FIA World Endurance Championship
2017
Champions
2017 Title Winners
Drivers · Drivers
208 pts
- Earl Bamber
NZL · 4 wins · 8 podiums
- Timo Bernhard
DEU · 4 wins · 8 podiums
- Brendon Hartley
NZL · 4 wins · 8 podiums
LMP1 · Manufacturers
337 pts
- Porsche
— · 4 wins · 16 podiums
LMP2 · Drivers
186 pts
- Julien Canal
FRA · 3 wins · 7 podiums
- Bruno Senna
BRA · 4 wins · 8 podiums
Manufacturers · Manufacturers
305 pts
Calendar · 10 rounds
The 2017 Season
Round
1
Winner · TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Round
2
Winner · TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Round
4
Winner · Porsche LMP Team
Round
5
Round 5 - AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ
1 Sept 2017 - 3 Sept 2017 · 7 sessions
Winner · Porsche LMP Team
Round
6
Winner · Porsche LMP Team
Round
7
Winner · TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Round
8
Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
3 Nov 2017 - 5 Nov 2017 · 7 sessions
Winner · TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Round
9
Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
16 Nov 2017 - 18 Nov 2017 · 7 sessions
Winner · TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
From the answers archive
Questions about this season
Classes · 4 min read
Why was LMP2 removed from the WEC?
LMP2 was dropped from the FIA WEC's full-season entry at the end of 2023 because the grid ran out of room. Hypercar manufacturer entries nearly doubled between 2022 and 2024, LMGT3 arrived as a new customer class, and the championship chose factories and GT brands over a customer prototype class that no longer fit. LMP2 was not killed: it still races in ELMS, in IMSA, and once a year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it remains an invited class.
Classes · 4 min read
Why does every LMP2 team race an Oreca 07?
Four constructors are licensed to build LMP2 cars: Oreca, Ligier, Dallara and Multimatic. In practice the grid chose one. The Oreca 07 proved faster and easier to run than its rivals when the ruleset launched in 2017, customer demand snowballed, and the other chassis disappeared from the WEC within five seasons. Since 2022, every LMP2 entry in the championship has been an Oreca 07 with the spec Gibson V8 behind the cockpit.
Regulations · 4 min read
Why are Hypercars slower than LMP1 cars?
Hypercars are roughly four to seven seconds per lap slower than the fastest LMP1 cars, and they are slower on purpose. The Hypercar rules cap power at about 520 kW, raise minimum weight to 1,030 kg, and use Balance of Performance to hold every car inside a target performance window. LMP1 had double the power-to-weight ambition and no BoP, and it nearly killed the championship: the class was down to one factory by 2018. The WEC traded outright speed for a grid.
Drivers · 4 min read
Which driver has the most WEC overall race wins?
[Sebastien Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) holds the record for the most overall WEC race wins with 27 victories, ahead of his long-time Toyota team-mate [Brendon Hartley](/drivers/brendon-hartley) on 24. The top five is rounded out by [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway) with 19, [Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) with 18 and [Kazuki Nakajima](/drivers/kazuki-nakajima) with 17. All five drove for Toyota Gazoo Racing across some part of the LMP1-Hybrid era.