2017 European Le Mans Series
The 2017 European Le Mans Series season was the fourteenth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Silverstone Circuit, in conjunction with the FIA World Endurance Championship, on 15 April and ended at Algarve International Circuit on 22 October.
Regulations
The 2017 season sees new regulations regarding the LMP2 class introduced. Teams are able to choose from four different chassis constructors: Dallara, Onroak Automotive, Oreca and a joint-venture between Riley Technologies/Multimatic. Gibson Technology is the exclusive engine supplier for the class, with all cars equipped with a 4.2-litre, normally-aspirated V8 engine, producing approximately 600hp. Cosworth Electronics is also the exclusive electronics supplier.The aim of the new regulations is to ensure long-term success for the category with a reduction in costs and the guarantee of stable regulations.
Provisional calendar
The provisional 2017 calendar was announced at 23 September 2016. The calendar comprises six events, featuring the same four circuits that hosted events in 2016 and for the first time since 2008 and 2010 it included events at Monza and Algarve respectively, which are stand-alone events. For the fifth consecutive season, Silverstone hosts the opening rounds of both the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. While other rounds are collaboration with 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | 4 Hours of Silverstone |  Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone, United Kingdom | 15 April |
| 2 | 4 Hours of Monza |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Monza, Italy | 14 May |
| 3 | 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |  Red Bull Ring | Spielberg, Austria | 23 July |
| 4 | 4 Hours of Le Castellet |  Circuit Paul Ricard | Le Castellet, France | 27 August |
| 5 | 4 Hours of Spa |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 24 September |
| 6 | 4 Hours of Portimão |  Algarve International Circuit | Portimão, Portugal | 22 October |
Entry list
The provisional entry list was announced on 2 February 2017.LMP2
In accordance with the new LMP2 regulations for 2017, all cars utilise the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine.| Entrant/Team | Chassis | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds | |
 DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 21 | Ben Hanley | All | |
| DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 21 |  Henrik Hedman | All | |
| DragonSpeed | Oreca 07 | 21 | Nicolas Lapierre | All | |
 G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 | 22 |  Memo Rojas | All | |
| G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 | 22 | Léo Roussel | All | |
| G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 | 22 |  Ryo Hirakawa | 1–2, 5–6 | |
| G-Drive Racing | Oreca 07 | 22 | Nicolas Minassian | 3–4 | |
| Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P217 | 23 | Fabien Barthez | All | |
| Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P217 | 23 | Timothé Buret | All | |
| Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P217 | 23 | Nathanaël Berthon | 1, 3–6 | |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 25 | Matt McMurry | All | |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 25 | Andrea Pizzitola | All | |
| Algarve Pro Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 25 | Andrea Roda | All | |
| SMP Racing | Dallara P217 | 27 | Matevos Isaakyan | 3–6 | |
| SMP Racing | Dallara P217 | 27 | Egor Orudzhev | 3–6 | |
| IDEC Sport Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 28 | Patrice Lafargue | All | |
| IDEC Sport Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 28 | Paul Lafargue | All | |
| IDEC Sport Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 28 | David Zollinger | 1 | |
| IDEC Sport Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 28 | Olivier Pla | 2–4 | |
| IDEC Sport Racing | Ligier JS P217 | 28 | Paul-Loup Chatin | 5–6 | |
 Racing Team Nederland | Dallara P217 | 29 | Frits van Eerd | All | |
| Racing Team Nederland | Dallara P217 | 29 | Jan Lammers | All | |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P217 | 32 | Filipe Albuquerque | All | |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P217 | 32 | William Owen | All | |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P217 | 32 |  Hugo de Sadeleer | All | |
| Tockwith Motorsports | Ligier JS P217 | 34 | Philip Hanson | 1–3 | |
| Tockwith Motorsports | Ligier JS P217 | 34 | Nigel Moore | 1–3 | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 39 | Enzo Guibbert | All | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 39 | Paul Petit | All | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 39 | Eric Trouillet | 1–4 | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 39 | Jonathan Hirschi | 5 | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 39 | Ricardo Sánchez | 6 | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 40 |  James Allen | All | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 40 | Richard Bradley | All | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 40 | Franck Matelli | 1–2 | |
| Graff | Oreca 07 | 40 |  Gustavo Yacamán | 3–6 | |
| Cetilar Villorba Corse | Dallara P217 | 47 | Andrea Belicchi | All | |
| Cetilar Villorba Corse | Dallara P217 | 47 | Roberto Lacorte | All | |
| Cetilar Villorba Corse | Dallara P217 | 47 | Giorgio Sernagiotto | All | |
 High Class Racing | Dallara P217 | 49 | Dennis Andersen | All | |
| High Class Racing | Dallara P217 | 49 | Anders Fjordbach | All |
LMP3
All cars utilise the Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 engine and Michelin tyres.| Entrant/Team | Chassis | Drivers | Rounds | |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | John Falb | All |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 2 | Sean Rayhall | All |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 3 | Wayne Boyd | All |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 3 | Christian England | All |
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P3 | 3 | Mark Patterson | All |
| Cool Racing by GPC | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Iradj Alexander | All |
| Cool Racing by GPC | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Gino Forgione | 1–2 |
| Cool Racing by GPC | Ligier JS P3 | 4 | Alexandre Coigny | 2–6 |
 By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 5 |  Jürgen Krebs | All |
| By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 5 | Tim Müller | All |
| By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 5 |  Tristan Viidas | 1–3 |
| By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 5 | Timur Boguslavskiy | 6 |
| By Speed Factory | Ligier JS P3 | 5 | Giorgio Maggi | 6 |
| 360 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 6 | Ross Kaiser | All |
| 360 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 6 | Anthony Wells | All |
| 360 Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 6 | Terrence Woodward | All |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 7 | Antonin Borga | All |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 7 | David Droux | All |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 7 | Nicolas Schatz | All |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 8 | Vincent Beltoise | All |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 8 | Henry Hassid | 1–2 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 8 | Lucas Légeret | 2–6 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 8 | Douglas Lundberg | 3 |
| Duqueine Engineering | Ligier JS P3 Norma M30 | 8 | Nicolas Melin | 4–6 |
| AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 9 |  Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. | All |
| AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. | All |
| AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Mikkel Jensen | 1, 3–6 |
| AT Racing | Ligier JS P3 | 9 | Maurizio Mediani | 2 |
| Oregon Team | Norma M30 | 10 | Dario Capitanio | All |
| Oregon Team | Norma M30 | 10 | Andrés Méndez | All |
| Oregon Team | Norma M30 | 10 | Davide Roda | All |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Giorgio Mondini | All |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Davide Uboldi | 1–3 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Marco Jacoboni | 4–5 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 11 | Andrea Dromedari | 6 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Andrea Dromedari | 1–5 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Max Hanratty | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Maxime Pialat | 1–2 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 12 | Ricky Capo | 3–6 |
| Eurointernational | Ligier JS P3 | 12 |  James Dayson | 3, 6 |
 Inter Europol Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 13 | Martin Hippe | All |
| Inter Europol Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 13 | Jakub Smiechowski | All |
| RLR Msport | Ligier JS P3 | 15 | Morten Dons | All |
| RLR Msport | Ligier JS P3 | 15 | John Farano | All |
| RLR Msport | Ligier JS P3 | 15 | Alex Kapadia | All |
| Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 16 | Theo Bean | All |
| Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 16 | Eric Debard | All |
| Panis Barthez Competition | Ligier JS P3 | 16 | Simon Gachet | All |
| Ultimate | Ligier JS P3 | 17 | François Hériau | All |
| Ultimate | Ligier JS P3 | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Lahaye | All |
| Ultimate | Ligier JS P3 | 17 | Matthieu Lahaye | All |
| M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 18 | Alexandre Cougnaud | All |
| M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 18 | Antoine Jung | All |
| M.Racing - YMR | Ligier JS P3 | 18 | Romano Ricci | All |
| M.Racing - YMR | Norma M30 | 19 | Erwin Creed | 1–4, 6 |
| M.Racing - YMR | Norma M30 | 19 | Ricky Capo | 1–2 |
| M.Racing - YMR | Norma M30 | 19 | Yann Ehrlacher | 1, 3–6 |
| M.Racing - YMR | Norma M30 | 19 | Neale Muston | 5 |
LMGTE
All teams will use Dunlop tyres.| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | Drivers | Rounds | |
| Larbre Compétition | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 50 | Romain Brandela | 2 |
| Larbre Compétition | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 50 | Christian Philippon | 2 |
| Larbre Compétition | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 50 |  Fernando Rees | 2 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 51 | Andrea Bertolini | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 51 | Gianluca Roda | 1–4, 6 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 51 | Giorgio Roda | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 51 | Rino Mastronardi | 5 |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 55 | Duncan Cameron | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 55 |  Matt Griffin | All |
| Spirit of Race | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 55 | Aaron Scott | All |
| JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | Jody Fannin | All |
| JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | Robert Smith | All |
| JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | Rory Butcher | 1 |
| JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | Jonny Cocker | 2–4 |
| JMW Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | Will Stevens | 5–6 |
| Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 77 | Matteo Cairoli | All |
| Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 77 | Joël Camathias | All |
| Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 77 | Christian Ried | All |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 90 | Euan Hankey | All |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 90 | Nicki Thiim | All |
| TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 90 |  Salih Yoluc | All |
| Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 99 | Andrew Howard | All |
| Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 99 | Darren Turner | All |
| Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 99 | Ross Gunn | 1–5 |
| Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | 99 | Immanuel Vinke | 6 |
Results and standings
Race results
Bold indicates overall winner.| Circuit | LMP2 Winning Team | LMP3 Winning Team | GTE Winning Team | Results | |
| Circuit | LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMP3 Winning Drivers | GTE Winning Drivers | Results | |
| 1 | Silverstone | No. 32 United Autosports | No. 2 United Autosports | No. 90 TF Sport | Report |
| 1 | Silverstone | Filipe Albuquerque William Owen Hugo de Sadeleer | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Euan Hankey Nicki Thiim Salih Yoluc | Report |
| 2 | Monza | No. 22 G-Drive Racing | No. 19 M.Racing - YMR | No. 66 JMW Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | Monza | Ryo Hirakawa Memo Rojas Léo Roussel | Ricky Capo Erwin Creed | Jonny Cocker Jody Fannin Robert Smith | Report |
| 3 | Red Bull Ring | No. 32 United Autosports | No. 11 Eurointernational | No. 55 Spirit of Race | Report |
| 3 | Red Bull Ring | Filipe Albuquerque William Owen Hugo de Sadeleer | Giorgio Mondini Davide Uboldi | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott | Report |
| 4 | Paul Ricard | No. 27 SMP Racing | No. 2 United Autosports | No. 55 Spirit of Race | Report |
| 4 | Paul Ricard | Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev | John Falb Sean Rayhall | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott | Report |
| 5 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 40 Graff | No. 9 AT Racing | No. 51 Spirit of Race | Report |
| 5 | Spa-Francorchamps | James Allen Richard Bradley Gustavo Yacamán | Mikkel Jensen Alexander Talkanitsa, Jr. Alexander Talkanitsa, Sr. | Andrea Bertolini Giorgio Roda Rino Mastronardi | Report |
| 6 | Portimão | No. 40 Graff | No. 3 United Autosports | No. 77 Proton Competition | Report |
| 6 | Portimão | James Allen Richard Bradley Gustavo Yacamán''' | Wayne Boyd Christian England Mark Patterson | Matteo Cairoli Joël Camathias Christian Ried | Report |
To be classified a car will have to cross the finish line on the race track when the chequered flag is shown, except in a case of force majeure at the Stewards’ discretion and have covered at least 70% of the distance covered by the car classified in first place in the overall classification.
Teams Championships
Points are awarded according to the following structure:| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
LMP2 Teams Championship
LMP3 Teams Championship
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