The 2017 Henderson Insurance Brokers LMP3 Cup Championship was the inaugural season for the British LMP3 Cup. The series started at Donington Park on 22–23 April, and finished at the same circuit on 16–17 September.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Chassis Engine Driver(s) Rounds
  United Autosports
  Red River Sport[1][N 1]
2 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   CJ Wilson 3-6
  Christian England 1-2, 7-12
  Andrew Evans 1-12
3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Tony Wells 1-12
  Matt Bell 1-12
22 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Bonamy Grimes 11-12
  Johnny Mowlem 11-12
32 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Sir Chris Hoy 11-12
  Sandy Mitchell 11-12
  360 Racing 6 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Andy Demetriou 1-2
  Bob Berridge 1-2
  T-Sport 7 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Steve Tandy 1-2
  Karun Chandhock 1-2
  Alex Kapadia 11-12
  Manhal Allos 11-12
  Nielsen Racing
  Ecurie Ecosse with Nielsen Racing[2][N 2]
9 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Dean Gibbs 7-8
  Alex Kapadia 7-8
23 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Jason Rishover 1-3, 11-12
  Jamie Spence 1-4, 11-12
79 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Alasdair McCaig 1-12
  Colin Noble 1-12
888 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Khaled Al Mudhaf 11-12
  Michael Vergers 11-12
  Tockwith Motorsport 26 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Richard Dean 1-6
  Sarah Moore 1-6
  G-Cat Racing 28 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Paul Bailey 1-6
  Andy Schulz 1-6
  Douglas Motorsport 72 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Mike Newbould 1-4, 9-12
  Thomas Randle 1-4, 9-10
  Callan O'Keeffe 7-8, 11-12
  Speedworks Motorsport 96 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE   Jack Butel 1-12
  Dean Gibbs 1-4
  Scott Mansell 5-6
  Andrew Bentley 7-8
  Devon Modell 9-10

Races

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The revised 12-race calendar was released on Friday 7 December 2016.[3]

Round Circuit Pole Position Winners
1 R1   Donington Park (National)   No. 28 G-Cat Racing   No. 79 Nielsen Racing
  Andy Schulz   Alasdair McCaig
  Colin Noble
R2   No. 28 G-Cat Racing   No. 79 Nielsen Racing
  Andy Schulz   Alasdair McCaig
  Colin Noble
2 R3   Brands Hatch GP   No. 3 United Autosports   No. 3 United Autosports
  Tony Wells   Tony Wells
  Matt Bell
R4   No. 23 Nielsen Racing   No. 79 Nielsen Racing
  Jamie Spence   Alasdair McCaig
 Colin Noble
3 R5   Spa Francorchamps   No. 79 Nielsen Racing   No. 3 United Autosports
  Alasdair McCaig   Tony Wells
  Matt Bell
R6   No. 3 United Autosports   No. 79 Nielsen Racing
  Tony Wells   Alasdair McCaig
  Colin Noble
4 R7   Silverstone Circuit (GP)   No. 2 United Autosports   No. 79 Nielsen Racing
  Christian England   Alasdair McCaig
  Colin Noble
R8   No. 3 United Autosports   No. 3 United Autosports
  Tony Wells   Tony Wells
  Matt Bell
5 R9   Snetterton Circuit (300)   No. 2 United Autosports   No. 79 Nielsen Racing
  Christian England   Alasdair McCaig
  Colin Noble
R10   No. 2 United Autosports   No. 2 United Autosports
  Christian England   Christian England
  Andrew Evans
6 R11   Donington Park (GP)   No. 2 United Autosports   No. 3 United Autosports
  Christian England   Tony Wells
  Matt Bell
R12   No. 2 United Autosports   No. 96 Speedworks Motorsport
  Christian England   Jack Butel

Table

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Pos Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1 No. 79 Nielsen Racing 25 26 19 25 19 26 26 19 25 15 8 DNF 234
2 No. 3 United Autosports 6 18 26 18 26 19 18 25 DNF 12 26 18 212
3 No. 96 Speedworks Motorsport 1 10 8 10 15 15 10 12 18 18 12 25 154
4 No. 2 United Autosports 8 DNF 6 12 8 16 16 16 26 11 12 132
5 No. 72 Douglas Motorsport 13 8 12 15 13 11 73
6 No. 23 Nielsen Racing 18 DNF 15 DNF DNF DNF 15 15 64
6 No. 26 Tockwith Motorsport 10 15 6 12 10 10 63
7 No. 28 G-Cat Racing 5 5 10 8 8 12 48
9 No. 32 United Autosports 18 10 28
10 No. 7 T-Sport 15 12 27
11 No. 9 Nielsen Racing 12 10 22
=12 No. 888 Nielsen Racing 6 4 10
=12 No. 22 United Autosports 4 6 10
=12 No. 7 T-Sport 2 8 10
15 No. 6 360 Racing 2 6 8

Points are scored:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pole FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

With bonus points for pole position and fastest lap.

References

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  1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (September 8, 2017). "Mowlem & Grimes Enter Final Rounds of LMP3 Cup Championship". DailySportscar.com. DailySportscar.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Goodwin, Graham (March 28, 2017). "Ecurie Ecosse Confirms Double LMP3 Programme In UK & Europe". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Calender [sic] announced". www.lmp3cup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  1. ^ The No. 22 was run by United Autosports on behalf of Red River Sport.
  2. ^ The No. 79 Nielsen Racing entry was in conjunction with Ecurie Ecosse.
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