# 2017 Italian F4 Championship

The 2017 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the fourth season of the Italian F4 Championship. It began on 2 April at Misano and finished on 22 October at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza after seven triple header rounds.
The championship title was clinched by and Prema Powerteam driver and Ferrari Driver Academy protegé Marcus Armstrong. Job van Uitert, Lorenzo Colombo, Sebastián Fernández and Artem Petrov were the other drivers who won more than one race, all of them completed the top-five in the driver standings. Leonardo Lorandi won the rookies' championship. Sophia Flörsch was the only woman to compete in the series, but because she did not compete in at least five events, the Woman trophy wasn't given.

## Teams and drivers

On 11 March 2017 was announced that 14 teams and more than 30 drivers were scheduled to compete in the 2017 season.
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 3 | Louis Gachot | | 1, 3 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 80 | Felipe Drugovich | G | 1 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 80 | Felipe Drugovich | | 3 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 83 | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | G | 1 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 4 | Sophia Flörsch | W | 1–3 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 5 | Lirim Zendeli | | 1–6 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 8 | Oliver Söderström | | 1 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 64 | Olli Caldwell | | 3–7 |
| Bhaitech | 6 | Lorenzo Colombo | | All |
| Bhaitech | 7 | Sebastián Fernández | | All |
| Bhaitech | 11 | Leonardo Lorandi | R | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 9 | Marcus Armstrong | | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 44 | Jüri Vips | | 1, 4–5 |
| Prema Powerteam | 68 | Juan Manuel Correa | | 1, 4 |
| Prema Powerteam | 74 | Enzo Fittipaldi | R | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 77 | Lukas Dunner | | 6 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | Kush Maini | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | Job van Uitert | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | Grégoire Saucy | | 5–6 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | Giorgio Carrara | R | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 19 | Giacomo Bianchi | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | Federico Malvestiti | | All |
| ADM Motorsport | 22 | Andreas Estner | | 3 |
| ADM Motorsport | 23 | Diego Bertonelli | | 3 |
| ADM Motorsport | 46 | Mauro Auricchio | | 1 |
| Henry Morrogh Racing D.S. | 24 | Andrea Dall'Accio | R | 1–5 |
| Cram Motorsport | 24 | Andrea Dall'Accio | R | 6–7 |
| Cram Motorsport | 36 | Mariano Lavigna | R | 1 |
| Cram Motorsport | 87 | Christian Cobellini | | 3 |
| Cram Motorsport | 88 | Leonard Hoogenboom | | 1, 3 |
| Cram Motorsport | 89 | Tom Beckhäuser | | 3–7 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 26 | Mickael Grosso | R | 2–4 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 82 | Davide Venditti | R | 7 |
| BDL Motorsport | 28 | Alessandro Ghiretti | R | 1–2 |
| Diegi Motorsport | 33 | Facundo Garese | | 7 |
| Diegi Motorsport | 82 | Davide Venditti | R | 1–6 |
| DR Formula | 42 | Artem Petrov | | All |
| DR Formula | 51 | Aldo Festante | | 1–4, 6 |
| DR Formula | 55 | Felipe Branquinho | R | All |
| DRZ Benelli | 45 | Ian Rodríguez | | All |
| Vigo GP-BU | 78 | Federico Casoli | | 7 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Trophy |
| W | Woman Trophy |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |

## Race calendar

The calendar was published on 29 October 2016. All rounds were held in Italy.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Secondary Class winner |
| 1 | R1 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 2 April | Sebastián Fernández | Sebastián Fernández | Sebastián Fernández | Bhaitech | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: Sophia Flörsch |
| 1 | R2 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 3 April | Sebastián Fernández | Lorenzo Colombo | Sebastián Fernández | Bhaitech | R: Enzo Fittipaldi W: Sophia Flörsch |
| 1 | R3 | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 3 April | Lorenzo Colombo | Lorenzo Colombo | Sebastián Fernández | Bhaitech | R: Enzo Fittipaldi W: no finishers |
| 2 | R1 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 6 May | Lorenzo Colombo | Job van Uitert | Job van Uitert | Jenzer Motorsport | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: Sophia Flörsch |
| 2 | R2 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 7 May | Lorenzo Colombo | Enzo Fittipaldi | Leonardo Lorandi | Bhaitech | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: Sophia Flörsch |
| 2 | R3 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 7 May | Lorenzo Colombo | Leonardo Lorandi | Lorenzo Colombo | Bhaitech | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: Sophia Flörsch |
| 3 | R1 | Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 24 June | Artem Petrov | Leonardo Lorandi | Ian Rodríguez | DRZ Benelli | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no finishers |
| 3 | R2 | Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 25 June | Marcus Armstrong | Artem Petrov | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Powerteam | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: Sophia Flörsch |
| 3 | R3 | Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 25 June | Aldo Festante | Felipe Drugovich | Felipe Drugovich | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: Sophia Flörsch |
| 4 | R1 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 15 July | Marcus Armstrong | Lorenzo Colombo | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Powerteam | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 4 | R2 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 16 July | Jüri Vips | Artem Petrov | Jüri Vips | Prema Powerteam | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 4 | R3 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 16 July | Jüri Vips | Job van Uitert | Job van Uitert | Jenzer Motorsport | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 5 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 9 September | Marcus Armstrong | Job van Uitert | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Powerteam | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 5 | R2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 10 September | Job van Uitert | Jüri Vips | Job van Uitert | Jenzer Motorsport | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 5 | R3 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 10 September | Job van Uitert | Jüri Vips | Job van Uitert | Jenzer Motorsport | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 6 | R1 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 7 October | Sebastián Fernández | Sebastián Fernández | Sebastián Fernández | Bhaitech | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 6 | R2 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 8 October | Marcus Armstrong | Lirim Zendeli | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Powerteam | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 6 | R3 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 8 October | Marcus Armstrong | Artem Petrov | Sebastián Fernández | Bhaitech | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 7 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 21 October | Marcus Armstrong | Artem Petrov | Artem Petrov | DR Formula | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 7 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 22 October | Lorenzo Colombo | Artem Petrov | Artem Petrov | DR Formula | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |
| 7 | R3 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 22 October | Lorenzo Colombo | Job van Uitert | Lorenzo Colombo | Bhaitech | R: Leonardo Lorandi W: no entrants |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Only the best sixteen results were counted towards the championship. To be able to compete in the main classification, drivers were obliged to compete in at least five rounds, one of these rounds should be the finale in Monza.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | MIS | MIS | MIS | ADR | ADR | ADR | VAL | VAL | VAL | MUG1 | MUG1 | MUG1 | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG2 | MUG2 | MUG2 | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
| 1 | Marcus Armstrong | 5 | 3 | 23 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 283 |
| 2 | Job van Uitert | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 247 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Colombo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 223 |
| 4 | Sebastián Fernández | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 197 |
| 5 | Artem Petrov | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 192 |
| 6 | Leonardo Lorandi | 9 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 185 |
| 7 | Ian Rodríguez | 7 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 2 | 115 |
| 8 | Kush Maini | Ret | 11 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 18 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 114 |
| 9 | Enzo Fittipaldi | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 5 | DSQ | 5 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 89 |
| 10 | Federico Malvestiti | 14 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 | Olli Caldwell | | | | | | | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | Giacomo Bianchi | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 8 |
| 13 | Felipe Branquinho | 20 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 |
| 14 | Giorgio Carrara | 16 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 |
| 15 | Davide Venditti | Ret | 23 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 16 | Tom Beckhäuser | | | | | | | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 0 |
| 17 | Andrea Dell'Accio | 19 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible to take position in the championship ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | Jüri Vips | 3 | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 114 |
| NC | Lirim Zendeli | 21 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | 114 |
| NC | Aldo Festante | 12 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | | | 11 | 13 | 6 | | | | 57 |
| NC | Felipe Drugovich | 23 | 6 | 4 | | | | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| NC | Sophia Flörsch | 18 | 21 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| NC | Juan Manuel Correa | Ret | 10 | 20 | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| NC | Grégoire Saucy | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 12 | | | | 7 |
| NC | Leonard Hoogenboom | 8 | 25 | 18 | | | | 10 | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| NC | Diego Bertonelli | | | | | | | 9 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| NC | Federico Casoli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| NC | Lukas Dunner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 9 | 17 | | | | 2 |
| NC | Louis Gachot | 22 | 17 | 15 | | | | Ret | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| NC | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | 10 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Andreas Estner | | | | | | | 12 | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Facundo Garese | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| NC | Oliver Söderström | 15 | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Mickael Grosso | | | | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Alessandro Ghiretti | 17 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Mariano Lavigna | Ret | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Christian Cobellini | | | | | | | 20 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Mauro Auricchio | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MIS | MIS | MIS | ADR | ADR | ADR | VAL | VAL | VAL | MUG1 | MUG1 | MUG1 | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG2 | MUG2 | MUG2 | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Secondary championship's standings

| Pos | Driver | MIS | MIS | MIS | ADR | ADR | ADR | VAL | VAL | VAL | MUG1 | MUG1 | MUG1 | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG2 | MUG2 | MUG2 | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
| Rookies' championship ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Leonardo Lorandi | 9 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 400 |
| 2 | Enzo Fittipaldi | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 5 | DSQ | 5 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 293 |
| 3 | Giorgio Carrara | 16 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 227 |
| 4 | Felipe Branquinho | 20 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 217 |
| 5 | Olli Caldwell | | | | | | | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 172 |
| 6 | Andrea Dell'Accio | 19 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 142 |
| 7 | Davide Venditti | Ret | 23 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 20 | 18 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 18 | 8 | 115 |
| 8 | Tom Beckhäuser | | | | | | | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 113 |
| Drivers ineligible to take position in the championship ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | Mickael Grosso | | | | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 69 |
| NC | Alessandro Ghiretti | 17 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| NC | Mariano Lavigna | Ret | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| NC | Christian Cobellini | | | | | | | 20 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| Woman trophy ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | Sophia Flörsch | 18 | 21 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200 |
| Pos | Driver | MIS | MIS | MIS | ADR | ADR | ADR | VAL | VAL | VAL | MUG1 | MUG1 | MUG1 | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG2 | MUG2 | MUG2 | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Bhaitech | 565 |
| 2 | Prema Powerteam | 476 |
| 3 | Jenzer Motorsport | 368 |
| 4 | DR Formula | 255 |
| 5 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 152 |
| 6 | DRZ Benelli | 115 |
| 7 | Cram Motorsport | 5 |
| Teams ineligible for place in the classification |||
| NC | Van Amersfoort Racing | 53 |
| NC | Corbetta Competizioni | 4 |
| NC | Kite Viola Motorsport GP | 2 |
| NC | ADM Motorsport | 2 |
| - | BDL Motorsport | 0 |
| - | Henry Morrogh Racing D.S. | 0 |
| - | Diegi Motorsport | 0 |