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.
Arthur Rougier clinched the titles in the general classification of the championship and in the International Series, winning races at Pau and Spa 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
Driver Class Rounds 1 Casper Røes Andersen 1–4 2 Hugo Chevalier All 3 Stuart White All 4 Jean-Baptiste Mela All 5 Pierre-Alexandre Jean All 6 Charles Milesi All 7 Thomas Drouet All 8 Javier González 1–6 9 Noah Watt 5–7 10 Pierre-Louis Chovet 5–7 11 Amaury Cordeel All 12 Antoine Horemans 4 13 Marvin Klein All 15 Adam Eteki 6 27 Ugo de Wilde All 29 Victor Martins All 49 Florian Venturi All 51 Aldo Festante 1–4 87 Arthur Rougier All 92 Christian Muñoz All Icon Status Drivers that compete for the International Championship Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points
Race calendar and results A seven-round calendar was revealed on 25 January 2017. Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver 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 MartinsCharles Milesi took pole and set the fastest lap, but he was ineligible to score points for them at Barcelona. Florian Venturi Charles Milesi Victor Martins Charles Milesi R2 Ugo de Wilde Jean-Baptiste Mela Ugo de Wilde Jean-Baptiste Mela R3 1 October Victor Martins Victor Martins Charles Milesi Victor Martins Charles Milesi 7 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 14 October Victor MartinsHugo Chevalier took pole, but he was ineligible to score points for pole at Le castellet. 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 Victor Martins Victor Martins Victor Martins Arthur Rougier
Championship standings
Points system
Points are awarded as follows:
RacesPosition 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 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 Pos Driver NOG MNZ PAU SPA MAG CAT LEC Points1 Arthur Rougier 3 5 7 5 2 2 1 7 1 1 1 1 4 6 5 8 2 7 2 3 23032 Victor Martins 1 11 1 1 4 EX 2 8 16 4 2 2 2 13 2 2 4 2 7 5 12993 Florian Venturi Ret 8 3 2 3 Ret Ret 14 5 11 3 4 10 5 7 3 7 3 3 6 14156 4 Pierre-Alexandre Jean 2 7 2 4 1 14 Ret 11 4 2 4 9 13 8 8 11 14 13 5 4 51505 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 101227 Charles MilesiIneligible for points at Barcelona and Le Castellet because he already raced on these circuits during the 2017. 4 3 4 Ret 8 1 11 10 8 DNS DNS DNS 3 2 1 1 6 1 6 8 121188 Stuart White 12 12 14 6 6 3 4 6 3 9 Ret 7 7 1 3 12 10 10 13 13 11118 9 Hugo ChevalierIneligible for points at Le Castellet because he already raced on this circuit during the 2017. 8 2 13 Ret 14 10 Ret 13 2 7 7 Ret 5 3 4 5 5 4 1 9 6111 10 Marvin Klein 5 9 5 9 5 4 3 9 14 14 Ret 14 1 14 10 13 9 15 12 11 9 9811 Javier GonzálezIneligible for points at Barcelona because he already raced on this circuit during the 2017. 9 1 10 10 9 11 8 3 9 3 5 3 16 12 14 4 Ret 67212 Ugo de Wilde 13 14 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 8 12 12 10 13 7 3 5 4 7 3 6813 Casper Røes Andersen 10 13 6 7 10 6 5 5 7 8 6 858 14 Thomas Drouet 11 10 11 11 Ret 8 10 1 10 10 Ret 10 9 9 12 9 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret41 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
References
External links The official website of the French F4 Championship