# 2017 Le Mans Cup

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 June |
| 2 | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 55 minutes | 17 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 October |
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## Entry list
### LMP3

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | John Falb | 2 |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | Sean Rayhall | 2 |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 22 | Matthew Bell | All |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 22 | Jim McGuire | All |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 23 | Richard Meins | All |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 23 | Shaun Lynn | 1–3, 5 |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 23 | Andrew Bentley | 4, 6 |
| DKR Engineering | Norma M30 | 3 | Jean Glorieux | All |
| DKR Engineering | Norma M30 | 3 | Alexander Toril | All |
| DKR Engineering | Norma M30 | 6 | Edgar Lau | 2 |
| DKR Engineering | Norma M30 | 6 | Jacques Wolf | 2 |
| DKR Engineering | ADESS-03 | 91 | Sylvain Boulay | 2 |
| DKR Engineering | ADESS-03 | 91 | Yojiro Terada | 2 |
| Cool Racing by GPC | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Alexandre Coigny | 2–6 |
| Cool Racing by GPC | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Gino Forgione | 2 |
| Cool Racing by GPC | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Iradj Alexander | 3–5 |
| Cool Racing by GPC | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Antonin Borga | 6 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Joël Janco | All |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Gerry Kraut | 1–2 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Scott Andrews | 3 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Kenton Koch | 4–5 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Jonatan Jorge | 6 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 10 | Antonin Borga | 2 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 10 | Lucas Borga | 2 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Lucas Légeret | 2 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Nicolas Melin | 2 |
| SVC Sport Management | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Marco Cencetti | 2–3 |
| SVC Sport Management | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Marcello Marateotto | 2–3 |
| RLR MSport | Ligier JS P3 | 14 | Alex Kapadia | All |
| RLR MSport | Ligier JS P3 | 14 | Ross Warburton | 1, 3–6 |
| RLR MSport | Ligier JS P3 | 14 | Martin Rich | 2 |
| RLR MSport | Ligier JS P3 | 87 | Morten Dons | 2 |
| RLR MSport | Ligier JS P3 | 87 | John Farano | 2 |
| By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 15 | Ate de Jong | 2 |
| By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 15 | Tacksung Kim | 2 |
| M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 18 | Alexandre Cougnaud | 2 |
| M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 18 | Romano Ricci | 2 |
| M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 53 | Natan Bihel | All |
| M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 53 | Laurent Millara | All |
| M.Racing - YMR | Norma M30 | 19 | Erwin Creed | 2 |
| M.Racing - YMR | Norma M30 | 19 | Yann Ehrlacher | 2 |
| BE Motorsport | Ligier JS P3 | 33 | Javier Ibrán | 1–5 |
| BE Motorsport | Ligier JS P3 | 33 | Mathijs Bakker | 1, 3–5 |
| BE Motorsport | Ligier JS P3 | 33 | Dirk Waaijenberg | 2 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 39 | Scott Andrews | 6 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 39 | Eric Trouillet | 6 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 40 | Richard Bradley | 5 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 40 | William Lok | 5 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 65 | Émilien Carde | All |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 65 | Adrien Chila | All |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 66 | Scott Andrews | 2 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 66 | John Corbett | 2 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 72 | Philippe Cimadomo | 2 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 72 | Thomas Dagoneau | 2 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 89 | Greg Taylor | 2 |
| Graff | Ligier JS P3 | 89 | James Winslow | 2 |
| KEO Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 43 | Scott Andrews | 1 |
| KEO Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 43 | Yoshiharu Mori | 1 |
| SPV MotorSport | Ligier JS P3 | 44 | Álvaro Fontes | 1–3 |
| SPV MotorSport | Ligier JS P3 | 44 | Kim Rødkjær | 1 |
| SPV MotorSport | Ligier JS P3 | 44 | Andrew Cummings | 2–3 |
| Kox Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 48 | Peter Kox | 1–2, 4 |
| Kox Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 48 | Nico Pronk | 1–2, 4 |
| Win Motorsport | Ligier JS P3 | 49 | Richard Bradley | 2 |
| Win Motorsport | Ligier JS P3 | 49 | William Lok | 2 |
| Spirit of Race | Ligier JS P3 | 55 | Claudio Sdanewitsch | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ligier JS P3 | 55 | Maurizio Mediani | 1 |
| Spirit of Race | Ligier JS P3 | 55 | Michele Rugolo | 2–6 |
| Nielsen Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 79 | Colin Noble | All |
| Nielsen Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 79 | Anthony Wells | All |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 85 | Mark Kvamme | 2 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 85 | Alex Popow | 2 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 86 | Ricky Capo | 2 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 86 | Andrea Dromedari | 2 |
| AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 90 | Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. | 2 |
| AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 90 | Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. | 2 |
| TKS | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | 92 | Shinyo Sano | 2 |
| TKS | Ginetta-Juno LMP3 | 92 | Takuya Shirasaka | 2 |
| Motorsport 98 | Ligier JS P3 | 98 | Eric De Doncker | All |
| Motorsport 98 | Ligier JS P3 | 98 | Andy Meyrick | All |
| N'Race | Ligier JS P3 | 99 | Alain Costa | All |
| N'Race | Ligier JS P3 | 99 | Jordan Perroy | 1–2, 5 |
| N'Race | Ligier JS P3 | 99 | Thomas Accary | 3 |
| N'Race | Ligier JS P3 | 99 | Gaëtan Paletou | 4 |
| N'Race | Ligier JS P3 | 99 | Stéphane Tribaudini | 6 |

### GT3

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 5 | Tom Onslow-Cole | All |
| Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 5 | Remon Leonard Vos | All |
| Lee Mowle | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 7 | Lee Mowle | All |
| Lee Mowle | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 7 | Phil Keen | 1–4, 6 |
| Lee Mowle | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 7 | Dominik Baumann | 5 |
| SVC Sport Management | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 8 | Steeve Hiesse | All |
| SVC Sport Management | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 8 | Cédric Mézard | All |
| Gulf Racing UK | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 20 | Andrew Baker | 2, 5–6 |
| Gulf Racing UK | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 20 | Ben Barker | 2, 5–6 |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 24 | Michael Benham | 2 |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 24 | Duncan Tappy | 2 |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 88 | Chris Goodwin | 2 |
| Garage 59 | McLaren 650S GT3 | 88 | Alexander West | 2 |
| Delahaye Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 28 | Pierre-Étienne Bordet | 2 |
| Delahaye Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 28 | Alexandre Viron | 2 |
| Ebimotors | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 46 | Fabio Babini | All |
| Ebimotors | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 46 | Emanuele Busnelli | All |
| Larbre Compétition | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 50 | Franck Labescat | 2 |
| Larbre Compétition | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 50 | Christian Philippon | 2 |
| Optimum Racing | Audi R8 LMS | 75 | Flick Haigh | 1–4 |
| Optimum Racing | Audi R8 LMS | 75 | Joe Osborne | 1–4 |
| IMSA Performance | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 76 | Thierry Cornac | 2 |
| IMSA Performance | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 76 | Raymond Narac | 2 |
| IMSA Performance | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 96 | Michel Ettouati | 2 |
| IMSA Performance | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 96 | Franck Racinet | 2 |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 93 | Deborah Mayer | 2 |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 93 | Claudio Schiavoni | 2 |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 93 | Andrea Piccini | 6 |
| Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 93 | Claudio Schiavoni | 6 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 94 | Martin Lanting | 2 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 94 | Patrick Van Glabeke | 2 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 95 | Maurizio Mediani | 2–3 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | 95 | Christoph Ulrich | 2–3 |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 97 | Ahmad Al Harthy | 2 |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | 97 | Tom Jackson | 2 |

## Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | LMP3 Winning Team | GT3 Winning Team |
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | LMP3 Winning Drivers | GT3 Winning Drivers |
| 1 | 1 | Monza | No. 79 Nielsen Racing | No. 7 Lee Mowle |
| 1 | 1 | Monza | Colin Noble Anthony Wells | Phil Keen Lee Mowle |
| 2 | R1 | Le Mans | No. 2 United Autosports | No. 97 TF Sport |
| 2 | R1 | Le Mans | Sean Rayhall John Falb | Ahmad Al Harthy Tom Jackson |
| 2 | R2 | Le Mans | No. 3 DKR Engineering | No. 97 TF Sport |
| 2 | R2 | Le Mans | Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril | Ahmad Al Harthy Tom Jackson |
| 3 | 3 | Red Bull Ring | No. 3 DKR Engineering | No. 46 Ebimotors |
| 3 | 3 | Red Bull Ring | Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril | Fabio Babini Emanuele Busnelli |
| 4 | 4 | Paul Ricard | No. 3 DKR Engineering | No. 46 Ebimotors |
| 4 | 4 | Paul Ricard | Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril | Fabio Babini Emanuele Busnelli |
| 5 | 5 | Spa | No. 3 DKR Engineering | No. 7 Lee Mowle |
| 5 | 5 | Spa | Jean Glorieux Alexander Toril | Dominik Baumann Lee Mowle |
| 6 | 6 | Portimão | No. 98 Motorsport 98 | No. 20 Gulf Racing UK |
| 6 | 6 | Portimão | Eric De Doncker Andy Meyrick | Andrew Baker Ben Barker |
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## Standings

Points are awarded according to the following structure (except Le Mans):
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other | 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 | Other | Pole |
| Points | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |

### LMP3 Driver's championships (top-5)

| Pos. | 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 | 61.5 |
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Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |

### GT3 Driver's championships (top-5)

| Pos. | Driver | Team | MNZ | LM1 | LM2 | 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 | | | 49.5 |
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Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |

### LMP3 Team's championships (top-5)

| Pos. | Team | Car | MNZ | LM1 | LM2 | RBR | LEC | SPA | POR | Total |
| 1 | #3 DKR Engineering | Norma 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 |
| 3 | Eric De Doncker | Motorsport 98 | 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 | 61.5 |
| Sources: |||||||||||
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |

### GT3 Team's championships (top-5)

| Pos. | Team | Car | MNZ | LM1 | LM2 | 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 | 44.5 |
| Sources: |||||||||||
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |