The 2017 V de V Challenge Monoplace was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing mainly in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 17 March and will finish on 5 November at Estoril after seven triple-header rounds.

Drivers compete in two classes depending on the type of car they drive. Those competing in the current Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 car, as well as the previous Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 car, which are in use since 2010, are included in Class A. Old Formula Renault 2.0 machinery along with other cars such as Formula BMW and Formula Abarth encompass Class B.

Teams and drivers Entry list Team Driver Class Rounds TS Corse 1 Diego Bertonelli 2–3, 5–7 27 Howard Sklar GD All 73 Pietro Peccenini GD All Formula Motorsport 2 Erwin Creed All 3 GD All 4 Michel Piroird GD 3–4 5 Xavier Benecchi GD 3–4 6 Erik Attias GD 1 9 Vincent Iogna GD 3–4 10 Nicolas Melin 1, 3–4, 7 17 Nicolas Pironneau GD 5, 7 37 Gilles Heriau All 45 Sébastien Perrot 4 Inter Europol Competition 5 Richard Wagner 7 20 Robert Siska GD 7 33 2 Lamo Racing Car 7 Caryl Fritsche GD 4 15 Thierry Aimard GD All 31 Alexis Carmes All 41 François Destandau GD 5, 7 53 Grégory Choukroun GD 1–3, 5–7 68 Alain Bucher GD 2, 4–6 88 Eric Meriel GD 3, 6 RC Formula 8 Simon Mirguet 1 Amaury Richard 2 74 Karl Pedraza GD 1, 3–4 Pierre-Alexandre Jean 5–6 Jordan Perroy 7 82 Pierre-Alexandre Jean 7 R-ace GP 13 Théo Coicaud 2–3 16 Gilles Magnus 3 23 Logan Sargeant 3 51 Michael Benyahia 2–3 Zig Zag 14 Christian Carlesi Sorasio GD 1 54 Jean-Christophe Peyre GD 1–2, 7 66 Nicolas Matile GD 1–2, 7 Hervé David Racing 18 Pierre Lemasson GD 4 75 Hugo Carini 3–4, 6 Heuri Rennwagen 32 Moritz Müller-Crepon All 46 Walter Rykart GD All Lycée Pro D'Artagnan 34 Daniel Harout GD 1 Monster Racing 39 Arnaud Choquet 1, 3–4, 6 44 "Mathieu Mopar" 1, 3–4, 6 Dutt Motorsport 77 Laurents Hörr All LSP Racing Team 87 Baptiste Leonard 3–4, 6 Icon Class Class A Class B GD Gentleman Driver

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 18 March Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Dutt Motorsport Pietro Peccenini R2 Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Dutt Motorsport Pietro Peccenini R3 19 March Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Dutt Motorsport "Lebreton" 2 R1 Algarve International Circuit, Portimão 29 April Michael Benyahia Michael Benyahia Michael Benyahia R-ace GP Pietro Peccenini R2 Michael Benyahia Michael Benyahia Michael Benyahia R-ace GP "Lebreton" R3 30 April Michael Benyahia Michael Benyahia Gilles Heriau Formula Motorsport "Lebreton" 3 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 27 May Logan Sargeant Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus R-ace GP Pietro Peccenini R2 28 May Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus R-ace GP Pietro Peccenini R3 Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus Logan Sargeant R-ace GP Xavier Benecchi 4 R1 Dijon-Prenois, Prenois 24 June Gilles Heriau Gilles Heriau Gilles Heriau Formula Motorsport Xavier Benecchi R2 Moritz Müller-Crepon Moritz Müller-Crepon Moritz Müller-Crepon Heuri Rennwagen Xavier Benecchi R3 Gilles Heriau Gilles Heriau Gilles Heriau Formula Motorsport Xavier Benecchi 5 R1 Circuito del Jarama, Madrid 2 September Moritz Müller-Crepon Laurents Hörr Moritz Müller-Crepon Heuri Rennwagen Pietro Peccenini R2 Diego Bertonelli Moritz Müller-Crepon Moritz Müller-Crepon Heuri Rennwagen Nicolas Pironneau R3 3 September Moritz Müller-Crepon Moritz Müller-Crepon Moritz Müller-Crepon Heuri Rennwagen Pietro Peccenini 6 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 7 October Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Dutt Motorsport "Lebreton" R2 Laurents Hörr Laurents Hörr Moritz Müller-Crepon Heuri Rennwagen "Lebreton" R3 8 October Moritz Müller-Crepon Diego Bertonelli Moritz Müller-Crepon Heuri Rennwagen "Lebreton" 7 R1 Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril 4 November Pierre-Alexandre Jean Pierre-Alexandre Jean Pierre-Alexandre Jean RC Formula "Lebreton" R2 Pierre-Alexandre Jean Laurents Hörr Pierre-Alexandre Jean RC Formula "Lebreton" R3 5 November Pierre-Alexandre Jean Pierre-Alexandre Jean Pierre-Alexandre Jean RC Formula Pietro Peccenini

Standings

Points system

Points are awarded following a complex system. Drivers receive a set of points according to their overall position in each race, as well as an additional set of points according to their position within the class their car belongs to. No separated standings for classes A and B are issued. The points distribution is as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd+  Points Overall 25 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Per class (≥4 starters) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Per class (<4 starters) 3 2 1

The total number of points scored in each round is multiplied by a coefficient, depending on the round. Only the best 19 results are counted towards the overall standings, whereas all results are valid towards the Gentlemen Drivers standings.

Round Coefficient Rounds 3–4, 6 x1 Rounds 1, 5 x1.5 Rounds 2, 7 x2

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver CAT POR LEC DIJ JAR MAG EST Points Total Drop Final 1 Gilles Heriau 2 3 2 2 4 1 3 Ret 5 1 2 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 12 6 7 811 24 787 2 Laurents Hörr 1 1 1 5 5 3 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 6 9 DSQ 1 14 5 2 2 3 733.5 733.5 3 Moritz Müller-Crepon 3 2 3 6 Ret 19 6 Ret Ret 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 13 4 703.5 703.5 4 Diego Bertonelli 3 3 2 9 3 4 2 2 2 5 2 2 4 3 2 662 662 5 Alexis Carmes 19 8 8 7 9 6 13 8 12 7 4 11 7 5 5 7 5 7 8 7 6 589 18.5 571.5 6 Erwin Creed 5 5 5 10 7 5 10 13 9 11 12 17 4 DSQ 13 6 4 DNS 6 4 8 554.5 7 547.5 7 "Lebreton" 7 9 7 9 8 8 16 15 15 4 6 5 9 8 7 8 6 8 10 8 21 520 14 506 8 Pietro Peccenini 6 6 9 8 10 9 12 9 13 6 7 10 8 7 6 9 7 9 13 16 10 513 23 490 9 Pierre-Alexandre Jean 5 4 4 2 9 4 1 1 1 404.5 404.5 10 Nicolas Melin 4 4 4 8 6 8 10 8 6 7 11 9 341.5 341.5 11 Grégory Choukroun 11 11 12 14 11 11 17 16 18 11 10 8 12 10 11 14 12 13 326.5 326.5 12 Michaël Benyahia 1 1 7 7 5 3 257 257 13 Thierry Aimard 13 15 Ret 18 12 16 18 17 23 15 15 DNS 12 11 9 14 12 12 18 17 14 257 257 14 Théo Coicaud 4 2 10 4 4 2 234 234 15 Walter Rykart 20 16 18 13 13 15 19 18 22 14 14 13 16 DNS 14 16 18 Ret 11 20 16 224 224 16 Howard Sklar 17 18 17 17 15 18 21 23 24 19 19 18 15 14 12 18 16 14 19 15 19 203.5 2 201.5 17 Arnaud Choquet 8 7 10 Ret 14 16 9 11 7 10 8 10 200.5 200.5 18 Nicolas Matile 12 13 13 11 17 12 17 18 15 159 159 19 Jean-Christophe Peyre 15 14 14 15 14 14 16 14 17 151.5 151.5 20 Jordan Perroy 5 5 5 150 150 21 Nicolas Pironneau 10 6 11 Ret 10 11 134 134 22 Xavier Benecchi 14 10 10 3 3 4 125 125 23 Alain Bucher 16 16 17 17 16 14 13 12 Ret 15 17 Ret 121.5 121.5 24 Mathieu Mopar (B) 18 19 19 22 22 25 20 20 19 19 15 16 117.5 117.5 25 Amaury Richard 19 6 4 110 110 26 Baptiste Leonard (B) Ret 21 20 16 17 16 13 11 13 110 110 27 Hugo Carini 11 7 11 8 Ret DNS 11 Ret 6 102 102 28 Logan Sargeant 2 2 1 99 99 29 François Destandau (B) 14 13 10 20 Ret 18 98 98 30 Robert Siska 12 18 13 15 19 20 94 94 31 Vincent Iogna 15 11 14 5 9 8 93 93 32 Richard Wagner 9 9 12 92 92 33 Gilles Magnus 1 1 7 91 91 34 Simon Mirguet 9 10 6 82.5 82.5 35 Karl Pedraza 10 Ret 16 Ret 19 19 18 18 15 65.5 65.5 36 Michel Piroird DNS 12 17 12 10 9 63 63 37 Daniel Harout 14 12 11 52.5 52.5 38 Eric Meriel 20 20 21 17 13 15 38 38 39 Christian Carlesi Sorasio 16 17 15 36 36 40 Sébastien Perrot 13 13 12 34 34 41 Erik Attias Ret DNS DNS 0 0 42 Caryl Fritsche (B) Ret DNS WD 0 0 43 Pierre Lemasson (B) DNS DNS WD 0 0 Pos Driver CAT POR LEC DIJ JAR MAG EST Total Drop Final PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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