The 2017 GP3 Series was the eighth season of the third-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighth season under the moniker of GP3 Series, a motor racing feeder series that runs in support of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and sister series Formula 2.
George Russell won the drivers' championship.[1] In the teams' championship, defending champions ART Grand Prix secured their seventh GP3 Series title. Trident Racing were second ahead of Jenzer Motorsport.
Champion George Russell took 4 wins, Giuliano Alesi got 3 sprint race wins., Nirei Fukuzumi won 2 races during the season, and Dorian Boccolacci, Arjun Maini, Raoul Hyman, Jack Aitken, Alessio Lorandi, and Niko Kari all took 1 win each. ART Grand Prix won all feature races, except the last race, which was won by Arden International.
All GP3 drivers competed in a Dallara GP3/16 chassis, using a Mecachrome GP3 V6 engine and Pirelli P Zero and Cinturato tyres.
Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
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ART Grand Prix | 1 | Jack Aitken[2] | All |
2 | Nirei Fukuzumi[3] | All | |
3 | George Russell[4] | All | |
4 | Anthoine Hubert[5] | All | |
Arden International | 5 | Niko Kari[6] | All |
6 | Leonardo Pulcini[7] | All | |
7 | Steijn Schothorst[7] | All | |
Trident | 9 | Kevin Jörg[8] | All |
10 | Giuliano Alesi[9] | All | |
11 | Ryan Tveter[10] | All | |
12 | Dorian Boccolacci[10] | All | |
DAMS | 14 | Santino Ferrucci[11] | 1–3 |
Matthieu Vaxivière[12] | 4–5 | ||
Dan Ticktum[13] | 6–8 | ||
15 | Tatiana Calderón[11] | All | |
16 | Bruno Baptista[11] | All | |
Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | Alessio Lorandi[14] | All |
23 | Juan Manuel Correa[a][15] | 5–8 | |
24 | Arjun Maini[16] | All | |
Campos Racing | 26 | Julien Falchero[17] | All |
27 | Raoul Hyman[18] | All | |
28 | Marcos Siebert[18] | All | |
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On 27 January 2017, the full calendar was revealed with eight rounds taking place.[26]
Round | Circuit/Location | Date | Supporting |
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1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona | 13–14 May | Spanish Grand Prix |
2 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 8–9 July | Austrian Grand Prix |
3 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 15–16 July | British Grand Prix |
4 | Hungaroring, Budapest | 29–30 July | Hungarian Grand Prix |
5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps | 26–27 August | Belgian Grand Prix |
6 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 2–3 September | Italian Grand Prix |
7 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 7–8 October | FIA Formula 2 Jerez round |
8 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 25-26 November | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Round 1: Spain
Jack Aitken became the first polesitter of the 2017 season and Dorian Boccolacci qualified third on his first GP3 race.
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race 1, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the race 2. The pole-sitter in the race 1 also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the race 1 and race 2. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the race 2.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | FL |
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Only three best-finishing cars are allowed to score points in the championship.[30]
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