2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
The 2017 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship was the second season of the Champions. The season started on 22 April at Zolder and ended on 22 October at Assen. Stéphane Lémeret entered the season as the defending champion.
Teams and drivers
Michelin is the official tyre supplier.
TCR
S2 (Clio Cup Benelux)
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Belgium Team Duindistel | Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC | 104 | Belgium Gregory Eyckmans | 4 |
File:Flag placeholder.svg Christoff Cox | 4 | |||
Netherlands Netherlands Koeten Racing[3] | Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC[3] | 111 | Belgium Sven van Laere[3] | 1–4 |
Belgium Thomas Piessens[3] | 1–2 | |||
Belgium Maarten Mus | 4 | |||
United Kingdom MRM Racing[3] | Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC[3] | 112 | United Kingdom Brett Lidsey[3] | 1–2 |
Belgium Renault Oudenaarde[3] | Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC[3] | 196 | Belgium Filip Uyttendaele[3] | 1–3 |
Belgium Gregory Eyckmans[3] | 1–3 |
Calendar and results
The 2017 schedule again consists of six rounds in the Benelux region, across Belgium and Netherlands. The round held in Luxembourg at the Circuit Goodyear did not return. Each round includes a qualifying session and five races: a 60-minute-long qualifying race with a mandatory driver change, and four 20-minute-long sprint races. The starting grid for the qualifying race will no longer be established by a popular vote via Facebook, through the Making the Grid application. But will be determined by a traditional qualifying session.[14] Race 1 uses the fastest lap of after the pit stop during the qualifying race to determine the starting grid. Race 3 uses the fastest lap of before the pit stop during qualifying race. Races 2 and 4 include a rolling start using the finishing order, respectively, of Race 1 and 3.[15] The calendar was announced on 25 September 2016,[16] then revised on 15 December 2016.[17] All races will be run together with Clio Cup Benelux in separate classifications.[18] Rounds 2, 4 and 6 are co-headlined by the GT & Prototype Challenge.
Rnd. | Race | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
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1 | QR | Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps | 22 April | Slovakia Maťo Homola Belgium Frédéric Caprasse |
Slovakia Maťo Homola Belgium Frédéric Caprasse |
Belgium Edouard Mondron Belgium Guillaume Mondron |
Belgium Delahaye Racing | TCR Benelux Trophy |
R1 | 23 April | Belgium Frédéric Caprasse | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Switzerland Stefano Comini | Belgium Comtoyou Racing | |||
R2 | Belgium Frédéric Caprasse | Switzerland Stefano Comini | Belgium Comtoyou Racing | |||||
R3 | Slovakia Maťo Homola | South Africa Sheldon van der Linde | Slovakia Maťo Homola | Belgium DG Sport Compétition | ||||
R4 | Belgium Maxime Potty | South Africa Sheldon van der Linde | Belgium Comtoyou Racing | |||||
2 | QR | Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 20 May | Belgium Maxime Potty Belgium Mathieu Detry |
Belgium Stéphane Lémeret France Aurélien Panis |
Belgium Guillaume Mondron Italy Giacomo Altoè |
Belgium Delahaye Racing | Race Festival/Family Days |
R1 | 21 May | Belgium Stéphane Lémeret | Italy Giacomo Altoè | Belgium Stéphane Lémeret | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||
R2 | Italy Giacomo Altoè | Italy Giacomo Altoè | Belgium Delahaye Racing | |||||
R3 | Netherlands Jaap van Lagen | Netherlands Jaap van Lagen | Netherlands Jaap van Lagen | Netherlands Certainty Racing Team | ||||
R4 | Netherlands Jaap van Lagen | Netherlands Jaap van Lagen | Netherlands Certainty Racing Team | |||||
3 | QR | Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 3 June | Belgium Maxime Potty Belgium Mathieu Detry |
Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Netherlands Tom Coronel |
Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Netherlands Tom Coronel |
Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | New Race Festival |
R1 | 4 June | Netherlands Tom Coronel | Netherlands Tom Coronel | Netherlands Tom Coronel | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||
R2 | Belgium Maxime Potty | Netherlands Tom Coronel | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||||
R3 | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | ||||
R4 | Belgium Mathieu Detry | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||||
4 | QR | Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 15 July | Belgium Sam Dejonghe Belgium Denis Dupont |
Belgium Maxime Potty Belgium Mathieu Detry |
Belgium Sam Dejonghe Belgium Denis Dupont |
Belgium Team WRT | Zolder Superprix |
R1 | 16 July | Belgium Jonas de Kimpe | Belgium Edouard Mondron | Belgium Mathieu Detry | Belgium Team WRT | |||
R2 | Belgium Denis Dupont | Belgium Mathieu Detry | Belgium Team WRT | |||||
R3 | Belgium Maxime Potty | France Aurélien Comte | France Aurélien Comte | Belgium DG Sport Compétition | ||||
R4 | Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo | France Aurélien Comte | Belgium DG Sport Compétition | |||||
5 | QR | Belgium Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | 23–24 September | Belgium Stéphane Lémeret Belgium Benjamin Lessennes |
France Aurélien Comte Netherlands Kevin Abbring |
France Aurélien Comte Netherlands Kevin Abbring |
Belgium DG Sport Compétition | Kronos 10 hours of Mettet |
R1 | Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo | Belgium Stéphane Lémeret | Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo | Netherlands Bas Koeten Racing | ||||
R2 | Netherlands Kevin Abbring | Netherlands Kevin Abbring | Belgium DG Sport Compétition | |||||
R3 | France Aurélien Comte | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | ||||
R4 | France Aurélien Comte | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | |||||
6 | QR | Netherlands TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 21–22 October | Belgium Edouard Mondron Belgium Guillaume Mondron |
Netherlands Mika Morien Netherlands Rik Breukers |
Netherlands Willem Meyer Netherlands Paul Sieljes |
Netherlands Bas Koeten Racing | Formido Finale Races |
R1 | Belgium Mathieu Detry | Netherlands Willem Meyer | Belgium Sam Dejonghe | Belgium Team WRT | ||||
R2 | Belgium Mathieu Detry | Belgium Sam Dejonghe | Belgium Team WRT | |||||
R3 | Netherlands Rik Breukers | Netherlands Paul Sieljes | Belgium Denis Dupont | Belgium Team WRT | ||||
R4 | Belgium Maxime Potty | Belgium Maxime Potty | Belgium Team WRT |
Drivers' championships
In sprint races both the competing driver and the co-driver that is not competing score points.
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Bold – Pole |
Junior class
In contrast to the overall Drivers' championship only the driver competing scores points in sprint races.
Pos. | Driver | SPA Belgium |
ZAN Netherlands |
ZOL Belgium |
ZOL Belgium |
MET Belgium |
ASS Netherlands |
Pts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | |||
1 | Belgium Benjamin Lessennes | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 180 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Belgium Mathieu Detry | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Belgium Maxime Potty | 5 | Ret | 2 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 154 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Italy Giacomo Altoè | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Netherlands Mika Morien | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Netherlands Willem Meyer | Ret | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Netherlands Stan van Oord | 8 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | South Africa Sheldon van der Linde | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Netherlands Danny Kroes | 4 | 6 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | France Enzo Guibbert | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Austria Simon Reicher | 3 | 9 | Ret | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Belgium Romain de Leval | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts. |
SPA Belgium |
ZAN Netherlands |
ZOL Belgium |
ZOL Belgium |
MET Belgium |
ASS Netherlands |
Teams' championship
Points toward the Teams' championship are only awarded in the qualifying race.
Pos. | Team | SPA Belgium |
ZAN Netherlands |
ZOL Belgium |
ZOL Belgium |
MET Belgium |
ASS Netherlands |
Pts. |
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1 | Belgium Delahaye Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 116 |
2 | Belgium Team WRT | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 99 |
3 | Netherlands Bas Koeten Racing | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 83 |
4 | Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 74 |
5 | Belgium DG Sport Compétition | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | DNS | 68 |
6 | Belgium DK Racing | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||||
7 | Belgium Comtoyou Racing | 3 | Ret | 15 | ||||
8 | Netherlands Certainty Racing Team | 3 | 15 | |||||
9 | Netherlands Ferry Monster Autosport | 4 | 12 | |||||
10 | Belgium Milo Racing | 7 | 6 | |||||
11 | Belgium DG Sport Opel Team Belgium | 8 | 4 | |||||
Pos. | Team | SPA Belgium |
ZAN Netherlands |
ZOL Belgium |
ZOL Belgium |
MET Belgium |
ASS Netherlands |
Pts. |
Cars' championship
Points toward the Cars' championship are only awarded in the sprint races.
Pos. | Car | SPA Belgium |
ZAN Netherlands |
ZOL Belgium |
ZOL Belgium |
MET Belgium |
ASS Netherlands |
Pts. | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 416 |
2 | Honda Civic TCR | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 399 |
3 | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 379 |
4 | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 6 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 358 |
5 | SEAT León TCR | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 305 |
6 | Opel Astra TCR | 4 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Car | SPA Belgium |
ZAN Netherlands |
ZOL Belgium |
ZOL Belgium |
MET Belgium |
ASS Netherlands |
Pts. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Tom Coronel to challenge for 2017 TCR Benelux title with Stéphane Lémeret". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aurélien Panis will make TCR Benelux debut at Zandvoort". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ↑ Hudson, Neil (20 April 2017). "Giacomo Altoè joins Romain de Leval at Delahaye this weekend". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 "Results Qualifying TCR BeNeLux Round 2 - Zandvoort" (PDF).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Team WRT confirm Maxime Potty and Mathieu Detry for 2017". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Rob Huff joins Jean-Karl Vernay at Spa Francorchamps". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ↑ Casillo, Pietro (20 April 2017). "WRC driver Kevin Abbring to make touring car debut at Spa-Francorchamps". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Mat'o Homola and Fred Caprasse to race a DG Opel this weekend at Spa". TouringCarTimes.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Stefano Comini to share Comtoyou Audi with Sheldon van der Linde in Spa". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Last-minute entry for Pierre-Yves Corthals with Milo Racing". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Bas Koeten Racing first team to confirm Audi for TCR Benelux". TouringCarTimes.com. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Bas Koeten Racing confirms drivers for its two-car Audi campaign". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ↑ Hudson, Neil (29 October 2016). "TCR Benelux drops fan vote grid for 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "TCR Benelux Series 2016 pres video V3" (PDF). tcrbenelux.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Hudson, Neil (25 September 2016). "TCR Benelux series confirms its calendar for the 2017 season". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "TCR Benelux - Zes meetings, vijf verschillende circuits". TCR Benelux. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Clio Cup Benelux gaat samenwerken met TCR Benelux". TCR Benelux. 2016-12-19. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.