2017 Elite Racing League season

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2017 Elite Racing League season
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The 2017 Elite Racing League season was the 2nd Elite Racing League season, competed over 10 races in 10 rounds. It is a non canon season (Like all Elite Racing League Seasons) Drivers and teams throughout the season battled for the Drivers and Manufacturer Championships. It started on the 19th March in the USA at the Circuit of the Americas and ended on the 1 July in Great Britain. It was simulated using Forza Motorsport 7. This season saw the end of the 2016 test season with BMW, Ferrari and Mercedes all withdrawing from the series whilst also considering future offers, Renault left the series to focus on their Formula One programme whilst Chevrolet returned once again to partner Honda and Toyota as Constructors. The defending Drivers Champion was Shane Wray and the Defending Manufacturers Champions were Renault but the title was vacated after their leave. The series continued its corporate relationship with IndyCar meaning, if they so wished, IndyCar drivers would be able to participate. Whilst a few drivers from 2016 remained. Michelin remained as the Tyre Supplier.

Drivers and Season Calendar

Driver Changes

- Several Drivers changed manufacturer in hope for a performance boost.

- On May 20, Sébastien Bourdais suffered multiple pelvic fractures and a fractured hip after a severe incident during qualifying for the IndyCar Indy 500, forcing him to sit out the remainder of the season. However on August 23 his IndyCar team announced that he had made a full recover and had extended his ERL contract by a season as he said the he wasn't going to miss the opportunity to race in a new series.

Calendar Changes

A new race at Watkins Glen was added to the calendar however, much like the Lincoln race last season, this would be the only season to date to have a race there. Many other races switched dates.

Manufacturar	Driver	Tyres
Chevrolet
	Template:AUS Will Power
	Template:USA Josef Newgarden
	Template:GBR Jenson Button
	Juan Pablo Montoya
	Template:GBR Kyle Macleod
	Andrew King
Helio Castroneves
Honda	Fernando Alonso
	Template:GBR Shane Wray
	Template:AUS Mark Webber
	Scott Dixon
	Template:USA Taylor Anderson
	Template:GBR Josh Beardmore
	Template:FRA Sebastien Bourdais
Toyota	Template:USA David Land
	Template:GBR Josh Smith
	Mitch Evans
	Takuma Sato
	Template:GBR Lando Norris
	Template:USA Alexander Rossi

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Road Course Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Other Classified	Pole	Fastest Lap
Indy Oval Points	50	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	12	10	5	2	1

Pos Driver AME Template:USA LBE Template:USA SON Template:USA MPV Template:USA WKG Template:USA INO Template:USA IND Template:USA RDA Template:USA BRA Template:GBR GBR Template:GBR Pts Round Race Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning manufacturer