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.

Locations of the European racing circuits

Teams and drivers

Michelin is the official tyre supplier.

TCR
Team Car No. Drivers Status Rounds
Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing[1] Honda Civic TCR[1] 1 Belgium Stéphane Lémeret[1] 1–2
Netherlands Tom Coronel[1] 1
France Aurélien Panis[2] 2
2 Belgium Benjamin Lessennes[1] J All
France Enzo Guibbert J 1
Netherlands Tom Coronel[2] 2–3, 6
Belgium Stéphane Lémeret 4–5
Belgium Delahaye Racing[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 4 Italy Giacomo Altoè[4] J 1–3, 5
Belgium Romain de Leval[3] J 1
Belgium Guillaume Mondron[3] 2, 4–6
Belgium Frédéric Caprasse 3
Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo 4
Belgium Edouard Mondron 6
SEAT León TCR[3] 5 Belgium Edouard Mondron[3] 1, 3
Belgium Guillaume Mondron[3] 1, 3
Netherlands Ferry Monster Autosport[5] SEAT León TCR[5] 6 Netherlands Danny Kroes[5] J 2
Spain Pepe Oriola[5] 2
Belgium Team WRT[6] SEAT León TCR[3] 7 Belgium Sam Dejonghe[3] All
Belgium Denis Dupont[3] All
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[6] 25 France Jean-Karl Vernay[7] 1
United Kingdom Robert Huff[7] 1
52 Belgium Maxime Potty[6] J All
Belgium Mathieu Detry[6] J All
Belgium DG Sport Compétition[3] Peugeot 308 Racing Cup[3] 8 France Aurélien Comte[3] All
Netherlands Kevin Abbring[8] All
Belgium DG Sport Opel Team Belgium[3] Opel Astra TCR[9] 21 Slovakia Maťo Homola[9] 1
Belgium Frédéric Caprasse[9] 1
Netherlands Certainty Racing Team[5] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[5] 9 Netherlands Dillon Koster[5] 2
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje[5] 2
54 Austria Simon Reicher[5] J 2
Netherlands Jaap van Lagen[5] 2
Belgium Comtoyou Racing[10] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[10] 12 Switzerland Stefano Comini[10] 1, 3
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde[10] J 1
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 3
Belgium Milo Racing[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 20 Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals[11] 1
Belgium Armand Fumal[11] 1
Netherlands Bas Koeten Racing[12] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[12] 56 Netherlands Willem Meyer[13] J 1–4, 6
Netherlands Paul Sieljes[3] 1–3, 6
Netherlands Meindert van Buuren 4
Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo 5
Belgium Alexis van de Poele 5
66 Netherlands Mika Morien[13] J 1, 3–6
Netherlands Stan van Oord[13] J 1, 3–4
Netherlands Willem Meyer[13] J 5
Netherlands Rik Breukers 6
SEAT León TCR[5] 99 Netherlands Simon Knap[5] 2
Netherlands Rob Severs[5] 2
Belgium DK Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 64 Belgium Jonas de Kimpe 4–5
Icon Legend
J Junior

S2 (Clio Cup Benelux)
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Belgium Team Duindistel Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC 104 Belgium Gregory Eyckmans 4
Christoff Cox 4
Netherlands Netherlands Koeten Racing[3] Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC[3] 111 Belgium Sven van Laere[3] 1–4
Belgium Thomas Piessens[3] 1–2
Belgium Maarten Mus 4
United Kingdom MRM Racing[3] Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC[3] 112 United Kingdom Brett Lidsey[3] 1–2
Belgium Renault Oudenaarde[3] Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC[3] 196 Belgium Filip Uyttendaele[3] 1–3
Belgium 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 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps 22 April Slovakia Maťo Homola
Belgium Frédéric Caprasse		 Slovakia Maťo Homola
Belgium Frédéric Caprasse		 Belgium Edouard Mondron
Belgium Guillaume Mondron		 Belgium Delahaye Racing TCR Benelux Trophy
R1 23 April Belgium Frédéric Caprasse Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Switzerland Stefano Comini Belgium Comtoyou Racing
R2 Belgium Frédéric Caprasse Switzerland Stefano Comini Belgium Comtoyou Racing
R3 Slovakia Maťo Homola South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Slovakia Maťo Homola Belgium DG Sport Compétition
R4 Belgium Maxime Potty South Africa Sheldon van der Linde Belgium Comtoyou Racing
2 QR Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 20 May Belgium Maxime Potty
Belgium Mathieu Detry		 Belgium Stéphane Lémeret
France Aurélien Panis		 Belgium Guillaume Mondron
Italy Giacomo Altoè		 Belgium Delahaye Racing Race Festival/Family Days
R1 21 May Belgium Stéphane Lémeret Italy Giacomo Altoè Belgium Stéphane Lémeret Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing
R2 Italy Giacomo Altoè Italy Giacomo Altoè Belgium Delahaye Racing
R3 Netherlands Jaap van Lagen Netherlands Jaap van Lagen Netherlands Jaap van Lagen Netherlands Certainty Racing Team
R4 Netherlands Jaap van Lagen Netherlands Jaap van Lagen Netherlands Certainty Racing Team
3 QR Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 3 June Belgium Maxime Potty
Belgium Mathieu Detry		 Belgium Benjamin Lessennes
Netherlands Tom Coronel		 Belgium Benjamin Lessennes
Netherlands Tom Coronel		 Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing New Race Festival
R1 4 June Netherlands Tom Coronel Netherlands Tom Coronel Netherlands Tom Coronel Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing
R2 Belgium Maxime Potty Netherlands Tom Coronel Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing
R3 Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing
R4 Belgium Mathieu Detry Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing
4 QR Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 15 July Belgium Sam Dejonghe
Belgium Denis Dupont		 Belgium Maxime Potty
Belgium Mathieu Detry		 Belgium Sam Dejonghe
Belgium Denis Dupont		 Belgium Team WRT Zolder Superprix
R1 16 July Belgium Jonas de Kimpe Belgium Edouard Mondron Belgium Mathieu Detry Belgium Team WRT
R2 Belgium Denis Dupont Belgium Mathieu Detry Belgium Team WRT
R3 Belgium Maxime Potty France Aurélien Comte France Aurélien Comte Belgium DG Sport Compétition
R4 Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo France Aurélien Comte Belgium DG Sport Compétition
5 QR Belgium Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet 23–24 September Belgium Stéphane Lémeret
Belgium Benjamin Lessennes		 France Aurélien Comte
Netherlands Kevin Abbring		 France Aurélien Comte
Netherlands Kevin Abbring		 Belgium DG Sport Compétition Kronos 10 hours of Mettet
R1 Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo Belgium Stéphane Lémeret Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo Netherlands Bas Koeten Racing
R2 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium DG Sport Compétition
R3 France Aurélien Comte Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing
R4 France Aurélien Comte Belgium Benjamin Lessennes Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing
6 QR Netherlands TT Circuit Assen, Assen 21–22 October Belgium Edouard Mondron
Belgium Guillaume Mondron		 Netherlands Mika Morien
Netherlands Rik Breukers		 Netherlands Willem Meyer
Netherlands Paul Sieljes		 Netherlands Bas Koeten Racing Formido Finale Races
R1 Belgium Mathieu Detry Netherlands Willem Meyer Belgium Sam Dejonghe Belgium Team WRT
R2 Belgium Mathieu Detry Belgium Sam Dejonghe Belgium Team WRT
R3 Netherlands Rik Breukers Netherlands Paul Sieljes Belgium Denis Dupont Belgium Team WRT
R4 Belgium Maxime Potty Belgium Maxime Potty Belgium Team WRT

Drivers' championships

In sprint races both the competing driver and the co-driver that is not competing score points.

Pos. Driver SPA
Belgium		 ZAN
Netherlands		 ZOL
Belgium		 ZOL
Belgium		 MET
Belgium		 ASS
Netherlands		 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 Belgium Benjamin Lessennes 3 2 3 10 3 2 1 1 1 7 3 8 Ret 1 1 5 6 5 420
2 Belgium Guillaume Mondron 1 5 5 1 7 5 5 5 6 3 2 2 5 6 5 6 4 4 402
3 Belgium Maxime Potty 5 Ret 2 9 7 Ret 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 Ret 1 380
Belgium Mathieu Detry 5 9 6 9 4 3 2 6 4 2 1 1 3 6 4 2 7 2
4 France Aurélien Comte 6 7 7 2 3 2 4 5 2 Ret 1 1 1 2 2 DNS 5 3 375
Netherlands Kevin Abbring 6 10 Ret 2 5 4 4 4 3 Ret 4 3 1 4 1 DNS 6 7
5 Belgium Denis Dupont Ret 13 6 8 8 6 3 2 7 1 Ret 6 2 5 4 3 1 6 316
Belgium Sam Dejonghe Ret 6 Ret 8 10 7 3 3 4 1 4 4 2 3 Ret 3 1 1
6 Netherlands Tom Coronel 2 Ret Ret 10 2 Ret 1 1 1 5 3 3 253
7 Netherlands Mika Morien 8 14 10 6 5 3 7 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 Ret 4 2 6 227
8 Netherlands Willem Meyer Ret 6 5 7 10 10 6 9 5 4 6 5 4 8 7 1 5 4 209
9 Italy Giacomo Altoè 7 7 7 1 2 1 Ret DNS 9 5 2 2 188
10 Belgium Edouard Mondron 1 4 4 5 4 3 6 4 5 178
11 Belgium Stéphane Lémeret 2 12 Ret Ret 1 Ret 7 3 4 Ret 5 3 175
12 Switzerland Stefano Comini 4 1 1 Ret 6 5 138
13 Netherlands Paul Sieljes Ret 11 8 7 9 9 6 7 8 1 3 Ret 126
14 Belgium Lorenzo Donniacuo 3 8 3 7 1 5 117
15 Netherlands Stan van Oord 8 8 Ret 6 7 8 7 8 6 6 5 Ret 116
16 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 4 2 1 105
17 Netherlands Rik Breukers 4 2 2 74
18 Belgium Jonas de Kimpe 5 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 72
19 Netherlands Jaap van Lagen 3 1 1 67
Austria Simon Reicher 3 9 Ret
20 France Jean-Karl Vernay 10 3 2 64
United Kingdom Robert Huff 10 3 3
21 Belgium Frédéric Caprasse 13 4 4 Ret 7 8 61
22 France Enzo Guibbert 3 5 11 58
23 Spain Pepe Oriola 4 6 4 50
Netherlands Danny Kroes 4 6 5
24 Slovakia Maťo Homola 13 1 Ret 49
25 Belgium Alexis van de Poele 7 Ret 7 47
26 Netherlands Meindert van Buuren 4 7 6 46
27 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Ret 3 Ret 33
28 France Aurélien Panis Ret 8 10 30
29 Belgium Romain de Leval 7 9 9 22
30 Netherlands Dillon Koster 5 11 6 20
Netherlands Bernhard van Oranje 5 16 9
31 Netherlands Simon Knap 11 12 8 10
Netherlands Rob Severs 11 11 7
32 Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals 9 8 8 10
Belgium 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
Belgium		 ZAN
Netherlands		 ZOL
Belgium		 ZOL
Belgium		 MET
Belgium		 ASS
Netherlands 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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 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
Belgium		 ZAN
Netherlands		 ZOL
Belgium		 ZOL
Belgium		 MET
Belgium		 ASS
Netherlands		 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 Belgium Benjamin Lessennes 3 2 3 10 3 2 1 1 1 7 3 8 Ret 180
2 Belgium Mathieu Detry 5 9 6 9 4 3 2 6 4 2 1 1 3 2 155
3 Belgium Maxime Potty 5 Ret 2 9 7 Ret 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 154
4 Italy Giacomo Altoè 7 7 7 1 2 1 Ret DNS 9 90
5 Netherlands Mika Morien 8 14 10 6 5 3 7 8 7 6 5 5 4 82
6 Netherlands Willem Meyer Ret 6 5 7 10 10 6 9 5 4 6 5 4 76
7 Netherlands Stan van Oord 8 8 Ret 6 7 8 7 8 6 6 5 Ret 62
8 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 4 2 1 55
9 Netherlands Danny Kroes 4 6 5 30
10 France Enzo Guibbert 3 5 11 25
11 Austria Simon Reicher 3 9 Ret 17
12 Belgium 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
Belgium		 ZAN
Netherlands		 ZOL
Belgium		 ZOL
Belgium		 MET
Belgium		 ASS
Netherlands 

Teams' championship

Points toward the Teams' championship are only awarded in the qualifying race.

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

Cars' championship

Points toward the Cars' championship are only awarded in the sprint races.

Pos. Car SPA
Belgium		 ZAN
Netherlands		 ZOL
Belgium		 ZOL
Belgium		 MET
Belgium		 ASS
Netherlands		 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
Belgium		 ZAN
Netherlands		 ZOL
Belgium		 ZOL
Belgium		 MET
Belgium		 ASS
Netherlands		 Pts.

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