2017 GP3 Series

The 2017 GP3 Series was the eighth season of the third-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighth season under the moniker of GP3 Series, a motor racing feeder series that runs in support of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and sister series Formula 2.

2017 GP3 Series
Drivers' Champion: George Russell
Teams' Champion: ART Grand Prix
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018
Parent series:
FIA Formula One
FIA Formula 2
George Russell, the series champion.
ART Grand Prix won their seventh teams' championship title.

George Russell won the drivers' championship.[1] In the teams' championship, defending champions ART Grand Prix secured their seventh GP3 Series title. Trident Racing were second ahead of Jenzer Motorsport.

Champion George Russell took 4 wins, Giuliano Alesi got 3 sprint race wins., Nirei Fukuzumi won 2 races during the season, and Dorian Boccolacci, Arjun Maini, Raoul Hyman, Jack Aitken, Alessio Lorandi, and Niko Kari all took 1 win each. ART Grand Prix won all feature races, except the last race, which was won by Arden International.

Teams and drivers

All GP3 drivers competed in a Dallara GP3/16 chassis, using a Mecachrome GP3 V6 engine and Pirelli P Zero and Cinturato tyres.

Team No. Driver name Rounds
ART Grand Prix 1 Jack Aitken[2] All
2 Nirei Fukuzumi[3] All
3 George Russell[4] All
4 Anthoine Hubert[5] All
Arden International 5 Niko Kari[6] All
6 Leonardo Pulcini[7] All
7 Steijn Schothorst[7] All
Trident 9 Kevin Jörg[8] All
10 Giuliano Alesi[9] All
11 Ryan Tveter[10] All
12 Dorian Boccolacci[10] All
DAMS 14 Santino Ferrucci[11] 1–3
Matthieu Vaxivière[12] 4–5
Dan Ticktum[13] 6–8
15 Tatiana Calderón[11] All
16 Bruno Baptista[11] All
Jenzer Motorsport 22 Alessio Lorandi[14] All
23 Juan Manuel Correa[lower-alpha 1][15] 5–8
24 Arjun Maini[16] All
Campos Racing 26 Julien Falchero[17] All
27 Raoul Hyman[18] All
28 Marcos Siebert[18] All
Sources:[19]

Driver changes
Changing teams
Joining GP3
Leaving GP3
Midseason changes

Team changes
  • After having competed in the series since 2013, Koiranen GP left the series.

Calendar

On 27 January 2017, the full calendar was revealed with eight rounds taking place.[26]

Round Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 13–14 May Spanish Grand Prix
2 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 8–9 July Austrian Grand Prix
3 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 15–16 July British Grand Prix
4 Hungaroring, Budapest 29–30 July Hungarian Grand Prix
5 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps 26–27 August Belgian Grand Prix
6 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 2–3 September Italian Grand Prix
7 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 7–8 October FIA Formula 2 Jerez round
8 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 25-26 November Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Calendar changes

Race by Race

Round 1: Spain

Jack Aitken became the first polesitter of the 2017 season and Dorian Boccolacci qualified third on his first GP3 race.

Rule changes
  • The series will introduce the use of the drag reduction system (DRS), an overtaking aid that cancels out aerodynamic drag and allowing drivers to achieve a higher top speed when within one second of the car in front at designated points on the circuit.[27] Further restrictions will be placed on the use of DRS, with drivers only able to use it a limited number of times in each race.

Results

Season summary
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap[28] Winning driver Winning team Report
1 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Jack Aitken Anthoine Hubert Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix Report
R2 George Russell Arjun Maini Jenzer Motorsport
2 R1 Red Bull Ring George Russell Anthoine Hubert George Russell ART Grand Prix Report
R2 Anthoine Hubert Raoul Hyman Campos Racing
3 R1 Silverstone Circuit George Russell Giuliano Alesi George Russell ART Grand Prix Report
R2 George Russell Giuliano Alesi Trident
4 R1 Hungaroring Jack Aitken Jack Aitken Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix Report
R2 Leonardo Pulcini Giuliano Alesi Trident
5 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps George Russell George Russell George Russell ART Grand Prix Report
R2 George Russell Giuliano Alesi Trident
6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza Nirei Fukuzumi[lower-alpha 2] Anthoine Hubert George Russell ART Grand Prix Report
R2 Race cancelled[lower-alpha 3]
7 R1 Circuito de Jerez Nirei Fukuzumi Raoul Hyman[lower-alpha 4] Nirei Fukuzumi ART Grand Prix Report
R2 George Russell Alessio Lorandi Jenzer Motorsport
8 R1 Yas Marina Circuit George Russell Nirei Fukuzumi[lower-alpha 5] Niko Kari Arden International Report
R2 Nirei Fukuzumi[lower-alpha 6] Dorian Boccolacci Trident

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race 1, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the race 2. The pole-sitter in the race 1 also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the race 1 and race 2. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the race 2.

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

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

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

Drivers' championship
Pos. Driver CAT
 RBR
 SIL
 HUN
 SPA
 MNZ[lower-alpha 3]
 JER
 YMC
 Points
1 George Russell 4 5 1 6 1 4 DNS 11 1 2 1 C 2 4 2 4 220
2 Jack Aitken Ret 12 2 5 4 2 1 Ret 2 18 2 C 3 6 14 8 141
3 Nirei Fukuzumi 1 6 3 3 Ret 16 2 Ret 3 4 DNS C 1 5 15 14 134
4 Anthoine Hubert 5 4 4 7 2 8 3 5 Ret 7 3 C 5 3 11 5 123
5 Giuliano Alesi 17 11 6 2 7 1 6 1 7 1 6 C 9 7 Ret 10 99
6 Dorian Boccolacci 6 2 9 17† 8 Ret 5 4 5 17 14 C 7 2 7 1 93
7 Alessio Lorandi 3 3 7 8 3 6 4 Ret 12 14 Ret C 8 1 5 17 92
8 Ryan Tveter 12 18 5 4 Ret 13 8 2 6 3 5 C 12 14 8 2 78
9 Arjun Maini 7 1 10 16 6 5 Ret 8 4 6 16† C 17 12 3 6 72
10 Niko Kari 15 14 Ret 18 5 3 9 6 9 9 15† C 6 19 1 13 63
11 Dan Ticktum 13 C 4 Ret 4 3 36
12 Kevin Jörg 13 9 11 9 9 7 7 3 10 8 9 C 20 18 9 7 28
13 Raoul Hyman 8 7 8 1 16 11 14 7 14 10 11 C 19 15 13 11 27
14 Leonardo Pulcini 2 17 Ret 14 11 12 15 10 11 11 Ret C 14 13 17† Ret 20
15 Julien Falchero 11 10 15 11 10 Ret 13 Ret 8 5 8 C 10 9 DNS 16 16
16 Marcos Siebert 10 16 12 10 12 10 11 9 Ret Ret 4 C 18 17 Ret Ret 13
17 Steijn Schothorst 18 15 Ret 15 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 12 C 11 10 6 18 8
18 Tatiana Calderón 14 Ret 13 12 14 15 Ret 13 16 13 7 C 13 8 16 15 7
19 Santino Ferrucci 9 8 Ret 13 Ret 9 3
20 Bruno Baptista 16 13 14 Ret 15 14 10 Ret Ret 16 10 C 16 13 10 9 3
21 Juan Manuel Correa 15 Ret Ret C 15 16 12 12 0
22 Matthieu Vaxivière 12 12 Ret 15 0
Pos. Driver CAT
 RBR
 SIL
 HUN
 SPA
 MNZ
 JER
 YMC
 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Only three best-finishing cars are allowed to score points in the championship.[30]

Pos. Team CAT
 RBR
 SIL
 HUN
 SPA
 MNZ[lower-alpha 3]
 JER
 YMC
 Points
1 ART Grand Prix 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 С 1 3 2 4 578
4 5 2 5 2 4 2 11 2 4 2 С 2 4 8 5
5 6 3 6 4 8 3 Ret 3 7 3 С 3 5 14 8
2 Trident 6 2 5 2 7 1 5 1 5 1 5 С 7 2 7 1 286
12 9 6 4 8 7 6 2 6 3 6 С 9 7 9 2
13 11 9 9 9 13 7 3 7 8 9 С 12 14 10 7
3 Jenzer Motorsport 3 1 7 8 3 5 4 8 4 6 16† С 8 1 3 6 164
7 3 10 16 6 6 Ret Ret 12 14 Ret С 15 12 5 17
15 Ret Ret С 17 16 12 13
4 Arden International 2 14 Ret 14 5 3 9 6 9 9 12 С 6 10 1 13 91
15 15 Ret 15 11 12 15 10 11 11 15† С 11 11 6 18
18 17 Ret 18 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret С 14 19 17† Ret
5 Campos Racing 8 7 8 1 10 10 11 7 8 5 4 С 10 9 13 11 56
10 10 11 10 12 11 13 9 14 10 8 С 18 15 Ret 16
11 16 15 11 16 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 11 С 19 17 DNS Ret
6 DAMS 9 8 13 12 14 9 10 12 16 13 7 С 4 8 4 3 48
14 13 14 13 15 14 12 13 Ret 15 10 С 13 15 11 10
16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 16 13 С 16 Ret 16 15
Pos. Team CAT
 RBR
 SIL
 HUN
 SPA
 MNZ
 JER
 YMC
 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Footnotes
  1. Correa is an American driver who raced under Italian racing license.
  2. Heavy rains forced the cancellation of qualifying. Nirei Fukuzumi was credited with pole position as he had set the fastest lap time during free practice.
  3. Heavy rain forced the rescheduling of race 1 to the original spot of race 2, leaving no time for race 2 to take place.[29]
  4. Raoul Hyman set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jack Aitken was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  5. Nirei Fukuzumi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Niko Kari was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  6. Nirei Fukuzumi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dan Ticktum was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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