2017 Global MX-5 Cup

The 2017 Global MX-5 Cup was the twelfth season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup since the series inception in 2006. It was the second season since the series re-branding as the Global MX-5 Cup, as well as the first under INDYCAR sanctioning.[1]

2017 Global MX-5 Cup season
Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires
Season
Races14
Start date22 April
End date15 October
Awards

Calendar
Round Circuit Date Main event
1 R1 Barber Motorsports Park 22 April Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
R2
2 R1 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16 June SVRA Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational
R2 17 June
3 R1 Road America 24 June Kohler Grand Prix
R2 25 June
4 R1 Exhibition Place 15 July Honda Indy Toronto
R2 16 July
5 R1 Watkins Glen International 2 September Grand Prix at The Glen
R2 3 September
6 R1 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 23 September Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda
R2 24 September
7 R1 14 October Pirelli World Challenge
R2 15 October

Race calendar and results
Rnd Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Winning driver Winning team
1[2] Barber Motorsports Park Leeds, Alabama 22 April Nathanial Sparks Nikko Reger Patrick Gallagher Patrick Gallagher McCumbee McAleer Racing
2[3] Nathanial Sparks Robert Stout Mark Drennan Patrick Gallagher McCumbee McAleer Racing
3[4] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana 16 June Patrick Gallagher Patrick Gallagher Robert Stout Robert Stout McCumbee McAleer Racing
4[5] 17 June Patrick Gallagher Dillon Dexter Patrick Gallagher Patrick Gallagher McCumbee McAleer Racing
5[6] Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 23 June Matt Cresci Dean Copeland Bryan Ortiz Patrick Gallagher McCumbee McAleer Racing
6[7] 24 June Matt Cresci Dean Copeland Nathanial Sparks Nathanial Sparks Sick Sideways Racing
7[8] Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario 15 July Patrick Gallagher Patrick Gallagher Bryan Ortiz Robert Stout McCumbee McAleer Racing
8[9] 16 July Patrick Gallagher Matt Cresci Patrick Gallagher Patrick Gallagher McCumbee McAleer Racing
9 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York 2 September
10 3 September
11 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California 23 September
12 24 September
13 14 October
14 15 October

References
  1. "NOTEBOOK: INDYCAR TO SANCTION MX5 CUP". INDYCAR. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. "Barber race 1" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. "Barber race 2" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "IndyGP race 1" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. "IndyGP race 2" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. "Road America race 1" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  7. "Road America race 2" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. "Toronto race 1" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  9. "Toronto race 2" (PDF). MX-5 Cup. Retrieved 19 August 2017.


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