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2017 F4 British Championship

The 2017 F4 British Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the third season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the third year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

Jamie Caroline pictured at the Knockhill round. With ten victories, Caroline won the championship by 65.5 points ahead of his closest rival, Oscar Piastri.

The season commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 1 October at the same venue, using the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.[2] The championship featured Ford F4 Challenge Cup for the first time for the drivers with low budgets.[3][4] The Challenge Cup Required competitors to enter 7 of the weekends of the championship, which had to include the rounds at Knockhill Racing Circuit and the finale at Brands Hatch.[5]

The season was marred by an incident involving Billy Monger, who had both his lower legs amputated after crashing into Patrik Pasma during the third race at the Donington Park round.[6]

Teams and drivers edit

All teams were British-registered.[7]

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Richardson Racing[8][7] 2   Harry Webb[9] F 1–5, 7, 10
Fortec Motorsports[7] 5   Oliver York[10] F 1–5
6–10
18   Hampus Ericsson[11] F 2, 5–10
25   Alexandra Mohnhaupt[12] 6
33   Johnathan Hoggard[12] 6–7, 9–10
Carlin[7] 6   Lucas Alecco Roy[13] All
21   Patrik Pasma[14] All
31   Logan Sargeant[13] All
38   Jamie Caroline[15] All
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team[7] 7   Alex Quinn[16] All
12   Ayrton Simmons[17] All
46   Yves Baltas[17] 1–2
64   Olli Caldwell[17] F 5–10
81   Oscar Piastri[17] All
GW Motorsport[7] 8   Sam Smelt[18] 6–10
91   Jacky Liu[19] 1–5, 7
Double R Racing[7] 14   Karl Massaad[20] All
76   Linus Lundqvist[21] All
92   Daniel Cao[22] 1–5
JHR Developments[7] 20   Harry Dyson[23] 9–10
22   Manuel Sulaimán[24] 1–2, 6–10
23   Billy Monger[25] F 1–2
Falcon Motorsport[7] 29   Lucca Allen[26] F 6–10
Sharp Motorsport[7] 89   Jamie Sharp[27] All
Icon Class
F Ford F4 Challenge Cup

Race calendar and results edit

The calendar was announced on 16 June 2016.[2]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Challenge Cup winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		1 April   Jamie Caroline   Alex Quinn   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Billy Monger
R2 2 April   Patrik Pasma   Ayrton Simmons TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Billy Monger
R3   Jamie Caroline   Alex Quinn   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Billy Monger
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		15 April   Linus Lundqvist   Jamie Caroline   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Billy Monger
R5   Logan Sargeant   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Oliver York
R6 16 April   Linus Lundqvist   Oscar Piastri   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing   Oliver York
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		6 May   Oliver York   Linus Lundqvist   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Oliver York
R8 7 May   Linus Lundqvist   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Oliver York
R9   Alex Quinn   Jamie Caroline   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Oliver York
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		20 May   Jamie Caroline   Linus Lundqvist   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Harry Webb
R11 21 May   Alex Quinn   Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Harry Webb
R12 Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage[28]
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		10 June   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing   Harry Webb
R14 11 June   Alex Quinn   Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Oliver York
R15   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing   Oliver York
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		29 July   Oscar Piastri   Oscar Piastri   Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Olli Caldwell
R17   Jamie Caroline   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Olli Caldwell
R18 30 July   Oscar Piastri   Linus Lundqvist   Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Hampus Ericsson
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		12 August   Oscar Piastri   Jamie Caroline   Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Hampus Ericsson
4 R12   Jamie Caroline[28]   Jamie Caroline   Jamie Caroline Carlin   Oliver York
7 R20 13 August   Logan Sargeant   Oliver York Fortec Motorsports   Hampus Ericsson
R21   Oscar Piastri   Oscar Piastri   Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Harry Webb
8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit,
Northamptonshire) 		26 August   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing   Hampus Ericsson
R23 27 August   Oscar Piastri   Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Hampus Ericsson
R24   Logan Sargeant   Jamie Caroline   Logan Sargeant Carlin   Hampus Ericsson
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		16 September   Oscar Piastri   Ayrton Simmons   Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Hampus Ericsson
R26 17 September   Ayrton Simmons   Logan Sargeant Carlin   Hampus Ericsson
R27   Oscar Piastri   Oscar Piastri   Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Olli Caldwell
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		30 September   Logan Sargeant   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing   Olli Caldwell
R29   Patrik Pasma   Oliver York Fortec Motorsports   Olli Caldwell
R30 1 October   Alex Quinn   Linus Lundqvist   Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Hampus Ericsson

Championship standings edit

Points were awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings edit

Pos Driver BHI DON† THR OUL † ‡ CRO SNE KNO ‡ ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1   Jamie Caroline 1 5 1 1 1 15 1 1 1 1 Ret C 4 7 5 8 1 7 2 1 6 5 3 Ret 3 4 2 2 8 2 6 442
2   Oscar Piastri 3 6 2 5 5 2 7 3 6 6 1 C 2 2 3 1 7 1 1 6 8 1 Ret 10 Ret 3 3 1 4 5 5 376.5
3   Logan Sargeant 4 4 6 10 13 4 6 4 2 5 2 C 3 3 6 4 4 2 5 2 2 4 4 4 1 7 1 4 2 4 Ret 356
4   Alex Quinn 2 7 3 Ret DNS 9 2 6 11 2 8 C 5 1 2 5 3 5 4 Ret 4 2 6 1 7 1 11 Ret Ret 9 1 307
5   Linus Lundqvist Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 4 3 5 C 1 4 1 3 5 3 8 Ret Ret 6 1 Ret 5 6 9 5 1 8 2 306.5
6   Oliver York 9 8 8 4 2 3 4 8 3 10 7 C 9 5 8 6 2 17 6 4 1 11 2 5 2 2 7 Ret 5 1 7 274.5
7   Ayrton Simmons 7 1 5 11 6 10 8 5 12 Ret 6 C 6 Ret 7 2 6 4 3 5 5 3 5 3 4 5 5 6 3 6 Ret 257.5
8   Patrik Pasma 5 2 4 6 3 Ret 13 7 7 4 3 C 8 6 9 11 9 12 Ret Ret 10 7 7 2 10 10 8 Ret 6 16 4 167.5
9   Karl Massaad 10 11 11 Ret 8 14 3 Ret 5 8 Ret C Ret Ret 4 10 Ret Ret 12 3 9 16 9 12 Ret 11 6 7 10 10 10 83
10   Hampus Ericsson 9 10 11 11 9 11 12 EX 6 7 3 10 10 6 6 9 4 15 12 13 3 69
11   Harry Webb 12 10 10 7 4 5 10 10 9 7 4 C 7 8 10 11 7 7 8 11 11 Ret 68
12   Billy Monger 6 3 7 3 Ret Ret 44
13   Manuel Sulaimán 8 9 9 13 12 Ret 9 12 9 EX 11 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 10 10 7 3 8 43
14   Olli Caldwell DNP 10 12 7 8 8 9 13 9 12 7 Ret 17 18 8 9 7 9 39
15   Jamie Sharp Ret 13 12 8 7 13 9 9 8 12 10 C 10 Ret Ret 14 13 14 Ret 9 12 15 8 Ret 11 13 14 12 Ret Ret Ret 22.5
16   Johnathan Hoggard 17 11 10 Ret 17 17 8 Ret 3 13 14 11 20
17   Sam Smelt 18 14 11 10 14 12 11 8 9 15 16 9 Ret 15 Ret 9
18   Daniel Cao 11 12 16 Ret 9 7 11 11 10 11 9 C Ret Ret 15 7
19   Yves Baltas 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 6 4
20   Jacky Liu Ret 15 14 12 11 12 12 12 Ret Ret 11 C 12 11 14 14 8 16 Ret 4
21   Lucas Alecco Roy Ret 14 15 Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 Ret 9 Ret C Ret 12 13 16 10 13 Ret 10 15 13 13 9 12 16 15 14 Ret Ret DNS 2
22   Lucca Allen 13 16 16 13 Ret 14 14 11 13 14 13 11 14 12 Ret 0
23   Harry Dyson 12 12 13 Ret Ret DNS 0
24   Alexandra Mohnhaupt 15 15 15 0

† Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed.
‡ Race 3 at Oulton Park was cancelled due to barrier damage and the race was postponed to the 2nd race in Round 7 at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Ford F4 Challenge Cup edit

Pos Driver BHI DON † THR OUL † ‡ CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
1   Hampus Ericsson 9 10 11 11 9 11 12 EX 6 7 3 10 10 6 6 9 4 15 12 13 3 367.5
2   Harry Webb 12 10 10 7 4 5 10 10 9 7 4 C 7 8 10 11 7 7 8 11 11 Ret 351.5
3   Oliver York 9 8 8 4 2 3 4 8 3 10 7 C 9 5 8 4 304.5
4   Olli Caldwell DNP 10 12 7 8 8 9 13 9 12 7 Ret 17 17 8 9 7 9 302
5   Lucca Allen 13 16 16 13 Ret 14 14 11 13 14 13 11 14 12 Ret 201
6   Billy Monger 6 3 7 3 Ret Ret 100

† Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed.
‡ Race 3 at Oulton Park was cancelled due to barrier damage and the race was postponed to Round 7 at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Teams Cup edit

Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.

Pos Team Pts
1 Carlin 869.5
2 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 768.5
3 Double R Racing 458.5
4 Fortec Motorsports 430.5
5 JHR Developments 150
6 Richardson Racing 107.5
7 Sharp motorsport 62
8 GW Motorsport 54
9 Falcon Motorsport 18

References edit

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