2017 Le Mans Cup
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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[]
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[]
LMP3[]
| 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 | |||
| Ibrán Pardo Javier[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[]
| 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 | |||
| [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[]
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
|
||
| 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
|
||
| Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril
|
Fabio Babini Emanuele Busnelli
| ||||
| 4 | Paul Ricard | No. 3 DKR Engineering
|
No. 46 Ebimotors
|
||
| Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril
|
Fabio Babini Emanuele Busnelli
| ||||
| 5 | Spa | No. 3 DKR Engineering
|
No. 7 Lee Mowle
|
||
| Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril
|
Dominik Baumann Lee Mowle
| ||||
| 6 | Portimão | No. 98 Motorsport 98
|
No. 20
|
||
| Eric De Doncker Andy Meyrick
|
Andrew Baker Ben Barker
| ||||
Standings[]
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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GT3 Driver's championships (top-5)[]
| 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 | ||
LMP3 Team's championships (top-5)[]
| 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 |
GT3 Team's championships (top-5)[]
| 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 | |||
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