The 2017 Championnat de France FFSA GT - GT4 European Series Southern Cup was the first season of the GT4 European Series Southern Cup and the 20th season of the French FFSA GT Championship, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO).
Calendar At the annual press conference during the 2016 24 Hours of Spa on 29 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2017 calendar. The final calendar was announced on 23 December. The series started at Nogaro on 16 April and ended at Paul Ricard on 15 October. Round Circuit Date Supporting 1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France 15–16 April Coupes de Pâques 2 Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau, France 20–21 May Pau Grand Prix 3 Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France 1–2 July Standalone event 4 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France 9–10 September 5 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 30 September–1 October Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 6 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 14–15 October Standalone event
Entry list Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Street Art Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 007 Jérôme Demay PA 3 Sébastien Pineau 117 Éric Cayrolle PA 1–5 Arno Santamato Racing Technology Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 1 Jim Pla PA All Pierre Sancinéna 11 Jimmy Antunes PA All Franck Leherpeur 1, 3–6 Sylvain Noël 2 TFT Racing / Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee TFT Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 2 Niki Leutwiler PA All Ander Vilariño 19 Eric Clément PA All Romain Iannetta 21 Pierre Hirschi Am 5 Energy by ART McLaren 570S GT4 3 Simon Gachet PA All Bruno Hernandez Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 4 Grégoire Demoustier PA All Alain Ferté Riviera Motorsport Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 5 Christophe Hamon PA All Lonni Martins BMW Team France Ekris M4 GT4 6 Grégoire Depauw Am All Jean-Claude Lagniez 9 Frédéric Johais PA All Julien Piguet MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 7 Christian Danner PA 6 Bernhard Laber Speed Car / AT Events Speed Car Ginetta G55 GT4 8 Robert Consani PA All Benjamin Lariche 444 Gaël Castelli PA All Rodolphe Wallgren 1–4 Philippe Salini 5 Romain Monti 6 445 Arthur Bleynie Am 1 Romain Brandela Marc Sourd 2 Dino Lunardi PA 4 Philippe Salini Equipe Verschuur Las Moras Racing Team McLaren 570S GT4 10 Finlay Hutchison PA 2, 5–6 Csaba Mór 99 Luc Braams PA 2, 5–6 Duncan Huisman L'Espace Bienvenue BMW M3 GT4 17 Yann Clairay PA 1 Julien Rodrigues Paul-Loup Chatin 2 André Grammatico André Grammatico Am 3–4 Jean-Claude de Castelli 3 Martinet By Alméras Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 18 Henry Hassid PA All Steven Palette 22 Anthony Beltoise PA All Olivier Estèves Besagroup Racing Team Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 20 Franjo Kovac Am 5 CMR Ginetta G55 GT4 26 Soheil Ayari PA All Nicolas Tardif Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 33 Romain Monti PA 1–3 Thierry Soave Am 5 Paul Belmondo Ginetta G55 GT4 65 Alain Grand Am All Didier Moureu 111 Stéphane Tribaudini Am 3–6 Michaël Petit 4–6 666 Georges Cabanne Am All Fabien Michal 999 Sylvain Debs Am All Stéphane Tribaudini 1–2 Gwenaël Delomier 4–5 Marc Sourd 6 IMSA Performance Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 27 Jean-Luc Blanchemain Am All Michael Blanchemain 1–2, 4–6 Christian Kelders 3 CD Sport Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 30 Mike Parisy PA All Gilles Vannelet 31 Morgan Moullin-Traffort PA All David Hallyday 1, 3–6 Christophe Lapierre 2 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 34 Philippe Marie Am 1, 3–6 Jean-Claude de Castelli 1, 4 Olivier Pernaut 3, 6 Olivier Gomez 5 Generation AMR Super Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 44 Matthew George PA 1–4, 6 James Holder Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT4 46 Scott Maxwell Am 6 Vic Team Ginetta G55 GT4 54 Jean-Philippe Lamic Am All Paul Lamic Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 64 Olivier Jouffret PA All Eric Trémoulet Saintéloc Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 66 Sébastien Dumez PA All Valentin Simonet 69 Grégory Guilvert PA All Manuel Rodrigues eSky AKVO Racing Team Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 77 Łukasz Kręski Am 5 Maciej Marcinkiewicz Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 200 Dennis Marschall PA 5 Beitske Visser Bullitt Racing McLaren 570S GT4 333 Andy Meyrick PA 5 Stephen Pattrick Ekris Motorsport Ekris M4 GT4 888 Ricardo van der Ende PA 2, 5–6 Max Koebolt Mentos Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 888 Ambrogio Perfetti Am 3 Oscar Rovelli Icon Class PA Pro-Am Am Am
Race results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners 1 R1 Nogaro No. 4 Energy by ART No. 444 Speed Car No. 666 CMR Grégoire Demoustier Alain Ferté Gaël Castelli Rodolphe Wallgren Georges Cabanne Fabien Michal R2 No. 22 Martinet By Alméras No. 31 CD Sport No. 54 Vic Team Anthony Beltoise Olivier Estèves David Hallyday Morgan Moullin-Traffort Jean-Philippe Lamic Paul Lamic 2 R1 Pau No. 888 Ekris Motorsport No. 11 Racing Technology No. 54 Vic Team Ricardo van der Ende Max Koebolt Jimmy Antunes Sylvain Noël Jean-Philippe Lamic Paul Lamic R2 No. 26 CMR No. 888 Ekris Motorsport No. 27 IMSA Performance Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif Ricardo van der Ende Max Koebolt Jean-Luc Blanchemain Michel Blanchemain 3 R1 Dijon-Prenois No. 30 CD Sport No. 18 Martinet By Alméras No. 111 CMR Mike Parisy Gilles Vannelet Henry Hassid Steven Palette Stéphane Tribaudini R2 No. 69 Saintéloc Racing No. 8 Speed Car No. 111 CMR Grégory Guilvert Manuel Rodrigues Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche Stéphane Tribaudini 4 R1 Magny-Cours No. 9 BMW Team France No. 9 BMW Team France No. 111 CMR Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini R2 No. 9 BMW Team France No. 9 BMW Team France No. 111 CMR Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini 5 R1 Barcelona-Catalunya No. 111 CMR No. 200 Schubert Motorsport No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini Dennis Marschall Beitske Visser Olivier Gomez Philippe Marie R2 No. 26 CMR No. 1 Racing Technology No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif Jim Pla Pierre Sancinéna Olivier Gomez Philippe Marie 6 R1 Paul Ricard No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team No. 111 CMR Max Braams Duncan Huisman Max Braams Duncan Huisman Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini R2 No. 9 BMW Team France No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team No. 111 CMR Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet Max Braams Duncan Huisman Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
Championship standings Scoring system 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 Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championship Driver Team NOG PAU DIJ MAG CAT LEC Points Pro-Am Class 1 Mike Parisy Gilles Vannelet CD Sport 2 4 7 2 2 4 6 EX 8 3 4 5 138 2 Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche Speed Car / AT Events 23 3 130 Speed Car 3 4 3 2 2 5 28 6 5 9 3 Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet BMW Team France Ret 16 8 DNS Ret 9 1 1 4 7 2 4 109 4 Henry Hassid Steven Palette Martinet By Alméras 7 9 6 Ret 1 10 9 2 16 5 7 2 99 5 Olivier Jouffret Eric Trémoulet Vic Team 4 2 Ret 6 15 13 5 7 6 19 3 Ret 79 6 Jim Pla Pierre Sancinéna Racing Technology 21 6 4 7 26 5 12 10 7 1 23 26 72 7 Niki Leutwiler Ander Vilariño TFT Racing / Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee 6 8 11 5 Ret 6 11 11 2 9 8 20 64 8 Grégoire Demoustier Alain Ferté Energy by ART 3 Ret 10 11 11 14 4 4 5 12 9 6 63 9 Morgan Moullin-Traffort CD Sport 9 1 13 8 7 11 18 Ret 15 4 10 7 59 10 Ricardo van der Ende Max Koebolt Ekris Motorsport EX 1 3 25 Ret 3 58 11 David Hallyday CD Sport 9 1 7 11 18 Ret 15 4 10 7 55 12 Gaël Castelli Speed Car 1 7 5 Ret 24 18 8 8 9 24 Ret 12 55 13 Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif CMR Ret 14 2 22 14 7 3 Ret Ret 8 6 Ret 53 14 Luc Braams Duncan Huisman Las Moras Racing Team DNS DNS 10 13 1 1 52 15 Rodolphe Wallgren Speed Car 1 7 5 Ret 24 18 8 8 51 16 Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins Riviera Motorsport 13 13 18 10 6 15 Ret 13 14 2 15 15 29 17 Jimmy Antunes Racing Technology Ret 10 1 17 12 26 16 9 13 11 14 Ret 28 18 Sylvain Noël Racing Technology 1 17 25 19 Eric Clément Romain Iannetta TFT Racing 5 23 17 19 8 DSQ 13 6 DSQ DNS 25 25 24 20 Simon Gachet Bruno Hernandez Energy by ART 25 Ret 15 9 9 28 21 3 25 14 Ret Ret 21 21 Éric Cayrolle Arno Santamato Street Art Racing 10 15 14 Ret 16 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 22 Sébastien Dumez Valentin Simonet Saintéloc Racing 12 Ret 16 3 13 20 10 22 11 18 11 10 19 23 Grégory Guilvert Manuel Rodrigues Saintéloc Racing 11 Ret Ret 14 4 8 26 DNS Ret 10 Ret 16 19 24 Anthony Beltoise Olivier Estèves Martinet By Alméras 14 5 Ret 13 10 12 24 Ret Ret DNS 13 13 12 25 Finlay Hutchison Csaba Mór Equipe Verschuur 9 21 DNS DNS 22 8 6 26 Romain Monti CMR 8 11 WD WD Ret DNS 4 Speed Car Ret 12 27 Thierry Soave CMR 8 11 WD WD Ret DNS 4 28 Christophe Lapierre CD Sport 13 8 4 29 Philippe Salini Speed Car 19 16 9 24 4 30 Franck Leherpeur Racing Technology Ret 10 12 26 16 9 13 11 14 Ret 3 Matthew George James Holder Generation AMR Super Racing 24 22 23 20 20 23 17 20 16 Ret 0 Dino Lunardi Speed Car 19 16 0 Paul-Loup Chatin André Grammatico L'Espace Bienvenue 21 16 0 Jérôme Demay Sébastien Pineau Street Art Racing 21 16 0 Yann Clairay Julien Rodrigues L'Espace Bienvenue 17 24 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score Pro-Am class points Dennis Marschall Beitske Visser Schubert Motorsport 1 15 Christian Danner Bernhard Laber MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax 17 23 Andy Meyrick Stephen Pattrick Bullitt Racing DNS DNS Am Class 1 Stéphane Tribaudini CMR 19 17 22 Ret 5 1 7 12 27 29 12 11 198 2 Georges Cabanne Fabien Michal CMR 15 21 Ret 15 18 21 14 15 17 21 24 17 164 3 Jean-Philippe Lamic Paul Lamic Vic Team 16 12 12 18 17 Ret Ret 24 26 20 20 19 144 4 Jean-Luc Blanchemain IMSA Performance Ret DNS 20 12 23 24 22 18 19 22 19 18 125 5 Philippe Marie GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 20 Ret 25 20 23 12 16 DNS 14 110 6 Michael Blanchemain IMSA Performance Ret DNS 20 12 22 18 19 22 19 18 109 7 Michaël Petit CMR 7 12 27 29 12 11 106 8 Grégoire Depauw Jean-Claude Lagniez BMW Team France 22 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 14 22 17 18 22 101 9 Sylvain Debs CMR 19 17 22 Ret Ret 27 25 21 18 23 21 24 95 10 Alain Grand Didier Moureu CMR DNS DNS 19 Ret 19 17 23 17 20 30 Ret 21 88 11 Jean-Claude de Castelli GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 20 20 23 52 L'Espace Bienvenue 25 22 12 Gwenaël Delomier CMR 25 21 18 23 35 13 Arthur Bleynie Romain Brandela Speed Car 18 18 30 14 Ambrogio Perfetti Oscar Rovelli Mentos Racing 22 19 25 15 Olivier Pernaut GP34 by Gemo Motorsport Ret 25 DNS 14 24 16 André Grammatico L'Espace Bienvenue 25 22 Ret 19 24 17 Christian Kelders IMSA Performance 23 24 16 18 Marc Sourd Speed Car EX DNS 14 CMR 21 24 19 Thierry Soave CMR 21 27 14 Guest drivers ineligible to score Am class points Olivier Gomez GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 12 16 Paul Belmondo CMR 21 27 Franjo Kovac Besagroup Racing Team 24 26 Łukasz Kręski Maciej Marcinkiewicz eSky AKVO Racing Team 23 28 Scott Maxwell Ford Performance Ret Ret Pierre Hirschi TFT Racing Ret DNS Driver Team NOG PAU DIJ MAG CAT LEC PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' championship