2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
| 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |||
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The 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will be the 47th season of International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) GT Championship that traces its lineage to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship, and the fourth as the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It will begin on January 28 with the 24 Hours of Daytona.[1]
Classes
The class structure remained largely unchanged from 2016.
- Prototype (P)
- Prototype Challenge (PC)
- GT Le Mans (GTLM)
- GT Daytona (GTD)
Schedule
Race schedule
The 2017 schedule was released on August 5, 2016 and features twelve rounds.[1]
Race is part of the North American Endurance Cup
Calendar changes
- The dates of the Laguna Seca and Circuit of the Americas rounds have been exchanged.[1]
- PC has been removed from the lineup at the Long Beach, Lime Rock and Laguna Seca rounds in what is intended to be the final season for the class.[1]
- GTD has been added to the lineup at Long Beach.[1]
Entries
Prototype
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Action Express Racing [3] |
Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 5 |  João Barbosa[3] |
All |
 Christian Fittipaldi[3] |
All | ||||
| 31 | Dane Cameron[3] |
All | |||
| Eric Curran[3] |
All | ||||
| DragonSpeed[4] |
Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 81 |  Loic Duval [4] |
1 |
 Ben Hanley [4] |
1 | ||||
 Henrik Hedman [4] |
1 | ||||
| Nicolas Lapierre [4] |
1 | ||||
 Jagonya Ayam with OAK Racing[5] |
Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 42 | Sean Gelael |
TBA |
 TBA |
TBA | ||||
| JDC-Miller Motorsports [6] |
Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 85 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| Mazda Motorsports[7] |
Mazda RT24-P [7] | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo | 55 | Jonathan Bomarito [7] |
All |
| Tristan Nunez [7] |
All | ||||
| 70 | Joel Miller [7] |
All | |||
| Tom Long [7] |
All | ||||
| PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports[8] |
Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 52 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
 Rebellion Racing [9] |
Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi |
1, 2, 6, 12 |
 Nick Heidfeld |
1, 2, 6, 12 | ||||
| Neel Jani |
1, 2, 6, 12 | ||||
| Starworks Motorsport [10] |
Riley Mk30 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | TBA | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| TBA | TBA |
TBA | |||
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| Tequila Patrón ESM[11] |
Ligier JS P217[11] | Nissan 3.8 L V6 Twin-Turbo | 1 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| 2 | TBA |
TBA | |||
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| Visit Florida Racing |
Riley Mk30 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 90 |  Renger van der Zande[12] |
All |
.svg.png){kind=small} Marc Goossens [12] |
All | ||||
| Wayne Taylor Racing [13] |
Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 10 | Jordan Taylor |
All |
| Ricky Taylor |
All | ||||
 Max Angelelli |
1-2, 6, 12 | ||||
| Jeff Gordon |
1 | ||||
- The Prototype Class is made up of LMP2 cars both in LMP2 trim with the ACO specification Gibson V8 engine, and in Daytona Prototype International (DPi) trim, where manufacturers are allowed to use certain body panels designed to reflect the automaker's design language, and run their own engines. Mazda (Riley Technologies), Cadillac (Dallara), and Nissan (ONROAK) will run chassis from the respective manufacturers featuring manufacturer-specific bodywork.
Prototype Challenge
- All teams in Prototype Challenge field an Oreca FLM09 with a LS3 6.2 L V8 engine.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAR1 Motorsports [13] |
TBA | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||
| TBA | TBA |
TBA | |
| TBA |
TBA | ||
| JDC-Miller Motorsports |
TBA | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||
| Performance Tech Motorsports [13] |
TBA | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||
| Starworks Motorsport [13] |
TBA | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||
| TBA | TBA |
TBA | |
| TBA |
TBA | ||
GT Le Mans
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Team RLL |
BMW M6 GTLM | BMW 4.4 L V8 | 19 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| 25 | TBA |
TBA | |||
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| Corvette Racing |
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 3 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| 4 | TBA |
TBA | |||
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team UK |
Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | 01 | TBA |
1 |
| TBA |
1 | ||||
| 02 | TBA |
1 | |||
| TBA |
1 | ||||
| Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team USA |
Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | 66 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| 67 | TBA |
TBA | |||
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| Porsche North America |
Porsche 911 RSR (2017) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 911 | Patrick Pilet [14] |
All |
| Dirk Werner |
All | ||||
 Richard Lietz |
1-2, 6, 12 | ||||
| 912 | Kevin Estre |
All | |||
| Laurens Vanthoor |
All | ||||
| Fred Makowiecki |
1-2, 6, 12 | ||||
| Proton Competition |
Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | TBA | TBA |
1 |
| TBA |
1 | ||||
| Risi Competizione |
Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | 62 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
| Scuderia Corsa |
Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | 68 | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA | ||||
GT Daytona
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2017 WeatherTech Championship Schedule Released". Sportscar365.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Daytona International Speedway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Driver Lineup Set for Action Express Racing". Action Express Racing. October 25, 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dagys, John. "DragonSpeed confirms Rolex 24 Effort with Lapierre, Duval". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ Dagys, John. "Jagonya Ayam Targeting Daytona Entry With Ligier JS P217". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ Dagys, John. "JDC-Miller Expands into Prototype with Oreca 07". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pruett, Marshall. "IMSA: Mazda first to reveal 2017 DPI entry". Racer.com. RACER Magazine. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ Malsher, David (November 17, 2016). "PR1/Mathiasen reveling in Onroak partnership". Motorsport.com.
- ↑ Dagys, John. "Rebellion confirms TPNAEC program; Jani, Buemi, Heidfeld for Rolex 24". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Dagys, John (March 16, 2016). "Starworks confirms Riley-Multimatic LMP2 for 2017". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 Dagys, John. "Tequila Patron ESM returns to IMSA for 2017". FoxSports.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 Malsher, David. "Van der Zande to race new Riley Mk30 for Visit Florida Racing". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Dagys, John. "IMSA Silly Season update: Prototype and Prototype Challenge". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/vanthoor-werner-confirmed-as-porsche-gt-factory-drivers/
- 1 2 Goodwin, Graham. "Alegra Motorsport to Field GTD Porsche for Rolex 24". DailySportsCar.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Dagys, John. "Aston Martin Racing Set for Rolex 24 GTD Effort". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Dagys, John. "Paul Miller Racing confirms return". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 Pruett, Marshall. "IMSA: Mercedes joins GT ranks for 2017". Racer.com. RACER Magazine. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Kistler, Matt. "Scuderia Corsa returns championship-winning driver lineup for 2017". NASportsCar.com.
- 1 2 3 Malsher, David. "SunEnergy1 Racing "very happy" with new Mercedes". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ Dagys, John. "TRG returns to Porsche, enters full GTD season". SportsCar365.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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