2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

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.

Alon Day (pictured in 2013) won his first Euro Series title in 2017.

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

The car of Elite 1 title defender Anthony Kumpen in 2017.
ManufacturerCarTeamNo.Race DriverRounds
ChevroletChevrolet SS PK Carsport[1]11 Stienes Longin[1]All
24 Anthony Kumpen[1]All
Mishumotors33 Mirco Schultis[2]1
Bruno Junqueira[3]2
Dominik Farnbacher[4]4
Lucas Lasserre[5]5–6
70 Patrick Simon[2]1, 4
Alex Kapadia[3]2
Mirco Schultis[5]5–6[a]
Nicki Petersen5–6[a]
CAAL Racing44 Freddy Nordström[2]All
54 Alon Day[2]All
56 Salvador Tineo Arroyo[2]All
Racing-Total46 Marko Stipp[3]2–4, 6
DF1 Racing66 Christophe Bouchut[2]1–5
FordFord Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport1 Borja García[2]1
Bobby Labonte[3]2
Carmen Boix Gil[6]3
Eric Van de Vyver[4]4
Nicola Larini[5]5
Francesco Parli6
27 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[4]4
Éric Hélary6
RDV Compétition3 Frédéric Gabillon[2]All
28 Meisam Taheri6
31 Hugo Bec5
Didier Bec6
Scuderia Giudici4 Claudio Giudici[2]1–2, 5
Renauer Motorsport5 Martin Doubek[2]1–2, 4, 6
Racers Motorsport7 Alessandro Ciompi[2]1
Borja García[3]2–6
8 Dario Caso[2]All
9 Gianmarco Ercoli[2]All
MRT by Nocentini12 Renzo Calcinati[5]5
Dog Racing14 Carlo Alberto Forte[2]1
77 Meisam Taheri[3]2–5
95 Lucas Lasserre[2]1, 4
Knauf Racing37 Thomas Ferrando[2]All
73 Wilfried Boucenna[2]All
The Club Motorsports41 Fabrizio Armetta[4]4–6
Braxx Racing[7]78 Jerry De Weerdt[7]1–3, 5–6
90 Marc Goossens[3]2–3, 5–6
Motorsport 9898 Eric De Doncker[2]1, 4
ToyotaToyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport2 Rodolfo González[2]1–2
Kenko Miura[6]3–4, 6[b]
Carlo Alberto Forte[4]4–5[b]
RDV Compétition Brazil47 Marconi Abreu[2]All

Elite 2 Division

ManufacturerCarTeamNo.Race DriverRounds
ChevroletChevrolet SS PK Carsport[1]11 Justin Kunz[1]All
24 Guillaume Dumarey[1]All
Mishumotors33 Günther Deutsch[2]1
Roger Bromiley[3]2
Nicki Petersen[5]5–6
70 Mirco Schultis[2]1–2, 4–6
CAAL Racing44 Gil Linster[2]All
54 Arianna Casoli[2]All
56 Felipe Rabello[2]All
Racing-Total46 Carmen Boix Gil[3]2
Marko Stipp[6]3
Nicki Petersen[4]4
Guillaume Deflandre6
DF1 Racing66 Maciej Dreszer[2]1–5
FordFord Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport1 Carmen Boix Gil[2]1, 3–6
27 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer[4]4
Pierre-Yves Rosoux6
RDV Compétition3 Ulysse Delsaux[2]All
28 Meisam Taheri6
31 Didier Bec[5]5
Hugo Bec6
Scuderia Giudici4 Andrea Perlini[2]1–2
Claudio Giudici[5]5
Renauer Motorsport5 Martin Doubek[2]1–2, 4, 6
Racers Motorsport7 Simone Laureti[2]All
8 Dario Caso[2]All
9 Gianmarco Ercoli1
Marco Spinelli[5]5
Maciej Dreszer6
MRT by Nocentini12 Renzo Calcinati[5]5
Dog Racing14 Evan Pichard Arnaud[2]1
77 Meisam Taheri[3]2–5
95 Meisam Taheri[2]1
Evan Pichard Arnaud[3]2, 4
Knauf Racing37 Thomas Ferrando[2]All
73 Paul Guiod[2]All
The Club Motorsports41 Roberto Benedetti[4]4–6
Braxx Racing[7]78 Jerry De Weerdt[7]1–3, 5–6
Motorsport 9898 Eric De Doncker[2]1, 4
ToyotaToyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport2 Kenko Miura[2]1, 3–4, 6
Yuya Sakamoto[3]2
Denny Zardo[5]5
RDV Compétition Brazil47 Marconi Abreu[2]All

Elite Club Division

ManufacturerCarTeamNo.Race DriverRounds
ChevroletChevrolet SS Gruber Racing26 Willy Gruber[2]1
DF1 Racing66 Deo Alves[2]1
FordFord Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport1 Eric Muet[2]1
Renauer Motorsport5 Andreas Kuchelbacher[2]1
Dog Racing14 Marcelo Silva[2]1
95 Alfredo Cardoso[2]1
RDV Compétition31 Yann Schar[2]1
ToyotaToyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport2 Luciano Carcheri[2]1

Team changes

  • PK Carsports's Elite 1 driver Bert Longin left the series after three seasons to focus on his European Le Mans Series and Belcar campaigns. His seat was filled by his son Stienes who won the Elite 2 championship in 2016. In the Elite 2 class, Guillaume Dumarey joines the series.[1]
  • Brass Racing was forced to make a name change. As the name was EU registered by another company, the racing team is now called "Braxx Racing" for 2017.[7]
  • German endurance racing team Mishumotors made their NASCAR Euro Series debut in 2017.[2]

Notes

Schedule and results

Calendar changes

  • Raceway Venray announced its date on October 25, switching from the Pinkster weekend (June 2 through 4th in 2017) to an entirely new date on 15th and 16 July, held in conjunction with the LMV8 Eurocup.[8]
  • Tours Speedway will not return to the schedule for 2017 after being a staple of the series for five consecutive seasons and the first oval the series visited.[8]
  • The series returns to Germany during the last weekend of July using the National Circuit at the Hockenheimring.[9]
  • Franciacorta has replaced Adria as the host for the Semi-Finals.[10]

Elite 1

RoundRace TitleTrackDatePole positionFastest lapWinning DriverWinning Manufacturer
1R1Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste8 April Borja García Borja García Borja GarcíaFord
R29 April Borja García Borja García Borja GarcíaFord
2R3American SpeedFest Brands Hatch (Indy), 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 (National), 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
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Elite 2

RoundRace TitleTrackDatePole positionFastest lapWinning DriverWinning Manufacturer
1R1Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste8 April Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Thomas FerrandoFord
R29 April Thomas Ferrando Ulysse Delsaux Ulysse DelsauxFord
2R3American SpeedFest Brands Hatch (Indy), 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 (National), 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
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Standings

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

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