2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the ninth Racecar Euro Series season, and the fifth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. Anthony Kumpen entered the season as the defending champion in the Elite 1 class. Stienes Longin entered the season as the defending Elite 2 champion, but did not defend his title as he moved up to the Elite 1 class.

In the Elite 1 class, Alon Day won his first Elite 1 title, winning the championship by 53 points over Anthony Kumpen. In the Elite 2 class, Thomas Ferrando won his first Elite 2 title, finishing ahead of PK Carsport's Guillaume Dumarey by 91 points. Knauf Racing, represented by the No. 37 team, won their first (and only) team's championship title.

The season also included one non-championship event, the Trofeo Angelo Caffi, which was held at a temporary track that were laid down for the 2017 Bologna Motor Show and was won by Lorenzo Marcucci.

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division

Manufacturer Car Team Race Driver Rounds Chevrolet Chevrolet SS PK Carsport 11 Stienes Longin All 24 Anthony Kumpen All Mishumotors 33 Mirco Schultis 1 Bruno Junqueira 2 Dominik Farnbacher 4 Lucas Lasserre 5–6 70 Patrick Simon 1, 4 Alex Kapadia 2 Mirco Schultis 5–6 Nicki Petersen 5–6 CAAL Racing 44 Freddy Nordström All 54 Alon Day All 56 Salvador Tineo Arroyo All Racing-Total 46 Marko Stipp 2–4, 6 DF1 Racing 66 Christophe Bouchut 1–5 Ford Ford Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Borja García 1 Bobby Labonte 2 Carmen Boix Gil 3 Eric Van de Vyver 4 Nicola Larini 5 Francesco Parli 6 27 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer 4 Éric Hélary 6 RDV Compétition 3 Frédéric Gabillon All 28 Meisam Taheri 6 31 Hugo Bec 5 Didier Bec 6 Scuderia Giudici 4 Claudio Giudici 1–2, 5 Renauer Motorsport 5 Martin Doubek 1–2, 4, 6 Racers Motorsport 7 Alessandro Ciompi 1 Borja García 2–6 8 Dario Caso All 9 Gianmarco Ercoli All MRT by Nocentini 12 Renzo Calcinati 5 Dog Racing 14 Carlo Alberto Forte 1 77 Meisam Taheri 2–5 95 Lucas Lasserre 1, 4 Knauf Racing 37 Thomas Ferrando All 73 Wilfried Boucenna All The Club Motorsports 41 Fabrizio Armetta 4–6 Braxx Racing 78 Jerry De Weerdt 1–3, 5–6 90 Marc Goossens 2–3, 5–6 Motorsport 98 98 Eric De Doncker 1, 4 Toyota Toyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Rodolfo González 1–2 Kenko Miura 3–4, 6 Carlo Alberto Forte 4–5 RDV Compétition Brazil 47 Marconi Abreu All

Elite 2 Division Manufacturer Car Team Race Driver Rounds Chevrolet Chevrolet SS PK Carsport 11 Justin Kunz All 24 Guillaume Dumarey All Mishumotors 33 Günther Deutsch 1 Roger Bromiley 2 Nicki Petersen 5–6 70 Mirco Schultis 1–2, 4–6 CAAL Racing 44 Gil Linster All 54 Arianna Casoli All 56 Felipe Rabello All Racing-Total 46 Carmen Boix Gil 2 Marko Stipp 3 Nicki Petersen 4 Guillaume Deflandre 6 DF1 Racing 66 Maciej Dreszer 1–5 Ford Ford Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Carmen Boix Gil 1, 3–6 27 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer 4 Pierre-Yves Rosoux 6 RDV Compétition 3 Ulysse Delsaux All 28 Meisam Taheri 6 31 Didier Bec 5 Hugo Bec 6 Scuderia Giudici 4 Andrea Perlini 1–2 Claudio Giudici 5 Renauer Motorsport 5 Martin Doubek 1–2, 4, 6 Racers Motorsport 7 Simone Laureti All 8 Dario Caso All 9 Gianmarco Ercoli 1 Marco Spinelli 5 Maciej Dreszer 6 MRT by Nocentini 12 Renzo Calcinati 5 Dog Racing 14 Evan Pichard Arnaud 1 77 Meisam Taheri 2–5 95 Meisam Taheri 1 Evan Pichard Arnaud 2, 4 Knauf Racing 37 Thomas Ferrando All 73 Paul Guiod All The Club Motorsports 41 Roberto Benedetti 4–6 Braxx Racing 78 Jerry De Weerdt 1–3, 5–6 Motorsport 98 98 Eric De Doncker 1, 4 Toyota Toyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Kenko Miura 1, 3–4, 6 Yuya Sakamoto 2 Denny Zardo 5 RDV Compétition Brazil 47 Marconi Abreu All

Elite Club Division Manufacturer Car Team Race Driver Rounds Chevrolet Chevrolet SS Gruber Racing 26 Willy Gruber 1 DF1 Racing 66 Deo Alves 1 Ford Ford Mustang Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Eric Muet 1 Renauer Motorsport 5 Andreas Kuchelbacher 1 Dog Racing 14 Marcelo Silva 1 95 Alfredo Cardoso 1 RDV Compétition 31 Yann Schar 1 Toyota Toyota Camry Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Luciano Carcheri 1

Team changes PK Carsports's Elite 1 driver Bert Longin left the series after three seasons to focus on his European Le Mans Series and Belcar campaigns. His seat was filled by his son Stienes who won the Elite 2 championship in 2016. In the Elite 2 class, Guillaume Dumarey joines the series. Brass Racing was forced to make a name change. As the name was EU registered by another company, the racing team is now called "Braxx Racing" for 2017. German endurance racing team Mishumotors made their NASCAR Euro Series debut in 2017.

Notes

Schedule and results Calendar changes Raceway Venray announced its date on October 25, switching from the Pinkster weekend (June 2 through 4th in 2017) to an entirely new date on 15th and 16 July, held in conjunction with the LMV8 Eurocup. Tours Speedway will not return to the schedule for 2017 after being a staple of the series for five consecutive seasons and the first oval the series visited. The series returns to Germany during the last weekend of July using the National Circuit at the Hockenheimring. Franciacorta has replaced Adria as the host for the Semi-Finals.

Elite 1 Round Race title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning manufacturer 1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 8 April Borja García Borja García Borja García Ford R2 9 April Borja García Borja García Borja García Ford 2 R3 American SpeedFest Brands Hatch (), Swanley 10 June Anthony Kumpen Anthony Kumpen Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet R4 11 June Anthony Kumpen Frédéric Gabillon Alon Day Chevrolet 3 R5 Autospeedway American Style Raceway Venray, Venray 15 July Anthony Kumpen Borja García Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet R6 16 July Borja García Borja García Borja García Ford 4 R7 American Fan Fest Hockenheimring (), Hockenheim 29 July Alon Day Alon Day Borja García Ford R8 30 July Alon Day Anthony Kumpen Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet 5 R9 American NASCAR Weekend Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato 16 September Frédéric Gabillon Alon Day Alon Day Chevrolet R10 17 September Alon Day Alon Day Alon Day Chevrolet 6 R11 American Festival NASCAR Finals Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 14 October Alon Day Alon Day Alon Day Chevrolet R12 15 October Alon Day Marc Goossens Marc Goossens Ford

Elite 2 Round Race title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning manufacturer 1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 8 April Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Ford R2 9 April Thomas Ferrando Ulysse Delsaux Ulysse Delsaux Ford 2 R3 American SpeedFest Brands Hatch (), Swanley 10 June Guillaume Dumarey Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Ford R4 11 June Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Thomas Ferrando Ford 3 R5 Autospeedway American Style Raceway Venray, Venray 15 July Guillaume Dumarey Felipe Rabello Felipe Rabello Chevrolet R6 16 July Felipe Rabello Ulysse Delsaux Felipe Rabello Chevrolet 4 R7 American Fan Fest Hockenheimring (), Hockenheim 29 July Ulysse Delsaux Felipe Rabello Thomas Ferrando Ford R8 30 July Felipe Rabello Ulysse Delsaux Thomas Ferrando Ford 5 R9 American NASCAR Weekend Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato 16 September Ulysse Delsaux Denny Zardo Thomas Ferrando Ford R10 17 September Denny Zardo Thomas Ferrando Denny Zardo Toyota 6 R11 American Festival NASCAR Finals Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 14 October Thomas Ferrando Guillaume Dumarey Thomas Ferrando Ford R12 15 October Guillaume Dumarey Thomas Ferrando Guillaume Deflandre Chevrolet

Standings

Elite 1 (key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. Pos Driver VAL BRH VEN HOC FRA ZOL Points 1 Alon Day20331*35421*1*1*4661 2 Anthony Kumpen2341*71*221*61633609 3 Borja García1*1*2921*1*691566600 4 Frédéric Gabillon142222118332442596 5 Stienes Longin21972283775355569 6 Salvador Tineo Arroyo21972283775355557 7 Gianmarco Ercoli91556DNS668761111535 8 Thomas Ferrando676551681285914531 9 Wilfried Boucenna510162012139910201210492 10 Marc Goossens431373221*491 11 Marconi Abreu1312211561011131582323454 12 Freddy Nordström791781411191019DNS821439 13 Dario Caso19161819Wth15142013211712430 14 Jerry De Weerdt1713231471218171618408 15 Meisam Taheri191713222220392 16 Lucas Lasserre8DNS231741877386 17 Christophe Bouchut35823Wth172151611357 18 Marko Stipp201315912191813295 19 Martin Doubek16DNS131224161315276 20 Fabrizio Armetta222322221524247 21 Carlo Alberto Forte211817DNS14192 22 Rodolfo González1181511187 23 Hugo Bec1710170 24 Claudio Giudice18171216DNSDNS136 25 Kenko Miura9DNSDNS181917130 26 Nicki Petersen141216124 27 Patrick Simon10112014121 28 Renzo Calcinati209118 29 Nicola Larini1119116 30 Mirco Schultis1514DNSWth87 30 Eric De Doncker12DNS162487 32 Bobby Labonte141064 32 Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer101564 34 Alex Kapadia101861 35 Éric Hélary14960 36 Dominik Farnbacher181159 37 Bruno Junqueira112157 38 Eric van de Vyver152153 39 Francesco Parli212246 40 Alessandro Ciompi22DNS38

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