2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series

The 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series is an Australian open-wheel racing series for FIA Formula 3 cars constructed and conforming to the regulations before and including 2011. The series begins on 20 May 2017 at Morgan Park Raceway and will conclude 22 October 2017 at Wakefield Park.^[1] One non-championship race weekend was held at Wakefield Park starting 18 February 2017 and ending 19 February 2017.

2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series

Drivers' Champion: Calan Williams

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2018

The 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series returns to the Hankook tyres for 2017. Round 1 at Morgan Park Raceway saw Calan Williams break the outright lap record.

Classes

Jon Collins and Calan Williams at Wakefield Park in the non-championship event

Classes of the 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series are as follows:^[1]

Premier Class

Any F3 car from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2011 is eligible to compete in the Premier class.

National Class

Any F3 car from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2007 is eligible to compete in the National class.

Trophy Class

Any F3 car built prior to 1 January 2005 is eligible, as are other open-wheel vehicles such as Formula 1000, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Renault, Toyota Racing Series, Formula BMW, etc.

Teams and drivers

The teams and drivers of the 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series^[2] All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Class Rounds Jason Hore Racing Dallara F304 Opel-Spiess 2 Jason Hore T 1, 5 Gilmour Racing Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz 3 Chris Gilmour P 1, 5 Rielly Brook N 6 Dallara F311 17 Calan Williams P All Bruce McKenzie Racing Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 5 Bruce McKenzie T 5 R-Tek Motorsport Dallara F307 Opel-Spiess 6 Roman Krumins P All 7 Nathan Kumar P 1–3, 5–6 Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz 8 John Magro P 6 Dallara F304 Opel-Spiess 9 Andrew Roberts N 2, 4, 6 Jones Racing Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz 12 Harri Jones P 6 Wilson Team Racing Dallara F307 Opel Spiess 27 Shane Wilson N 1–5 John English Racing Van Diemen RF97 Ford 34 John English T 4–5 Com Sec Racing Tatuus FR2.0 Renault 43 Rielly Brook T 1, 5 Paul Szidy Racing Spectrum 014 Ford 71 Paul Szidy T 4 Alpine Motor Sports Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz 77 John Magro P 1–3 88 Dennie Rumble P 4

Icon Class P Premier Class N National Class T Trophy Class

Schedule

The 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series schedule.^[1] All races were held in Australia.

Round		Circuit	Date	Premier Class Winner	National Class Winner	Trophy Class Winner
1	R1	Morgan Park Raceway	20 May	Calan Williams	Roman Krumins	Jason Hore
	R2		21 May	John Magro	Roman Krumins	Jason Hore
	R3			Chris Gilmour	Roman Krumins	Jason Hore
2	R1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	10 June	Calan Williams	Roman Krumins	no competitors
	R2		11 June	Calan Williams	Roman Krumins	no competitors
	R3			John Magro	Roman Krumins	no competitors
3	R1	Sydney Motorsport Park	1 July	Calan Williams	Roman Krumins	no competitors
	R2		2 July	John Magro	Roman Krumins	no competitors
	R3			John Magro	Roman Krumins	no competitors
4	R1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	19 August	Calan Williams	Roman Krumins	John English
	R2		20 August	Calan Williams	Roman Krumins	John English
	R3			Calan Williams	Roman Krumins	Paul Zsidy
5	R1	Queensland Raceway	16 September	Calan Williams	No finishers	Jason Hore
	R2		17 September	Calan Williams	Shane Wilson	Jason Hore
	R3			Calan Williams	Shane Wilson	Jason Hore
6	R1	Wakefield Park	21 October	Calan Williams	Rielly Brook	no competitors
	R2		22 October	John Magro	Rielly Brook	no competitors
	R3			Harri Jones	Roman Krumins	no competitors

Championship standings

Points system

Points for are awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL	Pole
Race 1 and 2	12	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1
Race 3	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	1

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MOR MAL SYD PHI QLD WAK Pts Premier 1 Calan Williams 1 Ret DNS 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 232 2 John Magro 3 1 2 2 Ret 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 140 3 Nathan Kumar 5 5 7 Ret 5 4 3 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 5 5 4 106 4 Chris Gilmour 2 Ret 1 2 2 2 63 5 Harri Jones 7 3 1 35 6 Dennie Rumble 3 Ret DNS 9 National 1 Roman Krumins 8 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 2 2 DNS DNS DNS 4 4 5 225 2 Shane Wilson 6 4 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 2 3 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 8 6 181 3 Andrew Roberts 4 3 Ret 7 Ret DNS 6 7 7 54 4 Rielly Brook 3 6 8 35 Trophy 1 Jason Hore 4 2 4 4 4 3 88 2 Rielly Brook 7 6 5 5 7 6 62 3 John English 5 4 4 7 8 7 48 4 Bruce McKenzie 6 6 5 32 5 Paul Szidy 6 Ret 5 9 Pos Driver MOR MAL SYD PHI QLD WAK Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)