# 2017 SMP F4 Championship

The 2017 SMP F4 Championship is the third season of the SMP F4 Championship. The series is also known as FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship.
Among the team partaking in the championship are SMP Racing (who have been partaking in the series since its inception), MP Motorsport, in its second season, and debutants FA Racing Team, ALM Motorsport, Lappalainen Racing Team and AKK Academy.
Despite more teams running the cars, the so-called single-operation remains. All cars have identical set-up including tyre pressure.
The series is a FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship and drivers must hold a valid annual license issued by one of the NEZ ASNs to score points. NEZ Council, however, agreed in its meeting in 30 November 2016 to allow KNAF license holders to score points in the championship again in 2017 season. The exception is valid for 2017 season only and Dutch drivers aren't eligible to any other NEZ cups or championships.
Several drivers outside North-European Zone and the Netherlands hold licenses issued by zone ASNs and are allowed to score points: Guillem Pujeu and Xavier Lloveras represent Finland (AKK Motorsports), Gülhüseyn Abdullayev Russia (RAF) and Lukas Dunner Netherlands (KNAF).

## Drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| MP Motorsport | 2 | Tristan Charpentier | 1, 3 |
| MP Motorsport | 5 | Christian Lundgaard | All |
| MP Motorsport | 8 | Lukas Dunner | All |
| MP Motorsport | 12 | Bent Viscaal | All |
| MP Motorsport | 14 | John Peters | 1–3 |
| MP Motorsport | 17 | Nazim Azman | 7 |
| MP Motorsport | 19 | Marta García | 5 |
| SMP Racing | 3 | Milen Ponomarenko | 1–6 |
| SMP Racing | 6 | Vladimiros Tziortzis | All |
| SMP Racing | 7 | Nikita Volegov | All |
| SMP Racing | 10 | Aleksandr Smolyar | All |
| SMP Racing | 17 | Nerses Isaakyan | 6 |
| SMP Racing | 23 | Roman Lebedev | 3 |
| SMP Racing | 25 | Nikita Sitnikov | 6 |
| SMP Racing | 27 | Ivan Shvetsov | 4–7 |
| SMP Racing | 55 | Gülhüseyn Abdullayev | All |
| SMP Racing | 57 | Michael Belov | All |
| SMP Racing | 88 | Ivan Berets | All |
| FA Racing Team | 18 | Guillem Pujeu | 1–6 |
| FA Racing Team | 21 | Xavier Lloveras | 1–5 |
| AKK Academy | 22 | Sami-Matti Trogen | All |
| AKK Academy | 32 | Tuomas Haapalainen | All |
| AKK Academy | 76 | Elias Niskanen | 1–5 |
| ALM Motorsport | 33 | Jan-Erik Meikup | 1–5 |
| ALM Motorsport | 44 | Sten Piirimägi | 1, 3–5, 7 |
| Lappalainen Team | 50 | Juuso Puhakka | All |
| Lappalainen Team | 77 | Konsta Lappalainen | 7 |

## Race calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi | 19 May | Xavier Lloveras | Bent Viscaal | Xavier Lloveras | FA Racing Team | Mitjet 2L |
| 1 | R2 | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi | 20 May | | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Mitjet 2L |
| 1 | R3 | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi | 20 May | Aleksandr Smolyar | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Mitjet 2L |
| 2 | R4 | Smolensk Ring, Safonovo | 27 May | Xavier Lloveras | Christian Lundgaard | Juuso Puhakka | Lappalainen Team | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 2 | R5 | Smolensk Ring, Safonovo | 28 May | | Christian Lundgaard | Nikita Volegov | SMP Racing | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 2 | R6 | Smolensk Ring, Safonovo | 28 May | Tuomas Haapalainen | Aleksandr Smolyar | Tuomas Haapalainen | AKK Academy | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 3 | R7 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna | 3 June | Sami-Matti Trogen | Juuso Puhakka | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | |
| 3 | R8 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna | 3 June | | Michael Belov | Nikita Volegov | SMP Racing | |
| 3 | R9 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna | 4 June | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | |
| 4 | R10 | auto24ring, Audru | 1 July | Xavier Lloveras | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Estonian Grand Prix |
| 4 | R11 | auto24ring, Audru | 1 July | | Nikita Volegov | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Estonian Grand Prix |
| 4 | R12 | auto24ring, Audru | 2 July | Christian Lundgaard | Sten Piirimägi | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | Estonian Grand Prix |
| 5 | R13 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 15 July | Christian Lundgaard | Juuso Puhakka | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Russian Endurance Challenge |
| 5 | R14 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 16 July | | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Russian Endurance Challenge |
| 5 | R15 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 16 July | Christian Lundgaard | Juuso Puhakka | Tuomas Haapalainen | AKK Academy | Russian Endurance Challenge |
| 6 | R16 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 19 August | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 6 | R17 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 19 August | | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 6 | R18 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 20 August | Christian Lundgaard | Christian Lundgaard | Tuomas Haapalainen | AKK Academy | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 7 | R19 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 21 October | Aleksandr Smolyar | Tuomas Haapalainen | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | Formido Finaleraces |
| 7 | R20 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 22 October | | Aleksandr Smolyar | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | Formido Finaleraces |
| 7 | R21 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 22 October | Christian Lundgaard | Aleksandr Smolyar | Christian Lundgaard | MP Motorsport | Formido Finaleraces |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
| Races | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | SOC | SOC | SOC | SMO | SMO | SMO | AHV | AHV | AHV | AUD | AUD | AUD | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC2 | MSC2 | MSC2 | ASS | ASS | ASS | Pts |
| 1 | Christian Lundgaard | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 292 |
| 2 | Bent Viscaal | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 218 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Smolyar | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 217 |
| 4 | Tuomas Haapalainen | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 208 |
| 5 | Nikita Volegov | Ret | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 157 |
| 6 | Xavier Lloveras | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | 156 |
| 7 | Juuso Puhakka | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | DSQ | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 136 |
| 8 | Michael Belov | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 9 | DNS | Ret | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 104 |
| 9 | Sami-Matti Trogen | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 86 |
| 10 | Vladimiros Tziortzis | Ret | 4 | 16 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 76 |
| 11 | Sten Piirimägi | 8 | 7 | 13 | | | | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | | | | 6 | 6 | 7 | 42 |
| 12 | Jan-Erik Meikup | 11 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | DSQ | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | 29 |
| 13 | Lukas Dunner | 10 | 13 | 10 | | | | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 14 | Elias Niskanen | 7 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 18 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 15 | Konsta Lappalainen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 16 | Guillem Pujeu | 14 | 19 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | | | | 16 |
| 17 | Marta García | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 18 | Ivan Berets | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 |
| 19 | John Peters | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 13 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 20 | Gülhüseyn Abdullayev | Ret | EX | 18 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| 21 | Ivan Shvetsov | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 2 |
| 22 | Nerses Isaakyan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | 9 | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Nazim Azman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| 24 | Nikita Sitnikov | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 17 | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Roman Lebedev | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Milen Ponomarenko | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 15 | WD | WD | WD | 15 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Tristan Charpentier | 16 | 17 | Ret | | | | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SOC | SOC | SOC | SMO | SMO | SMO | AHV | AHV | AHV | AUD | AUD | AUD | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC2 | MSC2 | MSC2 | ASS | ASS | ASS | Pts |