2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5

The 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in World Series Formula 3.5 V8 formula race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2017 became the first season as feeder series to FIA World Endurance Championship. The season also marked the return of the name "World Series" after one season, as the FIA accepted the request from promoter RPM Racing.[1] The name "World Series" was retrieved from the championship after Renault Sport withdraw its support and the Formula Renault 3.5 became Formula V8 3.5 for the 2016 season. It was the last season of the series which was promoted by RPM-MKTG since 1998.[2]

2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5
Previous: 2016 Next: none

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver name Status Rounds
Lotus 3 René Binder[3] All
4 Pietro Fittipaldi[3] All
SMP Racing with AVF[4] 5 Egor Orudzhev[5] 1–8
Konstantin Tereshchenko[6] R 9
6 Matevos Isaakyan[7] All
Fortec Motorsports 7 Alfonso Celis Jr.[8] All
8 Diego Menchaca[9] R All
Teo Martín Motorsport 9 Konstantin Tereshchenko[10] R 1–8
10 Nelson Mason[11] R 1–5
Álex Palou[12] R 6–8
RP Motorsport 11 Roy Nissany[13] All
12 Yu Kanamaru[14] All
21 Damiano Fioravanti[15] R 2–6
Tatiana Calderón[16] R 9
Il Barone Rampante[17] 15 Giuseppe Cipriani[17] 1–8
16 Damiano Fioravanti[13] R 1
AVF 17 Henrique Chaves[6] R 9

Driver changes
Changed teams
Entering World Series Formula V8 3.5
Leaving World Series Formula V8 3.5
Mid-season changes
  • Damiano Fioravanti restored his collaboration with RP Motorsport, leaving the Barone Rampante team after the first round due to funding issues.[15] Fiorovanti's seat at RP Motorsport was taken by Tatiana Calderón, who will make her debut in the series in Bahrain.[16]
  • Prior to the Nürburgring round, Nelson Mason was replaced (due to a lack of funding) by Spanish driver Álex Palou.[12]
  • Prior to the Bahrain round, Egor Orudzhev was diagnosed with acute tonsillitis and was replaced by his fellow Russian Konstantin Tereshchenko.[6]
  • Henrique Chaves joined AVF in their third car for the final round in Bahrain.[6]

Team changes

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 7 November 2016, at the final round of the 2016 season.[22] The Nürburgring round will return to the World Series' schedule, while the Hungaroring, Le Castellet, Spielberg and Barcelona will be removed from the calendar. The championship will have rounds outside Europe for the first time since 2002, visiting Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Circuit of the Americas and Bahrain International Circuit.

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Silverstone Circuit 15 April 6 Hours of Silverstone
R2 16 April
2 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 5 May 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
R2 6 May
3 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 13 May 4 Hours of Monza
R2 14 May
4 R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 27 May Renault Clio Cup Spain
R2 28 May
5 R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 24 June
R2 25 June
6 R1 Nürburgring, Nürburg 15 July 6 Hours of Nürburgring
R2 16 July
7 R1 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 2 September 6 Hours of Mexico
R2 3 September
8 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Austin 15 September 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
R2 16 September
9 R1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 17 November 6 Hours of Bahrain
R2 18 November

Results
Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Silverstone Circuit Pietro Fittipaldi Alfonso Celis Jr. Pietro Fittipaldi Lotus Damiano Fioravanti
R2 Pietro Fittipaldi Nelson Mason Pietro Fittipaldi Lotus Konstantin Tereshchenko
2 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Alfonso Celis Jr. Roy Nissany Alfonso Celis Jr. Fortec Motorsports Diego Menchaca
R2 Pietro Fittipaldi Matevos Isaakyan Matevos Isaakyan SMP Racing with AVF Diego Menchaca
3 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Pietro Fittipaldi Pietro Fittipaldi René Binder Lotus Nelson Mason
R2 Pietro Fittipaldi Roy Nissany René Binder Lotus Nelson Mason
4 R1 Circuito de Jerez Egor Orudzhev Egor Orudzhev Roy Nissany RP Motorsport Nelson Mason
R2 Pietro Fittipaldi Pietro Fittipaldi Pietro Fittipaldi Lotus Damiano Fioravanti
5 R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón Pietro Fittipaldi Egor Orudzhev Egor Orudzhev SMP Racing with AVF Konstantin Tereshchenko
R2 Pietro Fittipaldi Alfonso Celis Jr. Pietro Fittipaldi Lotus Diego Menchaca
6 R1 Nürburgring Álex Palou Matevos Isaakyan Matevos Isaakyan SMP Racing with AVF Diego Menchaca
R2 Álex Palou Álex Palou Álex Palou Teo Martín Motorsport Álex Palou
7 R1 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Pietro Fittipaldi Matevos Isaakyan Pietro Fittipaldi Lotus Álex Palou
R2 Pietro Fittipaldi Matevos Isaakyan Pietro Fittipaldi Lotus Konstantin Tereshchenko
8 R1 Circuit of the Americas René Binder René Binder René Binder Lotus Álex Palou
R2 Álex Palou René Binder Egor Orudzhev SMP Racing with AVF Álex Palou
9 R1 Bahrain International Circuit Matevos Isaakyan Henrique Chaves Henrique Chaves AVF Henrique Chaves
R2 René Binder Yu Kanamaru René Binder Lotus Tatiana Calderón

Championship standings
Points system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

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

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver SIL
 SPA
 MNZ
 JER
 ALC
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 BHR
 Points
1 Pietro Fittipaldi 1 1 8 6 9 4 2 1 Ret 1 7 6 1 1 3 Ret 2 2 259
2 Matevos Isaakyan 4 Ret Ret 1 3 5 3 3 2 5 1 2 2 4 4 6 NC 9 215
3 Alfonso Celis Jr. 3 6 1 3 4 Ret 6 4 3 2 2 8 5 2 8 5 6 8 204
4 René Binder 5 4 6 2 1 1 4 5 5 Ret 6 9 6 Ret 1 10 9 1 201
5 Roy Nissany Ret 3 2 4 2 2 1 Ret 4 6 4 5 9 8 6 4 3 4 201
6 Egor Orudzhev 2 2 3 7 5 Ret Ret 2 1 3 3 3 Ret Ret 2 1 198
7 Yu Kanamaru 10 Ret 5 8 Ret 3 7 10 7 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 4 6 115
8 Konstantin Tereshchenko 8 5 10 11 8 7 8 7 6 Ret 9 4 4 3 Ret 8 7 Ret 94
9 Diego Menchaca 9 7 4 5 7 DNS 9 9 9 7 8 10 8 5 9 3 8 7 94
10 Álex Palou 11 1 3 Ret 5 2 68
11 Nelson Mason 7 Ret 9 9 6 6 5 8 DNP 9 42
12 Damiano Fioravanti 6 8 7 10 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 8 10 Ret 36
13 Henrique Chaves 1 5 35
14 Tatiana Calderón 5 3 25
15 Giuseppe Cipriani 11 9 Ret 12 10 8 10 Ret 10 10 12 Ret 10 6 Ret 9† 21
Pos Driver SIL
 SPA
 MNZ
 JER
 ALC
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 BHR
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Retired, but classified

Teams' Championship

Only two best-finishing cars are allowed to score points in the championship.

Pos Team SIL
 SPA
 MNZ
 JER
 ALC
 NÜR
 MEX
 COA
 BHR
 Points
1 Lotus 1 1 6 2 1 1 2 1 5 1 6 6 1 1 1 10 2 1 460
5 4 8 6 9 4 4 4 Ret Ret 7 9 6 Ret 3 Ret 9 2
2 SMP Racing with AVF 2 2 3 1 3 5 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 4 2 1 7 9 419
4 Ret Ret 7 5 Ret Ret 3 2 5 3 3 Ret Ret 4 6 NC Ret
3 RP Motorsport 10 3 2 4 2 2 1 6 4 4 4 5 7 7 6 4 3 3 313
Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 3 7 10 7 6 5 7 9 8 7 7 4 4
4 Fortec Motorsports 3 6 1 3 4 Ret 6 4 3 2 2 8 5 2 8 3 6 7 305
9 7 4 5 7 DNS 9 9 9 7 8 10 8 5 9 5 8 8
5 Teo Martín Motorsport 7 5 9 9 6 6 5 7 6 9 9 1 3 3 5 2 198
8 Ret 10 11 8 7 8 8 DNP Ret 11 4 4 Ret Ret 8
6 AVF 1 5 35
7 Il Barone Rampante 6 8 Ret 12 10 8 10 Ret 10 10 12 Ret 10 6 Ret 9† 33
11 9

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