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Road to Le Mans
The 2017 European Le Mans Series season was the fourteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest 's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Silverstone Circuit , in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship , on 15 April, and ended at Algarve International Circuit on 22 October.[ 1]
Regulations
The 2017 season saw new regulations regarding the LMP2 class introduced.[ 2] Dallara , Onroak Automotive (Ligier ), Oreca and a joint venture between Riley Technologies/Multimatic . Gibson Technology was the exclusive engine supplier for the class, with all cars equipped with a 4.2-litre, normally-aspirated V8 engine , producing approximately 600hp . Cosworth Electronics was also the exclusive electronics supplier.
The aim of the new regulations was to ensure long-term success for the category with a reduction in costs and the guarantee of stable regulations.[ 2]
Calendar
The 2017 calendar was announced on 23 September 2016. The calendar comprised six events, featuring the same four circuits that hosted events in 2016. For the first time since 2008 and 2010, it included events at Monza and Algarve, respectively, which were stand-alone events. For the fifth consecutive season, Silverstone hosted the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship.[ 1]
Entry list
The provisional entry list was announced on 2 February 2017.[ 4]
LMP2
In accordance with the new LMP2 regulations for 2017, all cars utilised the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine.[ 5]
LMP3
All cars utilised the Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.[ 5]
Entrant/team
Chassis
Drivers
Rounds
United Autosports [ 21] Ligier JS P3
2
[ 21] All
[ 21] All
3
[ 21] All
[ 21] All
Mark Patterson [ 21] All
Ligier JS P3
4
[ 12] All
[ 12] 1–2
[ 13] 2–6
[ 22] Ligier JS P3
5
[ 22] All
[ 22] 1–5
[ 12] 1–3
[ 19] 6
[ 23] 6
Ligier JS P3
6
[ 12] All
[ 12] All
[ 4] All
Ligier JS P3 [ 7]
7
[ 4] All
[ 12] All
[ 12] All
Ligier JS P3
8
[ 12] All
[ 12] 1–2
[ 13] 2–6
[ 7] 3
[ 24] 4–6
AT Racing
Ligier JS P3
9
[ 4] All
[ 4] All
Mikkel Jensen [ 12] 1, 3–6
[ 13] 2
[ 25] Norma M30
10
[ 12] All
[ 25] All
[ 25] All
Eurointernational
Ligier JS P3
11
[ 4] All
[ 12] 1–3
[ 14] [ 26] 4–5
[ 19] 6
12
[ 4] 1–5
[ 12] 1–2, 4–6
[ 12] 1–2
[ 7] 3–6
[ 7] 3, 6
Ligier JS P3
13
[ 12] All
[ 4] All
[ 27] Ligier JS P3
15
[ 12] All
[ 27] All
[ 27] All
Panis Barthez Competition [ 8] Ligier JS P3
16
[ 8] All
[ 8] All
[ 8] All
Ligier JS P3
17
[ 12] All
[ 12] All
[ 4] All
YMR [ 28] Ligier JS P3
18
[ 28] All
[ 28] All
[ 12] All
Norma M30
19
[ 12] 1–4, 6
[ 12] 1–2
Yann Ehrlacher [ 4] 1, 3–6
[ 14] 5
LMGTE
All teams used Dunlop tyres .[ 5]
Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.
To be classified, a car had to cross the finish line on the racetrack when the chequered flag was shown, except in a case of force majeure at the Stewards' discretion, and must have covered at least 70% (the official number of laps would be rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the distance covered by the car classified in first place in the overall classification.[ 34]
Teams Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:[ 35]
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
LMP2 Teams Championship
United Autosports Ligier JS P217 Racing Team Nederland Dallara P217
LMP3 Teams Championship
No.17 Ultimate Ligier JS P3 No. 8 Duqueine Engineering Norma M30
LMGTE Teams Championship
The TF Sport Aston Martin in the pitbox before the 2017 4 Hours of Spa The JMW Motorsport Ferrari in the pitbox before the 2017 4 Hours of Spa
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Race winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank
Did not participate
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest lap
Drivers Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:[ 35]
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
LMP2 Drivers Championship
LMP3 Drivers Championship
LMGTE Drivers Championship
References
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European Le Mans Series . 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017 .^ a b c d e "2017 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps — Race — Final Classification" (PDF) . European Le Mans Series . 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017 .^ a b c "New Dutch racing team joins forces with Dallara" . europeanlemansseries.com . Automobile Club de l'Ouest . 16 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016 .^ a b c d Kilshaw, Jake (8 February 2017). "Albuquerque Completes United Autosports LMP2 Lineup" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 February 2017 . ^ a b c "Looking Ahead To 2017, Part 3: ELMS LMP2" . dailysportscar.com . 28 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017 .^ a b c d e f Kilshaw, Jake (18 January 2017). "Graff Reveals Drivers for Two-Car LMP2 Program" . sportscar365 . John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 January 2017 . ^ a b c d e "2017 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES - 4 HOURS OF PORTIMÃO - PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF) . European Le Mans Series . 11 October 2017. 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