2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup

The 2017 Championnat de France FFSA GT - GT4 European Series Southern Cup will be 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.^[1] The series started at Nogaro on 16 April and will end at Paul Ricard on 15 October.^[2]

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 No. Drivers Class Rounds Street Art Racing[3] Aston Martin Vantage GT4[3] 007 Jérôme Demay[4] PA 3 Sébastien Pineau[4] 117 Éric Cayrolle[3] PA 1–3 Arno Santamato[3] Racing Technology[5] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[5] 1 Jim Pla[5] PA 1–3 Pierre Sancinéna[5] 11 Jimmy Antunes[3] PA 1–3 Franck Leherpeur[3] 1, 3 Sylvain Noël[6] 2 TFT Racing / Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee[3][N 1] TFT Racing[3][N 1] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 2 Niki Leutwiler[3] PA 1–3 Ander Vilariño[3] 19 Eric Clément[3] PA 1–3 Romain Iannetta[3] Energy by ART[7] McLaren 570S GT4[7] 3 Simon Gachet[7] PA 1–3 Bruno Hernandez[7] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[7] 4 Grégoire Demoustier[7] PA 1–3 Alain Ferté[7] Riviera Motorsport[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 5 Christophe Hamon[3] PA 1–3 Lonni Martins[3] BMW Team France[8] Ekris M4 GT4[8] 6 Grégoire Depauw[8] Am 1–3 Jean-Claude Lagniez[8] 9 Frédéric Johais[8] PA 1–3 Julien Piguet[8] Speed Car / AT Events[3][N 2] Speed Car[3][N 2] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 8 Robert Consani[3] PA 1–3 Benjamin Lariche[3] 444 Gaël Castelli[3] PA 1–3 Rodolphe Wallgren[3] 445 Arthur Bleynie Am 1 Romain Brandela Marc Sourd[6] 2 Equipe Verschuur[6][N 3] Las Moras Racing Team[6][N 3] McLaren 570S GT4[6] 10 Finlay Hutchison[6] PA 2 Csaba Mór[6] 99 Luc Braams[6] PA 2 Duncan Huisman[6] L'Espace Bienvenue[3] BMW M3 GT4[3] 17 Yann Clairay[3] PA 1 Julien Rodrigues[3] Paul-Loup Chatin[6] 2 André Grammatico[6] Am 3 Jean-Claude de Castelli[4] Martinet By Alméras[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 18 Henry Hassid[3] PA 1–3 Steven Palette[3] 22 Anthony Beltoise[3] PA 1–3 Olivier Estèves[3] CMR[3] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 26 Soheil Ayari[3] PA 1–3 Nicolas Tardif[3] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[3] 33 Romain Monti[3] PA 1–3 Thierry Soave[3] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 65 Alain Grand[3] Am 1–3 Didier Moureu[3] 111 Stéphane Tribaudini[4] Am 3 666 Georges Cabannes[3] Am 1–3 Fabien Michal[3] 999 Sylvain Debs[3] Am 1–3 Stéphane Tribaudini[3] 1–2 IMSA Performance[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 27 Jean-Luc Blanchemain[3] Am 1–3 Michael Blanchemain[3] 1–2 Christian Kelders[4] 3 CD Sport[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 30 Mike Parisy[3] PA 1–3 Gilles Vannelet[3] 31 Morgan Moullin-Traffort[3] PA 1–3 David Hallyday[3] 1, 3 Christophe Lapierre[6] 2 GP 34 by Gemo Motorsport[3] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[3] 34 Philippe Marie[3] Am 1, 3 Jean-Claude de Castelli[3] 1 Olivier Pernaut[4] 3 Generation AMR Super Racing[9] Aston Martin Vantage GT4[9] 44 Matthew George[9] PA 1–3 James Holder[9] Vic Team[3] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 54 Jean-Philippe Lamic[3] Am 1–3 Paul Lamic[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 64 Olivier Jouffret[3] PA 1–3 Eric Trémoulet[3] Saintéloc Racing[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 66 Sébastien Dumez[3] PA 1–3 Valentin Simonet[3] 69 Grégory Guilvert[3] PA 1–3 Manuel Rodrigues[3] Ekris Motorsport[6] Ekris M4 GT4[6] 888 Ricardo van der Ende[6] PA 2 Max Koebolt[6] Mentos Racing[4] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[4] 888 Ambrogio Perfetti[4] Am 3 Oscar Rovelli[4]

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 Cabannes 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

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.

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver Team NOG PAU DIJ MAG CAT LEC Points Pro Class 1 Mike Parisy Gilles Vannelet CD Sport 2 4 7 2 2 4 87 2 Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche Speed Car / AT Events 23 3 82 Speed Car 3 4 3 2 3 Henry Hassid Steven Palette Martinet By Alméras 7 9 6 Ret 1 10 43 4 Gaël Castelli Rodolphe Wallgren Speed Car 1 7 5 Ret 24 18 41 5 Morgan Moullin-Traffort CD Sport 9 1 13 8 7 11 40 6 Olivier Jouffret Eric Trémoulet Vic Team 4 2 Ret 6 15 13 38 7 Jim Pla Pierre Sancinéna Racing Technology 21 6 4 7 26 5 38 8 David Hallyday CD Sport 9 1 7 11 36 9 Niki Leutwiler Ander Vilariño TFT Racing / Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee 6 8 11 5 Ret 6 32 10 Jimmy Antunes Racing Technology Ret 10 1 17 12 26 26 11 Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif CMR Ret 14 2 22 14 7 26 12 Sylvain Noël Racing Technology 1 17 25 13 Ricardo van der Ende Max Koebolt Ekris Motorsport EX 1 25 14 Éric Cayrolle Arno Santamato Street Art Racing 10 15 14 Ret 16 3 19 15 Grégory Guilvert Manuel Rodrigues Saintéloc Racing 11 Ret Ret 14 4 8 18 16 Grégoire Demoustier Alain Ferté Energy by ART 3 Ret 10 11 11 14 17 17 Eric Clément Romain Iannetta TFT Racing 5 23 17 19 8 DSQ 16 18 Sébastien Dumez Valentin Simonet Saintéloc Racing 12 Ret 16 3 13 20 15 19 Anthony Beltoise Olivier Estèves Martinet By Alméras 14 5 Ret 13 10 12 12 20 Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins Riviera Motorsport 13 13 18 10 6 15 11 21 Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet BMW Team France Ret 16 8 DNS Ret 9 8 22 Simon Gachet Bruno Hernandez Energy by ART 25 Ret 15 9 9 28 6 23 Romain Monti Thierry Soave CMR 8 11 WD WD Ret DNS 4 24 Christophe Lapierre CD Sport 13 8 4 25 Finlay Hutchison Csaba Mór Equipe Verschuur 9 21 2 26 Franck Leherpeur Racing Technology Ret 10 12 26 1 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 Matthew George James Holder Generation AMR Super Racing 24 22 23 20 20 23 0 Luc Braams Duncan Huisman Las Moras Racing Team DNS DNS 0 Am Class 1 Jean-Philippe Lamic Paul Lamic Vic Team 16 12 12 18 17 Ret 101 2 Stéphane Tribaudini CMR 19 17 22 Ret 5 1 92 3 Georges Cabannes Fabien Michal CMR 15 21 Ret 15 18 21 78 4 Jean-Luc Blanchemain IMSA Performance Ret DNS 20 12 23 24 56 5 Alain Grand Didier Moureu CMR DNS DNS 19 Ret 19 17 48 6 Sylvain Debs CMR 19 17 22 Ret Ret 27 46 7 Michael Blanchemain IMSA Performance Ret DNS 20 12 40 8 Jean-Claude de Castelli GP 34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 20 36 L'Espace Bienvenue 25 22 9 Arthur Bleynie Romain Brandela Speed Car 18 18 30 10 Philippe Marie GP 34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 20 Ret 25 26 11 Ambrogio Perfetti Oscar Rovelli Mentos Racing 22 19 25 12 Grégoire Depauw Jean-Claude Lagniez BMW Team France 22 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 13 André Grammatico L'Espace Bienvenue 25 22 16 14 Christian Kelders IMSA Performance 23 24 16 15 Olivier Pernaut GP 34 by Gemo Motorsport Ret 25 6 Marc Sourd Speed Car EX DNS 0 Pos. Driver Team NOG PAU DIJ MAG CAT LEC Points

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did Not Participate Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	NOG		PAU		DIJ		MAG		CAT		LEC		Points
Pro Class
1	Speed Car (/ AT Events)	Ginetta	1	3	3	4	3	2							107
2	CD Sport	Porsche	2	1	7	2	2	4							104
3	Martinet By Alméras	Porsche	7	5	6	13	1	10							60
4	Racing Technology	Porsche	21	6	1	7	12	5							57
5	TFT Racing (/ Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee)	Porsche	5	8	11	5	8	6							48
6	Vic Team	Porsche	4	2	Ret	6	15	13							40
7	CMR	Ginetta Maserati	8	11	2	22	14	7							40
8	Saintéloc Racing	Porsche	11	Ret	16	3	4	8							35
9	Energy by ART	McLaren Porsche	3	Ret	10	9	9	14							29
10	Ekris Motorsport	BMW			EX	1									25
11	Street Art Racing	Aston Martin	10	15	14	Ret	16	3							25
12	Riviera Motorsport	Porsche	13	13	18	10	6	15							17
13	BMW Team France	BMW	Ret	16	8	DNS	Ret	9							12
14	Equipe Verschuur	McLaren			9	21									6
	L'Espace Bienvenue	BMW	17	24	21	16									0
	Generation AMR Super Racing	Aston Martin	24	22	23	20	20	23							0
	Las Moras Racing Team	McLaren			DNS	DNS									6
Am Class
1	CMR	Ginetta	15	17	19	15	5	1							129
2	Vic Team	Ginetta	16	12	12	18	17	Ret							101
3	IMSA Performance	Porsche	Ret	DNS	20	12	23	24							64
4	Mentos Racing	Porsche					22	19							33
5	GP 34 by Gemo Motorsport	Maserati	20	20			Ret	25							32
6	Speed Car	Ginetta	18	18	EX	DNS									30
7	L'Espace Bienvenue	BMW					25	22							25
8	BMW Team France	BMW	22	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret							22
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	NOG		PAU		DIJ		MAG		CAT		LEC		Points

See also

• 2017 GT4 European Series Northern Cup

Notes

References

External links

• Official website