2017 V de V Challenge Monoplace
# 2017 V de V Challenge Monoplace

The 2017 V de V Challenge Monoplace was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing mainly in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 17 March and will finish on 5 November at Estoril after seven triple-header rounds.

Drivers compete in two classes depending on the type of car they drive. Those competing in the current Tatuus FR 2.0 2013 car, as well as the previous Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0–10 car, which are in use since 2010, are included in Class A. Old Formula Renault 2.0 machinery along with other cars such as Formula BMW and Formula Abarth encompass Class B.

## Teams and drivers

Entry list :

| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Class | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TS Corse | 1 | Diego Bertonelli | A | | 2–3, 5–7 |
| TS Corse | 27 | Howard Sklar | A | GD | All |
| TS Corse | 73 | Pietro Peccenini | A | GD | All |
| Formula Motorsport | 2 | Erwin Creed | A | | All |
| Formula Motorsport | 3 | "Lebreton" | A | GD | All |
| Formula Motorsport | 4 | Michel Piroird | A | GD | 3–4 |
| Formula Motorsport | 5 | Xavier Benecchi | A | GD | 3–4 |
| Formula Motorsport | 6 | Erik Attias | A | GD | 1 |
| Formula Motorsport | 9 | Vincent Iogna | A | GD | 3–4 |
| Formula Motorsport | 10 | Nicolas Melin | A | | 1, 3–4, 7 |
| Formula Motorsport | 17 | Nicolas Pironneau | A | GD | 5, 7 |
| Formula Motorsport | 37 | Gilles Heriau | A | | All |
| Formula Motorsport | 45 | Sébastien Perrot | A | | 4 |
| Inter Europol Competition | 5 | Richard Wagner | A | | 7 |
| Inter Europol Competition | 20 | Robert Siska | A | GD | 7 |
| Inter Europol Competition | 33 | Robert Siska | A | GD | 2 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 7 | Caryl Fritsche | B | GD | 4 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 15 | Thierry Aimard | A | GD | All |
| Lamo Racing Car | 31 | Alexis Carmes | A | | All |
| Lamo Racing Car | 41 | François Destandau | B | GD | 5, 7 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 53 | Grégory Choukroun | A | GD | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 68 | Alain Bucher | A | GD | 2, 4–6 |
| Lamo Racing Car | 88 | Eric Meriel | A | GD | 3, 6 |
| RC Formula | 8 | Simon Mirguet | A | | 1 |
| RC Formula | 8 | Amaury Richard | A | | 2 |
| RC Formula | 74 | Karl Pedraza | A | GD | 1, 3–4 |
| RC Formula | 74 | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | A | | 5–6 |
| RC Formula | 74 | Jordan Perroy | A | | 7 |
| RC Formula | 82 | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | A | | 7 |
| R-ace GP | 13 | Théo Coicaud | A | | 2–3 |
| R-ace GP | 16 | Gilles Magnus | A | | 3 |
| R-ace GP | 23 | Logan Sargeant | A | | 3 |
| R-ace GP | 51 | Michael Benyahia | A | | 2–3 |
| Zig Zag | 14 | Christian Carlesi Sorasio | A | GD | 1 |
| Zig Zag | 54 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | A | GD | 1–2, 7 |
| Zig Zag | 66 | Nicolas Matile | A | GD | 1–2, 7 |
| Hervé David Racing | 18 | Pierre Lemasson | B | GD | 4 |
| Hervé David Racing | 75 | Hugo Carini | A | | 3–4, 6 |
| Heuri Rennwagen | 32 | Moritz Müller-Crepon | A | | All |
| Heuri Rennwagen | 46 | Walter Rykart | A | GD | All |
| Lycée Pro D'Artagnan | 34 | Daniel Harout | A | GD | 1 |
| Monster Racing | 39 | Arnaud Choquet | A | | 1, 3–4, 6 |
| Monster Racing | 44 | "Mathieu Mopar" | B | | 1, 3–4, 6 |
| Dutt Motorsport | 77 | Laurents Hörr | A | | All |
| LSP Racing Team | 87 | Baptiste Leonard | B | | 3–4, 6 |
| Icon | Class |
| A | Class A |
| B | Class B |
| GD | Gentleman Driver |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Gentleman winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 18 March | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Dutt Motorsport | Pietro Peccenini |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 18 March | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Dutt Motorsport | Pietro Peccenini |
| 1 | R3 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 19 March | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Dutt Motorsport | "Lebreton" |
| 2 | R1 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 29 April | Michael Benyahia | Michael Benyahia | Michael Benyahia | R-ace GP | Pietro Peccenini |
| 2 | R2 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 29 April | Michael Benyahia | Michael Benyahia | Michael Benyahia | R-ace GP | "Lebreton" |
| 2 | R3 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | 30 April | Michael Benyahia | Michael Benyahia | Gilles Heriau | Formula Motorsport | "Lebreton" |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 27 May | Logan Sargeant | Gilles Magnus | Gilles Magnus | R-ace GP | Pietro Peccenini |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 28 May | Gilles Magnus | Gilles Magnus | Gilles Magnus | R-ace GP | Pietro Peccenini |
| 3 | R3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 28 May | Gilles Magnus | Gilles Magnus | Logan Sargeant | R-ace GP | Xavier Benecchi |
| 4 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois | 24 June | Gilles Heriau | Gilles Heriau | Gilles Heriau | Formula Motorsport | Xavier Benecchi |
| 4 | R2 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois | 24 June | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | Xavier Benecchi |
| 4 | R3 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois | 24 June | Gilles Heriau | Gilles Heriau | Gilles Heriau | Formula Motorsport | Xavier Benecchi |
| 5 | R1 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 2 September | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Laurents Hörr | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | Pietro Peccenini |
| 5 | R2 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 2 September | Diego Bertonelli | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | Nicolas Pironneau |
| 5 | R3 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 3 September | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | Pietro Peccenini |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 7 October | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Dutt Motorsport | "Lebreton" |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 7 October | Laurents Hörr | Laurents Hörr | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | "Lebreton" |
| 6 | R3 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 8 October | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Diego Bertonelli | Moritz Müller-Crepon | Heuri Rennwagen | "Lebreton" |
| 7 | R1 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril | 4 November | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | RC Formula | "Lebreton" |
| 7 | R2 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril | 4 November | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | Laurents Hörr | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | RC Formula | "Lebreton" |
| 7 | R3 | Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, Estoril | 5 November | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | RC Formula | Pietro Peccenini |

## Standings

### Points system

Points are awarded following a complex system. Drivers receive a set of points according to their overall position in each race, as well as an additional set of points according to their position within the class their car belongs to. No separated standings for classes A and B are issued. The points distribution is as follows:

| Position | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd+ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | Overall | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points | Per class (≥4 starters) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | Per class (<4 starters) | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

The total number of points scored in each round is multiplied by a coefficient, depending on the round. Only the best 19 results are counted towards the overall standings, whereas all results are valid towards the Gentlemen Drivers standings.

| Round | Coefficient |
| - | - |
| Rounds 3–4, 6 | x1 |
| Rounds 1, 5 | x1.5 |
| Rounds 2, 7 | x2 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | CAT | POR | POR | POR | LEC | LEC | LEC | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | JAR | JAR | JAR | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Points | Points | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | CAT | POR | POR | POR | LEC | LEC | LEC | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | JAR | JAR | JAR | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Total | Drop | Final |
| 1 | Gilles Heriau | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 811 | 24 | 787 |
| 2 | Laurents Hörr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | DSQ | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 733.5 | | 733.5 |
| 3 | Moritz Müller-Crepon | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 19 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 703.5 | | 703.5 |
| 4 | Diego Bertonelli | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 662 | | 662 |
| 5 | Alexis Carmes | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 589 | 18.5 | 571.5 |
| 6 | Erwin Creed | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 4 | DSQ | 13 | 6 | 4 | DNS | 6 | 4 | 8 | 554.5 | 7 | 547.5 |
| 7 | "Lebreton" | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 520 | 14 | 506 |
| 8 | Pietro Peccenini | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 513 | 23 | 490 |
| 9 | Pierre-Alexandre Jean | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 404.5 | | 404.5 |
| 10 | Nicolas Melin | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | 11 | 9 | 341.5 | | 341.5 |
| 11 | Grégory Choukroun | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 18 | | | | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 326.5 | | 326.5 |
| 12 | Michaël Benyahia | | | | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 257 | | 257 |
| 13 | Thierry Aimard | 13 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 15 | DNS | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 257 | | 257 |
| 14 | Théo Coicaud | | | | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 234 | | 234 |
| 15 | Walter Rykart | 20 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | DNS | 14 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 11 | 20 | 16 | 224 | | 224 |
| 16 | Howard Sklar | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 203.5 | 2 | 201.5 |
| 17 | Arnaud Choquet | 8 | 7 | 10 | | | | Ret | 14 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 7 | | | | 10 | 8 | 10 | | | | 200.5 | | 200.5 |
| 18 | Nicolas Matile | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | 15 | 159 | | 159 |
| 19 | Jean-Christophe Peyre | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | 17 | 151.5 | | 151.5 |
| 20 | Jordan Perroy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 150 | | 150 |
| 21 | Nicolas Pironneau | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | 11 | | | | Ret | 10 | 11 | 134 | | 134 |
| 22 | Xavier Benecchi | | | | | | | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 125 | | 125 |
| 23 | Alain Bucher | | | | 16 | 16 | 17 | | | | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 17 | Ret | | | | 121.5 | | 121.5 |
| 24 | Mathieu Mopar (B) | 18 | 19 | 19 | | | | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | | | | 19 | 15 | 16 | | | | 117.5 | | 117.5 |
| 25 | Amaury Richard | | | | 19 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 110 | | 110 |
| 26 | Baptiste Leonard (B) | | | | | | | Ret | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | | | | 13 | 11 | 13 | | | | 110 | | 110 |
| 27 | Hugo Carini | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | Ret | DNS | | | | 11 | Ret | 6 | | | | 102 | | 102 |
| 28 | Logan Sargeant | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | | 99 |
| 29 | François Destandau (B) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 10 | | | | 20 | Ret | 18 | 98 | | 98 |
| 30 | Robert Siska | | | | 12 | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 19 | 20 | 94 | | 94 |
| 31 | Vincent Iogna | | | | | | | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 93 | | 93 |
| 32 | Richard Wagner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 12 | 92 | | 92 |
| 33 | Gilles Magnus | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 91 | | 91 |
| 34 | Simon Mirguet | 9 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 82.5 | | 82.5 |
| 35 | Karl Pedraza | 10 | Ret | 16 | | | | Ret | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 65.5 | | 65.5 |
| 36 | Michel Piroird | | | | | | | DNS | 12 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 63 | | 63 |
| 37 | Daniel Harout | 14 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52.5 | | 52.5 |
| 38 | Eric Meriel | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | 15 | | | | 38 | | 38 |
| 39 | Christian Carlesi Sorasio | 16 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | | 36 |
| 40 | Sébastien Perrot | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 34 | | 34 |
| 41 | Erik Attias | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 |
| 42 | Caryl Fritsche (B) | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | WD | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 |
| 43 | Pierre Lemasson (B) | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | WD | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | CAT | POR | POR | POR | LEC | LEC | LEC | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | JAR | JAR | JAR | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Total | Drop | Final |
| Points |||
| 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) |
