2017 Euroformula Open Championship

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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).[1] 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[edit]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Spain Campos Racing[2] 1 Romania Petru Florescu[2] R 1–3
South Africa Raoul Hyman[3] 4
United States Cameron Das[4] 5–8
2 Brazil Thiago Vivacqua[2] All
3 Finland Simo Laaksonen[5] R All
4 Italy Lorenzo Colombo[6] G 8
34 Brazil Matheus Iorio[2] All
Italy RP Motorsport 7 Germany Jannes Fittje[7] R 6–8
8 Italy Lodovico Laurini[8] R All
9 Brazil Felipe Drugovich[9] G 8
10 United Kingdom Harrison Scott[8] 1–7
11 Poland Alex Karkosik[8] R All
Spain Drivex School[10] 12 Brazil Christian Hahn[10] All
14 India Tarun Reddy[11] R 5–8
16 Russia Nikita Troitskiy[12] R All
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport[13] 14 India Tarun Reddy[8] R 1–4
17 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco[13] R All
24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan[14] All
77 Brazil Guilherme Samaia[15] 5–8
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 18 Germany Jannes Fittje[16] R 1–5
Russia Yan Leon Shlom[17] R 6
19 Russia Yan Leon Shlom[18] R 1
United Kingdom Ben Hingeley[19] 5–8
20 Malaysia Najiy Razak[20] R 1
Romania Petru Florescu[3] R 4–8
21 Ukraine Aleksey Chuklin[21] 2–3
Italy BVM Racing 22 Russia Daniil Pronenko[8] All
55 China Daniel Lu[22] 6–7
Australia Joey Mawson[23] G 8
Spain Teo Martín Motorsport[24] 42 Spain Eliseo Martínez[25] R All
43 Brazil Pedro Cardoso[24] All
44 Spain Javier Cobián[26] R 1
Icon Legend
G Guest driver
R Rookie Trophy

Race calendar and results[edit]

An eight-round calendar was confirmed on 15 February 2017.[27] 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.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 29 April United Kingdom Harrison Scott India Ameya Vaidyanathan United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Germany Jannes Fittje
R2 30 April Russia Nikita Troitskiy United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Russia Nikita Troitskiy
2 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27 May United Kingdom Harrison Scott Brazil Thiago Vivacqua India Ameya Vaidyanathan United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
R2 28 May Russia Nikita Troitskiy United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
3 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 10 June United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Russia Nikita Troitskiy
R2 11 June United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Russia Nikita Troitskiy
4 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 1 July South Africa Raoul Hyman Russia Nikita Troitskiy Brazil Thiago Vivacqua Spain Campos Racing Finland Simo Laaksonen
R2 2 July United Kingdom Harrison Scott Russia Nikita Troitskiy United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Russia Nikita Troitskiy
5 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 2 September United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
R2 3 September United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
6 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 30 September United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Russia Nikita Troitskiy
R2 1 October United Kingdom Harrison Scott Russia Nikita Troitskiy United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Germany Jannes Fittje
7 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez 7 October United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
R2 8 October United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Harrison Scott Italy RP Motorsport Russia Nikita Troitskiy
8 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 28 October Brazil Felipe Drugovich[N 1] Poland Alex Karkosik Canada Devlin DeFrancesco United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Canada Devlin DeFrancesco
R2 29 October India Ameya Vaidyanathan Russia Nikita Troitskiy Brazil Felipe Drugovich Italy RP Motorsport Russia Nikita Troitskiy

Euroformula Open Championship[edit]

Drivers' championship[edit]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver EST
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
SIL
United Kingdom
MNZ
Italy
JER
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts
1 United Kingdom Harrison Scott 1 1 2 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 340
2 Russia Nikita Troitskiy Ret 2 4 6 2 2 3 2 5 5 2 6 3 2 4 2 222
3 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco 12 5 3 2 Ret 5 8 Ret 2 2 7 Ret 2 3 1 5 172
4 India Ameya Vaidyanathan 2 10 1 4 3 4 Ret 6 4 8 5 Ret 4 19 2 3 169
5 Germany Jannes Fittje 4 4 12 7 4 3 5 Ret 11 3 3 2 5 4 7 7 159
6 Finland Simo Laaksonen Ret 6 7 14 14 10 2 4 Ret 11 4 3 6 6 11 8 100
7 Brazil Thiago Vivacqua Ret 3 5 3 8 7 1 7 10 7 18 Ret Ret 12 10 10 98
8 Poland Alex Karkosik 10 Ret 8 Ret 6 8 13 5 3 6 11 4 7 7 3 9 98
9 Brazil Matheus Iorio 3 9 Ret 5 9 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 15 7 10 18 8 Ret 52
10 Romania Petru Florescu 6 7 9 8 7 6 7 Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 10 13 11 45
11 United Kingdom Ben Hingeley 6 4 6 5 8 17 Ret 12 44
12 Spain Eliseo Martinez 5 12 10 15 5 9 11 11 9 14 8 9 9 5 14 13 44
13 South Africa Raoul Hyman 4 3 28
14 India Tarun Reddy Ret 8 6 9 Ret 11 6 10 Ret 15 9 Ret 13 9 Ret Ret 26
15 United States Cameron Das 8 Ret 10 8 11 8 Ret 14 13
16 Brazil Christian Hahn 7 11 14 12 15 12 12 8 Ret 10 14 11 15 11 15 18 11
17 Brazil Guilherme Samaia 14 Ret Ret 10 12 13 9 16 7
18 Italy Lodovico Laurini 8 Ret 16 13 13 16 14 12 13 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 17 17 6
19 Brazil Pedro Cardoso Ret 13 11 Ret 10 14 10 14 12 13 17 16 Ret 20 12 15 3
20 Spain Javier Cobián 9 15 2
21 Ukraine Aleksey Chuklin 15 10 12 15 1
22 Russia Daniil Pronenko Ret Ret 13 11 11 13 15 13 WD WD 13 14 14 15 16 19 0
23 Russia Yan Leon Shlom 11 Ret 12 12 0
24 Malaysia Najiy Razak Ret 14 0
25 China Daniel Lu 16 15 Ret 16 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Brazil Felipe Drugovich 6 1 0
Australia Joey Mawson Ret 4 0
Italy Lorenzo Colombo 5 6 0
Pos Driver EST
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
SIL
United Kingdom
MNZ
Italy
JER
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts

Rookies' championship[edit]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Driver EST
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
SIL
United Kingdom
MNZ
Italy
JER
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts
1 Russia Nikita Troitskiy Ret 2 4 6 2 2 3 2 5 5 2 6 3 2 4 2 124
2 Germany Jannes Fittje 4 4 12 7 4 3 5 Ret 11 3 3 2 5 4 7 7 95
3 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco 12 5 3 2 Ret 5 8 Ret 2 2 7 Ret 2 3 1 5 92
4 Finland Simo Laaksonen Ret 6 7 14 14 10 2 4 Ret 11 4 3 6 6 11 8 54
5 Poland Alex Karkosik 10 Ret 8 Ret 6 8 13 5 3 6 11 4 7 7 3 9 37
6 Spain Eliseo Martinez 5 12 10 15 5 9 11 11 9 14 8 9 9 5 14 13 31
7 Romania Petru Florescu 6 7 9 8 7 6 7 Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 10 13 11 22
8 India Tarun Reddy Ret 8 6 9 Ret 11 6 10 Ret 15 9 Ret 13 9 Ret Ret 17
9 Italy Lodovico Laurini 8 Ret 16 13 13 16 14 12 13 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 17 17 7
10 Spain Javier Cobián 9 15 3
11 Russia Yan Leon Shlom 11 Ret 12 12 0
12 Malaysia Najiy Razak Ret 14 0
13 China Daniel Lu 16 15 Ret 16 0

Teams' championship[edit]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Team EST
Portugal
SPA
Belgium
LEC
France
HUN
Hungary
SIL
United Kingdom
MNZ
Italy
JER
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts
1 Italy RP Motorsport 1 1 2 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 7 134
2 United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport 2 5 1 2 3 4 6 6 2 2 5 10 2 3 1 3 90
3 Spain Drivex School 7 2 4 6 2 2 3 2 5 5 2 6 3 2 4 2 84
4 Spain Campos Racing 3 3 5 3 7 6 1 3 7 7 4 3 6 6 8 8 50
5 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 4 4 12 7 4 3 5 Ret 6 3 6 5 8 10 13 11 30
6 Spain Teo Martín Motorsport 5 12 10 15 5 9 10 11 9 13 8 9 9 5 12 13 9
7 Italy BVM Racing Ret Ret 13 11 11 13 15 13 WD WD 13 14 14 15 16 19 0

Spanish Formula 3 Championship[edit]

Drivers' championship[edit]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos Driver EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts
1 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco 12 5 2 3 1 5 119
2 India Ameya Vaidyanathan 2 10 4 19 2 3 97
3 Finland Simo Laaksonen Ret 6 6 6 11 8 70
4 Spain Eliseo Martínez 5 12 9 5 14 13 61
5 Brazil Thiago Vivacqua Ret 3 Ret 12 10 10 57
6 Brazil Matheus Iorio 3 9 10 18 8 20 57
7 Romania Petru Florescu 6 7 Ret 10 13 11 50
8 India Tarun Reddy Ret 8 13 9 Ret 21 31
9 Russia Daniil Pronenko Ret Ret 14 15 16 19 18
10 Brazil Pedro Cardoso Ret 13 Ret 20 12 15 17
11 Spain Javier Cobián 9 15 11
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United Kingdom Harrison Scott 1 1 1 1 0
Brazil Felipe Drugovich 6 1 0
Russia Nikita Troitskiy Ret 2 3 2 4 2 0
Poland Alex Karkosik 10 Ret 7 7 3 9 0
Germany Jannes Fittje 4 4 5 4 7 7 0
Australia Joey Mawson Ret 4 0
Italy Lorenzo Colombo 5 6 0
Brazil Christian Hahn 7 11 15 11 15 18 0
United States Cameron Das 11 8 Ret 14 0
Italy Lodovico Laurini 8 Ret Ret 14 17 17 0
United Kingdom Ben Hingeley 8 17 Ret 12 0
Russia Yan Leon Shlom 11 Ret 0
Brazil Guilherme Samaia 12 13 9 16 0
Malaysia Najiy Razak Ret 14 0
China Daniel Lu Ret 16 0
Pos Driver EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts

Teams' championship[edit]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Team EST
Portugal
JER
Spain
CAT
Spain
Pts
1 Italy RP Motorsport 1 1 1 1 3 7 50
2 United Kingdom Carlin 2 5 2 3 1 3 43
3 Spain Drivex School 7 2 3 2 4 2 36
4 Spain Campos Racing 3 3 6 6 8 8 15
5 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports 4 4 8 10 13 11 8
6 Spain Teo Martín Motorsport 5 12 9 5 12 13 6
7 Italy BVM Racing Ret Ret 14 15 16 19 0

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Drugovich set the fastest time in the qualifying and actually started from the pole position, but he was guest driver, so the point for pole was given to Nikita Troitskiy.

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