2017 French F4 Championship

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]

2017 French F4 Championship
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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. Driver Class Rounds
1 Casper Røes Andersen[3] I 1–4
2 Hugo Chevalier[3] I All
3 Stuart White[3] J All
4 Jean-Baptiste Mela[3] I All
5 Pierre-Alexandre Jean[3] I All
6 Charles Milesi[3] I All
7 Thomas Drouet[3] I All
8 Javier González[3] I 1–6
9 Noah Watt[4] J 5–7
10 Pierre-Louis Chovet[5] J 5–7
11 Amaury Cordeel[3] J All
12 Antoine Horemans[6] I 4
13 Marvin Klein[3] I All
15 Adam Eteki[7] J 6
27 Ugo de Wilde[3] J All
29 Victor Martins[8] J All
49 Florian Venturi[3] I All
51 Aldo Festante[3] I 1–4
87 Arthur Rougier[3] I All
92 Christian Muñoz[3] I All
Icon Status
I Drivers that compete for the International Championship
J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
G Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

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

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Junior Winner International Winner
1 R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 16 April Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Pierre-Alexandre Jean
R2 Victor Martins Javier González Victor Martins Javier González
R3 17 April Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Pierre-Alexandre Jean
2 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 29 April Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Florian Venturi
R2 Casper Røes Andersen Pierre-Alexandre Jean Victor Martins Pierre-Alexandre Jean
R3 30 April Victor Martins Victor Martins Charles Milesi Stuart White Charles Milesi
3 R1 Circuit de Pau, Pau 20 May Arthur Rougier Victor Martins Arthur Rougier Victor Martins Arthur Rougier
R2 Aldo Festante Thomas Drouet Stuart White Thomas Drouet
R3 21 May Arthur Rougier Stuart White Arthur Rougier Stuart White Arthur Rougier
4 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 10 June Arthur Rougier Javier González Arthur Rougier Victor Martins Arthur Rougier
R2 11 June Arthur Rougier Arthur Rougier Victor Martins Arthur Rougier
R3 Arthur Rougier Florian Venturi Arthur Rougier Victor Martins Arthur Rougier
5 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 9 September Victor Martins Marvin Klein Marvin Klein Victor Martins Marvin Klein
R2 10 September Victor Martins Stuart White Stuart White Charles Milesi
R3 Stuart White Charles Milesi Charles Milesi Victor Martins Charles Milesi
6 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 30 September Victor Martins[N 1] Florian Venturi[N 1] Charles Milesi Victor Martins Charles Milesi
R2 Ugo de Wilde[N 1] Jean-Baptiste Mela Ugo de Wilde Jean-Baptiste Mela
R3 1 October Victor Martins[N 1] Victor Martins[N 1] Charles Milesi Victor Martins Charles Milesi
7 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 14 October Victor Martins[N 2] Victor Martins Hugo Chevalier Ugo de Wilde Hugo Chevalier
R2 15 October Arthur Rougier Pierre-Louis Chovet Pierre-Louis Chovet Jean-Baptiste Mela
R3 Victor Martins[N 2] Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Arthur Rougier

Championship standings
Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Races Position
1st  2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP FL
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 1

French F4 Championship
Pos Driver NOG
 MNZ
 PAU
 SPA
 MAG
 CAT
 LEC
 Points
1 Arthur Rougier 3 5 7 5 2 2 1 7 1 1 1 1 4 6 5 8 2 7 2 3 2 303
2 Victor Martins 1 11 1 1 4 EX 2 8 16 4 2 2 2 13 2 2 4 2 7 5 1 299
3 Florian Venturi Ret 8 3 2 3 Ret Ret 14 5 11 3 4 10 5 7 3 7 3 3 6 14 156
4 Pierre-Alexandre Jean 2 7 2 4 1 14 Ret 11 4 2 4 9 13 8 8 11 14 13 5 4 5 150
5 Jean-Baptiste Mela 6 4 12 8 11 5 7 2 15 5 Ret 6 8 7 9 10 1 Ret 10 2 7 124
6 Christian Muñoz 7 6 8 3 7 13 6 4 6 6 Ret 5 6 6 6 6 Ret 7 14 12 10 122
7 Charles Milesi[N 3] 4 3 4 Ret 8 1 11 10 8 DNS DNS DNS 3 2 1 1 6 1 6 8 12 118
8 Stuart White 12 12 14 6 6 3 4 6 3 9 Ret 7 7 1 3 12 10 10 13 13 11 118
9 Hugo Chevalier[N 4] 8 2 13 Ret 14 10 Ret 13 2 7 7 Ret 5 3 4 5 5 4 1 9 6 111
10 Marvin Klein 5 9 5 9 5 4 3 9 14 14 Ret 14 1 14 10 13 9 15 12 11 9 98
11 Javier González[N 5] 9 1 10 10 9 11 8 3 9 3 5 3 16 12 14 4 Ret 6 72
12 Ugo de Wilde 13 14 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 8 12 12 10 13 7 3 5 4 7 3 68
13 Casper Røes Andersen 10 13 6 7 10 6 5 5 7 8 6 8 58
14 Thomas Drouet 11 10 11 11 Ret 8 10 1 10 10 Ret 10 9 9 12 9 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 41
15 Aldo Festante 14 15 9 14 12 7 9 15 11 13 9 11 11
16 Amaury Cordeel Ret 16 Ret 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret 13 15 11 13 14 15 15 16 13 14 15 Ret 13 6
17 Anthione Horemans 16 10 15 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Pierre-Louis Chovet 15 DSQ EX 17 11 9 8 1 8 0
Noah Watt 11 11 11 14 8 12 11 Ret 6 0
Adam Eteki 15 12 17 0

Footnotes

  1. Charles Milesi took pole and set the fastest lap, but he was ineligible to score points for them at Barcelona.
  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.

References

  1. "French F4 Championship 2017". Auto Sport Academy. French F4 Championship. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. Allen, Peter (17 October 2017). "Rougier takes French F4 title with second to Martins in Paul Ricard finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. "16 Drivers Announced for Opening FFSA F4 Round at Nogaro". 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. "Så prøver Noah kræfter med noget ganske andet end sin danske Formel 4 bil". Noah Watt Racing. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. "Les pilotes du Championnat de France F4 font leur rentrée !". 5 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. "Défi belge pour les pilotes du Championnat de France F4 !". 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. "Avant-dernière ligne droite pour la F4 à Barcelone !". 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. "Karting world champion Martins makes single-seater switch". 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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