2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

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2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

Drivers' Champion: Enaam Ahmed

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The 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England and Belgium. The season began at Oulton Park on 15 April and ended on 25 September at Donington Park, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races.

## Teams and drivers

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All teams were British-registered.

Team  | No. | Driver  | Rounds

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Chris Dittmann Racing[1] | 4  |  Omar Ismail[2] | 1–7
6  |  Tristan Charpentier[3] | 1, 5
8  |  Jeremy Wahome[4] | 1–6, 8
Double R Racing[1] | 5  |  Krishnaraaj Mahadik[5] | 6–7
7  |  Guilherme Samaia[6] | All
18  |  Pavan Ravishankar[7] | 8
26  |  Harry Hayek[8] | 1–3
Linus Lundqvist[9] | 5
55  |  Jamie Chadwick[10] | All
Douglas Motorsport[1] | 10  |  Petru Florescu[11] | 1
27  |  Callan O'Keeffe[12] | All
86  |  Jordan Cane[13][14] | 3–8
Lanan Racing[1] | 11  |  Alex Quinn[15] | 8
13  |  Aaron di Comberti[16] | 1–4
51  |  Toby Sowery[17] | 1–7
Carlin[1] | 15  |  James Pull[18] | All
28  |  Cameron Das[19] | All
65  |  Enaam Ahmed[20] | All
Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing[1] | 21  |  Chase Owen[21] | All
25  |  Nick Worm[22] | 1–7
Fortec Motorsports[1] | 33  |  Manuel Maldonado[23] | All
63  |  Nicolai Kjærgaard[24] | All
77  |  Ben Hingeley[25] | All

## Race calendar and results

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The calendar was published on 21 September 2016. The series will support British GT at all events. It will have one oversea round at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.[26]

Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning Driver  | Winning Team

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1  | R1  | Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire) | 17 April  |  Cameron Das |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
R2  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
R3  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
2  | R4  | Rockingham
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 29 April  |  Cameron Das |  Cameron Das |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
R5  | 30 April  |  |  Cameron Das |  Cameron Das | Carlin
R6  |  |  Ben Hingeley  |  Ben Hingeley  | Fortec Motorsports
3  | R7  | Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 27 May  |  James Pull |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
R8  | 28 May  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Jordan Cane | Douglas Motorsport
R9  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
4  | R10  | Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 10 June  |  Toby Sowery |  Toby Sowery |  Toby Sowery | Lanan Racing
R11  | 11 June  |  |  Toby Sowery |  Ben Hingeley  | Fortec Motorsports
R12  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Toby Sowery | Lanan Racing
5  | R13  | Spa-Francorchamps
(Belgium) | 7 July  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Toby Sowery |  Ben Hingeley  | Fortec Motorsports
R14  | 8 July  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
R15  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
6  | R16  | Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 5 August  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Toby Sowery |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
R17  | 6 August  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Krishnaraaj Mahadik  | Double R Racing
R18  |  |  Toby Sowery |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
7  | R19  | Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 26 August  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
R20  | 27 August  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Jordan Cane | Douglas Motorsport
R21  |  |  Toby Sowery |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin
8  | R22  | Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 23 September  |  Ben Hingeley  |  Chase Owen  |  Ben Hingeley  | Fortec Motorsports
R23  | 24 September  |  |  Cameron Das |  Jordan Cane | Douglas Motorsport
R24  |  |  Enaam Ahmed |  Enaam Ahmed | Carlin

## Championship standings

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Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in all races.

Races  | Position, points per race

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1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10th  | 11th  | 12th  | 13th  | 14th  | 15th  | 16th  | 17th  | 18th  | 19th  | 20th
Races 1 & 3  | 35  | 29  | 24  | 21  | 19  | 17  | 15  | 13  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1
Race 2  | 25  | 22  | 20  | 18  | 16  | 15  | 14

### Drivers' championship

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Pos.  | Driver  | OUL | ROC | SNE | SIL | SPA | BRH | SNE | DON | Points

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1  |  Enaam Ahmed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1  | 8  | 8  | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2  | 5  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2  | 6  | 1 | 575
2  |  James Pull | 2  | 4  | 3  | 5  | Ret  | 2  | 2 | 14  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 8  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 13  | 7  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 490
3  |  Ben Hingeley  | 4  | 2  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 1 | 5  | 4  | 7  | 5  | 1  | 10  | 1  | Ret  | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 9  | 1 | 5  | 4  | 444
4  |  Toby Sowery | 3  | Ret  | 7  | 10  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3  | 2  | 3 | DSQ  | 7 | 2  | 4  | 2 |  |  |  | 432
5  |  Cameron Das | 5 | 6  | 2  | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 5  | 7  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 10  | 2  | 6  | 15  | 8  | 3  | 4 | 13 | 425
6  |  Callan O'Keeffe | 7  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 4  | 4  | Ret  | 9  | 5  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 4  | 10  | 14  | 4  | 7  | Ret  | 12  | 373
7  |  Chase Owen  | 14  | 8  | 13  | 11  | 11  | 7  | 9  | 9  | 13  | Ret  | 9  | 4  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 9  | 6  | 9  | 13  | 9  | 6  | 6 | 2  | 6  | 302
8  |  Jordan Cane |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 1  | 4  | 15  | 15  | 6  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | Ret  | 11  | 7  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 288
9  |  Jamie Chadwick | 11  | DSQ  | Ret  | 8  | 3  | 11  | 7  | 7  | 12  | 9  | 10  | 15  | 6  | 10  | 11  | 11  | 5  | 15  | 9  | 7  | 11  | 9  | 11  | 7  | 264
10  |  Nicolai Kjærgaard | 12  | 5  | 8  | 7  | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 7  | 16  | 7  | 12  | 12  | 10  | 7  | 11  | 6  | 15  | 10  | 12  | 8  | Ret  | 8  | 247
11  |  Omar Ismail  | 8  | 14  | 5  | 6  | 2  | Ret  | Ret  | 13  | 9  | 10  | 12  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 13  | 12  | 4  | 14  | 11  | 8  | 14  |  |  |  | 216
12  |  Manuel Maldonado | 15  | 7  | 15  | 13  | 10  | EX  | 12  | Ret  | 11  | 8  | 6  | 13  | 15  | 14  | 15  | 10  | 8  | 13  | 14  | 11  | Ret  | 10  | 7  | 9  | 205
13  |  Guilherme Samaia | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | 9  | 12  | 9  | 14  | 10  | Ret  | 14  | 13  | 8  | 3  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | 8  | 2  | 10  | 14  | 8  | Ret  | 195
14  |  Jeremy Wahome | 16  | 11  | 14  | 16  | 13  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 15  | 11  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 11  | Ret  | 6  | DSQ  | 10  |  |  |  | 13  | 12  | 11  | 165
15  |  Nick Worm  | 17  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 14  | DNS  | 13  | 11  | 14  | 13  | 14  | 14  | 14  | 13  | 14  | 13  | 9  | 16  | 12  | 12  | 13  |  |  |  | 159
16  |  Aaron di Comberti  | 18  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 12  | 10  | 12  | 11  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112
17  |  Krishnaraaj Mahadik  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 1  | 8  | 5  | 6  | 5  |  |  |  | 104
18  |  Tristan Charpentier | 10  | 9  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  | 8  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53
19  |  Harry Hayek  | 6  | Ret  | 10  | 12  | 7  | Ret  | DNS  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51
20  |  Alex Quinn |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 9  | 3  | 46
21  |  Linus Lundqvist |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 9  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32
22  |  Pavan Ravishankar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  | 10  | 31
23  |  Petru Florescu | 9  | Ret  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "BRDC British F3 Teams and Drivers". Retrieved 23 January 2017.
2. ^ "Omar Ismail joins Chris Dittmann Racing for 2017 British Formula 3". March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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5. ^ "Chase Owen heads opening test day at Brands Hatch". 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
6. ^ "Samaia joins Double R Racing's 2017 British F3 line-up". April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
7. ^ "Singaporean racer Pavan Ravishankar joins Double R Racing for Donington Park British F3 finale". 18 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
8. ^ "Harry Hayek to race in BRDC British F3 with Double R". 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
9. ^ "Linus Lundqvist to make British F3 debut at Spa-Francorchamps". June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
10. ^ Cozens, Jack; Khorounzhiy, Valentin (22 February 2017). "GT champion Chadwick makes single-seater switch". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
11. ^ "British F4 race winner Petru Florescu joins Douglas Motorsport for 2017 British F3". 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
12. ^ "O'Keefe gets BRDC British F3 deal with Douglas Motorsport". 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
13. ^ "Jordan Cane makes BRDC British F3 switch for 2017". 7 September 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
14. ^ "Cane moves to Douglas for British F3 debut". May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.[permanent dead link]
15. ^ "F4 racer Alex Quinn steps up to BRDC British F3 Championship with Lanan Racing for Donington finale". 21 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
16. ^ "Lanan Racing signs Aaron Di Comberti for 2017 BRDC British Formula 3". 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
17. ^ Benyon, Jack (March 28, 2017). "McLaren Autosport BRDC Award finalist Sowery stays in BRDC F3". Autosport. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
18. ^ "Enaam Ahmed secures Carlin seat for BRDC British F3 title push". 11 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
19. ^ "Carlin completes 2017 BRDC British F3 line-up with F4 Champion Das". 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
20. ^ "Ahmed back with Carlin for British F3 2017 assault". 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
21. ^ "Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing signs American Chase Owen for 2017 British F3 campaign". 14 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
22. ^ "Hillspeed completes three-car 2017 British F3 line-up with German Nick Worm". March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
23. ^ "Manuel Maldonado completes Fortec Motorsports British F3 line-up". 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
24. ^ "Nicolai Kjaergaard graduates to BRDC British F3 with Fortec Motorsports for 2017". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
25. ^ "Fortec signs Hingeley and Kjaergaard for BRDC British F3". 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
26. ^ Jackson, Connor (21 September 2016). "2017 BRDC F3 CALENDAR RELEASED, 8 ROUNDS, 7 VENUES, SPA REMAINS". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

## External links

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* Official website