2017 Petit Le Mans
The 20th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans was the 2017 edition of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, held on October 4–7, 2017, at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia, United States. It was the 12th and final race of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the fourth Petit Le Mans run since the formation of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2014.
Qualifying
Provisional pole positions in each class are denoted in bold. All Prototype and Prototype Challenge cars were grouped together on the starting grid, regardless of qualifying position.Class | Team | Car | Driver | Time | Grid | ||
1 | P | 6 | Team Penske | Oreca 07 | Hélio Castroneves | 1:11.314 | 1 |
2 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Nissan Onroak DPi | Pipo Derani | 1:11.475 | 2 |
3 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Nissan Onroak DPi | Brendon Hartley | 1:11.499 | 3 |
4 | P | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Oreca 07 | Mathias Beche | 1:11.623 | 4 |
5 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Ligier JS P217 | Renger van der Zande | 1:11.934 | 5 |
6 | P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Ligier JS P217 | Olivier Pla | 1:12.106 | 6 |
7 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Ricky Taylor | 1:12.121 | 7 |
8 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Oreca 07 | Mikhail Goikhberg | 1:12.388 | 8 |
9 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:12.393 | 9 |
10 | P | 31 | Whelen Racing Engineering | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Eric Curran | 1:13.051 | 10 |
11 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | James French | 1:16.059 | 11 |
12 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | Garett Grist | 1:17.244 | 12 |
13 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | Don Yount | 1:17.628 | 13 |
14 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Ferrari 488 GTE | Toni Vilander | 1:17.660 | 14 |
15 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | Richard Westbrook | 1:17.705 | 15 |
16 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Antonio García | 1:17.714 | 16 |
17 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | Joey Hand | 1:17.729 | 17 |
18 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM | Bill Auberlen | 1:17.731 | 18 |
19 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Oliver Gavin | 1:17.823 | 19 |
20 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | BMW M6 GTLM | Martin Tomczyk | 1:18.084 | 20 |
21 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:18.161 | 21 |
22 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | Patrick Pilet | 1:18.426 | 22 |
23 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Matteo Cressoni | 1:20.661 | 23 |
24 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Acura NSX GT3 | Andy Lally | 1:20.739 | 24 |
25 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Jack Hawksworth | 1:20.798 | 25 |
26 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | Sheldon van der Linde | 1:20.830 | 26 |
27 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | Jesse Krohn | 1:20.904 | 27 |
28 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Michael Christensen | 1:20.968 | 28 |
29 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Acura NSX GT3 | Oswaldo Negri, Jr. | 1:20.998 | 29 |
30 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Jeroen Mul | 1:21.063 | 30 |
31 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Sage Karam | 1:21.115 | 31 |
32 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Audi R8 LMS | Andrew Davis | 1:21.220 | 32 |
33 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Madison Snow | 1:21.393 | 33 |
34 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Patrick Lindsey | 1:21.470 | 34 |
35 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Townsend Bell | 1:21.648 | 35 |
36 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Dion von Moltke | 1:21.915 | 36 |
37 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Ben Keating | 1:21.959 | 37 |
38 | GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Cooper MacNeil | 1:22.177 | 38 |
39 | GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Jon Bennett | 1:23.379 | 39 |
Results
Class winners are denoted in bold and withPos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
1 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Ryan Dalziel Brendon Hartley Scott Sharp | Nissan Onroak DPi | 402 | 10:00:22.867 | |
1 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Ryan Dalziel Brendon Hartley Scott Sharp | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin-turbo V6 | 402 | 10:00:22.867 | |
2 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron Mike Conway Eric Curran | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 402 | +7.633 | |
2 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron Mike Conway Eric Curran | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 402 | +7.633 | |
3 | P | 6 | Team Penske | Hélio Castroneves Juan Pablo Montoya Simon Pagenaud | Oreca 07 | 402 | +8.058 | |
3 | P | 6 | Team Penske | Hélio Castroneves Juan Pablo Montoya Simon Pagenaud | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 402 | +8.058 | |
4 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Pipo Derani Bruno Senna Johannes van Overbeek | Nissan Onroak DPi | 402 | +19.285 | |
4 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Pipo Derani Bruno Senna Johannes van Overbeek | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Twin-turbo V6 | 402 | +19.285 | |
5 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | Filipe Albuquerque João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 401 | +1 Lap | |
5 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | Filipe Albuquerque João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 401 | +1 Lap | |
6 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Stephen Simpson | Oreca 07 | 399 | +3 Laps | |
6 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Stephen Simpson | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 399 | +3 Laps | |
7 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims Kuno Wittmer | BMW M6 GTLM | 392 | +10 Laps | |
7 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims Kuno Wittmer | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | 392 | +10 Laps | |
8 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 392 | +10 Laps | |
8 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 392 | +10 Laps | |
9 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Alessandro Pier Guidi Toni Vilander | Ferrari 488 GTE | 392 | +10 Laps | |
9 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella Alessandro Pier Guidi Toni Vilander | Ferrari F154CB 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 | 392 | +10 Laps | |
10 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Marcel Fässler Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 392 | +10 Laps | |
10 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Marcel Fässler Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 392 | +10 Laps | |
11 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Earl Bamber Gianmaria Bruni Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 911 RSR | 392 | +10 Laps | |
11 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Earl Bamber Gianmaria Bruni Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 392 | +10 Laps | |
12 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Dirk Werner | Porsche 911 RSR | 392 | +10 Laps | |
12 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Dirk Werner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 392 | +10 Laps | |
13 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Sébastien Bourdais Joey Hand Dirk Müller | Ford GT | 392 | +10 Laps | |
13 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Sébastien Bourdais Joey Hand Dirk Müller | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6 | 392 | +10 Laps | |
14 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook | Ford GT | 390 | +12 Laps | |
14 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6 | 390 | +12 Laps | |
15 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi John Falb Garett Grist | Oreca FLM09 | 384 | +18 Laps | |
15 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Tomy Drissi John Falb Garett Grist | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 384 | +18 Laps | |
16 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Connor De Phillippi Christopher Haase Sheldon van der Linde | Audi R8 LMS | 382 | +20 Laps | |
16 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Connor De Phillippi Christopher Haase Sheldon van der Linde | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 382 | +20 Laps | |
17 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Michael Christensen Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 382 | +20 Laps | |
17 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Michael Christensen Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 382 | +20 Laps | |
18 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Matt McMurry | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 382 | +20 Laps | |
18 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Matt McMurry | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 382 | +20 Laps | |
19 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher Ben Keating | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 381 | +21 Laps | |
19 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher Ben Keating | Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 381 | +21 Laps | |
20 | P | 90 | Visit Florida Racing | Jonathan Bomarito Marc Goossens Renger van der Zande | Ligier JS P217 | 380 | Did not finish | |
20 | P | 90 | Visit Florida Racing | Jonathan Bomarito Marc Goossens Renger van der Zande | Gibson GK428 4.2 V8 | 380 | Did not finish | |
21 | GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 380 | +22 Laps | |
21 | GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 380 | +22 Laps | |
22 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Townsend Bell Frankie Montecalvo Bill Sweedler | Audi R8 LMS | 380 | +22 Laps | |
22 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Townsend Bell Frankie Montecalvo Bill Sweedler | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 380 | +22 Laps | |
23 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Daniel Burkett Buddy Rice Don Yount | Oreca FLM09 | 376 | +26 Laps | |
23 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Daniel Burkett Buddy Rice Don Yount | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 376 | +26 Laps | |
24 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Trent Hindman Bryan Sellers Madison Snow | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 375 | +27 Laps | |
24 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Trent Hindman Bryan Sellers Madison Snow | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 375 | +27 Laps | |
25 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Kyle Masson Patricio O'Ward | Oreca FLM09 | 367 | +35 Laps | |
25 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Kyle Masson Patricio O'Ward | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 367 | +35 Laps | |
26 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Austin Cindric Jack Hawksworth Scott Pruett | Lexus RC F GT3 | 364 | +38 Laps | |
26 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Austin Cindric Jack Hawksworth Scott Pruett | Lexus 5.4 L V8 | 364 | +38 Laps | |
27 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni Christina Nielsen | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 349 | +53 Laps | |
27 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni Christina Nielsen | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Twin-turbo V8 | 349 | +53 Laps | |
28 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Nicky Catsburg John Edwards Martin Tomczyk | BMW M6 GTLM | 338 | Did not finish | |
28 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Nicky Catsburg John Edwards Martin Tomczyk | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | 338 | Did not finish | |
29 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing | Robert Alon Ian James Sage Karam | Lexus RC F GT3 | 308 | Did not finish | |
29 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing | Robert Alon Ian James Sage Karam | Lexus 5.4 L V8 | 308 | Did not finish | |
30 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Corey Lewis Jeroen Mul Brett Sandberg | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 300 | Did not finish | |
30 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Corey Lewis Jeroen Mul Brett Sandberg | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 300 | Did not finish | |
31 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Dyer Oswaldo Negri Jeff Segal | Acura NSX GT3 | 292 | Did not finish | |
31 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Dyer Oswaldo Negri Jeff Segal | Acura 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6 | 292 | Did not finish | |
32 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Matt Bell Andrew Davis | Audi R8 LMS | 229 | Did not finish | |
32 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Matt Bell Andrew Davis | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 229 | Did not finish | |
33 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Andy Lally Katherine Legge Mark Wilkins | Acura NSX GT3 | 219 | Did not finish | |
33 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Andy Lally Katherine Legge Mark Wilkins | Acura 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6 | 219 | Did not finish | |
34 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Jens Klingmann Jesse Krohn Justin Marks | BMW M6 GT3 | 213 | Did not finish | |
34 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Jens Klingmann Jesse Krohn Justin Marks | BMW 4.4 L Twin-turbo V8 | 213 | Did not finish | |
35 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Kenny Habul Dion von Moltke Tristan Vautier | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 210 | Did not finish | |
35 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Kenny Habul Dion von Moltke Tristan Vautier | Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 210 | Did not finish | |
36 | P | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Nick Heidfeld Gustavo Menezes | Oreca 07 | 205 | Did not finish | |
36 | P | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Nick Heidfeld Gustavo Menezes | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 205 | Did not finish | |
37 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ryan Hunter-Reay Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 97 | Did not finish | |
37 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ryan Hunter-Reay Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 97 | Did not finish | |
38 | P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Julien Canal José Gutiérrez Olivier Pla | Ligier JS P217 | 62 | Did not finish | |
38 | P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Julien Canal José Gutiérrez Olivier Pla | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 62 | Did not finish | |
39 | GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Patrick Long Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 15 | Did not finish | |
39 | GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Patrick Long Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 15 | Did not finish |