2017 European Touring Car Cup Explained

The 2017 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the thirteenth and last running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It consists of six events in Italy, Hungary, Germany, Portugal, Belgium and Czech Republic. The championship is again split into two categories: ETCC 1[1] (including TC2 Turbo, TC2, TCN-2 and Super 2000 machinery) and ETCC 2 (including Super 1600 machinery).[2]

Teams and drivers

The races at the Nürburgring had both WTCC and ETCC competitors. ETCC competitors entered with their usual car numbers, but with 100 added up to it.

ETCC 1
TeamCarDriversRounds
Zengő Motorsport[3] SEAT León TCR5 Anett GyörgyAll
8 Norbert NagyAll
66 Zsolt Szabó[4] 1–4
Pfister Racing[5] SEAT León TCR7 Andreas PfisterAll
Rikli Motorsport[6] Honda Civic Type R TCR12 Peter RikliAll
91 Christjohannes SchreiberAll
AKK StefanovskiSEAT León TCR14 Igor StefanovskiAll
LEIN Racing[7] SEAT León TCR17 Mladen Lalušić1–4, 6
37 Fábio MotaAll
Křenek MotorsportSEAT León TCR22 Petr FulínAll
Steibel Motorsport[8] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR23 Václav Nimč Jr.6
Target Competition[9] Honda Civic Type R TCR27 José Rodrigues4
ASK GM Racing[10] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR32 Rudolf Pešović2, 5
Kraf Racing[11] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR44 Plamen KralevAll
Lema Racing[12] SEAT León TCR71 Maciej Łaszkiewicz6
76 Petr Čížek6
Baporo MotorsportSEAT Leon TCR73 Alexandr Artemyev2
Fullin Race Academy[13] SEAT León TCR96 Petr Fulín Jr.6

Race calendar and results

The first four rounds will support the World Touring Car Championship.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza30 April Peter Rikli Christjohannes Schreiber Petr Fulín Křenek Motorsport
R2 Peter Rikli Christjohannes Schreiber Rikli Motorsport
2R1 Hungaroring14 May Zsolt Szabó Zsolt Szabó Christjohannes Schreiber Rikli Motorsport
R2 Norbert Nagy Christjohannes Schreiber Rikli Motorsport
3R1 Nürburgring Nordschleife27 May Christjohannes Schreiber Petr Fulín Petr Fulín Křenek Motorsport
R2 Fábio Mota Igor Stefanovski AKK Stefanovski
4R1 Circuito Internacional de Vila Real25 June Norbert Nagy Igor Stefanovski Petr Fulín Křenek Motorsport
R2 Zsolt Szabó Zsolt Szabó Zengő Motorsport
5R1 Circuit Zolder17 September Norbert Nagy Christjohannes Schreiber Christjohannes Schreiber Rikli Motorsport
R2 Igor Stefanovski Igor Stefanovski AKK Stefanovski
6R1 Autodrom Most8 October Norbert Nagy Plamen Kralev Norbert Nagy Zengő Motorsport
R2 Petr Fulín Petr Fulín Křenek Motorsport

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
Points108654321
Qualifying points: 1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for first race, where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1.
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PosDriverMNZ
HUN
NÜR
VIL†
ZOL
MST
 Pts 
1 Petr Fulín133641231259323182
2 Norbert Nagy543234521Ret31411375
3 Christjohannes Schreiber 2211 31Ret1DNSNC111732Ret65
4 Igor Stefanovski454821338218560
5 Peter Rikli3125105Ret982251245.5
6 Fábio Mota9871133257439DSQ731
7 Plamen Kralev10613DNS9682Ret84225
8 Andreas Pfister77116841165512823.5
9 Zsolt Szabó6Ret21Ret1077123
10 Mladen Lalušić8Ret8568699DSQ13
11 José Rodrigues4348.5
12 Alexandr Artemyev1028
13 Petr Fulín Jr.648
14 Anett GyörgyDNSDNS997Ret101077Ret96
15 Rudolf Pešović1276Ret5
16 Václav Nimč Jr.765
17 Petr Čížek10100
18 Maciej Łaszkiewicz11110
PosDriverMNZ
HUN
NÜR
VIL†
ZOL
MST
 Pts 
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† - Half points were awarded for race 2 at Vila Real.

Notes and References

  1. News: ETCC category name change confirmed for 2017. 29 December 2016. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 2 January 2017.
  2. News: European Touring Car Cup calendar revealed for 2017. 30 November 2016. TouringCarTimes.com. 20 December 2016.
  3. News: Fiatal és tehetséges; György Anett velünk folytatja!. 22 April 2017. facebook.com. 22 April 2017.
  4. News: 11-car entry for the ETCC season opener at Monza. 27 April 2017. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Neil. Hudson. 28 April 2017.
  5. News: Andreas Pfister plans to contest the 2017 ETCC with his SEAT. 26 April 2017. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 26 April 2017.
  6. News: Rikli Motorsport signs Schreiber for ETCC title defence. 24 March 2017. fiaetcc.com. 21 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518123332/https://www.fiaetcc.com/rikli-motorsport-signs-schreiber-for-etcc-title-defence/. 2017-05-18. dead.
  7. News: Mota vows to be even mightier on ETCC return. 20 April 2017. fiaetcc.com. 21 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518125503/https://www.fiaetcc.com/mota-vows-to-be-even-mightier-on-etcc-return/. 2017-05-18. dead.
  8. News: First Volkswagen Golf entered for ETCC finale at Most. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Neil. Hudson. 21 September 2017. 21 September 2017.
  9. News: Jose Rodrigues will make ETCC debut at Vila Real. 16 June 2017. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Tamara. Aller. 22 June 2017.
  10. News: Alexandr Artemyev and Rudolf Pesovic added to Hungary line-up. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Neil. Hudson. 8 May 2017. 13 May 2017.
  11. News: Motorsport News: Пламен Кралев ще кара в Европейския шампионат за туристически автомобили. 2017-04-24. bg-BG.
  12. News: Lema Racing add two SEATs to the ETCC finale grid. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Neil. Hudson. 3 October 2017. 3 October 2017.
  13. News: Petr Fulín heads to Most chasing third title with son’s support on track. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Neil. Hudson. 5 October 2017. 6 October 2017.

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