FIA World Endurance Championship 2017

Endurance World Championship 2017

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The World Endurance Championship in 2017 (officially 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship ) was the sixth season of FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The season consisted of nine races. It began on April 16th at Silverstone and ended on November 18th in as-Sachir .

Teams and drivers

Legend
Entry for the entire season * Eligible for points in all ratings
Additional message * Only the drivers are entitled to points
Third report by a manufacturer * Only the drivers are entitled to points * Manufacturers are only entitled to LMP1 points in Le Mans
Guest starter * Not eligible for points in any rating

LMP1

team	vehicle	engine	tires	No.	driver	run
Porsche LMP team	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 (Hybrid)	M.	01	Neel Jani	1-9
					André Lotterer	1-9
					Nick Tandy	1-9
				02	Earl Bamber	1-9
					Timo Bernhard	1-9
					Brendon Hartley	1-9
ByKolles Racing Team	ENSO CLM P1 / 01	Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6	M.	04th	Marco Bonanomi	3, 4
					Dominik Kraihamer	1-4
					James Rossiter	1, 2
					Oliver Webb	1-4
Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid)	M.	07th	Mike Conway	1-9
					Kamui Kobayashi	1-9
					José María López	1, 4-9
					Stéphane Sarrazin	3
				08th	Sébastien Buemi	1-9
					Anthony Davidson	1-5, 7-9
					Kazuki Nakajima	1-9
					Stéphane Sarrazin	6th
				09	Yūji Kunimoto	2, 3
					Nicolas Lapierre	2, 3
					José María López	3
					Stéphane Sarrazin	2

LMP2

team	vehicle	engine	tires	No.	driver	run
Vaillante rebellion	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	13	Mathias Beche	1-9
					Luís Felipe Derani	4th
					David Heinemeier Hansson	1-9
					Nelson Piquet Jr.	1-3, 5-9
				31	Filipe Albuquerque	4th
					Julien Canal	1-9
					Nicolas Prost	1-3, 5-9
					Bruno Senna	1-9
Idec Sport Racing	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	17th	Patrice Lafargue	3
					Paul Lafargue	3
					David Zollinger	3
Dragonspeed - 10 Star	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	21st	Ben Hanley	3
					Henrik Hedman	3
					Felix Rosenqvist	3
G-Drive Racing				22nd	José Gutiérrez	3
					Ryō Hirakawa	3
					Memo Rojas	3
Panis Barthez Competition	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	23	Fabien Barthez	3
					Nathanaël Berthon	3
					Timothé Buret	3
CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	24	Gate Graves	1-4
					Ben Hanley	5-9
					Jonathan Hirschi	1-4
					Roberto Merhi	4th
					Matt Rao	5-9
					Jean-Éric Vergne	1-3, 5-9
				25th	Roberto González Jr.	1-9
					Vitaly Petrov	1-9
					Simon Trummer	1-9
G-Drive Racing	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	26th	Loïc Duval	9
					Ben Hanley	4th
					Alex Lynn	1-3, 5, 6
					Nico Müller	8th
					James Rossiter	7th
					Léo Roussel	8, 9
					Roman Russinov	1-9
					Pierre Thiriet	1-7
TDS Racing				28	Emmanuel Collard	1-9
					Ben Hanley	2
					François Perrodo	1-9
					Matthieu Vaxivière	1, 3-9
SMP Racing	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	27	Mikhail Alyoshin	3
					Viktor Schaitar	3
					Sergei Sirotkin	3
Racing Team Nederland	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	29	Rubens Barrichello	3
					Jan Lammers	3
					Frits van Eerd	3
United Autosports	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	32	Filipe Albuquerque	3
					Will Owen	3
					Hugo de Sadeleer	3
Eurasia Motorsport	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	33	Érik Maris	3
					Jacques Nicolet	3
					Pierre Nicolet	3
Tockwith Motorsports	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	34	Karun Chandhok	2, 3
					Philip Hanson	2-4
					Nigel Moore	2-4
Signatech Alpine Matmut	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	35	André Negrao	2-4
					Nelson Panciatici	2-4
					Pierre Ragues	2-4
				36	Romain Dumas	2, 3
					Nicolas Lapierre	1, 4-9
					Gustavo Menezes	1-9
					André Negrao	5-9
					Matt Rao	1-4
Jackie Chan DC Racing	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	37	Alex Brundle	1-9
					David Cheng	1-9
					Tristan Gommendy	1-9
				38	Oliver Jarvis	1-9
					Thomas Laurent	1-9
					Ho-Pin Tung	1-9
Graff	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	39	Enzo Guibbert	3
					Eric Trouillet	3
					James Winslow	3
				40	James Allen	3
					Richard Bradley	3
					Franck Matelli	3
Keating Motorsports	Riley MK30	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M.	43	Jeroen Bleekemolen	3
					Ben Keating	3
					Ricky Taylor	3
Algarve Pro Racing	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	45	Vincent Capillaire	3
					Matthew McMurry	3
					Mark Patterson	3
Cetilar Villorba Corse	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	47	Andrea Belicchi	3
					Roberto Lacorte	3
					Giorgio Sernagiotto	3
Arc Bratislava	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D.	49	Rik Breukers	3
					Constantine Calko	3
					Miro Konôpka	3

LMGTE Pro

team	vehicle	tires	No.	driver	run
AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	M.	51	James Calado	1-9
				Alessandro Pier Guidi	1-9
				Michele Rugolo	3
			71	Sam Bird	1-3, 5-9
				Miguel Molina	3
				Davide Rigon	1-9
				Toni Vilander	4th
Corvette Racing - GM	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M.	63	Antonio García	3
				Jan Magnussen	3
				Jordan Taylor	3
			64	Marcel Fässler	3
				Oliver Gavin	3
				Tommy Milner	3
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Ford GT	M.	66	Billy Johnson	1-3
				Stefan Mücke	1-9
				Olivier Pla	1-9
			67	Luís Felipe Derani	1-3
				Andy Priaulx	1-9
				Harry Tincknell	1-9
Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA	Ford GT	M.	68	Joey hand	3
				Dirk Mueller	3
				Tony Kanaan	3
			69	Ryan Briscoe	3
				Scott Dixon	3
				Richard Westbrook	3
Risi Competizione	Ferrari 488 GTE	M.	82	Giancarlo Fisichella	3
				Pierre Kaffer	3
				Toni Vilander	3
Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	M.	91	Richard Lietz	1-9
				Frédéric Makowiecki	1-9
				Patrick Pilet	3
			92	Michael Christensen	1-9
				Kévin Estre	1-9
				Dirk Werner	3
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage	D.	95	Marco Sørensen	1-9
				Richie Stanaway	1-3
				Nicki Thiim	1-9
			97	Jonathan Adam	1-9
				Darren Turner	1-9
				Daniel Serra	1-6

LMGTE Am

team	vehicle	tires	No.	driver	run
Labre Competition	Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06	M.	50	Romain Brandela	3
				Christian Philippon	3
				Fernando Rees	3
Spirit of Race	Ferrari 488 GTE	M.	54	Olivier Beretta	3
				Francesco Castellacci	1-9
				Thomas Flohr	1-9
				Miguel Molina	1, 2, 4-9
			55	Duncan Cameron	3
				Marco Cioci	3
				Aaron Scott	3
Clearwater Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE	M.	60	Hiroki Katoh	3
				Álvaro Parente	3
				Richard Wee	3
			61	Matthew Griffin	1-9
				Weng Sun Mok	1-9
				Keita Sawa	1-9
Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari 488 GTE	M.	62	Townsend Bell	3
				Cooper MacNeil	3
				William Sweedler	3
			65	Alessandro Balzan	3
				Bret Curtis	3
				Christina Nielsen	3
Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	D.	77	Matteo Cairoli	1-9
				Marvin service	1-9
				Christian Ried	1-9
DH Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE	M.	83	Andrea Bertolini	3
				Niclas Jönsson	3
				Tracy Krohn	3
JHW Motorsport	Ferrari 488 GTE	M.	84	Robert Smith	3
				William Stevens	3
				Dries Vanthoor	3
Gulf Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	D.	86	Khaled Al Qubaisi	8th
				Ben Barker	1-9
				Nicholas Foster	1-9
				Michael Hedlund	7th
				Michael Wainwright	1-6, 9
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 RSR	D.	88	Khaled Al Qubaisi	3
				Klaus Bachler	3
				Stéphane Lemeret	3
			93	Abdulaziz Al Faisal	3
				Michael Hedlund	3
				Patrick Long	3
TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage	D.	90	Rob Bell	3
				Euan Hankey	3
				Salih Yoluc	3
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage	D.	98	Paul Dalla Lana	1-9
				Pedro Lamy	1-9
				Mathias Lauda	1-9
Beechdean AMR	Aston Martin Vantage	D.	99	Oliver Bryant	3
				Ross Gunn	3
				Andrew Howard	3

Racing calendar

The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship included nine races. There was no change to the preseason calendar.

No.	date	Race name / place	Winner LMP1	Winner LMP2	Winner LM GTE Pro	Winner LM GTE Am
1	April 16	Silverstone 6 Hours ( Silverstone )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Clearwater Racing
			Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent Ho-Pin Tung	Luís Felipe Derani Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Matthew Griffin Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa
2	0May 6th	6-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps ( Spa-Francorchamps )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	G-Drive Racing	AF Corse	Aston Martin Racing
			Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Alex Lynn Roman Russinow Pierre Thiriet	Sam Bird Davide Rigon	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
3	17.-18. June	24 Hours of Le Mans ( Le Mans )	Porsche LMP team	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Aston Martin Racing	Spirit of Race
			Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley	Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent Ho-Pin Tung	Jonathan Adam Darren Turner Daniel Serra	Duncan Cameron Marco Cioci Aaron Scott
4th	16th of July	6-hour race on the Nürburgring ( Nürburg )	Porsche LMP team	Jackie Chan DC Racing	AF Corse	Dempsey-Proton Racing
			Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley	Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent Ho-Pin Tung	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Matteo Cairoli Marvin Dienst Christian Ried
5	0September 3	Mexico City 6 Hour Race ( Mexico City )	Porsche LMP team	Vaillante rebellion	Aston Martin Racing	Dempsey-Proton Racing
			Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Matteo Cairoli Marvin Dienst Christian Ried
6th	16th September	Austin 6 Hours ( Austin )	Porsche LMP team	Signatech Alpine Matmut	AF Corse	Aston Martin Racing
			Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes André Negrão	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
7th	15th October	6 hours of Fuji ( Fuji )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Vaillante rebellion	AF Corse	Spirit of Race
			Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Miguel Molina
8th	0November 5th	Shanghai 6 Hours ( Shanghai )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Vaillante rebellion	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Aston Martin Racing
			Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
9	November 18	6 Hours of Bahrain ( as-Sachir )	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Vaillante rebellion	AF Corse	Aston Martin Racing
			Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Sam Bird Davide Rigon	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda

Ratings

LMP driver world championship

All drivers in a Le Mans prototype are eligible for the LMP Drivers Championship ( LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship ) . The points are awarded according to the following system. In addition, there is a bonus point for drivers who are on pole position in the LMP class. All vehicles that are evaluated receive 0.5 points. At the highlight of the season, the Le Mans 24-hour race, double points are awarded.

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	C.
Points	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1	0.5

Item driver SIL SPA LMS ONLY MEX OUT FUJ SHA BRN Points 01  E. Bamber T. Bernhard B. Hartley     2 3 1 1 1 1 4th 2 2 208.0 02  S. Buemi K. Nakajima   1 1 8th 4th 3 3 1 1 1 183.0 03  A. Davidson 1 1 8th 4th 3 1 1 1 168.0 04th  N. Jani A. Lotterer N. Tandy     3 4th DNF 2 2 2 3 3 3 129.0 05  M. Conway, K. Kobayashi   23 2 DNF 3 4th 4th 2 4th 4th 103.5 06th  J. López 23 INJ DNF 3 4th 4th 2 4th 4th 84.5 07th  O. Jarvis T. Laurent H. Tung     4th 9 2 5 13 8th 7th 8th 6th 82.5 08th  J. Canal B. Senna   5 8th 16 6th 5 7th 5 5 5 76.0 09  N. Cheers 5 8th 16 5 7th 5 5 5 68.0 10  A. Negra 12 4th DNF 6th 5 6th 6th 8th 62.5 11  G. Menezes 7th 11 10 7th 6th 5 6th 6th 8th 62.5 12  N. Lapierre 7th 5 DNF 7th 6th 5 6th 6th 8th 60.0 13  A. Brundle D. Cheng T. Gommendy     11 16 3 9 10 9 DNF 12 12 37.0 14th  M. Rao 7th 11 10 7th 7th 10 9 13 10 35.0 15th  J. Vergne 9 13 7th 7th 10 9 13 10 33.0 16  M. Beche D. Heinemeier Hansson   12 10 DSQ 8th 9 6th DSQ 7th 7th 27.5 17th  S. Sarrazin 5 DNF 3 26.0 18th  N. Panciatici P. Ragues   12 4th DNF 24.5 19th  N. Piquet 12 10 DSQ 9 6th DSQ 7th 7th 23.5 20th  T. Graves J. Hirschi   9 13 7th 13 23.0 21st  R. Russinov 8th 7th DNF 10 8th 12 10 11 11 17.5 22nd  P. Thiriet 8th 7th DNF 10 8th 12 10 16.5 23  E. Collard F. Perrodo   6th 15th DNF 12 11 11 8th 10 13 15.5 24  M. Vaxivière 6th DNF 12 11 11 8th 10 13 15.0 25th  A. Lynn 8th 7th DNF 8th 12 14.5 26th  R. Dumas 11 10 12.5 27  B. Hanley 15th 10 7th 10 9 13 10 12.0 28  Y. Kunimoto 5 DNF 10.0 29  J. Rossiter DNF 6th 10 9.0 30th  D. Kraihamer O. Webb   DNF 6th DNF 14th 8.5 31  F. Albuquerque 6th 8.0 32  R. González W. Petrow S. Trummer     10 14th DNF 11 12 DNF 13 9 9 7.0 33  L. Derani 8th 4.0 34  J. Gutiérrez H. Hirakawa M. Rojas     39 4.0 35  L. Roussel 11 11 1.0 36  R. Merhi 13 0.5 36  M. Bonanomi DNF 14th 0.5 37  N. Muller 11 0.5 38  L. Duval 11 0.5 Guest starters -  F. Albuquerque W. Owen H. de Sadeleer     5 - -  J. Allen R. Bradley F. Matelli     6th - -  A. Belicchi R. Lacorte G. Sernagiotto     9 - -  K. Chandhok DNF 11 - -  P. Hanson N. Moore   DNF 11 DNF - -  Pat. Lafargue Pau. Lafargue D. Zollinger     12 - -  R. Barrichello J. Lammers F. van Eerd     13 - -  B. Hanley H. Hedman F. Rosenqvist     14th - -  E. Maris J. Nicolet P. Nicolet     15th - -  V. Capillaire M. McMurry M. Patterson     32 - -  M. Aljoschin W. Schaitar S. Sirotkin     33 - -  E. Guibbert E. Trouillet J. Winslow     43 - -  R. Breukers K. Calko M. Konôpka     45 - -  J. Bleekemolen B. Keating R. Taylor     47 - -  F. Barthez N. Berthon T. Buret     DNF - Item driver SIL SPA LMS ONLY MEX OUT FUJ SHA BRN Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Classified within the top 10 Light Blue Classified within the point ranks (from 11th place) blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated reported but not participated (DNP) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap

GT drivers' world championship

All drivers in a Gran Turismo are eligible for the GT FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship . The points are awarded according to the following system. In addition, there is a bonus point for drivers who are on pole position in the GT class. All vehicles that are evaluated receive 0.50 points. At the highlight of the season, the Le Mans 24-hour race, double points are awarded.

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	C.
Points	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1	0.50

Item driver SIL SPA LMS ONLY MEX OUT FUJ SHA BRN Points 01  J. Calado A. Pier Guidi   14th 18th 46 15th 19th 13 11 16 15th 153.0 02  R. Lietz F. Makowiecki   15th 21st 20th 16 16 18th 12 15th 17th 145.0 03  A. Priaulx H. Tincknell   13 20th 18th 19th 17th 19th 24 14th 16 142.5 04th  D. Rigon 17th 17th 21st 25th 15th 15th 16 19th 14th 139.5 05  S. Bird 17th 17th 21st 15th 15th 16 19th 14th 139.0 06th  M. Sørensen N. Thiim   18th 24 25th 18th 14th 16 18th 18th 20th 104.0 07th  J. Adam D. Turner   19th 23 17th 21st DNF 17th 17th 20th 19th 101.0 08th  S. Mücke O. Pla   16 19th 27 20th 20th 20th 15th 17th 18th 95.0 09  D. Serra 19th 23 17th 21st DNF 17th 79.0 10  L. Derani 13 20th 18th 74.0 11  M. Christensen K. Estre   DNF 22nd DNF 17th 18th 14th 14th DNF DNF 67.0 12  B. Johnson 16 19th 27 43.0 13  M. Molina DNF 28 21st 23 24 23 19th DNF 23 32.5 14th  R. Stanaway 18th 24 25th 32.0 15th  P. Pilet 20th 30.0 16  P. Dalla Lana P. Lamy M. Lauda     21st 25th 36 24 22nd 21st 23 21st 21st 19.5 17th  M. Griffin W. Mok K. Sawa     20th 27 31 26th 25th 22nd 20th 24 22nd 19.0 18th  M. Cairoli M. Dienst C. Ried     22nd 26th 34 22nd 21st 24 21st 23 24 17.0 19th  D. Cameron M. Cioci A. Scott     28 12.0 20th  F. Castellacci T. Flohr   DNF 28 41 23 24 23 19th DNF 23 9.5 21st  B. Barker N. Foster   24 DNF 38 27 23 DNF 22nd 22nd 25th 6.0 22nd  M. Wainwright 24 DNF 38 27 23 DNF 25th 3.5 23  K. Al Qubaisi 22nd 2.0 24  H. Katoh Á. Parente R. Wee     40 1.0 24  O. Beretta 41 1.0 24  M. Rugolo 46 1.0 25th  T. Vilander 25th 0.5 26th  M. Hedlund 22nd 0.5 27  D. Werner DNF 0.0 Guest starters -  A. Garcia J. Magnussen J. Taylor     19th - -  J. Hand D. Muller T. Kanaan     22nd - -  R. Briscoe S. Dixon R. Westbrook     23 - -  M. Fassler O. Gavin T. Milner     24 - -  R. Smith W. Stevens D. Vanthoor     26th - -  T. Bell C. MacNeil W. Sweedler     29 - -  O. Bryant R. Gunn A. Howard     30th - -  R. Bell E. Hankey S. Yoluc     35 - -  A. Al Faisal, M. Hedl and P. Long     37 - -  A. Bertolini N. Jonsson T. Krohn     42 - -  A. Balzan B. Curtis C. Nielsen     44 - -  R. Brandela C. Philippon F. Rees     48 - -  G. Fisichella P. Kaffer T. Vilander     DNF - -  K. Al Qubaisi, K. Bachler, S. Lemeret     DNF - Item driver SIL SPA LMS ONLY MEX OUT FUJ SHA BRN Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Classified within the top 10 Light Blue Classified within the point ranks (from 11th place) blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated reported but not participated (DNP) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heiko Stritzke: WEC calendar 2017 published with Monza. Motorsport-Total.com, September 22, 2016, accessed July 1, 2017 . 

Web links

Commons : FIA World Endurance Championship 2017  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official site of the World Endurance Championship (English)
• Official Results Database