2017 SMP F4 Championship

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The 2017 SMP F4 Championship is the third season of the SMP F4 Championship. The series is also known as FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship.

Among the team partaking in the championship are SMP Racing (who have been partaking in the series since its inception), MP Motorsport, in its second season, and debutants FA Racing Team, ALM Motorsport, Lappalainen Racing Team and AKK Academy. [1] [2]

Despite more teams running the cars, the so-called single-operation remains. All cars have identical set-up including tyre pressure. [3]

The series is a FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship and drivers must hold a valid annual license issued by one of the NEZ ASNs to score points. [4] NEZ Council, however, agreed in its meeting in 30 November 2016 to allow KNAF license holders to score points in the championship again in 2017 season. The exception is valid for 2017 season only and Dutch drivers aren't eligible to any other NEZ cups or championships. [5]

Several drivers outside North-European Zone and the Netherlands hold licenses issued by zone ASNs and are allowed to score points: Guillem Pujeu and Xavier Lloveras represent Finland (AKK Motorsports), Gülhüseyn Abdullayev Russia (RAF) and Lukas Dunner Netherlands (KNAF).

Drivers

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport [1] 2 Flag of France.svg Tristan Charpentier [6] 1, 3
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard [6] All
8 Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Dunner [6] All
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal [6] All
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Peters [7] 1–3
17 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nazim Azman 7
19 Flag of Spain.svg Marta García [8] 5
Flag of Russia.svg SMP Racing 3 Flag of Russia.svg Milen Ponomarenko [7] 1–6
6 Flag of Cyprus.svg Vladimiros Tziortzis [7] All
7 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Volegov [7] All
10 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Smolyar [7] All
17 Flag of Russia.svg Nerses Isaakyan [9] 6
23 Flag of Russia.svg Roman Lebedev [10] 3
25 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Sitnikov [9] 6
27 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Shvetsov [11] 4–7
55 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gülhüseyn Abdullayev [7] All
57 Flag of Russia.svg Michael Belov [7] All
88 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Berets [7] All
Flag of Spain.svg FA Racing Team [12] 18 Flag of Spain.svg Guillem Pujeu [7] 1–6
21 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Lloveras [7] 1–5
Flag of Finland.svg AKK Academy [2] 22 Flag of Finland.svg Sami-Matti Trogen [13] All
32 Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Haapalainen [14] All
76 Flag of Finland.svg Elias Niskanen [15] 1–5
Flag of Estonia.svg ALM Motorsport [12] 33 Flag of Estonia.svg Jan-Erik Meikup [12] 1–5
44 Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Piirimägi [12] 1, 3–5, 7
Flag of Finland.svg Lappalainen Team [12] 50 Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Puhakka [16] All
77 Flag of Finland.svg Konsta Lappalainen 7

Race calendar

RoundCircuit [17] DatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamSupporting
1R1 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 19 May Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Lloveras Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Lloveras Flag of Spain.svg FA Racing Team Mitjet 2L
R220 May Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R3 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Smolyar Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
2R4 Flag of Russia.svg Smolensk Ring, Safonovo 27 May Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Lloveras Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Puhakka Flag of Finland.svg Lappalainen Team Russian Circuit Racing Series
R528 May Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Volegov Flag of Russia.svg SMP Racing
R6 Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Haapalainen Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Smolyar Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Haapalainen Flag of Finland.svg AKK Academy
3R7 Flag of Finland.svg Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna 3 June Flag of Finland.svg Sami-Matti Trogen Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Puhakka Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R8 Flag of Russia.svg Michael Belov Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Volegov Flag of Russia.svg SMP Racing
R94 June Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
4R10 Flag of Estonia.svg auto24ring, Audru 1 July Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Lloveras Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport Estonian Grand Prix
R11 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Volegov Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R122 July Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Piirimägi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
5R13 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 15 July Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Puhakka Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport Russian Endurance Challenge
R1416 July Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R15 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Puhakka Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Haapalainen Flag of Finland.svg AKK Academy
6R16 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 19 August Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport Russian Circuit Racing Series
R17 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R1820 August Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Haapalainen Flag of Finland.svg AKK Academy
7R19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg TT Circuit Assen, Assen 21 October Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Smolyar Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Haapalainen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport Formido Finaleraces
R2022 October Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Smolyar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport
R21 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Smolyar Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

RacesPosition, points per race
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Races 1 & 3251815121086421
Race 215121086421

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver SOC
Flag of Russia.svg 		SMO
Flag of Russia.svg 		AHV
Flag of Finland.svg 		AUD
Flag of Estonia.svg 		MSC1
Flag of Russia.svg 		MSC2
Flag of Russia.svg 		ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 		Pts
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard 51126377111Ret1131111Ret21292
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal 2828581Ret89141447563112218
3 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Smolyar 33193343346522386175236217
4 Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Haapalainen4551171111055153621221874208
5 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita VolegovRet11351621642155Ret478107412157
6 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Lloveras12442266323611715156
7 Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Puhakka61291DSQ5105236Ret10921077488136
8 Flag of Russia.svg Michael Belov 99894Ret449DNSRet4765Ret5410133104
9 Flag of Finland.svg Sami-Matti Trogen1715121012148271112Ret359441459586
10 Flag of Cyprus.svg Vladimiros Tziortzis Ret4166Ret9169107412141114332Ret101176
11 Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Piirimägi87131312148958131266742
12 Flag of Estonia.svg Jan-Erik Meikup1118779758121413DSQWDWDWD29
13 Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Dunner 101310RetRet131071391210898Ret5924
14 Flag of Finland.svg Elias Niskanen71061510109Ret1112189Ret141719
15 Flag of Finland.svg Konsta Lappalainen 3121016
16 Flag of Spain.svg Guillem Pujeu14191712Ret131815RetRet87128131210616
17 Flag of Spain.svg Marta García 17Ret68
18 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Berets13141413111212111513108131011141413Ret11Ret5
19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Peters1261117Ret161513DNS4
20 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gülhüseyn AbdullayevRetEX181681117161616111015Ret16151516Ret15142
21 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan ShvetsovRet1714Ret151991112RetDNSDNS2
22 Flag of Russia.svg Nerses Isaakyan111292
23 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nazim Azman 916152
24 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Sitnikov1313170
25 Flag of Russia.svg Roman Lebedev1414170
26 Flag of Russia.svg Milen Ponomarenko15161514Ret15WDWDWD1516Ret1616181616150
27 Flag of France.svg Tristan Charpentier 1617RetWDWDWD0
PosDriver SOC
Flag of Russia.svg 		SMO
Flag of Russia.svg 		AHV
Flag of Finland.svg 		AUD
Flag of Estonia.svg 		MSC1
Flag of Russia.svg 		MSC2
Flag of Russia.svg 		ASS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 		Pts

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