2017 V de V Endurance Series

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The 2017 V de V Endurance Series was the third consecutive season for the GT, Touring Car and LMP3 classes of the V de V sanctioned series.

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Entry list

PFV

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriversRound
R-ace GP Renault R.S. 01 Trophy Nismo VR38DETT 3.8L V6 28 Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière
Flag of France.svg François Perrodo
1
DEMJ Team Renault R.S. 01 Trophy Nismo VR38DETT 3.8L V6 16 Flag of France.svg Patrick Sarrailh
Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli
5–7
Pegasus Racing Ginetta G57 P2 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 29 Flag of France.svg Julien Schell1–2
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Raffin1
Flag of France.svg David Caussanel2
57 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Simpson1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Muston1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan Sanders1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Murray2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Hibbert 2
Simpson Motorsport Ginetta G57 P2 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding 1
52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan Sanders2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding 2
CWS Recycling Ginetta G57 P2 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samuel Allpass
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Watt
1
Century Motorsport Ginetta G57 P2 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Green
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rik Breukers
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Euan McKay
1

LMP3

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriversRound
By Speed Factory Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 5 Flag of Estonia.svg Migule Abello Gamazo2
Flag of Estonia.svg Mirko van Oostrum2
Flag of Spain.svg Jesus Fuster Pliego2
Wintec Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 7 Flag of France.svg Julien Neveu
Flag of France.svg Edouard Hery
Flag of France.svg Cyril Denis
1–2
Duqueine Engineering Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antonin Borga1–2
Flag of Sweden.svg Henning Engqvist1–2
9 Flag of France.svg Gilles Duqueine1–2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Legeret1
Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici 1–2
Flag of France.svg David Droux2
EuroInternational Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 9 Flag of San Marino.svg Yoshiki Ohmura
Flag of San Marino.svg Thomas Loefflad
Flag of San Marino.svg Martin Grab
1–2
DB Autosport Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 20 Flag of France.svg Jean-Ludovic Foubert
Flag of France.svg Jacques Wolff
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Maulini
1–2
Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 22 Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski 1–2
Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Still1–2
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Elkmann 1–2
33 Flag of Germany.svg Paul Scheuschner1–2
Flag of France.svg Xavier Michel1–2
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Müller 2
Graff Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 39 Flag of France.svg Eric Trouillet
Flag of France.svg Franck Gauvin
Flag of France.svg Remy de Guffroy
1–2
N'Race Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 93 Flag of France.svg Pierre Fontaine
Flag of France.svg Christophe Decultot
Flag of France.svg Jordan Perroy
1–2
Araujo FB Team ADESS-03 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 103 Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Araújo
Flag of France.svg Sylvain Boulay
Flag of Portugal.svg João Calado Luís
1
BHK Motorsport Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 735 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone
Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Baratto
1–2

GTV1

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriversRound
Visiom Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154 3,9L V8 1 Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Pagny
Flag of France.svg Thierry Perrier
Flag of France.svg Jean-Bernard Bouvet
1–2
V de V / AB Sport Auto Renault R.S. 01 Nismo VR38DETT 3.8L V6 11 Flag of France.svg Eric van de Vyver1–2
Flag of France.svg Franck Thybaud1–2
Flag of France.svg Maxime Jousse1
Flag of Italy.svg Tiziano Carugati2
Classic and Modern Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 Ferrari F136 4.5L V8 44 Flag of France.svg David Loger1–2
Flag of France.svg Eric Mouez1–2
Flag of France.svg Sylvain Debs1
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Reymond2
AB Sport Auto Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 46 Flag of France.svg Henry Teneketzian
Flag of France.svg Joffrey de Narda
1–2
IMSA Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L flat-6 76 Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac1
Flag of France.svg Thierry Cornac1–2
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Armindo 2
AGS Events Lamborghini Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo Lamborghini 5.2L V10 89 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Gomar
Flag of France.svg Joseph Collado
1

GTV2

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriversRound
RMS Porsche 991 Cup Porsche 3.8L flat-6 56 Flag of France.svg Yannick Mallegol1–2
Flag of Italy.svg Howard Blank1–2
Flag of France.svg Frank Mechaly 2
Porsche Alméras Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.8L flat-6 65 Flag of France.svg Pierre Martinet
Flag of France.svg Gerard Tremblay
Flag of France.svg Steven Palette
1
IMSA Performance Porsche 991 Cup Porsche 3.8L flat-6 67 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Pierre
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Armindo
1

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Race calendar and results

Bold indicates overall winner.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapPFV winnerLMP3 winnerGTV1 winnerGTV2 winnerRace
1 [2] Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 19 MarchNo. 52 Simpson MotorsportNo. 52 Simpson MotorsportNo. 52 Simpson MotorsportNo. 9 Duqueine Engineering No. 76 IMSA Performance No. 4 RMS4 Hours of Barcelona
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Robertson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding
Flag of France.svg Gilles Duqueine
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucas Legeret
Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici
Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac
Flag of France.svg Thierry Cornac
Flag of France.svg Yannick Mallegol
Flag of Italy.svg Howard Blank
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve International Circuit 30 AprilNo. 57 Pegasus RacingNo. 57 Pegasus RacingNo. 57 Pegasus RacingNo. 22 Inter Europol Competition No. 46 AB Sport AutoNo. 56 RMS6 Hours of Portimao
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Simpson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Hibbert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Simpson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Hibbert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Simpson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Hibbert
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski
Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Still
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Elkmann
Flag of France.svg Henry Teneketzian
Flag of France.svg Joffrey de Narda
Flag of France.svg Yannick Mallegol
Flag of Italy.svg Howard Blank
Flag of France.svg Frank Mechaly
3 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard 28 May4 Hours of Paul Ricard
4 Flag of France.svg Dijon-Prenois 25 JuneNo. 16 DEMJ Team3 Hours of Dijon
Flag of France.svg Patrick Sarrailh
Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli
5 Flag of Spain.svg Circuito del Jarama 3 SeptemberNo. 16 DEMJ Team4 Hours of Jarama
Flag of France.svg Patrick Sarrailh
Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli
6 Flag of France.svg Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 8 OctoberNo. 16 DEMJ Team4 Hours of Magny-Cours
Flag of France.svg Patrick Sarrailh
Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli
7 Flag of Portugal.svg Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva 5 NovemberNo. 16 DEMJ Team6 Hours of Estoril
Flag of France.svg Patrick Sarrailh
Flag of Italy.svg Max Mugelli

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