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Locations of the European racing circuits

The 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the ninth Racecar Euro Series season, and the fifth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. Anthony Kumpen enters the season as the defending champion.

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division

The car of Elite 1 title defender Anthony Kumpen in 2017
Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS Belgium PK Carsport[1] 11 Belgium Stienes Longin[1] 1–5
24 Belgium Anthony Kumpen[1] 1–5
Germany Mishumotors 33 Germany Mirco Schultis[2] 1
Brazil Bruno Junqueira[3] 2
Germany Dominik Farnbacher[4] 4
France Lucas Lasserre[5] 5
70 Germany Patrick Simon[2] 1, 4
United Kingdom Alex Kapadia[3] 2
Germany Mirco Schultis[5] 5
Italy CAAL Racing 44 Sweden Freddy Nordström[2] 1–5
54 Israel Alon Day[2] 1–5
56 Spain Salvador Tineo Arroyo[2] 1–5
Germany Racing Total 46 Germany Marko Stipp[3] 2–4
Austria DF1 Racing 66 France Christophe Bouchut[2] 1–5
Ford Ford Mustang Monaco Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Spain Borja García[2] 1
United States Bobby Labonte[3] 2
Spain Carmen Boix[6] 3
France Eric Van de Vyver[4] 4
Italy Nicola Larini[5] 5
27 France Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[4] 4
France RDV Compétition 3 France Frédéric Gabillon[2] 1–5
Italy Scuderia Giudici 4 Italy Claudio Giudici[2] 1–2, 5
Austria Renauer Motorsport 5 Czech Republic Martin Doubek[2] 1–2, 4
Italy Racers Motorsport 7 Italy Alessandro Ciompi[2] 1
Spain Borja García[3] 2–5
8 Italy Dario Caso[2] 1–5
9 Italy Gianmarco Ercoli[2] 1–5
Italy MRT by Nocentini 12 Italy Renzo Calcinati[5] 5
France Dog Racing 14 Italy Carlo Forte[2] 1
77 Iran Meisam Taheri[3] 2–5
95 France Lucas Lasserre[2] 1, 4
France Knauf Racing 37 France Thomas Ferrando[2] 1–5
73 France Wilfried Boucenna[2] 1–5
Italy The Club Motorsports 41 Italy Fabrizio Armetta[4] 4–5
Belgium Braxx Racing[7] 78 Belgium Jerry De Weerdt[7] 1–3, 5
90 Belgium Marc Goossens[3] 2–3, 5
Belgium Motorsport 98 98 Belgium Eric De Doncker[2] 1, 4
Toyota Toyota Camry Monaco Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Venezuela Rodolfo González[2] 1–2
Japan Kenkou Miura[6] 3–4[a]
Italy Carlo Forte[4] 4–5[a]
Brazil RDV Compétition Brazil 47 Brazil Marconi de Abreu[2] 1–5

Elite 2 Division

Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS Belgium PK Carsport[1] 11 Germany Justin Kunz[1] 1–5
24 Belgium Guillaume Dumarey[1] 1–5
Germany Mishumotors 33 Germany Günther Deutsch[2] 1
United Kingdom Roger Bromiley[3] 2
Denmark Nicki Petersen[5] 5
70 Germany Mirco Schultis[2] 1–2, 4–5
Italy CAAL Racing 44 Luxembourg Gil Linster[2] 1–4
54 Italy Arianna Casoli[2] 1–5
56 Brazil Felipe Rabello[2] 1–5
Germany Racing Total 46 Spain Carmen Boix[3] 2
Germany Marko Stipp[6] 3
Denmark Nicki Petersen[4] 4
Austria DF1 Racing 66 Poland Maciej Dreszer[2] 1–5
Ford Ford Mustang Monaco Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Spain Carmen Boix[2] 1, 3–5
United States Bobby Labonte[3] 2
27 France Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[4] 4
France RDV Compétition 3 France Ulysse Delsaux[2] 1–5
31 France Didier Bec[5] 5
Italy Scuderia Giudici 4 Italy Andrea Perlini[2] 1–2
Italy Claudio Giudici[5] 5
Austria Renauer Motorsport 5 Czech Republic Martin Doubek[2] 1–2, 4
Italy Racers Motorsport 7 Italy Simone Laureti[2] 1–5
8 Italy Dario Caso[2] 1–5
9 Italy Gianmarco Ercoli[2] 1–3
Italy Marco Spinelli[5] 5
Italy MRT by Nocentini 12 Italy Renzo Calcinati[5] 5
France Dog Racing 14 France Evan Pichard Arnaud[2] 1
77 Iran Meisam Taheri[3] 2–5
95 Iran Meisam Taheri[2] 1
France Evan Pichard Arnaud[3] 2, 4
France Knauf Racing 37 France Thomas Ferrando[2] 1–5
73 France Paul Guiod[2] 1–5
Italy The Club Motorsports 41 Italy Roberto Benedetti[4] 4–5
Belgium Braxx Racing[7] 78 Belgium Jerry De Weerdt[7] 1–3, 5
Belgium Motorsport 98 98 Belgium Eric De Doncker[2] 1, 4
Toyota Toyota Camry Monaco Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Japan Kenkou Miura[2] 1, 3–4
Japan Yuya Sakamoto[3] 2
Italy Denny Zardo[5] 5
Brazil RDV Compétition Brazil 47 Brazil Marconi de Abreu[2] 1–5

Elite Club Division

Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS Austria Gruber Racing 26 Austria Willy Gruber[2] 1
Austria DF1 Racing 66 Brazil Deo Alves[2] 1
Ford Ford Mustang Monaco Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 France Eric Muet[2] 1
Austria Renauer Motorsport 5 Austria Andreas Kuchelbacher[2] 1
France Dog Racing 14 Brazil Marcelo Silva[2] 1
95 Brazil Alfredo Cardoso[2] 1
France RDV Compétition 31 Switzerland Yann Schar[2] 1
Toyota Toyota Camry Monaco Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Italy Luciano Carcheri[2] 1

Team changes

  • PK Carsports's Elite 1 driver Bert Longin left the series after three seasons to focus on his European Le Mans Series and Belcar campaigns. His seat was filled by his son Stienes who won the Elite 2 championship in 2016. In the Elite 2 class, Guillaume Dumarey joines the series.[1]
  • Brass Racing was forced to make a name change. As the name was EU registered by another company, the racing team is now called "Braxx Racing" for 2017.[7]
  • German endurance racing team Mishumotors made their NASCAR Euro Series debut in 2017.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Carlo Forte competed in the Saturday race, while Kenkou Miura competed in the Sunday race.

Schedule and results

Calendar changes

  • Raceway Venray announced its date on October 25, switching from the Pinkster weekend (June 2 through 4th in 2017) to an entirely new date on 15th and 16 July, held in conjunction with the LMV8 Eurocup.[8]
  • Tours Speedway will not return to the schedule for 2017 after being a staple of the series for five consecutive seasons and the first oval the series visited.[8]
  • The series returns to Germany during the last weekend of July using the National Circuit at the Hockenheimring.[9]
  • Franciacorta has replaced Adria as the host for the Semi-Finals.[10]

Elite 1

Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 8 April Spain Borja García France Frédéric Gabillon Spain Borja García Ford
R2 9 April France Frédéric Gabillon France Frédéric Gabillon Spain Borja García Ford
2 R3 American SpeedFest United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 10 June Belgium Anthony Kumpen Belgium Anthony Kumpen Belgium Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet
R4 11 June Belgium Anthony Kumpen France Frédéric Gabillon Israel Alon Day Chevrolet
3 R5 Autospeedway American Style Netherlands Raceway Venray, Venray 15 July Belgium Anthony Kumpen Spain Borja García Belgium Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet
R6 16 July Spain Borja García Spain Borja García Spain Borja García Ford
4 R7 American Fan Fest Germany Hockenheimring (National), Hockenheim 29 July Israel Alon Day Israel Alon Day Spain Borja García Ford
R8 30 July Israel Alon Day Belgium Anthony Kumpen Belgium Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet
5 R9 American NASCAR Weekend Italy Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato 16 September France Frédéric Gabillon Israel Alon Day Israel Alon Day Chevrolet
R10 17 September Israel Alon Day Israel Alon Day Israel Alon Day Chevrolet
6 R11 American Festival NASCAR Finals Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 14 October Israel Alon Day Israel Alon Day Israel Alon Day Chevrolet
R12 15 October Israel Alon Day Belgium Marc Goossens Belgium Marc Goossens Ford
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Elite 2

Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 8 April France Thomas Ferrando France Thomas Ferrando France Thomas Ferrando Ford
R2 9 April France Thomas Ferrando France Ulysse Delsaux France Ulysse Delsaux Ford
2 R3 American SpeedFest United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 10 June Belgium Guillaume Dumarey France Thomas Ferrando France Thomas Ferrando Ford
R4 11 June France Thomas Ferrando France Thomas Ferrando France Thomas Ferrando Ford
3 R5 Autospeedway American Style Netherlands Raceway Venray, Venray 15 July Belgium Guillaume Dumarey Brazil Felipe Rabello Brazil Felipe Rabello Chevrolet
R6 16 July Brazil Felipe Rabello France Ulysse Delsaux Brazil Felipe Rabello Chevrolet
4 R7 American Fan Fest Germany Hockenheimring (National), Hockenheim 29 July France Ulysse Delsaux Brazil Felipe Rabello France Thomas Ferrando Ford
R8 30 July Brazil Felipe Rabello France Ulysse Delsaux France Thomas Ferrando Ford
5 R9 American NASCAR Weekend Italy Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato 16 September France Ulysse Delsaux Italy Denny Zardo France Thomas Ferrando Ford
R10 17 September Italy Denny Zardo France Thomas Ferrando Italy Denny Zardo Toyota
6 R11 American Festival NASCAR Finals Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 14 October France Thomas Ferrando Belgium Guillaume Dumarey France Thomas Ferrando Ford
R12 15 October Belgium Guillaume Dumarey France Thomas Ferrando France Guillaume Deflandre Chevrolet
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Standings

Elite 1

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver Spain
VAL 		United Kingdom
BRH 		Netherlands
VEN 		Germany
HOC 		Italy
FRA 		Belgium
ZOL 		Points
1 Israel Alon Day 20 3 3 1 3 5 4 2 1 1 1 4 661
2 Belgium Anthony Kumpen 23 4 1 7 1 2 2 1 6 16 3 3 609
3 Spain Borja García 1 1 2 9 2 1 1 6 9 15 6 6 600
4 France Frédéric Gabillon 14 2 22 2 11 8 3 3 2 4 4 2 596
5 Belgium Stienes Longin 2 19 7 22 8 3 7 7 5 3 5 5 569
6 Spain Salvador Tineo Arroyo 2 19 7 22 8 3 7 7 5 3 5 5 557
7 Italy Gianmarco Ercoli 9 15 5 6 16 6 6 8 7 6 11 11 535
8 France Thomas Ferrando 6 7 6 5 5 16 8 12 8 5 9 14 531
9 France Wilfried Boucenna 5 10 16 20 12 13 9 9 10 20 12 10 492
10 Belgium Marc Goossens 4 3 13 7 3 2 2 1 491
11 Brazil Marconi Abreu 13 12 21 15 6 10 11 13 15 8 23 23 454
12 Sweden Freddy Nordtrom 7 9 17 8 14 11 19 10 19 8 21 439
13 Italy Dario Caso 19 16 18 19 15 14 20 13 21 17 12 430
14 Belgium Jerry De Weerdt 17 13 23 14 7 12 18 17 16 18 408
15 Iran Meisam Taheri 19 17 13 22 22 20 392
16 France Lucas Lasserre 8 DNQ 23 17 4 18 7 7 386
17 France Christophe BOuchut 3 5 8 23 17 21 5 16 11 357
18 Germany Marko Stipp 20 13 15 9 12 19 18 13 295
19 Czech Republic Martin Doubek 16 DNQ 13 12 24 16 13 15 276
20 Italy Fabrizio Armetta 22 23 22 22 15 24 247
21 Italy Carlo Alberto Forte 21 18 17 DNQ 14 192
22 Venezuela Rodolfo González 11 8 15 11 187
23 France Hugo Bec 17 10 170
24 Italy Claudio Giudice 18 17 12 16 DNQ 136
25 Japan Kenko Miura 9 DNQ DNQ 18 19 17 130
26 Denmark Nicki Petersen 14 12 16 124
27 Germany Patrick Simon 10 11 20 14 121
28 Italy Renzo Calcinati 20 9 118
29 Italy Nicola Larini 11 19 116
30 Germany Mirco Schultis 15 14 DNQ 87
30 Belgium Eric De Doncker 12 DNQ 16 DNQ 87
32 United States Bobby Labonte 14 10 64
32 France Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer 10 15 64
34 United Kingdom Alex Kapadia 10 18 61
35 France Éric Hélary 14 9 60
36 Germany Dominik Farnbacher 18 11 59
37 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 11 21 57
38 France Eric van de Vyver 15 21 53
39 Italy Francesco Parli 21 22 46
40 Italy Alessandro Ciompi 22 DNQ 38

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "PK Carsport op oorlogssterkte in raceseizoen 2017! Het ultieme doel is: titels halen". Racexpress.nl. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "NWES Valencia4\7\2017 Practice". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "NWES Brands Hatch 6/9/2017 Free Practice Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "NWES Hockenheim 7/28/2017 Practice Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NWES Franciacorta 9/15/2017 Practice Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "NWES Venray 7/15/2017 Practice Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Naamsverandering: Brass Racing wordt Braxx Racing in 2017, Belg Marc Goossens terug in NASCAR". Racexpress.nl. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Nieuwe datum voor NASCAR Whelen Euro Series op Raceway Venray". Racexpress.nl. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  9. ^ "NWES Moves Hockenheim Race To Last Week Of July". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  10. ^ "NASCAR Unveils 2017 Whelen Euro Calendar". hometracks.nascar.com/. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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