The 2017 ADAC GT Masters was the eleventh season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. The season started on 29 April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ended on 24 September at Hockenheim after seven double-header meetings. [1]
The seven-event calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 23 November 2016. [1] It was held along with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at the Lausitzring.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Race Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 29 April | No. 17 KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard | No. 17 KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard |
Michael Ammermüller Mathieu Jaminet | Michael Ammermüller Mathieu Jaminet | ||||
R2 | 30 April | No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer | No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer | ||
Ricky Collard Philipp Eng | Ricky Collard Philipp Eng | ||||
2 | R1 | Lausitzring | 20 May | No. 21 Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | No. 99 Precote Herberth Motorsport |
Luca Ludwig Luca Stolz | Sven Müller Robert Renauer | ||||
R2 | 21 May | No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team | ||
Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Pérez Companc | Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Pérez Companc | ||||
3 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | 10 June | No. 77 Callaway Competition | No. 77 Callaway Competition |
Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz | Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz | ||||
R2 | 11 June | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | ||
Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen | Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen | ||||
4 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 22 July | No. 77 Callaway Competition | No. 77 Callaway Competition |
Jules Gounon Renger van der Zande | Jules Gounon Renger van der Zande | ||||
R2 | 23 July | No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team | No. 1 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | ||
Mirko Bortolotti Ezequiel Pérez Companc | Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi | ||||
5 | R1 | Nürburgring | 5 August | No. 21 Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | No. 26 BWT Mücke Motorsport |
Luca Ludwig Luca Stolz | Sebastian Asch Lucas Auer | ||||
R2 | 6 August | No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer | No. 3 Aust Motorsport | ||
Nick Catsburg Philipp Eng | Kelvin van der Linde Markus Pommer | ||||
6 | R1 | Sachsenring | 16 September | No. 1 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | No. 1 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport |
Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi | Christopher Mies Connor De Phillippi | ||||
R2 | 17 September | No. 20 Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | No. 26 BWT Mücke Motorsport | ||
Yelmer Buurman Nicolai Sylvest | Sebastian Asch Edoardo Mortara | ||||
7 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 23 September | No. 77 Callaway Competition | No. 77 Callaway Competition |
Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz | Jules Gounon Daniel Keilwitz | ||||
R2 | 24 September | No. 42 BMW Team Schnitzer | No. 63 GRT Grasser Racing Team | ||
Nick Catsburg Philipp Eng | Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen |
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Pos. | Driver | Team | OSC | LAU | RBR | ZAN | NÜR | SAC | HOC | Points | |||||||
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1 | Jules Gounon | Callaway Competition | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 228 |
2 | Jeffrey Schmidt | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 175 |
3 | Luca Stolz | Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | DSQ | DSQ | 168 | ||
Team Zakspeed | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Indy Dontje | Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 147 |
5 | Patrick Assenheimer | Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | 16 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 112 |
6 | Dennis Marschall | Aust Motorsport | 24 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 107 |
7 | Mike David Ortmann | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 12 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 104 |
8 | Ricky Collard | BMW Team Schnitzer | 10 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 92 | ||||||||
9 | Ezequiel Pérez Companc | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 22 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 92 | ||
10 | Christopher Friedrich | KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard | Ret | 19 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 61.5 |
11 | Nicolai Sylvest | Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | 21 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 20 | Ret | DSQ | DSQ | 46.5 | ||
Team Zakspeed | 9 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Nikolaj Rogivue | Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | 21 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 46.5 | ||||
Team Zakspeed | 9 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Ricardo Feller | Audi Sport racing academy | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 46.5 |
14 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | Audi Sport racing academy | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 40.5 | ||
15 | Christopher Höher | Audi Sport racing academy | 19 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 21 | 35 |
16 | Sheldon van der Linde | Aust Motorsport | 4 | 6 | 33 | ||||||||||||
17 | Alessio Picariello | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 6 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||||
18 | Jonathan Judek Emil Lindholm | ADAC NSA/Attempto Racing Team | 20 | 15 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | Ret | 20 | 23 | 20.25 |
19 | Michael Fischer | Šenkýř Motorsport | 17 | 22 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Team | OSC | LAU | RBR | ZAN | NÜR | SAC | HOC | Points |
Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
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1 | Remo Lips | MRS GT-Racing | 318.5 |
2 | Sven Barth | RWT Racing | 301.5 |
3 | Rolf Ineichen | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 261 |
4 | Patrick Huisman | MRS GT-Racing | 147 |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | OSC | LAU | RBR | ZAN | NÜR | SAC | HOC | Points | |||||||
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1 | Callaway Competition | Chevrolet | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 185 |
2 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 167 |
3 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | Audi Mercedes-Benz | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 152 |
4 | Aust Motorsport | Audi | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 129 |
5 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 125 | ||
6 | Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 123 |
7 | BMW Team Schnitzer | BMW | 10 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 121 |
8 | KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard | Porsche | 1 | Ret | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 109 |
9 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Porsche | 7 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 25 | 19 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 86 |
10 | Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed | Mercedes-Benz | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | DSQ | DSQ | 77 | ||
11 | HB Racing WDS Bau | Lamborghini | 14 | 4 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 22 | 49 |
12 | Schütz Motorsport | Porsche | 2 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 23 | DNS | 13 | 9 | 25 | Ret | 6 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 34 |
13 | RWT Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 15 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 23 |
14 | Team Zakspeed | Mercedes-Benz | 3 | 9 | 21 | ||||||||||||
15 | YACO Racing | Audi | 25 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
16 | MRS GT-Racing | Nissan | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 23 | 20 | 12 | 24 | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 2 |
17 | Audi Sport racing academy | Audi | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
ADAC NSA/Attempto Racing Team | Lamborghini | 20 | 15 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 20 | 23 | 0 | |
Šenkýř Motorsport | BMW | 17 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Twin Busch Motorsport | Audi | 23 | 18 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 23 | DNS | 0 | |||||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | OSC | LAU | RBR | ZAN | NÜR | SAC | HOC | Points |
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