2017 French F4 Championship

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The 2017 French F4 Championship season was the 25th season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the seventh season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 16 April at Nogaro and ended on 15 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty one races. [1]

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Arthur Rougier clinched the titles in the general classification of the championship and in the International Series, winning races at Pau and Spa [2] Victor Martins won races at Nogaro, Monza and Le Castellet but lost to Rougier in general classification just by four points, while in the Junior Championship he took the title. Florian Venturi wasn't able to win a race but he scored seven podiums and completed the season in the top-three of the drivers' standings. Pierre-Alexandre Jean, Jean-Baptiste Mela, Charles Milesi, Stuart White, Hugo Chevalier, Marvin Klein, Javier González, Thomas Drouet and Pierre-Louis Chovet were the other race winners.

Driver lineup

No.DriverClassRounds
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Røes Andersen [3] I1–4
2 Flag of France.svg Hugo Chevalier [3] IAll
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White [3] JAll
4 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Mela [3] IAll
5 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Jean [3] IAll
6 Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi [3] IAll
7 Flag of France.svg Thomas Drouet [3] IAll
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier González [3] I1–6
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Watt [4] J5–7
10 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Chovet [5] J5–7
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel [3] JAll
12 Flag of France.svg Antoine Horemans [6] I4
13 Flag of France.svg Marvin Klein [3] IAll
15 Flag of France.svg Adam Eteki [7] J6
27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde [3] JAll
29 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins [8] JAll
49 Flag of France.svg Florian Venturi [3] IAll
51 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Festante [3] I1–4
87 Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier [3] IAll
92 Flag of Colombia.svg Christian Muñoz [3] IAll
IconStatus
IDrivers that compete for the International Championship
JDrivers that compete for the Junior Championship
GGuest drivers that are ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

A seven-round calendar was revealed on 25 January 2017. [1]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverJunior WinnerInternational Winner
1R1 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 16 April Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Jean
R2 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of Mexico.svg Javier González Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of Mexico.svg Javier González
R317 April Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Jean
2R1 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 29 April Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Florian Venturi
R2 Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Røes Andersen Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Jean Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Jean
R330 April Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi
3R1 Flag of France.svg Circuit de Pau, Pau 20 May Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier
R2 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Festante Flag of France.svg Thomas Drouet Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White Flag of France.svg Thomas Drouet
R321 May Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier
4R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 10 June Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of Mexico.svg Javier González Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier
R211 June Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier
R3 Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Florian Venturi Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier
5R1 Flag of France.svg Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 9 September Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Marvin Klein Flag of France.svg Marvin Klein Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Marvin Klein
R210 September Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi
R3 Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi
6R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 30 September Flag of France.svg Victor Martins [N 1] Flag of France.svg Florian Venturi [N 1] Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi
R2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde [N 1] Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Mela Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Mela
R31 October Flag of France.svg Victor Martins [N 1] Flag of France.svg Victor Martins [N 1] Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi
7R1 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 14 October Flag of France.svg Victor Martins [N 2] Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Hugo Chevalier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde Flag of France.svg Hugo Chevalier
R215 October Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Chovet Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Chovet Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Mela
R3 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins [N 2] Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Victor Martins Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier

Championship standings

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

RacesPosition
1st 2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th PPFL
Races 1 & 325181512108642111
Race 2151210864210001

French F4 Championship

PosDriver NOG
Flag of France.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
PAU
Flag of France.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
LEC
Flag of France.svg
Points
1 Flag of France.svg Arthur Rougier 357522171111465827232303
2 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins 111114EX28164222132242751299
3 Flag of France.svg Florian VenturiRet8323RetRet145113410573733614156
4 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Alexandre Jean2724114Ret1142491388111413545150
5 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Mela6412811572155Ret6879101Ret1027124
6 Flag of Colombia.svg Christian Muñoz76837136466Ret56666Ret7141210122
7 Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi [N 3] 434Ret8111108DNSDNSDNS3211616812118
8 Flag of South Africa.svg Stuart White1212146634639Ret7713121010131311118
9 Flag of France.svg Hugo Chevalier [N 4] 8213Ret1410Ret13277Ret534554196111
10 Flag of France.svg Marvin Klein595954391414Ret1411410139151211998
11 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier González [N 5] 9110109118393531612144Ret672
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde 1314151313121212121281212101373547368
13 Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Røes Andersen10136710655786858
14 Flag of France.svg Thomas Drouet11101111Ret81011010Ret1099129RetRet910Ret41
15 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Festante1415914127915111391111
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel Ret16Ret12Ret9RetRet1315111314151516131415Ret136
17 Flag of France.svg Antoine Horemans1610150
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Chovet 15DSQEX171198180
Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Watt1111111481211Ret60
Flag of France.svg Adam Eteki1512170

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Charles Milesi took pole and set the fastest lap, but he was ineligible to score points for them at Barcelona.
  2. 1 2 Hugo Chevalier took pole, but he was ineligible to score points for pole at Le castellet.
  3. Ineligible for points at Barcelona and Le Castellet because he already raced on these circuits during the 2017.
  4. Ineligible for points at Le Castellet because he already raced on this circuit during the 2017.
  5. Ineligible for points at Barcelona because he already raced on this circuit during the 2017.

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