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.[5] 2
  Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.[5] 2
  TKS[5] Ginetta-Juno LMP3[5] 92   Shinyo Sano[5] 2
  Takuya Shirasaka[5] 2
  Motorsport 98[19] Ligier JS P3[19] 98   Eric De Doncker[19] All
  Andy Meyrick[19] All
  N'Race[7] Ligier JS P3[7] 99   Alain Costa[7] All
  Jordan Perroy[7] 1–2, 5
  Thomas Accary[8] 3
  Gaëtan Paletou[6] 4
  Stéphane Tribaudini[9] 6

GT3 edit

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  Ram Racing[20] Mercedes-AMG GT3[20] 5   Tom Onslow-Cole[20] All
  Remon Leonard Vos[20] All
  Lee Mowle[21] Mercedes-AMG GT3[21] 7   Lee Mowle[21] All
  Phil Keen[21] 1–4, 6
  Dominik Baumann[16] 5
  SVC Sport Management[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[7] 8   Steeve Hiesse[7] All
  Cédric Mézard[7] All
  Gulf Racing UK[7] Porsche 911 GT3 R[7] 20   Andrew Baker[7] 2, 5–6
  Ben Barker[7] 2, 5–6
  Garage 59[5] McLaren 650S GT3[5] 24   Michael Benham[5] 2
  Duncan Tappy[5] 2
88   Chris Goodwin[5] 2
  Alexander West[5] 2
  Delahaye Racing Team[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R[5] 28   Pierre-Étienne Bordet[5] 2
  Alexandre Viron[5] 2
  Ebimotors[7] Lamborghini Huracán GT3[7] 46   Fabio Babini[7] All
  Emanuele Busnelli[7] All
  Larbre Compétition[5] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[5] 50   Franck Labescat[5] 2
  Christian Philippon[5] 2
  Optimum Racing[22] Audi R8 LMS[22] 75   Flick Haigh[22] 1–4
  Joe Osborne[22] 1–4
  IMSA Performance[5] Porsche 911 GT3 R[5] 76   Thierry Cornac[5] 2
  Raymond Narac[5] 2
96   Michel Ettouati[5] 2
  Franck Racinet[5] 2
  Kessel Racing[5] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[5] 93   Deborah Mayer[5] 2
  Claudio Schiavoni[5] 2
Ferrari 488 GT3[9]   Andrea Piccini[9] 6
  Claudio Schiavoni[9] 6
  Spirit of Race[5] Ferrari 488 GT3[5] 94   Martin Lanting[5] 2
  Patrick Van Glabeke[5] 2
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[5] 95   Maurizio Mediani[5] 2–3
  Christoph Ulrich[5] 2–3
  TF Sport[5] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3[5] 97   Ahmad Al Harthy[5] 2
  Tom Jackson[5] 2

Race results edit

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd. Circuit LMP3 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team Results
LMP3 Winning Drivers GT3 Winning Drivers
1 Monza   No. 79 Nielsen Racing   No. 7 Lee Mowle Report
  Colin Noble
  Anthony Wells 		  Phil Keen
  Lee Mowle
2 R1 Le Mans   No. 2 United Autosports   No. 97 TF Sport Report
  Sean Rayhall
  John Falb 		  Ahmad Al Harthy
  Tom Jackson
R2   No. 3 DKR Engineering   No. 97 TF Sport
  Jean Glorieux
  Alexander Toril 		  Ahmad Al Harthy
  Tom Jackson
3 Red Bull Ring   No. 3 DKR Engineering   No. 46 Ebimotors Report
  Jean Glorieux
  Alexander Toril 		  Fabio Babini
  Emanuele Busnelli
4 Paul Ricard   No. 3 DKR Engineering   No. 46 Ebimotors Report
  Jean Glorieux
  Alexander Toril 		  Fabio Babini
  Emanuele Busnelli
5 Spa   No. 3 DKR Engineering   No. 7 Lee Mowle Report
  Jean Glorieux
  Alexander Toril 		  Dominik Baumann
  Lee Mowle
6 Portimão   No. 98 Motorsport 98   No. 20 Gulf Racing UK Report
  Eric De Doncker
  Andy Meyrick 		  Andrew Baker
  Ben Barker

Standings edit

Points are awarded according to the following structure (except Le Mans):

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1

For Le Mans:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole
Points 15 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0.5 0.5 1

LMP3 Driver's championships (top-5) edit

Pos. Driver Team IMO
  		LM
  		LM
  		RBR
  		LEC
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Total
1   Alexander Toril   DKR Engineering 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 DSQ 114
1   Jean Glorieux   DKR Engineering 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 DSQ 114
2   Anthony Wells   Nielsen Racing 1 12 22 2 2 2 5 90
2   Colin Noble   Nielsen Racing 1 12 22 2 2 2 5 90
3   Andy Meyrick   Motorsport 98 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
3   Eric De Doncker   Motorsport 98 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
4   Adrien Chila   Graff 4 13 8 3 3 5 6 62.5
4   Émilien Carde   Graff 4 13 8 3 3 5 6 62.5
5   Claudio Sdanewitsch   Spirit of Race 3 11 Ret 7 5 4 2 61.5
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole

GT3 Driver's championships (top-5) edit

Pos. Driver Team IMO
  		LM
  		RBR
  		LEC
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Total
1   Emanuele Busnelli   Ebimotors 3 3 12 1 1 3 4 104.5
1   Fabio Babini   Ebimotors 3 3 12 1 1 3 4 104.5
2   Lee Mowle   Lee Mowle 1 13 6 4 3 1 3 102.5
3   Phil Keen   AmDTuning 1 13 6 4 3 3 77.5
4   Cédric Mézard   SVC Sport Management 4 5 3 5 4 4 6 66
4   Steeve Hiesse   SVC Sport Management 4 5 3 5 4 4 6 66
5   Flick Haigh   Optimum Racing 2 9 13 3 3 49.5
5   Joe Osborne   Optimum Racing 2 9 13 3 3 49.5
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole

LMP3 Team's championships (top-5) edit

Pos. Team Car IMO
  		LM
  		LM
  		RBR
  		LEC
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Total
1   #3 DKR Engineering Norma M30 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 DSQ 114
2   #79 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 1 12 22 2 2 2 5 90
3   #98 Motorsport 98 Ligier JS P3 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
3   Eric De Doncker   Motorsport 98 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
4   #65 Graff Ligier JS P3 4 13 8 3 3 5 6 62.5
5   #55 Spirit of Race Ligier JS P3 3 11 Ret 7 5 4 2 61.5
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole

GT3 Team's championships (top-5) edit

Pos. Team Car IMO
  		LM
  		RBR
  		LEC
  		SPA
  		POR
  		Total
1   #46 Ebimotors Lamborghini Huracán GT3 3 3 12 1 1 3 4 104.5
2   #7 Lee Mowle Mercedes-AMG GT3 1 13 6 4 3 1 3 102.5
3   #8 SVC Sport Management Lamborghini Huracán GT3 4 5 3 5 4 4 6 66
4   #75 Optimum Racing Audi R8 LMS 2 9 13 3 3 49.5
5   #20 Gulf Racing UK Porsche 911 GT3 R 13 Ret 2 1 44.5
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole

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