The 2017 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship will feature drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Italian constructor Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the fourth Euroformula Open Championship season.

The season was dominated by Harrison Scott, who holds the record for most wins, poles and fastest laps in a rookie season of the Euroformula Open Championship (but he wasn't eligible to the rookie's championship due to his 2016 Masters of Formula 3 experience). He clinched drivers' title at Monza with two rounds to spare and mostly by his race results was granted teams' title to RP Motorsport. Drivex driver Nikita Troitskiy finished as runner-up, losing to Scott by 118 points. Troitkiy won the rookies' championship. Devlin DeFrancesco won race at Circuito de Jerez and completed the top-three in the driver standings. DeFrancesco became the Spanish Formula 3 champion.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverStatusRounds
Team No. Driver Status Rounds Spain Campos Racing 1 Romania Petru Florescu R NC, 1–3 South Africa Raoul Hyman 4 United States Cameron Das 5–8 2 Finland Simo Laaksonen R NC Brazil Thiago Vivacqua All 3 NC Finland Simo Laaksonen R All 4 Italy Lorenzo Colombo G 8 Brazil Matheus Iorio NC 34 All Italy RP Motorsport 7 Germany Jannes Fittje R 6–8 8 Italy Lodovico Laurini R NC, All 9 Thailand Kane Shepherd R NC Brazil Felipe Drugovich G 8 10 United Kingdom Harrison Scott NC, 1–7 11 Poland Alex Karkosik R All Spain Drivex School 12 Brazil Christian Hahn NC, All 14 India Tarun Reddy R 5–8 16 Russia Nikita Troitskiy R NC, All United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport 14 India Tarun Reddy R 1–4 17 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco R NC, All 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan NC, All 77 Brazil Guilherme Samaia 5–8 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 18 Germany Jannes Fittje R NC, 1–5 Russia Yan Leon Shlom R 6 19 R NC, 1 United Kingdom Ben Hingeley 5–8 20 Ukraine Aleksey Chuklin NC Malaysia Najiy Razak R 1 Romania Petru Florescu R 4–8 21 Ukraine Aleksey Chuklin 2–3 Italy BVM Racing 22 Russia Daniil Pronenko NC, All 55 China Daniel Lu 6–7 Australia Joey Mawson G 8 Spain Teo Martín Motorsport 42 Spain Eliseo Martínez R NC, All 43 Brazil Pedro Cardoso NC, All 44 Spain Javier Cobián R NC, 1Icon Legend G Guest driver R Rookie Trophy
Spain Campos Racing1Romania Petru FlorescuRNC, 1–3
South Africa Raoul Hyman4
United States Cameron Das5–8
2Finland Simo LaaksonenRNC
Brazil Thiago VivacquaAll
3NC
Finland Simo LaaksonenRAll
4Italy Lorenzo ColomboG8
Brazil Matheus IorioNC
34All
Italy RP Motorsport7Germany Jannes FittjeR6–8
8Italy Lodovico LauriniRNC, All
9Thailand Kane ShepherdRNC
Brazil Felipe DrugovichG8
10United Kingdom Harrison ScottNC, 1–7
11Poland Alex KarkosikRAll
Spain Drivex School12Brazil Christian HahnNC, All
14India Tarun ReddyR5–8
16Russia Nikita TroitskiyRNC, All
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport14India Tarun ReddyR1–4
17Canada Devlin DeFrancescoRNC, All
24India Ameya VaidyanathanNC, All
77Brazil Guilherme Samaia5–8
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports18Germany Jannes FittjeRNC, 1–5
Russia Yan Leon ShlomR6
19RNC, 1
United Kingdom Ben Hingeley5–8
20Ukraine Aleksey ChuklinNC
Malaysia Najiy RazakR1
Romania Petru FlorescuR4–8
21Ukraine Aleksey Chuklin2–3
Italy BVM Racing22Russia Daniil PronenkoNC, All
55China Daniel Lu6–7
Australia Joey MawsonG8
Spain Teo Martín Motorsport42Spain Eliseo MartínezRNC, All
43Brazil Pedro CardosoNC, All
44Spain Javier CobiánRNC, 1
IconLegend
GGuest driver
RRookie Trophy

Race calendar and results

An eight-round calendar was confirmed on 15 February 2017. All rounds will support the International GT Open, except for Jerez, which will be headlined by both Formula 2 and GP3 Series. Rounds denoted with a blue background are part of the Spanish Formula Three Championship.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie Winner
NCR1France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet4 MarchGermany Jannes FittjeRussia Yan Leon ShlomRussia Yan Leon ShlomUnited Kingdom Fortec MotorsportRussia Yan Leon Shlom
R2United Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy
1R1Portugal Autódromo do Estoril29 AprilUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottIndia Ameya VaidyanathanUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportGermany Jannes Fittje
R230 AprilRussia Nikita TroitskiyUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy
2R1Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps27 MayUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottBrazil Thiago VivacquaIndia Ameya VaidyanathanUnited Kingdom Carlin MotorsportCanada Devlin DeFrancesco
R228 MayRussia Nikita TroitskiyUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportCanada Devlin DeFrancesco
3R1France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet10 JuneUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy
R211 JuneUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy
4R1Hungary Hungaroring1 JulySouth Africa Raoul HymanRussia Nikita TroitskiyBrazil Thiago VivacquaSpain Campos RacingFinland Simo Laaksonen
R22 JulyUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottRussia Nikita TroitskiyUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy
5R1United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit2 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportCanada Devlin DeFrancesco
R23 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportCanada Devlin DeFrancesco
6R1Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza30 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy
R21 OctoberUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottRussia Nikita TroitskiyUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportGermany Jannes Fittje
7R1Spain Circuito de Jerez7 OctoberUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportCanada Devlin DeFrancesco
R28 OctoberUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottUnited Kingdom Harrison ScottItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy
8R1Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya28 OctoberBrazil Felipe DrugovichPoland Alex KarkosikCanada Devlin DeFrancescoUnited Kingdom Carlin MotorsportCanada Devlin DeFrancesco
R229 OctoberIndia Ameya VaidyanathanRussia Nikita TroitskiyBrazil Felipe DrugovichItaly RP MotorsportRussia Nikita Troitskiy

Euroformula Open Championship

Drivers' championship

  • Points were awarded as follows:
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25181512108642111
PosDriverLEC1 FranceEST PortugalSPA BelgiumLEC2 FranceHUN HungarySIL United KingdomMNZ ItalyJER SpainCAT SpainPts
1United Kingdom Harrison Scott4111211191111111340
2Russia Nikita Troitskiy32Ret246223255263242222
3Canada Devlin DeFrancesco7612532Ret58Ret227Ret2315172
4India Ameya Vaidyanathan1152101434Ret6485Ret41923169
5Germany Jannes Fittje2444127435Ret113325477159
6Finland Simo LaaksonenRet10Ret6714141024Ret114366118100
7Brazil Thiago Vivacqua53Ret353871710718RetRet12101098
8Poland Alex Karkosik10Ret8Ret6813536114773998
9Brazil Matheus Iorio131139Ret59RetRet97Ret15710188Ret52
10Romania Petru FlorescuRet76798767RetRet12Ret13Ret10131145
11United Kingdom Ben Hingeley6465817Ret1244
12Spain Eliseo Martínez8851210155911119148995141344
13South Africa Raoul Hyman4328
14India Tarun ReddyRet869Ret11610Ret159Ret139RetRet26
15United States Cameron Das8Ret108118Ret1413
16Brazil Christian HahnRet1271114121512128Ret1014111511151811
17Brazil Guilherme Samaia14RetRet1012139167
18Italy Lodovico Laurini10138Ret161313161412139RetRetRet1417176
19Brazil Pedro Cardoso615Ret1311Ret1014101412131716Ret2012153
20Spain Javier Cobián1299152
21Ukraine Aleksey Chuklin9Ret151012151
22Russia Daniil PronenkoRetRetRetRet131111131513WDWD1314141516190
23Russia Yan Leon Shlom1Ret11Ret12120
24Malaysia Najiy RazakRet140
25China Daniel Lu1615Ret160
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Brazil Felipe Drugovich610
Australia Joey MawsonRet40
Italy Lorenzo Colombo560
Non-championship round-only drivers
Thailand Kane ShepherdRet140
PosDriverLEC1 FranceEST PortugalSPA BelgiumLEC2 FranceHUN HungarySIL United KingdomMNZ ItalyJER SpainCAT SpainPts

Rookies' championship

  • Points were awarded as follows:
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108643
PosDriverLEC1 FranceEST PortugalSPA BelgiumLEC2 FranceHUN HungarySIL United KingdomMNZ ItalyJER SpainCAT SpainPts
1Russia Nikita Troitskiy32Ret246223255263242124
2Germany Jannes Fittje2444127435Ret11332547795
3Canada Devlin DeFrancesco7612532Ret58Ret227Ret231592
4Finland Simo LaaksonenRet10Ret6714141024Ret11436611854
5Poland Alex Karkosik10Ret8Ret6813536114773937
6Spain Eliseo Martínez8851210155911119148995141331
7Romania Petru FlorescuRet76798767RetRet12Ret13Ret10131122
8India Tarun ReddyRet869Ret11610Ret159Ret139RetRet17
9Italy Lodovico Laurini10138Ret161313161412139RetRetRet1417177
10Spain Javier Cobián1299153
11Russia Yan Leon Shlom1Ret11Ret12120
12Malaysia Najiy RazakRet140
13China Daniel Lu1615Ret160
Non-championship round-only drivers
Thailand Kane ShepherdRet140
PosDriverLEC1 FranceEST PortugalSPA BelgiumLEC2 FranceHUN HungarySIL United KingdomMNZ ItalyJER SpainCAT SpainPts

Teams' championship

  • Points were awarded as follows:
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108643
PosTeamLEC1 FranceEST PortugalSPA BelgiumLEC2 FranceHUN HungarySIL United KingdomMNZ ItalyJER SpainCAT SpainPts
1Italy RP Motorsport411121119111111137134
2United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport752512346622510231390
3Spain Drivex School32724622325526324284
4Spain Campos Racing53335376137743668850
5United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports1444127435Ret6365810131130
6Spain Teo Martín Motorsport685121015591011913899512139
7Italy BVM RacingRet16RetRet131111131513WDWD1314141516190
PosTeamLEC1 FranceEST PortugalSPA BelgiumLEC2 FranceHUN HungarySIL United KingdomMNZ ItalyJER SpainCAT SpainPts

Spanish Formula 3 Championship

Drivers' championship

  • Points were awarded as follows:
12345678910
251815121086421
PosDriverEST PortugalJER SpainCAT SpainPts
1Canada Devlin DeFrancesco1252315119
2India Ameya Vaidyanathan2104192397
3Finland Simo LaaksonenRet66611870
4Spain Eliseo Martínez51295141361
5Brazil Thiago VivacquaRet3Ret12101057
6Brazil Matheus Iorio39101882057
7Romania Petru Florescu67Ret10131150
8India Tarun ReddyRet8139Ret2131
9Russia Daniil PronenkoRetRet1415161918
10Brazil Pedro CardosoRet13Ret20121517
11Spain Javier Cobián91511
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United Kingdom Harrison Scott11110
Brazil Felipe Drugovich610
Russia Nikita TroitskiyRet232420
Poland Alex Karkosik10Ret77390
Germany Jannes Fittje4454770
Australia Joey MawsonRet40
Italy Lorenzo Colombo560
Brazil Christian Hahn711151115180
United States Cameron Das118Ret140
Italy Lodovico Laurini8RetRet1417170
United Kingdom Ben Hingeley817Ret120
Russia Yan Leon Shlom11Ret0
Brazil Guilherme Samaia12139160
Malaysia Najiy RazakRet140
China Daniel LuRet160
PosDriverEST PortugalJER SpainCAT SpainPts

Teams' championship

  • Points were awarded as follows:
12345
108643
PosTeamEST PortugalJER SpainCAT SpainPts
1Italy RP Motorsport11113750
2United Kingdom Carlin25231343
3Spain Drivex School72324236
4Spain Campos Racing33668815
5United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports4481013118
6Spain Teo Martín Motorsport5129512136
7Italy BVM RacingRetRet141516190

Footnotes

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