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 and the only ever in the Championship's history which did not support a Formula One weekend.
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 Driver Team Time 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 Source:
Feature Race
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) Source:
Sprint Race 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 DriverPoints1 Charles Leclerc 2492 Oliver Rowland 1893 Artem Markelov 1774 Luca Ghiotto 1645 Nicholas Latifi 156
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 11 Prema Racing 347 12 DAMS 345 23 Russian Time 3414 ART Grand Prix 1905 Rapax 136
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2017 Jerez GP3 Series round
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