2017 FIA GT World Cup
The 2017 FIA GT World Cup (formally the SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup) was a non-championship Grand Touring (GT) sports car race held on the streets of the Macau autonomous territory on 19 November 2017. It was the event's third edition, and the tenth Macau GT3-specification cars race. The Automobile General Association Macau-China appointed the motorsports organiser Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) to form a grid for the race. The race itself consisted of an 11-lap qualifying race that set the starting order for the 18-lap main race.
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | 19 November 2017 | |
| Official name | SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup | |
| Location | Guia Circuit, Macau | |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi) | |
| Distance | Qualification Race 11 laps, 67.320 km (41.831 mi) Main Race 18 laps, 110.160 km (68.450 mi) | |
| Qualification Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver | Edoardo Mortara | Mercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy |
| Time | 2:17.565 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Robin Frijns | Audi Sport Team WRT |
| Time | 2:19.153 (on lap 10) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Edoardo Mortara | Mercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy |
| Second | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team Schnitzer |
| Third | Raffaele Marciello | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
| Main Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver | Edoardo Mortara | Mercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
| Time | 2:20.196 (on lap 17) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Edoardo Mortara | Mercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy |
| Second | Robin Frijns | Audi Sport Team WRT |
| Third | Maro Engel | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
Mercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy's Edoardo Mortara won the main race from pole position in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 after winning the Qualification Race the afternoon before. Mortara led from the start and every lap of the main race to achieved his sixth Macau victory. Second place was taken by the highest-placed rookie, Robin Frijns, driving an Audi R8 LMS for Audi Sport Team WRT. Maro Engel of Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing completed the podium in third.