The 2017 FRD LMP3 Series (Chinese LMP3 Championship) was the inaugural season of the FRD LMP3 Series, the series supported by the ACO attracted some of the best teams in Asia & professional drivers from Europe, Australia and Asia making for a very competitive series. Craft-Bamboo Racing won the teams title after their driver James Winslow won the 2017 driver championship, after victory at Shanghai, Zhuhai, Zhejiang in the Disney-Pixar supported Lightning McQueen Ligier #95 JSP3.

Calendar

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Rnd Circuit Date Pole Position Opening Race Winners Main Race Winners
1   Zhejiang International Circuit, Zhejiang, China 2 July   #33. S&D Motorsports   #3. Eurasia Motorsport   #95. Craft-Bamboo Racing
  Ma Qinghua
  Leo Ye
  Martin Cao
  Garnet Patterson
  James Winslow
  Mathias Beche
2   Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China 30 July   #95. Craft-Bamboo Racing   #95. Craft-Bamboo Racing   #17. PTRS
  James Winslow
  Mathias Beche
  James Winslow
  Mathias Beche
  Andrew Waite
  Yann Clairay
3   Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China 27 August   #95. Craft-Bamboo Racing   #95. Craft-Bamboo Racing   #17. PTRS
  James Winslow
  Mathias Beche
  James Winslow
  Mathias Beche
  Andrew Waite
  Yann Clairay
4   Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China 17 September   #88. FS Sport Racing   #95. Craft-Bamboo Racing   #18. KCMG
  Andy Yan
  Julio Acosta
  James Winslow
  Hiroki Yoshida
  Josh Burdon
  Neric Wei

Entry List

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LMP3

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Entrant/Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
  FS Sport Racing Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 1   Andy Yan 1-3
  Olivier Lombard All
  Marco Jacoboni 4
88   Kenneth Ma 3
  Aaron Kwok[1] 3
  Andy Yan 4
  Julio Acosta 4
  Eurasia Motorsport Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 3   Martin Cao All
  Garnet Patterson All
91   Julio Acosta 1-2
  Alex Au 3-4
  Dan Wells All
  PTRS Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 7   Simon Evans All
  Rainey He All
17   Andrew Waite All
  Yann Clairay All
  KCMG Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 18   Neric Wei 1-2, 4
  Junjin Pu 3
  Josh Burdon All
19   Motoyoshi Yoshida 3
  Ryuji Kumita 3
  Ate de Jong 4
  Masayuki Ueda 4
  Craft-Bamboo Racing Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 20   Greg Taylor 1-2, 4
  Alex Tagliani[2] 1, 3-4
  Marco Bonanomi 2
  Dean Koutsoumidis 3
95   Mathias Beche 1-3
  James Winslow All
  Hiroki Yoshida 4
  S&D Motorsports Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 25   Tim Macrow 1-3
  Denis Lian 1
  Kevin Tse 2
  Andre Heimgartner 3
33   Ma Qinghua All
  Leo Ye 1, 3
  Nathan Bihel 2
  Tim Macrow 4
  Jackie Chan DC Racing Team Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 38   Ricardo Teixeira 1
  Edgar Lau 1
  B-Max Racing Team Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 50   Ryuji Kumita 4
  Daiki Sasaki 4


References

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  1. ^ "Aaron Kwok confirms FS Sport Racing Team to join FRD LMP3 Series". frdsports.com. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Tagliani to race Ligier LMP3 in China". Racer. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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