2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
# 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

The 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England and Belgium. The season began at Oulton Park on 15 April and ended on 25 September at Donington Park, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 4 | Omar Ismail | 1–7 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 6 | Tristan Charpentier | 1, 5 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 8 | Jeremy Wahome | 1–6, 8 |
| Double R Racing | 5 | Krishnaraaj Mahadik | 6–7 |
| Double R Racing | 7 | Guilherme Samaia | All |
| Double R Racing | 18 | Pavan Ravishankar | 8 |
| Double R Racing | 26 | Harry Hayek | 1–3 |
| Double R Racing | 26 | Linus Lundqvist | 5 |
| Double R Racing | 55 | Jamie Chadwick | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 10 | Petru Florescu | 1 |
| Douglas Motorsport | 27 | Callan O'Keeffe | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 86 | Jordan Cane | 3–8 |
| Lanan Racing | 11 | Alex Quinn | 8 |
| Lanan Racing | 13 | Aaron di Comberti | 1–4 |
| Lanan Racing | 51 | Toby Sowery | 1–7 |
| Carlin | 15 | James Pull | All |
| Carlin | 28 | Cameron Das | All |
| Carlin | 65 | Enaam Ahmed | All |
| Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing | 21 | Chase Owen | All |
| Hillspeed with Cliff Dempsey Racing | 25 | Nick Worm | 1–7 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 33 | Manuel Maldonado | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 63 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 77 | Ben Hingeley | All |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar was published on 21 September 2016. The series will support British GT at all events. It will have one oversea round at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 17 April | Cameron Das | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 1 | R2 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 17 April | | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 1 | R3 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 17 April | | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 2 | R4 | Rockingham (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 29 April | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 2 | R5 | Rockingham (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 30 April | | Cameron Das | Cameron Das | Carlin |
| 2 | R6 | Rockingham (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 30 April | | Ben Hingeley | Ben Hingeley | Fortec Motorsports |
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 27 May | James Pull | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 3 | R8 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 28 May | | Enaam Ahmed | Jordan Cane | Douglas Motorsport |
| 3 | R9 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 28 May | | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 4 | R10 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 10 June | Toby Sowery | Toby Sowery | Toby Sowery | Lanan Racing |
| 4 | R11 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 11 June | | Toby Sowery | Ben Hingeley | Fortec Motorsports |
| 4 | R12 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 11 June | | Enaam Ahmed | Toby Sowery | Lanan Racing |
| 5 | R13 | Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) | 7 July | Enaam Ahmed | Toby Sowery | Ben Hingeley | Fortec Motorsports |
| 5 | R14 | Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) | 8 July | | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 5 | R15 | Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) | 8 July | | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 6 | R16 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 5 August | Enaam Ahmed | Toby Sowery | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 6 | R17 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 6 August | | Enaam Ahmed | Krishnaraaj Mahadik | Double R Racing |
| 6 | R18 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 6 August | | Toby Sowery | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 7 | R19 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 26 August | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 7 | R20 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 27 August | | Enaam Ahmed | Jordan Cane | Douglas Motorsport |
| 7 | R21 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 27 August | | Toby Sowery | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |
| 8 | R22 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 23 September | Ben Hingeley | Chase Owen | Ben Hingeley | Fortec Motorsports |
| 8 | R23 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 24 September | | Cameron Das | Jordan Cane | Douglas Motorsport |
| 8 | R24 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 24 September | | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | Carlin |

## Championship standings

### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in all races.

| Races | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Races 1 & 3 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | OUL | OUL | OUL | ROC | ROC | ROC | SNE | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | SIL | SPA | SPA | SPA | BRH | BRH | BRH | SNE | SNE | SNE | DON | DON | DON | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Enaam Ahmed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 575 |
| 2 | James Pull | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 490 |
| 3 | Ben Hingeley | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 444 |
| 4 | Toby Sowery | 3 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | DSQ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | 432 |
| 5 | Cameron Das | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 425 |
| 6 | Callan O'Keeffe | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 373 |
| 7 | Chase Owen | 14 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 302 |
| 8 | Jordan Cane | | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 288 |
| 9 | Jamie Chadwick | 11 | DSQ | Ret | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 264 |
| 10 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 247 |
| 11 | Omar Ismail | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 14 | | | | 216 |
| 12 | Manuel Maldonado | 15 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 10 | EX | 12 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 9 | 205 |
| 13 | Guilherme Samaia | 13 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 195 |
| 14 | Jeremy Wahome | 16 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 6 | DSQ | 10 | | | | 13 | 12 | 11 | 165 |
| 15 | Nick Worm | 17 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | DNS | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | | | | 159 |
| 16 | Aaron di Comberti | 18 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 112 |
| 17 | Krishnaraaj Mahadik | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | 104 |
| 18 | Tristan Charpentier | 10 | 9 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 53 |
| 19 | Harry Hayek | 6 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 7 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 20 | Alex Quinn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 3 | 46 |
| 21 | Linus Lundqvist | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 22 | Pavan Ravishankar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 23 | Petru Florescu | 9 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
