The2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship is a multi-eventmotor racing championship for third-tier single-seatopen wheel formula racing cars that is held acrossEurope . The championship featured drivers competing intwo-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the sixth edition of theFIA Formula 3 European Championship .
The season saw the début of theDallara F317 chassis package. Although it was 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 in2012 .
Prema Powerteam successfully defended the teams' championship for the fifth time in a row. The drivers' and rookies' title was secured with two races to spare byCarlin 's driverLando Norris . He became the first non-Prema driver to win the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[ 1] Joel Eriksson in his second year withMotopark improved his performance to the runner-up place in the standings. Prema'sMaximilian Günther was not able to get better in the championship, but remained in the top-three at the end of the season. His teammateCallum Ilott was the last driver who was a championship contender and won on different types of circuits.Jake Hughes ,Jehan Daruvala andFerdinand Habsburg took their wins atNürburgring ,Norisring andSpa respectively.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Guanyu Zhou ,Ralf Aron andNikita 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]
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Force India junior and2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 driverJehan Daruvala and2016 Euroformula Open runner-upFerdinand Habsburg joined the series with Carlin.[ 31] 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 championLando Norris , who competed in the last round of the 2016 season with Carlin, raced full-time with the team.[ 32] 2016 GP3 Series driverJake Dennis returned to Carlin, with which he previously raced in the championship in2014 .[ 28] entered the series withCarlin .[ 34] Ralf Aron switched fromPrema Powerteam toHitechGP .[ 24] Jake Hughes , who competed in the final round of the 2016 season with Carlin, will race full-time withHitech GP . They were joined by2015 F4 Japanese runner-upTadasuke Makino .[ 25] Italian F4 driverMarino Sato and Euroformula Open driverKeyvan Andres Soori joined the series withMotopark .[ 10] Motopark driverSérgio Sette Câmara stepped up to2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship withMP Motorsport .[ 35] Red Bull Junior driverNiko Kari , who finished tenth in the 2016 European Formula 3, competed in the GP3 Series withArden International .[ 36] [ 37] Callum Ilott andGuanyu Zhou , who raced forVan Amersfoort Racing andMotopark in 2016 respectively, switched toPrema Powerteam .[ 17] [ 15] Mick Schumacher , runner-up in the 2016ADAC F4 andItalian F4 championships, and son of seven timeFormula One world championMichael Schumacher , joined the series withPrema Powerteam . 2016 championLance Stroll graduated toFormula One withWilliams F1 , leaving his Prema's seat vacant.[ 38] David Beckmann , who competed forMücke Motorsport in 2016 from round 3 onwards, joinedVan Amersfoort Racing .[ 20] ADAC F4 championJoey Mawson continued his collaboration with Van Amersfoort Racing.[ 23] Anthoine Hubert andMercedes F1 junior driverGeorge Russell , who finished eighth and third in the 2016 European Formula 3 season respectively, joined the GP3 Series withART Grand Prix .[ 39] 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 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
Championship standings [ edit ] Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' championship[ edit ] Rookies' Championship[ edit ] Teams' championship[ edit ] Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – were nominated to score teams' championship points.
^ All drivers competed inDallara chassis; model listed.[ 6] ^a b c d e f g h i j Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at round 1, 4–10. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 2–10. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 2–5, 7, 9. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 8, 10. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 1, 6. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 1–2. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 1, 3–5, 7–10. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at round 4. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 2–3, 5–10. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 1–5, 7–10. ^ Ineligible to score points for the team in the teams' championship at rounds 1–3, 6. ^ Allen, Peter (14 October 2017)."Norris secures European F3 title with second to Eriksson at Hockenheim" .formulascout.com . 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