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The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2017 season.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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JamSport Racing | 1 | Graham Field [1] | 2–5 |
27 | Nathan Harrison [2] | 1 | |
41 | Aaron Thompson [3] | 1–8 | |
64 | Jamie Going | 6 | |
88 | Lucas Orrock [4] | 1–4 | |
Team Pyro | 2 | Ash Hand | 1–3 |
3 | Ollie Pidgley [5] | 1–3 | |
4 | Jack McCarthy [6] | All | |
6 | Bradley Burns [7] | 7–9 | |
21 | Mike Bushell [8] | All | |
27 | Nathan Harrison | 2–9 | |
34 | Zak Fulk [9] | 7–9 | |
83 | Kyle Hornby | 1–5 | |
88 | Lucas Orrock | 5–9 | |
WDE Motorsport | 5 | Lee Pattison [10] | All |
22 | Paul Rivett [11] | All | |
26 | Paul Streather [12] | 2 | |
45 | Dan Zelos [13] | All | |
46 | Sam Osborne | 8–9 | |
82 | Nicolas Hamilton [14] | 4–8 | |
94 | Luke Reade | 9 | |
PP Motorsport | 7 | James Colburn [15] | All |
STR Norwich | 8 | Shawn Taylor | 2, 6–7, 9 |
Ciceley Motorsport | 9 | Jade Edwards [16] | All |
41 | Aaron Thompson | 9 | |
46 | Sam Osborne [17] | 1–7 | |
71 | Max Coates [18] | All | |
94 | Luke Reade [19] | 1–8 | |
Westbourne Motorsport | 10 | Sam Randon [20] | 5–6 |
11 | Ben Palmer | 9 | |
13 | Ambrogio Perfetti | 1–2 | |
32 | James Dorlin [21] | All | |
35 | Oscar Rovelli | 1–2 | |
95 | Myles Collins [22] | 1–3 | |
Mike Ritchie Motorsport | 12 | Brett Lidsey [23] | 3, 8–9 |
DRM | 16 | Daniel Rowbottom [24] | All |
SDR Motorsports | 28 | Shayne Deegan [25] | 1–2, 4–5 |
Bob Ross Racing | 44 | James Ross | 7 |
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 25 August 2016, with no major changes from the previous season. [26]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 2 April | Mike Bushell | James Dorlin | Lee Pattison | WDE Motorsport |
R2 | Mike Bushell | Shayne Deegan | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro | |||
2 | R3 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 16 April | Dan Zelos | Jack McCarthy | Max Coates | Ciceley Motorsport |
R4 | Lee Pattison | Daniel Rowbottom | Lee Pattison | WDE Motorsport | |||
3 | R5 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 7 May | Mike Bushell | Mike Bushell | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro |
R6 | Mike Bushell | Dan Zelos | James Dorlin | Westbourne Motorsport | |||
4 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 21 May | Mike Bushell | Mike Bushell | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro |
R8 | Mike Bushell | Sam Osborne | James Colburn | PP Motorsport | |||
5 | R9 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 11 June | Mike Bushell | Mike Bushell | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro |
R10 | Mike Bushell | Max Coates | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro | |||
6 | R11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 30 July | Mike Bushell | Paul Rivett | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro |
R12 | James Dorlin | Max Coates | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro | |||
7 | R13 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 August | Max Coates | Lee Pattison | Max Coates | Ciceley Motorsport |
R14 | Max Coates | Max Coates | Lee Pattison | WDE Motorsport | |||
8 | R15 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 17 September | Lucas Orrock | Mike Bushell | James Dorlin | Westbourne Motorsport |
R16 | Mike Bushell | Bradley Burns | Paul Rivett | WDE Motorsport | |||
9 | R17 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 1 October | Mike Bushell | Max Coates | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro |
R18 | Mike Bushell | Zak Fulk | Mike Bushell | Team Pyro |
Points system | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | Fastest lap | |
32 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Points | |||||||||
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1 | Mike Bushell | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 514 | 514 | |
2 | Paul Rivett | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 379 | -2 | 377 |
3 | Lee Pattison | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 360 | 360 | |
4 | Max Coates | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 360 | 360 | |
5 | Daniel Rowbottom | 13 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 322 | 322 | |
6 | James Colburn | 12 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 302 | 302 | |
7 | Jack McCarthy | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 272 | 272 | |
8 | Dan Zelos | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 276 | -6 | 270 |
9 | James Dorlin | 4 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 259 | -2 | 257 |
10 | Nathan Harrison | 11 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 228 | 228 | |
11 | Lucas Orrock | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 15 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 199 | 199 | |
12 | Sam Osborne | 15 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 122 | -6 | 116 |
13 | Aaron Thompson | 18 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 117 | -4 | 113 |
14 | Luke Reade | 10 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 108 | 108 | |
15 | Kyle Hornby | 16 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||
16 | Jade Edwards | 17 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 20 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 77 | -2 | 75 |
17 | Ash Hand | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 73 | |||||||||||||
18 | Brett Lidsey | 11 | Ret | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 49 | |||||||||||||
19 | Ollie Pidgley | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | 47 | -2 | 45 | ||||||||||||
20 | Nicolas Hamilton | 14 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 44 | |||||||||
21 | Zak Fulk | 12 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 43 | |||||||||||||
22 | Graham Field | WD | WD | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 41 | -2 | 39 | ||||||||
23 | Bradley Burns | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||||
24 | Myles Collins | 20 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||||
25 | Sam Randon | 17 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 31 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shayne Deegan | 14 | 9 | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | 17 | DSQ | Ret | 9 | 37 | -10 | 27 | ||||||||
27 | Shawn Taylor | 16 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||
28 | Ben Palmer | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Ambrogio Perfetti | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
30 | James Ross | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Jamie Going | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Oscar Rovelli | 19 | 21 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
33 | Paul Streather | WD | WD | Ret | 18 | WD | WD | 3 | -2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Total | Pen. | Points | |||||||||
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