2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup

The 2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup was the second season of the Michelin 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 featured LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective class.[1]

2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018
Parent series:
European Le Mans Series
Road to Le Mans

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.

Rnd Circuit Location Length Date
1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy 2 hours 13 May
2 Circuit de la Sarthe[2] Le Mans, France 2 x 55 minutes[2] 15 & 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
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

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

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)
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
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole

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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