2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil
The 2017 Porsche Império GT3 Cup Challenge Brasil is the first one-make Porsche racing championship in South America for 911 GT3 Cup cars and this was the thirteenth season. It started on March 18 with a Sprint race in Curitiba and finished on December 2 with an Endurance race in São Paulo. It was first held in 2005 and follows the same formula basis used in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup championships held around the world. Drivers. All cars are overseen by the Dener Motorsport team. Cup, that uses the same cars  of the European series; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991) and Challenge, that uses Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 997) cars with a less-powerful engine. Race Calendar and Results. Races Cup Sprint. All races are scheduled to be held in Brazil and Argentina. Races Challenge Sprint. All races are scheduled to be held in Brazil and Argentina. Endurance Series. All races are scheduled to be held in Brazil. Drivers' Championship. Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 70% of the race distance and was running at  the completion of the race. The sprint races has the partially top 6 or 10 grid depending on a draw. Only the best 11 results in cup class counts toward the championship, while in challenge class only the best 5 results.