# 2017 Audi Sport TT Cup

The 2017 Audi Sport TT Cup was the third and the final season of the Audi Sport TT Cup. It began on 6 May at Hockenheim and finished on 15 October at Hockenheim after seven double-header meetings, all of which were support events for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and 24 Hours Nürburgring.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Permanent Entries |||
| 2 | Finlay Hutchison | 1–3 |
| 3 | Gosia Rdest | All |
| 4 | Drew Ridge | All |
| 5 | Fabienne Wohlwend | All |
| 7 | Vivien Keszthelyi | All |
| 8 | Yannik Brandt | All |
| 9 | Mike Beckhusen | 1–5 |
| 11 | Tommaso Mosca | All |
| 14 | Josh Caygill | 6–7 |
| 15 | Jack Manchester | 1–3 |
| 17 | Keagan Masters | 1–4, 6–7 |
| 23 | Philip Ellis | All |
| 24 | Simon Wirth | All |
| 25 | Mikel Azcona | All |
| 31 | Kevin Arnold | All |
| 43 | Milan Dontje | All |
| 55 | Fabian Vettel | All |
| Guest Entries |||
| 96 | Roman Wittemeier | 4 |
| 97 | Linus Straßer | 3 |
| 97 | Daniel Rösner | 4 |
| 97 | Marco Melandri | 5 |
| 98 | Benoît Tréluyer | 1 |
| 98 | Johnny Cecotto, Sr. | 2 |
| 98 | Daniel Geradtz | 3 |
| 98 | Bernhard van Oranje | 4 |
| 98 | Matthias Dolderer | 5 |
| 98 | Max Franz | 6 |
| 98 | Daniel Grunenberg | 7 |
| 99 | James Taylor | 1 |
| 99 | Sönke Brederlow | 2 |
| 99 | Giedo van der Garde | 4 |
| 99 | Felix von der Laden | 5 |
| 99 | Benjamin Raich | 6 |
| 99 | "Mr. Goodlife" | 7 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 1 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg (Grand Prix Circuit) | 5 May | Yannik Brandt | Philip Ellis | Philip Ellis |
| 1 | R2 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg (Grand Prix Circuit) | 6 May | Milan Dontje | Philip Ellis | Philip Ellis |
| 2 | R1 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate (Grand Prix Circuit) | 27 May | Mikel Azcona | Race abandoned before half-distance | Race abandoned before half-distance |
| 2 | R2 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate (Grand Prix Circuit) | 28 May | Philip Ellis | Mikel Azcona | Philip Ellis |
| 3 | R1 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 1 July | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona |
| 3 | R2 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 2 July | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland | 19 August | Philip Ellis | Philip Ellis | Philip Ellis |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, North Holland | 20 August | Tommaso Mosca | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate (Sprint Circuit) | 10 September | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate (Sprint Circuit) | 11 September | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona |
| 6 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 23 September | Mikel Azcona | Milan Dontje | Keagan Masters |
| 6 | R2 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 24 September | Keagan Masters | Mikel Azcona | Keagan Masters |
| 7 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg (Grand Prix Circuit) | 14 October | Philip Ellis | Keagan Masters | Philip Ellis |
| 7 | R2 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg (Grand Prix Circuit) | 15 October | Philip Ellis | Simon Wirth | Mikel Azcona |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top eighteen classified finishers as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th |
| Points | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | NOR | NOR | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | RBR | RBR | HOC | HOC | Points |
| 1 | Philip Ellis | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 259 |
| 2 | Mikel Azcona | Ret | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 1 | 235 |
| 3 | Tommaso Mosca | 7 | 5 | C | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 196 |
| 4 | Milan Dontje | 4 | 6 | C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 193 |
| 5 | Drew Ridge | 12 | 11 | C | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 153 |
| 6 | Gosia Rdest | 2 | 2 | C | 4 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 10 | 149 |
| 7 | Keagan Masters | 6 | 7 | C | 15 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 148 |
| 8 | Yannik Brandt | 3 | 9 | C | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 141 |
| 9 | Fabian Vettel | 13 | 8 | C | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | 122 |
| 10 | Simon Wirth | DNS | DNS | C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 105 |
| 11 | Fabienne Wohlwend | 8 | 12 | C | 13 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 97 |
| 12 | Kevin Arnold | Ret | Ret | C | 10 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 71 |
| 13 | Vivien Keszthelyi | DNS | Ret | C | DNS | Ret | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 65 |
| 14 | Mike Beckhusen | Ret | 13 | C | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | | | | | 51 |
| 15 | Josh Caygill | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 40 |
| 16 | Finlay Hutchison | 9 | 3 | C | Ret | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 17 | Jack Manchester | 11 | 15 | C | 12 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||||
| | Benoît Tréluyer | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Johnny Cecotto, Sr. | | | C | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Giedo van der Garde | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Linus Straßer | | | | | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | James Taylor | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marco Melandri | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Felix von der Laden | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | 0 |
| | “Mr. Goodlife” | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| | Matthias Dolderer | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | | | | | 0 |
| | Max Franz | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | 0 |
| | Benjamin Raich | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Rösner | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Roman Wittemeier | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sönke Brederlow | | | C | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Grunenberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Bernhard van Oranje | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Geradtz | | | | | DNS | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | NOR | NOR | ZAN | ZAN | NÜR | NÜR | RBR | RBR | HOC | HOC | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

#### Non-Championship 'Legends Race'

At the final round of the championship in Hockenheim, a non-championship "Legends Race" took place in which drivers with 'legendary' connections took over the series regulars' cars for a 12 lap race.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Grid | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 17 | Frank Stippler | 1 | 12 Laps |
| 2 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | 10 | +0.821 |
| 3 | 7 | Marcel Fässler | 11 | +6.174 |
| 4 | 11 | Emanuele Pirro | 12 | +12.419 |
| 5 | 55 | Rinaldo Capello | 8 | +12.916 |
| 6 | 8 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 16 | +15.903 |
| 7 | 3 | Vanina Ickx | 15 | +19.719 |
| 8 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 14 | +20.519 |
| 9 | 43 | Lucas Luhr | 9 | +2 laps |
| Ret | 31 | Marco Werner | 6 | Crash damage |
| Ret | 24 | Christian Abt | 13 | Puncture |
| Ret | 5 | Rahel Frey | 7 | Crash damage |
| Ret | 9 | Stéphane Ortelli | 5 | Crash |
| Ret | 4 | Frank Biela | 2 | Crash damage |
| Ret | 14 | Tom Kristensen | 3 | Crash |
| Ret | 23 | Filipe Albuquerque | 4 | Crash |