2017 French F4 Championship
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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
| No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Driver Class Rounds 1 Denmark Casper Røes Andersen I 1–4 2 France Hugo Chevalier I All 3 South Africa Stuart White J All 4 France Jean-Baptiste Mela I All 5 France Pierre-Alexandre Jean I All 6 France Charles Milesi I All 7 France Thomas Drouet I All 8 Mexico Javier González I 1–6 9 Denmark Noah Watt J 5–7 10 France Pierre-Louis Chovet J 5–7 11 Belgium Amaury Cordeel J All 12 France Antoine Horemans I 4 13 France Marvin Klein I All 15 France Adam Eteki J 6 27 Belgium Ugo de Wilde J All 29 France Victor Martins J All 49 France Florian Venturi I All 51 Italy Aldo Festante I 1–4 87 France Arthur Rougier I All 92 Colombia Christian Muñoz I All | Icon Status I Drivers that compete for the International Championship J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship G Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points | ||
| 1 | Denmark Casper Røes Andersen | I | 1–4 |
| 2 | France Hugo Chevalier | I | All |
| 3 | South Africa Stuart White | J | All |
| 4 | France Jean-Baptiste Mela | I | All |
| 5 | France Pierre-Alexandre Jean | I | All |
| 6 | France Charles Milesi | I | All |
| 7 | France Thomas Drouet | I | All |
| 8 | Mexico Javier González | I | 1–6 |
| 9 | Denmark Noah Watt | J | 5–7 |
| 10 | France Pierre-Louis Chovet | J | 5–7 |
| 11 | Belgium Amaury Cordeel | J | All |
| 12 | France Antoine Horemans | I | 4 |
| 13 | France Marvin Klein | I | All |
| 15 | France Adam Eteki | J | 6 |
| 27 | Belgium Ugo de Wilde | J | All |
| 29 | France Victor Martins | J | All |
| 49 | France Florian Venturi | I | All |
| 51 | Italy Aldo Festante | I | 1–4 |
| 87 | France Arthur Rougier | I | All |
| 92 | Colombia Christian Muñoz | I | All |
| Icon | Status | ||
| I | Drivers that compete for the International Championship | ||
| J | Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship | ||
| G | Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points |
Race calendar and results
A seven-round calendar was revealed on 25 January 2017.
Championship standings
Points system
Points are awarded as follows:
| Races | Position | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL | |
| 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 France | MNZ Italy | PAU France | SPA Belgium | MAG France | CAT Spain | LEC France | Points | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver NOG France MNZ Italy PAU France SPA Belgium MAG France CAT Spain LEC France Points 1 France Arthur Rougier 3 5 7 5 2 2 1 7 1 1 1 1 4 6 5 8 2 7 2 3 2 303 2 France Victor Martins 1 11 1 1 4 EX 2 8 16 4 2 2 2 13 2 2 4 2 7 5 1 299 3 France Florian Venturi Ret 8 3 2 3 Ret Ret 14 5 11 3 4 10 5 7 3 7 3 3 6 14 156 4 France Pierre-Alexandre Jean 2 7 2 4 1 14 Ret 11 4 2 4 9 13 8 8 11 14 13 5 4 5 150 5 France 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 Colombia Christian Muñoz 7 6 8 3 7 13 6 4 6 6 Ret 5 6 6 6 6 Ret 7 14 12 10 122 7 France Charles Milesi 4 3 4 Ret 8 1 11 10 8 DNS DNS DNS 3 2 1 1 6 1 6 8 12 118 8 South Africa Stuart White 12 12 14 6 6 3 4 6 3 9 Ret 7 7 1 3 12 10 10 13 13 11 118 9 France Hugo Chevalier 8 2 13 Ret 14 10 Ret 13 2 7 7 Ret 5 3 4 5 5 4 1 9 6 111 10 France Marvin Klein 5 9 5 9 5 4 3 9 14 14 Ret 14 1 14 10 13 9 15 12 11 9 98 11 Mexico Javier González 9 1 10 10 9 11 8 3 9 3 5 3 16 12 14 4 Ret 6 72 12 Belgium Ugo de Wilde 13 14 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 8 12 12 10 13 7 3 5 4 7 3 68 13 Denmark Casper Røes Andersen 10 13 6 7 10 6 5 5 7 8 6 8 58 14 France Thomas Drouet 11 10 11 11 Ret 8 10 1 10 10 Ret 10 9 9 12 9 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 41 15 Italy Aldo Festante 14 15 9 14 12 7 9 15 11 13 9 11 11 16 Belgium 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 France Antoine Horemans 16 10 15 0 Guest drivers ineligible for championship points France Pierre-Louis Chovet 15 DSQ EX 17 11 9 8 1 8 0 Denmark Noah Watt 11 11 11 14 8 12 11 Ret 6 0 France Adam Eteki 15 12 17 0 Footnotes External links 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France Arthur Rougier | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 303 |
| 2 | France Victor Martins | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | EX | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 299 |
| 3 | France Florian Venturi | Ret | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 156 |
| 4 | France Pierre-Alexandre Jean | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 150 |
| 5 | France 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 | Colombia Christian Muñoz | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 122 |
| 7 | France Charles Milesi | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 118 |
| 8 | South Africa Stuart White | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 118 |
| 9 | France Hugo Chevalier | 8 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 111 |
| 10 | France Marvin Klein | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 98 |
| 11 | Mexico Javier González | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 72 | |||
| 12 | Belgium Ugo de Wilde | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 68 |
| 13 | Denmark Casper Røes Andersen | 10 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 58 | |||||||||
| 14 | France Thomas Drouet | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | 41 |
| 15 | Italy Aldo Festante | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
| 16 | Belgium 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 | France Antoine Horemans | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible for championship points | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Pierre-Louis Chovet | 15 | DSQ | EX | 17 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark Noah Watt | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France Adam Eteki | 15 | 12 | 17 | 0 |