2017 British LMP3 Cup

The 2017 Henderson Insurance Brokers LMP3 Cup Championship was the inaugural season for the British LMP3 Cup. The series started at Donington Park on 22–23 April, and finished at the same circuit on 16–17 September.

2017 British LMP3 Cup
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018

Teams

A total of eight different teams fielded cars across the season. The 79 Nielsen Racing entry was in conjunction with Ecurie Ecosse, and the 22 was run by United Autosports on behalf of Red River Sports.

Team No. Chassis Engine Driver(s) Rounds
United Autosports 2 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE CJ Wilson 3-6
Christian England 1-2, 7-12
Andrew Evans 1-12
3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Tony Wells 1-12
Matt Bell 1-12
22 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Bonamy Grimes 11-12
Johnny Mowlem 11-12
32 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Sir Chris Hoy 11-12
Sandy Mitchell 11-12
360 Racing 6 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Andy Demetriou 1-2
Bob Berridge 1-2
T-Sport 7 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Steve Tandy 1-2
Karun Chandhock 1-2
Alex Kapadia 11-12
Manhal Allos 11-12
Nielsen Racing 9 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Dean Gibbs 7-8
Alex Kapadia 7-8
23 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Jason Rishover 1-3, 11-12
Jamie Spence 1-4, 11-12
79 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Alasdair McCaig 1-12
Colin Noble 1-12
888 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Khaled Al Mudhaf 11-12
Michael Vergers 11-12
Tockwith Motorsport 26 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Richard Dean 1-6
Sarah Moore 1-6
G-Cat Racing 28 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Paul Bailey 1-6
Andy Schulz 1-6
Douglas Motorsport 72 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Mike Newbould 1-4, 9-12
Thomas Randle 1-4, 9-10
Callan O'Keeffe 7-8, 11-12
Speedworks Motorsport 96 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Jack Butel 1-12
Dean Gibbs 1-4
Scott Mansell 5-6
Andrew Bentley 7-8
Devon Modell 9-10

Races

The revised 12-race calendar was released on Friday 7 December 2016.[1]

Round Race Circuit Pole Position Winners
1 1 Donington Park (National) Andy Schulz Alasdair McCaig

Colin Noble

2 Andy Schulz Alasdair McCaig

Colin Noble

2 3 Brands Hatch GP Tony Wells Tony Wells

Matt Bell

4 Jamie Spence Alasdair McCaig

Colin Noble

3 5 Spa Francochamps Alasdair McCaig Tony Wells

Matt Bell

6 Tony Wells Alasdair McCaig

Colin Noble

4 7 Silverstone Circuit (GP) Christian England Alasdair McCaig

Colin Noble

8 Tony Wells Tony Wells

Matt Bell

5 9 Snetterton Circuit (300) Christian England Alasdair McCaig

Colin Noble

10 Christian England Christian England

Andrew Evans

6 11 Donington Park (GP) Christian England Tony Wells

Matt Bell

12 Christian England Jack Butel

Table
Pos Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1 No. 79 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 25 26 19 25 19 26 26 19 25 15 8 DNF 234
2 No. 3 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 6 18 26 18 26 19 18 25 DNF 12 26 18 212
3 No. 96 Speedwords Motorsport Ligier JS P3 1 10 8 10 15 15 10 12 18 18 12 25 154
4 No. 2 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 8 DNF 6 12 8 16 16 16 26 11 12 132
5 No. 72 Douglas Motorsport Ligier JS P3 13 8 12 15 13 11 73
6 No. 23 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 18 DNF 15 DNF DNF DNF 15 15 64
6 No. 26 Tockwith Motorsport Ligier JS P3 10 15 6 12 10 10 63
7 No. 28 G-Cat Racing Ligier JS P3 5 5 10 8 8 12 48
9 No. 32 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 18 10 28
10 No. 7 T-Sport Ligier JS P3 15 12 27
11 No. 9 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 12 10 22
12 No. 888 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P3 6 4 10
- No. 22 United Autosports Ligier JS P3 4 6 10
- No. 7 T-Sport Ligier JS P3 2 8 10
15 No. 6 360 Racing Ligier JS P3 2 6 8

Points are scored:

Position 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

With bonus points for pole position and fastest lap.

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References
  1. "2017 Calender [sic] announced". www.lmp3cup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
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