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.

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 45 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 Le Mans, France 55 minutes 15 June55 minutes17 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 OctoberSources:

Entry list

LMP3

Team Car Drivers Rounds United Autosports Ligier JS P3 2 John Falb 2 Sean Rayhall 2 22 Matthew Bell All Jim McGuire All 23 Richard Meins All Shaun Lynn 1–3, 5 Andrew Bentley 4, 6 DKR Engineering Norma M30 3 Jean Glorieux All Alexander Toril All 6 Edgar Lau 2 Jacques Wolf 2 ADESS-03 91 Sylvain Boulay 2 Yojiro Terada 2 Cool Racing by GPC Ligier JS P3 4 Alexandre Coigny 2–6 Gino Forgione 2 Iradj Alexander 3–5 Antonin Borga 6 Duqueine Engineering Ligier JS P3 9 Joël Janco All Gerry Kraut 1–2 Scott Andrews 3 Kenton Koch 4–5 Jonatan Jorge 6 10 Antonin Borga 2 Lucas Borga 2 11 Lucas Légeret 2 Nicolas Melin 2 SVC Sport Management Ligier JS P3 12 Marco Cencetti 2–3 Marcello Marateotto 2–3 RLR MSport Ligier JS P3 14 Alex Kapadia All Ross Warburton 1, 3–6 Martin Rich 2 87 Morten Dons 2 John Farano 2 By Speed Factory Ligier JS P3 15 Ate de Jong 2 Tacksung Kim 2 M.Racing - YMR Ligier JS P3 18 Alexandre Cougnaud 2 Romano Ricci 2 53 Natan Bihel All Laurent Millara All Norma M30 19 Erwin Creed 2 Yann Ehrlacher 2 BE Motorsport Ligier JS P3 33 Javier Ibrán 1–5 Mathijs Bakker 1, 3–5 Dirk Waaijenberg 2 Graff Ligier JS P3 39 Scott Andrews 6 Eric Trouillet 6 40 Richard Bradley 5 William Lok 5 65 Émilien Carde All Adrien Chila All 66 Scott Andrews 2 John Corbett 2 72 Philippe Cimadomo 2 Thomas Dagoneau 2 89 Greg Taylor 2 James Winslow 2 KEO Racing Ligier JS P3 43 Scott Andrews 1 Yoshiharu Mori 1 SPV MotorSport Ligier JS P3 44 Álvaro Fontes 1–3 Kim Rødkjær 1 Andrew Cummings 2–3 Kox Racing Ligier JS P3 48 Peter Kox 1–2, 4 Nico Pronk 1–2, 4 Win Motorsport Ligier JS P3 49 Richard Bradley 2 William Lok 2 Spirit of Race Ligier JS P3 55 Claudio Sdanewitsch All Maurizio Mediani 1 Michele Rugolo 2–6 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 79 Colin Noble All Anthony Wells All Eurointernational Ligier JS P3 85 Mark Kvamme 2 Alex Popow 2 86 Ricky Capo 2 Andrea Dromedari 2 AT Racing Ligier JS P3 90 Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. 2 Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. 2 TKS Ginetta-Juno LMP3 92 Shinyo Sano 2 Takuya Shirasaka 2 Motorsport 98 Ligier JS P3 98 Eric De Doncker All Andy Meyrick All N'Race Ligier JS P3 99 Alain Costa All Jordan Perroy 1–2, 5 Thomas Accary 3 Gaëtan Paletou 4 Stéphane Tribaudini 6

GT3

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

Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Circuit LMP3 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team 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 1 Le Mans(report) No. 2 United Autosports No. 97 TF Sport Sean Rayhall John Falb Ahmad Al Harthy Tom Jackson 2 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 Gulf Racing UK Eric De Doncker Andy Meyrick Andrew Baker Ben BarkerSource:

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

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

LMP3 Driver's championships (top-5) Driver Team MNZ LM1 LM2 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 61.5Source:Bold – Pole

GT3 Driver's championships (top-5) Driver Team MNZLM1LM2 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 49.5Source:Bold – Pole

LMP3 Team's championships (top-5) Team Car MNZ LM1 LM2 RBR LEC SPA POR Total 1 #3 DKR EngineeringNorma 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 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 61.5Sources:Bold – Pole

GT3 Team's championships (top-5) Team Car MNZLM1LM2 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 44.5Sources:Bold – Pole

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