# 2017 F4 British Championship

The 2017 F4 British Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the third season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the third year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 1 October at the same venue, using the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship. The championship featured Ford F4 Challenge Cup for the first time for the drivers with low budgets. The Challenge Cup Required competitors to enter 7 of the weekends of the championship, which had to include the rounds at Knockhill Racing Circuit and the finale at Brands Hatch.
The season was marred by an incident involving Billy Monger, who had both his lower legs amputated after crashing into Patrik Pasma during the third race at the Donington Park round.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Richardson Racing | 2 | Harry Webb | F | 1–5, 7, 10 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 5 | Oliver York | F | 1–5 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 5 | Oliver York | | 6–10 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 18 | Hampus Ericsson | F | 2, 5–10 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 25 | Alexandra Mohnhaupt | | 6 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 33 | Johnathan Hoggard | | 6–7, 9–10 |
| Carlin | 6 | Lucas Alecco Roy | | All |
| Carlin | 21 | Patrik Pasma | | All |
| Carlin | 31 | Logan Sargeant | | All |
| Carlin | 38 | Jamie Caroline | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 7 | Alex Quinn | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 12 | Ayrton Simmons | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 46 | Yves Baltas | | 1–2 |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 64 | Olli Caldwell | F | 5–10 |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 81 | Oscar Piastri | | All |
| GW Motorsport | 8 | Sam Smelt | | 6–10 |
| GW Motorsport | 91 | Jacky Liu | | 1–5, 7 |
| Double R Racing | 14 | Karl Massaad | | All |
| Double R Racing | 76 | Linus Lundqvist | | All |
| Double R Racing | 92 | Daniel Cao | | 1–5 |
| JHR Developments | 20 | Harry Dyson | | 9–10 |
| JHR Developments | 22 | Manuel Sulaimán | | 1–2, 6–10 |
| JHR Developments | 23 | Billy Monger | F | 1–2 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 29 | Lucca Allen | F | 6–10 |
| Sharp Motorsport | 89 | Jamie Sharp | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| F | Ford F4 Challenge Cup |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 16 June 2016.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Challenge Cup winner |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 1 April | Jamie Caroline | Alex Quinn | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Billy Monger |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 2 April | | Patrik Pasma | Ayrton Simmons | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Billy Monger |
| 1 | R3 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 2 April | Jamie Caroline | Alex Quinn | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Billy Monger |
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 15 April | Linus Lundqvist | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Billy Monger |
| 2 | R5 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 15 April | | Logan Sargeant | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Oliver York |
| 2 | R6 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 16 April | Linus Lundqvist | Oscar Piastri | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing | Oliver York |
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 6 May | Oliver York | Linus Lundqvist | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Oliver York |
| 3 | R8 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 7 May | | Linus Lundqvist | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Oliver York |
| 3 | R9 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 7 May | Alex Quinn | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Oliver York |
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 20 May | Jamie Caroline | Linus Lundqvist | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Harry Webb |
| 4 | R11 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 21 May | | Alex Quinn | Oscar Piastri | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Harry Webb |
| 4 | R12 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 21 May | Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage | Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage | Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage | Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage | Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage |
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 10 June | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing | Harry Webb |
| 5 | R14 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 11 June | | Alex Quinn | Alex Quinn | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Oliver York |
| 5 | R15 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 11 June | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing | Oliver York |
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 29 July | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Olli Caldwell |
| 6 | R17 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 29 July | | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Olli Caldwell |
| 6 | R18 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 30 July | Oscar Piastri | Linus Lundqvist | Oscar Piastri | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Hampus Ericsson |
| 7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 12 August | Oscar Piastri | Jamie Caroline | Oscar Piastri | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Hampus Ericsson |
| 4 | R12 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 12 August | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | Jamie Caroline | Carlin | Oliver York |
| 7 | R20 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 13 August | | Logan Sargeant | Oliver York | Fortec Motorsports | Hampus Ericsson |
| 7 | R21 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 13 August | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Harry Webb |
| 8 | R22 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 26 August | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing | Hampus Ericsson |
| 8 | R23 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 August | | Oscar Piastri | Alex Quinn | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Hampus Ericsson |
| 8 | R24 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 August | Logan Sargeant | Jamie Caroline | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | Hampus Ericsson |
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 16 September | Oscar Piastri | Ayrton Simmons | Alex Quinn | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Hampus Ericsson |
| 9 | R26 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 17 September | | Ayrton Simmons | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | Hampus Ericsson |
| 9 | R27 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 17 September | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Olli Caldwell |
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 30 September | Logan Sargeant | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing | Olli Caldwell |
| 10 | R29 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 30 September | | Patrik Pasma | Oliver York | Fortec Motorsports | Olli Caldwell |
| 10 | R30 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 1 October | Alex Quinn | Linus Lundqvist | Alex Quinn | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Hampus Ericsson |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:
| 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 | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON$^†$ | DON$^†$ | DON$^†$ | THR | THR | THR | OUL $^†$ $^‡$ | OUL $^†$ $^‡$ | OUL $^†$ $^‡$ | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | KNO $^‡$ | KNO $^‡$ | KNO $^‡$ | KNO $^‡$ | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Pts |
| 1 | Jamie Caroline | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | C | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 442 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 376.5 |
| 3 | Logan Sargeant | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 356 |
| 4 | Alex Quinn | 2 | 7 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 1 | 307 |
| 5 | Linus Lundqvist | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 306.5 |
| 6 | Oliver York | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | C | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 7 | 274.5 |
| 7 | Ayrton Simmons | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 6 | C | 6 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 257.5 |
| 8 | Patrik Pasma | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | C | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 16 | 4 | 167.5 |
| 9 | Karl Massaad | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 4 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 83 |
| 10 | Hampus Ericsson | | | | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | EX | 6 | 7 | | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 69 |
| 11 | Harry Webb | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | C | 7 | 8 | 10 | | | | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | Ret | 68 |
| 12 | Billy Monger | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 13 | Manuel Sulaimán | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | 9 | EX | | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 43 |
| 14 | Olli Caldwell | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNP | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 39 |
| 15 | Jamie Sharp | Ret | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | C | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22.5 |
| 16 | Johnathan Hoggard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 11 | 10 | Ret | | 17 | 17 | | | | 8 | Ret | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 20 |
| 17 | Sam Smelt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 |
| 18 | Daniel Cao | 11 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | C | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 19 | Yves Baltas | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 20 | Jacky Liu | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | C | 12 | 11 | 14 | | | | 14 | 8 | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Lucas Alecco Roy | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 9 | Ret | C | Ret | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 2 |
| 22 | Lucca Allen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 0 |
| 23 | Harry Dyson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| 24 | Alexandra Mohnhaupt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
$^†$ Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed. $^‡$ Race 3 at Oulton Park was cancelled due to barrier damage and the race was postponed to the 2nd race in Round 7 at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

### Ford F4 Challenge Cup

| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON $^†$ | DON $^†$ | DON $^†$ | THR | THR | THR | OUL $^†$ $^‡$ | OUL $^†$ $^‡$ | OUL $^†$ $^‡$ | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | KNO | KNO | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Points |
| 1 | Hampus Ericsson | | | | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | EX | 6 | 7 | | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 367.5 |
| 2 | Harry Webb | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | C | 7 | 8 | 10 | | | | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | Ret | 351.5 |
| 3 | Oliver York | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | C | 9 | 5 | 8 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 304.5 |
| 4 | Olli Caldwell | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNP | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 302 |
| 5 | Lucca Allen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 201 |
| 6 | Billy Monger | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 |
$^†$ Half points awarded in Race 3 at Donington Park and Race 2 at Oulton Park due to less than 75% of the race being completed. $^‡$ Race 3 at Oulton Park was cancelled due to barrier damage and the race was postponed to Round 7 at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

### Teams Cup

Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Carlin | 869.5 |
| 2 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 768.5 |
| 3 | Double R Racing | 458.5 |
| 4 | Fortec Motorsports | 430.5 |
| 5 | JHR Developments | 150 |
| 6 | Richardson Racing | 107.5 |
| 7 | Sharp motorsport | 62 |
| 8 | GW Motorsport | 54 |
| 9 | Falcon Motorsport | 18 |