2017 FIA World Endurance Championship

2017 FIA World Endurance Championship
OrganizerFédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
DisciplineSports car endurance racing
Number of races9
Champions
LMP1 Manufacturer Porsche
GTE Manufacturer Ferrari
LMP2 Team Vaillante Rebellion
LMGTE Pro Team AF Corse
LMGTE Am Team Aston Martin Racing
The No. 2 Porsche Racing drivers won the World Endurance Drivers' Championship, with Porsche also winning the World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship. The No. 31 Rebellion Racing won the LMP2 Teams' and Drivers' championships. The No. 51 AF Corse won the GT World Endurance Championship, the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams, with Ferrari winning the GT World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship. The No. 98 Aston Martin Racing drivers won the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers and the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams.

The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship was the sixth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and included the 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. World championship titles were awarded to the leading prototype drivers and manufacturers, while for the first time in the World Endurance Championship the leading grand touring drivers and manufacturers were also awarded a world championship.

Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard won the World Endurance Championship for Drivers and Porsche were victorious in the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers. The World Endurance Championship for LMGTE Drivers was won by Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado with the World Endurance Championship for LMGTE Manufacturers awarded to Ferrari.

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