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2017 F4 British Championship

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Jamie Caroline pictured at the Knockhill round. With ten victories, Caroline won the championship by 65.5 points ahead of his closest rival, Oscar Piastri.

The 2017 F4 British Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the third season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the third year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

The season commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 1 October at the same venue, using the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.[2] The championship featured Ford F4 Challenge Cup for the first time for the drivers with low budgets.[3][4] The Challenge Cup Required competitors to enter 7 of the weekends of the championship, which had to include the rounds at Knockhill Racing Circuit and the finale at Brands Hatch.[5]

The season was marred by an incident involving Billy Monger, who had both his lower legs amputated after crashing into Patrik Pasma during the third race at the Donington Park round.[6]

Teams and drivers

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All teams were British-registered.[7]

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Richardson Racing[8][7] 2 United Kingdom Harry Webb[9] F 1–5, 7, 10
Fortec Motorsports[7] 5 United Kingdom Oliver York[10] F 1–5
6–10
18 Sweden Hampus Ericsson[11] F 2, 5–10
25 Mexico Alexandra Mohnhaupt[12] 6
33 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard[12] 6–7, 9–10
Carlin[7] 6 Germany Lucas Alecco Roy[13] All
21 Finland Patrik Pasma[14] All
31 United States Logan Sargeant[13] All
38 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline[15] All
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team[7] 7 United Kingdom Alex Quinn[16] All
12 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons[17] All
46 United States Yves Baltas[17] 1–2
64 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell[17] F 5–10
81 Australia Oscar Piastri[17] All
GW Motorsport[7] 8 United Kingdom Sam Smelt[18] 6–10
91 China Jacky Liu[19] 1–5, 7
Double R Racing[7] 14 Lebanon Karl Massaad[20] All
76 Sweden Linus Lundqvist[21] All
92 China Daniel Cao[22] 1–5
JHR Developments[7] 20 United Kingdom Harry Dyson[23] 9–10
22 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán[24] 1–2, 6–10
23 United Kingdom Billy Monger[25] F 1–2
Falcon Motorsport[7] 29 Republic of Ireland Lucca Allen[26] F 6–10
Sharp Motorsport[7] 89 United Kingdom Jamie Sharp[27] All
Icon Class
F Ford F4 Challenge Cup

Race calendar and results

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The calendar was announced on 16 June 2016.[2]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Challenge Cup winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
1 April United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Billy Monger
R2 2 April Finland Patrik Pasma United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Billy Monger
R3 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Billy Monger
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
15 April Sweden Linus Lundqvist United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Billy Monger
R5 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Oliver York
R6 16 April Sweden Linus Lundqvist Australia Oscar Piastri Sweden Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing United Kingdom Oliver York
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
6 May United Kingdom Oliver York Sweden Linus Lundqvist United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Oliver York
R8 7 May Sweden Linus Lundqvist United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Oliver York
R9 United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Oliver York
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
20 May United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Sweden Linus Lundqvist United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Harry Webb
R11 21 May United Kingdom Alex Quinn Australia Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Harry Webb
R12 Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage[28]
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
10 June Sweden Linus Lundqvist Sweden Linus Lundqvist Sweden Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing United Kingdom Harry Webb
R14 11 June United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Oliver York
R15 Sweden Linus Lundqvist Sweden Linus Lundqvist Sweden Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing United Kingdom Oliver York
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
29 July Australia Oscar Piastri Australia Oscar Piastri Australia Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Olli Caldwell
R17 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Olli Caldwell
R18 30 July Australia Oscar Piastri Sweden Linus Lundqvist Australia Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Sweden Hampus Ericsson
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
12 August Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Australia Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Sweden Hampus Ericsson
4 R12 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline[28] United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Carlin United Kingdom Oliver York
7 R20 13 August United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Oliver York Fortec Motorsports Sweden Hampus Ericsson
R21 Australia Oscar Piastri Australia Oscar Piastri Australia Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Harry Webb
8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit,
Northamptonshire)
26 August Sweden Linus Lundqvist Sweden Linus Lundqvist Sweden Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing Sweden Hampus Ericsson
R23 27 August Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Sweden Hampus Ericsson
R24 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United States Logan Sargeant Carlin Sweden Hampus Ericsson
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
16 September Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Sweden Hampus Ericsson
R26 17 September United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United States Logan Sargeant Carlin Sweden Hampus Ericsson
R27 Australia Oscar Piastri Australia Oscar Piastri Australia Oscar Piastri TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Olli Caldwell
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
30 September United States Logan Sargeant Sweden Linus Lundqvist Sweden Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing United Kingdom Olli Caldwell
R29 Finland Patrik Pasma United Kingdom Oliver York Fortec Motorsports United Kingdom Olli Caldwell
R30 1 October United Kingdom Alex Quinn Sweden Linus Lundqvist United Kingdom Alex Quinn TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Sweden Hampus Ericsson

Championship standings

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Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline 1 5 1 1 1 15 1 1 1 1 Ret C 4 7 5 8 1 7 2 1 6 5 3 Ret 3 4 2 2 8 2 6 442
2 Australia Oscar Piastri 3 6 2 5 5 2 7 3 6 6 1 C 2 2 3 1 7 1 1 6 8 1 Ret 10 Ret 3 3 1 4 5 5 376.5
3 United States Logan Sargeant 4 4 6 10 13 4 6 4 2 5 2 C 3 3 6 4 4 2 5 2 2 4 4 4 1 7 1 4 2 4 Ret 356
4 United Kingdom Alex Quinn 2 7 3 Ret DNS 9 2 6 11 2 8 C 5 1 2 5 3 5 4 Ret 4 2 6 1 7 1 11 Ret Ret 9 1 307
5 Sweden Linus Lundqvist Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 5 2 4 3 5 C 1 4 1 3 5 3 8 Ret Ret 6 1 Ret 5 6 9 5 1 8 2 306.5
6 United Kingdom Oliver York 9 8 8 4 2 3 4 8 3 10 7 C 9 5 8 6 2 17 6 4 1 11 2 5 2 2 7 Ret 5 1 7 274.5
7 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 7 1 5 11 6 10 8 5 12 Ret 6 C 6 Ret 7 2 6 4 3 5 5 3 5 3 4 5 5 6 3 6 Ret 257.5
8 Finland Patrik Pasma 5 2 4 6 3 Ret 13 7 7 4 3 C 8 6 9 11 9 12 Ret Ret 10 7 7 2 10 10 8 Ret 6 16 4 167.5
9 Lebanon Karl Massaad 10 11 11 Ret 8 14 3 Ret 5 8 Ret C Ret Ret 4 10 Ret Ret 12 3 9 16 9 12 Ret 11 6 7 10 10 10 83
10 Sweden Hampus Ericsson 9 10 11 11 9 11 12 EX 6 7 3 10 10 6 6 9 4 15 12 13 3 69
11 United Kingdom Harry Webb 12 10 10 7 4 5 10 10 9 7 4 C 7 8 10 11 7 7 8 11 11 Ret 68
12 United Kingdom Billy Monger 6 3 7 3 Ret Ret 44
13 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán 8 9 9 13 12 Ret 9 12 9 EX 11 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 10 10 7 3 8 43
14 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell DNP 10 12 7 8 8 9 13 9 12 7 Ret 17 18 8 9 7 9 39
15 United Kingdom Jamie Sharp Ret 13 12 8 7 13 9 9 8 12 10 C 10 Ret Ret 14 13 14 Ret 9 12 15 8 Ret 11 13 14 12 Ret Ret Ret 22.5
16 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard 17 11 10 Ret 17 17 8 Ret 3 13 14 11 20
17 United Kingdom Sam Smelt 18 14 11 10 14 12 11 8 9 15 16 9 Ret 15 Ret 9
18 China Daniel Cao 11 12 16 Ret 9 7 11 11 10 11 9 C Ret Ret 15 7
19 United States Yves Baltas 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 6 4
20 China Jacky Liu Ret 15 14 12 11 12 12 12 Ret Ret 11 C 12 11 14 14 8 16 Ret 4
21 Germany Lucas Alecco Roy Ret 14 15 Ret Ret 8 Ret 13 Ret 9 Ret C Ret 12 13 16 10 13 Ret 10 15 13 13 9 12 16 15 14 Ret Ret DNS 2
22 Republic of Ireland Lucca Allen 13 16 16 13 Ret 14 14 11 13 14 13 11 14 12 Ret 0
23 United Kingdom Harry Dyson 12 12 13 Ret Ret DNS 0
24 Mexico Alexandra Mohnhaupt 15 15 15 0

Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed.
Race 3 at Oulton Park was cancelled due to barrier damage and the race was postponed to the 2nd race in Round 7 at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Ford F4 Challenge Cup

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
1 Sweden Hampus Ericsson 9 10 11 11 9 11 12 EX 6 7 3 10 10 6 6 9 4 15 12 13 3 367.5
2 United Kingdom Harry Webb 12 10 10 7 4 5 10 10 9 7 4 C 7 8 10 11 7 7 8 11 11 Ret 351.5
3 United Kingdom Oliver York 9 8 8 4 2 3 4 8 3 10 7 C 9 5 8 4 304.5
4 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell DNP 10 12 7 8 8 9 13 9 12 7 Ret 17 17 8 9 7 9 302
5 Republic of Ireland Lucca Allen 13 16 16 13 Ret 14 14 11 13 14 13 11 14 12 Ret 201
6 United Kingdom Billy Monger 6 3 7 3 Ret Ret 100

Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed.
Race 3 at Oulton Park was cancelled due to barrier damage and the race was postponed to Round 7 at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Teams Cup

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Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.

Pos Team Pts
1 Carlin 869.5
2 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 768.5
3 Double R Racing 458.5
4 Fortec Motorsports 430.5
5 JHR Developments 150
6 Richardson Racing 107.5
7 Sharp motorsport 62
8 GW Motorsport 54
9 Falcon Motorsport 18

References

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