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{{Infobox MS season
| Image = [[File:Masters2011.png|200px]] |
| Platform = [[File:397rFactor2.png|45px]] [[rFactor 2]] |
| Rounds = 5 |
| Vehicles = Toyota Celica GTO |
| Tyres = TBA|
| Drivers =  |
| Teams = |
| Drivers_Champion =  |
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The '''2017 Masters Series''' will be the eighth running of the [[GPVWC]] [[Masters Series]]. [[Eric Stranne]] enters as the reigning Drivers' Champion and [[Ice Cold Racing]] as the reigning Teams' Champions.

==Teams and Drivers==

The following teams have confirmed their 2016 participation:

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Masters Series Team
!Base
!Abbreviation 
!Tyre
!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
!Race Drivers
!Rounds
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Racing Team Schroten]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|NED}} Bennekom, Netherlands
!rowspan=3| [[RTS]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 0
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 2
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 3
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|NED}} [[CM-Tech Racing]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|NED}} Schoonhoven, the Netherlands
!rowspan=3| [[CM-Tech]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 4
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 5
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 6
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|EST}} [[EVAL Simracing Team]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|EST}} Tallinn, Estonia
!rowspan=3| [[EVAL]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 7
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 8
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 9
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Sisu Grand Prix]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland
!rowspan=3| [[Sisu]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 10
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 11
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 12
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Storm Racing Team]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ROM}} Cluj-Napoca, Romania 
!rowspan=3| [[Storm]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 14
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 15
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 16
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[TR Motorsports]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} Detroit, MI, United States 
!rowspan=3| [[TR]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 17
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 18
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 19
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Vod:Bul Racing]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool, England
!rowspan=3| [[Vod:Bul]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 20
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 21
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 22
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wauters Automotive]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|BEL}} Zolder, Belgium
!rowspan=3| [[Wauters]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 23
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 24
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 25
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Woods Racing]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} Southampton, England
!rowspan=3| [[Woods]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 26
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 27
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 28
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[NEX E-Sports Club]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
!rowspan=3| [[NEX]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"| {{GPVWC tyres}}
| align="center" rowspan=1| 29
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 30
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1| 31
| {{flagicon|blank}} TBC
| 
|-
|}

===Returning Teams===
*[[Vod:Bul Racing]], [[Wauters Automotive]] and [[Woods Racing]] all returned to the Masters Series following a 3-year absence.

===New Entries===
*[[EVAL Simracing Team]], [[Sisu Grand Prix]], [[Storm Racing Team]], [[TR Motorsports]] and [[NEX E-Sports Club]] all entered the Masters Series for the first time.

==Calendar==

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size: 85%"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Round
!rowspan="2"| Event
!rowspan="2"| [[List of GPVWC circuits|Circuit]]
!rowspan="2"| Conditions
!rowspan="2"| Date
!colspan="2"| Time
|-
! Laps
! GMT/BST
|-
! 1
| [[Oulton Park Masters|British Masters]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Oulton Park]], Little Budsworth 
| TBC
| January 11th
| 38/20
| 19:00
|-
! 2
| [[Nogaro Masters|French Masters]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Circuit Paul Armagnac]], Nogaro 
| TBC
| January 18th
| 38/20
| 19:00
|-
! 3
| [[Cheste Masters|Spanish Masters]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Circuit Ricardo Tormo]], Cheste, Valencia 
| TBC
| January 25th
| 34/18
| 19:00
|-
! 4
| [[Adelaide Masters|Australian Masters]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adelaide Street Circuit]], Adelaide
| TBC
| February 1st
| 42/22
| 19:00
|-
! 5
| [[Laguna Seca Masters|American Masters]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]], Monterey 
| TBC
| February 8th 
| 38/20
| 19:00
|-
|}

===Calendar changes===

*The [[Silverstone Masters]], [[Assen Masters]] and [[Brno Masters]] would be dropped from the calendar in 2017.
*In their place came the [[Oulton Park Masters|British Masters]], [[Nogaro Masters|French Masters]] and [[Cheste Masters|Spanish Masters]] events.