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2017 French F4 Championship

The 2017 French F4 Championship season was the 25th season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the seventh season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 16 April at Nogaro and ended on 15 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty one races.[1]

Arthur Rougier clinched the titles in the general classification of the championship and in the International Series, winning races at Pau and Spa[2] Victor Martins won races at Nogaro, Monza and Le Castellet but lost to Rougier in general classification just by four points, while in the Junior Championship he took the title. Florian Venturi wasn't able to win a race but he scored seven podiums and completed the season in the top-three of the drivers' standings. Pierre-Alexandre Jean, Jean-Baptiste Mela, Charles Milesi, Stuart White, Hugo Chevalier, Marvin Klein, Javier González, Thomas Drouet and Pierre-Louis Chovet were the other race winners.

Driver lineup

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No. Driver Class Rounds
1   Casper Røes Andersen[3] I 1–4
2   Hugo Chevalier[3] I All
3   Stuart White[3] J All
4   Jean-Baptiste Mela[3] I All
5   Pierre-Alexandre Jean[3] I All
6   Charles Milesi[3] I All
7   Thomas Drouet[3] I All
8   Javier González[3] I 1–6
9   Noah Watt[4] J 5–7
10   Pierre-Louis Chovet[5] J 5–7
11   Amaury Cordeel[3] J All
12   Antoine Horemans[6] I 4
13   Marvin Klein[3] I All
15   Adam Eteki[7] J 6
27   Ugo de Wilde[3] J All
29   Victor Martins[8] J All
49   Florian Venturi[3] I All
51   Aldo Festante[3] I 1–4
87   Arthur Rougier[3] I All
92   Christian Muñoz[3] I All
Icon Status
I Drivers that compete for the International Championship
J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
G Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

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A seven-round calendar was revealed on 25 January 2017.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Junior Winner International Winner
1 R1   Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 16 April   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Pierre-Alexandre Jean
R2   Victor Martins   Javier González   Victor Martins   Javier González
R3 17 April   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Pierre-Alexandre Jean
2 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 29 April   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Florian Venturi
R2   Casper Røes Andersen   Pierre-Alexandre Jean   Victor Martins   Pierre-Alexandre Jean
R3 30 April   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Charles Milesi   Stuart White   Charles Milesi
3 R1   Circuit de Pau, Pau 20 May   Arthur Rougier   Victor Martins   Arthur Rougier   Victor Martins   Arthur Rougier
R2   Aldo Festante   Thomas Drouet   Stuart White   Thomas Drouet
R3 21 May   Arthur Rougier   Stuart White   Arthur Rougier   Stuart White   Arthur Rougier
4 R1   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 10 June   Arthur Rougier   Javier González   Arthur Rougier   Victor Martins   Arthur Rougier
R2 11 June   Arthur Rougier   Arthur Rougier   Victor Martins   Arthur Rougier
R3   Arthur Rougier   Florian Venturi   Arthur Rougier   Victor Martins   Arthur Rougier
5 R1   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 9 September   Victor Martins   Marvin Klein   Marvin Klein   Victor Martins   Marvin Klein
R2 10 September   Victor Martins   Stuart White   Stuart White   Charles Milesi
R3   Stuart White   Charles Milesi   Charles Milesi   Victor Martins   Charles Milesi
6 R1   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 30 September   Victor Martins[N 1]   Florian Venturi[N 1]   Charles Milesi   Victor Martins   Charles Milesi
R2   Ugo de Wilde[N 1]   Jean-Baptiste Mela   Ugo de Wilde   Jean-Baptiste Mela
R3 1 October   Victor Martins[N 1]   Victor Martins[N 1]   Charles Milesi   Victor Martins   Charles Milesi
7 R1   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 14 October   Victor Martins[N 2]   Victor Martins   Hugo Chevalier   Ugo de Wilde   Hugo Chevalier
R2 15 October   Arthur Rougier   Pierre-Louis Chovet   Pierre-Louis Chovet   Jean-Baptiste Mela
R3   Victor Martins[N 2]   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Victor Martins   Arthur Rougier

Championship standings

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Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Races Position
1st  2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP FL
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 1

French F4 Championship

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Pos Driver NOG
  		MNZ
  		PAU
  		SPA
  		MAG
  		CAT
  		LEC
  		Points
1   Arthur Rougier 3 5 7 5 2 2 1 7 1 1 1 1 4 6 5 8 2 7 2 3 2 303
2   Victor Martins 1 11 1 1 4 EX 2 8 16 4 2 2 2 13 2 2 4 2 7 5 1 299
3   Florian Venturi Ret 8 3 2 3 Ret Ret 14 5 11 3 4 10 5 7 3 7 3 3 6 14 156
4   Pierre-Alexandre Jean 2 7 2 4 1 14 Ret 11 4 2 4 9 13 8 8 11 14 13 5 4 5 150
5   Jean-Baptiste Mela 6 4 12 8 11 5 7 2 15 5 Ret 6 8 7 9 10 1 Ret 10 2 7 124
6   Christian Muñoz 7 6 8 3 7 13 6 4 6 6 Ret 5 6 6 6 6 Ret 7 14 12 10 122
7   Charles Milesi[N 3] 4 3 4 Ret 8 1 11 10 8 DNS DNS DNS 3 2 1 1 6 1 6 8 12 118
8   Stuart White 12 12 14 6 6 3 4 6 3 9 Ret 7 7 1 3 12 10 10 13 13 11 118
9   Hugo Chevalier[N 4] 8 2 13 Ret 14 10 Ret 13 2 7 7 Ret 5 3 4 5 5 4 1 9 6 111
10   Marvin Klein 5 9 5 9 5 4 3 9 14 14 Ret 14 1 14 10 13 9 15 12 11 9 98
11   Javier González[N 5] 9 1 10 10 9 11 8 3 9 3 5 3 16 12 14 4 Ret 6 72
12   Ugo de Wilde 13 14 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 8 12 12 10 13 7 3 5 4 7 3 68
13   Casper Røes Andersen 10 13 6 7 10 6 5 5 7 8 6 8 58
14   Thomas Drouet 11 10 11 11 Ret 8 10 1 10 10 Ret 10 9 9 12 9 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 41
15   Aldo Festante 14 15 9 14 12 7 9 15 11 13 9 11 11
16   Amaury Cordeel Ret 16 Ret 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret 13 15 11 13 14 15 15 16 13 14 15 Ret 13 6
17   Antoine Horemans 16 10 15 0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
  Pierre-Louis Chovet 15 DSQ EX 17 11 9 8 1 8 0
  Noah Watt 11 11 11 14 8 12 11 Ret 6 0
  Adam Eteki 15 12 17 0

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Charles Milesi took pole and set the fastest lap, but he was ineligible to score points for them at Barcelona.
  2. ^ a b Hugo Chevalier took pole, but he was ineligible to score points for pole at Le castellet.
  3. ^ Ineligible for points at Barcelona and Le Castellet because he already raced on these circuits during the 2017.
  4. ^ Ineligible for points at Le Castellet because he already raced on this circuit during the 2017.
  5. ^ Ineligible for points at Barcelona because he already raced on this circuit during the 2017.

References

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  1. ^ a b "French F4 Championship 2017". Auto Sport Academy. French F4 Championship. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ Allen, Peter (17 October 2017). "Rougier takes French F4 title with second to Martins in Paul Ricard finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "16 Drivers Announced for Opening FFSA F4 Round at Nogaro". 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Så prøver Noah kræfter med noget ganske andet end sin danske Formel 4 bil". Noah Watt Racing. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Les pilotes du Championnat de France F4 font leur rentrée !". 5 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Défi belge pour les pilotes du Championnat de France F4 !". 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Avant-dernière ligne droite pour la F4 à Barcelone !". 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Karting world champion Martins makes single-seater switch". 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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