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.[2] On 4 May, the ACO revealed that 45 entries would take part in the Road To Le Mans for 2017, up from 42 the previous year.[3]

RoundCircuitLocationRace lengthDate
1Autodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, Italy2 hours13 May
2Circuit de la Sarthe[4]Le Mans, France55 minutes15 June
55 minutes17 June
3Red Bull RingSpielberg, Austria2 hours22 July
4Circuit Paul RicardLe Castellet, France2 hours26 August
5Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSpa, Belgium2 hours23 September
6Algarve International CircuitPortimão, Portugal2 hours21 October
Sources:[2][5]

Entry list

LMP3

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
United Autosports[6][7]Ligier JS P3[6][7]2John Falb[8]2
Sean Rayhall[8]2
22Matthew Bell[7]All
Jim McGuire[7]All
23Richard Meins[6]All
Shaun Lynn[6]1–3, 5
Andrew Bentley[9]4, 6
DKR Engineering[10]Norma M30[10]3Jean Glorieux[10]All
Alexander Toril[10]All
6Edgar Lau[8]2
Jacques Wolf[8]2
ADESS-03[8]91Sylvain Boulay[8]2
Yojiro Terada[8]2
Cool Racing by GPC[8]Ligier JS P3[8]4Alexandre Coigny[8]2–6
Gino Forgione[8]2
Iradj Alexander[11]3–5
Antonin Borga[12]6
Duqueine Engineering[13]Ligier JS P3[13]9Joël Janco[13]All
Gerry Kraut[13]1–2
Scott Andrews[11]3
Kenton Koch[9]4–5
Jonatan Jorge[12]6
10Antonin Borga[8]2
Lucas Borga[8]2
11Lucas Légeret[8]2
Nicolas Melin[8]2
SVC Sport Management[8]Ligier JS P3[8]12Marco Cencetti[8]2–3
Marcello Marateotto[8]2–3
RLR MSport[14][15]Ligier JS P3[14][15]14Alex Kapadia[15]All
Ross Warburton[15]1, 3–6
Martin Rich[16]2
87Morten Dons[16]2
John Farano[16]2
By Speed Factory[8]Ligier JS P3[8]15Ate de Jong[8]2
Tacksung Kim[8]2
M.Racing - YMR[17]Ligier JS P3[17]18Alexandre Cougnaud[8]2
Romano Ricci[8]2
53Natan Bihel[18]All
Laurent Millara[10]All
Norma M30[8]19Erwin Creed[8]2
Yann Ehrlacher[8]2
BE Motorsport[10]Ligier JS P3[10]33Javier Ibrán[10]1–5
Mathijs Bakker[10]1, 3–5
Dirk Waaijenberg[8]2
Graff[10]Ligier JS P3[10]39Scott Andrews[12]6
Eric Trouillet[12]6
40Richard Bradley[19]5
William Lok[19]5
65Émilien Carde[10]All
Adrien Chila[10]All
66Scott Andrews[8]2
John Corbett[8]2
72Philippe Cimadomo[8]2
Thomas Dagoneau[8]2
89Greg Taylor[8]2
James Winslow[8]2
KEO RacingLigier JS P343Scott Andrews1
Yoshiharu Mori1
SPV MotorSport[10]Ligier JS P3[10]44Álvaro Fontes[10]1–3
Kim Rødkjær[10]1
Andrew Cummings[8]2–3
Kox Racing[20]Ligier JS P3[20]48Peter Kox[20]1–2, 4
Nico Pronk[20]1–2, 4
Win Motorsport[8]Ligier JS P3[8]49Richard Bradley[8]2
William Lok[8]2
Spirit of Race[10]Ligier JS P3[10]55Claudio Sdanewitsch[10]All
Maurizio Mediani1
Michele Rugolo[10]2–6
Nielsen Racing[21]Ligier JS P3[21]79Colin Noble[21]All
Anthony Wells[21]All
Eurointernational[8]Ligier JS P3[8]85Mark Kvamme[8]2
Alex Popow[8]2
86Ricky Capo[8]2
Andrea Dromedari[8]2
AT Racing[8]Ligier JS P3[8]90Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr.[8]2
Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr.[8]2
TKS[8]Ginetta-Juno LMP3[8]92Shinyo Sano[8]2
Takuya Shirasaka[8]2
Motorsport 98[22]Ligier JS P3[22]98Eric De Doncker[22]All
Andy Meyrick[22]All
N'Race[10]Ligier JS P3[10]99Alain Costa[10]All
Jordan Perroy[10]1–2, 5
Thomas Accary[11]3
Gaëtan Paletou[9]4
Stéphane Tribaudini[12]6

GT3

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Ram Racing[23]Mercedes-AMG GT3[23]5Tom Onslow-Cole[23]All
Remon Leonard Vos[23]All
Lee Mowle[24]Mercedes-AMG GT3[24]7Lee Mowle[24]All
Phil Keen[24]1–4, 6
Dominik Baumann[19]5
SVC Sport Management[10]Lamborghini Huracán GT3[10]8Steeve Hiesse[10]All
Cédric Mézard[10]All
Gulf Racing UK[10]Porsche 911 GT3 R[10]20Andrew Baker[10]2, 5–6
Ben Barker[10]2, 5–6
Garage 59[8]McLaren 650S GT3[8]24Michael Benham[8]2
Duncan Tappy[8]2
88Chris Goodwin[8]2
Alexander West[8]2
Delahaye Racing Team[8]Porsche 911 GT3 R[8]28Pierre-Étienne Bordet[8]2
Alexandre Viron[8]2
Ebimotors[10]Lamborghini Huracán GT3[10]46Fabio Babini[10]All
Emanuele Busnelli[10]All
Larbre Compétition[8]Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3[8]50Franck Labescat[8]2
Christian Philippon[8]2
Optimum Racing[25]Audi R8 LMS[25]75Flick Haigh[25]1–4
Joe Osborne[25]1–4
IMSA Performance[8]Porsche 911 GT3 R[8]76Thierry Cornac[8]2
Raymond Narac[8]2
96Michel Ettouati[8]2
Franck Racinet[8]2
Kessel Racing[8]Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[8]93Deborah Mayer[8]2
Claudio Schiavoni[8]2
Ferrari 488 GT3[12]Andrea Piccini[12]6
Claudio Schiavoni[12]6
Spirit of Race[8]Ferrari 488 GT3[8]94Martin Lanting[8]2
Patrick Van Glabeke[8]2
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3[8]95Maurizio Mediani[8]2–3
Christoph Ulrich[8]2–3
TF Sport[8]Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3[8]97Ahmad Al Harthy[8]2
Tom Jackson[8]2

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd.CircuitLMP3 Winning TeamGT3 Winning Team
LMP3 Winning DriversGT3 Winning Drivers
1Monza No. 79 Nielsen RacingNo. 7 Lee Mowle
Colin Noble
Anthony Wells		Phil Keen
Lee Mowle
2R1Le Mans
(report)		 No. 2 United AutosportsNo. 97 TF Sport
Sean Rayhall
John Falb		Ahmad Al Harthy
Tom Jackson
R2 No. 3 DKR EngineeringNo. 97 TF Sport
Jean Glorieux
Alexander Toril		Ahmad Al Harthy
Tom Jackson
3Red Bull Ring No. 3 DKR EngineeringNo. 46 Ebimotors
Jean Glorieux
Alexander Toril		Fabio Babini
Emanuele Busnelli
4Paul Ricard No. 3 DKR EngineeringNo. 46 Ebimotors
Jean Glorieux
Alexander Toril		Fabio Babini
Emanuele Busnelli
5' Spa No. 3 DKR EngineeringNo. 7 Lee Mowle
Jean Glorieux
Alexander Toril		Dominik Baumann
Lee Mowle
6Portimão No. 98 Motorsport 98No. 20 Gulf Racing UK
Eric De Doncker
Andy Meyrick		Andrew Baker
Ben Barker
Source:[26]

Standings

Points are awarded according to the following structure (except Le Mans):[26]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thOtherPole
Points2518151210864210.51

For Le Mans:[27]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thOtherPole
Points15976543210.50.51

LMP3 Driver's championships (top-5)

Pos.DriverTeamMNZ
LM1
LM2
RBR
LEC
SPA
POR
Total
1Alexander TorilDKR Engineering2Ret1111DSQ114
1Jean GlorieuxDKR Engineering2Ret1111DSQ114
2Anthony WellsNielsen Racing11222222590
2Colin NobleNielsen Racing11222222590
3Andy MeyrickMotorsport 985694Ret3167
3Eric De DonckerMotorsport 985694Ret3167
4Adrien ChilaGraff4138335662.5
4Émilien CardeGraff4138335662.5
5Claudio SdanewitschSpirit of Race311Ret754261.5
Source:[26]
Bold – Pole

GT3 Driver's championships (top-5)

Pos.DriverTeamMNZ
LM1
LM2
RBR
LEC
SPA
POR
Total
1Emanuele BusnelliEbimotors33121134104.5
1Fabio BabiniEbimotors33121134104.5
2Lee MowleLee Mowle11364313102.5
3Phil KeenAmDTuning113643377.5
4Cédric MézardSVC Sport Management453544666
4Steeve HiesseSVC Sport Management453544666
5Flick HaighOptimum Racing29133349.5
5Joe OsborneOptimum Racing29133349.5
Source:[26]
Bold – Pole

LMP3 Team's championships (top-5)

Pos.TeamCarMNZ
LM1
LM2
RBR
LEC
SPA
POR
Total
1
  1. 3 DKR Engineering
Norma M302Ret1111DSQ114
2
  1. 79 Nielsen Racing
Ligier JS P311222222590
3
  1. 98 Motorsport 98
Ligier JS P35694Ret3167
4
  1. 65 Graff
Ligier JS P34138335662.5
5
  1. 55 Spirit of Race
Ligier JS P3311Ret754261.5
Sources:[26][28]
Bold – Pole

GT3 Team's championships (top-5)

Pos.TeamCarMNZ
LM1
LM2
RBR
LEC
SPA
POR
Total
1
  1. 46 Ebimotors
Lamborghini Huracán GT333121134104.5
2
  1. 7 Lee Mowle
Mercedes-AMG GT311364313102.5
3
  1. 8 SVC Sport Management
Lamborghini Huracán GT3453544666
4
  1. 75 Optimum Racing
Audi R8 LMS29133349.5
5
  1. 20 Gulf Racing UK
Porsche 911 GT3 R13Ret2144.5
Sources:[26][29]
Bold – Pole

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