IMSA's president Scott Atherton confirmed the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was part of the series' schedule for the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship at Road America's victory lane in August 2016.[1] It was the fourth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2017 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was the tenth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2017 by IMSA, and was the seventh round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.[2] The race was held at the ten-turn 3.270 mi (5.263 km) Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 27, 2017.[2] Much like in previous years, the event was a GT only round, in which the GTLM and GTD classes were scheduled to compete.[3] After the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase three weeks earlier, Antonio García and Jan Magnussen led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 239 points, ahead of Bill Auberlen and Alexander Sims with 231 points, and Joey Hand and Dirk Müller with 230 points.[4] In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 254 points, ahead of Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen with 239 points.[4]Ford and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Corvette Racing and Scuderia Corsa each led their own Teams' Championships.[4]
On August 16, 2017, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of performance for the event.[5] In GTLM, the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R received a 0.5 mm larger air restrictor and an increased fuel restrictor. The BMW M6 GTLM and Ford GT received reductions in fuel capacity. In GTD, the Acura NSX GT3 received a fuel capacity reduction of 3 liters and a decreased fuel restrictor. The Audi R8 LMS received a smaller fuel restrictor while the Ferrari 488 GT3 received an increase in fuel restriction.
A total of 25 cars took part in the event split across two classes. 9 cars were in GTLM, and 16 in GTD.[6] In GTLM, Risi Competizione returned after missing the previous four rounds.[7] In GTD, Trent Hindman subbed for Ben Keating the #33 Riley Motorsports - Team AMG entry due to Hurricane Harvey making landfall affecting Ben's car delaerships.[8][9] Lone Star Racing made their first appearance since the Circuit of the Americas round. Patrick Long returned to the Alegra Motorsports entry.[10]
Practiceedit
There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon. The third on Saturday morning lasted an hour.[11]
Practice 1edit
The first practice session took place at 11:45 am ET on Friday and ended with Tommy Milner topping the charts for Corvette Racing, with a lap time of 1:42.341.[12] Jeroen Mul set the fastest time in GTD.[13]
The third and final practice session took place at 8:45 am ET on Saturday and ended with Toni Vilander topping the charts for Risi Competizione, with a lap time of 1:40.855.[20] The GTD class was topped by the #16 Change Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of Jeroen Mul with a time of 1:43.223.[21]
Saturday afternoon's 40-minute two-group qualifying, each category had separate 15-minute sessions. Regulations stipulated that teams nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each class' starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTLMs ahead of GTD cars.[24][11]
Qualifying was broken into two sessions. The first was for cars in GTD class. Jeroen Mul qualified on pole for the class driving the #16 car for Change Racing, besting Jesse Krohn in the Turner Motorsport entry.[25]
1 The No. 75 SunEnergy1 Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).[24]
2 The No. 80 Lone Star Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).[24]
Raceedit
Post-raceedit
The result kept García and Ricky Taylor atop the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 274 points, 16 points ahead of fourth-place finishers Auberlen and Sims.[29] The result kept Balzan and Nielsen atop the GTD Drivers' Championship while Klingmann advanced from fifth to third.[29] Chevrolet and Mercedes-AMG took the lead their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa kept their respective advantages in the Teams' Championships with two rounds left in the season.[29]
Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
Referencesedit
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^ abDagys, John (November 15, 2016). "2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule released". foxsports.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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^Dagys, John (August 17, 2017). "WeatherTech Racing to Continue With Porsche at VIR". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Kilshaw, Jake (August 7, 2017). "Risi to Make GTLM Return at VIR, Complete Season". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Dagys, John (August 25, 2017). "Hindman to Sub for Hurricane-Bound Keating". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Dagys, John (August 25, 2017). "VIR Friday Notebook". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Dagys, John (August 24, 2017). "VIR Thursday Notebook". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^ abDagys, John (August 24, 2017). "Continental Tire Keys to the Race: VIR". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Dagys, John (August 25, 2017). "Milner Quickest in Opening Practice at VIR". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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^Dagys, John (August 25, 2017). "Garcia, Corvette Top Friday at VIR". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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^Dagys, John (August 26, 2017). "Vilander Quickest in Practice 3 at VIR". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Pruett, Marshall (August 26, 2017). "Risi Ferrari surges in third VIR IMSA practice". racer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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^Dagys, John (August 26, 2017). "Hand Takes Ford, CGR to Fifth Pole of Season". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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The 2017 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association IMSA The Race was held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton Virginia on August 27 2017 The race was the tenth round of the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship Track map of VIR Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entries 2 Practice 2 1 Practice 1 2 2 Practice 2 2 3 Practice 3 3 Qualifying 3 1 Qualifying results 4 Race 4 1 Post race 4 2 Results 5 Standings after the race 6 References 7 External linksBackground edit nbsp Virginia International Raceway where the race was held IMSA s president Scott Atherton confirmed the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was part of the series schedule for the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship at Road America s victory lane in August 2016 1 It was the fourth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship The 2017 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was the tenth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2017 by IMSA and was the seventh round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup 2 The race was held at the ten turn 3 270 mi 5 263 km Virginia International Raceway in Alton Virginia on August 27 2017 2 Much like in previous years the event was a GT only round in which the GTLM and GTD classes were scheduled to compete 3 After the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase three weeks earlier Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen led the GTLM Drivers Championship with 239 points ahead of Bill Auberlen and Alexander Sims with 231 points and Joey Hand and Dirk Muller with 230 points 4 In GTD the Drivers Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 254 points ahead of Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen with 239 points 4 Ford and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers Championships while Corvette Racing and Scuderia Corsa each led their own Teams Championships 4 On August 16 2017 IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of performance for the event 5 In GTLM the Chevrolet Corvette C7 R received a 0 5 mm larger air restrictor and an increased fuel restrictor The BMW M6 GTLM and Ford GT received reductions in fuel capacity In GTD the Acura NSX GT3 received a fuel capacity reduction of 3 liters and a decreased fuel restrictor The Audi R8 LMS received a smaller fuel restrictor while the Ferrari 488 GT3 received an increase in fuel restriction Entries edit Further information 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship Entries A total of 25 cars took part in the event split across two classes 9 cars were in GTLM and 16 in GTD 6 In GTLM Risi Competizione returned after missing the previous four rounds 7 In GTD Trent Hindman subbed for Ben Keating the 33 Riley Motorsports Team AMG entry due to Hurricane Harvey making landfall affecting Ben s car delaerships 8 9 Lone Star Racing made their first appearance since the Circuit of the Americas round Patrick Long returned to the Alegra Motorsports entry 10 Practice editThere were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday two on Friday and one on Saturday The first two one hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon The third on Saturday morning lasted an hour 11 Practice 1 edit The first practice session took place at 11 45 am ET on Friday and ended with Tommy Milner topping the charts for Corvette Racing with a lap time of 1 42 341 12 Jeroen Mul set the fastest time in GTD 13 Pos Class No Team Driver Time Gap 1 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner 1 42 341 2 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Richard Westbrook 1 42 444 0 103 3 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione Giancarlo Fisichella 1 42 516 0 175 Sources 14 15 Practice 2 edit The second practice session took place at 4 10 pm ET on Friday and ended with Antonio Garcia topping the charts for Corvette Racing with a lap time of 1 41 323 16 The GTD class was topped by the 16 Change Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 of Jeroen Mul with a time of 1 43 830 Andy Lally was second in the 93 Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian entry and Andrew Davis rounded out the top 3 17 Pos Class No Team Driver Time Gap 1 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio Garcia 1 41 323 2 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL John Edwards 1 41 405 0 082 3 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Dirk Muller 1 41 667 0 344 Sources 18 19 Practice 3 edit The third and final practice session took place at 8 45 am ET on Saturday and ended with Toni Vilander topping the charts for Risi Competizione with a lap time of 1 40 855 20 The GTD class was topped by the 16 Change Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 of Jeroen Mul with a time of 1 43 223 21 Pos Class No Team Driver Time Gap 1 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione Toni Vilander 1 40 855 2 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Dirk Muller 1 41 029 0 174 3 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL John Edwards 1 41 054 0 199 Sources 22 23 Qualifying editSaturday afternoon s 40 minute two group qualifying each category had separate 15 minute sessions Regulations stipulated that teams nominate one qualifying driver with the fastest laps determining each class starting order IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTLMs ahead of GTD cars 24 11 Qualifying was broken into two sessions The first was for cars in GTD class Jeroen Mul qualified on pole for the class driving the 16 car for Change Racing besting Jesse Krohn in the Turner Motorsport entry 25 The final session of qualifying was for the GTLM class Joey Hand qualified on pole driving the 66 car for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing beating Alexander Sims in the 25 BMW Team RLL entry by over two tenths of a second 26 Qualifying results edit Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by Pos Class No Team Driver Time Gap Grid 1 GTLM 66 nbsp Ford Chip Ganassi Racing nbsp Joey Hand 1 40 211 1 2 GTLM 25 nbsp BMW Team RLL nbsp Alexander Sims 1 40 415 0 204 2 3 GTLM 24 nbsp BMW Team RLL nbsp John Edwards 1 40 441 0 230 3 4 GTLM 62 nbsp Risi Competizione nbsp Giancarlo Fisichella 1 40 606 0 395 4 5 GTLM 4 nbsp Corvette Racing nbsp Tommy Milner 1 40 758 0 547 5 6 GTLM 3 nbsp Corvette Racing nbsp Jan Magnussen 1 40 802 0 591 6 7 GTLM 67 nbsp Ford Chip Ganassi Racing nbsp Richard Westbrook 1 40 841 0 630 7 8 GTLM 912 nbsp Porsche GT Team nbsp Laurens Vanthoor 1 41 339 1 128 8 9 GTLM 911 nbsp Porsche GT Team nbsp Dirk Werner 1 41 991 1 780 9 10 GTD 16 nbsp Change Racing nbsp Jeroen Mul 1 43 391 3 180 10 11 GTD 96 nbsp Turner Motorsport nbsp Jesse Krohn 1 43 621 3 410 9 12 GTD 57 nbsp Stevenson Motorsports nbsp Andrew Davis 1 43 770 3 559 13 13 GTD 33 nbsp Riley Motorsports Team AMG nbsp Jeroen Bleekemolen 1 43 826 3 615 14 14 GTD 15 nbsp 3GT Racing nbsp Jack Hawksworth 1 43 845 3 634 15 15 GTD 14 nbsp 3GT Racing nbsp Sage Karam 1 44 105 3 894 15 16 GTD 48 nbsp Paul Miller Racing nbsp Madison Snow 1 44 131 3 920 16 17 GTD 28 nbsp Alegra Motorsports nbsp Daniel Morad 1 44 146 3 935 17 18 GTD 93 nbsp Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian nbsp Katherine Legge 1 44 441 4 230 18 19 GTD 63 nbsp Scuderia Corsa nbsp Christina Nielsen 1 44 573 4 362 10 20 GTD 73 nbsp Park Place Motorsports nbsp Patrick Lindsey 1 44 697 4 486 19 21 GTD 86 nbsp Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian nbsp Oswaldo Negri Jr 1 45 080 4 869 20 22 GTD 50 nbsp Riley Motorsports WeatherTech Racing nbsp Cooper MacNeil 1 45 530 5 319 21 23 GTD 75 nbsp SunEnergy1 Racing nbsp Kenny Habul 1 46 011 5 800 241 24 GTD 54 nbsp CORE Autosport nbsp Jon Bennett 1 46 106 5 895 23 25 GTD 80 nbsp Lone Star Racing nbsp Dan Knox 1 46 768 6 557 252 Sources 27 28 1 The No 75 SunEnergy1 Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43 6 of the Sporting regulations Change of starting tires 24 2 The No 80 Lone Star Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43 6 of the Sporting regulations Change of starting tires 24 Race editPost race edit The result kept Garcia and Ricky Taylor atop the GTLM Drivers Championship with 274 points 16 points ahead of fourth place finishers Auberlen and Sims 29 The result kept Balzan and Nielsen atop the GTD Drivers Championship while Klingmann advanced from fifth to third 29 Chevrolet and Mercedes AMG took the lead their respective Manufacturers Championships while Corvette Racing and Scuderia Corsa kept their respective advantages in the Teams Championships with two rounds left in the season 29 Results edit Class winners are denoted in bold and Final race classification Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Time Retired Engine 1 GTLM 3 nbsp Corvette Racing nbsp Jan Magnussen nbsp Antonio Garcia Chevrolet Corvette C7 R M 93 2 41 17 089 Chevrolet LT5 5 5 5 L V8 2 GTLM 67 nbsp Ford Chip Ganassi Racing nbsp Ryan Briscoe nbsp Richard Westbrook Ford GT M 93 12 031 Ford EcoBoost 3 5 L Twin turbo V6 3 GTLM 62 nbsp Risi Competizione nbsp Toni Vilander nbsp Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 488 GTE M 93 12 649 Ferrari F154CB 3 9 L Turbo V8 4 GTLM 25 nbsp BMW Team RLL nbsp Bill Auberlen nbsp Alexander Sims BMW M6 GTLM M 93 28 026 BMW 4 4 L Turbo V8 5 GTLM 66 nbsp Ford Chip Ganassi Racing nbsp Dirk Muller nbsp Joey Hand Ford GT M 93 1 08 064 Ford EcoBoost 3 5 L Twin turbo V6 6 GTLM 4 nbsp Corvette Racing nbsp Oliver Gavin nbsp Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C7 R M 93 1 39 084 Chevrolet LT5 5 5 5 L V8 7 GTLM 912 nbsp Porsche GT Team nbsp Gianmaria Bruni nbsp Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 RSR M 92 1 lap Porsche 4 0 L Flat 6 8 GTLM 911 nbsp Porsche GT Team nbsp Patrick Pilet nbsp Dirk Werner Porsche 911 RSR M 92 1 lap Porsche 4 0 L Flat 6 9 GTD 16 nbsp Change Racing nbsp Corey Lewis nbsp Jeroen Mul Lamborghini Huracan GT3 C 91 2 Laps Lamborghini 5 2 L V10 10 GTD 96 nbsp Turner Motorsport nbsp Jens Klingmann nbsp Jesse Krohn BMW M6 GT3 C 91 2 Laps BMW 4 4L Turbo V8 11 GTD 33 nbsp Riley Motorsports Team AMG nbsp Jeroen Bleekemolen nbsp Trent Hindman Mercedes AMG GT3 C 90 3 Laps Mercedes AMG M159 6 2 L V8 12 GTD 63 nbsp Scuderia Corsa nbsp Christina Nielsen nbsp Alessandro Balzan Ferrari 488 GT3 C 90 3 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3 9 L Turbo V8 13 GTD 48 nbsp Paul Miller Racing nbsp Bryan Sellers nbsp Madison Snow Lamborghini Huracan GT3 C 90 3 Laps Lamborghini 5 2 L V10 14 GTD 50 nbsp Riley Motorsports WeatherTech Racing nbsp Cooper MacNeil nbsp Gunnar Jeannette Porsche 911 GT3 R C 89 4 Laps Porsche 4 0 L Flat 6 15 GTD 14 nbsp 3GT Racing nbsp Robert Alon nbsp Sage Karam Lexus RC F GT3 C 89 2 Laps Lexus 5 0L V8 16 GTD 54 nbsp CORE Autosport nbsp Jon Bennett nbsp Colin Braun Porsche 911 GT3 R C 89 4 Laps Porsche 4 0 L Flat 6 17 GTD 28 nbsp Alegra Motorsports nbsp Patrick Long nbsp Daniel Morad Porsche 911 GT3 R C 89 4 Laps Porsche 4 0 L Flat 6 18 GTD 73 nbsp Park Place Motorsports nbsp Jorg Bergmeister nbsp Patrick Lindsey Porsche 911 GT3 R C 88 5 Laps Porsche 4 0 L Flat 6 19 GTD 80 nbsp Lone Star Racing nbsp Dan Knox nbsp Mike Skeen Mercedes AMG GT3 C 87 6 Laps Mercedes AMG M159 6 2 L V8 20 GTD 57 nbsp Stevenson Motorsports nbsp Andrew Davis nbsp Lawson Aschenbach Audi R8 LMS C 86 7 Laps Audi 5 2L V10 21 DNF GTLM 24 nbsp BMW Team RLL nbsp John Edwards nbsp Martin Tomczyk BMW M6 GTLM M 72 Steering BMW 4 4 L Turbo V8 22 DNF GTD 15 nbsp 3GT Racing nbsp Scott Pruett nbsp Jack Hawksworth Lexus RC F GT3 C 71 Crash Damage Lexus 5 0L V8 23 DNF GTD 86 nbsp Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian nbsp Jeff Segal nbsp Oswaldo Negri Jr Acura NSX GT3 C 26 Crash Damage Acura 3 5 L Turbo V6 24 DNF GTD 93 nbsp Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian nbsp Andy Lally nbsp Katherine Legge Acura NSX GT3 C 22 Crash Damage Acura 3 5 L Turbo V6 25 DNF GTD 75 nbsp SunEnergy1 Racing nbsp Tristan Vautier nbsp Kenny Habul Mercedes AMG GT3 C 6 Power Steering Mercedes AMG M159 6 2 L V8 Sources 30 31 Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer C Continental M MichelinStandings after the race editPrototype Drivers Championship standings 29 Pos Driver Points 1 nbsp nbsp Jordan Taylor nbsp Ricky Taylor 258 2 nbsp nbsp Joao Barbosa nbsp Christian Fittipaldi 232 3 nbsp nbsp Dane Cameron nbsp Eric Curran 227 4 nbsp nbsp Misha Goikhberg nbsp Stephen Simpson 224 5 nbsp nbsp Ryan Dalziel nbsp Scott Sharp 213 PC Drivers Championship standings 29 Pos Driver Points 1 nbsp nbsp James French nbsp Patricio O Ward 252 2 nbsp nbsp Don Yount 212 3 nbsp nbsp Buddy Rice 150 4 nbsp nbsp Gustavo Yacaman 121 5 nbsp nbsp Kyle Masson 108 GTLM Drivers Championship standings 29 Pos Driver Points 1 nbsp nbsp Antonio Garcia nbsp Jan Magnussen 274 2 nbsp 1 nbsp Bill Auberlen nbsp Alexander Sims 258 3 nbsp 1 nbsp Joey Hand nbsp Dirk Muller 257 4 nbsp nbsp Ryan Briscoe nbsp Richard Westbrook 257 5 nbsp nbsp Patrick Pilet nbsp Dirk Werner 240 GTD Drivers Championship standings 29 Pos Driver Points 1 nbsp nbsp Alessandro Balzan nbsp Christina Nielsen 282 2 nbsp nbsp Jeroen Bleekemolen 269 3 nbsp 2 nbsp Jens Klingmann 252 4 nbsp 1 nbsp Lawson Aschenbach nbsp Andrew Davis 245 5 nbsp 3 nbsp Ben Keating 239 Note Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings Protoype Teams Championship standings 29 Pos Team Points 1 nbsp nbsp 10 Wayne Taylor Racing 258 2 nbsp nbsp 5 Mustang Sampling Racing 232 3 nbsp nbsp 31 Whelen Engineering Racing 227 4 nbsp nbsp 85 JDC Miller MotorSports 224 5 nbsp nbsp 2 Tequila Patron ESM 213 PC Teams Championship standings 29 Pos Team Points 1 nbsp nbsp 38 Performance Tech Motorsports 252 2 nbsp nbsp 26 BAR1 Motorsports 217 3 nbsp nbsp 20 BAR1 Motorsports 212 4 nbsp nbsp 8 Starworks Motorsport 58 5 nbsp nbsp 88 Starworks Motorsport 28 GTLM Teams Championship standings 29 Pos Team Points 1 nbsp nbsp 3 Corvette Racing 274 2 nbsp 1 nbsp 25 BMW Team RLL 258 3 nbsp 1 nbsp 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 257 4 nbsp nbsp 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 257 5 nbsp nbsp 911 Porsche GT Team 240 GTD Teams Championship standings 29 Pos Team Points 1 nbsp nbsp 63 Scuderia Corsa 282 2 nbsp nbsp 33 Riley Motorsports Team AMG 269 3 nbsp 2 nbsp 96 Turner Motorsport 252 4 nbsp 1 nbsp 57 Stevenson Motorsports 245 5 nbsp 1 nbsp 73 Park Place Motorsports 238 Note Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings Prototype Manufacturers Championship standings 29 Pos Manufacturer Points 1 nbsp nbsp Cadillac 277 2 nbsp nbsp Nissan 253 3 nbsp nbsp Mazda 216 GTLM Manufacturers Championship standings 29 Pos Manufacturer Points 1 nbsp 1 nbsp Chevrolet 288 2 nbsp 1 nbsp Ford 286 3 nbsp nbsp BMW 272 4 nbsp nbsp Porsche 267 5 nbsp nbsp Ferrari 142 GTD Manufacturers Championship standings 29 Pos Manufacturer Points 1 nbsp 1 nbsp Mercedes AMG 293 2 nbsp 1 nbsp Ferrari 292 3 nbsp nbsp Porsche 283 4 nbsp 2 nbsp Lamborghini 279 5 nbsp 1 nbsp Acura 278 Note Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings References edit Dagys John August 5 2016 2017 WeatherTech Championship Schedule Released sportscar365 com Retrieved July 22 2023 a b Dagys John November 15 2016 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule released foxsports com Retrieved July 23 2023 Allaway Phil August 5 2016 IMSA Announces 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule frontstretch com Retrieved July 23 2023 a b c 00 Championship Points Official pdf PDF results imsa com August 8 2017 Retrieved July 23 2023 Dagys John August 16 2017 Corvette Gets Power Increase for VIR sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Dagys John August 17 2017 WeatherTech Racing to Continue With Porsche at VIR sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Kilshaw Jake August 7 2017 Risi to Make GTLM Return at VIR Complete Season sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Dagys John August 25 2017 Hindman to Sub for Hurricane Bound Keating sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Dagys John August 25 2017 VIR Friday Notebook sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Dagys John August 24 2017 VIR Thursday Notebook sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 a b Dagys John August 24 2017 Continental Tire Keys to the Race VIR sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Dagys John August 25 2017 Milner Quickest in Opening Practice at VIR sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Pruett Marshall August 25 2017 Corvette leads IMSA GT first practice at VIR racer com 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Regulations of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sanctioned by IMSA PDF IMSA April 10 2017 pp 39 81 83 125 Archived PDF from the original on August 6 2022 Retrieved August 6 2022 Dagys John August 26 2017 Mul Storms to GTD Pole at VIR sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 Dagys John August 26 2017 Hand Takes Ford CGR to Fifth Pole of Season sportscar365 com Retrieved July 23 2023 03 Results PDF PDF results imsa com August 26 2017 Retrieved July 23 2023 01 Starting Grid Official PDF PDF results imsa com August 27 2017 Retrieved July 23 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 00 Championship Points Official pdf PDF results imsa com August 29 2017 Retrieved July 23 2023 03 Results Official PDF PDF results imsa com August 29 2017 Retrieved July 23 2023 2017 MICHELIN GT CHALLENGE AT VIR racing reference info Retrieved July 23 2023 External links editIMSA SportsCar Championship Previous race Continental Tire Road Race Showcase 2017 season Next race Monterey Grand Prix Retrieved from 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