2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship

The 2017 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship was the second season of the Champions. The season started on 22 April at Zolder and ended on 22 October at Assen. Stéphane Lémeret entered the season as the defending champion.

2017 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship

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1. Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

2. Circuit Park Zandvoort

3.&4. Circuit Zolder

5. Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet

6. TT Circuit Assen

Locations of the European racing circuits

Teams and drivers

Michelin is the official tyre supplier.

TCR

Team Car No. Drivers Status Rounds Boutsen Ginion Racing[1] Honda Civic TCR[1] 1 Stéphane Lémeret[1] 1–2 Tom Coronel[1] 1 Aurélien Panis[2] 2 2 Benjamin Lessennes[1] J All Enzo Guibbert J 1 Tom Coronel[2] 2–3, 6 Stéphane Lémeret 4–5 Delahaye Racing[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 4 Giacomo Altoè[4] J 1–3, 5 Romain de Leval[3] J 1 Guillaume Mondron[3] 2, 4–6 Frédéric Caprasse 3 Lorenzo Donniacuo 4 Edouard Mondron 6 SEAT León TCR[3] 5 Edouard Mondron[3] 1, 3 Guillaume Mondron[3] 1, 3 Ferry Monster Autosport[5] SEAT León TCR[5] 6 Danny Kroes[5] J 2 Pepe Oriola[5] 2 Team WRT[6] SEAT León TCR[3] 7 Sam Dejonghe[3] All Denis Dupont[3] All Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[6] 25 Jean-Karl Vernay[7] 1 Robert Huff[7] 1 52 Maxime Potty[6] J All Mathieu Detry[6] J All DG Sport Compétition[3] Peugeot 308 Racing Cup[3] 8 Aurélien Comte[3] All Kevin Abbring[8] All DG Sport Opel Team Belgium[3] Opel Astra TCR[9] 21 Maťo Homola[9] 1 Frédéric Caprasse[9] 1 Certainty Racing Team[5] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[5] 9 Dillon Koster[5] 2 Bernhard van Oranje[5] 2 54 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 Frédéric 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 5 66 Mika Morien[13] J 1, 3–6 Stan van Oord[13] J 1, 3–4 Willem Meyer[13] J 5 Rik Breukers 6 SEAT León TCR[5] 99 Simon Knap[5] 2 Rob Severs[5] 2 DK Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 64 Jonas de Kimpe 4–5

Icon Legend J Junior

S2 (Clio Cup Benelux)

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]	1–3

Calendar and results

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]

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 & Prototype Challenge.

Rnd.	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	QR	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	22 April	Maťo Homola Frédéric Caprasse	Maťo Homola Frédéric Caprasse	Edouard Mondron Guillaume Mondron	Delahaye Racing	TCR Benelux Trophy
	R1		23 April	Frédéric Caprasse	Benjamin Lessennes	Stefano Comini	Comtoyou Racing
	R2				Frédéric Caprasse	Stefano Comini	Comtoyou Racing
	R3			Maťo Homola	Sheldon van der Linde	Maťo Homola	DG Sport Compétition
	R4				Maxime Potty	Sheldon van der Linde	Comtoyou Racing
2	QR	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	20 May	Maxime Potty Mathieu Detry	Stéphane Lémeret Aurélien Panis	Guillaume Mondron Giacomo Altoè	Delahaye Racing	Race Festival/Family Days
	R1		21 May	Stéphane Lémeret	Giacomo Altoè	Stéphane Lémeret	Boutsen Ginion Racing
	R2				Giacomo Altoè	Giacomo Altoè	Delahaye Racing
	R3			Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Certainty Racing Team
	R4				Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Certainty Racing Team
3	QR	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder	3 June	Maxime Potty Mathieu Detry	Benjamin Lessennes Tom Coronel	Benjamin Lessennes Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing	New Race Festival
	R1		4 June	Tom Coronel	Tom Coronel	Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing
	R2				Maxime Potty	Tom Coronel	Boutsen Ginion Racing
	R3			Benjamin Lessennes	Benjamin Lessennes	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing
	R4				Mathieu Detry	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing
4	QR	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder	15 July	Sam Dejonghe Denis Dupont	Maxime Potty Mathieu Detry	Sam Dejonghe Denis Dupont	Team WRT	Zolder Superprix
	R1		16 July	Jonas de Kimpe	Edouard Mondron	Mathieu Detry	Team WRT
	R2				Denis Dupont	Mathieu Detry	Team WRT
	R3			Maxime Potty	Aurélien Comte	Aurélien Comte	DG Sport Compétition
	R4				Lorenzo Donniacuo	Aurélien Comte	DG Sport Compétition
5	QR	Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet	23–24 September	Stéphane Lémeret Benjamin Lessennes	Aurélien Comte Kevin Abbring	Aurélien Comte Kevin Abbring	DG Sport Compétition	Kronos 10 hours of Mettet
	R1			Lorenzo Donniacuo	Stéphane Lémeret	Lorenzo Donniacuo	Bas Koeten Racing
	R2				Kevin Abbring	Kevin Abbring	DG Sport Compétition
	R3			Aurélien Comte	Benjamin Lessennes	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing
	R4				Aurélien Comte	Benjamin Lessennes	Boutsen Ginion Racing
6	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 Races
	R1			Mathieu Detry	Willem Meyer	Sam Dejonghe	Team WRT
	R2				Mathieu Detry	Sam Dejonghe	Team WRT
	R3			Rik Breukers	Paul Sieljes	Denis Dupont	Team WRT
	R4				Maxime Potty	Maxime Potty	Team WRT

Drivers' championships

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 R4 1 Benjamin Lessennes 3 2 3 10 3 2 1 1 1 7 3 8 Ret 1 1 5 6 5 420 2 Guillaume Mondron 1 5 5 1 7 5 5 5 6 3 2 2 5 6 5 6 4 4 402 3 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 2 4 Aurélien 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 7 5 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 1 6 Tom Coronel 2 Ret Ret 10 2 Ret 1 1 1 5 3 3 253 7 Mika Morien 8 14 10 6 5 3 7 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 Ret 4 2 6 227 8 Willem Meyer Ret 6 5 7 10 10 6 9 5 4 6 5 4 8 7 1 5 4 209 9 Giacomo Altoè 7 7 7 1 2 1 Ret DNS 9 5 2 2 188 10 Edouard Mondron 1 4 4 5 4 3 6 4 5 178 11 Stéphane Lémeret 2 12 Ret Ret 1 Ret 7 3 4 Ret 5 3 175 12 Stefano Comini 4 1 1 Ret 6 5 138 13 Paul Sieljes Ret 11 8 7 9 9 6 7 8 1 3 Ret 126 14 Lorenzo Donniacuo 3 8 3 7 1 5 117 15 Stan van Oord 8 8 Ret 6 7 8 7 8 6 6 5 Ret 116 16 Sheldon van der Linde 4 2 1 105 17 Rik Breukers 4 2 2 74 18 Jonas de Kimpe 5 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 72 19 Jaap van Lagen 3 1 1 67 Simon Reicher 3 9 Ret 20 Jean-Karl Vernay 10 3 2 64 Robert Huff 10 3 3 21 Frédéric Caprasse 13 4 4 Ret 7 8 61 22 Enzo Guibbert 3 5 11 58 23 Pepe Oriola 4 6 4 50 Danny Kroes 4 6 5 24 Maťo Homola 13 1 Ret 49 25 Alexis van de Poele 7 Ret 7 47 26 Meindert van Buuren 4 7 6 46 27 Frédéric Vervisch Ret 3 Ret 33 28 Aurélien Panis Ret 8 10 30 29 Romain de Leval 7 9 9 22 30 Dillon Koster 5 11 6 20 Bernhard van Oranje 5 16 9 31 Simon Knap 11 12 8 10 Rob Severs 11 11 7 32 Pierre-Yves Corthals 9 8 8 10 Armand Fumal 9 Ret Ret Pos. 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 Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-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 – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Junior class

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	R4
1	Benjamin Lessennes	3	2	3			10	3	2			1			1	1	7			3	8	Ret										180
2	Mathieu Detry	5	9	6			9	4	3			2			6	4	2	1	1			3					2					155
3	Maxime Potty	5			Ret	2	9			7	Ret	2	2	2			2			2	2	3					2					154
4	Giacomo Altoè	7	7	7			1	2	1			Ret	DNS	9																		90
5	Mika Morien	8			14	10	6			5	3	7	8	7			6			5	5	4										82
6	Willem Meyer	Ret			6	5	7	10	10			6			9	5	4	6	5			4										76
7	Stan van Oord	8	8	Ret			6	7	8			7			8	6	6	5	Ret													62
8	Sheldon van der Linde	4			2	1																										55
9	Danny Kroes						4	6	5																							30
10	Enzo Guibbert	3			5	11																										25
11	Simon Reicher						3	9	Ret																							17
12	Romain de Leval	7			9	9																										10
Pos.	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

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	116
2	Team WRT	4	6	2	1	2	2	99
3	Bas Koeten Racing	6	5	5	3	3	1	83
4	Boutsen Ginion Racing	2	7	1	5	Ret	3	74
5	DG Sport Compétition	5	2	3	Ret	1	DNS	68
6	DK Racing				4	5		22
7	Comtoyou Racing	3		Ret				15
8	Certainty Racing Team		3					15
9	Ferry Monster Autosport		4					12
10	Milo Racing	7						6
11	DG Sport Opel Team Belgium	8						4
Pos.	Team	SPA	ZAN	ZOL	ZOL	MET	ASS	Pts.

Cars' championship

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	416
2	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	399
3	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	379
4	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	358
5	SEAT León 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	305
6	Opel Astra TCR	4	4	1	Ret																					49
Pos.	Car	SPA				ZAN				ZOL				ZOL				MET				ASS				Pts.

References

1. "Tom Coronel to challenge for 2017 TCR Benelux title with Stéphane Lémeret". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
2. "Aurélien Panis will make TCR Benelux debut at Zandvoort". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
3. "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
4. Hudson, Neil (20 April 2017). "Giacomo Altoè joins Romain de Leval at Delahaye this weekend". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
5. "Results Qualifying TCR BeNeLux Round 2 - Zandvoort" (PDF).
6. "Team WRT confirm Maxime Potty and Mathieu Detry for 2017". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
7. "Rob Huff joins Jean-Karl Vernay at Spa Francorchamps". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
8. Casillo, Pietro (20 April 2017). "WRC driver Kevin Abbring to make touring car debut at Spa-Francorchamps". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
9. "Mat'o Homola and Fred Caprasse to race a DG Opel this weekend at Spa". TouringCarTimes.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
10. "Stefano Comini to share Comtoyou Audi with Sheldon van der Linde in Spa". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
11. "Last-minute entry for Pierre-Yves Corthals with Milo Racing". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
12. "Bas Koeten Racing first team to confirm Audi for TCR Benelux". TouringCarTimes.com. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Bas Koeten Racing confirms drivers for its two-car Audi campaign". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
14. Hudson, Neil (29 October 2016). "TCR Benelux drops fan vote grid for 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
15. "TCR Benelux Series 2016 pres video V3" (PDF). tcrbenelux.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
16. Hudson, Neil (25 September 2016). "TCR Benelux series confirms its calendar for the 2017 season". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
17. "TCR Benelux - Zes meetings, vijf verschillende circuits". TCR Benelux. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
18. "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

• TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship Official website