2017 TCR Series seasons

Last updated August 08, 2023

This article describes some of the 2017 seasons of TCR Series across the world.

VLN TCR Class

The 2017 Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring TCR Class was the first season for the TCR Class in the championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Bonk Motorsport^[1]	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup TCR ^[1]	308	Jürgen Nett^[1]	1–9
			Joachim Nett^[1]
			Bradley Philpot^[1]
	Audi RS3 LMS TCR ^[2]	810	Hermann Bock^[2]	2–3, 5, 7-9
			Max Partl^[2]	2*
			Rainer Partl^[3]	*
			Jürgen Bretschneider^[4]	3, 7
			Michael Bonk	8
		811	Michael Bonk^[2]	2–4*
			Volker Piepmeyer^[2]	2–4*
			Axel Burghardt^[3]	*
			Andreas Möntmann^[3]	*
Møller Bil Motorsport^[1]	Audi RS3 LMS TCR ^[1]	801	Håkon Schjærin^[1]	1, 5–7, 9
			Atle Guldbrandsen^[1]
			Kenneth Østvold^[1]
			Anders Lindstad^[5]	5
Mathilda Racing^[1]	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR ^[1]	802	Andreas Gülden^[1]	1–9*
			Benjamin Leuchter ^[1]	1–9*
			Constantin Kletzer^[4]	3, 5*
			Dennis Wüsthoff^[3]	*
			Michael Schrey	9
		804	Michael Paatz^[1]	1–5, 7-9
			Lutz Marc Rühl^[1]	1–3
			Josef Kocsis^[1]	1–2*
			"Charlie" Byunghui Kang^[3]	*
			Knut Kluge^[3]	*
			Constantin Kletzer^[6]	4, 7, 8
			Benjamin Leuchter ^[6]	4, 9
			Dennis Wüsthoff^[4]	3
			Detlef Langels^[5]	5
			Guido Heinrich^[5]	5, 7
			Andreas Gülden	9
	SEAT León TCR ^[1]	806	Constantin Kletzer^[1]	1–2, 6
			Dennis Wüsthoff^[1]	1–2, 6
			Michael Paatz^[3]	6*
			Lutz Marc Rühl^[3]	*
LMS Engineering^[1]	Audi RS3 LMS TCR ^[1]	803	Matthias Wasel^[1]	1–8
			Marcus Löhnert^[1]	1–8
			Artur Goroyan ^[1]	1–2
			Christian Schmitz^[4]	3–5
			Mike Jäger^[3]	*
			Pierre Humbert^[3]	*
			Ulrich Andree^[5]	5*
			Stefan Wieningen^[7]	7, 8
BCS Motorsport^[5]	Opel Astra TCR ^[5]	816	Raphael Hundeborn^[5]	5
			Marc Legel^[5]
			Roman Löhnert^[5]
Honda Racing-Team Schmid^[2]	Honda Civic Type-R TCR ^[2]	818	Roland Schmid^[2]	2–3, 5
			Roger Vögeli^[2]	2–3, 5, 8
			Markus Oestreich ^[2]	2, 5, 8
			Rudolf Rhyn^[4]	3
			Moritz Oestreich	8
FEV Racing^[1]	SEAT León TCR ^[1]	820	Benedikt Gentgen^[4]	3–5, 7-9
			Jens Ludmann^[1]	1–2
			Arnt Hallmanns^[1]	1–2, 5, 9
			Marcel Willert^[1]	1, 3
			Markus Horn^[6]	4
			Rudi Speich^[5]	5
			Bernd Hömberg^[7]	7, 8
Kissling Motorsport ^[4]	Opel Astra TCR ^[4]	823	Hannu Luostarinen^[4]	3, 6, 8
Kissling Motorsport ^[4]	Opel Astra TCR ^[4]	823	Volker Strycek ^[4]	3, 6, 8

Drivers with an asterisk on their "Rounds" column took part in the non-championship 2017 24 Hours Nürburgring round.

Calendar and results

Rnd.	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning drivers	Winning team
1	Nürburgring Nordschleife	25 March	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Mathilda Racing
2		8 April	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Mathilda Racing
NC		27–28 May	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Constantin Kletzer Dennis Wüsthoff	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Constantin Kletzer Dennis Wüsthoff	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Constantin Kletzer Dennis Wüsthoff	Mathilda Racing
3		24 June	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Constantin Kletzer	Hannu Luostarinen Volker Strycek	Benedikt Gentgen Marcel Willert	FEV Racing
4		8 July	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Mathilda Racing
5		19 August	Håkon Schjærin Atle Guldbrandsen Kenneth Østvold Anders Lindstad	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Constantin Kletzer	Håkon Schjærin Atle Guldbrandsen Kenneth Østvold Anders Lindstad	Møller Bil Motorsport
6		2 September	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Hannu Luostarinen Volker Strycek	Kissling Motorsport
7		23 September	Hannu Luostarinen Volker Strycek	Hannu Luostarinen Volker Strycek	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Mathilda Racing
8		7 October	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Hannu Luostarinen Volker Strycek	Kissling Motorsport
9		21 October	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Michael Schrey	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Michael Schrey	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter Michael Schrey	Mathilda Racing

TCR Baltic Trophy

The 2017 TCR Baltic Trophy is the first season of the TCR Baltic Trophy. TCR Baltic Trophy will run within the Baltic Touring Car Championship events.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Nero-GSR Racing Team^[8]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR ^[8]	5	Ernesta Globyte^[8]	All

Calendar and results

The 2017 schedule was announced on 13 December 2016.^[9] The calendar includes two rounds in Latvia and one in Estonia.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	R1	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	29 April-1 May	Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Nero-GSR Racing Team	Baltic Touring Car Championship
1	R2	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	29 April-1 May		Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Nero-GSR Racing Team	Baltic Touring Car Championship
2	R1	Auto24ring, Pärnu	27–28 May	Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Nero-GSR Racing Team	Baltic Touring Car Championship
2	R2	Auto24ring, Pärnu	27–28 May		Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Nero-GSR Racing Team	Baltic Touring Car Championship
3	R1	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	18–20 August	Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Nero-GSR Racing Team	Baltic Touring Car Championship
3	R2	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	18–20 August		Ernesta Globyte	Ernesta Globyte	Nero-GSR Racing Team	Baltic Touring Car Championship

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "VLN Lauf 1 Qualifying result". 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "VLN Lauf 2 Qualifying result". 8 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ""24h Rennen Race Result" (PDF). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "VLN Lauf 3 Qualifying result". 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "VLN Lauf 5 Qualifying result". 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
1 2 3 "VLN Lauf 4 Qualifying result". 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
1 2 "Training - 57. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen". www.vln.de. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
1 2 3 "BaTCC » FIRST VW GOLF GTI TCR CAR IN BALTICS HAS LANDED IN "GSR TEAM" GARAGE" . Retrieved 2017-03-31.
↑ "2017 TCR Baltic Trophy calendar revealed". tcr-series.com. 13 December 2016.

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[Round1-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "VLN Lauf 1 Qualifying result". 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[Round2-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "VLN Lauf 2 Qualifying result". 8 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[24H-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ""24h Rennen Race Result" (PDF). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[Round3-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "VLN Lauf 3 Qualifying result". 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[Round5-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "VLN Lauf 5 Qualifying result". 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[Round4-6] 1 2 3 "VLN Lauf 4 Qualifying result". 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[:0-7] 1 2 "Training - 57. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen". www.vln.de. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-30.

[NeroGSR-8] 1 2 3 "BaTCC » FIRST VW GOLF GTI TCR CAR IN BALTICS HAS LANDED IN "GSR TEAM" GARAGE" . Retrieved 2017-03-31.

[9] "2017 TCR Baltic Trophy calendar revealed". tcr-series.com. 13 December 2016.

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2017 TCR Series seasons

Contents

VLN TCR Class

Teams and drivers

Calendar and results

TCR Baltic Trophy

Teams and drivers

Calendar and results

Related Research Articles

References

External links