2017 Formula 2 Championship

2017 Formula 2 Championship
The first F2 Champion: Charles Leclerc.
Season Information
No. Rounds	11 (22 Races)
First Round	2017 Bahrain Feature Race
Last Round	2017 Yas Marina Sprint Race
Maker	Dallara; Mecachrome
Tyre(s)	Pirelli
Drivers' Championship
Champion	Charles Leclerc 282 Pt(s)
	7 Win(s), 8 Pole(s) 3 Fastest Lap(s)
Second	Artem Markelov 210 Pt(s)
	5 Win(s), 1 Pole(s) 5 Fastest Lap(s)
Third	Oliver Rowland 191 Pt(s)
	2 Win(s), 1 Pole(s), 2 Fastest Lap(s)
Teams' Championship
Champion	Russian Time 395 Pt(s)
	6 Win(s), 1 Pole(s) 5 Fastest Lap(s)
Second	Prema Racing 380 Pt(s)
	8 Win(s), 8 Pole(s) 4 Fastest Lap(s)
Third	DAMS 369 Pt(s)
	3 Win(s), 1 Pole(s) 3 Fastest Lap(s)
Season Guide
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The 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship, otherwise known as the 2017 Formula Two Season, was the first season of the revived "Formula Two Championship" and the de facto thirteenth edition of the GP2 Series. Staged across 22 races largely held in support of the Formula One World Championship, the 2017 edition of F2 would see one man dominate the season.

Indeed, with reigning GP2 Series Champion Pierre Gasly unable to defend his title in spite of the series' change of name, it was up in the air as to whom would win the first F2 Championship since 2012. That opened the door for 2016 GP3 Series Champion Charles Leclerc to dominate the 2017 Championship, with the Monegasque racer claiming eight poles, eight victories, and 282 points to win the Championship with a round to spare.

Leclerc would get his first victory of the season during the 2017 Bahrain Sprint Race, having claimed pole for the opening round two days earlier. Indeed, the first victory of the season had gone to GP2 veteran Artem Markelov, although it would be the only time that the Russian found himself ahead of Leclerc all season.

Instead, Oliver Rowland would lead the chase to stop Leclerc from taking the title, with the Brit briefly leading the Championship after claiming his first victory of the season in Monte Carlo. Yet, Leclerc would resume his hold on the Championship with pole and victory in Baku, and would not lose the title lead again.

Away from the fight for the title and there were numerous other race winners in 2017, with Nobuharu Matsushita the only man other than the top three to claim multiple victories. The other winners in 2017 were Luca Ghiotto, Nicholas Latifi, Nyck de Vries, Antonio Fuoco, Norman Nato and Sérgio Sette Câmara.

In terms of the Teams' Championship it would be a season long truel between Russian Time, Prema Racing and DAMS for the honours. Ultimately it was Russian time who edged out Prema at the season finale, outscoring the Italian effort by fifteen points. DAMS, meanwhile, would end the season in third, having seen Rowland disqualified from the 2017 Yas Marina Feature Race after claiming victory.

Calendar

The full calendar for the 2017 FIA Formula Two Championship is shown below:

2017 FIA Formula Two Championship Calendar
Round	Event	Type	Circuit	Date	Report
1	2017 Bahrain Grand Prix	F	Bahrain International Circuit	15 April 2017	Report
		S		16 April 2017	Report
2	2017 Spanish Grand Prix	F	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	13 May 2017	Report
		S		14 May 2017	Report
3	2017 Monaco Grand Prix	F	Circuit de Monaco	26 May 2017	Report
		S		27 May 2017	Report
4	2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	F	Baku City Circuit	24 June 2017	Report
		S		25 June 2017	Report
5	2017 Austrian Grand Prix	F	Red Bull Ring	7 July 2017	Report
		S		8 July 2018	Report
6	2017 British Grand Prix	F	Silverstone	15 July 2017	Report
		S		16 July 2017	Report
7	2017 Hungarian Grand Prix	F	Hungaroring	29 July 2017	Report
		S		30 July 2017	Report
8	2017 Belgian Grand Prix	F	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	26 August 2017	Report
		S		27 August 2017	Report
9	2017 Italian Grand Prix	F	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	2 September 2017	Report
		S		3 September 2017	Report
10	2017 Jerez Formula Two Race	F	Circuito de Jerez	7 October 2017	Report
		S		8 October 2017	Report
11	2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	F	Yas Marina Circuit	25 November 2017	Report
		S		26 November 2017	Report
2017 FIA Formula Two Championship Tests
I	2017 Pre-Season Test 1	T	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	13-15 March 2017	Report
II	2017 Pre-Season Test 2	T	Bahrain International Circuit	29-31 March 2017	Report
Source:

Entrants

Season Entry

The full 2017 FIA Formula Two Championship entry list is outlined below:

2017 FIA Formula Two Championship Entry List
Entrant	No.	Name	Abbr.	Rounds
Prema Racing Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	1	Charles Leclerc	LEC	All
	2	Antonio Fuoco	FUO	All
Racing Engineering Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	3	Louis Delétraz	DEL	1-7
		Nyck de Vries	DEV	8-11
	4	Gustav Malja	MAL	All
Russian Time Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	5	Luca Ghiotto	GHI	All
	6	Artem Markelov	AMA	All
ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	MAT	All
	8	Alexander Albon	ALB	1-3, 5-11
		Sergey Sirotkin	SIR	4
DAMS Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	9	Oliver Rowland	ROW	All
	10	Nicholas Latifi	LAT	All
Campos Racing Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	11	Ralph Boschung	BOS	1-10
		Lando Norris	NOR	11
	12	Stefano Coletti	COL	1
		Roberto Merhi	MER	2
		Robert Vișoiu	VIS	3-9
		Álex Palou	PAL	10-11
MP Motorsport Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	SET	All
	15	Jordan King	KIN	All
Trident Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	16	Nabil Jeffri	JEF	All
	17	Sergio Canamasas	CAN	1-4
		Raffaele Marciello	RMA	5
		Callum Ilott	ILO	6
		Santino Ferrucci	FER	7-11
Rapax Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	18	Nyck de Vries	DEV	1-7
		Louis Delétraz	DEL	8-11
	19	Johnny Cecotto, Jr.	CEC	1-4
		Sergio Canamasas	CAN	5-7
		Roberto Merhi	MER	8-9, 11
		René Binder	BIN	10
Pertamina Arden Dallara-Mecachrome GP2/11	20	Norman Nato	NAT	All
	21	Sean Gelael	GEL	All

Season Report

Round I: 2017 Bahrain Formula Two Round

The 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship would open with a pair of races at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on the 15-16 April 2017.

Round II: 2017 Spanish Formula 2 Round

F2 moved into its full European season on the 13-14 May 2017, with the Championship arriving at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the second round of the campaign.

Round III: 2017 Monaco Formula 2 Round

The Circuit de Monaco in the city of Monte Carlo, Monaco, would host the third round of the 2017 F2 Championship, hosting two races on the 26 and 27 May 2017.

Round IV: 2017 Azerbaijan Formula 2 Round

The second round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship would see the F2 paddock assemble at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 24-25 June 2017.

Round V: 2017 Austrian Formula 2 Round

The Championship's annual trip to the Red Bull Ring in the Styrian Mountains would be staged on the 7 and 8 July 2017, forming the fifth round of the season.

Round VI: 2017 British Formula 2 Round

F2 headed to the home of modern Grand Prix racing, the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, UK, on 15-16 July 2017, supporting the British Grand Prix.

Round VII: 2017 Hungarian Formula 2 Round

The F2 Championship would use the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary, for its seventh round of the season and last before the summer break, with two races on 29 and 30 July 2017.

Round VIII: 2017 Belgian Formula 2 Round

F2 was to return from its summer break with a pair of races at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium, on 26 and 27 August 2017.

Round IX: 2017 Italian Formula 2 Round

The Autodromo Nazionale Monza would host the final pair of European races for the 2017 F2 Championship, with the Series hosting its two races on the 2 and 3 September.

Round X: 2017 Jerez Formula 2 Round

The 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship had its only standalone event on the 7-8 October 2017, racing around the Circuito de Jerez.

Round XI: 2017 Abu Dhabi Formula 2 Round

The 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship would be concluded the 25-26 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with two races in support of the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Regulations

The technical and sport rulebooks for the FIA Formula 2 Championship remained stable for the 2017 season, with no major changes to either rule set.

Technical

The F2 Championship from 2017 would see all twenty drivers use identical Dallara GP2/11 chassis, all powered by identical Mecachrome V8108 4.0l V8 engines.

Sporting

Outlined below is a full breakdown of the point scoring system for the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship:

2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship Points Table
Feature Race
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1
Pole Position					Fastest Lap*
4					2
Sprint Race
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Fastest Lap*
15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

• * The fastest lap points were only awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap in the top ten of each race.

Standings

2017 FIA Formula Two Championship for Drivers

The full standings for the 2017 FIA Formula Two Championship for Drivers is outlined below:

2017 FIA Formula Two Championship for Drivers
Pos.	Name																							Pts.
		F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S
1st	LEC	3rd	1st	1st	4th	Ret	18th	1st	2nd	1st	Ret	1st	5th	4th	4th	DSQ	5th	17th	9th	1st	7th	2nd	1st	282
2nd	AMA	1st	8th	8th	9th	2nd	5th	4th	5th	8th	1st	4th	3rd	17th	9th	1st	Ret	9th	15th	5th	1st	1st	6th	210
3rd	ROW	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	9th	7th	Ret	4th	3rd	3rd	17th	1st	2nd	DSQ	8th	Ret	11th	2nd	3rd	DSQ	7th	191
4th	GHI	7th	2nd	2nd	7th	5th	4th	16th	7th	14th	4th	6th	2nd	6th	8th	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	7th	4th	3rd	5th	185
5th	LAT	11th	4th	6th	3rd	Ret	13th	3rd	3rd	2nd	8th	8th	1st	2nd	6th	DNS	9th	3rd	16th	4th	2nd	5th	3rd	178
6th	MAT	8th	14th	4th	1st	3rd	7th	12th	6th	6th	14th	10th	8th	5th	1st	16th	Ret	2nd	7th	18th	11th	6th	4th	131
7th	DEV	10th	6th	10th	Ret	7th	1st	2nd	Ret	13th	16th	DNS	7th	3rd	3rd	5th	2nd	18th	12th	13th	6th	4th	9th	114
8th	FUO	9th	10th	13th	Ret	11th	10th	Ret	12th	3rd	5th	16th	12th	Ret	17th	3rd	7th	1st	3rd	3rd	5th	DSQ	11th	98
9th	NAT	2nd	Ret	16th	13th	Ret	Ret	5th	1st	Ret	7th	2nd	6th	7th	5th	8th	4th	13th	10th	11th	10th	13th	18th	91
10th	ALB	6th	7th	5th	8th	4th	6th			5th	2nd	18th	10th	8th	7th	12th	18th	14th	8th	12th	9th	7th	2nd	86
11th	KIN	4th	5th	9th	5th	9th	8th	6th	DSQ	9th	6th	7th	Ret	15th	11th	Ret	14th	10th	20th	6th	Ret	8th	Ret	62
12th	SET	13th	18th	14th	15th	Ret	14th	13th	9th	16th	10th	13th	15th	16th	13th	6th	1st	6th	2nd	10th	14th	9th	8th	47
13th	MAL	18th	13th	7th	6th	6th	3rd	11th	13th	12th	15th	14th	9th	13th	NC	4th	11th	8th	18th	14th	18th	11th	17th	44
14th	CAN	14th	11th	Ret	11th	10th	17th	9th	15th	15th	9th	5th	4th	Ret	Ret									21
15th	GEL	17th	17th	15th	16th	13th	12th	14th	10th	10th	11th	9th	16th	14th	10th	15th	17th	5th	6th	16th	16th	15th	14th	17
16th	CEC	15th	9th	17th	10th	8th	2nd	Ret	14th															16
17th	DEL	20th	12th	11th	14th	15th	16th	Ret	16th	17th	13th	12th	13th	10th	12th	14th	12th	7th	4th	17th	12th	10th	Ret	16
18th	MER			19th	12th											7th	6th	11th	5th			16th	10th	16
19th	BOS	12th	Ret	12th	17th	12th	Ret	8th	8th	7th	Ret	11th	Ret	11th	16th	13th	13th	15th	13th	Ret	19th			11
20th	SIR							10th	4th															9
21st	PAL																			8th	8th	12th	12th	5
22nd	FER													9th	14th	9th	10th	Ret	14th	Ret	13th	14th	15th	4
23rd	JEF	19th	16th	18th	18th	14th	11th	Ret	17th	18th	12th	15th	18th	12th	15th	11th	15th	12th	17th	9th	15th	Ret	16th	2
24th	VIS					Ret	15th	15th	11th	11th	17th	17th	11th	Ret	Ret	10th	16th	16th	19th					1
25th	NOR																					Ret	13th	0
26th	ILO											19th	14th											0
27th	COL	16th	15th																					0
28th	BIN																			15th	17th			0
29th	RMA									19th	Ret													0
Pos.	Name	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	Pts.

2017 FIA Formula Two Championship for Teams

The full standings for the 2017 FIA Formula Two Championship for Teams is outlined below:

2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Teams
Pos.	Name	No.																							Pts.
			F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S
1st	RUS	5	7th	2nd	2nd	7th	5th	4th	16th	7th	14th	4th	6th	2nd	6th	8th	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	7th	4th	3rd	5th	395
		6	1st	8th	8th	9th	2nd	5th	4th	5th	8th	1st	4th	3rd	17th	9th	1st	Ret	9th	15th	5th	1st	1st	6th
2nd	PRE	1	3rd	1st	1st	4th	Ret	18th	1st	2nd	1st	Ret	1st	5th	4th	4th	DSQ	5th	17th	9th	1st	7th	2nd	1st	380
		2	9th	10th	13th	Ret	11th	10th	Ret	12th	3rd	5th	16th	12th	Ret	17th	3rd	7th	1st	3rd	3rd	5th	DSQ	11th
3rd	DAM	9	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	9th	7th	Ret	4th	3rd	3rd	17th	1st	2nd	DSQ	8th	Ret	11th	2nd	3rd	DSQ	7th	369
		10	11th	4th	6th	3rd	Ret	13th	3rd	3rd	2nd	8th	8th	1st	2nd	6th	DNS	9th	3rd	16th	4th	2nd	5th	3rd
4th	ART	7	8th	14th	4th	1st	3rd	7th	12th	6th	6th	14th	10th	8th	5th	1st	16th	Ret	2nd	7th	18th	11th	6th	4th	222
		8	6th	7th	5th	8th	4th	6th	10th	4th	5th	2nd	18th	10th	8th	7th	12th	18th	14th	8th	12th	9th	7th	2nd
5th	RAP	18	10th	6th	10th	Ret	7th	1st	2nd	Ret	13th	16th	DNS	7th	3rd	3rd	14th	12th	7th	4th	17th	12th	10th	Ret	137
		19	15th	9th	17th	10th	8th	2nd	Ret	14th	15th	9th	5th	4th	Ret	Ret	7th	6th	11th	5th	15th	17th	16th	10th
6th	MPM	14	13th	18th	14th	15th	Ret	14th	13th	9th	16th	10th	13th	15th	16th	13th	6th	1st	6th	2nd	10th	14th	9th	8th	109
		15	4th	5th	9th	5th	9th	8th	6th	DSQ	9th	6th	7th	Ret	15th	11th	Ret	14th	10th	20th	6th	Ret	8th	Ret
7th	ARD	20	2nd	Ret	16th	13th	Ret	Ret	5th	1st	Ret	7th	2nd	6th	7th	5th	8th	4th	13th	10th	11th	10th	13th	18th	108
		21	17th	17th	15th	16th	13th	12th	14th	10th	10th	11th	9th	16th	14th	10th	15th	17th	5th	6th	16th	16th	15th	14th
8th	RAC	3	20th	12th	11th	14th	15th	16th	Ret	16th	17th	13th	12th	13th	10th	12th	5th	2nd	18th	12th	13th	6th	4th	9th	87
		4	18th	13th	7th	6th	6th	3rd	11th	13th	12th	15th	14th	9th	13th	NC	4th	11th	8th	18th	14th	18th	11th	17th
9th	CAM	11	12th	Ret	12th	17th	12th	Ret	8th	8th	7th	Ret	11th	Ret	11th	16th	13th	13th	15th	13th	Ret	19th	Ret	13th	17
		12	16th	15th	19th	12th	Ret	15th	15th	11th	11th	17th	17th	11th	Ret	Ret	10th	16th	16th	19th	8th	8th	12th	12th
10th	TRI	16	19th	16th	18th	18th	14th	11th	Ret	17th	18th	12th	15th	18th	12th	15th	11th	15th	12th	17th	9th	15th	Ret	16th	9
		17	14th	11th	Ret	11th	10th	17th	9th	15th	19th	Ret	19th	14th	9th	14th	9th	10th	Ret	14th	Ret	13th	14th	15th
Pos.	Name	No.	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	F	S	Pts.

See also

	See the related event on the Formula One Wiki
	2017 Formula One Season

	See related content on the FIA F3 Wiki
	2017 GP3 Series

References

Images and Videos:

• F2Fanatic, 'F2 launch new 2018 car with Halo', f2fanatic.wordpress.com, (F2Fanatic, 31/08/2017), https://f2fanatic.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/f2-launch-new-2018-car-with-halo/, (Accessed 21/06/2018)

References:

2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship
Entrants
ART Grand Prix • Campos Racing • DAMS • MP Motorsport • Prema Racing • Pertamina Arden • Racing Engineering • Rapax • Russian Time • Trident
Manufacturers
Dallara • Mecachrome • Pirelli
Car/engine
Dallara GP2/11 • Mecachrome V8108 4.0l V8
Drivers
1 Charles Leclerc • 2 Antonio Fuoco • 3 Louis Delétraz/Nyck de Vries • 4 Gustav Malja • 5 Luca Ghiotto • 6 Artem Markelov • 7 Nobuharu Matsushita • 8 Alexander Albon/Sergey Sirotkin • 9 Oliver Rowland • 10 Nicholas Latifi • 11 Ralph Boschung/Lando Norris • 12 Stefano Coletti/Roberto Merhi/Robert Vișoiu/Álex Palou • 14 Sérgio Sette Câmara • 15 Jordan King • 16 Nabil Jeffri • 17 Sergio Canamasas/Raffaele Marciello/Callum Ilott/Santino Ferrucci • 18 Nyck de Vries/Louis Delétraz • 19 Johnny Cecotto, Jr./Sergio Canamasas/Roberto Merhi/René Binder • 20 Norman Nato • 21 Sean Gelael
Races
Bahrain Feature • Bahrain Sprint • Barcelona Feature • Barcelona Sprint • Monaco Feature • Monaco Sprint • Baku Feature • Baku Sprint • Red Bull Ring Feature • Red Bull Ring Sprint • Silverstone Feature • Silverstone Sprint • Hungaroring Feature • Hungaroring Sprint • Spa Feature • Spa Sprint • Monze Feature • Monza Sprint • Jerez Feature • Jerez Sprint • Yas Marina Feature • Yas Marina Sprint
Tests
2016 Yas Marina Test • 2017 Le Castellet Test • 2017 Bahrain Test • 2017 Yas Marina Test
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