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{{Short description|1st edition of FIA Formula 2 Championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Motorsport season
{{Motorsport season
| series = FIA Formula 2 Championship
| series = FIA Formula 2 Championship
| year = 2017
| year = 2017
|subheader = {{small|Drivers' Champion:}} [[Charles Leclerc]] <br> {{small|Teams' Champion:}} [[Russian Time]]
|subheader = {{small|Drivers' Champion:}} [[Charles Leclerc]] <br /> {{small|Teams' Champion:}} [[Russian Time]]
| previouslink =2016 GP2 Series
| previouslink =2016 GP2 Series
| previous = 2016
| previous = 2016
| previoussuffix = [[GP2 Series|GP2]]
| previoussuffix = [[GP2 Series|GP2]]
| nextlink = 2018 Formula 2 Championship
| nextlink = 2018 Formula 2 Championship
| footer = <small>Predecessor:</small><br>[[2016 GP2 Series|GP2 Series]]<br><small>Parent series:</small><br>[[2017 Formula One World Championship| Formula One]]<br><small>Feeder series:</small><br>[[2017 GP3 Series|GP3 Series]]
| footer = <small>Predecessor:</small><br />[[2016 GP2 Series|GP2 Series]]<br /><small>Parent series:</small><br />[[2017 Formula One World Championship|Formula One World Championship]]<br /><small>Feeder series:</small><br />[[2017 GP3 Series|GP3 Series]]
}}
}}
[[File:Arjun Maini at 2017 Abu Dhabi F2 test.jpg|thumb|275px|[[Russian Time]] won the inaugural teams' championship.]]
[[File:Charles-Leclerc.jpg|thumb|230px|[[Charles Leclerc]] (pictured in 2020) won the inaugural championship]]
[[File:Arjun Maini at 2017 Abu Dhabi F2 test.jpg|thumb|230px|[[Russian Time]] won the inaugural teams' championship.]]
The '''2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship''' was the fifty-first season of the second-tier of [[Formula One]] feeder championship and also the first season under the moniker of [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]], a [[motor racing]] championship run in support of the [[2017 FIA Formula One World Championship]]. The championship is sanctioned by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA) and is open to teams and drivers competing in cars complying with [[FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2]] regulations.<ref name="rebranded">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/03/10/gp2-series-renamed-fia-formula-2/|title=GP2 Series renamed FIA Formula 2|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=speedcafe.com|date=10 March 2017|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>
The '''2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship''' was the fifty-first season of the second-tier of [[Formula One]] feeder championship and also the first season under the moniker of [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]], a [[motor racing]] championship run in support of the [[2017 FIA Formula One World Championship]]. The championship is sanctioned by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA) and is open to teams and drivers competing in cars complying with [[FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2]] regulations.<ref name="rebranded">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/03/10/gp2-series-renamed-fia-formula-2/|title=GP2 Series renamed FIA Formula 2|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=speedcafe.com|date=10 March 2017|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>


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| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Nyck de Vries]]<ref name="Spa">{{cite news|last1=Gruz|first1=David|title=De Vries, Deletraz switch places for rest of F2 season|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/deletraz-switches-to-rapax-for-rest-of-f2-season-943735/?s=1|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=23 August 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Nyck de Vries]]<ref name="Spa">{{cite news|last1=Gruz|first1=David|title=De Vries, Deletraz switch places for rest of F2 season|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/deletraz-switches-to-rapax-for-rest-of-f2-season-943735/?s=1|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=23 August 2017|archive-date=24 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624035934/https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/deletraz-switches-to-rapax-for-rest-of-f2-season-943735/?s=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gustav Malja]]<ref name="Malja">{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/malja-moves-to-racing-engineering-for-gp2-2017-858020/|title=Malja moves to Racing Engineering for GP2 2017|last=Khorounzhiy|first=Valentin|date=9 December 2016|publisher=motorsport.com|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gustav Malja]]<ref name="Ericsson">{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/malja-moves-to-racing-engineering-for-gp2-2017-858020/|title=Malja moves to Racing Engineering for GP2 2017|last=Khorounzhiy|first=Valentin|date=9 December 2016|publisher=motorsport.com|access-date=9 December 2016|archive-date=26 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226214129/https://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/malja-moves-to-racing-engineering-for-gp2-2017-858020/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[ART Grand Prix]]
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[ART Grand Prix]]
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| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuharu Matsushita]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2017/02_February/ART-re-sign-Matsushita-/|title=ART re-sign Matsushita|date=13 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref>}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuharu Matsushita]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2017/02_February/ART-re-sign-Matsushita-/|title=ART re-sign Matsushita|date=13 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref>}}
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|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[DAMS]]
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[DAMS]]
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Rowland]]<ref name="DAMS">{{cite web|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2017/02_February/DAMS-reveal-2017-line-up/|title=DAMS reveal 2017 line up|date=13 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Rowland]]<ref name="DAMS">{{cite web|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2017/02_February/DAMS-reveal-2017-line-up/|title=DAMS reveal 2017 line up|date=13 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Merhi]]<ref name="merhi">http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129425/merhi-to-replace-coletti-at-campos-in-f2</ref>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Merhi]]<ref name="merhi">{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129425/merhi-to-replace-coletti-at-campos-in-f2 |title=Ex-F1 driver Roberti Merhi to replace Stefano Coletti at Campos in F2 - F2 - Autosport |website=www.autosport.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511072223/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129425/merhi-to-replace-coletti-at-campos-in-f2 |archive-date=2017-05-11}} </ref>
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| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Álex Palou]]<ref name="Palou">{{cite news|last1=Kalinauckas|first1=Alex|title=Palou joins Campos for F2 debut|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/palou-debut-campos-racing-jerez-abu-dhabi-960970/|access-date=3 October 2017|work=motorsport.com|date=3 October 2017}}</ref>{{efn|name=Palou|Palou is a Spanish driver who competed under a Japanese racing licence.}}
| {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Álex Palou]]<ref name="Palou">{{cite news|last1=Kalinauckas|first1=Alex|title=Palou joins Campos for F2 debut|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/palou-debut-campos-racing-jerez-abu-dhabi-960970/|access-date=3 October 2017|work=motorsport.com|date=3 October 2017|archive-date=16 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103237/https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/palou-debut-campos-racing-jerez-abu-dhabi-960970/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{efn|name=Palou|Palou is a Spanish driver who competed under a Japanese racing licence.}}
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Raffaele Marciello]]<ref name="RBR">{{cite news|last1=Khorounzhiy|first1=Valentin|title=Marciello returns to single-seaters for Red Bull Ring F2 round|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/marciello-trident-canamasas-rapax-red-bull-ring-926992/|access-date=6 July 2017|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Raffaele Marciello]]<ref name="RBR">{{cite news|last1=Khorounzhiy|first1=Valentin|title=Marciello returns to single-seaters for Red Bull Ring F2 round|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/marciello-trident-canamasas-rapax-red-bull-ring-926992/|access-date=6 July 2017|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=6 July 2017|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609102743/https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/marciello-trident-canamasas-rapax-red-bull-ring-926992/926992/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]<ref name="Rapax">{{cite web|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2017/03_March/Rapax-to-race-with-Cecotto-and-De-Vries-/|title=Rapax to race with Cecotto and De Vries|date=11 March 2017|access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]<ref name="Rapax">{{cite web|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2017/03_March/Rapax-to-race-with-Cecotto-and-De-Vries-/|title=Rapax to race with Cecotto and De Vries|date=11 March 2017|access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>{{efn|Cecotto competed under a state Venezuelan racing licence.}}
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|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Arden International|Pertamina Arden]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/Teams-and-Drivers/Teams/Arden/|title=BWT Arden - Formula 2|website=www.fiaformula2.com|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115191901/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Teams-and-Drivers/Teams/Arden/|archive-date=15 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Arden International|Pertamina Arden]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/Teams-and-Drivers/Teams/Arden/|title=BWT Arden - Formula 2|website=www.fiaformula2.com|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115191901/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Teams-and-Drivers/Teams/Arden/|archive-date=15 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Norman Nato]]<ref name="Arden"/>
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===Driver changes===
===Driver changes===
[[Prema Racing]] drivers [[Antonio Giovinazzi]] and reigning GP2 champion [[Pierre Gasly]] both left the series; Giovinazzi began a role in Formula One as [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] reserve driver and Gasly moved to [[2017 Super Formula Championship|Super Formula]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38372245|title=Giovinazzi to be Ferrari's third driver|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> They were replaced by [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] members [[Charles Leclerc]] and [[Antonio Fuoco]], who finished first and third respectively in the [[2016 GP3 Series]]<ref name="Prema"/>
;Changing teams

* [[Sergio Canamasas]] returned to his [[2014 GP2 Series]] team [[Trident Racing|Trident]], after competing for [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] in 2016.<ref name="Entry"/>
[[Racing Engineering]] drivers [[Norman Nato]] and [[Jordan King]] both switched teams.<ref name="King"/><ref name="Arden"/> Their seats were taken by [[Renault Sport Academy]] member and [[2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series|Formula V8 3.5 Series]] runner-up [[Louis Delétraz]] — who had made an appearance for [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] at the final GP2 round the previous year — and [[Gustav Malja]], who moved across from Rapax.<ref name="Deletraz"/><ref name="Ericsson" />
* [[Stefano Coletti]], who raced with [[Racing Engineering]] in [[2014 GP2 Series]] joined Campos Racing.<ref name="Entry"/>

* [[Renault Sport Academy]] driver [[Louis Delétraz]], who competed in the final round of the 2016 season with [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]], joined the series full-time with [[Racing Engineering]].<ref name="Deletraz"/>
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[[Russian Time]] driver [[Raffaele Marciello]] left the series to begin a career in [[Grand tourer|GT racing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2016/12/marciello-set-gt-switch-amid-unrealistic-f1-dreams/|title=Marciello set for GT switch amid unrealistic F1 dreams|date=10 December 2016|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Luca Ghiotto]], who moved from Trident to join the retained [[Artem Markelov]].<ref name="RT"/>
* [[Sean Gelael]] switched from [[Campos Racing]] to [[Arden International|Pertamina Arden]].<ref name="Arden"/>

* [[Luca Ghiotto]] moved from [[Trident Racing|Trident]] to [[Russian Time]].<ref name="RT"/>
[[ART Grand Prix]] continued with [[Nobuharu Matsushita]] and hired GP3 runner-up [[Alex Albon]] to replace [[Sergey Sirotkin]], who left the series to begin a Formula One test and reserve driver role with [[Renault in F1|Renault]].<ref name="Albon"/>
* [[Jordan King]] switched from Racing Engineering to [[MP Motorsport]].<ref name="King"/>

* [[Gustav Malja]] switched from [[Rapax Team|Rapax]] to [[Racing Engineering]].<ref name="Malja"/>
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[[DAMS]] driver [[Alex Lynn]] left the championship to serve as a [[Formula E]] reserve driver with [[DS Virgin Racing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/lynn-lands-ds-virgin-formula-e-role-867847/|title=Lynn lands DS Virgin Formula E role|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|date=23 January 2017|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> He was replaced by Renault Sport Academy driver [[Oliver Rowland]], who switched from MP Motorsport to join [[Nicholas Latifi]] at the team.<ref name="DAMS"/>
* [[Norman Nato]] returned to Arden International, after contesting the 2016 season with Racing Engineering.<ref name="Arden"/>

* [[Renault Sport Academy]] driver [[Oliver Rowland]] switched from [[MP Motorsport]] to [[DAMS]].<ref name="DAMS"/>
[[Campos Racing]] drivers [[Sean Gelael]] and [[Mitch Evans]] both departed the team, with Evans leaving the series after four years to join [[Jaguar Racing]] in Formula E.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/evans-confirms-he-won-t-return-to-gp2-in-2017-855740/|title=Evans confirms he won't return to GP2 in 2017|date=1 December 2016|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201183257/http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/evans-confirms-he-won-t-return-to-gp2-in-2017-855740/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ralph Boschung]], who finished 11th in the previous two GP3 seasons, graduated to Formula 2 with Campos.<ref name="Boschung"/> [[Stefano Coletti]], who previously raced in GP2 between [[2009 GP2 Series|2009]] and [[2014 GP2 Series|2014]] and had since raced in [[IndyCar]] and the [[European Le Mans Series]], joined Boschung for the opening round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/stefano-coletti-joins-campos-for-2017-formula-2-opening-round-5016964/5016964/|title=Stefano Coletti joins Campos for 2017 Formula 2 opening round|website=autosport.com|first1=Sergio|last1=Lillo|first2=Valentin|last2=Khorounzhiy|date=11 April 2017|accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref>
;Joining Formula 2

* [[Alexander Albon]], who was runner-up in the [[2016 GP3 Series]], graduated to Formula 2 with [[ART Grand Prix]], the team he contested the GP3 Series.<ref name="Albon"/>
[[MP Motorsport]] changed both drivers, with Oliver Rowland switching teams and [[Daniël de Jong]] leaving the category for sportscar racing. Jordan King joined the team from Racing Engineering and was partnered by [[Sérgio Sette Câmara]], who graduated to Formula 2 having placed 11th in the [[2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship]].<ref name="Camara"/>
* Part-time GP3 driver [[Ralph Boschung]] joined the series with [[Campos Racing]].<ref name="Boschung"/>

* [[Sérgio Sette Câmara]] graduated from the [[2016 European Formula 3 Championship|European Formula 3 Championship]] to Formula 2 with [[MP Motorsport]].<ref name="Camara"/>
[[Trident Racing|Trident]] drivers Luca Ghiotto and [[Philo Paz Armand]] departed the team, with Armand leaving racing entirely. The team signed [[Nabil Jeffri]] and [[Sergio Canamasas]],<ref name="Entry"/> who moved across from the Arden and Carlin teams respectively.
* GP3 champion [[Charles Leclerc]] moved up to Formula 2 with [[Prema Powerteam|Prema Racing]].<ref name="Prema"/> He was joined by fellow [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] member [[Antonio Fuoco]], who finished third in GP3.<ref name="Prema"/>

* [[Nyck de Vries]], who placed sixth in GP3 in 2016, made his debut in the series with [[Rapax Team|Rapax]].<ref name="Rapax"/>
[[Rapax Team|Rapax]] retained [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]], who raced with the team in the final two rounds of the previous season in place of [[Arthur Pic]]. He was joined by GP3 sixth-placed finisher and [[McLaren]] junior driver [[Nyck de Vries]] in place of the departing Gustav Malja.<ref name="Rapax"/>
;Leaving Formula 2

* [[Antonio Giovinazzi]] left [[Prema Powerteam]] and the series to join [[Formula One]] as a Ferrari test driver.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38372245</ref> He would later fill in for [[Pascal Wehrlein]] for [[Sauber]] in preseason testing, the [[2017 Australian Grand Prix]], and the [[2017 Chinese Grand Prix]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39083375</ref><ref name="GIO Melbourne">{{cite web|first=Jonathan |last=Noble |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128633/giovinazzi-in-for-wehrlein-for-australian-gp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325023329/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128633/giovinazzi-in-for-wehrlein-for-australian-gp |title=Australian GP: Sauber F1's Pascal Wehrlein replaced by Giovinazzi |publisher=[[Autosport]] |date=25 March 2017 |archive-date=25 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sauberf1team.com/news/preview-2017-formula-one-heineken-chinese-grand-prix-gulf-air-bahrain-grand-prix-2|title=Preview&nbsp;– 2017 Formula One Heineken Chinese Grand Prix & Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix|access-date= 3 April 2017| author=SauberF1}}</ref>
[[Arden International|Pertamina Arden]] did not retain [[Emil Bernstorff]], who debuted with the team in the final round of 2016. Norman Nato and Sean Gelael joined the team from Racing Engineering and Campos respectively, in place of Bernstorff and Nabil Jeffri.<ref name="Arden"/>
* [[Daniël de Jong]] left [[MP Motorsport]] and the series after the [[2016 GP2 Series|2016 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paddockscout.com/daniel-de-jong-to-stay-in-gp2-with-mp-for-one-more-year/33375|title=Daniel de Jong to stay in GP2 with MP "for one more year"|date=11 February 2016|access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref>
* 2016 season champion [[Pierre Gasly]] moved to [[2017 Super Formula Championship]] as the reigning champion is not permitted to continue competing in the series. He then joined [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] for the [[2017 Malaysian Grand Prix]] and the remainder of the [[2017 FIA Formula One World Championship]].
* After four seasons, [[Mitch Evans]] left the series to focus on his [[Formula E]] commitments with [[Jaguar Racing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/evans-confirms-he-won-t-return-to-gp2-in-2017-855740/|title=Evans confirms he won't return to GP2 in 2017|date=1 December 2016|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref>
*After a single season contested with [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]], [[Marvin Kirchhofer]] quit single seater racing all together to pursue a GT career in [[2017 ADAC GT Masters]] with [[HTP Motorsport]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khorounzhiy|first1=Valentin|title=GP2 graduate Kirchhofer joins HTP Mercedes in ADAC GT|url=https://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/gp2-graduate-kirchhofer-joins-htp-mercedes-in-adac-gt-881908/|access-date=11 March 2017|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=11 March 2017}}</ref>
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* [[Alex Lynn]] left [[DAMS]] and the series after the [[2016 GP2 Series|2016 season]] to join the [[2016–17 Formula E season|Formula E]] team [[DS Virgin Racing]] as a reserve driver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/lynn-lands-ds-virgin-formula-e-role-867847/|title=Lynn lands DS Virgin Formula E role|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|date=23 January 2017|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref>
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* After three seasons, [[Raffaele Marciello]] left the series to start his GT racing career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2016/12/marciello-set-gt-switch-amid-unrealistic-f1-dreams/|title=Marciello set for GT switch amid unrealistic F1 dreams|date=10 December 2016|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[Sergey Sirotkin (racing driver)|Sergey Sirotkin]] left [[ART Grand Prix]] ahead of the 2017 season, becoming a test and reserve driver for [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport F1]].<ref name="Albon"/>
* [[Philo Paz Armand]] left [[Trident Racing]] and the championship ahead of the 2017 season.<ref name="Entry"/> However, due to his father's death in early 2017, Armand forced to end his racing career.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
*[[Arthur Pic]] left [[Rapax Team|Rapax]] ahead of the 2017 season and thus leaving Formula 2 after three seasons.<ref name="Entry"/>


;Mid-season changes
;Mid-season changes
Campos Racing initially stated that Stefano Coletti would continue to race with them for the second round at the [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]], but he was replaced with former Formula One driver [[Roberto Merhi]] shortly before the event.<ref name="merhi"/> Merhi was then replaced by former Rapax driver [[Robert Vișoiu]] before the third round at the [[Circuit de Monaco]].<ref name="Vișoiu"/>
* Former Formula One driver [[Roberto Merhi]] replaced [[Stefano Coletti]] at [[Campos Racing]] for the Montmeló round of the championship.<ref name="merhi"/> Merhi was replaced for the remainder of the season by [[Robert Vișoiu]].<ref name="Vișoiu"/> Merhi subsequently returned to the championship, replacing [[Sergio Canamasas]] for the Spa-Francorchamps round.<ref name="Spa"/> In Jerez Merhi's seat in Rapax was taken by [[René Binder]]<ref name="Binder"/> before Merhi rejoined the team for the Abu Dhabi round.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vega|first1=Jacobo|title=Merhi makes F2 comeback for Abu Dhabi finale|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/merhi-makes-f2-comeback-for-abu-dhabi-finale-979911/|access-date=20 November 2017|work=[[Motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=17 November 2017}}</ref>

* [[Sergey Sirotkin (racing driver)|Sergey Sirotkin]] returned to [[ART Grand Prix]] to replace the injured [[Alexander Albon]] for the Baku round.<ref name="Sirotkin"/>
A broken collarbone from a bicycle accident forced ART Grand Prix driver Alex Albon to miss the fourth round at the [[Baku City Circuit]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/f2/news/130275/albon-explains-injury-behind-baku-absence|title=ART F2 driver Alexander Albon explains injury behind Baku absence|last=Kalinauckas|first=Alex|work=Autosport.com|access-date=29 January 2018|language=en|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013819/https://www.autosport.com/f2/news/130275/albon-explains-injury-behind-baku-absence|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/albon-explains-extent-of-baku-missing-injuries-920614/|title=Albon explains extent of cycling crash injuries|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=29 January 2018|language=en|archive-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195234/https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/albon-explains-extent-of-baku-missing-injuries-920614/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sergey Sirotkin returned to the team to deputise.<ref name="Sirotkin"/>
* [[Raffaele Marciello]] returned to the [[Trident Racing|Trident]] outfit for the Austrian round, taking the place of Sergio Canamasas. Canamasas contested the round for [[Rapax Team|Rapax]] instead.

* [[2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship|FIA Formula 3 European Championship]] driver [[Callum Ilott]] replaced the injured [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]] for the Silverstone round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/f3-title-contender-ilott-to-make-f2-debut-929643/|title=f3-title-contender-ilott-to-make-f2-debut|author=motorsport.com|date=16 July 2017}}</ref> [[Santino Ferrucci]], who started the season racing in the [[2017 GP3 Series|GP3 Series]] replaced Ilott at Trident for the rest of the season.<ref name="Ferrucci"/>
Trident driver Sergio Canamasas switched to Rapax for the fifth round at the [[Red Bull Ring]] in place of Johnny Cecotto Jr., who left the series.<ref name="RBR"/> His Trident seat was filled firstly by series returnee Raffaele Marciello, then by [[2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship|FIA Formula 3 European Championship]] title contender [[Callum Ilott]] at [[Silverstone Circuit]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/f3-title-contender-ilott-to-make-f2-debut-929643/|title=f3-title-contender-ilott-to-make-f2-debut|author=motorsport.com|date=16 July 2017}}</ref> and finally by [[2017 GP3 Series|GP3]] racer and [[Haas F1 Team|Haas]] Formula One test driver [[Santino Ferrucci]] for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lastwordonmotorsport.com/2017/07/26/1912/|title=Santino Ferrucci to join Trident for remainder of 2017 Formula 2 Season from Budapest|date=26 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Rapax Team|Rapax]] driver [[Nyck de Vries]] and [[Racing Engineering]]'s [[Louis Delétraz]] swapped their seats from the Spa-Francorchamps round.<ref name="Spa"/>

* At Jerez, Vișoiu who raced for [[Campos Racing]] was replaced by [[Álex Palou]], who finished [[2017 All-Japan Formula Three Championship]] in third place.<ref name="Palou"/>
The eighth round at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] saw Rapax driver Nyck de Vries and Racing Engineering's Louis Delétraz swap seats for the rest of the season.<ref name="Spa"/> Sergio Canamasas left the series before the round and his Rapax seat was taken by Roberto Merhi, who returned to the championship. Canamasas later revealed he had left motorsport entirely due to an incident involving security at the [[Hungaroring]] round during which he "almost lost [his] father".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://formularapida.net/canamasas-breaks-silence-on-pathetic-incident-for-leaving-racing/|title=Canamasas breaks silence on ‘pathetic’ incident for leaving racing|website=formularapida.net|first=Darshan|last=Chokhani|date=2 August 2018|accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref>
* [[2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship|FIA Formula 3 European]] champion [[Lando Norris]] made his debut with [[Campos Racing]] at Abu Dhabi, replacing [[Ralph Boschung]].<ref name="Norris"/>

Robert Vișoiu left the series for "personal reasons" before the tenth round at [[Circuito de Jerez]]. His seat at Campos Racing was filled by [[2017 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|Japanese Formula 3]] driver [[Álex Palou]] for the final two rounds.<ref name="Palou"/> [[2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5|World Series Formula V8 3.5]] driver [[René Binder]], who had raced in GP2 between [[2012 GP2 Series|2012]] and [[2016 GP2 Series|2016]], joined Rapax in place of Roberto Merhi for the Jerez round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/fv8-35-driver-binder-gets-ex-f1-man-merhis-rapax-jerez-f2-seat-4994440/4994440/|title=FV8 3.5 driver Binder gets ex-F1 man Merhi's Rapax Jerez F2 seat|website=autosport.com|first=Alex|last=Kalinauckas|date=2 October 2017|accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref>

Merhi returned to the Rapax seat for the final round at [[Yas Marina Circuit]]. Reigning [[2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship|FIA Formula 3 European]] champion [[Lando Norris]] made his debut in the category at Yas Marina,<ref name="Norris"/> taking the Campos Racing seat vacated by Ralph Boschung.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/ralph-boschung-vacates-campos-f2-seat-before-abu-dhabi/38677|title=Ralph Boschung vacates Campos F2 seat before Abu Dhabi|website=formulascout.com|first=Peter|last=Allen|date=3 November 2017|accessdate=16 December 2023}}</ref>


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| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Ralph Boschung]]{{efn|[[Ralph Boschung]] set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. [[Nicholas Latifi]] was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.}}
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Ralph Boschung]]{{efn|[[Ralph Boschung]] set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. [[Nicholas Latifi]] was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobuharu Matsushita]]}}
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| {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Charles Leclerc]]{{efn|[[Charles Leclerc]]] set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. [[Oliver Rowland]] was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.}}
| {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Charles Leclerc]]{{efn|[[Charles Leclerc]] set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. [[Oliver Rowland]] was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.}}
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Fuoco]]{{efn|[[Antonio Fuoco]] set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. [[Artem Markelov]] was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Formula 2 Championship}}

Revision as of 21:36, 29 August 2024

Charles Leclerc (pictured in 2020) won the inaugural championship
Russian Time won the inaugural teams' championship.

The 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship was the fifty-first season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also the first season under the moniker of FIA Formula 2 Championship, a motor racing championship run in support of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The championship is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and is open to teams and drivers competing in cars complying with Formula 2 regulations.[1]

2017 was the final season that the Dallara GP2/11 chassis package—which débuted in the 2011 GP2 Series—was used in competition. It was also the final season that the Mecachrome 4.0 litre V8 naturally-aspirated engine package that débuted in the 2005 GP2 Series was used, as a brand new chassis and engine package was introduced for the 2018 season.[2][3]

The season was dominated by Charles Leclerc, who secured the drivers' championship with three races to go.[4] Second place went to Artem Markelov with Oliver Rowland finishing third. The teams' championship was decided in the final race, with Russian Time winning by fifteen points over Prema Racing and DAMS in third, a further eleven points behind.

Champion Charles Leclerc took 7 wins, while runner-up Artem Markelov took 5 victories, Oliver Rowland took 2 wins, Luca Ghiotto, who finished fourth in the championship, took 1 win, Nobuharu Matsushita took 2 victories, Norman Nato, Nicholas Latifi, Antonio Fuoco, Nyck de Vries and Sérgio Sette Câmara each took one race win.

Teams and drivers

All FIA Formula 2 drivers competed in a Dallara GP2/11 chassis, using a Mecachrome GP2 V8 engine and Pirelli tyres.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Italien Prema Racing 1 Monaco Charles Leclerc[5] Alle
2 Italien Antonio Fuoco[5] Alle
Spanien Racing Engineering 3 Schweiz Louis Delétraz[6] 1–7
Niederlande Nyck de Vries[7] 8–11
4 Schweden Gustav Malja[8] Alle
Russland Russian Time 5 Italien Luca Ghiotto[9] Alle
6 Russland Artem Markelov[9] Alle
Frankreich ART Grand Prix 7 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[10] Alle
8 Thailand Alexander Albon[11] 1–3, 5–11
Russland Sergey Sirotkin[12] 4
Frankreich DAMS 9 Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Rowland[13] Alle
10 Kanada Nicholas Latifi[13] Alle
Spanien Campos Racing 11 Schweiz Ralph Boschung[14] 1–10
Vereinigtes Königreich Lando Norris[15] 11
12 Monaco Stefano Coletti[16] 1
Spanien Roberto Merhi[17] 2
Rumänien Robert Vișoiu[18] 3–9
Spanien Álex Palou[19][a] 10–11
Niederlande MP Motorsport 14 Brasilien Sérgio Sette Câmara[20] Alle
15 Vereinigtes Königreich Jordan King[21] Alle
Italien Trident 16 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri[22] Alle
17 Spanien Sergio Canamasas[16] 1–4
Italien Raffaele Marciello[23] 5
Vereinigtes Königreich Callum Ilott[24] 6
Vereinigte Staaten Santino Ferrucci[25] 7–11
Italien Rapax 18 Niederlande Nyck de Vries[26] 1–7
Schweiz Louis Delétraz[7] 8–11
19 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr.[26][b] 1–4
Spanien Sergio Canamasas[23] 5–7
Spanien Roberto Merhi[7][27] 8–9, 11
Österreich René Binder[28] 10
Vereinigtes Königreich Pertamina Arden[29] 20 Frankreich Norman Nato[30] Alle
21 Indonesien Sean Gelael[30] Alle

Team changes

After six seasons in the series, Carlin withdrew to concentrate on their Indy Lights programme.[31] German entry Hilmer Motorsport were due to return to the series while it was still known as GP2, however, this never came to fruition.[32]

Driver changes

Prema Racing drivers Antonio Giovinazzi and reigning GP2 champion Pierre Gasly both left the series; Giovinazzi began a role in Formula One as Ferrari reserve driver and Gasly moved to Super Formula.[33] They were replaced by Ferrari Driver Academy members Charles Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco, who finished first and third respectively in the 2016 GP3 Series[5]

Racing Engineering drivers Norman Nato and Jordan King both switched teams.[21][30] Their seats were taken by Renault Sport Academy member and Formula V8 3.5 Series runner-up Louis Delétraz — who had made an appearance for Carlin at the final GP2 round the previous year — and Gustav Malja, who moved across from Rapax.[6][8]

Russian Time driver Raffaele Marciello left the series to begin a career in GT racing.[34] He was replaced by Luca Ghiotto, who moved from Trident to join the retained Artem Markelov.[9]

ART Grand Prix continued with Nobuharu Matsushita and hired GP3 runner-up Alex Albon to replace Sergey Sirotkin, who left the series to begin a Formula One test and reserve driver role with Renault.[11]

DAMS driver Alex Lynn left the championship to serve as a Formula E reserve driver with DS Virgin Racing.[35] He was replaced by Renault Sport Academy driver Oliver Rowland, who switched from MP Motorsport to join Nicholas Latifi at the team.[13]

Campos Racing drivers Sean Gelael and Mitch Evans both departed the team, with Evans leaving the series after four years to join Jaguar Racing in Formula E.[36] Ralph Boschung, who finished 11th in the previous two GP3 seasons, graduated to Formula 2 with Campos.[14] Stefano Coletti, who previously raced in GP2 between 2009 and 2014 and had since raced in IndyCar and the European Le Mans Series, joined Boschung for the opening round.[37]

MP Motorsport changed both drivers, with Oliver Rowland switching teams and Daniël de Jong leaving the category for sportscar racing. Jordan King joined the team from Racing Engineering and was partnered by Sérgio Sette Câmara, who graduated to Formula 2 having placed 11th in the 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[20]

Trident drivers Luca Ghiotto and Philo Paz Armand departed the team, with Armand leaving racing entirely. The team signed Nabil Jeffri and Sergio Canamasas,[16] who moved across from the Arden and Carlin teams respectively.

Rapax retained Johnny Cecotto Jr., who raced with the team in the final two rounds of the previous season in place of Arthur Pic. He was joined by GP3 sixth-placed finisher and McLaren junior driver Nyck de Vries in place of the departing Gustav Malja.[26]

Pertamina Arden did not retain Emil Bernstorff, who debuted with the team in the final round of 2016. Norman Nato and Sean Gelael joined the team from Racing Engineering and Campos respectively, in place of Bernstorff and Nabil Jeffri.[30]

Mid-season changes

Campos Racing initially stated that Stefano Coletti would continue to race with them for the second round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but he was replaced with former Formula One driver Roberto Merhi shortly before the event.[17] Merhi was then replaced by former Rapax driver Robert Vișoiu before the third round at the Circuit de Monaco.[18]

A broken collarbone from a bicycle accident forced ART Grand Prix driver Alex Albon to miss the fourth round at the Baku City Circuit.[38][39] Sergey Sirotkin returned to the team to deputise.[12]

Trident driver Sergio Canamasas switched to Rapax for the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring in place of Johnny Cecotto Jr., who left the series.[23] His Trident seat was filled firstly by series returnee Raffaele Marciello, then by FIA Formula 3 European Championship title contender Callum Ilott at Silverstone Circuit,[40] and finally by GP3 racer and Haas Formula One test driver Santino Ferrucci for the remainder of the season.[41]

The eighth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps saw Rapax driver Nyck de Vries and Racing Engineering's Louis Delétraz swap seats for the rest of the season.[7] Sergio Canamasas left the series before the round and his Rapax seat was taken by Roberto Merhi, who returned to the championship. Canamasas later revealed he had left motorsport entirely due to an incident involving security at the Hungaroring round during which he "almost lost [his] father".[42]

Robert Vișoiu left the series for "personal reasons" before the tenth round at Circuito de Jerez. His seat at Campos Racing was filled by Japanese Formula 3 driver Álex Palou for the final two rounds.[19] World Series Formula V8 3.5 driver René Binder, who had raced in GP2 between 2012 and 2016, joined Rapax in place of Roberto Merhi for the Jerez round.[43]

Merhi returned to the Rapax seat for the final round at Yas Marina Circuit. Reigning FIA Formula 3 European champion Lando Norris made his debut in the category at Yas Marina,[15] taking the Campos Racing seat vacated by Ralph Boschung.[44]

Calendar

The following eleven rounds took place as part of the 2017 championship:

Round Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 15–16 April Bahrain Grand Prix
2 Spanien Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 13–14 May Spanish Grand Prix
3 Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 26–27 May Monaco Grand Prix
4 Aserbaidschan Baku City Circuit, Baku 24–25 June Azerbaijan Grand Prix
5 Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 8–9 July Austrian Grand Prix
6 Vereinigtes Königreich Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 15–16 July British Grand Prix
7 Ungarn Hungaroring, Mogyoród 29–30 July Hungarian Grand Prix
8 Belgien Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 26–27 August Belgian Grand Prix
9 Italien Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 2–3 September Italian Grand Prix
10 Spanien Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 7–8 October stand-alone event
11 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 25–26 November Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Source:[45]

Calendar changes

The series returned to the Bahrain International Circuit in support of the Bahrain Grand Prix,[45] while the rounds at the Hockenheimring and the Sepang International Circuit were discontinued.[45] The series made its début at the Circuito de Jerez, with a stand-alone event that was run as the penultimate round of the championship.[45]

Changes

The series was originally intended to be run as the GP2 Series before it was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship in March 2017.[1] The decision to rebrand the series brings it in line with the FIA Global Pathway, which aims to create a linear path of feeder series from domestic Formula 4 to the top tier of open-wheel racing, Formula One. Despite the name change, it will retain the GP2 regulations as originally scheduled, making the 2017 season the thirteenth to use GP2 regulations. It will be the first time that a series has been run under the name of Formula 2 since Jonathan Palmer's unrelated series collapsed in 2012.

Results

Season summary

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap[46] Winning driver Winning team Bericht
1 F Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Monaco Charles Leclerc Monaco Stefano Coletti[c] Russland Artem Markelov Russland Russian Time Bericht
S Brasilien Sérgio Sette Câmara[d] Monaco Charles Leclerc Italien Prema Racing
2 F Spanien Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Monaco Charles Leclerc Russland Artem Markelov Monaco Charles Leclerc Italien Prema Racing Bericht
S Schweiz Ralph Boschung[e] Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Frankreich ART Grand Prix
3 F Monaco Circuit de Monaco Monaco Charles Leclerc Monaco Charles Leclerc[f] Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Rowland Frankreich DAMS Bericht
S Russland Artem Markelov Niederlande Nyck de Vries Italien Rapax
4 F Aserbaidschan Baku City Circuit Monaco Charles Leclerc Monaco Charles Leclerc Monaco Charles Leclerc Italien Prema Racing Bericht
S Monaco Charles Leclerc Frankreich Norman Nato[g] Vereinigtes Königreich Pertamina Arden
5 F Österreich Red Bull Ring Monaco Charles Leclerc Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Monaco Charles Leclerc Italien Prema Racing Bericht
S Russland Artem Markelov Russland Artem Markelov Russland Russian Time
6 F Vereinigtes Königreich Silverstone Circuit Monaco Charles Leclerc Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Monaco Charles Leclerc Italien Prema Racing Bericht
S Monaco Charles Leclerc Kanada Nicholas Latifi Frankreich DAMS
7 F Ungarn Hungaroring Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Rowland[h] Kanada Nicholas Latifi Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Rowland Frankreich DAMS Bericht
S Italien Antonio Fuoco[i] Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Frankreich ART Grand Prix
8 F Belgien Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Monaco Charles Leclerc Russland Artem Markelov Russland Artem Markelov[j] Russland Russian Time Bericht
S Vereinigtes Königreich Jordan King[k] Brasilien Sérgio Sette Câmara Niederlande MP Motorsport
9 F Italien Autodromo Nazionale Monza Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Kanada Nicholas Latifi[l] Italien Antonio Fuoco[l] Italien Prema Racing Bericht
S Vereinigtes Königreich Jordan King[m] Italien Luca Ghiotto Russland Russian Time
10 F Spanien Circuito de Jerez Monaco Charles Leclerc Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Rowland Monaco Charles Leclerc Italien Prema Racing Bericht
S Österreich René Binder[n] Russland Artem Markelov Russland Russian Time
11 F Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Yas Marina Circuit Russland Artem Markelov Thailand Alexander Albon Russland Artem Markelov[o] Russland Russian Time Bericht
S Vereinigtes Königreich Jordan King[p] Monaco Charles Leclerc Italien Prema Racing

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 4 2
Sprint race points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   FL 
Points 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver BHR
Bahrain 		CAT
Spanien 		MON
Monaco 		BAK
Aserbaidschan 		RBR
Österreich 		SIL
Vereinigtes Königreich 		HUN
Ungarn 		SPA
Belgien 		MNZ
Italien 		JER
Spanien 		YMC
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 		Points
FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR
1 Monaco Charles Leclerc 3 1 1 4 Ret 18† 1 2 1 Ret 1 5 4 4 DSQ 5 17 9 1 7 2 1 282
2 Russland Artem Markelov 1 8 8 9 2 5 4 5 8 1 4 3 17† 9 1 Ret 9 15 5 1 1 6 210
3 Vereinigtes Königreich Oliver Rowland 5 3 3 2 1 9 7 Ret 4 3 3 17 1 2 DSQ 8 Ret 11 2 3 DSQ 7 191
4 Italien Luca Ghiotto 7 2 2 7 5 4 16 7 14 4 6 2 6 8 2 3 4 1 7 4 3 5 185
5 Kanada Nicholas Latifi 11 4 6 3 Ret 13 3 3 2 8 8 1 2 6 DNS 9 3 16 4 2 5 3 178
6 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 8 14 4 1 3 7 12 6 6 14 10 8 5 1 16 Ret 2 7 18 11 6 4 131
7 Niederlande Nyck de Vries 10 6 10 Ret 7 1 2 Ret 13 16† DNS 7 3 3 5 2 18 12 13 6 4 9 114
8 Italien Antonio Fuoco 9 10 13 Ret 11 10 Ret 12 3 5 16 12 Ret 17 3 7 1 3 3 5 DSQ 11 98
9 Frankreich Norman Nato 2 Ret 16 13 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret 7 2 6 7 5 8 4 13 10 11 10 13 18† 91
10 Thailand Alexander Albon 6 7 5 8 4 6 5 2 18 10 8 7 12 18 14 8 12 9 7 2 86
11 Vereinigtes Königreich Jordan King 4 5 9 5 9 8 6 DSQ 9 6 7 Ret 15 11 Ret 14 10 20 6 Ret 8 Ret 62
12 Brasilien Sérgio Sette Câmara 13 18 14 15 Ret 14 13 9 16 10 13 15 16 13 6 1 6 2 10 14 9 8 47
13 Schweden Gustav Malja 18 13 7 6 6 3 11 13 12 15 14 9 13 NC 4 11 8 18 14 18 11 17 44
14 Spanien Sergio Canamasas 14 11 Ret 11 10 17 9 15 15 9 5 4 Ret Ret 21
15 Indonesien Sean Gelael 17 17 15 16 13 12 14 10 10 11 9 16 14 10 15 17 5 6 16 16 15 14 17
16 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. 15 9 17 10 8 2 Ret 14 16
17 Schweiz Louis Delétraz 20 12 11 14 15 16 Ret 16 17 13 12 13 10 12 14 12 7 4 17 12 10 Ret 16
18 Spanien Roberto Merhi 19† 12 7 6 11 5 16 10 16
19 Schweiz Ralph Boschung 12 Ret 12 17 12 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 11 Ret 11 16 13 13 15 13 Ret 19† 11
20 Russland Sergey Sirotkin 10 4 9
21 Spanien Álex Palou 8 8 12 12 5
22 Vereinigte Staaten Santino Ferrucci 9 14 9 10 Ret 14 Ret 13 14 15 4
23 Malaysia Nabil Jeffri 19 16 18 18 14 11 Ret 17 18 12 15 18 12 15 11 15 12 17 9 15 Ret 16 2
24 Rumänien Robert Vișoiu Ret 15 15 11 11 17† 17 11 Ret Ret 10 16 16 19 1
25 Vereinigtes Königreich Lando Norris Ret 13 0
26 Vereinigtes Königreich Callum Ilott 19 14 0
27 Monaco Stefano Coletti 16 15 0
28 Österreich René Binder 15 17 0
29 Italien Raffaele Marciello 19 Ret 0
Pos. Driver FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR Points
BHR
Bahrain 		CAT
Spanien 		MON
Monaco 		BAK
Aserbaidschan 		RBR
Österreich 		SIL
Vereinigtes Königreich 		HUN
Ungarn 		SPA
Belgien 		MNZ
Italien 		JER
Spanien 		YMC
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Kühn Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos. Team No. BHR
Bahrain 		CAT
Spanien 		MON
Monaco 		BAK
Aserbaidschan 		RBR
Österreich 		SIL
Vereinigtes Königreich 		HUN
Ungarn 		SPA
Belgien 		MNZ
Italien 		JER
Spanien 		YMC
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 		Points
FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR
1 Russland Russian Time 5 7 2 2 7 5 4 16 7 14 4 6 2 6 8 2 3 4 1 7 4 3 5 395
6 1 8 8 9 2 5 4 5 8 1 4 3 17 9 1 Ret 9 15 5 1 1 6
2 Italien Prema Racing 1 3 1 1 4 Ret 18† 1 2 1 Ret 1 5 4 4 DSQ 5 17 9 1 7 2 1 380
2 9 10 13 Ret 11 10 Ret 12 3 5 16 12 Ret 17 3 7 1 3 3 5 DSQ 11
3 Frankreich DAMS 9 5 3 3 2 1 9 7 Ret 4 3 3 17 1 2 DSQ 8 Ret 11 2 3 DSQ 7 369
10 11 4 6 3 Ret 13 3 3 2 8 8 1 2 6 Ret 9 3 16 4 2 5 3
4 Frankreich ART Grand Prix 7 8 14 4 1 3 7 12 6 6 14 10 8 5 1 16 Ret 2 7 18 11 6 4 222
8 6 7 5 8 4 6 10 4 5 2 18 10 8 7 12 18 13 8 12 9 7 2
5 Italien Rapax 18 10 6 10 Ret 7 1 2 Ret 13 16† DNS 7 3 3 14 12 7 4 17 12 10 Ret 137
19 15 9 17 10 8 2 Ret 14 15 9 5 4 Ret Ret 7 6 11 5 15 17 16 10
6 Niederlande MP Motorsport 14 13 18 14 15 Ret 14 13 9 16 10 13 15 16 13 6 1 6 2 10 14 9 8 109
15 4 5 9 5 9 8 6 DSQ 9 6 7 Ret 15 11 Ret 14 10 20 6 Ret 8 Ret
7 Vereinigtes Königreich Pertamina Arden 20 2 Ret 16 13 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret 7 2 6 7 5 8 4 13 10 11 10 13 18† 108
21 17 17 15 16 13 12 14 10 10 11 9 16 14 10 15 17 5 6 16 17 15 14
8 Spanien Racing Engineering 3 20 12 11 14 15 16 Ret 16 17 13 12 13 10 12 5 2 18 12 13 6 4 9 87
4 18 13 7 6 6 3 11 13 12 15 14 9 13 NC 4 11 8 18 14 18 11 17
9 Spanien Campos Racing 11 12 Ret 12 17 12 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 11 Ret 11 16 13 13 15 13 Ret 19† Ret 13 17
12 16 15 19† 12 Ret 15 15 11 11 17† 17 11 Ret Ret 10 16 16 19 8 8 12 12
10 Italien Trident 16 19 16 18 18 14 11 Ret 17 18 12 15 18 12 15 11 15 12 17 9 15 Ret 16 9
17 14 11 Ret 11 10 17 9 15 19 Ret 19 14 9 14 9 10 Ret 14 Ret 13 14 15
Pos. Team No. FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR Points
BHR
Bahrain 		CAT
Spanien 		MON
Monaco 		BAK
Aserbaidschan 		RBR
Österreich 		SIL
Vereinigtes Königreich 		HUN
Ungarn 		SPA
Belgien 		MNZ
Italien 		JER
Spanien 		YMC
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Kühn Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Palou is a Spanish driver who competed under a Japanese racing licence.
  2. ^ Cecotto competed under a state Venezuelan racing licence.
  3. ^ Stefano Coletti set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  4. ^ Sérgio Sette Câmara set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Charles Leclerc was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  5. ^ Ralph Boschung set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Nicholas Latifi was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  6. ^ Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Oliver Rowland was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  7. ^ Charles Leclerc won the race, but later received a ten-second time penalty for not slowing down in the yellow flag area.
  8. ^ Charles Leclerc initially qualified on pole, but was later disqualified due to a technical breach.
  9. ^ Antonio Fuoco set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  10. ^ Charles Leclerc won the race, but was later disqualified due to a technical infringement.
  11. ^ Jordan King set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Nyck de Vries was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  12. ^ a b Luca Ghiotto won the race and set the fastest lap, but was later issued a time penalty and stripped of the fastest lap after he was found to have exceeded track limits and gained an advantage.
  13. ^ Jordan King set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Antonio Fuoco was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  14. ^ René Binder set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Nyck de Vries was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  15. ^ Oliver Rowland won the race, but was later disqualified due to a technical infringement.
  16. ^ Jordan King set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. Nicholas Latifi was awarded the points instead as he set fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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