IMSA Sportscar Championship

2017 Season 1

GT3

  • 2,628 unique drivers averaging 5.55 starts each.
  • 190 drivers raced in 8 or more weeks.
  • 851 official races with an average SOF of 2,247.
  • 364,702 laps were completed with 95,068 incidents.
Week 1
Road America
Full Course
  • Total official races: 81
  • Total drivers: 1,361
  • Unique drivers: 579
  • Highest SoF: 4,495
  • Average SoF: 2,196
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 79614 Ricardo Castro Ledo MGT3 223
2 157946 Vedran Kralj BMWZ 205
3 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 204
Week 2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Grand Prix
  • Total official races: 72
  • Total drivers: 1,317
  • Unique drivers: 549
  • Highest SoF: 4,192
  • Average SoF: 2,366
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 149203 Alexander Manea BMWZ 224
2 95772 Mikko A Nurmi AR8 220
3 99203 Mikko Niittymäki AR8 219
Week 3
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Grand Prix
  • Total official races: 63
  • Total drivers: 1,001
  • Unique drivers: 417
  • Highest SoF: 4,522
  • Average SoF: 2,337
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 149203 Alexander Manea AR8 228
2 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 210
3 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 193
Week 4
Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke
BES/WEC
  • Total official races: 58
  • Total drivers: 945
  • Unique drivers: 463
  • Highest SoF: 4,158
  • Average SoF: 2,411
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 222
2 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 211
3 59708 Luigi Nespolino AR8 204
Week 5
Daytona International Speedway
Road Course
  • Total official races: 114
  • Total drivers: 2,094
  • Unique drivers: 880
  • Highest SoF: 4,088
  • Average SoF: 2,157
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 122154 Kamil Franczak MGT3 219
2 61747 Paul Ilbrink MGT3 204
3 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 204
Week 6
Watkins Glen International
Boot
  • Total official races: 79
  • Total drivers: 1,324
  • Unique drivers: 589
  • Highest SoF: 5,245
  • Average SoF: 2,216
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 262
2 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 238
3 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 231
Week 7
[Legacy] Lime Rock Park - 2008
Full Course
  • Total official races: 75
  • Total drivers: 1,091
  • Unique drivers: 538
  • Highest SoF: 4,771
  • Average SoF: 2,118
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 239
2 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 195
3 110777 Tim Berti BMWZ 182
Week 8
Road Atlanta
Full Course
  • Total official races: 69
  • Total drivers: 1,130
  • Unique drivers: 506
  • Highest SoF: 5,100
  • Average SoF: 2,296
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 259
2 178685 Ricardo Silva6 AR8 237
3 180977 Zach Thomas AR8 206
Week 9
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Endurance
  • Total official races: 94
  • Total drivers: 1,953
  • Unique drivers: 785
  • Highest SoF: 4,929
  • Average SoF: 2,335
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 124436 Pawel Ledwon AR8 253
2 46785 Alessandro Bacchilega AR8 230
3 161594 Gianluca Belardinelli AR8 220
Week 10
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
  • Total official races: 64
  • Total drivers: 1,169
  • Unique drivers: 466
  • Highest SoF: 4,117
  • Average SoF: 2,153
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 130979 Lando Norris MGT3 210
2 46785 Alessandro Bacchilega AR8 191
3 163603 Cristian Manzano AR8 190
Week 11
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
  • Total official races: 51
  • Total drivers: 833
  • Unique drivers: 337
  • Highest SoF: 4,263
  • Average SoF: 2,248
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 59708 Luigi Nespolino BMWZ 218
2 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 207
3 46785 Alessandro Bacchilega AR8 205
Week 12
Sebring International Raceway
International
  • Total official races: 31
  • Total drivers: 377
  • Unique drivers: 279
  • Highest SoF: 4,338
  • Average SoF: 2,147
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 207427 Robert L Harris AR8 225
2 59708 Luigi Nespolino AR8 204
3 62887 Dion Fiallo AR8 184

Participation

average number of drivers in each time slot

Strength of Field

average SoF of the top split for each time slot

Clubs Distribution

iRating Distribution

Championship Points

# groupid Driver Car Points
1 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 1,801
2 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 1,641
3 59708 Luigi Nespolino AR8 1,602
4 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 1,552
5 61852 Johannes Schafranka AR8 1,285

Most Race Starts

# groupid Driver Car Starts
1 125051 Valery Vodchits AR8 165
2 168634 Marcel Heymann BMWZ 136
3 249320 Josef Erlebach BMWZ 83
4 221261 Dirk Huperz-Reuber AR8 75
5 196662 Daniel Krzesowski AR8 66

Grand Chelems

pole position, won race, fastest lap, led every lap (perfect if 0 inc)

# groupid Driver Car Grand Chelems Chelem % Perfects
1 104628 Andrew Lauret MGT3 14 16% 4
2 110777 Tim Berti BMWZ 10 13% 2
3 73499 Teemu Iivonen AR8 8 12% 2
4 158260 Lars Bol MGT3 7 0% 0
5 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 6 11% 2

Average Finish Position

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Avg Finish Pos Races
1 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 2.1 24
2 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 2.1 30
3 59708 Luigi Nespolino AR8 2.7 18
4 144826 Nils Sentkowski AR8 3.6 15
5 108162 Michael Schwecht MGT3 4.1 17

Most Wins

# groupid Driver Car Wins
1 104628 Andrew Lauret MGT3 16
2 73499 Teemu Iivonen AR8 12
3 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 12
4 110777 Tim Berti BMWZ 11
5 168634 Marcel Heymann BMWZ 10

Most Podiums

# groupid Driver Car Podiums
1 168634 Marcel Heymann BMWZ 43
2 17588 Chris Hughson MGT3 27
3 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 26
4 125051 Valery Vodchits AR8 25
5 21277 Franck Levasseur MGT3 24

Most Poles

# groupid Driver Car Poles
1 104628 Andrew Lauret MGT3 20
2 168634 Marcel Heymann BMWZ 15
3 191903 Patryk Gzyl AR8 14
4 110777 Tim Berti BMWZ 13
5 73499 Teemu Iivonen AR8 12

Best Win Percentage

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Win % Races
1 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 42% 19
2 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 40% 30
3 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 38% 24
4 59708 Luigi Nespolino AR8 33% 18
5 144826 Nils Sentkowski AR8 33% 15

Best Podium Percentage

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Podium % Races
1 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 88% 24
2 61747 Paul Ilbrink BMWZ 87% 30
3 59708 Luigi Nespolino AR8 78% 18
4 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 74% 19
5 17588 Chris Hughson MGT3 73% 37

Best Pole Percentage

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Pole % Races
1 62887 Dion Fiallo AR8 71% 14
2 131996 Alex Saunders MGT3 42% 24
3 180977 Zach Thomas BMWZ 42% 19
4 191903 Patryk Gzyl AR8 27% 51
5 105683 Chris Schutte AR8 25% 28

Best Average iRating Gains

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Team Car Avg iRating +/- Races
1 92772 Antoine Rubiloni MGT3 40 9
2 245050 Kevin Kalteier MGT3 36 12
3 208120 Daniel Ivana MGT3 33 8
4 196096 Adam Oleszkowski MGT3 33 15
5 15134 Ryan Ligon MGT3 32 13

Highest Total iRating Gains

# groupid Team Car iRating +/- Races
1 187471 Matthew St.Germain MGT3 1,199 46
2 61852 Johannes Schafranka AR8 1,128 57
3 194696 Sylvain Moraine MGT3 1,016 65
4 21277 Franck Levasseur MGT3 990 54
5 254969 Ulysse De Pauw AR8 958 23

Cleanest Drivers

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Inc / Corner
1 85937 Pedro Jose Rodriguez MGT3 0.003
2 189550 Jens Hartvig AR8 0.005
3 53026 Tom Pich MGT3 0.006
4 140209 Mats Sjoblom MGT3 0.006
5 108162 Michael Schwecht MGT3 0.006