2017 SprintX GT Championship Series
The 2017 SprintX GT Championship Series was the second season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. Dion von Moltke was the defending champion in the highest class, the Pro class in GT. It was the first season sanctioned by the United States Auto Club, after being under Sports Car Club of America sanctioning last year.
2017 SprintX GT Championship Series | |||
Previous: | 2016 | Next: | 2018 |
Schedule
The calendar was revealed on 13 October 2016.[1] The season comprised five rounds, all of which are headliners. Laguna Seca did not return on the schedule. Virginia, Lime Rock and Circuit of the Americas made their first appearance on the SprintX schedule.
Round | Date | Event | Circuit | Location |
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1 | April 28–30 | Nissan Grand Prix of VIR | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia |
2 | May 19–21 | Pirelli World Challenge at CTMP | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario |
3 | May 26–27 | Grand Prix of Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut |
4 | August 11–13 | Grand Prix of Utah presented by Security National Mortgage | Utah Motorsports Campus | Tooele, Utah |
5 | September 1–3 | Grand Prix of Texas | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas |
Entry list
GT
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GT Cup
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 10 | PA | 4 | ||
Ferrari 458 Challenge Evo | 11 | PA | 1, 3 | ||
Ferrari 458 Challenge | 18 | AA | 5 | ||
Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo | 55 | PA | All | ||
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 90 | AA | All | ||
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | 95 | PA | 3–5 | ||
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6] |
GTS
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
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McLaren 570S GT4 | 02 | AA | 2 | ||
Ford Mustang | 077 | 3 | |||
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 03 | AA | 5 | ||
09 | PA | 1–2 | |||
AA | 4–5 | ||||
4 | |||||
5 | |||||
McLaren 570S GT4 | 04 | PA | 2 | ||
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 017 | PA | All | ||
018 | AA | 1–3 | |||
Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 019 | AA | 1 | ||
BMW M3 E92 | 2–5 | ||||
Ford Mustang | 40 | PA | 2 | ||
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 47 | AA | 1, 3–5 | ||
1, 3–4 | |||||
5 | |||||
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6] |
Race results
Round | Circuit | GT Pro-Pro Winning Car | GT Pro-Am Winning Car | GT Am-Am Winning Car | GT Cup Pro-Am Winning Car | GT Cup Am-Am Winning Car | GTS Pro-Am Winning Car | GTS Am-Am Winning Car | |
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GT Pro-Pro Winning Driver | GT Pro-Am Winning Driver | GT Am-Am Winning Driver | GT Cup Pro-Am Winning Driver | GT Cup Am-Am Winning Driver | GTS Pro-Am Winning Driver | GTS Am-Am Winning Driver | |||
1 | R1 | Virginia | #31 Ferrari 488 GT3 | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 |
#55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 |
R2 | #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 | #54 Mercedes-AMG GT3 | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | ||
2 | R1 | Mosport | #8 Cadillac ATS-V.R | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #40 Ford Mustang | #019 BMW M3 E92 |
R2 | Race cancelled due to a heavy rain shower. The race will be replaced by a third race at Circuit of the Americas. | ||||||||
3 | R1 | Lime Rock | #58 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#077 Ford Mustang |
R2 | #4 Audi R8 LMS | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 BMW M3 E92 | ||
4 | R1 | Utah | #93 Acura NSX GT3 | #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #95 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#47 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
R2 | #31 Ferrari 488 GT3 | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#47 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | ||
5 | R1 | Austin | #58 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#019 BMW M3 E92 |
R2 | #31 Ferrari 488 GT3 | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#18 Ferrari 458 Challenge | No finishers | #09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | ||
R3 | #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 | #14 Porsche 911 GT3 R | #30 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | #55 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo |
#90 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | #017 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR |
#09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | ||
Championship standings
Drivers' championships
Championship points were awarded for the first twenty positions in each race. The overall pole-sitter also received one point. Entries were required to complete 50% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | Pole |
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Points | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Overall
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Bold – Pole position |
Pro-Am
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points | |||||
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GT | |||||||||||||
1 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 227 | ||
2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 214 | ||
3 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 192 | ||
4 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 17 | DNS | 156 | ||
5 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 156 | ||
6 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 126 | ||
7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 123 | |||||||
8 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 122 | ||||
9 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 95 | |||||||
10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 79 | |||||||
11 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 69 | |||||||||
12 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 61 | |||||||||
13 | 14 | 17 | 36 | ||||||||||
14 | 12 | 19 | 35 | ||||||||||
15 | 15 | 14 | 34 | ||||||||||
16 | 14 | 16 | 34 | ||||||||||
17 | 14 | 31 | 32 | ||||||||||
18 | 17 | 31 | WD | 28 | |||||||||
19 | 17 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||
20 | 21 | WD | WD | 17 | 25 | ||||||||
21 | 19 | 13 | |||||||||||
GT Cup | |||||||||||||
1 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 248 | ||
2 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 138 | ||||||
3 | WD | WD | 22 | 22 | 44 | ||||||||
4 | 26 | 23 | 42 | ||||||||||
WD | WD | 0 | |||||||||||
GTS | |||||||||||||
1 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 20 | Ret | 28 | 223 | ||
2 | 26 | Ret | 28 | 44 | |||||||||
3 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||
4 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points |
Am-Am
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points | |||||
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GT | |||||||||||||
1 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 248 | ||
2 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 163 | |||||||
20 | 19 | ||||||||||||
3 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 128 | ||||||
4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 123 | |||||||
5 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 86 | ||||||||
6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 75 | |||||||||
7 | 18 | 18 | 50 | ||||||||||
8 | 26 | 16 | 42 | ||||||||||
9 | 27 | 24 | 42 | ||||||||||
10 | 23 | 23 | 40 | ||||||||||
11 | 30 | 27 | WD | 38 | |||||||||
GT Cup | |||||||||||||
1 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 248 | ||
2 | 19 | 22 | 48 | ||||||||||
GTS | |||||||||||||
1 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 236 | ||
2 | WD | WD | WD | WD | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 94 | ||||
3 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 94 | ||||||||
4 | WD | WD | WD | WD | 27 | 25 | 50 | ||||||
5 | 24 | 24 | 50 | ||||||||||
6 | 29 | 24 | DNS | 48 | |||||||||
7 | 25 | 29 | WD | WD | WD | 46 | |||||||
8 | 28 | 30 | 44 | ||||||||||
8 | 25 | 26 | 44 | ||||||||||
10 | 28 | 27 | 38 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | VIR | MOS | LIM | UTA | AUS | Points |
Notes
- James Dayson and David Ostella also entered the makeup race at Circuit of the Americas.
- No points were awarded in the overall GT Cup and GTS classes, because there were no Pro-Pro GT Cup and Pro-Pro GTS entries.
References
- "Pirelli World Challenge Announces 2017 Racing Schedule". world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. October 13, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- "Pirelli World Challenge Virginia International Raceway Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. April 26, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- "Pirelli World Challenge Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- "Pirelli World Challenge Lime Rock Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Motorsports Campus Park Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- "Pirelli World Challenge Circuit of the Americas Entry List" (PDF). world-challenge.com. Pirelli World Challenge. August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.