2017 FIA World Endurance Championship explained

2017 FIA World Endurance Championship
Organizer:	Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Discipline:	Sports car endurance racing
No Of Races:	9
Award1 Champ:	Porsche
Award2 Title:	GTE Manufacturer
Award2 Champ:	Ferrari
Award3 Title:	LMP2 Team
Award3 Champ:	Vaillante Rebellion
Award4 Title:	LMGTE Pro Team
Award4 Champ:	AF Corse
Award5 Title:	LMGTE Am Team
Award5 Champ:	Aston Martin Racing
Seasonslistnames:	FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Link:	2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Year:	2016
Nextseason Link:	2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nextseason Year:	2018–19

The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship was the sixth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and will end at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and include the 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. World championship titles will be awarded to the leading prototype drivers and manufacturers, while for the first time in the World Endurance Championship the leading grand touring drivers and manufacturers will also be awarded a world championship.

Following the 6 Hours of Fuji, the #2 Porsche drivers Timo Bernhard, Earl Bamber, and Brendon Hartley currently lead the World Endurance Drivers' Championship, the #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing crew of Ho-Pin Tung, Oliver Jarvis and Thomas Laurent lead the Endurance Trophies for LMP2 Drivers and Teams, the #51 AF Corse duo James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi lead the GT World Endurance Drivers' and Teams Championships, and the Proton Competition crew of Christian Ried, Marvin Dienst and Matteo Cairoli lead the Endurance Trophy for GTE-Am Drivers. The #61 Clearwater Racing entry leads the Endurance Trophy for GTE-Am Teams. Porsche lead the World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship, while Ferrari leads the GT World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship.

Schedule

The ACO announced a provisional calendar on 22 September 2016, largely identical to the 2016 schedule. For the upcoming season, the 6 Hours of Nürburgring event is moved one week earlier in the year, in order to avoid a potential clash with the German Grand Prix. At the same time, for the first time in the history of the WEC, the official pre-season test will not be held at Circuit Paul Ricard in France, and will instead be held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy.^[1]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
	Prologue	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Monza	1/2 April
1	6 Hours of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	16 April
2	6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Stavelot	6 May
3	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	Le Mans	17 - 18 June
4	6 Hours of Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Nürburg	16 July
5	6 Hours of Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Mexico City	3 September
6	6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	16 September
7	6 Hours of Fuji	Fuji Speedway	Oyama, Shizuoka	15 October
8	6 Hours of Shanghai	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	5 November
9	6 Hours of Bahrain	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir	18 November

Teams and drivers

On 26 October 2016, Audi Sport Team Joest announced its withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the end of the season. ^[2]

+Key
Full-season entry	Additional entry	Third manufacturer entry
Eligible for all championship points	Eligible only for Drivers' championship points	Eligible for Drivers' championship points * Only eligible for Manufacturers' championship points at Le Mans

LMP1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Hybrid	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	Hybrid		1	Neel Jani^[3]	All
						Nick Tandy	All
						André Lotterer	All
					2	Timo Bernhard	All
						Brendon Hartley	All
						Earl Bamber	All
ByKolles Racing Team		Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6			4	Oliver Webb^[4]	1–4
						Dominik Kraihamer	1–4
						James Rossiter	1–2
						Marco Bonanomi^[5]	3–4
Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Toyota H8909 2.4 L Turbo V6	Hybrid		7	Mike Conway^[6]	All
						Kamui Kobayashi	All
						José María López	1, 4–9
						Stéphane Sarrazin^[7]	3
					8	Sébastien Buemi	All
						Kazuki Nakajima	All
						Anthony Davidson	1–5, 7−9
						Stéphane Sarrazin^[8]	6
					9	Yuji Kunimoto^[9]	2–3
					Nicolas Lapierre	2–3
					Stéphane Sarrazin	2
					José María López	3

• Robert Kubica was scheduled to compete for the ByKolles Racing Team, but withdrew prior to the start of the season.^[10]

LMP2

In accordance with the new Le Mans Prototype LMP2 regulations for 2017, all cars utilise the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine.

Entrant	Car	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Vaillante Rebellion	Oreca 07		13	Mathias Beche	All
				David Heinemeier Hansson	All
				Nelson Piquet Jr.^[11]	1–3, 5–9
				Pipo Derani^[12]	4
			31	Bruno Senna	All
				Julien Canal	All
				Nicolas Prost	1–3, 5–9
				Filipe Albuquerque	4
CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Oreca 07		24	Tor Graves^[13]	1–4
				Jonathan Hirschi^[14]	1–4
				Jean-Éric Vergne^[15]	1–3, 5–9
				Roberto Merhi^[16]	4
				Ben Hanley^[17]	5–9
				Matt Rao	5–9
			25	Roberto González	All
				Simon Trummer^[18]	All
				Vitaly Petrov^[19]	All
G-Drive Racing	Oreca 07		22	Memo Rojas	3
			José Gutiérrez	3
			Ryō Hirakawa	3
			26	Roman Rusinov^[20]	All
				Pierre Thiriet	1–7
				Alex Lynn^[21]	1–3, 5–6
				Ben Hanley^[22]	4
				James Rossiter^[23]	7
				Léo Roussel^[24]	8–9
				Nico Müller	8
				Loïc Duval^[25]	9
TDS Racing	Oreca 07		28	Emmanuel Collard^[26]	All
				François Perrodo	All
				Matthieu Vaxivière	1, 3–9
				Ben Hanley^[27]	2
Signatech Alpine Matmut	Alpine A470		35	Nelson Panciatici^[28]	2–4
				Pierre Ragues	2–4
				André Negrão	2–4
			36	Gustavo Menezes	All
				Matt Rao	1–4
				Nicolas Lapierre	1, 4–9
				Romain Dumas	2–3
				André Negrão^[29]	5–9
Jackie Chan DC Racing	Oreca 07		37	David Cheng^[30]	All
				Tristan Gommendy^[31]	All
				Alex Brundle	All
			38	Ho-Pin Tung	All
				Thomas Laurent	All
				Oliver Jarvis	All

LMGTE Pro

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8		51	James Calado^[32]	All
					Alessandro Pier Guidi	All
					Michele Rugolo^[33]	3
				71	Davide Rigon	All
					Sam Bird	1–3, 5–9
					Miguel Molina^[34]	3
					Toni Vilander^[35]	4
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Ford GT	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6		66	Stefan Mücke^[36]	All
					Olivier Pla	All
					Billy Johnson	1–3
				67	Andy Priaulx	All
					Harry Tincknell	All
					Pipo Derani	1–3
Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		91	Richard Lietz^[37]	All
					Frédéric Makowiecki	All
					Patrick Pilet^[38]	3
				92	Michael Christensen	All
					Kévin Estre	All
					Dirk Werner	3
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8		95	Nicki Thiim^[39]	All
					Marco Sørensen	All
					Richie Stanaway^[40]	1–3
				97	Darren Turner	All
					Jonathan Adam	All
					Daniel Serra	1–6

LMGTE Am

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Spirit of Race	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8		54	Thomas Flohr	All
					Francesco Castellacci	All
					Miguel Molina^[41]	1–2, 4–9
					Olivier Beretta^[42]	3
				55	Duncan Cameron	3
				Aaron Scott	3
				Marco Cioci	3
Clearwater Racing	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8		60	Richard Wee^[43]	3
				Hiroki Katoh	3
				Álvaro Parente	3
				61	Weng Sun Mok^[44]	All
					Keita Sawa	All
					Matt Griffin	All
Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		77	Christian Ried^[45]	All
					Marvin Dienst	All
					Matteo Cairoli	All
Gulf Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		86	Ben Barker	All
					Nick Foster^[46]	All
					Michael Wainwright	1–6, 9
					Mike Hedlund	7
					Khaled Al Qubaisi^[47]	8
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8		98	Paul Dalla Lana	All
					Pedro Lamy	All
					Mathias Lauda	All

Regulation changes

As part of the ACO's 2017 regulations, the LMP2 category has been revamped with the introduction of a single specification motor from Gibson Technology, with increased power output compared to 2016 LMP2s.^[48] Cockpit and chassis designs will also mimic the LMP1 regulations for safety.^[49] The four approved chassis manufacturers were Dallara, Ligier, Oreca and Riley.^[50] Due to the single engine manufacturer, LMP2 teams are allowed an unlimited number of engines during the season.

At the behest of the manufacturers in LMGTE, the World Motor Sport Council approved the promotion of the GT Manufacturers' and Drivers' World Cups to world championship status, on par with the Manufacturers' and Drivers' World Championships for the LMP categories.^[51] LMGTE teams will also be limited to only three tyre compounds over the season, although the third compound does not have to be chosen until Le Mans.^[52] However, teams in LMGTE Pro as well as LMP1, will be limited to four sets of tyres plus two spares at all six-hour races. LMGTE entries will also no longer incur a penalty for changing an engine between qualifying and the race.

Across all categories, limitations on testing have been decreased in an attempt to lower costs. Wind tunnel testing has also been further restricted.

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd.	Circuit	LMP1 Winners	LMP2 Winners	LMGTE Pro Winners	LMGTE Am Winners	Report
1	Silverstone	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 61 Clearwater Racing	Results
		Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Ho-Pin Tung Thomas Laurent Oliver Jarvis	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani	Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin
2	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No. 71 AF Corse	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn	Sam Bird Davide Rigon	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
3	Le Mans	No. 2 Porsche LMP Team	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	No. 55 Spirit of Race	Results
		Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Earl Bamber	Ho-Pin Tung Thomas Laurent Oliver Jarvis	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam Daniel Serra	Duncan Cameron Aaron Scott Marco Cioci
4	Nürburgring	No. 2 Porsche LMP Team	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	Results
		Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Earl Bamber	Ho-Pin Tung Thomas Laurent Oliver Jarvis	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Christian Ried Marvin Dienst Matteo Cairoli
5	Mexico City	No. 2 Porsche LMP Team	No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	Results
		Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Earl Bamber	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim	Christian Ried Marvin Dienst Matteo Cairoli
6	Austin	No. 2 Porsche LMP Team	No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Earl Bamber	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes André Negrão	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
7	Fuji	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 54 Spirit of Race	Results
		Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Miguel Molina
8	Shanghai	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
9	Bahrain	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion	No. 71 AF Corse	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
		Sébastien Buemi Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Sam Bird Davide Rigon	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

Driver championships

Four titles are offered to drivers, two with world championship status. The World Endurance Drivers' Championship is reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers while the GT World Endurance Drivers' Championship is available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded in the LMP2 and in LMGTE Am. The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Teams Drivers was not rewarded in 2017 due to not meeting the minimum number of entrants.

+Points systems
Duration	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th		Pole
6 Hours	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	0.5	1
24 Hours	50	36	30	24	20	16	12	8	4	2	1	1

World Endurance Drivers' Championship

valign=middle valign=middle Driver valign=middle Team SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR valign=middle Total points 1 Timo Bernhard Porsche LMP Team 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 208 1 Earl Bamber Porsche LMP Team 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 208 1 Brendon Hartley Porsche LMP Team 2 3 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 208 2 Sébastien Buemi Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 6 4 3 3 1 1 1 183 2 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 6 4 3 3 1 1 1 183 3 Anthony Davidson Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 6 4 3 1 1 1 168 4 Neel Jani Porsche LMP Team 3 4 Ret 2 2 2 3 3 3 129 4 Nick Tandy Porsche LMP Team 3 4 Ret 2 2 2 3 3 3 129 4 André Lotterer Porsche LMP Team 3 4 Ret 2 2 2 3 3 3 129 5 Mike Conway Toyota Gazoo Racing 13 2 Ret 3 4 4 2 4 4 103.5 5 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota Gazoo Racing 13 2 Ret 3 4 4 2 4 4 103.5 6 José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing 13 Ret 3 4 4 2 4 4 84.5 7 Ho-Pin Tung Jackie Chan DC Racing 4 9 2 5 13 8 7 8 6 82.5 7 Oliver Jarvis Jackie Chan DC Racing 4 9 2 5 13 8 7 8 6 82.5 7 Thomas Laurent Jackie Chan DC Racing 4 9 2 5 13 8 7 8 6 82.5 8 Bruno Senna Vaillante Rebellion 5 8 8 6 5 7 5 5 5 76 8 Julien Canal Vaillante Rebellion 5 8 8 6 5 7 5 5 5 76 9 Nicolas Prost Vaillante Rebellion 5 8 8 5 7 5 5 5 68 10 André Negrão Signatech Alpine Matmut 12 4 Ret 6 5 6 6 8 62.5 11 Gustavo Menezes Signatech Alpine Matmut 7 11 7 7 6 5 6 6 8 62.5 12 Nicolas Lapierre Signatech Alpine Matmut 7 7 6 5 6 6 8 60 Toyota Gazoo Racing 5 Ret 13 David Cheng Jackie Chan DC Racing 11 16 3 9 10 9 Ret 12 12 37 13 Alex Brundle Jackie Chan DC Racing 11 16 3 9 10 9 Ret 12 12 37 13 Tristan Gommendy Jackie Chan DC Racing 11 16 3 9 10 9 Ret 12 12 37 14 Matt Rao Signatech Alpine Matmut 7 11 7 7 35 CEFC Manor TRS Racing 7 10 9 13 10 15 Jean-Éric Vergne CEFC Manor TRS Racing 9 13 5 7 10 9 13 10 32.5 16 David Heinemeier Hansson Vaillante Rebellion 13 10 DSQ 8 9 6 DSQ 7 7 27.5 16 Mathias Beche Vaillante Rebellion 13 10 DSQ 8 9 6 DSQ 7 7 27.5 17 Stéphane Sarrazin Toyota Gazoo Racing 5 Ret 3 26 18 Pierre Ragues Signatech Alpine Matmut 12 4 Ret 24.5 18 Nelson Panciatici Signatech Alpine Matmut 12 4 Ret 24.5 19 Nelson Piquet Jr. Vaillante Rebellion 13 10 DSQ 9 6 DSQ 7 7 23.5 20 Jonathan Hirschi CEFC Manor TRS Racing 9 13 5 13 23 20 Tor Graves CEFC Manor TRS Racing 9 13 5 13 23 valign=middle valign=middle Driver valign=middle Team SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR valign=middle Total points

Bold - Pole position

GT World Endurance Drivers' Championship

valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	James Calado	AF Corse	2	2	14	1	6	1	1	3	2	153
1	Alessandro Pier Guidi	AF Corse	2	2	14	1	6	1	1	3	2	153
2	Richard Lietz	Porsche GT Team	3	5	3	2	3	6	2	2	4	145
2	Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	3	5	3	2	3	6	2	2	4	145
3	Andy Priaulx	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	1	4	2	5	4	7	13	1	3	142.5
3	Harry Tincknell	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	1	4	2	5	4	7	13	1	3	142.5
4	Davide Rigon	AF Corse	5	1	4	11	2	3	5	6	1	139.5
5	Sam Bird	AF Corse	5	1	4		2	3	5	6	1	139
6	Nicki Thiim	Aston Martin Racing	6	8	5	4	1	4	7	5	7	104
6	Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin Racing	6	8	5	4	1	4	7	5	7	104
7	Darren Turner	Aston Martin Racing	7	7	1	7	Ret	5	6	7	6	101
7	Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin Racing	7	7	1	7	Ret	5	6	7	6	101
8	Stefan Mücke	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	4	3	6	6	7	8	4	4	5	95
8	Olivier Pla	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	4	3	6	6	7	8	4	4	5	95
9	Daniel Serra	Aston Martin Racing	7	7	1	7	Ret	5				79
10	Pipo Derani	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	1	4	2							74
11	Michael Christensen	Porsche GT Team	Ret	6	Ret	3	5	2	3	Ret	Ret	67
11	Kévin Estre	Porsche GT Team	Ret	6	Ret	3	5	2	3	Ret	Ret	67
12	Billy Johnson	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	4	3	6							43
13	align=left rowspan=2	Miguel Molina	Spirit of Race	Ret	12		9	11	11	8	Ret	10	32.5
	AF Corse			4
14	Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin Racing	6	8	5							32
15	Patrick Pilet	Porsche GT Team			3							30
16	Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin Racing	9	9	10	10	9	9	12	8	9	19.5
16	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	9	9	10	10	9	9	12	8	9	19.5
16	Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Racing	9	9	10	10	9	9	12	8	9	19.5
17	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	8	11	8	12	12	10	9	11	9	19
17	Keita Sawa	Clearwater Racing	8	11	8	12	12	10	9	11	9	19
17	Matt Griffin	Clearwater Racing	8	11	8	12	12	10	9	11	9	19
18	Christian Ried	Dempsey-Proton Racing	10	10	9	8	8	12	10	10	11	17
18	Marvin Dienst	Dempsey-Proton Racing	10	10	9	8	8	12	10	10	11	17
18	Matteo Cairoli	Dempsey-Proton Racing	10	10	9	8	8	12	10	10	11	17
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Julien Canal	Vaillante Rebellion	2	2	6	2	1	3	1	1	1	186
1	Bruno Senna	Vaillante Rebellion	2	2	6	2	1	3	1	1	1	186
2	Ho-Pin Tung	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	3	1	1	9	4	3	4	2	175
2	Oliver Jarvis	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	3	1	1	9	4	3	4	2	175
2	Thomas Laurent	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	3	1	1	9	4	3	4	2	175
3	Nicolas Prost	Vaillante Rebellion	2	2	6		1	3	1	1	1	168
4	Gustavo Menezes	Signatech Alpine Matmut	4	5	5	3	2	1	2	2	4	151
5	André Negrão	Signatech Alpine Matmut		6	3	Ret	2	1	2	2	4	132
6	Nicolas Lapierre	Signatech Alpine Matmut	4			3	2	1	2	2	4	121
7	Matt Rao	Signatech Alpine Matmut	4	5	5	3						100
	CEFC Manor TRS Racing					3	6	5	9	6
8	Mathias Beche	Vaillante Rebellion	9	4	DSQ	4	5	2	DSQ	3	3	85
8	David Heinemeier Hansson	Vaillante Rebellion	9	4	DSQ	4	5	2	DSQ	3	3	85
9	Roman Rusinov	G-Drive Racing	5	1	Ret	6	4	8	6	7	7	82
10	Jean-Éric Vergne	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	6	7	4		3	6	5	9	6	81
11	David Cheng	Jackie Chan DC Racing	8	10	2	5	6	5	Ret	8	8	77
11	Alex Brundle	Jackie Chan DC Racing	8	10	2	5	6	5	Ret	8	8	77
11	Tristan Gommendy	Jackie Chan DC Racing	8	10	2	5	6	5	Ret	8	8	77
12	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Vaillante Rebellion	9	4	DSQ		5	2	DSQ	3	3	73
13	Pierre Thiriet	G-Drive Racing	5	1	Ret	6	4	8	6			70
14	François Perrodo	TDS Racing	3	9	Ret	8	7	7	4	6	9	55
14	Emmanuel Collard	TDS Racing	3	9	Ret	8	7	7	4	6	9	55
15	Alex Lynn	G-Drive Racing	5	1	Ret		4	8				54
16	Matthieu Vaxivière	TDS Racing	3		Ret	8	7	7	4	6	9	53
17	Ben Hanley	TDS Racing		9								53
	G-Drive Racing				6
	CEFC Manor TRS Racing					3	6	5	9	6
18	Roberto González	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	7	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	7	5	5	46
18		CEFC Manor TRS Racing	7	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	7	5	5	46
18		CEFC Manor TRS Racing	7	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	7	5	5	46
19	Tor Graves	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	6	7	4	9						40
19	Jonathan Hirschi	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	6	7	4	9						40
20	Nelson Panciatici	Signatech Alpine Matmut		6	3	Ret						38
20	Pierre Ragues	Signatech Alpine Matmut		6	3	Ret						38
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	4	3	2	1	5	1	1	192
1	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	4	3	2	1	5	1	1	192
1	Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	4	3	2	1	5	1	1	192
2	Christian Ried	Dempsey-Proton Racing	3	2	3	1	1	4	3	3	4	168
2	Marvin Dienst	Dempsey-Proton Racing	3	2	3	1	1	4	3	3	4	168
2	Matteo Cairoli	Dempsey-Proton Racing	3	2	3	1	1	4	3	3	4	168
3	Weng Sun Mok	Clearwater Racing	1	3	2	4	5	2	2	4	2	165
3	Keita Sawa	Clearwater Racing	1	3	2	4	5	2	2	4	2	165
3	Matt Griffin	Clearwater Racing	1	3	2	4	5	2	2	4	2	165
4	Thomas Flohr	Spirit of Race	Ret	4	7	2	4	3	1	Ret	3	109
4	Francesco Castellacci	Spirit of Race	Ret	4	7	2	4	3	1	Ret	3	109
5	Miguel Molina	Spirit of Race	Ret	4		2	4	3	1	Ret	3	97
6	Ben Barker	Gulf Racing	4	Ret	5	5	3	Ret	4	2	5	97
6	Nick Foster	Gulf Racing	4	Ret	5	5	3	Ret	4	2	5	97
7	Michael Wainwright	Gulf Racing	4	Ret	5	5	3	Ret			5	67
8	Duncan Cameron	Spirit of Race			1							50
8	Aaron Scott	Spirit of Race			1							50
8	Marco Cioci	Spirit of Race			1							50
9	Khaled Al Qubaisi	Gulf Racing								2		18
10	Richard Wee	Clearwater Racing			6							16
10	Hiroki Katoh	Clearwater Racing			6							16
10	Álvaro Parente	Clearwater Racing			6							16
11	Mike Hedlund	Gulf Racing							4			12
12	Olivier Beretta	Spirit of Race			7							12

Manufacturer championships

Two manufacturers' titles will be contested, one for LMP1s and one for LMGTEs. The World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship is only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the GT World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship allows all entries from registered manufacturers in LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. The top two finishing cars from each manufacturer earn points toward their total.

World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

valign=middle		valign=middle	Manufacturer	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Porsche	2	3	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	337
	3	4	Ret	2	2	2	4	3	3
2	Toyota	1	1	6	4	3	3	1	1	1	286.5
	23	2	Ret	3	4	4	2	4	4

GT World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship

valign=middle		valign=middle	Manufacturer	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	Ferrari	2	1	4	1	2	1	1	3	1	305
	5	2	7	9	6	3	5	6	2
2	Ford	1	3	2	5	4	7	4	1	3	237.5
	4	4	6	6	7	8	13	4	5
3	Porsche	3	5	3	2	3	2	2	2	4	223.5
	10	6	8	3	5	6	3	9	11
4	Aston Martin	6	7	1	4	1	4	6	5	6	207
	7	8	5	7	9	5	7	7	7

Team championships

An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded in the LMP2, LMGTE Pro, and LMGTE Am categories. A trophy for the private LMP1 teams is not awarded in 2017 due to not meeting the minimum number of entrants.

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

valign=middle		valign=middle	Car	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	31	Vaillante Rebellion	2	2	6	2	1	3	1	1	1	186
2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	3	1	1	9	4	3	4	2	175
3	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	4	5	5	3	2	1	2	2	4	151
4	13	Vaillante Rebellion	9	4	DSQ	4	5	2	DSQ	3	3	85
5	24	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	6	7	4	9	3	6	5	9	6	83
6	26	G-Drive Racing	5	1	Ret	6	4	8	6	7	7	82
7	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	8	10	2	5	6	5	Ret	8	8	77
8	28	TDS Racing	3	9	Ret	8	7	7	4	6	9	55
9	25	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	7	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	7	5	5	46
10	35	Signatech Alpine Matmut		6	3	Ret						38

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams

valign=middle		valign=middle	Car	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	51	AF Corse	2	2	7	1	6	1	1	3	2	164
2	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	1	4	2	5	4	7	8	1	3	146
3	91	Porsche GT Team	3	5	3	2	3	6	2	2	4	145
4	71	AF Corse	5	1	4	8	2	3	5	6	1	143
5	95	Aston Martin Racing	6	8	5	4	1	4	7	5	7	104
6	97	Aston Martin Racing	7	7	1	7	Ret	5	6	7	6	101
7	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Racing UK	4	3	6	6	7	8	4	4	5	95
8	92	Porsche GT Team	Ret	6	Ret	3	5	2	3	Ret	Ret	67

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

valign=middle		valign=middle	Car	valign=middle	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	valign=middle	Total points
1	98	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	3	3	2	1	5	1	1	198
2	61	Clearwater Racing	1	3	1	4	5	2	2	4	2	179
3	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	3	2	2	1	1	4	3	3	4	174
4	54	Spirit of Race	Ret	4	5	2	4	3	1	Ret	3	117
5	86	Gulf Racing	4	Ret	4	5	3	Ret	4	2	5	101

Notes and References

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