# 2017 Ferrari Challenge Europe

* Trofeo Pirelli Pro Champion
* Daniele di Amato
* Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am Champion
* Jens Liebhauser
* Coppa Shell Am Champion
* Johnny Laursen
The 2017 Ferrari Challenge Europe is the 24th season of Ferrari Challenge Europe. The season consisted of 7 rounds, starting at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo on May 20 and ending at the Mugello Circuit on October 28.
Fabienne Wohlwend became the first woman to win any Ferrari Challenge race in class or outright with her victory in the second Coppa Shell race at Imola.

## Calendar

| Rnd. | Circuit | Dates | Map |
| 1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | May 20–21 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |
| 2 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | June 10–11 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |
| 3 | Hungaroring | June 24–25 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |
| 4 | Circuit Paul Ricard | July 22–23 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |
| 5 | Silverstone Circuit | September 23–24 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |
| 6 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | October 7–8 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |
| 7 | Mugello Circuit | October 27–28 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |

## Entry list

All teams and drivers used the Ferrari 488 Challenge fitted with Pirelli tyres.

### Trofeo Pirelli

| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Octane126 | 1 | Björn Grossmann | Pro | 1, 3–7 |
| Octane126 | 8 | Fabio Leimer | Pro | 1–3, 7 |
| Formula Racing | 11 | Nicklas Nielsen | Pro | 7 |
| Baron Service | 19 | Per Nielsen | Pro-Am | All |
| Baron Service | 45 | Christian Overgård | Pro-Am | All |
| Baron Service | 82 | Palle Kjærsgård | Pro-Am | 1–2, 5, 7 |
| CDP | 20 | Andrea Gagliardini | Pro | 1–4 |
| CDP | 25 | Daniele di Amato | Pro | 2–6 |
| CDP | 69 | Marco Zanasi | Pro | 7 |
| Rossocorsa | 23 | "Greg B." | Pro-Am | 1 |
| Rossocorsa | 27 | Alessandro Vezzoni | Pro | All |
| Rossocorsa | 91 | Philipp Baron | Pro | All |
| Rossocorsa | 97 | Tommaso Rocca | Pro-Am | All |
| Gohm Motorsport | 26 | Alexander Nußbaumer | Pro-Am | 7 |
| Gohm Motorsport | 44 | Jens Liebhauser | Pro-Am | All |
| Gohm Motorsport | 47 | Gerald Aubock | Pro-Am | 3 |
| Gohm Motorsport | 51 | Thomas Löfflad | Pro-Am | 2 |
| Ferrari Budapest | 30 | Joshua Cartu | Pro-Am | All |
| Kessel Racing | 42 | Marc Muzzo | Pro-Am | 4 |
| Kessel Racing | 43 | Ettore Contini | Pro-Am | 3–4, 6 |
| Kessel Racing | 48 | Volkan Ekinci | Pro-Am | 5 |
| Ineco – MP Racing | 50 | David Gostner | Pro | 4 |
| Scuderia Autoropa | 70 | Martin Nelson | Pro-Am | All |
| Scuderia Autoropa | 72 | Mats Tidstrand | Pro-Am | 1, 4 |
| Scuderia Autoropa | 73 | Robin Jensen | Pro-Am | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Graypaul Nottingham | 80 | Marc Brough | Pro-Am | 1–2, 6–7 |
| Stratstone Ferrari | 81 | Bonamy Grimes | Pro-Am | 5–7 |
| Stratstone Ferrari | 92 | Sam Smeeth | Pro | All |
| HR Owen | 93 | Chris Froggatt | Pro-Am | All |

### Coppa Shell

| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Formula Racing | 100 | Tina Kok | Am | All |
| Formula Racing | 125 | Tadakazu Kojima | Am | 5–6 |
| Formula Racing | 157 | Tani Hanna | Am | 1–2, 7 |
| Formula Racing | 160 | Johnny Laursen | Am | All |
| Formula Racing | 168 | David Lim | Am | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Formula Racing | 171 | Per Falholt | Am | 2, 7 |
| Formula Racing | 198 | Eric Cheung | Am | All |
| Octane126 | 101 | Fabienne Wohlwend | Am | 2, 6–7 |
| Kessel Racing | 102 | Claudio Schiavoni | Am | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Kessel Racing | 108 | Deborah Mayer | Am | 1–2, 4 |
| Kessel Racing | 112 | Rick Lovat | Am | 1–5 |
| Kessel Racing | 126 | Henrik Kamstrup | Am | 3–4, 6–7 |
| Kessel Racing | 133 | Murat Cuhadaroğlu | Am | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
| Kessel Racing | 177 | Fons Scheltema | Am | All |
| Kessel Racing | 178 | Peter Görke | Am | 1–2 |
| Scuderia Praha | 117 | Dušan Palcr | Am | 2–3, 7 |
| Rossocorsa | 118 | James Weiland | Am | 3–7 |
| Rossocorsa | 193 | Alan Hegyi | Am | 4 |
| Penske Sportwagen Hamburg | 127 | Thomas Lindroth | Am | All |
| Gohm Motorsport | 128 | Christian Kinch | Am | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Gohm Motorsport | 169 | Karl Oppitzhauser | Am | 2, 6 |
| Baron Service | 144 | Vladimir Hladik | Am | All |
| HR Owen | 145 | Laurent de Meeus | Am | 5–7 |
| Charles Pozzi | 147 | Henri Hassid | Am | 2, 4–7 |
| Ineco – MP Racing | 161 | Thomas Gostner | Am | All |
| Ineco – MP Racing | 181 | Erich Prinoth | Am | All |
| Ineco – MP Racing | 183 | Manuela Gostner | Am | 1, 3–7 |
| Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne | 162 | Christophe Hurni | Am | All |
| Scuderia Autoropa | 199 | Ingvar Mattsson | Am | 1–2, 4–7 |

## Results and standings
### Race results

| Round | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Trofeo Pirelli Winners | Coppa Shell Winners |
| 1 | 1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt CS Am: Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Andrea Gagliardini TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Eric Cheung | Pro: Fabio Leimer Octane126 Pro-Am: Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Johnny Laursen Formula Racing |
| 1 | 2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt CS Am: Rick Lovat | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Joshua Cartu CS Am: Rick Lovat | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Rick Lovat Kessel Racing |
| 2 | 1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Martin Nelson CS Am: Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Tommaso Rocca CS Am: Eric Cheung | Pro: Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Erich Prinoth Ineco – MP Racing |
| 2 | 2 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Fons Scheltema | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 3 | 1 | Hungaroring | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Martin Nelson CS Am: Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Eric Cheung | Pro: Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Eric Cheung Formula Racing |
| 3 | 2 | Hungaroring | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Martin Nelson CS Am: Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt CS Am: Thomas Gostner | Pro: Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt HR Owen | Am: Johnny Laursen Formula Racing |
| 4 | 1 | Circuit Paul Ricard | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Tommaso Rocca CS Am: Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Tommaso Rocca CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Tommaso Rocca Rossocorsa | Am: Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 4 | 2 | Circuit Paul Ricard | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 5 | 1 | Silverstone Circuit | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt CS Am: Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt HR Owen | Am: Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 5 | 2 | Silverstone Circuit | TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt CS Am: Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Christian Overgård CS Am: Johnny Laursen | Pro: Philipp Baron Rossocorsa Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt HR Owen | Am: Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 6 | 1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: Chris Froggatt CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 6 | 2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | TP Pro: Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Fabienne Wohlwend | TP Pro: Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Fabienne Wohlwend Octane126 |
| 7 | 1 | Mugello Circuit | TP Pro: Nicklas Nielsen TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Nicklas Nielsen TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Nicklas Nielsen Formula Racing Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Johnny Laursen Formula Racing |
| 7 | 2 | Mugello Circuit | TP Pro: Nicklas Nielsen TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Fabienne Wohlwend | TP Pro: Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Henri Hassid | Pro: Nicklas Nielsen Formula Racing Pro-Am: Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |

### Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
| Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th or lower | Pole | FLap | Entry |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Trofeo Pirelli

| Pos. | Driver | VAL | VAL | MNZ | MNZ | BUD | BUD | LEC | LEC | SIL | SIL | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Points |
| Pro Class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daniele di Amato | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | 193 |
| 2 | Sam Smeeth | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 155 |
| 3 | Philipp Baron | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 151 |
| 4 | Björn Grossmann | 3 | 1 | | | DNS | DNS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 147 |
| 5 | Alessandro Vezzoni | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 5 | 130 |
| 6 | Fabio Leimer | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 105.5 |
| 7 | Andrea Gagliardini | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 58 |
| 8 | Nicklas Nielsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Marco Zanasi | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | David Gostner | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pro-Am Class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jens Liebhauser | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 217 |
| 2 | Martin Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 178 |
| 3 | Chris Froggatt | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 177.5 |
| 4 | Tommaso Rocca | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 120 |
| 5 | Christian Overgård | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 98 |
| 6 | Joshua Cartu | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 94 |
| 7 | Robin Jensen | 10 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 61 |
| 8 | Bonamy Grimes | | | | | | | | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 45 |
| 9 | Marc Brough | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 40.5 |
| = | Per Nielsen | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 40.5 |
| 11 | Ettore Contini | | | | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | Ret | DNS | | | 37 |
| 12 | Marc Muzzo | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 13 | Gerald Aubock | | | | | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 14 | Mats Tidstrand | 8 | 9 | | | | | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | 11 |
| = | Thomas Löfflad | | | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 16 | Palle Kjærsgård | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | | | | | 8 | Ret | | | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 17 | Volkan Ekinci | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | | | | | 6 |
| 18 | "Greg B." | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| = | Alexander Nußbaumer | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 5 |

#### Coppa Shell

| Pos. | Driver | VAL | VAL | MNZ | MNZ | BUD | BUD | LEC | LEC | SIL | SIL | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Points |
| Am Class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Johnny Laursen | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 199 |
| 2 | Henri Hassid | | | Ret | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 163 |
| 3 | Eric Cheung | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 102 |
| = | Christophe Hurni | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 102 |
| 5 | Erich Prinoth | 8 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 97 |
| = | Fons Scheltema | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | Ret | 97 |
| 7 | Rick Lovat | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | | | 73 |
| 8 | Fabienne Wohlwend | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 67.5 |
| 9 | Vladimir Hladik | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | DNS | 8 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 52 |
| 10 | Thomas Gostner | 15 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 51.5 |
| 11 | Manuela Gostner | 13 | 9 | | | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 47 |
| 12 | James Weiland | | | | | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40.5 |
| 13 | Tani Hanna | 12 | 3 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| 14 | Murat Cuhadaroğlu | 9 | 14 | 9 | Ret | | | 9 | 8 | | | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 15 | Claudio Schiavoni | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | | | 17 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 21 |
| 16 | Christian Kinch | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | | | | | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 20 |
| 17 | Thomas Lindroth | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| 18 | Tadakazu Kojima | | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 20 | 13 | | | 16 |
| 19 | Ingvar Mattsson | 11 | 12 | 15 | Ret | | | DNS | DNS | 14 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| 20 | Dušan Palcr | | | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 8 |
| 21 | Tina Kok | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 |
| 22 | David Lim | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | | | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 6 |
| 23 | Deborah Mayer | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | | | 14 | DNS | | | | | | | 5 |
| 24 | Henrik Kamstrup | | | | | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | | | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 25 | Laurent de Meeus | | | | | | | | | 15 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 26 | Per Falholt | | | 19 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| = | Peter Görke | 16 | 15 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Karl Oppitzhauser | | | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | DNS | 22 | | | 2 |
| 29 | Alan Hegyi | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | 1 |