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2017 Petit Le Mans
The 20th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans was the 2017 edition of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, held on October 4–7, 2017, at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia, United States. It was the 12th and final race of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the fourth Petit Le Mans run since the formation of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2014.
IMSA's president Scott Atherton confirmed Petit Le Mans was part of the series' schedule for the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road America's victory lane in August 2016. It was the fourth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the 20th annual running of the race. The race was the final of 2017's twelve scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and the last of four North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) events. It was held at the 12-turn, 2.540-mile (4.088 km) Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia on October 7, 2017. Event creator, Don Panoz served as the grand marshal for the 2017 event.
As the final race of the 2017 season, the race marked the swansong for the PC class. First introduced in 2010, the category ran for eight seasons before a lack of interest lead to IMSA ending the class after the 2017 season.
The BMW M6 GTLM also entered it its final IMSA event, ahead of the switch to new-generation GTE machinery for BMW in 2018. BMW would introduce the M8 GTE as it was based on the upcoming G15 8 Series.
This would be the final race for entry for Alex Job Racing as the team would step back from professional racing and focus on their historic restorations.
Stevenson Motorsports also entered their final race after announcing they would shut down operations following the event.
After the Monterey Grand Prix 1 week earlier, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 288 points, ahead of Dane Cameron and Eric Curran with 259 points, and João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi with 258 points. With 252 points, James French and Patricio O'Ward clinched the PC Drivers' Championship with one race to spare. Antonio García and Jan Magnussen led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 302 points, ahead of Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook with 283 points. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 318 points, ahead of Jeroen Bleekemolen with 292 points. Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa each led their own Teams' Championships.
A total of 39 cars took part in the event split across four classes. 10 cars were entered in P, 3 in PC, 9 in GTLM, and 17 in GTD. In P, Team Penske made their IMSA SportsCar Championship debut. Rebellion Racing made their first appearance since the Sebring round. Jonathan Bomarito joined Marc Goossens and Renger van der Zande in the VisitFlorida Racing entry. Brendon Hartley returned to the #2 Tequila Patrón ESM entry. Ryan Hunter-Reay joined Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in the Wayne Taylor Racing entry. Julien Canal joined Olivier Pla and José Gutiérrez in the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entry. In PC, John Falb joined Garett Grist and Tomy Drissi and in the #26 BAR1 Motorsports entry. In GTLM, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber made their first IMSA SportsCar Championship starts since the 2016 Petit Le Mans. Alessandro Pier Guidi replaced James Calado in the Risi Competizione entry. In GTD, Montaplast by Land-Motorsport made their first appearance since Sebring while Alex Job Racing made their first appearance since the Lime Rock round. Michael Christensen and Michael de Quesada returned to the Alegra Motorsports entry. Sheldon van der Linde joined Connor De Phillippi and Christopher Mies in the Montaplast by Land-Motorsport entry. Patrick Long joined Gunnar Jeannette and Cooper MacNeil in the Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing entry. Trent Hindman joined Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow in the Paul Miller Racing entry.
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2017 Petit Le Mans
The 20th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans was the 2017 edition of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, held on October 4–7, 2017, at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia, United States. It was the 12th and final race of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the fourth Petit Le Mans run since the formation of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2014.
IMSA's president Scott Atherton confirmed Petit Le Mans was part of the series' schedule for the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Road America's victory lane in August 2016. It was the fourth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the 20th annual running of the race. The race was the final of 2017's twelve scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and the last of four North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) events. It was held at the 12-turn, 2.540-mile (4.088 km) Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia on October 7, 2017. Event creator, Don Panoz served as the grand marshal for the 2017 event.
As the final race of the 2017 season, the race marked the swansong for the PC class. First introduced in 2010, the category ran for eight seasons before a lack of interest lead to IMSA ending the class after the 2017 season.
The BMW M6 GTLM also entered it its final IMSA event, ahead of the switch to new-generation GTE machinery for BMW in 2018. BMW would introduce the M8 GTE as it was based on the upcoming G15 8 Series.
This would be the final race for entry for Alex Job Racing as the team would step back from professional racing and focus on their historic restorations.
Stevenson Motorsports also entered their final race after announcing they would shut down operations following the event.
After the Monterey Grand Prix 1 week earlier, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 288 points, ahead of Dane Cameron and Eric Curran with 259 points, and João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi with 258 points. With 252 points, James French and Patricio O'Ward clinched the PC Drivers' Championship with one race to spare. Antonio García and Jan Magnussen led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 302 points, ahead of Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook with 283 points. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 318 points, ahead of Jeroen Bleekemolen with 292 points. Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa each led their own Teams' Championships.
A total of 39 cars took part in the event split across four classes. 10 cars were entered in P, 3 in PC, 9 in GTLM, and 17 in GTD. In P, Team Penske made their IMSA SportsCar Championship debut. Rebellion Racing made their first appearance since the Sebring round. Jonathan Bomarito joined Marc Goossens and Renger van der Zande in the VisitFlorida Racing entry. Brendon Hartley returned to the #2 Tequila Patrón ESM entry. Ryan Hunter-Reay joined Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in the Wayne Taylor Racing entry. Julien Canal joined Olivier Pla and José Gutiérrez in the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entry. In PC, John Falb joined Garett Grist and Tomy Drissi and in the #26 BAR1 Motorsports entry. In GTLM, Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber made their first IMSA SportsCar Championship starts since the 2016 Petit Le Mans. Alessandro Pier Guidi replaced James Calado in the Risi Competizione entry. In GTD, Montaplast by Land-Motorsport made their first appearance since Sebring while Alex Job Racing made their first appearance since the Lime Rock round. Michael Christensen and Michael de Quesada returned to the Alegra Motorsports entry. Sheldon van der Linde joined Connor De Phillippi and Christopher Mies in the Montaplast by Land-Motorsport entry. Patrick Long joined Gunnar Jeannette and Cooper MacNeil in the Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing entry. Trent Hindman joined Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow in the Paul Miller Racing entry.
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