2017 F4 Spanish Championship Explained

The 2017 F4 Spanish Championship was the second season of the Spanish F4 Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, taking place in Spain, France and Portugal. The championship featured drivers competing in 1.4 litre Tatuus-Abarth single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The series was organised by Koiranen GP and RFEDA.

MP Motorsport driver Christian Lundgaard won the drivers' championship after winning in the finale at Estoril.[1] While his team successfully defended teams' title. Aleksandr Smolyar finished as runner-up to Lundgaard, winning more races than him, but Smolyar wasn't consistent as Lundgaard and lost by 36 points. The only other winner was another MP driver Bent Viscaal, who was victorious at Nogaro and Estoril and completed the top-three in the driver standings. Javier González, Guillem Pujeu, Tuomas Haapalainen and Lukas Dunner visited a podium step and shared places in top-eight in the driver standings. While Marta García, who finished ninth, was the only woman in the championship and the only competitor in the Female driver trophy, which she received at the end of the season.

Entry list

TeamDriverRounds
Drivex School[2] 4 Javier Cobián1
58 Javier González[3] 2–7
88 Ivan Berets1–5
99 Jakes CaouetteAll
MP Motorsport5 Christian Lundgaard[4] All
8 Lukas Dunner[5] All
12 Bent ViscaalAll
17 Nazim Azman2–7
19 Marta García[6] FAll
SMP Racing7 Nikita VolegovAll
10 Aleksandr SmolyarAll
22 Sami-Matti Trogen1–5
32nowrap Tuomas Haapalainen1–2, 4–7
50 Juuso Puhakka1
77 Konsta Lappalainen4
FA Racing Team[7] 18 Guillem PujeuAll
21 Xavier Lloveras1
Kart in Club Driving Academy[8] 50 Juuso Puhakka5
69 Jesse Salmenautio5, 7
77 Konsta Lappalainen5–7

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced on 17 April 2017[9] and officially confirmed the 24 May 2017.[10] The opening round in Alcañiz was in the support of the 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 while other round were stand-alone.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz24 June Xavier Lloverasnowrap Christian Lundgaardnowrap Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport
R2 Xavier Lloveras Christian Lundgaard Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport
R325 Junenowrap Tuomas Haapalainen Christian Lundgaard Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport
2R1 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos2 Septembernowrap Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal Aleksandr Smolyar SMP Racing
R23 September Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport
R3 Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport
3R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló17 September Aleksandr Smolyar Bent Viscaal Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport
R2 Aleksandr Smolyar Bent Viscaal Aleksandr Smolyar SMP Racing
4R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera23 September Aleksandr Smolyar Aleksandr Smolyar Aleksandr Smolyar SMP Racing
R2 Aleksandr Smolyar Aleksandr Smolyar Aleksandr Smolyar SMP Racing
R324 September Aleksandr Smolyar Aleksandr Smolyar Aleksandr Smolyar SMP Racing
5R1 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos14 October Christian Lundgaard Guillem Pujeu Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport
R215 October Guillem Pujeu Guillem Pujeu Guillem Pujeunowrap FA Racing Team
R3 Aleksandr Smolyar Christian Lundgaard Aleksandr Smolyar SMP Racing
6R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro28 October Bent Viscaal Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport
R229 October Bent Viscaal Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport
R3 Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal Aleksandr Smolyar SMP Racing
7R1 Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril11 November Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport
R2 Christian Lundgaard Bent Viscaal Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport
R312 November Bent Viscaal Christian Lundgaard Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

RacesPosition, points per race
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Races 1 & 3251815121086421
Race 215121086421

Female Trophy

F
PosDriverALC
NAV1
CAT
JER
NAV2
NOG
EST
Pts
1 Christian Lundgaard11121225343123234211330
2 Bent ViscaalRet386211277423211212DNS266
3 Aleksandr Smolyar2Ret11131031111DSQDSQ1321349263
4 Nikita Volegov423106Ret535674754711683152
5 Javier González87444222667Ret48872146
6 Guillem Pujeu675DSQ93674314†10110785734135
7 Tuomas Haapalainen3Ret23488DNS12†1154566565130
8 Lukas Dunner7Ret445Ret116118634865345Ret129
9 Marta García F10669127896513†71068107119870
10 Ivan Berets8514†1213†67101012958941
11 Nazim Azman510591114111081213Ret11101012735
12 Sami-Matti TrogenRet1012†78111289Ret51491623
13 Konsta Lappalainen1298131112Ret99910616
14 Juuso PuhakkaRet4109131411
15 Xavier Lloveras5Ret13†10
16 Jakes Caouette9991111910121310111215119121213Ret119
17 Javier CobiánRet877
18 Jesse Salmenautio1514151211101
PosDriverALC
NAV1
CAT
JER
NAV2
NOG
EST
Pts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Points were awarded to the best 2 classified of each team.

PosDriverALC
NAV1
CAT
JER
NAV2
NOG
EST
Pts
1 MP Motorsport11121112343122112111619
73452225654233233227
2 SMP Racing22213231111451321343486
343345535651174466565
3 Drivex School85787444222567948872198
9891111671010109689Ret121213Ret11
4 FA Racing575DSQ93674314†10110785734140
6Ret13†
5 Kart in Club Driving Academy91112Ret99910616
131314121110

Notes and References

  1. News: Waring. Bethonie. Christian Lundgaard seals Spanish F4 title with victory in final race. 15 November 2017. formulascout.com. 12 November 2017.
  2. Web site: F4 ESPAÑA REVELA SUS PILOTOS 2017! (Spanish F4 reveals its 2017 drivers!). 21 June 2017. 22 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170627092158/http://f4spain.com/es/news-post/f4-espana-revela-sus-pilotos-2017/. 27 June 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Navarra, Round 2: Preview. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902160902/http://f4spain.com/news-post/navarra-round-2-preview/. dead. September 2, 2017. 1 September 2017. 2 September 2017.
  4. Web site: First free practices of the season completed. 23 June 2017. 2 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902153223/http://f4spain.com/news-post/first-free-practices-of-the-season-completed/. 2 September 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: MP Motorsport voor nieuw F4-seizoen met vier talenten in zee. 9 March 2017. 10 March 2017.
  6. Web site: MARTA GARCIA, RENAULT SPORT ACADEMY DRIVER IN 2017 SPANISH F4. 31 March 2017. 1 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170401233808/http://f4spain.com/news-post/marta-garcia-renault-sport-academy-driver-in-2017-spanish-f4/. 1 April 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: FA RACING TEAM JOINS F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP. 16 December 2016. 17 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161219144006/http://f4spain.com/news-post/fa-racing-team-joins-f4-spanish-championship/. 19 December 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Lundgaard's show in Navarra - Day 1. 14 October 2017. 15 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015101506/http://f4spain.com/news-post/lundgaards-show-in-navarra-day-1/. 15 October 2017. dead.
  9. Web site: La Fórmula 4 española presenta su calendario provisional para la temporada 2017 (Spanish Formula 4 presents its provisional calendar for the 2017 season). 17 April 2017. 24 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 2017 FIA F4 Spain Calendar is official. 24 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607042535/http://f4spain.com/news-post/2017-fia-f4-spain-calendar-is-official/. 7 June 2017. dead.