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The 2017 TCR Middle East Series season was the first season of the TCR Middle East Series. The championship started at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai on 12 January and ended at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain on 10 March.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[2] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[2] 7 Germany Stefan Goede[3] 1–2
8 Germany Luca Engstler[4] All
9 Slovakia Maťo Homola[5] 1
10 Italy Giacomo Altoè[6] 3
11 Slovakia Filip Sládecka[5] 1
46 United States Brandon Gdovic[2] All
Italy Top Run Motorsport[7] Subaru WRX STi TCR[7] 10 Italy Giacomo Altoè[8] 2
12 Italy Luigi Ferrara[7] 1
Italy Mulsanne Racing[9] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[9] 16 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia[10] 2–3
88 Italy Michela Cerruti[9] 1
United Arab Emirates Lap57 Motorsports[11] Honda Civic TCR 57 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Owais[11] 2
75 United Kingdom Josh Files[11] 2–3
United Kingdom CadSpeed Racing[12] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[12] 108 United Kingdom James Kaye[12] 1
Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl[13] Seat León TCR[13] 303 United Kingdom Kane Astin[14] 1

Calendar and results

The 2017 schedule was announced on 15 November 2016, with three events held across the Middle East.[1]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome, Dubai 13 January Germany Luca Engstler Slovakia Maťo Homola Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler Dubai 24 Hour
2 Slovakia Maťo Homola United States Brandon Gdovic Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2 3 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 10 February United Kingdom Josh Files United Kingdom Josh Files United Kingdom Josh Files United Arab Emirates Lap57 Motorsports Yas Racing Series
TRD 86 Cup
Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East
4 11 February United Kingdom Josh Files United Kingdom Josh Files United Arab Emirates Lap57 Motorsports
3 5 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 11 March United Kingdom Josh Files United Kingdom Josh Files United Kingdom Josh Files United Arab Emirates Lap57 Motorsports
6 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia United Kingdom Josh Files United Arab Emirates Lap57 Motorsports

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver DUB
United Arab Emirates 		YMC
United Arab Emirates 		BHR
Bahrain 		Points
1 United Kingdom Josh Files 11 1 11 1 110
2 United States Brandon Gdovic 33 1 4 4 24 2 105
3 Germany Luca Engstler 11 6 6† 3 33 Ret 79
4 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia 22 2 DNS2 4† 56
5 Italy Giacomo Altoè 33 DNS 45 3 46
6 Germany Stefan Goede 5 4 7† 5 38
7 Slovakia Maťo Homola 62 2 30
8 United Kingdom James Kaye 4 5 22
9 Italy Michela Cerruti 25 Ret 19
10 Slovakia Filip Sládecka 8 3 19
11 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Owais 55 Ret 11
12 United Kingdom Kane Astin 7 Ret 6
13 Italy Luigi Ferrara Ret4 DNS 2

Teams' Championship

Pos. Driver DUB
United Arab Emirates 		YMC
United Arab Emirates 		BHR
Bahrain 		Points
1 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 2 44 3 23 2 210
32 1 6† 4 34 3
2 United Arab Emirates Lap57 Motorsports 11 1 11 1 121
55 Ret
3 Italy Mulsanne Racing 25 Ret 22 2 DNS2 4† 60
4 United Kingdom CadSpeed Racing 46 5 28
5 Italy Top Run Motorsport Ret4 DNS 33 DNS 21
6 Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl 5 Ret 10

References

  1. ^ a b "Three-race TCR Middle East Series to be launched in 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "First entry for TCR Middle East announced". TouringCarTimes.com. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Engstler add third car for Stefan Goede at Dubai". TouringCarTimes.com. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Luca Engstler confirmed as second entry for TCR Middle East". TouringCarTimes.com. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Mat'o Homola and Filip Sládecka joins Engstler for Dubai". TouringCarTimes.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. ^ "TCR Middle East Series Bahrain Entry List" (PDF). middleeast.tcr-series.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Luigi Ferrara will drive a Subaru in Dubai". TouringCarTimes.com. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  8. ^ "TCR Middle East Series Abu Dhabi Entry List" (PDF). middleeast.tcr-series.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b c Casillo, Pietro (5 January 2017). "Michela Cerruti to drive updated Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR in Dubai". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Davit Kajaia in Alfa Romeo at Abu Dhabi". middleeast.tcr-series.com. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "Josh Files to race in Abu Dhabi TCR Middle East round". TouringCarTimes.com. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. ^ a b c "CadSpeed Racing is the first to run the Audi RS 3 LMS". tcr-series.com. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Rik Breukers entered for TCR Middle East season start". TouringCarTimes.com. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Astin replaces Breukers in the Red Camel SEAT". middleeast.tcr-series.com. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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