# 2017 Formula 3 Brasil season

The 2017 Fórmula 3 Brasil season was the eleventh and final season of Fórmula 3 Brasil and the fourth since 1995, replacing the Formula 3 Sudamericana series as the highest-profile single-seater championship on the continent. In this season F3 Brasil will no longer with Stock Car Brasil and will be part of Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil event.

## Drivers and teams

The following Brazilian teams (with the exception of British-based Hitech) and drivers are registered. All cars are powered by Berta engines and run on Pirelli tyres. This year Academy Class replacing class B.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Car | Rounds |
| Full Time | 5 | Vitor Baptista | | Dallara F309 | 1 |
| Full Time | 67 | Rafael Barranco | Academy | Dallara F301 | 1 |
| Cesário F3 | 7 | Murilo Coletta | | Dallara F309 | 1–4, 8 |
| Cesário F3 | 12 | Christian Hahn | | Dallara F309 | 2, 5 |
| Cesário F3 | 28 | Nicolas Filter | Academy | Dallara F301 | 3 |
| Cesário F3 | 28 | Arthur Leist | Academy | Dallara F301 | 5 |
| Cesário F3 | 28 | Pedro Saderi | Academy | Dallara F301 | 5 |
| Cesário F3 | 28 | Rafael Grandi | | Dallara F309 | 6 |
| Cesário F3 | 28 | Raphael Abbate | | Dallara F309 | 8 |
| Cesário F3 | 45 | Sérgio Henrique | Academy | Dallara F301 | 1 |
| Cesário F3 | 77 | Guilherme Samaia | | Dallara F309 | All |
| Cesário F3 | 177 | Marcel Coletta | Academy | Dallara F301 | 1–4 |
| Prop Car Racing | 12 | Hernán Palazzo | | Dallara F309 | 5 |
| Prop Car Racing | 17 | Emilio Padron | | Dallara F309 | 5, 7–8 |
| Prop Car Racing | 34 | Matheus Santa’anna | Academy | Dallara F301 | 3 |
| Prop Car Racing | 54 | Igor Fraga | Academy | Dallara F301 | All |
| Prop Car Racing | 55 | Leonardo Barbosa | Academy | Dallara F301 | All |
| Engmakers Racing | 12 | Giuliano Raucci | | Dallara F309 | 1 |
| Engmakers Racing | 119 | Pedro Goulart | Academy | Dallara F301 | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | 28 | Diego Ramos | Academy | Dallara F301 | 2 |
| Hitech Racing | 52 | Pedro Caland | | Dallara F309 | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | 73 | Enzo Elias | Academy | Dallara F301 | All |
| Fortunato Racing | 41 | Arthur Fortunato | | Dallara F309 | 2–4 |
| Fortunato Racing | 67 | Alberto Cesár | Academy | Dallara F301 | 2 |
| Dragão Motorsports | 48 | Renan Pietrowski | | Dallara F301 | 4 |
| Dragão Motorsports | 48 | Lucas Okada | | Dallara F301 | 8 |
| Kemba Racing | 62 | Airton Santos | | Dallara F309 | 2–4 |
| Kemba Racing | 91 | Leonardo de Souza | | Dallara F309 | 1, 5–8 |
| RDC Motorsport | 112 | Giuliano Raucci | Academy | Dallara F309 | 2–7 |
| RDC Motorsport | 119 | Pedro Goulart | Academy | Dallara F301 | 2–8 |

## Results and standings

| Race | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Academy winner |
| 1 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 18 March | Vitor Baptista | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Marcel Coletta |
| 2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 18 March | | Murilo Coletta | Murilo Coletta | Cesário F3 | Marcel Coletta |
| 3 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 6 May | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 4 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 6 May | | Christian Hahn | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Enzo Elias |
| 5 | Autódromo Velo Città | 3 June | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Marcel Coletta |
| 6 | Autódromo Velo Città | 3 June | | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 7 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 July | Arthur Fortunato | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 8 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 July | | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 9 | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 19 August | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Giuliano Raucci | RDC Motorsport | Igor Fraga |
| 10 | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 19 August | | Christian Hahn | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 11 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Londrina) | 16 September | Guilherme Samaia | Giuliano Raucci | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Enzo Elias |
| 12 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Londrina) | 16 September | | Guilherme Samaia | Giuliano Raucci | RDC Motorsport | Igor Fraga |
| 13 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) | 19 November | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 14 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) | 19 November | | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 15 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 9 December | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Igor Fraga |
| 16 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 9 December | | Guilherme Samaia | Guilherme Samaia | Cesário F3 | Leonardo Barbosa |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | CUR | CUR | INT | INT | VEC | VEC | INT | INT | SCS | SCS | LON | LON | GOI | GOI | INT | INT | Pts |
| Class A |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Guilherme Samaia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 219 |
| 2 | Giuliano Raucci | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 132 |
| 3 | Leonardo de Souza | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 86 |
| 4 | Murilo Colleta | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 66 |
| 5= | Arthur Fortunato | | | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 5= | Emilio Padron | | | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | | | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Pedro Caland | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 8 | Hernán Palazzo | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 9 | Airton Santos | | | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 10 | Christian Hahn | | | Ret | 3 | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 11= | Vitor Baptista | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 11= | Raphael Abbate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | 9 |
| 11= | Rafael Grandi | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | | | | | 9 |
| Academy Class |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Igor Fraga | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 190 |
| 2 | Leonardo Barbosa | 8 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 136 |
| 3 | Enzo Elias | 6 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 132 |
| 4= | Marcel Colleta | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| 4= | Pedro Goulart | 7 | 9 | Ret | DSQ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | 93 |
| 6 | Lucas Okada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | Rafael Barranco | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 8 | Renan Pietrowski | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| | Sergio Henrique | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Matheus Santa’anna | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pedro Saderi | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Alberto César | | | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Diego Ramos | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nicolas Filter | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Arthur Leist | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CUR | CUR | INT | INT | VEC | VEC | INT | INT | SCS | SCS | LON | LON | GOI | GOI | INT | INT | 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) |