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2017 Formula Renault Eurocup

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Formula Renault Eurocup
Company typeMotorsport series
IndustryAuto racing
Founded1991
Area served
Europe
ParentRenault Sport

The 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup represented a European motor racing series featuring open-wheel, formula-style vehicles. Competitors drove 2-litre Formula Renault single-seaters built to comply with the championship's technical standards. Marking its 27th edition and organized by Renault Sport, this season was the second to serve as the premier category within the World Series by Renault. The championship toured ten circuits across Europe, including the prestigious Monaco track.

Teams and drivers

On 12 September 2016, twelve teams were initially shortlisted.[1] Subsequently, ASM Motorsport, Cram Motorsport, and Duqueine Engineering were excluded from the final roster announced on 9 November 2016.[2]

Team No. Driver name Status Rounds
Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing[2] 1 Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Yifei Ye[3] Template:Motorsport class All
2 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Luis Leeds[4] Template:Motorsport class All
11 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Sacha Fenestraz[5] All
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing[2] 4 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabriel Aubry[6] All
5 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Thomas Maxwell[6] Template:Motorsport class All
6 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thomas Neubauer[6] Template:Motorsport class All
7 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Fewtrell[6] Template:Motorsport class All
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP[2] 8 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Will PalmerCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name All
9 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max DefournyCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name All
10 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Robert Shwartzman[7] All
12 Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Raúl Guzmán[8] Template:Motorsport class All
40 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Charles Milesi[9] Template:Motorsport class 6, 8–10
Icon Status 
Rookie |-
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Driver changes

  • The reigning French F4 champion Yifei Ye and British F4 competitor Luis Leeds made their Eurocup debuts with Josef Kaufmann Racing, alongside Sacha Fenestraz, who transferred from Tech 1 Racing. Meanwhile, reigning Eurocup champion Lando Norris and teammate Jehan Daruvala advanced to compete in the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[3][4][5]
  • Joining Tech 1 Racing were British F4 titleholder Max Fewtrell, BRDC British F3 participant Thomas Maxwell, and V de V Challenge Monoplace racer Thomas Neubauer. Conversely, former Tech 1 drivers Dorian Boccolacci progressed to the GP3 Series, while Hugo de Sadeleer moved to United Autosports to compete in LMP2 during the 2017 European Le Mans Series.[6]
  • For R-ace GP, French F4 competitor Raúl Guzmán joined the team along with ex-Josef Kaufmann driver Robert Shwartzman. Former R-ace GP racer in 2016, Julien Falchero, stepped up to the GP3 Series.[8][7]
  • The lineup for AVF by Adrián Vallés included Panam GP Series champion Axel Matus, V de V Challenge Monoplace competitor Gregoire Saucy, and Rodrigo Pflucker. Meanwhile, previous AVF driver Harrison Scott transitioned to the Euroformula Open Championship for the 2017 season.[10][11]
  • Debuting with Fortec Motorsport were V de V Challenge Monoplace titleholder Alex Peroni and Asian Formula Renault driver Najiy Razak. Aleksey Korneev moved from JD Motorsport to Fortec, while Fortec’s former drivers Bruno Baptista and Ferdinand Habsburg advanced to GP3 Series and FIA Formula 3 European Championship respectively.[12]
  • JD Motorsport assembled a rookie roster featuring Sun Yueyang, karting graduate Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, and SMP F4 competitor Aleksandr Vartanyan. James Allen departed JD Motorsport to pursue sports car racing with Graff Racing.[13][14][15]
  • Mark Burdett Motorsport signed South East Asia Formula 4 champion Presley Martono alongside Formula Renault 2.0 NEC driver Julia Pankiewicz.[16]
  • MP Motorsport’s roster included SMP F4 and Spanish F4 champion Richard Verschoor, F1600 racer and Red Bull Junior Neil Verhagen, as well as Jarno Opmeer, who was Verschoor’s rival in SMP F4.[16]
  • Arden Motorsport recruited Red Bull Junior Dan Ticktum, Formula Renault 2.0 NEC competitor Ghislain Cordeel, and British F4 driver Zane Goddard.[16]

Race calendar

The tentative schedule for the 2017 season was released on 17 October 2016, highlighting the reintroduction of events at Silverstone Circuit, Hungaroring, Nürburgring, and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, alongside the debut of the Pau Circuit. It is important to note that both Ciudad del Motor de Aragón and the returning 2016 venue Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva were omitted. The exact number of races per event was finalized on 3 February 2017.

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 22 April Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
R2 23 April
2 R1 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 13 May
R2 14 May
3 R1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pau Circuit, Pau 20 May Pau Grand Prix
R2 21 May
4 R1 Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo 27 May Template:F1 GP
R2 28 May
5 R1 Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hungaroring, Mogyoród 1 July International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
R2 2 July
R3
6 R1 Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 15 July FIA World Endurance Championship
R2 16 July
7 R1 Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 22 July European Le Mans Series
R2 23 July
8 R1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 26 August
R2 27 August
9 R1 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 23 September
R2
R3 24 September
10 R1 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 28 October International GT Open
R2 29 October
R3

Results

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Runner-up Driver(s)
1 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Robert Shwartzman Sacha Fenestraz Robert Shwartzman R-ace GP Max Fewtrell
R2 Gabriel Aubry Sacha Fenestraz Will Palmer R-ace GP Neil Verhagen
2 R1 Silverstone Circuit Max Defourny Will Palmer Will Palmer R-ace GP Max Fewtrell
R2 Robert Shwartzman Robert Shwartzman Robert Shwartzman R-ace GP Dan Ticktum
3 R1 Pau Grand Prix#Pau Circuit Robert Shwartzman Robert Shwartzman Robert Shwartzman R-ace GP Max Fewtrell
R2 Alex Peroni Robert Shwartzman Alex Peroni Fortec Motorsports Max Fewtrell
4 R1 Circuit de Monaco Will Palmer Max Defourny Will Palmer R-ace GP Dan Ticktum
R2 Sacha Fenestraz Max Defourny Sacha Fenestraz Josef Kaufmann Racing Dan Ticktum
5 R1 Hungaroring Dan Ticktum Dan Ticktum Dan Ticktum Arden International#Arden Dan Ticktum
R2 Sacha Fenestraz Yifei Ye Gabriel Aubry Tech 1 Racing Max Fewtrell
R3 Gabriel Aubry Gabriel Aubry Gabriel Aubry Tech 1 Racing Yifei Ye
rowspan=2 6 R1 
   │ rowspan="2" │  Template:Flagicon DEU  Nürburgring   
│ Robert Shwartzman   
│ Max Defourny   
│ Robert Shwartzman   
│ R-ace GP   
│ Dan Ticktum
R2 
│ Sacha Fenestraz   
│ Sacha Fenestraz   
│ Sacha Fenestraz   
│ Josef Kaufmann Racing   
│ Dan Ticktum
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Championship standings

The initial race at Spa was conducted under foggy conditions and was halted with a red flag after three laps behind the safety car, before reaching 75% of the planned distance. As a result, only half points were distributed to all drivers who were officially classified.[17]

Points allocation

Points were granted to the top ten finishers in each race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championship

(key)

Pos. Driver MNZ
Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall 		SIL
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		PAU
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 		MON
Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		HUN
Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		NÜR
Germany 		RBR
Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		LEC
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 		SPA
Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		CAT
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Sacha Fenestraz 2 2 5 Ret 6 2 2 1 2 3 8 3 1 2 1 Ret 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 367.5
2 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Will Palmer 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 style="background:#ffdf9f;"   3 
...
298
3 
...
285
4 
...
255
5 
...
232
6 
...
164
7 
...
134
8 
...
106.5
9 
...
89
10 
...
72


Teams' Championship

In the championship standings, only the top two finishing vehicles from each team contribute points.

... (table continues with similar formatting for remaining teams) ...
Pos. Team MNZ
Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall 		SIL
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		PAU
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 		MON
Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		HUN
Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		NÜR
Germany 		RBR
Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		LEC
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 		SPA
Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		CAT
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall 		Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 7 2 2 1 5 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 731
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External links

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Preselection
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Ye
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Leeds
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Fenestraz
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Tech 1
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Shwartzman
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Guzman
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Nurburgring
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Matus
  11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Saucy
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Peroni
  13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named SunYueyang
  14. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Simmenauer
  15. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Vartanyan
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Thirty
  17. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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