2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup

The 2017 Championnat de France FFSA GT - GT4 European Series Southern Cup was 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).

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 ended 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

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 1–5 Arno Santamato[3] Racing Technology[5] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[5] 1 Jim Pla[5] PA All Pierre Sancinéna[5] 11 Jimmy Antunes[3] PA All Franck Leherpeur[3] 1, 3–6 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 All Ander Vilariño[3] 19 Eric Clément[3] PA All Romain Iannetta[3] 21 Pierre Hirschi[7] Am 5 Energy by ART[8] McLaren 570S GT4[8] 3 Simon Gachet[8] PA All Bruno Hernandez[8] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[8] 4 Grégoire Demoustier[8] PA All Alain Ferté[8] Riviera Motorsport[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 5 Christophe Hamon[3] PA All Lonni Martins[3] BMW Team France[9] Ekris M4 GT4[9] 6 Grégoire Depauw[9] Am All Jean-Claude Lagniez[9] 9 Frédéric Johais[9] PA All Julien Piguet[9] MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax[10] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 7 Christian Danner[3] PA 6 Bernhard Laber[3] Speed Car / AT Events[3][N 2] Speed Car[3][N 2] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 8 Robert Consani[3] PA All Benjamin Lariche[3] 444 Gaël Castelli[3] PA All Rodolphe Wallgren[3] 1–4 Philippe Salini[7] 5 Romain Monti[10] 6 445 Arthur Bleynie[3] Am 1 Romain Brandela[3] Marc Sourd[6] 2 Dino Lunardi[11] PA 4 Philippe Salini[11] Equipe Verschuur[6][N 3] Las Moras Racing Team[6][N 3] McLaren 570S GT4[6] 10 Finlay Hutchison[6] PA 2, 5–6 Csaba Mór[6] 99 Luc Braams[6] PA 2, 5–6 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] André Grammatico[4] Am 3–4 Jean-Claude de Castelli[4] 3 Martinet By Alméras[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 18 Henry Hassid[3] PA All Steven Palette[3] 22 Anthony Beltoise[3] PA All Olivier Estèves[3] Besagroup Racing Team[7] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[7] 20 Franjo Kovac[7] Am 5 CMR[3] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 26 Soheil Ayari[3] PA All Nicolas Tardif[3] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[3] 33 Romain Monti[3] PA 1–3 Thierry Soave[3] Am 5 Paul Belmondo[7] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 65 Alain Grand[3] Am All Didier Moureu[3] 111 Stéphane Tribaudini[4] Am 3–6 Michaël Petit[11] 4–6 666 Georges Cabanne[3] Am All Fabien Michal[3] 999 Sylvain Debs[3] Am All Stéphane Tribaudini[3] 1–2 Gwenaël Delomier[11] 4–5 Marc Sourd[10] 6 IMSA Performance[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 27 Jean-Luc Blanchemain[3] Am All Michael Blanchemain[3] 1–2, 4–6 Christian Kelders[4] 3 CD Sport[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 30 Mike Parisy[3] PA All Gilles Vannelet[3] 31 Morgan Moullin-Traffort[3] PA All David Hallyday[3] 1, 3–6 Christophe Lapierre[6] 2 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport[3] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[3] 34 Philippe Marie[3] Am 1, 3–6 Jean-Claude de Castelli[3] 1, 4 Olivier Pernaut[4] 3, 6 Olivier Gomez[7] 5 Generation AMR Super Racing[12] Aston Martin Vantage GT4[12] 44 Matthew George[12] PA 1–4, 6 James Holder[12] Ford Performance[13] Ford Mustang GT4[13] 46 Scott Maxwell[13] Am 6 Vic Team[3] Ginetta G55 GT4[3] 54 Jean-Philippe Lamic[3] Am All Paul Lamic[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 64 Olivier Jouffret[3] PA All Eric Trémoulet[3] Saintéloc Racing[3] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR[3] 66 Sébastien Dumez[3] PA All Valentin Simonet[3] 69 Grégory Guilvert[3] PA All Manuel Rodrigues[3] eSky AKVO Racing Team[7] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4[7] 77 Łukasz Kręski[7] Am 5 Maciej Marcinkiewicz[7] Schubert Motorsport[7] BMW M4 GT4[7] 200 Dennis Marschall[7] PA 5 Beitske Visser[7] Bullitt Racing[7] McLaren 570S GT4[7] 333 Andy Meyrick[7] PA 5 Stephen Pattrick[7] Ekris Motorsport[6] Ekris M4 GT4[6] 888 Ricardo van der Ende[6] PA 2, 5–6 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

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 Cabanne 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
4	R1	Magny-Cours	No. 9 BMW Team France	No. 9 BMW Team France	No. 111 CMR
			Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet	Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet	Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
	R2		No. 9 BMW Team France	No. 9 BMW Team France	No. 111 CMR
			Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet	Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet	Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
5	R1	Barcelona-Catalunya	No. 111 CMR	No. 200 Schubert Motorsport	No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport
			Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini	Dennis Marschall Beitske Visser	Olivier Gomez Philippe Marie
	R2		No. 26 CMR	No. 1 Racing Technology	No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport
			Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif	Jim Pla Pierre Sancinéna	Olivier Gomez Philippe Marie
6	R1	Paul Ricard	No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team	No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team	No. 111 CMR
			Max Braams Duncan Huisman	Max Braams Duncan Huisman	Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini
	R2		No. 9 BMW Team France	No. 99 Las Moras Racing Team	No. 111 CMR
			Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet	Max Braams Duncan Huisman	Michaël Petit Stéphane Tribaudini

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.

Pos. Driver Team NOG PAU DIJ MAG CAT LEC Points Pro-Am Class 1 Mike Parisy Gilles Vannelet CD Sport 2 4 7 2 2 4 6 EX 8 3 4 5 138 2 Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche Speed Car / AT Events 23 3 130 Speed Car 3 4 3 2 2 5 28 6 5 9 3 Frédéric Johais Julien Piguet BMW Team France Ret 16 8 DNS Ret 9 1 1 4 7 2 4 109 4 Henry Hassid Steven Palette Martinet By Alméras 7 9 6 Ret 1 10 9 2 16 5 7 2 99 5 Olivier Jouffret Eric Trémoulet Vic Team 4 2 Ret 6 15 13 5 7 6 19 3 Ret 79 6 Jim Pla Pierre Sancinéna Racing Technology 21 6 4 7 26 5 12 10 7 1 23 26 72 7 Niki Leutwiler Ander Vilariño TFT Racing / Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee 6 8 11 5 Ret 6 11 11 2 9 8 20 64 8 Grégoire Demoustier Alain Ferté Energy by ART 3 Ret 10 11 11 14 4 4 5 12 9 6 63 9 Morgan Moullin-Traffort CD Sport 9 1 13 8 7 11 18 Ret 15 4 10 7 59 10 Ricardo van der Ende Max Koebolt Ekris Motorsport EX 1 3 25 Ret 3 58 11 David Hallyday CD Sport 9 1 7 11 18 Ret 15 4 10 7 55 12 Gaël Castelli Speed Car 1 7 5 Ret 24 18 8 8 9 24 Ret 12 55 13 Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif CMR Ret 14 2 22 14 7 3 Ret Ret 8 6 Ret 53 14 Luc Braams Duncan Huisman Las Moras Racing Team DNS DNS 10 13 1 1 52 15 Rodolphe Wallgren Speed Car 1 7 5 Ret 24 18 8 8 51 16 Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins Riviera Motorsport 13 13 18 10 6 15 Ret 13 14 2 15 15 29 17 Jimmy Antunes Racing Technology Ret 10 1 17 12 26 16 9 13 11 14 Ret 28 18 Sylvain Noël Racing Technology 1 17 25 19 Eric Clément Romain Iannetta TFT Racing 5 23 17 19 8 DSQ 13 6 DSQ DNS 25 25 24 20 Simon Gachet Bruno Hernandez Energy by ART 25 Ret 15 9 9 28 21 3 25 14 Ret Ret 21 21 Éric Cayrolle Arno Santamato Street Art Racing 10 15 14 Ret 16 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 22 Sébastien Dumez Valentin Simonet Saintéloc Racing 12 Ret 16 3 13 20 10 22 11 18 11 10 19 23 Grégory Guilvert Manuel Rodrigues Saintéloc Racing 11 Ret Ret 14 4 8 26 DNS Ret 10 Ret 16 19 24 Anthony Beltoise Olivier Estèves Martinet By Alméras 14 5 Ret 13 10 12 24 Ret Ret DNS 13 13 12 25 Finlay Hutchison Csaba Mór Equipe Verschuur 9 21 DNS DNS 22 8 6 26 Romain Monti CMR 8 11 WD WD Ret DNS 4 Speed Car Ret 12 27 Thierry Soave CMR 8 11 WD WD Ret DNS 4 28 Christophe Lapierre CD Sport 13 8 4 29 Philippe Salini Speed Car 19 16 9 24 4 30 Franck Leherpeur Racing Technology Ret 10 12 26 16 9 13 11 14 Ret 3 Matthew George James Holder Generation AMR Super Racing 24 22 23 20 20 23 17 20 16 Ret 0 Dino Lunardi Speed Car 19 16 0 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 Guest drivers ineligible to score Pro-Am class points Dennis Marschall Beitske Visser Schubert Motorsport 1 15 Christian Danner Bernhard Laber MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax 17 23 Andy Meyrick Stephen Pattrick Bullitt Racing DNS DNS Am Class 1 Stéphane Tribaudini CMR 19 17 22 Ret 5 1 7 12 27 29 12 11 198 2 Georges Cabanne Fabien Michal CMR 15 21 Ret 15 18 21 14 15 17 21 24 17 164 3 Jean-Philippe Lamic Paul Lamic Vic Team 16 12 12 18 17 Ret Ret 24 26 20 20 19 144 4 Jean-Luc Blanchemain IMSA Performance Ret DNS 20 12 23 24 22 18 19 22 19 18 125 5 Philippe Marie GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 20 Ret 25 20 23 12 16 DNS 14 110 6 Michael Blanchemain IMSA Performance Ret DNS 20 12 22 18 19 22 19 18 109 7 Michaël Petit CMR 7 12 27 29 12 11 106 8 Grégoire Depauw Jean-Claude Lagniez BMW Team France 22 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 14 22 17 18 22 101 9 Sylvain Debs CMR 19 17 22 Ret Ret 27 25 21 18 23 21 24 95 10 Alain Grand Didier Moureu CMR DNS DNS 19 Ret 19 17 23 17 20 30 Ret 21 88 11 Jean-Claude de Castelli GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 20 20 23 52 L'Espace Bienvenue 25 22 12 Gwenaël Delomier CMR 25 21 18 23 35 13 Arthur Bleynie Romain Brandela Speed Car 18 18 30 14 Ambrogio Perfetti Oscar Rovelli Mentos Racing 22 19 25 15 Olivier Pernaut GP34 by Gemo Motorsport Ret 25 DNS 14 24 16 André Grammatico L'Espace Bienvenue 25 22 Ret 19 24 17 Christian Kelders IMSA Performance 23 24 16 18 Marc Sourd Speed Car EX DNS 14 CMR 21 24 19 Thierry Soave CMR 21 27 14 Guest drivers ineligible to score Am class points Olivier Gomez GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 12 16 Paul Belmondo CMR 21 27 Franjo Kovac Besagroup Racing Team 24 26 Łukasz Kręski Maciej Marcinkiewicz eSky AKVO Racing Team 23 28 Scott Maxwell Ford Performance Ret Ret Pierre Hirschi TFT Racing Ret DNS 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) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	NOG		PAU		DIJ		MAG		CAT		LEC		Points
Pro-Am Class
1	Speed Car (/ AT Events)	Ginetta	1	3	3	4	3	2	2	5	9	6	5	9	165
2	CD Sport	Porsche	2	1	7	2	2	4	6	Ret	8	3	4	5	155
3	Martinet By Alméras	Porsche	7	5	6	13	1	10	9	2	16	5	7	2	120
4	BMW Team France	BMW	Ret	16	8	DNS	Ret	9	1	1	4	7	2	4	116
5	Racing Technology	Porsche	21	6	1	7	12	5	12	9	7	1	14	26	97
6	TFT Racing (/ Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee)	Porsche	5	8	11	5	8	6	11	6	2	9	8	20	93
7	Vic Team	Porsche	4	2	Ret	6	15	13	5	7	6	19	3	Ret	83
8	Energy by ART	McLaren Porsche	3	Ret	10	9	9	14	4	3	5	12	9	6	79
9	CMR	Ginetta Maserati	8	11	2	22	14	7	3	Ret	Ret	8	6	Ret	69
10	Equipe Verschuur / Las Moras Racing Team[N 4]	McLaren			9	21					10	13	1	1	58
11	Ekris Motorsport	BMW			EX	1					3	25	Ret	3	58
12	Saintéloc Racing	Porsche	11	Ret	16	3	4	8	10	22	11	10	11	10	46
13	Riviera Motorsport	Porsche	13	13	18	10	6	15	Ret	13	14	2	15	15	40
14	Street Art Racing	Aston Martin	10	15	14	Ret	16	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			25
15	Equipe Verschuur[N 4]	McLaren											22	8	6
16	Generation AMR Super Racing	Aston Martin	24	22	23	20	20	23	17	20			16	Ret	2
	L'Espace Bienvenue	BMW	17	24	21	16									0
Guest teams ineligible to score Pro-Am class points
	Schubert Motorsport	BMW									1	15
	MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax	Porsche											17	23
	Bullitt Racing	McLaren									DNS	DNS
Am Class
1	CMR	Ginetta Maserati	15	17	19	15	5	1	7	12	17	21	12	11	259
2	Vic Team	Ginetta	16	12	12	18	17	Ret	Ret	24	26	20	20	19	158
3	IMSA Performance	Porsche	Ret	DNS	20	12	23	24	22	18	19	22	19	18	146
4	GP34 by Gemo Motorsport	Maserati	20	20			Ret	25	20	23	12	16	DNS	14	125
5	BMW Team France	BMW	22	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	14	22	17	18	22	116
6	L'Espace Bienvenue	BMW					25	22	Ret	19					37
7	Mentos Racing	Porsche					22	19							33
8	Speed Car	Ginetta	18	18	EX	DNS									30
Guest teams ineligible to score Am class points
	Besagroup Racing Team	Porsche									24	26
	eSky AKVO Racing Team	Maserati									23	28
	Ford Performance	Ford											Ret	Ret
	TFT Racing	Porsche									Ret	DNS
Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	NOG		PAU		DIJ		MAG		CAT		LEC		Points

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