2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
The 2017 FIA European Formula 3 Championship is an upcoming multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that is held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It is the sixteenth edition of the FIA European Formula Three Championship and the sixth edition after the European Formula Three Championship merged with the Formula 3 Euro Series.
Lance Stroll is the defending drivers' champion.[1] His team, Prema Powerteam, is the defending winners of the teams' championship.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Driver | Status | Engine |
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 Prema Powerteam[2]
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 Callum Ilott[3]
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Driver changes
- Joining FIA European Formula 3
- Force India junior driver Jehan Daruvala will join the series from Formula Renault 2.0.[4]
- Changing teams
- Callum Ilott, who raced for Van Amersfoort Racing in 2016, switched to Prema Powerteam.[3]
- Leaving FIA European Formula 3
- 2016 champion Lance Stroll graduated to Formula One with Williams F1.[5]
- Motopark drivers and Red Bull Juniors Sérgio Sette Câmara and Niko Kari will step up to the GP2 Series with MP Motorsport and the GP3 Series respectively.[6][7]
Calendar
A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 30 November 2016.[8]
| R. | RN | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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| 1 | 1 | TBC
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| 2 | 4 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
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| 3 | 7 |  Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau
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20–21 May | Pau Grand Prix |
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| 4 | 10 |  Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort
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3–4 June | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
| 11 | ||||
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| 5 | 13 |  Norisring, Nuremberg
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23–25 June | |
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| 6 | 16 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps
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28–29 July | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
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| 7 | 19 |  Hungaroring, Mogyoród
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19–20 August | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
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| 8 | 22 | Nürburgring, Rhineland-Palatinate
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9–10 September | |
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| 9 | 25 |  Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
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TBC | |
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| 10 | 28 | Hockenheimring, Baden-Württemberg
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14–16 October | |
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References
- ^ "F3 - Lance Stroll is the new FIA Formula 3 European Champion". 2 October 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (8 November 2016). "Honda junior Tadasuke Makino testing with Prema Powerteam". Autosport. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (22 November 2016). "Callum Ilott joins Prema for 2017 European F3 season". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Daruvala chooses European F3 for 2017 season". 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas confirmed as 2017 Williams drivers". 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (27 November 2016). "Sergio Sette Camara secures MP Motorsport seat for 2017 GP2 season". Autosport. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Onko tässä Suomen seuraava F1-kuljettaja? (Is this the next Finnish F1 driver?)". 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
Formula 3:n eurosarjassa Kari oli tällä kaudella vasta kymmenes voitettuaan 30 startista vain yhden, mutta ensi kaudella Kari saa paikan GP3-sarjasta. Asian vahvisti MTV Sportille Red Bullin moottoriurheilupomo Helmut Marko (Formula 3 Euro Series Kari was only tenth in this season after winning just one of 30 start-up, but the next season Kari gets a seat in the GP3 series. This interest was confirmed by MTV Intersport in Red Bull's motorsport boss Helmut Marko).
- ^ Klein, Jamie (30 November 2016). "Monza returns on 2017 European F3 calendar". motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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