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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

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

Entry list

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LMP3

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

GT3

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

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner.

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

Standings

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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)

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Pos. Driver Team MNZ
  Italy 		LM
  France 		LM
  France 		RBR
  Austria 		LEC
  France 		SPA
  Belgium 		POR
  Portugal 		Total
1   Spain Alexander Toril   Luxembourg DKR Engineering 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 DSQ 114
1   Belgium Jean Glorieux   Luxembourg DKR Engineering 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 DSQ 114
2   United Kingdom Anthony Wells   United Kingdom Nielsen Racing 1 12 22 2 2 2 5 90
2   United Kingdom Colin Noble   United Kingdom Nielsen Racing 1 12 22 2 2 2 5 90
3   United Kingdom Andy Meyrick   Belgium Motorsport 98 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
3   Belgium Eric De Doncker   Belgium Motorsport 98 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
4   France Adrien Chila   France Graff 4 13 8 3 3 5 6 62.5
4   France Émilien Carde   France Graff 4 13 8 3 3 5 6 62.5
5   Germany Claudio Sdanewitsch   Switzerland 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)

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Pos. Driver Team MNZ
  Italy 		LM
  France 		RBR
  Austria 		LEC
  France 		SPA
  Belgium 		POR
  Portugal 		Total
1   Italy Emanuele Busnelli   Italy Ebimotors 3 3 12 1 1 3 4 104.5
1   Italy Fabio Babini   Italy Ebimotors 3 3 12 1 1 3 4 104.5
2   United Kingdom Lee Mowle   United Kingdom Lee Mowle 1 13 6 4 3 1 3 102.5
3   United Kingdom Phil Keen   United Kingdom AmDTuning 1 13 6 4 3 3 77.5
4   France Cédric Mézard   Austria SVC Sport Management 4 5 3 5 4 4 6 66
4   France Steeve Hiesse   Austria SVC Sport Management 4 5 3 5 4 4 6 66
5   United Kingdom Flick Haigh   United Kingdom Optimum Racing 2 9 13 3 3 49.5
5   United Kingdom Joe Osborne   United Kingdom 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)

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Pos. Team Car MNZ
  Italy 		LM
  France 		LM
  France 		RBR
  Austria 		LEC
  France 		SPA
  Belgium 		POR
  Portugal 		Total
1   Luxembourg #3 DKR Engineering Norma M30 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 DSQ 114
2   United Kingdom #79 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 1 12 22 2 2 2 5 90
3   Belgium #98 Motorsport 98 Ligier JS P3 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
3   Belgium Eric De Doncker   Belgium Motorsport 98 5 6 9 4 Ret 3 1 67
4   France #65 Graff Ligier JS P3 4 13 8 3 3 5 6 62.5
5   Switzerland #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)

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Pos. Team Car MNZ
  Italy 		LM
  France 		RBR
  Austria 		LEC
  France 		SPA
  Belgium 		POR
  Portugal 		Total
1   Italy #46 Ebimotors Lamborghini Huracán GT3 3 3 12 1 1 3 4 104.5
2   United Kingdom #7 Lee Mowle Mercedes-AMG GT3 1 13 6 4 3 1 3 102.5
3   Austria #8 SVC Sport Management Lamborghini Huracán GT3 4 5 3 5 4 4 6 66
4   United Kingdom #75 Optimum Racing Audi R8 LMS 2 9 13 3 3 49.5
5   United Kingdom #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

References

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