2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship

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.

2017 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship
Previous: 2016
2016 (Clio)		 Next: 2018
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
 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (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
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