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.
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.[14] 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.[15] The calendar was announced on 25 September 2016,[16] then revised on 15 December 2016.[17]
^Casillo, Pietro (20 April 2017). "WRC driver Kevin Abbring to make touring car debut at Spa-Francorchamps". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ abc"Mat'o Homola and Fred Caprasse to race a DG Opel this weekend at Spa". TouringCarTimes.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ abcd"Stefano Comini to share Comtoyou Audi with Sheldon van der Linde in Spa". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
^ ab"Last-minute entry for Pierre-Yves Corthals with Milo Racing". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
^ ab"Bas Koeten Racing first team to confirm Audi for TCR Benelux". TouringCarTimes.com. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ abcd"Bas Koeten Racing confirms drivers for its two-car Audi campaign". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
^Hudson, Neil (29 October 2016). "TCR Benelux drops fan vote grid for 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^(PDF). tcrbenelux.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^Hudson, Neil (25 September 2016). "TCR Benelux series confirms its calendar for the 2017 season". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^. TCR Benelux. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^. TCR Benelux. 2016-12-19. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
External links
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship Official website
January 31, 2023
2017, benelux, touring, championship, 2017, benelux, touring, championship, previous, 20162016, clio, next, 2018, 2017, benelux, touring, championship, second, season, benelux, touring, championship, season, started, april, zolder, ended, october, assen, stéph. 2017 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship Previous 20162016 Clio Next 2018 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 Stephane Lemeret entered the season as the defending champion 1 Circuit de Spa Francorchamps2 Circuit Park Zandvoort3 amp 4 Circuit Zolder5 Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet6 TT Circuit Assenclass notpageimage Locations of the European racing circuits Contents 1 Teams and drivers 1 1 TCR 1 2 S2 Clio Cup Benelux 2 Calendar and results 2 1 Drivers championships 2 1 1 Junior class 2 2 Teams championship 2 3 Cars championship 3 References 4 External linksTeams and drivers EditMichelin is the official tyre supplier TCR Edit Team Car No Drivers Status Rounds Boutsen Ginion Racing 1 Honda Civic TCR 1 1 Stephane Lemeret 1 1 2 Tom Coronel 1 1 Aurelien Panis 2 22 Benjamin Lessennes 1 J All Enzo Guibbert J 1 Tom Coronel 2 2 3 6 Stephane Lemeret 4 5 Delahaye Racing 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 3 4 Giacomo Altoe 4 J 1 3 5 Romain de Leval 3 J 1 Guillaume Mondron 3 2 4 6 Frederic Caprasse 3 Lorenzo Donniacuo 4 Edouard Mondron 6SEAT Leon TCR 3 5 Edouard Mondron 3 1 3 Guillaume Mondron 3 1 3 Ferry Monster Autosport 5 SEAT Leon TCR 5 6 Danny Kroes 5 J 2 Pepe Oriola 5 2 Team WRT 6 SEAT Leon TCR 3 7 Sam Dejonghe 3 All Denis Dupont 3 AllVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR 6 25 Jean Karl Vernay 7 1 Robert Huff 7 152 Maxime Potty 6 J All Mathieu Detry 6 J All DG Sport Competition 3 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 3 8 Aurelien Comte 3 All Kevin Abbring 8 All DG Sport Opel Team Belgium 3 Opel Astra TCR 9 21 Mato Homola 9 1 Frederic Caprasse 9 1 Certainty Racing Team 5 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 5 9 Dillon Koster 5 2 Bernhard van Oranje 5 254 Simon Reicher 5 J 2 Jaap van Lagen 5 2 Comtoyou Racing 10 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 10 12 Stefano Comini 10 1 3 Sheldon van der Linde 10 J 1 Frederic Vervisch 3 Milo Racing 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 3 20 Pierre Yves Corthals 11 1 Armand Fumal 11 1 Bas Koeten Racing 12 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 12 56 Willem Meyer 13 J 1 4 6 Paul Sieljes 3 1 3 6 Meindert van Buuren 4 Lorenzo Donniacuo 5 Alexis van de Poele 566 Mika Morien 13 J 1 3 6 Stan van Oord 13 J 1 3 4 Willem Meyer 13 J 5 Rik Breukers 6SEAT Leon TCR 5 99 Simon Knap 5 2 Rob Severs 5 2 DK Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 64 Jonas de Kimpe 4 5 Icon LegendJ JuniorS2 Clio Cup Benelux Edit Team Car No Drivers Rounds Team Duindistel Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC 104 Gregory Eyckmans 4 Christoff Cox 4 Netherlands Koeten Racing 3 Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC 3 111 Sven van Laere 3 1 4 Thomas Piessens 3 1 2 Maarten Mus 4 MRM Racing 3 Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC 3 112 Brett Lidsey 3 1 2 Renault Oudenaarde 3 Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC 3 196 Filip Uyttendaele 3 1 3 Gregory Eyckmans 3 1 3Calendar and results EditThe 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 14 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 15 The calendar was announced on 25 September 2016 16 then revised on 15 December 2016 17 All races will be run together with Clio Cup Benelux in separate classifications 18 Rounds 2 4 and 6 are co headlined by the GT amp Prototype Challenge Rnd Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting1 QR Circuit de Spa Francorchamps Francorchamps 22 April Mato Homola Frederic Caprasse Mato Homola Frederic Caprasse Edouard Mondron Guillaume Mondron Delahaye Racing TCR Benelux TrophyR1 23 April Frederic Caprasse Benjamin Lessennes Stefano Comini Comtoyou RacingR2 Frederic Caprasse Stefano Comini Comtoyou RacingR3 Mato Homola Sheldon van der Linde Mato Homola DG Sport CompetitionR4 Maxime Potty Sheldon van der Linde Comtoyou Racing2 QR Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort 20 May Maxime Potty Mathieu Detry Stephane Lemeret Aurelien Panis Guillaume Mondron Giacomo Altoe Delahaye Racing Race Festival Family DaysR1 21 May Stephane Lemeret Giacomo Altoe Stephane Lemeret Boutsen Ginion RacingR2 Giacomo Altoe Giacomo Altoe Delahaye RacingR3 Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Certainty Racing TeamR4 Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Certainty Racing Team3 QR Circuit Zolder Heusden Zolder 3 June Maxime Potty Mathieu Detry Benjamin Lessennes Tom Coronel Benjamin Lessennes Tom Coronel Boutsen Ginion Racing New Race FestivalR1 4 June Tom Coronel Tom Coronel Tom Coronel Boutsen Ginion RacingR2 Maxime Potty Tom Coronel Boutsen Ginion RacingR3 Benjamin Lessennes Benjamin Lessennes Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion RacingR4 Mathieu Detry Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion Racing4 QR Circuit Zolder Heusden Zolder 15 July Sam Dejonghe Denis Dupont Maxime Potty Mathieu Detry Sam Dejonghe Denis Dupont Team WRT Zolder SuperprixR1 16 July Jonas de Kimpe Edouard Mondron Mathieu Detry Team WRTR2 Denis Dupont Mathieu Detry Team WRTR3 Maxime Potty Aurelien Comte Aurelien Comte DG Sport CompetitionR4 Lorenzo Donniacuo Aurelien Comte DG Sport Competition5 QR Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet Mettet 23 24 September Stephane Lemeret Benjamin Lessennes Aurelien Comte Kevin Abbring Aurelien Comte Kevin Abbring DG Sport Competition Kronos 10 hours of MettetR1 Lorenzo Donniacuo Stephane Lemeret Lorenzo Donniacuo Bas Koeten RacingR2 Kevin Abbring Kevin Abbring DG Sport CompetitionR3 Aurelien Comte Benjamin Lessennes Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion RacingR4 Aurelien Comte Benjamin Lessennes Boutsen Ginion Racing6 QR TT Circuit Assen Assen 21 22 October Edouard Mondron Guillaume Mondron Mika Morien Rik Breukers Willem Meyer Paul Sieljes Bas Koeten Racing Formido Finale RacesR1 Mathieu Detry Willem Meyer Sam Dejonghe Team WRTR2 Mathieu Detry Sam Dejonghe Team WRTR3 Rik Breukers Paul Sieljes Denis Dupont Team WRTR4 Maxime Potty Maxime Potty Team WRTDrivers championships Edit In sprint races both the competing driver and the co driver that is not competing score points Pos Driver SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Pts QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R41 Benjamin Lessennes 3 2 3 10 3 2 1 1 1 7 3 8 Ret 1 1 5 6 5 4202 Guillaume Mondron 1 5 5 1 7 5 5 5 6 3 2 2 5 6 5 6 4 4 4023 Maxime Potty 5 Ret 2 9 7 Ret 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 Ret 1 380 Mathieu Detry 5 9 6 9 4 3 2 6 4 2 1 1 3 6 4 2 7 24 Aurelien Comte 6 7 7 2 3 2 4 5 2 Ret 1 1 1 2 2 DNS 5 3 375 Kevin Abbring 6 10 Ret 2 5 4 4 4 3 Ret 4 3 1 4 1 DNS 6 75 Denis Dupont Ret 13 6 8 8 6 3 2 7 1 Ret 6 2 5 4 3 1 6 316 Sam Dejonghe Ret 6 Ret 8 10 7 3 3 4 1 4 4 2 3 Ret 3 1 16 Tom Coronel 2 Ret Ret 10 2 Ret 1 1 1 5 3 3 2537 Mika Morien 8 14 10 6 5 3 7 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 Ret 4 2 6 2278 Willem Meyer Ret 6 5 7 10 10 6 9 5 4 6 5 4 8 7 1 5 4 2099 Giacomo Altoe 7 7 7 1 2 1 Ret DNS 9 5 2 2 18810 Edouard Mondron 1 4 4 5 4 3 6 4 5 17811 Stephane Lemeret 2 12 Ret Ret 1 Ret 7 3 4 Ret 5 3 17512 Stefano Comini 4 1 1 Ret 6 5 13813 Paul Sieljes Ret 11 8 7 9 9 6 7 8 1 3 Ret 12614 Lorenzo Donniacuo 3 8 3 7 1 5 11715 Stan van Oord 8 8 Ret 6 7 8 7 8 6 6 5 Ret 11616 Sheldon van der Linde 4 2 1 10517 Rik Breukers 4 2 2 7418 Jonas de Kimpe 5 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7219 Jaap van Lagen 3 1 1 67 Simon Reicher 3 9 Ret20 Jean Karl Vernay 10 3 2 64 Robert Huff 10 3 321 Frederic Caprasse 13 4 4 Ret 7 8 6122 Enzo Guibbert 3 5 11 5823 Pepe Oriola 4 6 4 50 Danny Kroes 4 6 524 Mato Homola 13 1 Ret 4925 Alexis van de Poele 7 Ret 7 4726 Meindert van Buuren 4 7 6 4627 Frederic Vervisch Ret 3 Ret 3328 Aurelien Panis Ret 8 10 3029 Romain de Leval 7 9 9 2230 Dillon Koster 5 11 6 20 Bernhard van Oranje 5 16 931 Simon Knap 11 12 8 10 Rob Severs 11 11 732 Pierre Yves Corthals 9 8 8 10 Armand Fumal 9 Ret RetPos Driver QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold PoleItalics Fastest LapJunior class Edit In contrast to the overall Drivers championship only the driver competing scores points in sprint races Pos Driver SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Pts QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R41 Benjamin Lessennes 3 2 3 10 3 2 1 1 1 7 3 8 Ret 1802 Mathieu Detry 5 9 6 9 4 3 2 6 4 2 1 1 3 2 1553 Maxime Potty 5 Ret 2 9 7 Ret 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1544 Giacomo Altoe 7 7 7 1 2 1 Ret DNS 9 905 Mika Morien 8 14 10 6 5 3 7 8 7 6 5 5 4 826 Willem Meyer Ret 6 5 7 10 10 6 9 5 4 6 5 4 767 Stan van Oord 8 8 Ret 6 7 8 7 8 6 6 5 Ret 628 Sheldon van der Linde 4 2 1 559 Danny Kroes 4 6 5 3010 Enzo Guibbert 3 5 11 2511 Simon Reicher 3 9 Ret 1712 Romain de Leval 7 9 9 10Pos Driver QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 QR R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Teams championship Edit Points toward the Teams championship are only awarded in the qualifying race Pos Team SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Pts 1 Delahaye Racing Team 1 1 4 2 4 4 1162 Team WRT 4 6 2 1 2 2 993 Bas Koeten Racing 6 5 5 3 3 1 834 Boutsen Ginion Racing 2 7 1 5 Ret 3 745 DG Sport Competition 5 2 3 Ret 1 DNS 686 DK Racing 4 5 227 Comtoyou Racing 3 Ret 158 Certainty Racing Team 3 159 Ferry Monster Autosport 4 1210 Milo Racing 7 611 DG Sport Opel Team Belgium 8 4Pos Team SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Pts Cars championship Edit Points toward the Cars championship are only awarded in the sprint races Pos Car SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Pts 1 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 3 2 3 2 2 1 4 4 2 2 5 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 2 3 1 4162 Honda Civic TCR 2 3 5 5 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 3 1 1 3 3 5 4 3993 Audi RS3 LMS TCR 1 1 2 1 5 5 1 1 5 5 3 5 4 4 5 4 1 4 3 5 2 4 2 2 3794 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 6 Ret 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 5 5 4 3 3585 SEAT Leon TCR 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 3 4 2 3 Ret 5 4 3 3 Ret 5 4 1 1 1 5 3056 Opel Astra TCR 4 4 1 Ret 49Pos Car SPA ZAN ZOL ZOL MET ASS Pts References Edit a b c d e Tom Coronel to challenge for 2017 TCR Benelux title with Stephane Lemeret TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 03 16 a b Aurelien Panis will make TCR Benelux debut at Zandvoort TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 05 17 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 04 20 Hudson Neil 20 April 2017 Giacomo Altoe joins Romain de Leval at Delahaye this weekend TouringCarTimes Retrieved 21 April 2017 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Results Qualifying TCR BeNeLux Round 2 Zandvoort PDF a b c d Team WRT confirm Maxime Potty and Mathieu Detry for 2017 TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 03 09 a b Rob Huff joins Jean Karl Vernay at Spa Francorchamps TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 04 21 Casillo Pietro 20 April 2017 WRC driver Kevin Abbring to make touring car debut at Spa Francorchamps TouringCarTimes Retrieved 21 April 2017 a b c Mat o Homola and Fred Caprasse to race a DG Opel this weekend at Spa TouringCarTimes com 20 April 2017 Retrieved 20 April 2017 a b c d Stefano Comini to share Comtoyou Audi with Sheldon van der Linde in Spa TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 04 19 a b Last minute entry for Pierre Yves Corthals with Milo Racing TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 04 21 a b Bas Koeten Racing first team to confirm Audi for TCR Benelux TouringCarTimes com 5 December 2016 Retrieved 17 December 2016 a b c d Bas Koeten Racing confirms drivers for its two car Audi campaign TouringCarTimes Retrieved 2017 03 19 Hudson Neil 29 October 2016 TCR Benelux drops fan vote grid for 2017 TouringCarTimes com Retrieved 1 November 2016 TCR Benelux Series 2016 pres video V3 PDF tcrbenelux eu Archived from the original PDF on 2015 07 21 Retrieved 20 July 2015 Hudson Neil 25 September 2016 TCR Benelux series confirms its calendar for the 2017 season TouringCarTimes com Retrieved 1 November 2016 TCR Benelux Zes meetings vijf verschillende circuits TCR Benelux 15 December 2016 Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 Retrieved 16 December 2016 Clio Cup Benelux gaat samenwerken met TCR Benelux TCR Benelux 2016 12 19 Archived from the original on 2016 12 21 Retrieved 2016 12 21 External links EditTCR Benelux Touring Car Championship Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship amp oldid 1133229609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
