2017 Jerez Formula 2 round

The 2017 Jerez FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 7 and 8 October 2017 at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the tenth and penultimate round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

  2017 Jerez Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 10 of 11 in the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuito de Jerez
Location	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.428 km (2.751 mi)
Feature race
Date 7 October 2017 Laps 39 Pole position Driver Charles Leclerc Prema Racing Time 1:24.682 Podium First Charles Leclerc Prema Racing Second Oliver Rowland DAMS Third Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing Fastest lap Driver Oliver Rowland DAMS Time 1:29.906 (on lap 22)
Sprint race
Date 8 October 2017 Laps 28 Podium First Artem Markelov Russian Time Second Nicholas Latifi DAMS Third Oliver Rowland DAMS Fastest lap Driver Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering Time 1:29.296 (on lap 22)

After a disappointing round in Monza for championship leader Charles Leclerc with a total of 0 points to his name, the Monégasque driver took yet another pole position and prematurely clinched the championship title by winning his sixth race of the season with three races to spare. With only one weekend to go, Leclerc was leading the championship with an unassailable lead by 60 points over current runner-up Oliver Rowland.

As of 2022, Leclerc holds the record for the most pole positions in a Formula 2 season with eight.

Classifications

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	1:24.682	—	1
2	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	1:24.942	+0.260	2
3	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	1:25.257	+0.575	3
4	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	1:25.316	+0.634	4
5	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:25.422	+0.740	5
6	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	1:25.426	+0.744	6
7	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	1:25.450	+0.768	7
8	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	1:25.470	+0.788	8
9	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:25.477	+0.795	9
10	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	1:25.583	+0.901	10
11	12	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	1:25.600	+0.918	11
12	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	1:25.627	+0.945	12
13	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	1:25.632	+0.950	13
14	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:25.653	+0.971	14
15	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	1:25.739	+1.057	15
16	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	1:25.916	+1.234	16
17	19	René Binder	Rapax	1:26.121	+1.439	17
18	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	1:26.148	+1.466	18
19	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	1:26.163	+1.481	19
20	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:26.647	+1.965	20
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Feature Race

Charles Leclerc leading the Feature Race.

Leclerc with his mother Pascale after winning the Formula 2 championship.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	39	1:01:31.999	1	25 (4)
2	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	39	+0.230	4	18 (2)
3	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	39	+0.917	15	15
4	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	39	+1.236	9	12
5	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	39	+2.685	5	10
6	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	39	+6.744	14	8
7	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	39	+8.017	2	6
8	12	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	39	+8.262	11	4
9	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	39	+14.483	18	2
10	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	39	+16.226	3	1
11	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	39	+16.256	10
12	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	39	+17.122	6
13	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	39	+17.657	8
14	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	39	+24.855	16
15	19	René Binder	Rapax	39	+26.942	17
16	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	38	+1 lap	19
17	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	38	+1 lap	12
18	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	38	+1 lap	7
DNF	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	31	Accident	13
DNF	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	27	Brakes	20
Fastest lap: Oliver Rowland (DAMS) – 1:29.906 (on lap 22)
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Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	28	43:01.086	4	15
2	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	28	+11.840	5	12
3	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	28	+13.286	7	10
4	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	28	+14.691	2	8
5	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	28	+16.497	6	6
6	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	28	+20.201	13	4 (2)
7	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	28	+20.510	8	2
8	12	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	28	+25.027	1	1
9	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	28	+25.613	12
10	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	28	+30.411	11
11	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	28	+34.059	18
12	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	28	+38.074	17
13	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	28	+44.257	19
14	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	28	+52.036	10
15	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	28	+52.395	9
16	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	28	+52.516	16
17	19	René Binder	Rapax	28	+52.658	15
18	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	28	+1:04.836	14
19	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	27	Brakes	20
DNF	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	3	Gearbox	3
Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (Racing Engineering) – 1:29.296 (on lap 22)
Source:

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Charles Leclerc	249
	2	Oliver Rowland	189
	3	Artem Markelov	177
	4	Luca Ghiotto	164
	5	Nicholas Latifi	156

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos.	Team	Points
1	1	Prema Racing	347
1	2	DAMS	345
2	3	Russian Time	341
	4	ART Grand Prix	190
	5	Rapax	136

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2017 Jerez GP3 Series round

External links

• Official website