Sportscar Racing News
2017 CALENDAR
Round one 24H DUBAI 12-13-14 January
Round two 12H MUGELLO 17-18 March
Round three 12H Crimson BULL RING 7-8 April
Round four 24H PAUL RICARD 5-6-7 May
Round five 12H IMOLA thirty June – one July
Round six 24H PORTIMAO 25-26-27 August
Round seven 24H COTA USA 9-10-11 November
TOURING CAR Stamina (TCE) SERIES
Round one 24H SILVERSTONE thirty one March – 1-2 April
Round two 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round three 24H MISANO 7-8-9 July
Round four 24H BARCELONA 1-2-3 September
Round five 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7 October
Round one 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round two 12H MISANO 6-7-8 July
Round three 12H PAUL RICARD 18-19 August
Round four 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7-8 October
28/04/17 – 30/04/17 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Nineteen/05/17 – 21/05/17 Lausitzring (with DTM)*
09/06/17 – 11/06/17 Crimson Bull Ring, Austria
21/07/17 – 23/07/17 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
04/08/17 – 06/08/17 Nürburgring
15/09/17 – 17/09/17 Sachsenring
22/09/17 – 24/09/17 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
* pending final confirmation
AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP
R1/Two, Oulton Park, April fifteen & 17, 2x 1hr races
R3, Rockingham, April 29/30, 1x 2hr race
R4/Five, Snetterton, May 27/28, 2x 1hr race
R6, Silverstone 500, June Ten/11, 1x 3hr race
R7, Spa-Francorchamps, July 7/8, 1x 2hr race
R8, Brands Hatch, August Five/6, 1x 2hr race
R9, Donington Park, September 23/24, 1x 2hr race
13th-14th March Official Blancpain GT Series Test Day Paul Ricard
01st-02nd April Misano (ITA) – Sprint
22nd-23rd April Monza (ITA) – Stamina three hours
06th-07th May Brands Hatch (GBR) – Sprint
13th-14th May Silverstone (GBR) – Stamina three hours
02nd -04th June Zolder (BEL) – Sprint
23rd-24th June Circuit Paul Ricard (FRA) – Stamina 1000kms
04th July Official Test Day Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL)
27th-30th July Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL) – Stamina twenty four hours
25th-27th August Budapest (HUN) – Sprint
15th-17th September Nürburgring (DEU) – Sprint
30th Sept-01st October Barcelona (ESP) – Stamina three hours
April 8/9 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia 2x 1hr races
May 20/21 Chang International Circuit Thailand 2x 1hr races
June 24/25 Suzuka International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
August Nineteen/20 Fuji International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
September 23/24 Shanghai International Circuit China 2x 1hr races
October 21/22 Zhejiang Circuit China 2x 1hr races
EUROPEAN LE Boy’s SERIES
28/29 March ELMS official test at Monza (Italy)
15 April four Hours of Silverstone (UK)
14 May four Hours of Monza (Italy)
23 July four Hours of Crimson Bull Ring (Austria)
27 August four Hours of Le Castellet (France)
24 September four Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
22 October four Hours of Portimão (Portugal)
FIA WORLD Stamina CHAMPIONSHIP
1/Two April The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)
16 April six Hours of Silverstone (UK)
06 May WEC six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
17/Legitimate June Le Boy’s twenty four Hours (France)
16 July six Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
03 September six Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
16 September six Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)
15 October six Hours of Fuji (Japan)
05 November six Hours of Shanghai (China)
Eighteen November six Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
** Subject to approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council
TEST DAYS, 7-8 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#1/#Two, 10-12 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#Three/#Four, 12-14 May – South Korea
Rnd#Five/#6, 2-4 June – Fuji, Japan
Rnd#7/#8, 23-25 June – Buriram, Thailand
Rnd#9/#Ten, 4-6 August – Zhejiang, China
Rnd#11/#12, 1-3 September – Shanghai, China
TBC – 7-9 July or twenty nine Sept.-1 Oct.
1 – two April Misano Blancpain GT Series
6 – seven May Brands Hatch Blancpain GT Series
Ten – eleven June Crimson Bull Ring ADAC GT Masters
15 – sixteen July Slovakia Ring FIA ETRC
Nineteen – twenty August Zandvoort DTM
16 – seventeen September Nürburgring Blancpain GT Series
1, two & three 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Four, five & six 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
7 & eight 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
9 , ten & eleven 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
12 & thirteen 29th July Oulton Park (International)
14, fifteen & sixteen 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
17, eighteen & nineteen 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
20, twenty one & twenty two 14th & 15th October Snetterton (300)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
Paul Ricard 10-11.06.2017
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN WINTER TEST SERIES
Paul Ricard 03-04.Trio.2017
LAMBORGHINI BLANCPAIN SUPER TROFEO
April 21-23 Monza (I)
May 12-14 Silverstone (UK)
June 23-25 Paul Ricard (FR)
July 26-28 Spa-Francorchamps (B)
September 15-17 Nürburgring (D)
April 7-9 Sepang (MY)
May 19-21 Buriram (TH)
June 23-25 Suzuka (JP)
August 18-20 Fuji (JP)
September 22-24 Shanghai (CN)
June 28-30 Watkins Glen (NY)
August 4-6 Road America (WI)
August 25-27 VIRginia (VA)
September 22-24 Laguna Seca (CA)
Abu Dhabi (EAU) February 9-11
Dubai (EAU) February 16-18
Dubai (EAU) March 2-4
Imola November 16-19
PIRELLI GT3 CUP TROPHY USA
April 14-16 Thunderhill Raceway Park Willows, California
May 19-21 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California
June 2-4 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
July 28-30 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
August 10-13 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
September 22-24 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
March 10-12 Streets of St. Petersburg
April 7-9 Streets of Long Beach
April 28-30 Virginia International Raceway
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
May 26-27 Lime Rock Park
June 23-25 Road America
July 28-30 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 11-13 Utah Motorsports Campus
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas
September 15-17 Sonoma Raceway
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA
Round two – Formula one Australian Grand Prix*, Melbourne, Victoria (March 23-26, 2017)
Round three – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Victoria (May 26-28, 2017)
Round four – Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Northern Territory (June 16-18, 2017)
Round five – Sepang International Circuit*, Sepang, Malaysia (July 21-23, 2017)
Round six – Sandown 500, Melbourne, Victoria (September 15-17, 2017)
Round seven – Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, Fresh South Wales (October 05-08, 2017)
Round eight – Gold Coast 600, Gold Coast, Queensland (October 20-22, 2017)
* Subject to confirmation
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE CANADA
May 19-21 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
June 9-11 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, QC*
June 29-July two Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, Fresh York^
July 14-16 Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, ON*
Aug. 11-13 Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC*
Sept. 1-3 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
* — Includes Silver Cup class for Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars
^ — Joint event with Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama
Rounds one and two April 01/02 Brands Hatch (Indy)
Rounds three and four April 15/16 Donington Park
Rounds five and six May 20/21 Oulton Park
Round seven June 17/Legitimate Le Stud’s
Rounds eight and nine July 29/30 Snetterton
Rounds ten and eleven August 12/13 Knockhill
Rounds twelve and thirteen September 16/17 Silverstone
Rounds fourteen and fifteen Sept. 30/Oct. One Brands Hatch (GP)
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE MIDDLE EAST
Rds 1/Two Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Legal/Nineteen November 2016*
Rds Three/Four Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 9/Ten December 2016
Rds Five/6 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 27/28 January 2017
Rds 7/8 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi – Ten/11 February 2017
Rds 9/Ten Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Trio/Four March 2017
Rds 11/12 Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – 15/16 April 2017**
*Supporting the FIA World Stamina Championship six Hours of Bahrain
**Supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship’s Bahrain Grand Prix
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE USA
Round one – Formula one Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) May 12-14, 2017
Round two – Formula one Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco) May 25-27, 2017
Round three – Formula one Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) June 30-July 02, 2017
Round four – Formula one British Grand Prix (Silverstone) July 07-09, 2017
Round five – Formula one Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) July 21-23, 2017
Round six – Formula one German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) July 28-30, 2017
Round seven – Formula one Belgium Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) August 25-27, 2017
Round eight – Formula one Italian Grand Prix (Monza) September 01-03, 2017
Round nine – Formula one Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City) November 02-05, 2017
1 & two 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Three & four 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
Five & six 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
7 & eight 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
9 & ten 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
11 & twelve 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
April 08-09 Round1 OKAYAMA
May 03-04 Round2 FUJI
May 20-21 Round3 AUTOPOLIS
July 22-23 Round4 SUGO
August 05-06 Round5 FUJI
August 26-27 Round6 SUZUKA
October 07-08 Round7 THAILAND
November 11-12 Round8 MOTEGI
WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAPIONSHIP
28/29 January: twenty four Hours Daytona, Florida
Legitimate March: twelve Hours Sebring, Florida
08 April: Long Beach, California
07 May: Austin, Texas
03 June: Detroit, Michigan
02 July: Watkins Glen, Fresh York
09 July: Bowmanville, Canada
22 July: Lime Rock Park, Connecticut
06 August: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
27 August: Danville, Virginia
24 September: Laguna Seca, California
07 October: Petit Le Stud’s, Braselton, Georgia
While every effort is made to keep this calendar up to date, all dates on this calendar are subject to switch, so please check with the relevant championship for the latest dates.
2017 CALENDAR, Sportscar Racing News
Sportscar Racing News
2017 CALENDAR
Round one 24H DUBAI 12-13-14 January
Round two 12H MUGELLO 17-18 March
Round three 12H Crimson BULL RING 7-8 April
Round four 24H PAUL RICARD 5-6-7 May
Round five 12H IMOLA thirty June – one July
Round six 24H PORTIMAO 25-26-27 August
Round seven 24H COTA USA 9-10-11 November
TOURING CAR Stamina (TCE) SERIES
Round one 24H SILVERSTONE thirty one March – 1-2 April
Round two 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round three 24H MISANO 7-8-9 July
Round four 24H BARCELONA 1-2-3 September
Round five 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7 October
Round one 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round two 12H MISANO 6-7-8 July
Round three 12H PAUL RICARD 18-19 August
Round four 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7-8 October
28/04/17 – 30/04/17 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Nineteen/05/17 – 21/05/17 Lausitzring (with DTM)*
09/06/17 – 11/06/17 Crimson Bull Ring, Austria
21/07/17 – 23/07/17 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
04/08/17 – 06/08/17 Nürburgring
15/09/17 – 17/09/17 Sachsenring
22/09/17 – 24/09/17 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
* pending final confirmation
AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP
R1/Two, Oulton Park, April fifteen & 17, 2x 1hr races
R3, Rockingham, April 29/30, 1x 2hr race
R4/Five, Snetterton, May 27/28, 2x 1hr race
R6, Silverstone 500, June Ten/11, 1x 3hr race
R7, Spa-Francorchamps, July 7/8, 1x 2hr race
R8, Brands Hatch, August Five/6, 1x 2hr race
R9, Donington Park, September 23/24, 1x 2hr race
13th-14th March Official Blancpain GT Series Test Day Paul Ricard
01st-02nd April Misano (ITA) – Sprint
22nd-23rd April Monza (ITA) – Stamina three hours
06th-07th May Brands Hatch (GBR) – Sprint
13th-14th May Silverstone (GBR) – Stamina three hours
02nd -04th June Zolder (BEL) – Sprint
23rd-24th June Circuit Paul Ricard (FRA) – Stamina 1000kms
04th July Official Test Day Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL)
27th-30th July Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL) – Stamina twenty four hours
25th-27th August Budapest (HUN) – Sprint
15th-17th September Nürburgring (DEU) – Sprint
30th Sept-01st October Barcelona (ESP) – Stamina three hours
April 8/9 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia 2x 1hr races
May 20/21 Chang International Circuit Thailand 2x 1hr races
June 24/25 Suzuka International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
August Nineteen/20 Fuji International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
September 23/24 Shanghai International Circuit China 2x 1hr races
October 21/22 Zhejiang Circuit China 2x 1hr races
EUROPEAN LE Stud’s SERIES
28/29 March ELMS official test at Monza (Italy)
15 April four Hours of Silverstone (UK)
14 May four Hours of Monza (Italy)
23 July four Hours of Crimson Bull Ring (Austria)
27 August four Hours of Le Castellet (France)
24 September four Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
22 October four Hours of Portimão (Portugal)
FIA WORLD Stamina CHAMPIONSHIP
1/Two April The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)
16 April six Hours of Silverstone (UK)
06 May WEC six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
17/Eighteen June Le Guy’s twenty four Hours (France)
16 July six Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
03 September six Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
16 September six Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)
15 October six Hours of Fuji (Japan)
05 November six Hours of Shanghai (China)
Eighteen November six Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
** Subject to approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council
TEST DAYS, 7-8 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#1/#Two, 10-12 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#Three/#Four, 12-14 May – South Korea
Rnd#Five/#6, 2-4 June – Fuji, Japan
Rnd#7/#8, 23-25 June – Buriram, Thailand
Rnd#9/#Ten, 4-6 August – Zhejiang, China
Rnd#11/#12, 1-3 September – Shanghai, China
TBC – 7-9 July or twenty nine Sept.-1 Oct.
1 – two April Misano Blancpain GT Series
6 – seven May Brands Hatch Blancpain GT Series
Ten – eleven June Crimson Bull Ring ADAC GT Masters
15 – sixteen July Slovakia Ring FIA ETRC
Nineteen – twenty August Zandvoort DTM
16 – seventeen September Nürburgring Blancpain GT Series
1, two & three 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Four, five & six 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
7 & eight 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
9 , ten & eleven 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
12 & thirteen 29th July Oulton Park (International)
14, fifteen & sixteen 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
17, eighteen & nineteen 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
20, twenty one & twenty two 14th & 15th October Snetterton (300)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
Paul Ricard 10-11.06.2017
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN WINTER TEST SERIES
Paul Ricard 03-04.Trio.2017
LAMBORGHINI BLANCPAIN SUPER TROFEO
April 21-23 Monza (I)
May 12-14 Silverstone (UK)
June 23-25 Paul Ricard (FR)
July 26-28 Spa-Francorchamps (B)
September 15-17 Nürburgring (D)
April 7-9 Sepang (MY)
May 19-21 Buriram (TH)
June 23-25 Suzuka (JP)
August 18-20 Fuji (JP)
September 22-24 Shanghai (CN)
June 28-30 Watkins Glen (NY)
August 4-6 Road America (WI)
August 25-27 VIRginia (VA)
September 22-24 Laguna Seca (CA)
Abu Dhabi (EAU) February 9-11
Dubai (EAU) February 16-18
Dubai (EAU) March 2-4
Imola November 16-19
PIRELLI GT3 CUP TROPHY USA
April 14-16 Thunderhill Raceway Park Willows, California
May 19-21 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California
June 2-4 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
July 28-30 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
August 10-13 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
September 22-24 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
March 10-12 Streets of St. Petersburg
April 7-9 Streets of Long Beach
April 28-30 Virginia International Raceway
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
May 26-27 Lime Rock Park
June 23-25 Road America
July 28-30 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 11-13 Utah Motorsports Campus
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas
September 15-17 Sonoma Raceway
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA
Round two – Formula one Australian Grand Prix*, Melbourne, Victoria (March 23-26, 2017)
Round three – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Victoria (May 26-28, 2017)
Round four – Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Northern Territory (June 16-18, 2017)
Round five – Sepang International Circuit*, Sepang, Malaysia (July 21-23, 2017)
Round six – Sandown 500, Melbourne, Victoria (September 15-17, 2017)
Round seven – Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, Fresh South Wales (October 05-08, 2017)
Round eight – Gold Coast 600, Gold Coast, Queensland (October 20-22, 2017)
* Subject to confirmation
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE CANADA
May 19-21 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
June 9-11 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, QC*
June 29-July two Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, Fresh York^
July 14-16 Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, ON*
Aug. 11-13 Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC*
Sept. 1-3 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
* — Includes Silver Cup class for Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars
^ — Joint event with Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama
Rounds one and two April 01/02 Brands Hatch (Indy)
Rounds three and four April 15/16 Donington Park
Rounds five and six May 20/21 Oulton Park
Round seven June 17/Legal Le Boy’s
Rounds eight and nine July 29/30 Snetterton
Rounds ten and eleven August 12/13 Knockhill
Rounds twelve and thirteen September 16/17 Silverstone
Rounds fourteen and fifteen Sept. 30/Oct. One Brands Hatch (GP)
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE MIDDLE EAST
Rds 1/Two Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Eighteen/Nineteen November 2016*
Rds Trio/Four Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 9/Ten December 2016
Rds Five/6 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 27/28 January 2017
Rds 7/8 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi – Ten/11 February 2017
Rds 9/Ten Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Three/Four March 2017
Rds 11/12 Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – 15/16 April 2017**
*Supporting the FIA World Stamina Championship six Hours of Bahrain
**Supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship’s Bahrain Grand Prix
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE USA
Round one – Formula one Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) May 12-14, 2017
Round two – Formula one Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco) May 25-27, 2017
Round three – Formula one Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) June 30-July 02, 2017
Round four – Formula one British Grand Prix (Silverstone) July 07-09, 2017
Round five – Formula one Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) July 21-23, 2017
Round six – Formula one German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) July 28-30, 2017
Round seven – Formula one Belgium Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) August 25-27, 2017
Round eight – Formula one Italian Grand Prix (Monza) September 01-03, 2017
Round nine – Formula one Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City) November 02-05, 2017
1 & two 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Trio & four 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
Five & six 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
7 & eight 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
9 & ten 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
11 & twelve 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
April 08-09 Round1 OKAYAMA
May 03-04 Round2 FUJI
May 20-21 Round3 AUTOPOLIS
July 22-23 Round4 SUGO
August 05-06 Round5 FUJI
August 26-27 Round6 SUZUKA
October 07-08 Round7 THAILAND
November 11-12 Round8 MOTEGI
WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAPIONSHIP
28/29 January: twenty four Hours Daytona, Florida
Eighteen March: twelve Hours Sebring, Florida
08 April: Long Beach, California
07 May: Austin, Texas
03 June: Detroit, Michigan
02 July: Watkins Glen, Fresh York
09 July: Bowmanville, Canada
22 July: Lime Rock Park, Connecticut
06 August: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
27 August: Danville, Virginia
24 September: Laguna Seca, California
07 October: Petit Le Boy’s, Braselton, Georgia
While every effort is made to keep this calendar up to date, all dates on this calendar are subject to switch, so please check with the relevant championship for the latest dates.
2017 CALENDAR, Sportscar Racing News
Sportscar Racing News
2017 CALENDAR
Round one 24H DUBAI 12-13-14 January
Round two 12H MUGELLO 17-18 March
Round three 12H Crimson BULL RING 7-8 April
Round four 24H PAUL RICARD 5-6-7 May
Round five 12H IMOLA thirty June – one July
Round six 24H PORTIMAO 25-26-27 August
Round seven 24H COTA USA 9-10-11 November
TOURING CAR Stamina (TCE) SERIES
Round one 24H SILVERSTONE thirty one March – 1-2 April
Round two 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round three 24H MISANO 7-8-9 July
Round four 24H BARCELONA 1-2-3 September
Round five 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7 October
Round one 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round two 12H MISANO 6-7-8 July
Round three 12H PAUL RICARD 18-19 August
Round four 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7-8 October
28/04/17 – 30/04/17 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Nineteen/05/17 – 21/05/17 Lausitzring (with DTM)*
09/06/17 – 11/06/17 Crimson Bull Ring, Austria
21/07/17 – 23/07/17 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
04/08/17 – 06/08/17 Nürburgring
15/09/17 – 17/09/17 Sachsenring
22/09/17 – 24/09/17 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
* pending final confirmation
AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP
R1/Two, Oulton Park, April fifteen & 17, 2x 1hr races
R3, Rockingham, April 29/30, 1x 2hr race
R4/Five, Snetterton, May 27/28, 2x 1hr race
R6, Silverstone 500, June Ten/11, 1x 3hr race
R7, Spa-Francorchamps, July 7/8, 1x 2hr race
R8, Brands Hatch, August Five/6, 1x 2hr race
R9, Donington Park, September 23/24, 1x 2hr race
13th-14th March Official Blancpain GT Series Test Day Paul Ricard
01st-02nd April Misano (ITA) – Sprint
22nd-23rd April Monza (ITA) – Stamina three hours
06th-07th May Brands Hatch (GBR) – Sprint
13th-14th May Silverstone (GBR) – Stamina three hours
02nd -04th June Zolder (BEL) – Sprint
23rd-24th June Circuit Paul Ricard (FRA) – Stamina 1000kms
04th July Official Test Day Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL)
27th-30th July Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL) – Stamina twenty four hours
25th-27th August Budapest (HUN) – Sprint
15th-17th September Nürburgring (DEU) – Sprint
30th Sept-01st October Barcelona (ESP) – Stamina three hours
April 8/9 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia 2x 1hr races
May 20/21 Chang International Circuit Thailand 2x 1hr races
June 24/25 Suzuka International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
August Nineteen/20 Fuji International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
September 23/24 Shanghai International Circuit China 2x 1hr races
October 21/22 Zhejiang Circuit China 2x 1hr races
EUROPEAN LE Guy’s SERIES
28/29 March ELMS official test at Monza (Italy)
15 April four Hours of Silverstone (UK)
14 May four Hours of Monza (Italy)
23 July four Hours of Crimson Bull Ring (Austria)
27 August four Hours of Le Castellet (France)
24 September four Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
22 October four Hours of Portimão (Portugal)
FIA WORLD Stamina CHAMPIONSHIP
1/Two April The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)
16 April six Hours of Silverstone (UK)
06 May WEC six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
17/Eighteen June Le Stud’s twenty four Hours (France)
16 July six Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
03 September six Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
16 September six Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)
15 October six Hours of Fuji (Japan)
05 November six Hours of Shanghai (China)
Eighteen November six Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
** Subject to approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council
TEST DAYS, 7-8 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#1/#Two, 10-12 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#Trio/#Four, 12-14 May – South Korea
Rnd#Five/#6, 2-4 June – Fuji, Japan
Rnd#7/#8, 23-25 June – Buriram, Thailand
Rnd#9/#Ten, 4-6 August – Zhejiang, China
Rnd#11/#12, 1-3 September – Shanghai, China
TBC – 7-9 July or twenty nine Sept.-1 Oct.
1 – two April Misano Blancpain GT Series
6 – seven May Brands Hatch Blancpain GT Series
Ten – eleven June Crimson Bull Ring ADAC GT Masters
15 – sixteen July Slovakia Ring FIA ETRC
Nineteen – twenty August Zandvoort DTM
16 – seventeen September Nürburgring Blancpain GT Series
1, two & three 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Four, five & six 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
7 & eight 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
9 , ten & eleven 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
12 & thirteen 29th July Oulton Park (International)
14, fifteen & sixteen 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
17, eighteen & nineteen 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
20, twenty one & twenty two 14th & 15th October Snetterton (300)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
Paul Ricard 10-11.06.2017
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN WINTER TEST SERIES
Paul Ricard 03-04.Three.2017
LAMBORGHINI BLANCPAIN SUPER TROFEO
April 21-23 Monza (I)
May 12-14 Silverstone (UK)
June 23-25 Paul Ricard (FR)
July 26-28 Spa-Francorchamps (B)
September 15-17 Nürburgring (D)
April 7-9 Sepang (MY)
May 19-21 Buriram (TH)
June 23-25 Suzuka (JP)
August 18-20 Fuji (JP)
September 22-24 Shanghai (CN)
June 28-30 Watkins Glen (NY)
August 4-6 Road America (WI)
August 25-27 VIRginia (VA)
September 22-24 Laguna Seca (CA)
Abu Dhabi (EAU) February 9-11
Dubai (EAU) February 16-18
Dubai (EAU) March 2-4
Imola November 16-19
PIRELLI GT3 CUP TROPHY USA
April 14-16 Thunderhill Raceway Park Willows, California
May 19-21 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California
June 2-4 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
July 28-30 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
August 10-13 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
September 22-24 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
March 10-12 Streets of St. Petersburg
April 7-9 Streets of Long Beach
April 28-30 Virginia International Raceway
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
May 26-27 Lime Rock Park
June 23-25 Road America
July 28-30 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 11-13 Utah Motorsports Campus
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas
September 15-17 Sonoma Raceway
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA
Round two – Formula one Australian Grand Prix*, Melbourne, Victoria (March 23-26, 2017)
Round three – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Victoria (May 26-28, 2017)
Round four – Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Northern Territory (June 16-18, 2017)
Round five – Sepang International Circuit*, Sepang, Malaysia (July 21-23, 2017)
Round six – Sandown 500, Melbourne, Victoria (September 15-17, 2017)
Round seven – Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, Fresh South Wales (October 05-08, 2017)
Round eight – Gold Coast 600, Gold Coast, Queensland (October 20-22, 2017)
* Subject to confirmation
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE CANADA
May 19-21 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
June 9-11 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, QC*
June 29-July two Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, Fresh York^
July 14-16 Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, ON*
Aug. 11-13 Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC*
Sept. 1-3 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
* — Includes Silver Cup class for Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars
^ — Joint event with Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama
Rounds one and two April 01/02 Brands Hatch (Indy)
Rounds three and four April 15/16 Donington Park
Rounds five and six May 20/21 Oulton Park
Round seven June 17/Legitimate Le Boy’s
Rounds eight and nine July 29/30 Snetterton
Rounds ten and eleven August 12/13 Knockhill
Rounds twelve and thirteen September 16/17 Silverstone
Rounds fourteen and fifteen Sept. 30/Oct. One Brands Hatch (GP)
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE MIDDLE EAST
Rds 1/Two Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Eighteen/Nineteen November 2016*
Rds Three/Four Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 9/Ten December 2016
Rds Five/6 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 27/28 January 2017
Rds 7/8 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi – Ten/11 February 2017
Rds 9/Ten Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Three/Four March 2017
Rds 11/12 Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – 15/16 April 2017**
*Supporting the FIA World Stamina Championship six Hours of Bahrain
**Supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship’s Bahrain Grand Prix
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE USA
Round one – Formula one Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) May 12-14, 2017
Round two – Formula one Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco) May 25-27, 2017
Round three – Formula one Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) June 30-July 02, 2017
Round four – Formula one British Grand Prix (Silverstone) July 07-09, 2017
Round five – Formula one Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) July 21-23, 2017
Round six – Formula one German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) July 28-30, 2017
Round seven – Formula one Belgium Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) August 25-27, 2017
Round eight – Formula one Italian Grand Prix (Monza) September 01-03, 2017
Round nine – Formula one Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City) November 02-05, 2017
1 & two 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Three & four 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
Five & six 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
7 & eight 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
9 & ten 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
11 & twelve 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
April 08-09 Round1 OKAYAMA
May 03-04 Round2 FUJI
May 20-21 Round3 AUTOPOLIS
July 22-23 Round4 SUGO
August 05-06 Round5 FUJI
August 26-27 Round6 SUZUKA
October 07-08 Round7 THAILAND
November 11-12 Round8 MOTEGI
WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAPIONSHIP
28/29 January: twenty four Hours Daytona, Florida
Legitimate March: twelve Hours Sebring, Florida
08 April: Long Beach, California
07 May: Austin, Texas
03 June: Detroit, Michigan
02 July: Watkins Glen, Fresh York
09 July: Bowmanville, Canada
22 July: Lime Rock Park, Connecticut
06 August: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
27 August: Danville, Virginia
24 September: Laguna Seca, California
07 October: Petit Le Guy’s, Braselton, Georgia
While every effort is made to keep this calendar up to date, all dates on this calendar are subject to switch, so please check with the relevant championship for the latest dates.
2017 CALENDAR, Sportscar Racing News
Sportscar Racing News
2017 CALENDAR
Round one 24H DUBAI 12-13-14 January
Round two 12H MUGELLO 17-18 March
Round three 12H Crimson BULL RING 7-8 April
Round four 24H PAUL RICARD 5-6-7 May
Round five 12H IMOLA thirty June – one July
Round six 24H PORTIMAO 25-26-27 August
Round seven 24H COTA USA 9-10-11 November
TOURING CAR Stamina (TCE) SERIES
Round one 24H SILVERSTONE thirty one March – 1-2 April
Round two 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round three 24H MISANO 7-8-9 July
Round four 24H BARCELONA 1-2-3 September
Round five 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7 October
Round one 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round two 12H MISANO 6-7-8 July
Round three 12H PAUL RICARD 18-19 August
Round four 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7-8 October
28/04/17 – 30/04/17 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Nineteen/05/17 – 21/05/17 Lausitzring (with DTM)*
09/06/17 – 11/06/17 Crimson Bull Ring, Austria
21/07/17 – 23/07/17 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
04/08/17 – 06/08/17 Nürburgring
15/09/17 – 17/09/17 Sachsenring
22/09/17 – 24/09/17 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
* pending final confirmation
AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP
R1/Two, Oulton Park, April fifteen & 17, 2x 1hr races
R3, Rockingham, April 29/30, 1x 2hr race
R4/Five, Snetterton, May 27/28, 2x 1hr race
R6, Silverstone 500, June Ten/11, 1x 3hr race
R7, Spa-Francorchamps, July 7/8, 1x 2hr race
R8, Brands Hatch, August Five/6, 1x 2hr race
R9, Donington Park, September 23/24, 1x 2hr race
13th-14th March Official Blancpain GT Series Test Day Paul Ricard
01st-02nd April Misano (ITA) – Sprint
22nd-23rd April Monza (ITA) – Stamina three hours
06th-07th May Brands Hatch (GBR) – Sprint
13th-14th May Silverstone (GBR) – Stamina three hours
02nd -04th June Zolder (BEL) – Sprint
23rd-24th June Circuit Paul Ricard (FRA) – Stamina 1000kms
04th July Official Test Day Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL)
27th-30th July Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL) – Stamina twenty four hours
25th-27th August Budapest (HUN) – Sprint
15th-17th September Nürburgring (DEU) – Sprint
30th Sept-01st October Barcelona (ESP) – Stamina three hours
April 8/9 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia 2x 1hr races
May 20/21 Chang International Circuit Thailand 2x 1hr races
June 24/25 Suzuka International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
August Nineteen/20 Fuji International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
September 23/24 Shanghai International Circuit China 2x 1hr races
October 21/22 Zhejiang Circuit China 2x 1hr races
EUROPEAN LE Stud’s SERIES
28/29 March ELMS official test at Monza (Italy)
15 April four Hours of Silverstone (UK)
14 May four Hours of Monza (Italy)
23 July four Hours of Crimson Bull Ring (Austria)
27 August four Hours of Le Castellet (France)
24 September four Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
22 October four Hours of Portimão (Portugal)
FIA WORLD Stamina CHAMPIONSHIP
1/Two April The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)
16 April six Hours of Silverstone (UK)
06 May WEC six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
17/Legitimate June Le Stud’s twenty four Hours (France)
16 July six Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
03 September six Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
16 September six Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)
15 October six Hours of Fuji (Japan)
05 November six Hours of Shanghai (China)
Legitimate November six Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
** Subject to approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council
TEST DAYS, 7-8 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#1/#Two, 10-12 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#Trio/#Four, 12-14 May – South Korea
Rnd#Five/#6, 2-4 June – Fuji, Japan
Rnd#7/#8, 23-25 June – Buriram, Thailand
Rnd#9/#Ten, 4-6 August – Zhejiang, China
Rnd#11/#12, 1-3 September – Shanghai, China
TBC – 7-9 July or twenty nine Sept.-1 Oct.
1 – two April Misano Blancpain GT Series
6 – seven May Brands Hatch Blancpain GT Series
Ten – eleven June Crimson Bull Ring ADAC GT Masters
15 – sixteen July Slovakia Ring FIA ETRC
Nineteen – twenty August Zandvoort DTM
16 – seventeen September Nürburgring Blancpain GT Series
1, two & three 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Four, five & six 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
7 & eight 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
9 , ten & eleven 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
12 & thirteen 29th July Oulton Park (International)
14, fifteen & sixteen 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
17, eighteen & nineteen 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
20, twenty one & twenty two 14th & 15th October Snetterton (300)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
Paul Ricard 10-11.06.2017
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN WINTER TEST SERIES
Paul Ricard 03-04.Three.2017
LAMBORGHINI BLANCPAIN SUPER TROFEO
April 21-23 Monza (I)
May 12-14 Silverstone (UK)
June 23-25 Paul Ricard (FR)
July 26-28 Spa-Francorchamps (B)
September 15-17 Nürburgring (D)
April 7-9 Sepang (MY)
May 19-21 Buriram (TH)
June 23-25 Suzuka (JP)
August 18-20 Fuji (JP)
September 22-24 Shanghai (CN)
June 28-30 Watkins Glen (NY)
August 4-6 Road America (WI)
August 25-27 VIRginia (VA)
September 22-24 Laguna Seca (CA)
Abu Dhabi (EAU) February 9-11
Dubai (EAU) February 16-18
Dubai (EAU) March 2-4
Imola November 16-19
PIRELLI GT3 CUP TROPHY USA
April 14-16 Thunderhill Raceway Park Willows, California
May 19-21 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California
June 2-4 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
July 28-30 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
August 10-13 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
September 22-24 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
March 10-12 Streets of St. Petersburg
April 7-9 Streets of Long Beach
April 28-30 Virginia International Raceway
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
May 26-27 Lime Rock Park
June 23-25 Road America
July 28-30 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 11-13 Utah Motorsports Campus
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas
September 15-17 Sonoma Raceway
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA
Round two – Formula one Australian Grand Prix*, Melbourne, Victoria (March 23-26, 2017)
Round three – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Victoria (May 26-28, 2017)
Round four – Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Northern Territory (June 16-18, 2017)
Round five – Sepang International Circuit*, Sepang, Malaysia (July 21-23, 2017)
Round six – Sandown 500, Melbourne, Victoria (September 15-17, 2017)
Round seven – Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, Fresh South Wales (October 05-08, 2017)
Round eight – Gold Coast 600, Gold Coast, Queensland (October 20-22, 2017)
* Subject to confirmation
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE CANADA
May 19-21 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
June 9-11 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, QC*
June 29-July two Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, Fresh York^
July 14-16 Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, ON*
Aug. 11-13 Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC*
Sept. 1-3 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
* — Includes Silver Cup class for Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars
^ — Joint event with Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama
Rounds one and two April 01/02 Brands Hatch (Indy)
Rounds three and four April 15/16 Donington Park
Rounds five and six May 20/21 Oulton Park
Round seven June 17/Legitimate Le Guy’s
Rounds eight and nine July 29/30 Snetterton
Rounds ten and eleven August 12/13 Knockhill
Rounds twelve and thirteen September 16/17 Silverstone
Rounds fourteen and fifteen Sept. 30/Oct. One Brands Hatch (GP)
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE MIDDLE EAST
Rds 1/Two Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Legitimate/Nineteen November 2016*
Rds Three/Four Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 9/Ten December 2016
Rds Five/6 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 27/28 January 2017
Rds 7/8 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi – Ten/11 February 2017
Rds 9/Ten Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Three/Four March 2017
Rds 11/12 Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – 15/16 April 2017**
*Supporting the FIA World Stamina Championship six Hours of Bahrain
**Supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship’s Bahrain Grand Prix
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE USA
Round one – Formula one Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) May 12-14, 2017
Round two – Formula one Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco) May 25-27, 2017
Round three – Formula one Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) June 30-July 02, 2017
Round four – Formula one British Grand Prix (Silverstone) July 07-09, 2017
Round five – Formula one Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) July 21-23, 2017
Round six – Formula one German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) July 28-30, 2017
Round seven – Formula one Belgium Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) August 25-27, 2017
Round eight – Formula one Italian Grand Prix (Monza) September 01-03, 2017
Round nine – Formula one Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City) November 02-05, 2017
1 & two 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Trio & four 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
Five & six 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
7 & eight 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
9 & ten 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
11 & twelve 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
April 08-09 Round1 OKAYAMA
May 03-04 Round2 FUJI
May 20-21 Round3 AUTOPOLIS
July 22-23 Round4 SUGO
August 05-06 Round5 FUJI
August 26-27 Round6 SUZUKA
October 07-08 Round7 THAILAND
November 11-12 Round8 MOTEGI
WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAPIONSHIP
28/29 January: twenty four Hours Daytona, Florida
Legitimate March: twelve Hours Sebring, Florida
08 April: Long Beach, California
07 May: Austin, Texas
03 June: Detroit, Michigan
02 July: Watkins Glen, Fresh York
09 July: Bowmanville, Canada
22 July: Lime Rock Park, Connecticut
06 August: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
27 August: Danville, Virginia
24 September: Laguna Seca, California
07 October: Petit Le Boy’s, Braselton, Georgia
While every effort is made to keep this calendar up to date, all dates on this calendar are subject to switch, so please check with the relevant championship for the latest dates.
2017 CALENDAR, Sportscar Racing News
Sportscar Racing News
2017 CALENDAR
Round one 24H DUBAI 12-13-14 January
Round two 12H MUGELLO 17-18 March
Round three 12H Crimson BULL RING 7-8 April
Round four 24H PAUL RICARD 5-6-7 May
Round five 12H IMOLA thirty June – one July
Round six 24H PORTIMAO 25-26-27 August
Round seven 24H COTA USA 9-10-11 November
TOURING CAR Stamina (TCE) SERIES
Round one 24H SILVERSTONE thirty one March – 1-2 April
Round two 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round three 24H MISANO 7-8-9 July
Round four 24H BARCELONA 1-2-3 September
Round five 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7 October
Round one 12H MAGNY-COURS 21-22 April
Round two 12H MISANO 6-7-8 July
Round three 12H PAUL RICARD 18-19 August
Round four 12H SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 6-7-8 October
28/04/17 – 30/04/17 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Nineteen/05/17 – 21/05/17 Lausitzring (with DTM)*
09/06/17 – 11/06/17 Crimson Bull Ring, Austria
21/07/17 – 23/07/17 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
04/08/17 – 06/08/17 Nürburgring
15/09/17 – 17/09/17 Sachsenring
22/09/17 – 24/09/17 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
* pending final confirmation
AUSTRALIAN GT CHAMPIONSHIP
R1/Two, Oulton Park, April fifteen & 17, 2x 1hr races
R3, Rockingham, April 29/30, 1x 2hr race
R4/Five, Snetterton, May 27/28, 2x 1hr race
R6, Silverstone 500, June Ten/11, 1x 3hr race
R7, Spa-Francorchamps, July 7/8, 1x 2hr race
R8, Brands Hatch, August Five/6, 1x 2hr race
R9, Donington Park, September 23/24, 1x 2hr race
13th-14th March Official Blancpain GT Series Test Day Paul Ricard
01st-02nd April Misano (ITA) – Sprint
22nd-23rd April Monza (ITA) – Stamina three hours
06th-07th May Brands Hatch (GBR) – Sprint
13th-14th May Silverstone (GBR) – Stamina three hours
02nd -04th June Zolder (BEL) – Sprint
23rd-24th June Circuit Paul Ricard (FRA) – Stamina 1000kms
04th July Official Test Day Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL)
27th-30th July Total twenty four Hours of Spa (BEL) – Stamina twenty four hours
25th-27th August Budapest (HUN) – Sprint
15th-17th September Nürburgring (DEU) – Sprint
30th Sept-01st October Barcelona (ESP) – Stamina three hours
April 8/9 Sepang International Circuit Malaysia 2x 1hr races
May 20/21 Chang International Circuit Thailand 2x 1hr races
June 24/25 Suzuka International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
August Nineteen/20 Fuji International Circuit Japan 2x 1hr races
September 23/24 Shanghai International Circuit China 2x 1hr races
October 21/22 Zhejiang Circuit China 2x 1hr races
EUROPEAN LE Stud’s SERIES
28/29 March ELMS official test at Monza (Italy)
15 April four Hours of Silverstone (UK)
14 May four Hours of Monza (Italy)
23 July four Hours of Crimson Bull Ring (Austria)
27 August four Hours of Le Castellet (France)
24 September four Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
22 October four Hours of Portimão (Portugal)
FIA WORLD Stamina CHAMPIONSHIP
1/Two April The WEC Prologue, Monza (Italy)
16 April six Hours of Silverstone (UK)
06 May WEC six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
17/Legitimate June Le Boy’s twenty four Hours (France)
16 July six Hours of Nürburgring (Germany)
03 September six Hours of Mexico (Mexico)
16 September six Hours of Circuit of the Americas (USA)
15 October six Hours of Fuji (Japan)
05 November six Hours of Shanghai (China)
Eighteen November six Hours of Bahrain (Bahrain)
** Subject to approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council
TEST DAYS, 7-8 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#1/#Two, 10-12 March – Sepang, Malaysia
Rnd#Three/#Four, 12-14 May – South Korea
Rnd#Five/#6, 2-4 June – Fuji, Japan
Rnd#7/#8, 23-25 June – Buriram, Thailand
Rnd#9/#Ten, 4-6 August – Zhejiang, China
Rnd#11/#12, 1-3 September – Shanghai, China
TBC – 7-9 July or twenty nine Sept.-1 Oct.
1 – two April Misano Blancpain GT Series
6 – seven May Brands Hatch Blancpain GT Series
Ten – eleven June Crimson Bull Ring ADAC GT Masters
15 – sixteen July Slovakia Ring FIA ETRC
Nineteen – twenty August Zandvoort DTM
16 – seventeen September Nürburgring Blancpain GT Series
1, two & three 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Four, five & six 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
7 & eight 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
9 , ten & eleven 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
12 & thirteen 29th July Oulton Park (International)
14, fifteen & sixteen 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
17, eighteen & nineteen 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
20, twenty one & twenty two 14th & 15th October Snetterton (300)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
Paul Ricard 10-11.06.2017
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN WINTER TEST SERIES
Paul Ricard 03-04.Trio.2017
LAMBORGHINI BLANCPAIN SUPER TROFEO
April 21-23 Monza (I)
May 12-14 Silverstone (UK)
June 23-25 Paul Ricard (FR)
July 26-28 Spa-Francorchamps (B)
September 15-17 Nürburgring (D)
April 7-9 Sepang (MY)
May 19-21 Buriram (TH)
June 23-25 Suzuka (JP)
August 18-20 Fuji (JP)
September 22-24 Shanghai (CN)
June 28-30 Watkins Glen (NY)
August 4-6 Road America (WI)
August 25-27 VIRginia (VA)
September 22-24 Laguna Seca (CA)
Abu Dhabi (EAU) February 9-11
Dubai (EAU) February 16-18
Dubai (EAU) March 2-4
Imola November 16-19
PIRELLI GT3 CUP TROPHY USA
April 14-16 Thunderhill Raceway Park Willows, California
May 19-21 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California
June 2-4 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
July 28-30 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
August 10-13 Utah Motorsports Campus Salt Lake City, Utah
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
September 22-24 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
March 10-12 Streets of St. Petersburg
April 7-9 Streets of Long Beach
April 28-30 Virginia International Raceway
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
May 26-27 Lime Rock Park
June 23-25 Road America
July 28-30 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 11-13 Utah Motorsports Campus
September 1-3 Circuit of the Americas
September 15-17 Sonoma Raceway
October 13-15 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA
Round two – Formula one Australian Grand Prix*, Melbourne, Victoria (March 23-26, 2017)
Round three – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Victoria (May 26-28, 2017)
Round four – Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Northern Territory (June 16-18, 2017)
Round five – Sepang International Circuit*, Sepang, Malaysia (July 21-23, 2017)
Round six – Sandown 500, Melbourne, Victoria (September 15-17, 2017)
Round seven – Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, Fresh South Wales (October 05-08, 2017)
Round eight – Gold Coast 600, Gold Coast, Queensland (October 20-22, 2017)
* Subject to confirmation
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE CANADA
May 19-21 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
June 9-11 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, QC*
June 29-July two Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, Fresh York^
July 14-16 Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, ON*
Aug. 11-13 Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC*
Sept. 1-3 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, ON*
* — Includes Silver Cup class for Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars
^ — Joint event with Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama
Rounds one and two April 01/02 Brands Hatch (Indy)
Rounds three and four April 15/16 Donington Park
Rounds five and six May 20/21 Oulton Park
Round seven June 17/Eighteen Le Guy’s
Rounds eight and nine July 29/30 Snetterton
Rounds ten and eleven August 12/13 Knockhill
Rounds twelve and thirteen September 16/17 Silverstone
Rounds fourteen and fifteen Sept. 30/Oct. One Brands Hatch (GP)
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE MIDDLE EAST
Rds 1/Two Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Legal/Nineteen November 2016*
Rds Trio/Four Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 9/Ten December 2016
Rds Five/6 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai – 27/28 January 2017
Rds 7/8 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi – Ten/11 February 2017
Rds 9/Ten Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – Trio/Four March 2017
Rds 11/12 Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain – 15/16 April 2017**
*Supporting the FIA World Stamina Championship six Hours of Bahrain
**Supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship’s Bahrain Grand Prix
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE USA
Round one – Formula one Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) May 12-14, 2017
Round two – Formula one Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco) May 25-27, 2017
Round three – Formula one Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) June 30-July 02, 2017
Round four – Formula one British Grand Prix (Silverstone) July 07-09, 2017
Round five – Formula one Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) July 21-23, 2017
Round six – Formula one German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) July 28-30, 2017
Round seven – Formula one Belgium Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) August 25-27, 2017
Round eight – Formula one Italian Grand Prix (Monza) September 01-03, 2017
Round nine – Formula one Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City) November 02-05, 2017
1 & two 22nd & 23rd April Donington Park (National)
Trio & four 20th & 21st May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
Five & six 9th – 11th June Spa-Francorchamps
7 & eight 1st & 2nd July Silverstone (Grand Prix)
9 & ten 12th & 13th August Snetterton (300)
11 & twelve 16th & 17th September Donington Park (Grand Prix)
The above calendar is provisional and subject to switch.
April 08-09 Round1 OKAYAMA
May 03-04 Round2 FUJI
May 20-21 Round3 AUTOPOLIS
July 22-23 Round4 SUGO
August 05-06 Round5 FUJI
August 26-27 Round6 SUZUKA
October 07-08 Round7 THAILAND
November 11-12 Round8 MOTEGI
WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAPIONSHIP
28/29 January: twenty four Hours Daytona, Florida
Legal March: twelve Hours Sebring, Florida
08 April: Long Beach, California
07 May: Austin, Texas
03 June: Detroit, Michigan
02 July: Watkins Glen, Fresh York
09 July: Bowmanville, Canada
22 July: Lime Rock Park, Connecticut
06 August: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
27 August: Danville, Virginia
24 September: Laguna Seca, California
07 October: Petit Le Boy’s, Braselton, Georgia
While every effort is made to keep this calendar up to date, all dates on this calendar are subject to switch, so please check with the relevant championship for the latest dates.