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2017 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase

{{short description|Ninth round of the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship}}

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The 2017 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The Race was held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 6, 2017. The race was the ninth round of the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

File:Road America Turn 7.jpg, where the race was held.]]

IMSA's president Scott Atherton confirmed the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was part of the series' schedule for the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship at Road America's victory lane in August 2016.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 5, 2016 |title=2017 WeatherTech Championship Schedule Released |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/2017-weathertech-championship-schedule-released/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} It was the fourth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2017 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was the ninth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2017 by IMSA, and was the sixth round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=November 15, 2016 |title=2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule released |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/motor/2017-imsa-weathertech-sportscar-championship-schedule-released |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=foxsports.com}} The race was held at the fourteen-turn {{Convert|4.048|mi|km|abbr=on}} Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 6, 2017. After the Northeast Grand Prix two weeks earlier, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 226 points, ahead of João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi with 207 points, and Misha Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson with 200 points.{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2017 |title=2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Point Standings: After Round 8 |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/16_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721054536/http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/16_Lime%20Rock%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |publisher=IMSA}} With 216 points, the PC Drivers' Championship was led by James French and Patricio O'Ward with a thirty-four point advantage over Don Yount. Antonio García and Jan Magnussen led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 211 points, ahead of Joey Hand and Dirk Müller with 204 points. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Alessandro Balzan and Christina Nielsen with 228 points, ahead of Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen with 211 points. Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Mercedes-AMG were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa each led their own Teams' Championships.

During this race weekend, IMSA holds their "State of the Series" annual press conference, in which they confirm and announce their future plans for the series they sanction.

On July 27, 2017, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of performance for the event.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 27, 2017 |title=Ford Gets Boost Increase for Road America |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ford-gets-boost-increase-for-road-america/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} In GTLM, the Ford GT received an increase in turbo boost pressure.

Entries

{{Further information|2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship#Entries}}

A total of 34 cars took part in the event split across 4 classes. 8 cars were entered in P, 3 in PC, 8 in GTLM, and 15 in GTD.{{Cite web |last=Kilshaw |first=Jake |date=July 27, 2017 |title=Pla Returns to PR1/Mathiasen for Road America |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pla-returns-to-pr1mathiasen-for-road-america/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} In P, José Gutiérrez and Olivier Pla replaced David Ostella and Nicholas Boulle in the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entry. VisitFlorida Racing switched from the Riley Mk. 30 to the Ligier JS P217.{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2017 |title=Visit Florida team set for Ligier debut at Road America |url=https://racer.com/2017/07/31/visit-florida-team-set-for-ligier-debut-at-road-america/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}}{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 25, 2017 |title=Visit Florida Confirms Switch to Ligier for Remainder of Season |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/visit-florida-confirms-switch-to-ligier-for-remainder-of-season/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Mazda Motorsports were absent after Joest Racing took over the RT24-P program and undergo extensive testing.{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2017 |title=Joest to Take Over Factory Mazda DPi Program |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/joest-to-take-over-factory-mazda-dpi-program/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} As a result, the team would not contest the remaining races of the season and SpeedSource would shut down.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=December 4, 2017 |title=SpeedSource Ceases Operations; Equipment Up for Auction |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/speedsource-cars-equipment-go-up-for-auction/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=December 3, 2017 |title=SpeedSource cars and equipment headed to auction |url=https://racer.com/2017/12/03/speedsource-cars-and-equipment-headed-to-auction/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}} In PC, Gustavo Yacamán joined Mark Kvamme in the #26 BAR1 Motorsports entry. In GTD, Alex Job Racing and TRG skipped the event.{{Cite web |last=Myrehn |first=Ryan |date=July 21, 2017 |title=No Firm Plans for TRG Beyond Lime Rock |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/no-firm-plans-for-trg-beyond-lime-rock/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Lone Star Racing made their first appearance since the Circuit of the Americas round. Michael de Quesada returned to the Alegra Motorsports entry. Scott Pruett and Robert Alon swapped seats in the 3GT Racing entries.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 4, 2017 |title=Road America Friday Notebook |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/road-america-friday-notebook-6/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing switched from the Mercedes-AMG GT3 to the Porsche 911 GT3 R due to BOP concerns.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 28, 2017 |title=WeatherTech Switches to Porsche for Road America in BoP Dispute |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/weathertech-switches-to-porsche-for-road-america-in-bop-dispute/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

Practice

There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon. The third on Saturday morning lasted an hour.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 3, 2017 |title=Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Road America |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-road-america-3/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

= Practice 1 =

The first practice session took place at 11:20 am CT on Friday and ended with Marc Goossens topping the charts for VisitFlorida Racing, with a lap time of 1:59.977.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=August 4, 2017 |title=Visit Florida Racing Ligier leads Road America FP1 |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/04/visit-florida-racing-ligier-leads-road-america-fp1/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}} The PC class was topped by the #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09 of James French with a time of 2:07.523. Patrick Pilet was fastest in GTLM while Patrick Lindsey set the fastest time in GTD.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 4, 2017 |title=Visit Florida Paces Practice 1 at Road America in Ligier Debut |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/visit-florida-paces-practice-1-at-road-america-in-ligier-debut/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

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! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

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|P

|90

|VisitFlorida Racing

|Marc Goossens

|1:59.977

|_

scope="row" |2

|P

|5

|Mustang Sampling Racing

|Christian Fittipaldi

|2:00.890

| +0.913

scope="row" |3

|P

|52

|PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports

|Oliver Pla

|2:01.029

| +1.052

colspan="7" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2017 |title=03_Results.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708041100_Practice%201/03_Results.PDF |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2017 |title=07_ Driver Fastest Lap.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708041100_Practice%201/07_%20Driver%20Fastest%20Lap.PDF |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

= Practice 2 =

The second practice session took place at 4:10 pm CT on Friday and ended with Stephen Simpson topping the charts for JDC-Miller MotorSports, with a lap time of 1:55.057.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 4, 2017 |title=Simpson, JDC-Miller Top Friday at Road America |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/simpson-jdc-miller-top-friday-at-road-america/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Patricio O'Ward set the fastest time in PC.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=August 4, 2017 |title=JDC-Miller leads second Road America practice |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/04/jdc-miller-leads-second-road-america-practice/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}} The GTLM class was topped by the #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT of Dirk Müller with a time of 2:03.967. Antonio García was second in the #3 Corvette Racing entry and Bill Auberlen rounded out the top 3. Colin Braun was fastest in GTD.

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! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

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|P

|85

|JDC-Miller MotorSports

|Stephen Simpson

|1:55.057

|_

scope="row" |2

|P

|5

|Mustang Sampling Racing

|João Barbosa

|1:55.161

| +0.104

scope="row" |3

|P

|31

|Whelen Engineering Racing

|Dane Cameron

|1:55.224

| +0.167

colspan="7" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2017 |title=03_Results.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708041610_Practice%202/03_Results.PDF |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2017 |title=07_ Driver Fastest Lap.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708041610_Practice%202/07_%20Driver%20Fastest%20Lap.PDF |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

= Practice 3 =

The third and final practice session took place at 8:55 am CT on Saturday and ended with Ryan Dalziel topping the charts for Tequila Patrón ESM, with a lap time of 1:53.851.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=August 5, 2017 |title=ESM Nissan leads third Road America practice |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/05/esm-nissan-leads-third-road-america-practice/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}} Patricio O'Ward set the fastest time PC by 2.984 seconds ahead of Buddy Rice in the #20 BAR1 Motorsports entry.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 5, 2017 |title=Dalziel Quickest in Practice 3 as Legge Crashes Acura |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/dalziel-quickest-in-practice-3-as-legge-crashes-acura/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} The GTLM class was topped by the #24 BMW Team RLL BMW M6 GTLM of Martin Tomczyk with a time of 2:02.129. Lawson Aschenbach was fastest in GTD. The session ended early after Katherine Legge crashed at Canada Corner. The car suffered heavy damage to the front, but Legge was uninjured and exited her car.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=August 5, 2017 |title=Shank team set for ‘all-nighter’ after Legge crash |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/05/shank-team-set-for-all-nighter-after-legge-crash/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}}

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|P

|2

|Tequila Patrón ESM

|Ryan Dalziel

|1:53.851

|_

scope="row" |2

|P

|10

|Wayne Taylor Racing

|Jordan Taylor

|1:53.994

| +0.143

scope="row" |3

|P

|85

|JDC-Miller MotorSports

|Stephen Simpson

|1:54.040

| +0.189

colspan="7" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2017 |title=03_Results.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708050855_Practice%203/03_Results.PDF |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2017 |title=07_ Driver Fastest Lap.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708050855_Practice%203/07_%20Driver%20Fastest%20Lap.PDF |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

Qualifying

In Saturday afternoon's 90-minute four-group qualifying, each category had separate 15-minute sessions. Regulations stipulated that teams nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each class' starting order. IMSA arranged the grid to put Prototypes ahead of the PC, GTLM and GTD cars.{{cite web |date=April 10, 2017 |title=2017 IMSA Sporting Regulations & Series Supplementary Regulations of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sanctioned by IMSA |url=https://imsa-web-prod.azurewebsites.net/sites/default/files/reults/downlods/2017_imsa_sporting_regulations_and_ssr_iwsc_redline_100417.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806081207/https://imsa-web-prod.azurewebsites.net/sites/default/files/reults/downlods/2017_imsa_sporting_regulations_and_ssr_iwsc_redline_100417.pdf |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |publisher=IMSA |pages=39, 81–83, 125}}

The first was for cars in GTD class. Jeroen Mul qualified on pole for the class driving the #16 car for Change Racing, besting Jesse Krohn in the Turner Motorsport entry.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=August 5, 2017 |title=Taylor shatters Road America qualifying record |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/05/taylor-shatters-road-america-qualifying-record/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}}

The second session of qualifying was for cars in the GTLM class. Dirk Müller qualified on pole driving the #66 car for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, beating Ryan Briscoe in the sister #67 entry Ford Chip Ganassi Racing by over seven tenths of a second.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Charles |date=August 5, 2017 |title=Road America IMSA: Taylor sweeps to pole, Ford on top in GT |url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/road-america-imsa-taylor-sweeps-to-pole-ford-on-top-in-gt-938818/3039521/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=motorsport.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2017 |title=Ford’s Muller left 'shaking' after magic pole lap |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/05/ford-s-muller-left-shaking-after-magic-pole-lap/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}}

The third session of qualifying was for cars in the PC class. James French set the fastest time driving the #38 Performance Tech Motorsports entry.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 5, 2017 |title=Taylor Scorches Field to Road America Pole |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/taylor-scorches-field-to-road-america-pole/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar.com}}

The final session of qualifying was for the P class. Ricky Taylor qualified on pole driving the #10 car for Wayne Taylor Racing, besting José Gutiérrez in the #52 entry from PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports.

= Qualifying results =

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by {{Double-dagger}}.

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!1

|P

|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Taylor Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor

|1:53.058

|_

!1{{Double-dagger}}

2

|P

|52

|{{flagicon|USA}} PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports

|{{flagicon|MEX}} José Gutiérrez

|1:54.075

| +1.017

!2

3

|P

|2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp

|1:54.088

| +1.030

!3

4

|P

|90

|{{flagicon|USA}} VisitFlorida Racing

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Goossens

|1:54.186

| +1.128

!4

5

|P

|22

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek

|1:54.189

| +1.131

!5

6

|P

|31

|{{flagicon|USA}} Whelen Racing Engineering

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curran

|1:54.222

| +1.164

!6

7

|P

|5

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mustang Sampling Racing

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Christian Fittipaldi

|1:54.588

| +1.530

!11{{Ref|Ref1|1}}

8

|P

|85

|{{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mikhail Goikhberg

|1:54.648

| +1.590

!7

style="font-weight:bold"

!9

|PC

|38

|{{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} James French

|1:59.149

| +6.091

!8{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

!10

|GTLM

|66

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Müller

|2:01.422

| +8.364

!12{{Double-dagger}}

11

|PC

|20

|{{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Yount

|2:02.128

| +9.070

!9

12

|GTLM

|67

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

|2:02.203

| +9.145

!13

13

|GTLM

|25

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

|2:02.211

| +9.153

!14

14

|GTLM

|912

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni

|2:02.440

| +9.382

!15

15

|GTLM

|24

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Tomczyk

|2:02.583

| +9.525

!33{{ref|ref2|2}}

16

|GTLM

|911

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet

|2:02.670

| +9.612

!16

17

|GTLM

|4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

|2:03.358

| +10.300

!17

18

|GTLM

|3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen

|2:03.581

| +10.523

!18

19

|PC

|26

|{{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Kvamme

|2:04.817

| +11.759

!10

style="font-weight:bold"

!20

|GTD

|16

|{{flagicon|USA}} Change Racing

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Mul

|2:06.649

| +13.591

!19{{Double-dagger}}

21

|GTD

|96

|{{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Krohn

|2:06.823

| +13.765

!20

22

|GTD

|73

|{{flagicon|USA}} Park Place Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Lindsey

|2:07.149

| +14.091

!21

23

|GTD

|15

|{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Pruett

|2:07.170

| +14.112

!22

24

|GTD

|57

|{{flagicon|USA}} Stevenson Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Davis

|2:07.403

| +14.345

!23

25

|GTD

|48

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow

|2:07.415

| +14.357

!35{{ref|ref3|3}}

26

|GTD

|86

|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Oswaldo Negri Jr.

|2:07.469

| +14.411

!24

27

|GTD

|63

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scuderia Corsa

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Christina Nielsen

|2:07.477

| +14.419

!25

28

|GTD

|33

|{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports - Team AMG

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating

|2:07.793

| +14.735

!26

29

|GTD

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Alon

|2:07.984

| +14.926

!27

30

|GTD

|50

|{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil

|2:08.979

| +15.921

!28

31

|GTD

|75

|{{flagicon|USA}} SunEnergy1 Racing

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Kenny Habul

|2:09.321

| +16.263

!32{{ref|ref4|4}}

32

|GTD

|54

|{{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett

|2:09.547

| +16.489

!29

33

|GTD

|28

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alegra Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael de Quesada

|2:10.442

| +17.384

!34{{ref|ref5|5}}

34

|GTD

|80

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lone Star Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Knox

| colspan="2" |Disqualified

!30

35

|GTD

|93

|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian

| colspan="3" |Did Not Participate

!31{{ref|ref6|6}}

colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2017 |title=03_Results.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708051235_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722062154/http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708051235_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |publisher=IMSA}}{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2017 |title=01_Starting Grid - Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708061335_Race/01_Starting%20Grid%20-%20Official.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722062203/http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708061335_Race/01_Starting%20Grid%20-%20Official.PDF |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |publisher=IMSA}}

  • {{ref|ref1|1}} The No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing entry was moved to the back of the P field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref2|2}} The No. 24 BMW Team RLL entry was moved to the back of the GTLM field as per Articles 40.2.12 and 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Engine change) and (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref3|3}} The No. 48 Paul Miller Racing entry initially qualified sixth for the GTD class. However, their car failed post qualifying inspection after the team's Lamborghini was using unhomologated parts as well as not meeting technical compliance. The car's ECU was also confiscated by IMSA. As a result, Paul Miller Racing were fined $7,500, and received a 15-point penalty in the Drivers' and Teams' Championships.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 5, 2017 |title=Paul Miller Penalized Points, Fined in Qualifying Tech Infringement |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/paul-miller-lamborghini-penalized-points-fined-for-qualifying-infringement/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=August 6, 2017 |title=Paul Miller Racing GTD championship hopes dim after fine, penalties |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/06/paul-miller-racing-championship-hopes-dim-after-fine-penalties/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racer.com}}
  • {{ref|ref4|4}} The No. 75 SunEnergy1 Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref5|5}} The No. 28 Alegra Motorsports entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref6|6}} The No. 93 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian entry was moved to the back of the GTD as per Article 43.5 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting driver).

Race

= Post-race =

The result kept Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor atop the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 258 points, 26 points ahead of sixth-place finishers Barbosa and Fittipaldi.{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2017 |title=2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Point Standings: After Round 9 |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722170755/http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |publisher=IMSA}} As a result of winning the race, French and O'Ward clinched the PC Drivers' Championship with 1 race left for the category.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Charles |date=August 6, 2017 |title=Road America IMSA: ESM Nissan beats Taylor brothers’ Cadillac |url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/road-america-imsa-esm-nissan-beats-taylor-brothers-cadillac-939114/3039643/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=motorsport.com}} In the GTLM Drivers' Championship, Hand and Müller advanced from third to second. The result kept Balzan and Nielsen atop the GTD Drivers' Championship while Aschenbach and Davis advanced from fifth to third. Cadillac, and Ferrari continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships. Ford took the lead of the GTLM Manufactures' Championship while Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Scuderia Corsa kept their respective advantages in the Teams' Championships with three rounds left in the season.

= Results =

Class winners are denoted in bold and {{Double-dagger}}.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

|+Final race classification

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}

! rowspan="2" |Class

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Team

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Drivers

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Chassis

! rowspan="2" |Tire

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Laps|Laps completed}}

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Time/Retired

Engine
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan="2" |1

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |22

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek
{{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani

|Nissan Onroak DPi

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" |2:40.35.461{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

| Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6

rowspan="2" |2

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |10

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Taylor Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor
{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor

|Cadillac DPi-V.R

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +2.356

Cadillac 6.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |3

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |2

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel

|Nissan Onroak DPi

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +2.718

Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |31

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron
{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curran

|Cadillac DPi-V.R

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +5.385

Cadillac 6.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |5

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |90

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} VisitFlorida Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Goossens
{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|Ligier JS P217

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +6.999

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |6

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |5

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Mustang Sampling Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|PRT}} João Barbosa
{{flagicon|BRA}} Christian Fittipaldi

|Cadillac DPi-V.R

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +9.714

Cadillac 6.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |7

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |85

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Mikhail Goikhberg
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Stephen Simpson

|Oreca 07

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +11.219

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |52

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla
{{flagicon|MEX}} José Gutiérrez

|Ligier JS P217

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |71

| rowspan="2" | +1:37.992

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan="2" |9

| rowspan="2" |PC

| rowspan="2" |38

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} James French
{{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'Ward

|Oreca FLM09

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |70

| rowspan="2" | +1 lap{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

|Chevrolet 6.2 L V8

rowspan="2" |10

| rowspan="2" |PC

| rowspan="2" |26

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán
{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Kvamme

|Oreca FLM09

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |70

| rowspan="2" | +1 lap

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan="2" |11

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |66

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Müller
{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand

|Ford GT

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |69

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

|Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6

rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |912

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

|Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |69

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |13

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |67

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Westbrook

|Ford GT

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |69

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6
rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |3

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen
{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García

|Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |69

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |15

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin
{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner

|Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |69

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |25

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

|BMW M6 GTLM

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |69

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan="2" |17

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |96

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Jens Klingmann
{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Krohn

|BMW M6 GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |68

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

|BMW 4.4L Turbo V8

rowspan="2" |18

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |73

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Park Place Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg Bergmeister
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Lindsey

|Porsche 911 GT3 R

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |68

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |19

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |57

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Stevenson Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Davis
{{flagicon|USA}} Lawson Aschenbach

|Audi R8 LMS

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |68

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps

Audi 5.2L V10
rowspan="2" |20

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |33

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports – Team AMG

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Bleekemolen
{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating

|Mercedes-AMG GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |68

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps

Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |21

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |63

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Scuderia Corsa

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Christina Nielsen
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Balzan

|Ferrari 488 GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |68

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |22

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |48

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers
{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow

|Lamborghini Huracán GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |67

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
rowspan="2" |23

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |54

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett
{{flagicon|USA}} Colin Braun

|Porsche 911 GT3 R

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |67

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |24

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Alon
{{flagicon|USA}} Sage Karam

|Lexus RC F GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |67

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan="2" |25

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |50

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports – WeatherTech Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil
{{flagicon|USA}} Gunnar Jeannette

|Porsche 911 GT3 R

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |67

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |26

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |15

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Pruett
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Hawksworth

|Lexus RC F GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |67

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan="2" |27

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |24

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards
{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Tomczyk

|BMW M6 GTLM

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |67

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |28

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |28

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Alegra Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael de Quesada
{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad

|Porsche 911 GT3 R

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |66

| rowspan="2" | +5 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |29

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |75

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} SunEnergy1 Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Vautier
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kenny Habul

|Mercedes-AMG GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |64

| rowspan="2" | +7 Laps

Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |30

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Change Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Lewis
{{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Mul

|Lamborghini Huracán GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |64

| rowspan="2" | +7 Laps

Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
rowspan="2" |31

| rowspan="2" |PC

| rowspan="2" |20

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Don Yount
{{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Rice

|Oreca FLM09

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |60

| rowspan="2" | +11 Laps

Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |32

DNF

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |911

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Werner

|Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |55

| rowspan="2" | Gearbox

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |33

DNF

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Segal
{{flagicon|BRA}} Oswaldo Negri Jr.

|Acura NSX GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |47

| rowspan="2" | Puncture

Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2" |34

DNF

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |93

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Lally
{{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge

|Acura NSX GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" |43

| rowspan="2" |Crash

Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2" |35

DNF

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |80

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Lone Star Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Knox
{{Flagicon|USA}} Mike Skeen

|Mercedes-AMG GT3

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

| rowspan="2" | --

| rowspan="2" |Did Not Start

Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
colspan="9" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2017 |title=03_Results - Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708061335_Race/03_Results%20-%20Official.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722170756/http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/17_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201708061335_Race/03_Results%20-%20Official.PDF |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |publisher=IMSA}}{{Cite web |title=2017 CONTINENTAL TIRE ROAD RACE SHOWCASE |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2017_Continental_Tire_Road_Race_Showcase/TU/ |access-date=July 22, 2023 |website=racing-reference.info}}

|

class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:90%"

|+Tyre manufacturers

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Key

scope="col" |Symbol

! scope="col" |Tyre manufacturer

{{Continental}}

|Continental

{{Michelin}}

|Michelin

|}

Standings after the race

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+Prototype Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor
{{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor

|align=right| 258

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|PRT}} João Barbosa
{{flagicon|BRA}} Christian Fittipaldi

|align=right| 232

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron
{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curran

|align=right| 227

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Stephen Simpson

|align=right| 224

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp

|align=right| 213

{{col-3}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+PC Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} James French
{{flagicon|MEX}} Patricio O'Ward

|align=right| 252

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Don Yount

|align=right| 212

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Rice

|align=right| 150

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán

|align=right| 121

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Masson

|align=right| 108

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTLM Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García
{{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

|align=right| 239

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

|align=right| 231

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Müller

|align=right| 230

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Westbrook

|align=right| 225

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Werner

|align=right| 217

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTD Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Balzan
{{flagicon|DNK}} Christina Nielsen

|align=right| 254

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Bleekemolen
{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating

|align=right| 239

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lawson Aschenbach
{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Davis

|align=right| 225

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Lally
{{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge

|align=right| 221

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jens Klingmann

|align=right| 220

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+Protoype Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #10 Wayne Taylor Racing

|align=right| 258

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} #5 Mustang Sampling Racing

|align=right| 232

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #31 Whelen Engineering Racing

|align=right| 227

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports

|align=right| 224

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #2 Tequila Patrón ESM

|align=right| 213

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+PC Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Performance Tech Motorsports

|align=right| 252

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #26 BAR1 Motorsports

|align=right| 217

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #20 BAR1 Motorsports

|align=right| 212

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #8 Starworks Motorsport

|align=right| 58

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #88 Starworks Motorsport

|align=right| 28

{{col-3}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTLM Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #3 Corvette Racing

|align=right| 239

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|align=right| 231

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #25 BMW Team RLL

|align=right| 230

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|align=right| 225

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #911 Porsche GT Team

|align=right| 217

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTD Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #63 Scuderia Corsa

|align=right|254

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

|{{flagicon|USA}} #33 Riley Motorsports Team AMG

|align=right| 239

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 2

|{{flagicon|USA}} #57 Stevenson Motorsports

|align=right| 225

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #93 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian

|align=right| 221

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} #96 Turner Motorsport

|align=right| 220

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+Prototype Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{Flagicon|USA}} Cadillac

|align=right| 277

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{Flagicon|JPN}} Nissan

|align=right| 253

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazda

|align=right| 216

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTLM Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford

|align=right| 254

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

|align=right| 253

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} BMW

|align=right| 244

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche

|align=right| 241

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 112

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 264

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Mercedes-AMG

|align=right| 263

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche

|align=right| 257

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Acura

|align=right| 255

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi

|align=right| 251

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

{{reflist}}{{Sportscar Race Report|Year_of_race=2017|Sportscar_Series=IMSA SportsCar Championship|Previous_race_in_season=Northeast Grand Prix|Next_race_in_season=Michelin GT Challenge at VIR}}

{{United SportsCar Championship Rounds}}{{Road Race Showcase at Road America}}

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