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2017 British LMP3 Cup

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The 2017 Henderson Insurance Brokers LMP3 Cup Championship was the inaugural season for the British LMP3 Cup. The series started at Donington Park on 22–23 April, and finished at the same circuit on 16–17 September.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Chassis Engine Driver(s) Rounds
United States United Autosports
United Kingdom Red River Sport[1][N 1]
2 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United States CJ Wilson 3-6
United Kingdom Christian England 1-2, 7-12
United States Andrew Evans 1-12
3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Tony Wells 1-12
United Kingdom Matt Bell 1-12
22 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Bonamy Grimes 11-12
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem 11-12
32 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Sir Chris Hoy 11-12
United Kingdom Sandy Mitchell 11-12
United Kingdom 360 Racing 6 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Cyprus Andy Demetriou 1-2
United Kingdom Bob Berridge 1-2
United Kingdom T-Sport 7 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Steve Tandy 1-2
India Karun Chandhock 1-2
United Kingdom Alex Kapadia 11-12
United Kingdom Manhal Allos 11-12
United Kingdom Nielsen Racing
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse with Nielsen Racing[2][N 2]
9 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Dean Gibbs 7-8
United Kingdom Alex Kapadia 7-8
23 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Jason Rishover 1-3, 11-12
United Kingdom Jamie Spence 1-4, 11-12
79 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig 1-12
United Kingdom Colin Noble 1-12
888 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE Kuwait Khaled Al Mudhaf 11-12
Netherlands Michael Vergers 11-12
United Kingdom Tockwith Motorsport 26 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Richard Dean 1-6
United Kingdom Sarah Moore 1-6
United Kingdom G-Cat Racing 28 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Paul Bailey 1-6
United Kingdom Andy Schulz 1-6
United Kingdom Douglas Motorsport 72 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Mike Newbould 1-4, 9-12
Australia Thomas Randle 1-4, 9-10
South Africa Callan O'Keeffe 7-8, 11-12
United Kingdom Speedworks Motorsport 96 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE United Kingdom Jack Butel 1-12
United Kingdom Dean Gibbs 1-4
United Kingdom Scott Mansell 5-6
United Kingdom Andrew Bentley 7-8
United Kingdom Devon Modell 9-10

Races

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The revised 12-race calendar was released on Friday 7 December 2016.[3]

Round Circuit Pole Position Winners
1 R1 United Kingdom Donington Park (National) United Kingdom No. 28 G-Cat Racing United Kingdom No. 79 Nielsen Racing
United Kingdom Andy Schulz United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig
United Kingdom Colin Noble
R2 United Kingdom No. 28 G-Cat Racing United Kingdom No. 79 Nielsen Racing
United Kingdom Andy Schulz United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig
United Kingdom Colin Noble
2 R3 United Kingdom Brands Hatch GP United States No. 3 United Autosports United States No. 3 United Autosports
United Kingdom Tony Wells United Kingdom Tony Wells
United Kingdom Matt Bell
R4 United Kingdom No. 23 Nielsen Racing United Kingdom No. 79 Nielsen Racing
United Kingdom Jamie Spence United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig
United KingdomColin Noble
3 R5 Belgium Spa Francorchamps United Kingdom No. 79 Nielsen Racing United States No. 3 United Autosports
United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig United Kingdom Tony Wells
United Kingdom Matt Bell
R6 United States No. 3 United Autosports United Kingdom No. 79 Nielsen Racing
United Kingdom Tony Wells United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig
United Kingdom Colin Noble
4 R7 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit (GP) United States No. 2 United Autosports United Kingdom No. 79 Nielsen Racing
United Kingdom Christian England United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig
United Kingdom Colin Noble
R8 United States No. 3 United Autosports United States No. 3 United Autosports
United Kingdom Tony Wells United Kingdom Tony Wells
United Kingdom Matt Bell
5 R9 United Kingdom Snetterton Circuit (300) United States No. 2 United Autosports United Kingdom No. 79 Nielsen Racing
United Kingdom Christian England United Kingdom Alasdair McCaig
United Kingdom Colin Noble
R10 United States No. 2 United Autosports United States No. 2 United Autosports
United Kingdom Christian England United Kingdom Christian England
United Kingdom Andrew Evans
6 R11 United Kingdom Donington Park (GP) United States No. 2 United Autosports United States No. 3 United Autosports
United Kingdom Christian England United Kingdom Tony Wells
United Kingdom Matt Bell
R12 United States No. 2 United Autosports United Kingdom No. 96 Speedworks Motorsport
United Kingdom Christian England United Kingdom Jack Butel

Table

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Pos Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1 No. 79 Nielsen Racing 25 26 19 25 19 26 26 19 25 15 8 DNF 234
2 No. 3 United Autosports 6 18 26 18 26 19 18 25 DNF 12 26 18 212
3 No. 96 Speedworks Motorsport 1 10 8 10 15 15 10 12 18 18 12 25 154
4 No. 2 United Autosports 8 DNF 6 12 8 16 16 16 26 11 12 132
5 No. 72 Douglas Motorsport 13 8 12 15 13 11 73
6 No. 23 Nielsen Racing 18 DNF 15 DNF DNF DNF 15 15 64
6 No. 26 Tockwith Motorsport 10 15 6 12 10 10 63
7 No. 28 G-Cat Racing 5 5 10 8 8 12 48
9 No. 32 United Autosports 18 10 28
10 No. 7 T-Sport 15 12 27
11 No. 9 Nielsen Racing 12 10 22
=12 No. 888 Nielsen Racing 6 4 10
=12 No. 22 United Autosports 4 6 10
=12 No. 7 T-Sport 2 8 10
15 No. 6 360 Racing 2 6 8

Points are scored:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pole FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

With bonus points for pole position and fastest lap.

References

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  1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (September 8, 2017). "Mowlem & Grimes Enter Final Rounds of LMP3 Cup Championship". DailySportscar.com. DailySportscar.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Goodwin, Graham (March 28, 2017). "Ecurie Ecosse Confirms Double LMP3 Programme In UK & Europe". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Calender [sic] announced". www.lmp3cup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  1. ^ The No. 22 was run by United Autosports on behalf of Red River Sport.
  2. ^ The No. 79 Nielsen Racing entry was in conjunction with Ecurie Ecosse.
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