2017 V de V Challenge Monoplace

2017 V de V Challenge Monoplace

Company type	Motor racing series
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2017
Area served	Europe
Products	Open-wheel formula racing events

The 2017 V de V Challenge Monoplace represented a European motor racing series encompassing multiple events, dedicated to open-wheel formula vehicles. The championship predominantly featured 2-litre Formula Renault single-seater cars that adhered to the series' specific technical standards. The competition began on 17 March at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and wrapped up on 5 November at Estoril, spanning seven rounds, each consisting of three races.

Participants competed within two distinct categories determined by their car models: Class A included the latest Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 vehicles alongside the older Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 models utilized since 2010; Class B was composed of earlier Formula Renault 2.0 cars and other types such as Formula BMW and Formula Abarth.

Teams and drivers

Entry list Team No. Driver Class Rounds Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall TS Corse 1 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Diego Bertonelli Template:Motorsport class 2–3, 5–7 27 Howard Sklar Template:Motorsport class GD All 73 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pietro Peccenini Template:Motorsport class GD All Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Formula Motorsport 2 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Erwin Creed Template:Motorsport class All 3 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall "Lebreton" Template:Motorsport class GD All 4 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Michel Piroird Template:Motorsport class GD 3–4 5 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Xavier Benecchi Template:Motorsport class GD 3–4 6 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Erik Attias Template:Motorsport class GD 1 9 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vincent Iogna Template:Motorsport class GD 3–4 10 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Melin Template:Motorsport class 1, 3–4, 7 17 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Pironneau Template:Motorsport class GD 5, 7 37 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gilles Heriau Template:Motorsport class All 45 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Sébastien Perrot Template:Motorsport class 4 Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Inter Europol Competition 5 Richard Wagner Template:Motorsport class 7 20 Bob Siska Template:Motorsport class GD 7 33 2 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Lamo Racing Car 7 Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Caryl Fritsche Template:Motorsport class GD 4 15 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thierry Aimard align=center>Template:Motorsport class A GD All - |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|

Race schedule and outcomes

Round		Track	Date	Pole sitter	Fastest lap	Race winner	Winning outfit	Gentleman winner
1	R1	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	18 March	Laurents Hörr	Laurents Hörr	Laurents Hörr	Dutt Motorsport	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pietro Peccenini
	R2			Laurents Hörr	Laurents Hörr	Laurents Hörr	Dutt Motorsport	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pietro Peccenini
	R3		19 March	Laurents Hörr	Laurents Hörr	Laurents Hörr	Dutt Motorsport	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall "Lebreton"
2	R1	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	29 April	Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pietro Peccenini
	R2			Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall R-ace GP	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall "Lebreton"
	R3		30 April	Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data MARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Benyahia	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gilles Heriau	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Formula Motorsport	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall "Lebreton"

5 ! R1 | rowspan=3 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | rowspan=2 | 2 September | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Laurents Hörr | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | Pietro Peccenini | Diego Bertonelli | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | nowrap| Nicolas Pironneau | nowrap| 3 September | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | Pietro Peccenini | 6 ! R1 | rowspan=3 nowrap| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | rowspan=2| 7 October | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Dutt Motorsport | "Lebreton" | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | "Lebreton" | 8 October | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Diego Bertonelli | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | "Lebreton" | 7 ! R1 | rowspan=3| Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril| rowspan=2| 4 November| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| RC Formula| "Lebreton"| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| Laurents Hörr| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| RC Formula| "Lebreton"| 5 November| nowrap| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| nowrap| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| nowrap| Pierre-Alexandre Jean| RC Formula| nowrap| Pietro Peccenini| }

Points allocation

Competitors earn points according to their overall finishing position as well as their rank within their respective car category. There are no distinct leaderboards for classes A and B combined. The points breakdown is detailed below:

R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	27 May	Logan Sargeant	Gilles Magnus	Gilles Magnus	R-ace GP	Pietro Peccenini
28 May		Gilles Magnus	Gilles Magnus	Gilles Magnus	R-ace GP	Pietro Peccenini
28 May		Gilles Magnus	Gilles Magnus	Logan Sargeant	R-ace GP	Xavier Benecchi
R1	Dijon-Prenois, Prenois	24 June	Gilles Heriau	Gilles Heriau	Gilles Heriau	Formula Motorsport	Xavier Benecchi
Moritz Müller-Crepon			Moritz Müller-Crepon	Moritz Müller-Crepon	Heuri Rennwagen	Xavier Benecchi
Gilles Heriau			Gilles Heriau	Gilles Heriau	Formula Motorsport

Finishing position		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd and beyond
Points awarded	Overall placement	25	23	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
	Per category (minimum four starters)	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

The accumulated points for each event are adjusted by a multiplier determined by the event’s location. For the overall championship, only the top nineteen results per driver contribute to their final tally, whereas every result is considered in the Gentlemen Drivers classification.

Event location ! Multiplier coefficient

Drivers' championship standings

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