2017 FRD LMP3 Series
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The 2017 FRD LMP3 Series (Chinese LMP3 Championship) was the inaugural season of the FRD LMP3 Series, the series supported by the ACO attracted some of the best teams in Asia & professional drivers from Europe, Australia and Asia making for a very competitive series. Craft-Bamboo Racing won the teams title after their driver James Winslow won the 2017 driver championship, after victory at Shanghai, Zhuhai, Zhejiang in the Disney-Pixar supported Lightning McQueen Ligier #95 JSP3.
Calendar
| Rnd | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Opening Race Winners | Main Race Winners |
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| 1 |  Zhejiang International Circuit, Zhejiang, China
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2 July |  #33. S&D Motorsports
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 #3. Eurasia Motorsport
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#95. Craft-Bamboo Racing
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| Ma Qinghua Leo Ye
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Martin Cao Garmet Patterson
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 James Winslow Mathias Beche
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| 2 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
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30 July | #95. Craft-Bamboo Racing
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#95. Craft-Bamboo Racing
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#17. PTRS
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| James Winslow Mathias Beche
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James Winslow Mathias Beche
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 Andrew Waite Yann Clairay
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| 3 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
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| 4 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China
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17 September |
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Entry List
LMP3
| Entrant/Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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| FS Sport Racing
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 1 | Andy Yan
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1-2 |
| Olivier Lombard
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1-2 | ||||
| Eurasia Motorsport
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 3 | Martin Cao
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1-2 |
| Garmet Patterson
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1-2 | ||||
| 91 |  Julio Acosta
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1-2 | |||
| Dan Wells
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1-2 | ||||
| PTRS
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 7 | Simon Evans
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1-2 |
| Rainey He
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1-2 | ||||
| 17 | Andrew Waite
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1-2 | |||
| Yann Clairay
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1-2 | ||||
| KCMG
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 18 | Neric Wei
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1-2 |
| Josh Burdon
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| Craft-Bamboo Racing
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 20 | Greg Taylor
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1-2 |
 Alex Tagliani
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 Marco Bonanomi
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| 95 | Mathias Beche
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1-2 | |||
| James Winslow
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| S&D Motorsports
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 25 | Tim Macrow
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1-3 |
 Denis Lian
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 Kevin Tse
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| Andre Heimgartner
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| 33 | Ma Qinghua
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| Leo Ye
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| Nathan Bihel
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| Jackie Chan DC Racing Team
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Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | 38 |  Ricardo Teixeira
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| Edgar Lau
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Teams and drivers
Alex Tagliani will join Australia's Greg Taylor in Craft-Bamboo Racing's Ligier JS P3 LMP3.[1]
References
- ^ "Tagliani to race Ligier LMP3 in China". Racer. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
External links
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