2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series explained

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 in the Elite 1 class. Stienes Longin entered the season as the defending Elite 2 champion, but he will not defend his title as he moved up to the Elite 1 class.

In the Elite 1 class, Alon Day won his first Elite 1 title, winning the championship by 53 points over Anthony Kumpen. In the Elite 2 class, Thomas Ferrando won his first Elite 2 title, finishing ahead of PK Carsport's Guillaume Dumarey by 91 points. Knauf Racing, represented by the No. 37 team, won their first (and only) team's championship title.

The season also included one non-championship event, the Trofeo Angelo Caffi, which was held at a temporary track that were laid down for the 2017 Bologna Motor Show and was won by Lorenzo Marcucci.

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division

ManufacturerCarTeamRace DriverRounds
ChevroletChevrolet SS PK Carsport[1] 11 Stienes LonginAll
24 Anthony KumpenAll
Mishumotors33 Mirco Schultis[2] 1
Bruno Junqueira[3] 2
Dominik Farnbacher[4] 4
Lucas Lasserre[5] 5–6
70 Patrick Simon1, 4
Alex Kapadia2
Mirco Schultis5–6
Nicki Petersen5–6
CAAL Racing44 Freddy NordströmAll
54 Alon DayAll
56 Salvador Tineo ArroyoAll
Racing-Total46 Marko Stipp2–4, 6
DF1 Racing66 Christophe Bouchut1–5
FordFord Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport1 Borja García1
Bobby Labonte2
Carmen Boix Gil[6] 3
Eric Van de Vyver4
Nicola Larini5
Francesco Parli6
27 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer4
Éric Hélary6
RDV Compétition3 Frédéric GabillonAll
28 Meisam Taheri6
31 Hugo Bec5
Didier Bec6
Scuderia Giudici4 Claudio Giudici1–2, 5
Renauer Motorsport5 Martin Doubek1–2, 4, 6
Racers Motorsport7 Alessandro Ciompi1
Borja García2–6
8 Dario CasoAll
9 Gianmarco ErcoliAll
MRT by Nocentini12 Renzo Calcinati5
Dog Racing14 Carlo Alberto Forte1
77 Meisam Taheri2–5
95 Lucas Lasserre1, 4
Knauf Racing37 Thomas FerrandoAll
73 Wilfried BoucennaAll
The Club Motorsports41 Fabrizio Armetta4–6
Braxx Racing[7] 78 Jerry De Weerdt1–3, 5–6
90 Marc Goossens2–3, 5–6
Motorsport 9898 Eric De Doncker1, 4
ToyotaToyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport2 Rodolfo González1–2
Kenko Miura3–4, 6
Carlo Alberto Forte4–5
RDV Compétition Brazil47 Marconi AbreuAll

Elite 2 Division

ManufacturerCarTeamRace DriverRounds
ChevroletChevrolet SS PK Carsport11 Justin KunzAll
24 Guillaume DumareyAll
Mishumotors33 Günther Deutsch1
Roger Bromiley2
Nicki Petersen5–6
70 Mirco Schultis1–2, 4–6
CAAL Racing44 Gil LinsterAll
54 Arianna CasoliAll
56 Felipe RabelloAll
Racing-Total46 Carmen Boix Gil2
Marko Stipp3
Nicki Petersen4
Guillaume Deflandre6
DF1 Racing66 Maciej Dreszer1–5
FordFord Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport1 Carmen Boix Gil1, 3–6
27 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer4
Pierre-Yves Rosoux6
RDV Compétition3 Ulysse DelsauxAll
28 Meisam Taheri6
31 Didier Bec5
Hugo Bec6
Scuderia Giudici4 Andrea Perlini1–2
Claudio Giudici5
Renauer Motorsport5 Martin Doubek1–2, 4, 6
Racers Motorsport7 Simone LauretiAll
8 Dario CasoAll
9 Gianmarco Ercoli1
Marco Spinelli5
Maciej Dreszer6
MRT by Nocentini12 Renzo Calcinati5
Dog Racing14 Evan Pichard Arnaud1
77 Meisam Taheri2–5
95 Meisam Taheri1
Evan Pichard Arnaud2, 4
Knauf Racing37 Thomas FerrandoAll
73 Paul GuiodAll
The Club Motorsports41 Roberto Benedetti4–6
Braxx Racing78 Jerry De Weerdt1–3, 5–6
Motorsport 9898 Eric De Doncker1, 4
ToyotaToyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport2 Kenko Miura1, 3–4, 6
Yuya Sakamoto2
Denny Zardo5
RDV Compétition Brazil47 Marconi AbreuAll

Elite Club Division

ManufacturerCarTeamRace DriverRounds
ChevroletChevrolet SS Gruber Racing26 Willy Gruber1
DF1 Racing66 Deo Alves1
FordFord Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport1 Eric Muet1
Renauer Motorsport5 Andreas Kuchelbacher1
Dog Racing14 Marcelo Silva1
95 Alfredo Cardoso1
RDV Compétition31 Yann Schar1
ToyotaToyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport2 Luciano Carcheri1

Team changes

Notes

Schedule and results

Calendar changes

Elite 1

RoundRace TitleTrackDatePole positionFastest lapWinning DriverWinning Manufacturer
1R1Valencia NASCAR Fest8 April Borja García Borja García Borja GarcíaFord
R29 April Borja García Borja García Borja GarcíaFord
2R3American SpeedFest Brands Hatch, Swanley10 June Anthony Kumpen Anthony Kumpen Anthony KumpenChevrolet
R411 June Anthony Kumpen Frédéric Gabillon Alon DayChevrolet
3R5Autospeedway American Style Raceway Venray, Venray15 July Anthony Kumpen Borja García Anthony KumpenChevrolet
R616 July Borja García Borja García Borja GarcíaFord
4R7American Fan Fest Hockenheimring, Hockenheim29 July Alon Day Alon Day Borja GarcíaFord
R830 July Alon Day Anthony Kumpen Anthony KumpenChevrolet
5R9American NASCAR Weekend Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato16 September Frédéric Gabillon Alon Day Alon DayChevrolet
R1017 September Alon Day Alon Day Alon DayChevrolet
6R11American Festival NASCAR Finals Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder14 October Alon Day Alon Day Alon DayChevrolet
R1215 October Alon Day Marc Goossens Marc GoossensFord

Elite 2

RoundRace TitleTrackDatePole positionFastest lapWinning DriverWinning Manufacturer
1R1Valencia NASCAR Fest8 April Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Thomas FerrandoFord
R29 April Thomas Ferrando Ulysse Delsaux Ulysse DelsauxFord
2R3American SpeedFest Brands Hatch, Swanley10 June Guillaume Dumarey Thomas Ferrando Thomas FerrandoFord
R411 June Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Thomas FerrandoFord
3R5Autospeedway American Style Raceway Venray, Venray15 July Guillaume Dumarey Felipe Rabello Felipe RabelloChevrolet
R616 July Felipe Rabello Ulysse Delsaux Felipe RabelloChevrolet
4R7American Fan Fest Hockenheimring, Hockenheim29 July Ulysse Delsaux Felipe Rabello Thomas FerrandoFord
R830 July Felipe Rabello Ulysse Delsaux Thomas FerrandoFord
5R9American NASCAR Weekend Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato16 September Ulysse Delsaux Denny Zardo Thomas FerrandoFord
R1017 September Denny Zardo Thomas Ferrando Denny ZardoToyota
6R11American Festival NASCAR Finals Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder14 October Thomas Ferrando Guillaume Dumarey Thomas FerrandoFord
R1215 October Guillaume Dumarey Thomas Ferrando Guillaume DeflandreChevrolet

Standings

See also: List of NASCAR points scoring systems.

Elite 1

(key)

Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led.
PosDriver
VAL
BRH
VEN
HOC
FRA
ZOL		Points
1 Alon Day20331*35421*1*1*4661
2 Anthony Kumpen2341*71*221*61633609
3 Borja García1*1*2921*1*691566600
4 Frédéric Gabillon142222118332442596
5 Stienes Longin21972283775355569
6 Salvador Tineo Arroyo21972283775355557
7 Gianmarco Ercoli91556DNS668761111535
8 Thomas Ferrando676551681285914531
9 Wilfried Boucenna510162012139910201210492
10 Marc Goossens431373221*491
11 Marconi Abreu1312211561011131582323454
12 Freddy Nordström791781411191019DNS821439
13 Dario Caso19161819Wth15142013211712430
14 Jerry De Weerdt1713231471218171618408
15 Meisam Taheri191713222220392
16 Lucas Lasserre8DNS231741877386
17 Christophe Bouchut35823Wth172151611357
18 Marko Stipp201315912191813295
19 Martin Doubek16DNS131224161315276
20 Fabrizio Armetta222322221524247
21 Carlo Alberto Forte211817DNS14192
22 Rodolfo González1181511187
23 Hugo Bec1710170
24 Claudio Giudice18171216DNSDNS136
25 Kenko Miura9DNSDNS181917130
26 Nicki Petersen141216124
27 Patrick Simon10112014121
28 Renzo Calcinati209118
29 Nicola Larini1119116
30 Mirco Schultis1514DNSWth87
30 Eric De Doncker12DNS162487
32 Bobby Labonte141064
32 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer101564
34 Alex Kapadia101861
35 Éric Hélary14960
36 Dominik Farnbacher181159
37 Bruno Junqueira112157
38 Eric van de Vyver152153
39 Francesco Parli212246
40 Alessandro Ciompi22DNS38

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PK Carsport op oorlogssterkte in raceseizoen 2017! Het ultieme doel is: titels halen. Racexpress.nl. 26 January 2017.
  2. Web site: NWES Valencia4\7\2017 Practice. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 22 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170923003531/http://hometracks.nascar.com/practice/nwes-valencia472017-practice. 23 September 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: NWES Brands Hatch 6/9/2017 Free Practice Results. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 22 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194738/http://hometracks.nascar.com/practice/nwes-brands-hatch-692017-free-practice-results. 22 September 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: NWES Hockenheim 7/28/2017 Practice Results. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 22 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194502/http://hometracks.nascar.com/practice/nwes-hockenheim-7282017-practice-results. 22 September 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: NWES Franciacorta 9/15/2017 Practice Results. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 22 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002007/http://hometracks.nascar.com/practice/nwes-franciacorta-9152017-practice-results. 23 September 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: NWES Venray 7/15/2017 Practice Results. hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 22 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194346/http://hometracks.nascar.com/practice/nwes-venray-7152017-practice-results. 22 September 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Naamsverandering: Brass Racing wordt Braxx Racing in 2017, Belg Marc Goossens terug in NASCAR. Racexpress.nl. 30 December 2016.
  8. Web site: Nieuwe datum voor NASCAR Whelen Euro Series op Raceway Venray. Racexpress.nl. 25 October 2016.
  9. Web site: NWES Moves Hockenheim Race To Last Week Of July. hometracks.nascar.com. 8 April 2017. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 30 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409110858/http://hometracks.nascar.com/nwes/elite-1/story/nwes-moves-hockenheim-race-last-week-july_01302017. 9 April 2017. dead.
  10. Web site: NASCAR Unveils 2017 Whelen Euro Calendar. hometracks.nascar.com/. 29 November 2016.

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