2017 Ferrari Challenge Europe
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- Trofeo Pirelli Pro Champion
- Daniele di Amato
- Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am Champion
- Jens Liebhauser
- Coppa Shell Am Champion
- Johnny Laursen
The 2017 Ferrari Challenge Europe is the 24th season of Ferrari Challenge Europe. The season consisted of 7 rounds, starting at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo on May 20 and ending at the Mugello Circuit on October 28.
Fabienne Wohlwend became the first woman to win any Ferrari Challenge race in class or outright with her victory in the second Coppa Shell race at Imola.
Calendar
| Rnd. | Circuit | Dates | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo | May 20–21 | ValenciaMonzaBudapestLe CastelletSilverstoneImolaMugello |
| 2 | Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | June 10–11 | |
| 3 | Hungary Hungaroring | June 24–25 | |
| 4 | France Circuit Paul Ricard | July 22–23 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit | September 23–24 | |
| 6 | Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | October 7–8 | |
| 7 | Italy Mugello Circuit | October 27–28 |
Entry list
All teams and drivers used the Ferrari 488 Challenge fitted with Pirelli tyres.
Trofeo Pirelli
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Octane126 | 1 | Germany Björn Grossmann | Pro | 1, 3–7 |
| 8 | Switzerland Fabio Leimer | Pro | 1–3, 7 | |
| Denmark Formula Racing | 11 | Denmark Nicklas Nielsen | Pro | 7 |
| Austria Baron Service | 19 | Denmark Per Nielsen | Pro-Am | All |
| 45 | Denmark Christian Overgård | Pro-Am | All | |
| 82 | Denmark Palle Kjærsgård | Pro-Am | 1–2, 5, 7 | |
| Italy CDP | 20 | Italy Andrea Gagliardini | Pro | 1–4 |
| 25 | Italy Daniele di Amato | Pro | 2–6 | |
| 69 | Italy Marco Zanasi | Pro | 7 | |
| Italy Rossocorsa | 23 | Italy "Greg B." | Pro-Am | 1 |
| 27 | Italy Alessandro Vezzoni | Pro | All | |
| 91 | Austria Philipp Baron | Pro | All | |
| 97 | Italy Tommaso Rocca | Pro-Am | All | |
| Germany Gohm Motorsport | 26 | Austria Alexander Nußbaumer | Pro-Am | 7 |
| 44 | Germany Jens Liebhauser | Pro-Am | All | |
| 47 | Austria Gerald Aubock | Pro-Am | 3 | |
| 51 | Germany Thomas Löfflad | Pro-Am | 2 | |
| Hungary Ferrari Budapest | 30 | Canada Joshua Cartu | Pro-Am | All |
| Switzerland Kessel Racing | 42 | Canada Marc Muzzo | Pro-Am | 4 |
| 43 | Italy Ettore Contini | Pro-Am | 3–4, 6 | |
| 48 | Turkey Volkan Ekinci | Pro-Am | 5 | |
| Italy Ineco – MP Racing | 50 | Italy David Gostner | Pro | 4 |
| Sweden Scuderia Autoropa | 70 | Sweden Martin Nelson | Pro-Am | All |
| 72 | Sweden Mats Tidstrand | Pro-Am | 1, 4 | |
| 73 | Sweden Robin Jensen | Pro-Am | 1–4, 6–7 | |
| United Kingdom Graypaul Nottingham | 80 | United Kingdom Marc Brough | Pro-Am | 1–2, 6–7 |
| United Kingdom Stratstone Ferrari | 81 | United Kingdom Bonamy Grimes | Pro-Am | 5–7 |
| 92 | United Kingdom Sam Smeeth | Pro | All | |
| United Kingdom HR Owen | 93 | United Kingdom Chris Froggatt | Pro-Am | All |
Coppa Shell
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Formula Racing | 100 | Denmark Tina Kok | Am | All |
| 125 | Japan Tadakazu Kojima | Am | 5–6 | |
| 157 | Lebanon Tani Hanna | Am | 1–2, 7 | |
| 160 | Denmark Johnny Laursen | Am | All | |
| 168 | Malaysia David Lim | Am | 1–2, 4–7 | |
| 171 | Denmark Per Falholt | Am | 2, 7 | |
| 198 | Hong Kong Eric Cheung | Am | All | |
| Switzerland Octane126 | 101 | Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend | Am | 2, 6–7 |
| Switzerland Kessel Racing | 102 | Italy Claudio Schiavoni | Am | 1–2, 4–7 |
| 108 | France Deborah Mayer | Am | 1–2, 4 | |
| 112 | Canada Rick Lovat | Am | 1–5 | |
| 126 | Denmark Henrik Kamstrup | Am | 3–4, 6–7 | |
| 133 | Turkey Murat Cuhadaroğlu | Am | 1–2, 4, 6–7 | |
| 177 | Netherlands Fons Scheltema | Am | All | |
| 178 | Switzerland Peter Görke | Am | 1–2 | |
| Czech Republic Scuderia Praha | 117 | Czech Republic Dušan Palcr | Am | 2–3, 7 |
| Italy Rossocorsa | 118 | United States James Weiland | Am | 3–7 |
| 193 | United States Alan Hegyi | Am | 4 | |
| Germany Penske Sportwagen Hamburg | 127 | Sweden Thomas Lindroth | Am | All |
| Germany Gohm Motorsport | 128 | Sweden Christian Kinch | Am | 1–2, 5–7 |
| 169 | Austria Karl Oppitzhauser | Am | 2, 6 | |
| Austria Baron Service | 144 | Czech Republic Vladimir Hladik | Am | All |
| United Kingdom HR Owen | 145 | Belgium Laurent de Meeus | Am | 5–7 |
| France Charles Pozzi | 147 | France Henri Hassid | Am | 2, 4–7 |
| Italy Ineco – MP Racing | 161 | Italy Thomas Gostner | Am | All |
| 181 | Italy Erich Prinoth | Am | All | |
| 183 | Italy Manuela Gostner | Am | 1, 3–7 | |
| Switzerland Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne | 162 | Switzerland Christophe Hurni | Am | All |
| Sweden Scuderia Autoropa | 199 | Sweden Ingvar Mattsson | Am | 1–2, 4–7 |
Results and standings
Race results
| Round | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Trofeo Pirelli Winners | Coppa Shell Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo | TP Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt CS Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Italy Andrea Gagliardini TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Hong Kong Eric Cheung | Pro: Switzerland Fabio Leimer Octane126 Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen Formula Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt CS Am: Canada Rick Lovat | TP Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Canada Joshua Cartu CS Am: Canada Rick Lovat | Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Canada Rick Lovat Kessel Racing | ||
| 2 | 1 | Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson CS Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Italy Tommaso Rocca CS Am: Hong Kong Eric Cheung | Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: Italy Erich Prinoth Ineco – MP Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Netherlands Fons Scheltema | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: France Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi | ||
| 3 | 1 | Hungary Hungaroring | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson CS Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Hong Kong Eric Cheung | Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Hong Kong Eric Cheung Formula Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson CS Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt CS Am: Italy Thomas Gostner | Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt HR Owen | Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen Formula Racing | ||
| 4 | 1 | France Circuit Paul Ricard | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Italy Tommaso Rocca CS Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Italy Tommaso Rocca CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: Italy Tommaso Rocca Rossocorsa | Am: France Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 2 | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: France Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi | ||
| 5 | 1 | United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt CS Am: France Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato CDP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt HR Owen | Am: France Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 2 | TP Pro: Austria Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt CS Am: France Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Denmark Christian Overgård CS Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen | Pro: Austria Philipp Baron Rossocorsa Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt HR Owen | Am: France Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi | ||
| 6 | 1 | Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | TP Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: France Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Austria Philipp Baron TP Pro-Am: United Kingdom Chris Froggatt CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann Octane126 Pro-Am: Sweden Martin Nelson Scuderia Autoropa | Am: France Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
| 2 | TP Pro: Germany Björn Grossmann TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend | TP Pro: Italy Daniele di Amato TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: United Kingdom Sam Smeeth Stratstone Ferrari Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend Octane126 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Italy Mugello Circuit | TP Pro: Denmark Nicklas Nielsen TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: France Henri Hassid | TP Pro: Denmark Nicklas Nielsen TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Formula Racing Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: Denmark Johnny Laursen Formula Racing |
| 2 | TP Pro: Denmark Nicklas Nielsen TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend | TP Pro: Switzerland Fabio Leimer TP Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser CS Am: France Henri Hassid | Pro: Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Formula Racing Pro-Am: Germany Jens Liebhauser Gohm Motorsport | Am: France Henri Hassid Charles Pozzi |
Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
| Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th or lower | Pole | FLap | Entry |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trofeo Pirelli
| Pos. | Driver | Spain VAL | Italy MNZ | Hungary BUD | France LEC | United Kingdom SIL | Italy IMO | Italy MUG | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| Pro Class | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Daniele di Amato | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 193 | ||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Sam Smeeth | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 155 |
| 3 | Austria Philipp Baron | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 151 |
| 4 | Germany Björn Grossmann | 3 | 1 | DNS | DNS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 147 | ||
| 5 | Italy Alessandro Vezzoni | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 5 | 130 |
| 6 | Switzerland Fabio Leimer | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 105.5 | ||||||
| 7 | Italy Andrea Gagliardini | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 58 | ||||||
| 8 | Denmark Nicklas Nielsen | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Italy Marco Zanasi | 7 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Italy David Gostner | DNS | DNS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Am Class | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Germany Jens Liebhauser | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 217 |
| 2 | Sweden Martin Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 178 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Chris Froggatt | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 177.5 |
| 4 | Italy Tommaso Rocca | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 120 |
| 5 | Denmark Christian Overgård | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 98 |
| 6 | Canada Joshua Cartu | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 94 |
| 7 | Sweden Robin Jensen | 10 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 61 | ||
| 8 | United Kingdom Bonamy Grimes | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 45 | ||||||||
| 9 | United Kingdom Marc Brough | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 40.5 | ||||||
| = | Denmark Per Nielsen | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 40.5 |
| 11 | Italy Ettore Contini | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 37 | ||||||||
| 12 | Canada Marc Muzzo | 4 | 4 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Austria Gerald Aubock | 3 | Ret | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Sweden Mats Tidstrand | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| = | Germany Thomas Löfflad | 4 | Ret | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Denmark Palle Kjærsgård | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
| 17 | Turkey Volkan Ekinci | 9 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Italy "Greg B." | 7 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| = | Austria Alexander Nußbaumer | 7 | Ret | 5 |
Coppa Shell
| Pos. | Driver | Spain VAL | Italy MNZ | Hungary BUD | France LEC | United Kingdom SIL | Italy IMO | Italy MUG | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| Am Class | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Denmark Johnny Laursen | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 199 |
| 2 | France Henri Hassid | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 163 | ||||
| 3 | Hong Kong Eric Cheung | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 102 |
| = | Switzerland Christophe Hurni | 5 | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 102 |
| 5 | Italy Erich Prinoth | 8 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 97 |
| = | Netherlands Fons Scheltema | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | Ret | 97 |
| 7 | Canada Rick Lovat | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 73 | ||||
| 8 | Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend | 5 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 67.5 | ||||||||
| 9 | Czech Republic Vladimir Hladik | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | DNS | 8 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 52 |
| 10 | Italy Thomas Gostner | 15 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 51.5 |
| 11 | Italy Manuela Gostner | 13 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 47 | ||
| 12 | United States James Weiland | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40.5 | ||||
| 13 | Lebanon Tani Hanna | 12 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 7 | 23 | ||||||||
| 14 | Turkey Murat Cuhadaroğlu | 9 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 22 | ||||
| 15 | Italy Claudio Schiavoni | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 16 | Sweden Christian Kinch | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 20 | ||||
| 17 | Sweden Thomas Lindroth | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| 18 | Japan Tadakazu Kojima | 7 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Sweden Ingvar Mattsson | 11 | 12 | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 14 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 20 | Czech Republic Dušan Palcr | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 8 | ||||||||
| 21 | Denmark Tina Kok | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 |
| 22 | Malaysia David Lim | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 23 | France Deborah Mayer | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 14 | DNS | 5 | ||||||||
| 24 | Denmark Henrik Kamstrup | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
| 25 | Belgium Laurent de Meeus | 15 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||
| 26 | Denmark Per Falholt | 19 | DNS | 21 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||
| = | Switzerland Peter Görke | 16 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||||
| = | Austria Karl Oppitzhauser | 18 | 14 | DNS | 22 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 29 | United States Alan Hegyi | 18 | 16 | 1 |