2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Classes

• Prototype
• Prototype Challenge
• GT Le Mans
• GT Daytona

  Schedule

Race schedule

Calendar changes

• The dates of the Laguna Seca and Circuit of the Americas rounds were exchanged.
• PC was removed from the lineup at the Long Beach, Lime Rock and Laguna Seca rounds in what was intended to be the final season for the class.
• GTD was added to the lineup at Long Beach.

  Television Coverage

Entries

Prototype

Team	Chassis	Engine		Drivers	Rounds
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	2	Ryan Dalziel	All
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	2	Scott Sharp	All
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	2	Pipo Derani	1–2, 6
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	2	Brendon Hartley	1, 12
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	22	Johannes van Overbeek	All
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	22	Ed Brown	1–5
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	22	Bruno Senna	1–2, 6, 12
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	22	Brendon Hartley	1–2
Tequila Patrón ESM	Nissan Onroak DPi	Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6	22	Pipo Derani	7, 9, 11–12
Prototype Challenge All entries use an Oreca FLM09 chassis powered by a LS3 6.2 L V8 engine. Team Drivers Rounds Starworks Motorsport 8 Chris Cumming 1 Starworks Motorsport 8 John Falb 1 Starworks Motorsport 8 Ben Keating 1 Starworks Motorsport 8 Remo Ruscitti 1 Starworks Motorsport 8 Robert Wickens 1 Starworks Motorsport 8 Garett Grist 2 Starworks Motorsport 8 Max Hanratty 2 Starworks Motorsport 8 Sean Rayhall 2 Starworks Motorsport 88 Conor Daly 1 Starworks Motorsport 88 James Dayson 1 Starworks Motorsport 88 Scott Mayer 1 Starworks Motorsport 88 Alex Popow 1 Starworks Motorsport 88 Sean Rayhall 1 BAR1 Motorsports 20 Don Yount All BAR1 Motorsports 20 Buddy Rice 1–2, 4, 6, 9, 12 BAR1 Motorsports 20 Mark Kvamme 1–2 BAR1 Motorsports 20 Chapman Ducote 1 BAR1 Motorsports 20 Gustavo Yacamán 1 BAR1 Motorsports 20 Daniel Burkett 2, 6, 12 BAR1 Motorsports 20 Ryan Lewis 5, 7 BAR1 Motorsports 26 David Cheng 1 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Trent Hindman 1 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Adam Merzon 1 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Johnny Mowlem 1 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Tom Papadopoulos 1 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Gustavo Yacamán 2, 6, 9 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Marc Drumwright 2 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Chapman Ducote 2 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Colin Thompson 2 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Nicholas Boulle 4 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Stefan Wilson 4 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Tomy Drissi 5, 12 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Bruno Junqueira 5 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Brian Alder 6 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Derek Jones 6 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Garett Grist 7, 12 BAR1 Motorsports 26 James Vance 7 BAR1 Motorsports 26 Mark Kvamme 9 BAR1 Motorsports 26 John Falb 12 Performance Tech Motorsports 38 James French All Performance Tech Motorsports 38 Patricio O'Ward All Performance Tech Motorsports 38 Kyle Masson 1–2, 6, 12 Performance Tech Motorsports 38 Nicholas Boulle 1 GT Le Mans GT Daytona Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Championship standings Points systems Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Race 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 ;Drivers points Points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. The point for the fastest lap is only awarded in the drivers' championship. ;Team points Team points are calculated in exactly the same way as driver points, using the point distribution chart. Each car entered is considered its own "team" regardless if it is a single entry or part of a two-car team. ;Manufacturer points There are also a number of manufacturer championships which utilize the same season-long point distribution chart. The manufacturer championships recognized by IMSA are as follows: Each manufacturer receives finishing points for its highest finishing car in each class. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same manufacturer are not taken into consideration, and all other manufacturers move up in the order. ;North American Endurance Cup The points system for the North American Endurance Cup is different from the normal points system. Points are awarded on a 5-4-3-2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position. Position 1 2 3 Other Classified Race 5 4 3 2 At Daytona, points are awarded at six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish. At the Sebring, points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. At Watkins Glen, points are awarded at three hours and at the finish. At Road Atlanta, points are awarded at four hours, eight hours and at the finish. Like the season-long team championship, North American Endurance Cup team points are awarded for each car and drivers get points in any car that they drive, in which they are entered for points. The manufacturer points go to the highest placed car from that manufacturer, just like the season-long manufacturer championship. For example: in any particular segment manufacturer A finishes 1st and 2nd and manufacturer B finishes 3rd. Manufacturer A only receives first-place points for that segment. Manufacturer B receives the second-place points. Drivers' championships Prototype ;Notes: 1 – Relegated to last in class for violation of minimum drive time requirements. Prototype Challenge GT Le Mans GT Daytona Manufacturers' championships Prototype GT Le Mans GT Daytona