2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship


The 2017 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship was the second season of the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. The season started on 22 April at Zolder and ended on 22 October at Assen. Stéphane Lémeret entered the season as the defending champion.

Teams and drivers

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TCR

S2 (Clio Cup Benelux)

TeamCarDriversRounds
Team DuindistelClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC104 Gregory Eyckmans4
Team DuindistelClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC104 Christoff Cox4
Netherlands Koeten RacingClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC111 Sven van Laere1–4
Netherlands Koeten RacingClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC111 Thomas Piessens1–2
Netherlands Koeten RacingClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC111 Maarten Mus4
MRM RacingClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC112 Brett Lidsey1–2
Renault OudenaardeClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC196 Filip Uyttendaele1–3
Renault OudenaardeClio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC196 Gregory Eyckmans1–3

Calendar and results

The 2017 schedule again consists of six rounds in the Benelux region, across Belgium and Netherlands. The round held in Luxembourg at the Circuit Goodyear did not return. Each round includes a qualifying session and five races: a 60-minute-long qualifying race with a mandatory driver change, and four 20-minute-long sprint races. The starting grid for the qualifying race will no longer be established by a popular vote via Facebook, through the Making the Grid application. But will be determined by a traditional qualifying session. Race 1 uses the fastest lap of after the pit stop during the qualifying race to determine the starting grid. Race 3 uses the fastest lap of before the pit stop during qualifying race. Races 2 and 4 include a rolling start using the finishing order, respectively, of Race 1 and 3. The calendar was announced on 25 September 2016, then revised on 15 December 2016.
All races will be run together with Clio Cup Benelux in separate classifications. Rounds 2, 4 and 6 are co-headlined by the GT & Prototype Challenge.
RaceCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps22 April Maťo Homola
Frédéric Caprasse		 Maťo Homola
Frédéric Caprasse		 Edouard Mondron
Guillaume Mondron		 Delahaye RacingTCR Benelux Trophy
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps23 April Frédéric Caprasse Benjamin Lessennes Stefano Comini Comtoyou RacingTCR Benelux Trophy
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps23 April Frédéric Caprasse Stefano Comini Comtoyou RacingTCR Benelux Trophy
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps23 April Maťo Homola Sheldon van der Linde Maťo Homola DG Sport CompétitionTCR Benelux Trophy
1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps23 April Maxime Potty Sheldon van der Linde Comtoyou RacingTCR Benelux Trophy
2QR Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort20 May Maxime Potty
Mathieu Detry		 Stéphane Lémeret
Aurélien Panis		 Guillaume Mondron
Giacomo Altoè		 Delahaye RacingRace Festival/Family Days
2R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort21 May Stéphane Lémeret Giacomo Altoè Stéphane Lémeret Boutsen Ginion RacingRace Festival/Family Days
2R2 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort21 May Giacomo Altoè Giacomo Altoè Delahaye RacingRace Festival/Family Days
2R3 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort21 May Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Certainty Racing TeamRace Festival/Family Days
2R4 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort21 May Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Certainty Racing TeamRace Festival/Family Days
3QR Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder3 June Maxime Potty
Mathieu Detry		 Benjamin Lessennes
Tom Coronel		 Benjamin Lessennes
Tom Coronel		 Boutsen Ginion RacingNew Race Festival
3R1 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder4 June Tom Coronel Tom Coronel Tom Coronel Boutsen Ginion RacingNew Race Festival
3R2 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder4 June Maxime Potty Tom Coronel Boutsen Ginion RacingNew Race Festival
3R3 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder4 June Benjamin Lessennes Benjamin Lessennes Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion RacingNew Race Festival
3R4 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder4 June Mathieu Detry Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion RacingNew Race Festival
4QR Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder15 July Sam Dejonghe
Denis Dupont		 Maxime Potty
Mathieu Detry		 Sam Dejonghe
Denis Dupont		 Team WRTZolder Superprix
4R1 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder16 July Jonas de Kimpe Edouard Mondron Mathieu Detry Team WRTZolder Superprix
4R2 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder16 July Denis Dupont Mathieu Detry Team WRTZolder Superprix
4R3 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder16 July Maxime Potty Aurélien Comte Aurélien Comte DG Sport CompétitionZolder Superprix
4R4 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder16 July Lorenzo Donniacuo Aurélien Comte DG Sport CompétitionZolder Superprix
5QR Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet23–24 September Stéphane Lémeret
Benjamin Lessennes		 Aurélien Comte
Kevin Abbring		 Aurélien Comte
Kevin Abbring		 DG Sport CompétitionKronos 10 hours of Mettet
5R1 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet23–24 September Lorenzo Donniacuo Stéphane Lémeret Lorenzo Donniacuo Bas Koeten RacingKronos 10 hours of Mettet
5R2 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet23–24 September Kevin Abbring Kevin Abbring DG Sport CompétitionKronos 10 hours of Mettet
5R3 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet23–24 September Aurélien Comte Benjamin Lessennes Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion RacingKronos 10 hours of Mettet
5R4 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet23–24 September Aurélien Comte Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion RacingKronos 10 hours of Mettet
6QR TT Circuit Assen, Assen21–22 October Edouard Mondron
Guillaume Mondron		 Mika Morien
Rik Breukers		 Willem Meyer
Paul Sieljes		 Bas Koeten RacingFormido Finale Races
6R1 TT Circuit Assen, Assen21–22 October Mathieu Detry Willem Meyer Sam Dejonghe Team WRTFormido Finale Races
6R2 TT Circuit Assen, Assen21–22 October Mathieu Detry Sam Dejonghe Team WRTFormido Finale Races
6R3 TT Circuit Assen, Assen21–22 October Rik Breukers Paul Sieljes Denis Dupont Team WRTFormido Finale Races
6R4 TT Circuit Assen, Assen21–22 October Maxime Potty Maxime Potty Team WRTFormido Finale Races

Drivers' championships

In sprint races both the competing driver and the co-driver that is not competing score points.

Junior class

In contrast to the overall Drivers' championship only the driver competing scores points in sprint races.

Teams' championship

Points toward the Teams' championship are only awarded in the qualifying race.
TeamSPA
ZAN
ZOL
ZOL
MET
ASS
1 Delahaye Racing Team114244116
2 Team WRT46212299
3 Bas Koeten Racing65533183
4 Boutsen Ginion Racing2715Ret374
5 DG Sport Compétition523Ret1DNS68
6 DK Racing4522
7 Comtoyou Racing3Ret15
8 Certainty Racing Team315
9 Ferry Monster Autosport412
10 Milo Racing76
11 DG Sport Opel Team Belgium84
TeamSPA
ZAN
ZOL
ZOL
MET
ASS

Cars' championship

Points toward the Cars' championship are only awarded in the sprint races.