The 2017 British Touring Car Championship kept fans guessing, but it would be a popular new name that appeared on the Drivers’ Championship trophy in October.
Charlie Eastwood claimed his maiden GT title in a fraught and at times controversial Carrera Cup campaign, which brought to a close the era of the first generation Type 991 GT3 Cup.
Another typically enthralling British GT campaign in 2017 led to Rick Parfitt Jr. and Seb Morris’ title triumph, enough to earn both Team Parker Racing and Bentley their maiden series crown.
The Checkered Flag looks back at the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season, where a young American upstart joined the best team on the grid and took a much-deserved title triumph.