2017 TCR Middle East Series

The 2017 TCR Middle East Series season was the first season of the TCR Middle East Series. The championship started at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai on 12 January and ended at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain on 10 March.^[1]

2017 TCR Middle East Series

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Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[2]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[2]	7	Stefan Goede[3]	1–2
		8	Luca Engstler[4]	All
		9	Maťo Homola[5]	1
		10	Giacomo Altoè[6]	3
		11	Filip Sládecka[5]	1
		46	Brandon Gdovic[2]	All
Top Run Motorsport[7]	Subaru WRX STi TCR[7]	10	Giacomo Altoè[8]	2
		12	Luigi Ferrara[7]	1
Mulsanne Racing[9]	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[9]	16	Davit Kajaia[10]	2–3
		88	Michela Cerruti[9]	1
Lap57 Motorsports[11]	Honda Civic TCR	57	Mohammed Al Owais[11]	2
		75	Josh Files[11]	2–3
CadSpeed Racing[12]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[12]	108	James Kaye[12]	1
Red Camel-Jordans.nl[13]	Seat León TCR[13]	303	Kane Astin[14]	1

Calendar and results

The 2017 schedule was announced on 15 November 2016, with three events held across the Middle East.^[1]

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (GP Circuit)	13 January	Luca Engstler	Maťo Homola	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Dubai 24 Hour
	2				Maťo Homola	Brandon Gdovic	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2	3	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (GP Circuit)	10 February	Josh Files	Josh Files	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports	Yas Racing Series TRD 86 Cup Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East
	4		11 February		Josh Files	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports
3	5	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit)	11 March	Josh Files	Josh Files	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports
	6				Davit Kajaia	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	DUB		YMC		BHR		Points
1	Josh Files			11	1	11	1	110
2	Brandon Gdovic	33	1	4	4	24	2	105
3	Luca Engstler	11	6	6†	3	33	Ret	79
4	Davit Kajaia			22	2	DNS2	4†	56
5	Giacomo Altoè			33	DNS	45	3	46
6	Stefan Goede	5	4	7†	5			38
7	Maťo Homola	62	2					30
8	James Kaye	4	5					22
9	Michela Cerruti	25	Ret					19
10	Filip Sládecka	8	3					19
11	Mohammed Al Owais			55	Ret			11
12	Kane Astin	7	Ret					6
13	Luigi Ferrara	Ret4	DNS					2

Teams' Championship

Pos.	Driver	DUB		YMC		BHR		Points
1	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	2	44	3	23	2	210
		32	1	6†	4	34	3
2	Lap57 Motorsports			11	1	11	1	121
				55	Ret
3	Mulsanne Racing	25	Ret	22	2	DNS2	4†	60
4	CadSpeed Racing	46	5					28
5	Top Run Motorsport	Ret4	DNS	33	DNS			21
6	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	5	Ret					10