The 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for third-tier single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that is held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the sixth edition of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.
The season saw the début of the Dallara F317 chassis package. Although it is only an aero-upgraded F312 chassis, the F317 was built as a replacement for the aging F312 chassis package which débuted in the first season of the championship back in 2012.
Prema Powerteam successfully defended the teams' championship for the fifth time in row. While the drivers' and rookies' title was secured with two races to spare by Carlin's driver Lando Norris. He became the first non-Prema driver to win the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[1] Joel Eriksson on his second year with Motopark improved his performance to the runner-up place in the standings. While Prema's Maximilian Günther was not able to get better in the championship, but remained in the top-three at the end of the season. His teammate Callum Ilott was the last driver who was a championship contender and won on the different types of circuits. Jake Hughes, Jehan Daruvala and Ferdinand Habsburg took their wins at Nürburgring, Norisring and Spa respectively.[2][3][4] Guanyu Zhou, Ralf Aron and Nikita Mazepin completed the top-ten in the standings and all of them had more than one podium.
The following teams and drivers competed during the 2017 season:[5]
A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 30 November 2016.[40] The finalised calendar was announced on 16 December 2016.[41]
R. | RN | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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1 | 1 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 14 April | 6 Hours of Silverstone |
2 | 15 April | |||
3 | 16 April | |||
2 | 4 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 29 April | WTCC Race of Italy |
5 | 30 April | |||
6 | ||||
3 | 7 | Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau | 20 May | Pau Grand Prix |
8 | 21 May | |||
9 | ||||
4 | 10 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | 17 June | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
11 | 18 June | |||
12 | ||||
5 | 13 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 1 July | |
14 | 2 July | |||
15 | ||||
6 | 16 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps | 28 July | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
17 | ||||
18 | 29 July | |||
7 | 19 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 19 August | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
20 | 20 August | |||
21 | ||||
8 | 22 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate | 9 September | |
23 | 10 September | |||
24 | ||||
9 | 25 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 23 September | |
26 | 24 September | |||
27 | ||||
10 | 28 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg | 14 October | |
29 | ||||
30 | 15 October |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
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1 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris |
R2 | Callum Ilott | Joel Eriksson | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | Mick Schumacher | ||
R3 | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Prema Powerteam | Lando Norris | ||
2 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Jehan Daruvala | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris |
R2 | Joel Eriksson | Callum Ilott | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | Lando Norris | ||
R3 | Joel Eriksson | Joel Eriksson | Callum Ilott | Prema Powerteam | Lando Norris | ||
3 | R1 | Circuit de Pau-Ville | Callum Ilott | Lando Norris | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | Lando Norris |
R2 | Lando Norris | Maximilian Günther | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | Lando Norris | ||
R3 | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | Jehan Daruvala | ||
4 | R1 | Hungaroring | Maximilian Günther | Ferdinand Habsburg | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | Jehan Daruvala |
R2 | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Prema Powerteam | Joey Mawson | ||
R3 | Joel Eriksson | Joel Eriksson | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | Lando Norris | ||
5 | R1 | Norisring | Jake Hughes | Ralf Aron | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | Jehan Daruvala |
R2 | Ralf Aron | Callum Ilott | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris | ||
R3 | Maximilian Günther | Callum Ilott | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | Jehan Daruvala | ||
6 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Lando Norris | Nikita Mazepin | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris |
R2 | Lando Norris | Ferdinand Habsburg | Ferdinand Habsburg | Carlin | Jehan Daruvala | ||
R3 | Callum Ilott | Joel Eriksson | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris | ||
7 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris |
R2 | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Prema Powerteam | Lando Norris | ||
R3 | Lando Norris | Callum Ilott | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris | ||
8 | R1 | Nürburgring | Lando Norris | Max Defourny | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris |
R2 | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Hitech GP | Lando Norris | ||
R3 | Callum Ilott | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Lando Norris | ||
9 | R1 | Red Bull Ring | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Prema Powerteam | Lando Norris |
R2 | Joel Eriksson | Lando Norris | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | Lando Norris | ||
R3 | Joel Eriksson | Jake Hughes | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | Jehan Daruvala | ||
10 | R1 | Hockenheimring | Callum Ilott | Lando Norris | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | Lando Norris |
R2 | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Callum Ilott | Prema Powerteam | Jehan Daruvala | ||
R3 | Maximilian Günther | Maximilian Günther | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | Lando Norris |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Pos. | Driver | SIL |
MNZ |
PAU |
HUN |
NOR |
SPA |
ZAN |
NÜR |
RBR |
HOC |
Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Lando Norris | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 441 |
2 | Joel Eriksson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 388 |
3 | Maximilian Günther | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 383 |
4 | Callum Ilott | Ret | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 5 | 344 |
5 | Jake Hughes | 13 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 207 |
6 | Jehan Daruvala | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 191 |
7 | Ferdinand Habsburg | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | Ret | 187 |
8 | Guanyu Zhou | 7 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 149 |
9 | Ralf Aron | Ret | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 123 |
10 | Nikita Mazepin | Ret | 15 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 16 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 108 |
11 | Harrison Newey | 6 | 10 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 106 |
12 | Mick Schumacher | 8 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 94 |
13 | Joey Mawson | 5 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 83 |
14 | Pedro Piquet | 9 | 18 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 16 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 80 |
15 | Tadasuke Makino | 11 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | |||
16 | David Beckmann | 14 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 15 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
17 | Jake Dennis | 2 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Max Defourny | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Marino Sato | 16 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 1 |
20 | Sacha Fenestraz | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Keyvan Andres Soori | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 14 | 0 |
22 | Ameya Vaidyanathan | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Petru Florescu | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guest drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jüri Vips | 21 | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Devlin DeFrancesco | 16 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Felipe Drugovich | 16 | 16 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
SIL |
MNZ |
PAU |
HUN |
NOR |
SPA |
ZAN |
NÜR |
RBR |
HOC |
Pos. | Driver | SIL |
MNZ |
PAU |
HUN |
NOR |
SPA |
ZAN |
NÜR |
RBR |
HOC |
Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lando Norris | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 628 |
2 | Jehan Daruvala | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 539 |
3 | Mick Schumacher | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 436 |
4 | Joey Mawson | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 392 |
5 | Marino Sato | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 304 |
6 | Max Defourny | 5 | 6 | 3 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sacha Fenestraz | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – were nominated to score teams' championship points.
Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Prema Powerteam | 829 |
2 | Carlin | 702 |
3 | Motopark | 614 |
4 | Hitech GP | 463 |
5 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 357 |
Now he moves on to F3 with Prema, where he should just develop even more.