47th season of the racing series organized by IMSA
The 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ) was the 47th season of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) GT Championship that traces its lineage to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship . It was the fourth season of the United SportsCar Championship and second under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship . It began on 28 January with the 24 Hours of Daytona , and ended on 7 October with the Petit Le Mans .[ 1]
The class structure remained largely unchanged from 2016, with the major change coming in Daytona Prototype international (DPi) which replaced Daytona Prototype (DP) machinery.
The 2017 schedule was released on 5 August 2016 and features twelve rounds.[ 1]
Race is part of the Patron North American Endurance Cup
Race
Length
Classes
Circuit
Location
Date
1
Rolex 24 at Daytona
24 hours
All
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
January 28–29
2
Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
12 hours
All
Sebring International Raceway
Sebring, Florida
March 18
3
BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach
1 hour 40 minutes
P, GTLM, GTD
Long Beach Street Circuit
Long Beach, California
April 8
4
Advance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown
2 hours 40 minutes
All
Circuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
May 6
5
Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
1 hour 40 minutes
P, PC, GTD
The Raceway on Belle Isle
Detroit, Michigan
June 3
6
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen
6 hours
All
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York
July 2
7
Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix
2 hours 40 minutes
All
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Bowmanville, Ontario
July 9
8
Northeast Grand Prix
2 hours 40 minutes
GTLM, GTD
Lime Rock Park
Lakeville, Connecticut
July 22
9
Continental Tire Road Race Showcase
2 hours 40 minutes
All
Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
August 6
10
Michelin GT Challenge at VIR
2 hours 40 minutes
GTLM, GTD
Virginia International Raceway
Alton, Virginia
August 27
11
America's Tire 250
2 hours 40 minutes
P, GTLM, GTD
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
September 24
12
Motul Petit Le Mans
10 hours
All
Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia
October 7
Television Coverage [ edit ]
The first 3 hours of the 24 Hours of Daytona and Long Beach were broadcast on Fox . The other rounds were all broadcast on Fox Sports 1 , Fox Sports 2 , and Fox Sports GO.
The Prototype class is made up of LMP2 cars both in LMP2 trim, with the ACO specification Gibson V8 engine, and in Daytona Prototype international (DPi) trim, where manufacturers are allowed to alter certain body panels designed to reflect the automaker's design language, and run their own engines. Mazda (Riley Technologies ), Cadillac (Dallara ), and Nissan (Onroak Automotive ) run chassis from the respective constructors featuring manufacturer-specific bodywork.
Team
Chassis
Engine
Drivers
Rounds
Tequila Patrón ESM [ 2]
Nissan Onroak DPi [ 2]
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
2
Ryan Dalziel [ 3]
All
Scott Sharp [ 3]
All
Pipo Derani [ 3]
1–2, 6
Brendon Hartley [ 4]
1, 12
22
Johannes van Overbeek [ 3]
All
Ed Brown [ 3]
1–5
Bruno Senna [ 3]
1–2, 6, 12
Brendon Hartley [ 3]
1–2
Pipo Derani [ 5]
7, 9, 11–12
Cadillac DPi-V.R
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
5
João Barbosa [ 6]
All
Christian Fittipaldi [ 6]
All
Filipe Albuquerque [ 4]
1–2, 6, 12
31
Dane Cameron [ 6]
All
Eric Curran [ 6]
All
Mike Conway [ 4]
1–2, 12
Seb Morris [ 4]
1
Filipe Albuquerque [ 7]
6
Team Penske [ 8]
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6
Hélio Castroneves [ 8]
12
Juan Pablo Montoya [ 8]
12
Simon Pagenaud [ 8]
12
Wayne Taylor Racing [ 9]
Cadillac DPi-V.R
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
10
Jordan Taylor [ 9]
All
Ricky Taylor [ 9]
All
Max Angelelli [ 9]
1
Jeff Gordon [ 9]
1
Alex Lynn [ 10]
2
Ryan Hunter-Reay [ 11]
12
Rebellion Racing [ 12]
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13
Nick Heidfeld [ 12]
1–2, 12
Sébastien Buemi [ 12]
1–2
Neel Jani [ 12]
1–2
Stéphane Sarrazin [ 12]
1
Mathias Beche [ 11]
12
Gustavo Menezes [ 11]
12
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports [ 13]
Ligier JS P217
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
52
Tom Kimber-Smith [ 13]
1–3
José Gutiérrez [ 13]
1–2, 4, 6, 9, 11–12
Mike Guasch[ 13]
1–2
R. C. Enerson [ 13]
1
Will Owen [ 14]
3
Marco Bonanomi [ 15]
4
Kenton Koch [ 16]
5
Ryan Lewis[ 16]
5
Olivier Pla [ 7]
6, 9, 11–12
Nicholas Boulle [ 5]
7
David Ostella [ 5]
7
Julien Canal [ 11]
12
Mazda Motorsports [ 17]
Mazda RT24-P
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
55
Jonathan Bomarito [ 17]
1–7
Tristan Nunez [ 17]
1–7
Spencer Pigot [ 4]
1–2, 6
70
Tom Long [ 17]
1–7
Joel Miller [ 17]
1–7
James Hinchcliffe [ 4]
1
Marino Franchitti [ 10]
2, 6
DragonSpeed [ 18]
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
81
Loïc Duval [ 18]
1
Ben Hanley [ 18]
1
Henrik Hedman[ 18]
1
Nicolas Lapierre [ 18]
1
JDC-Miller MotorSports [ 19]
Oreca 07
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
85
Mikhail Goikhberg [ 19]
All
Stephen Simpson [ 19]
All
Chris Miller [ 19]
1–2, 6, 12
Mathias Beche [ 19]
1
VisitFlorida Racing
Riley Mk. 30 Ligier JS P217 [ 20]
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
90
Marc Goossens [ 21]
1–2, 4–12
Renger van der Zande [ 21]
1–2, 4–12
René Rast [ 4]
1–2
Jonathan Bomarito [ 11]
12
Prototype Challenge [ edit ]
All entries use an Oreca FLM09 chassis powered by a LS3 6.2 L V8 engine .
Team
Drivers
Rounds
Starworks Motorsport [ 22]
8
Chris Cumming[ 4]
1
John Falb[ 4]
1
Ben Keating [ 4]
1
Remo Ruscitti[ 4]
1
Robert Wickens [ 4]
1
Garett Grist [ 10]
2
Max Hanratty[ 10]
2
Sean Rayhall [ 10]
2
88
Conor Daly [ 4]
1
James Dayson[ 4]
1
Scott Mayer [ 4]
1
Alex Popow [ 4]
1
Sean Rayhall [ 4]
1
BAR1 Motorsports[ 22]
20
Don Yount[ 23]
All
Buddy Rice [ 23]
1–2, 4, 6, 9, 12
Mark Kvamme [ 23]
1–2
Chapman Ducote[ 23]
1
Gustavo Yacamán [ 23]
1
Daniel Burkett [ 10]
2, 6, 12
Ryan Lewis[ 16]
5, 7
26
David Cheng [ 4]
1
Trent Hindman [ 23]
1
Adam Merzon[ 23]
1
Johnny Mowlem [ 23]
1
Tom Papadopoulos[ 23]
1
Gustavo Yacamán [ 10]
2, 6, 9
Marc Drumwright[ 10]
2
Chapman Ducote[ 10]
2
Colin Thompson [ 10]
2
Nicholas Boulle [ 15]
4
Stefan Wilson [ 15]
4
Tomy Drissi [ 16]
5, 12
Bruno Junqueira [ 16]
5
Brian Alder[ 7]
6
Derek Jones[ 7]
6
Garett Grist [ 5]
7, 12
James Vance[ 5]
7
Mark Kvamme [ 24]
9
John Falb[ 11]
12
Performance Tech Motorsports[ 22]
38
James French [ 25]
All
Patricio O'Ward [ 25]
All
Kyle Masson [ 25]
1–2, 6, 12
Nicholas Boulle [ 4]
1
Team
Chassis
Engine
Drivers
Rounds
GRT Grasser Racing Team [ 32]
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
11
Mirko Bortolotti [ 4]
1–2
Christian Engelhart [ 4]
1–2
Rolf Ineichen [ 4]
1–2
Ezequiel Pérez Companc [ 4]
1
Richard Antinucci [ 10]
2
61
Michele Beretta [ 4]
1
Christian Engelhart [ 4]
1
Rolf Ineichen [ 4]
1
Roberto Pampanini[ 4]
1
Miloš Pavlović [ 4]
1
3GT Racing [ 33]
Lexus RC F GT3
Lexus 5.0 L V8
14
Sage Karam [ 33]
All
Scott Pruett [ 33]
1–8
Ian James [ 33]
1–2, 12
Gustavo Menezes [ 33]
1
Austin Cindric [ 7]
6
Robert Alon [ 24]
9–12
15
Jack Hawksworth [ 33]
All
Robert Alon [ 33]
1–8
Austin Cindric [ 33]
1–2, 6, 12
Dominik Farnbacher [ 33]
1
Scott Pruett [ 24]
9–12
Change Racing
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
16
Corey Lewis [ 4]
All
Jeroen Mul[ 4]
All
Brett Sandberg[ 4]
1–2, 6, 12
Kaz Grala [ 4]
1
DAC Motorsports
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
18
Emmanuel Anassis[ 4]
1–2
Brandon Gdovic [ 4]
1–2
Anthony Massari[ 4]
1–2
Zachary Claman DeMelo [ 4]
1
Konrad Motorsport
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
21
Marc Basseng [ 4]
1
Franz Konrad [ 4]
1
Marco Mapelli [ 4]
1
Luca Stolz [ 4]
1
Lance Willsey[ 4]
1
Alex Job Racing [ 34]
Audi R8 LMS
Audi 5.2 L V10
23
Townsend Bell [ 34]
1–2, 6, 8, 12
Bill Sweedler[ 34]
1–2, 6, 8, 12
Frankie Montecalvo [ 34]
1–2, 6, 12
Pierre Kaffer [ 4]
1
Dream Racing Motorsport
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
27
Paolo Ruberti [ 4]
1–2, 6
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli[ 4]
1–2, 6
Lawrence DeGeorge[ 4]
1–2
Raffaele Giammaria [ 4]
1
Luca Persiani [ 4]
1
Alegra Motorsports[ 35]
Porsche 911 GT3 R
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
28
Daniel Morad [ 4]
All
Michael Christensen [ 4]
1–3, 6, 12
Michael de Quesada[ 4]
1–2, 6–7, 9, 12
Carlos de Quesada[ 4]
1
Jesse Lazare[ 35]
1
Spencer Pumpelly [ 10]
2
Mathieu Jaminet [ 15]
4–5
Patrick Long [ 36]
8, 10–11
Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
Audi R8 LMS
Audi 5.2 L V10
29
Connor De Phillippi [ 4]
1–2, 12
Christopher Mies [ 4]
1–2, 12
Jules Gounon [ 4]
1–2
Jeffrey Schmidt[ 4]
1
Sheldon van der Linde [ 11]
12
Mercedes-AMG GT3
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
33
Jeroen Bleekemolen [ 4]
All
Ben Keating [ 4]
1–9, 11–12
Mario Farnbacher [ 4]
1–2, 6, 12
Adam Christodoulou [ 4]
1
Trent Hindman [ 38]
10
50
Gunnar Jeannette [ 4]
1–8
Cooper MacNeil [ 4]
1–8
Shane van Gisbergen [ 4]
1–2, 6
Thomas Jäger [ 4]
1
Porsche 911 GT3 R [ 39]
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
Gunnar Jeannette [ 39]
9–12
Cooper MacNeil [ 39]
9–12
Patrick Long [ 11]
12
EBIMOTORS
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
46
Fabio Babini [ 4]
1–2
Emanuele Busnelli[ 4]
1–2
Emmanuel Collard [ 4]
1–2
François Perrodo [ 4]
1
Michele Beretta [ 10]
2
Paul Miller Racing [ 40]
Lamborghini Huracán GT3
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
48
Bryan Sellers [ 40]
All
Madison Snow [ 40]
All
Dion von Moltke [ 4]
1–2
Andrea Caldarelli [ 4]
1
Bryce Miller [ 40]
1
Trent Hindman [ 11]
12
Spirit of Race
Ferrari 488 GT3
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
51
Peter Mann[ 4]
1
Rino Mastronardi [ 4]
1
Maurizio Mediani[ 4]
1
Alessandro Pier Guidi [ 4]
1
Davide Rigon [ 4]
1
CORE Autosport
Porsche 911 GT3 R
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
54
Jon Bennett [ 4]
All
Colin Braun [ 4]
All
Niclas Jönsson [ 4]
1–2, 6, 12
Patrick Long [ 4]
1
Stevenson Motorsports[ 41]
Audi R8 LMS
Audi 5.2 L V10
57
Lawson Aschenbach [ 41]
All
Andrew Davis[ 41]
All
Matt Bell [ 41]
1–2, 12
Robin Liddell [ 41]
1
Manthey Racing
Porsche 911 GT3 R
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
59
Matteo Cairoli [ 4]
1
Sven Müller [ 4]
1
Harald Proczyk [ 4]
1
Reinhold Renger[ 4]
1
Steve Smith[ 4]
1
Scuderia Corsa [ 42]
Ferrari 488 GT3
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
63
Alessandro Balzan [ 42]
All
Christina Nielsen [ 42]
All
Matteo Cressoni [ 4]
1–2, 6, 12
Sam Bird [ 4]
1
Park Place Motorsports
Porsche 911 GT3 R
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
73
Patrick Lindsey [ 4]
All
Jörg Bergmeister [ 4]
1–5, 7–12
Matt McMurry [ 4]
1–2, 6, 12
Norbert Siedler [ 4]
1
Jan Heylen [ 10]
2
SunEnergy1 Racing [ 37]
Mercedes-AMG GT3
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
75
Tristan Vautier [ 43]
All
Boris Said [ 43]
1–3, 6
Kenny Habul [ 43]
1–2, 4–7, 9–12
Maro Engel [ 4]
1
Paul Morris [ 4]
1
Dion von Moltke [ 36]
8, 12
Lone Star Racing[ 44]
Mercedes-AMG GT3
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
80
Dan Knox[ 44]
4, 9–11
Mike Skeen [ 44]
4, 9–11
Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
Acura NSX GT3
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
86
Oswaldo Negri Jr. [ 4]
All
Jeff Segal [ 4]
All
Tom Dyer[ 4]
1–2, 12
Ryan Hunter-Reay [ 4]
1
93
Andy Lally [ 4]
All
Katherine Legge [ 4]
All
Mark Wilkins [ 4]
1–2, 12
Graham Rahal [ 4]
1
Turner Motorsport [ 45]
BMW M6 GT3
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
96
Jens Klingmann [ 45]
All
Justin Marks [ 45]
1–2, 6, 12
Jesse Krohn [ 45]
1–2, 8–12
Maxime Martin [ 45]
1
Bret Curtis [ 14]
3–5, 7
Aston Martin Racing [ 46]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
98
Paul Dalla Lana [ 46]
1
Pedro Lamy [ 46]
1
Mathias Lauda [ 4]
1
Marco Sørensen [ 4]
1
TRG [ 47] [ 48]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
007
Brandon Davis[ 48]
8
James Davison [ 48]
8
Porsche 911 GT3 R
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
991
Wolf Henzler [ 4]
1, 3
Jan Heylen [ 4]
1, 3
Santiago Creel[ 4]
1
Mike Hedlund[ 4]
1
Tim Pappas [ 4]
1
Parker Chase [ 15]
4
Harry Gottsacker [ 15]
4
^ a b Car No. 5 entered as Mustang Sampling Racing and car No. 31 entered as Whelen Engineering Racing.
^ a b Cars No. 66 and 67 entered as Ford Chip Ganassi Racing and cars No. 68 and 69 entered as Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK.
^ a b Car No. 33 entered as Riley Motorsports - Team AMG and car No. 50 entered as Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing.
Bold indicates overall winner.
Championship standings [ edit ]
Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below.
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Race
35
32
30
28
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
Drivers points
Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. The point for the fastest lap is only awarded in the drivers' championship.
Team points
Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team.
Manufacturer points
There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows:
Prototype (P): Engine Manufacturer
GT Le Mans (GTLM): Car Manufacturer
GT Daytona (GTD): Car Manufacturer
Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class . The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order.
Example: Manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd at an event, and Manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A receives 35 first-place points while Manufacturer B would earn 32 second-place points.
North American Endurance Cup
The points system for the North American Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5-4-3-2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.
Position
1
2
3
Other Classified
Race
5
4
3
2
At Daytona (24 hour race), points are awarded at six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring (12 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. At Watkins Glen (6 hour race), points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At Road Atlanta (10 hour race), points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish.
Like the season-long team championship, North American Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer (the others from that manufacturer not being counted), just like the season-long manufacturer championship.
For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points.
Drivers' championships[ edit ]
Race is part of the North American Endurance Cup
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
Notes
1 – Relegated to last in class for violation of minimum drive time requirements.
Prototype Challenge [ edit ]
Teams' championships[ edit ]
Prototype Challenge [ edit ]
Manufacturers' championships[ edit ]
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