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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.
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==
==Drivers and Season Calendar==
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===Driver Changes===
===Driver Changes===
- Several Drivers changed manufacturer in hope for a performance boost.
- Several Drivers changed manufacturer in hope for a performance boost.

Revision as of 15:48, 27 September 2018

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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 Icon.png Chevrolet
Template:AUS Will Power
Template:USA Josef Newgarden
Template:GBR Jenson Button
Flag of Colombia svg.png Juan Pablo Montoya
Template:GBR Kyle Macleod
Flag of Canada svg.png Andrew King
Flag of Brazil svg.png Helio Castroneves
Honda Icon.png Honda Flag of Spain svg.png Fernando Alonso
Template:GBR Shane Wray
Template:AUS Mark Webber
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Scott Dixon
Template:USA Taylor Anderson
Template:GBR Josh Beardmore
Template:FRA Sebastien Bourdais
Toyota Icon.png Toyota Template:USA David Land
Template:GBR Josh Smith
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mitch Evans
Flag of Japan svg.png 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