2017 World Touring Car Championship
The 2017 World Touring Car Championship was the fourteenth and last season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the thirteenth since the series was revived in 2005. For this season, there were a few rules changes.
Teams and drivers
Team changes
- Citroën withdrew their factory team from the series in 2016 to concentrate on their 2017 World Rally Championship campaign with the C3 WRC. The C-Elysée WTCC was still available to private entries.
- Lada also withdrew their factory team at the end of the 2016 season. RC Motorsport then entered the Championship running a pair of Vesta WTCC cars before adding third car at selected rounds.
- Volvo will expand its campaign to three full-time entries from two full-time entries. All the three cars will be entered by Polestar Cyan Racing.
- Münnich Motorsport switched to a Citroën C-Elysée WTCC for the 2017 season after racing with a Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 for the last three seasons.
Driver changes
- Four time champion Yvan Muller retired after 2016. But has been brought out of retirement by Polestar Cyan Racing in order to assist Volvo’s challenge for the season finale in Qatar.
- Three time champion José María López left WTCC to join Toyota's WEC team in conjunction with a Formula E programme.
- Following the withdrawal of Lada, Gabriele Tarquini was unable to find a seat and left the series to join Hyundai's development of the i30 TCR. However he made a return at the Race of China for Honda after Tiago Monteiro was forced to withdraw after suffering from the after-effects of a crash in testing in early September.
- Following the withdrawal of Lada, Hugo Valente left WTCC for TCR.
- Fredrik Ekblom left Polestar Cyan Racing and returned to the STCC with Kristoffersson Motorsport.
- Following the withdrawal of Lada, Nick Catsburg joined Polestar Cyan Racing.
- After competing in two rounds in 2015 and one round in 2016, Néstor Girolami will make his full-time World Touring Car Championship debut in 2017, racing for Polestar Cyan Racing.
- Ryo Michigami joined Honda Racing Team JAS for a full-season campaign after making his World Touring Car Championship debut at his home race in Japan during the 2016 season.
- Robert Huff left the Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team to join Münnich Motorsport.
- John Filippi left Campos Racing to join Sébastien Loeb Racing.
- Aurélien Panis entered the series, driving for Zengő Motorsport.
- Yann Ehrlacher entered the series, driving for RC Motorsport.
- Kevin Gleason entered the series, driving for RC Motorsport.
Rule changes
Calendar
The Monza and Macau circuits return to the WTCC, whereas France, Russia and Slovakia are dropped.| Race | Race Name | Circuit | Date | Supporting | |
| 1 | 1 | AFRIQUIA Race of Morocco |  Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan | 9 April | stand-alone event |
| 1 | 2 | AFRIQUIA Race of Morocco | Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan | 9 April | stand-alone event |
| 2 | 3 | OSCARO Race of Italy |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 30 April | European Touring Car Cup |
| 2 | 4 | OSCARO Race of Italy | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 30 April | European Touring Car Cup |
| 3 | 5 | JVCKENWOOD Race of Hungary |  Hungaroring | 14 May | European Touring Car Cup |
| 3 | 6 | JVCKENWOOD Race of Hungary | Hungaroring | 14 May | European Touring Car Cup |
| 4 | 7 | Race of Germany |  Nürburgring Nordschleife | 27 May | Nürburgring 24 Hours European Touring Car Cup |
| 4 | 8 | Race of Germany | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 27 May | Nürburgring 24 Hours European Touring Car Cup |
| 5 | 9 | Race of Portugal |  Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 25 June | European Touring Car Cup |
| 5 | 10 | Race of Portugal | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 25 June | European Touring Car Cup |
| 6 | 11 | Race of Argentina |  Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | 16 July | Campeonato Argentino de Turismo Nacional |
| 6 | 12 | Race of Argentina | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo | 16 July | Campeonato Argentino de Turismo Nacional |
| 7 | 13 | Race of China |  Ningbo International Circuit | 15 October | China Touring Car Championship F4 Chinese Championship |
| 7 | 14 | Race of China | Ningbo International Circuit | 15 October | China Touring Car Championship F4 Chinese Championship |
| 8 | 15 | JVCKENWOOD Race of Japan |  Twin Ring Motegi | 29 October | stand-alone event |
| 8 | 16 | JVCKENWOOD Race of Japan | Twin Ring Motegi | 29 October | stand-alone event |
| 9 | 17 | JVCKENWOOD Race of Macau |  Guia Circuit, Macau | 18 November | TCR Chinese Racing Cup FIA F3 World Cup FIA GT World Cup |
| 9 | 18 | JVCKENWOOD Race of Macau | Guia Circuit, Macau | 19 November | TCR Chinese Racing Cup FIA F3 World Cup FIA GT World Cup |
| 10 | 19 | Race of Qatar |  Losail International Circuit | 1 December | stand-alone event |
| 10 | 20 | Race of Qatar | Losail International Circuit | 1 December | stand-alone event |
Results and standings
Compensation weights
- base weight of 1,100 kg
| Car | Marrakech | Monza | Hungaroring | Nürburgring | Vila Real | Termas de Río Hondo | Ningbo | Motegi | Macau | Losail |
| Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | +50 kg | +50 kg | +60 kg | +80 kg | +80 kg | +80 kg | +50 kg | +40 kg | 0 kg | +60 kg |
| Honda Civic WTCC | 0 kg | 0 kg | +80 kg | +70 kg | +50 kg | +60 kg | +80 kg | +80 kg | +70 kg | +80 kg |
| Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +30 kg | +20 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +10 kg | +10 kg | +10 kg |
| Lada Vesta WTCC | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +10 kg |
| Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 | 0 kg | 0 kg | +80 kg | +80 kg | +80 kg | +60 kg | +70 kg | +70 kg | +80 kg | +80 kg |
Races
| Race | Race Name | Pole Position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer | Report | ||
| 1 | Race of Morocco |  Volvo | Dániel Nagy |  Campos Racing |  Chevrolet | Report | |||
| 2 | Race of Morocco | Volvo | Tiago Monteiro | Tiago Monteiro | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda |  Tom Chilton | Report | |
| 3 | Race of Italy | Volvo | Thed Björk | Tom Chilton |  Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën | Tom Chilton | Report | |
| 4 | Race of Italy | Volvo | Thed Björk | Thed Björk | Thed Björk | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo | Robert Huff | Report |
| 5 | Race of Hungary | Esteban Guerrieri | Tiago Monteiro | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | Tom Chilton | Report | ||
| 6 | Race of Hungary | Robert Huff | Robert Huff | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën | Mehdi Bennani | Report | |
| 7 | Race of Germany | Volvo | Tom Chilton | Thed Björk | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo | Mehdi Bennani | Report | |
| 8 | Race of Germany | Volvo |  Nick Catsburg | Nick Catsburg | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo | Robert Huff | Report | |
| 9 | Race of Portugal | Volvo | Norbert Michelisz | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën | Mehdi Bennani | Report | |
| 10 | Race of Portugal | Volvo | Norbert Michelisz | Robert Huff | Norbert Michelisz | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | Robert Huff | Report |
| 11 | Race of Argentina | Volvo | Thed Björk | Yann Ehrlacher | RC Motorsport |  Lada | Yann Ehrlacher | Report | |
| 12 | Race of Argentina | Volvo | Nick Catsburg | Nick Catsburg | Norbert Michelisz | Honda | Esteban Guerrieri | Report | |
| 13 | Race of China | Volvo | Esteban Guerrieri | Esteban Guerrieri | Campos Racing | Chevrolet | Esteban Guerrieri | Report | |
| 14 | Race of China | Volvo | Néstor Girolami | Zsolt Szabó | Néstor Girolami | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo | Tom Chilton | Report |
| 15 | Race of Japan | Honda | Tom Chilton | Tom Chilton | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën | Tom Chilton | Report | |
| 16 | Race of Japan | Honda | Norbert Michelisz | Nick Catsburg | Norbert Michelisz | Honda | Mehdi Bennani | Report | |
| 17 | Guia Race of Macau | Honda | Robert Huff | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën | Mehdi Bennani | Report | |
| 18 | Guia Race of Macau | Honda | Robert Huff | Ma Qing Hua | Robert Huff | Citroën | Robert Huff | Report | |
| 19 | Race of Qatar | Volvo | Mehdi Bennani | Tom Chilton | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën | Tom Chilton | Report | |
| 20 | Race of Qatar | Volvo | Esteban Guerrieri | Esteban Guerrieri | Honda | Robert Huff | Report |
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
China Race 2 was half-points awarded.† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
‡ – Honda Racing Team JAS was disqualified from the Race of China because of non-compliant fuel injectors.
Championship points were awarded on the results of each race at each event as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Opening Race Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Main Race Points | 30 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
;Notes:
- 1 2 3 4 5 refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for the main race, where bonus points are awarded 5–4–3–2–1.
Manufacturers' Championship
Only the two best placed cars of each manufacturer earned points.
- 1 2 3 4 5 refers to the classification of the drivers in the main race qualification, where bonus points are awarded 5–4–3–2–1. Points were only awarded to the fastest two cars from each manufacturer.
MAC3 points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Points | 12 | 8 | 6 |
WTCC Trophy
WTCC Trophy points are awarded to the first eight drivers classified in each race on the following scale: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. One point is awarded to the highest-placed WTCC Trophy competitor in qualifying and another for the fastest lap in each race.† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.