Difference between revisions of "2017 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season"

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The 2017 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season will be the 8th season of F1RWRS competition. Defending Drivers' Champion Rhys Davies retired from F1RWRS competition at the conclusion of the 2016 season and switched to sportscars, signing with Audi to race in the 2017 ACO Le Mans Cup.

Drivers and Teams

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test Driver(s)
DScity Voeckler Renault	Voeckler	VGPOne	Renault RSXXI-17		0	Ron Mignolet	1-	Jari Kekkonen Rhys Davies
					2	Nathanael Spencer	1-
National Jones Ford Team	Jones	109	Ford XR8C		3	Mark Dagnall	1-	Terry Hawkin Marko Jantscher
					4	Diego Álvarez Torrente	1-
Rothmans Pan Am Aeroracing Engineering	Aeroracing	Clipper ARE01-3	Audi AF1-4B		5	Alexey Buyvolov	1-	Akira Yamamura
					6	Kay Lon	1-
ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport	ArrowTech	AT-07	Gillet GV11B		7	Phillippe Nicolas	1-	Marie Simon Rosco Vantini
					8	Hansuke Shioya	1-
BOC Autodynamics Grand Prix	Autodynamics	AGP17	Gillet GV11B		9	Nicolas Steele	1-	Cave Johnson Sebastian Prost
					10	Daniel Melrose	1-8
						Jean-Vincent Albertini	9-
/ PDVSA Melrose Racing Team	MRT	M8	BMW P90/17		11	Jean-Luc Schiller	1-	Gianluigi Pazzini Takuma Taki
					12	Fredo Mestolio	1-
Kamaha Motorsports	Kahama	KM-7	Suzuki AF1-4B 1		13	Hagane Shizuka	1-	Daniel Melville TBA
					14	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	1-
Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge	Gillet ENB	ENB117	Gillet GV11B		15	Thomas De Bock	1-	Eric Swerts Alexandre Dorval
					16	Aurelien Moll	1-
Mobil Holden Racing Team	Holden	HRT-007	Holden LSF1-17		17	Douglas Mann	1-	Carter Simpson Renato Bulku
					18	Alberto Cara	1-8
Plus One Kingfisher Racing	Kingfisher	KR-04	Ford XR8C		19	David Neuberg	1-	Martyn Rietacher Martin van der Maeyede
					20	Nathan McKane	1-
Sasol Equipe Gauthier	Gauthier	G2.17	Pure-Hart PHRWRS-1-17		21	Danny van Rijkens	1-	Jordan Davies James Davies Aimée Gauthier
					22	Tomo Kazama	1-
Sunshine Daihatsu	Sunshine	SD-03	Daihatsu Zeetec-R1/17		23	Daniel Martins	1-	Yuka Katayama Johannes Rueckert
					24	Barii Mori	1-
Foxdale Auto Racing Team	Foxdale	F1-6	Pure-Hart PHRWRS-1-17		25	Pippa Mann	1-	Peter Port
					26	Ben Fleet	1-
Boxtel Engineering	Boxtel	BOX-017	Ford XR8C		27	Benoît Voeckler	1-	TBD
					28	Connor O'Heagan	1-
Dacia F1RWRS Team	Simpson	GSM-030	Dacia RSXXI-17 2		29	Dave Simpson	1-	Michael Robertson
					30	Wouter Lamberigts	1-
Team Mecha Racing	Mecha	FM-17	Pure-Hart PHRWRS-1-17		31	Jesus Plaza	1-	Dave Anderson
					32	Hiroto Tojo	1-
Revolution Engineering	Revolution	HS17	Renault RSXXI-17		33	Marco Bizzarri	1-	Dean O'Lauchlan
					34	Andrej Kremnicky	1-
Nurminen Grand Prix Engineering	Nurminen	NRE Type 01	Holden LSF1-17		35	Martin McFry	1-	Shinobu Katayama Thomas Yorke
					36	Gregor Pascal	1-
Energy T.I. Fusion Motorsports	Fusion	CL1/17	Great Wall GWRS 17		37	Miko Fäkkinen	1-	Franc Piscine
					38	Geoff Donnelly	1-
Rob Lomas Racing 3	Lomas	RLR-P01	Audi AF1-4		39	Adélaïde Voeckler	1-	Phil McCracken
					40	Dean O'Lauchlan	1-

Notes

• 1 - Kamaha will run Audi engines but they will be rebadged as Suzuki engines for commercial reasons.
• 2 - Simpson were renamed Dacia for commercial reasons, which the Renault engines being renamed too.
• 3 - Prospec were wound up before the season started and Rob Lomas Racing were given their slot.

Testing

#	Date	Venue	Type	Teams Present	Focus	Fastest Driver	Fastest Team	Fastest Time	Main Article
Pre-season
1	13-14 January	Donington Park	Private	Aeroracing Engineering	Reliability				13-14 January 2017 Donington Park Test
				Fusion Motorsports	Max BHP
				Plus One Kingfisher Racing	Downforce
2	13-14 January	Le Mans Bugatti	Private	DScity Voeckler Renault	Downforce				13-14 January 2017 Le Mans Bugatti Test
3	13-14 January	Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track	Private	Sasol Equipe Gauthier	Reliability				13-14 January 2017 Paul Ricard Test
4	13-14 January	Sebring	Private	Rob Lomas Racing	Reliability				13-14 January 2017 Sebring Test
5	13-14 January	Suzuka	Private	Sunshine Daihatsu	Reliability				13-14 January 2017 Suzuka Test
6	13-14 January	Alastaro	Private	Nurminen Grand Prix Engineering	Handling				13-14 January 2017 Alastaro Test
7	13-14 January	Rockingham Motor Speedway	Private	Foxdale Auto Racing Team	Reliability				13-14 January 2017 Rockingham Test
8	13-14 January	Sentul	Private	Team Mecha Racing	Downforce				13-14 January 2017 Sentul Test
9	20-21 January	Silverstone	Private	Rob Lomas Racing	Downforce				20-21 January Silverstone Test
				Aeroracing Engineering	Downforce
10	20-21 January	Motegi	Private	Sunshine Daihatsu	Reliability				20-21 January Motegi Test
11	20-21 January	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	Private	Sasol Equipe Gauthier	Reliability				20-21 January Magny-Cours Test
12	27-28 January	Circuito de Jerez	Public	All	None				F1RWRS 2017 Pre-Season Test 1
13	3-4 February	Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track	Private	DScity Voeckler Renault	Reliability				3-4 February Paul Ricard Test
14	3-4 February	Alastaro	Private	Nurminen Grand Prix Engineering	Max BHP				3-4 February 2017 Alastaro Test
15	10-11 February	Autódromo do Estoril	Public	All	None				F1RWRS 2017 Pre-Season Test 2
Mid-Season

Races

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Reject of the Race	Driver of the Race
1	Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	5 March
2	New South Wales Grand Prix	Mount Panorama Circuit	12 March
3	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	2 April
4	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	16 April
5	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	7 May
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	28 May
7	Southern US Grand Prix	Phoenix Street Circuit	11 June
8	Northern US Grand Prix	Road America	25 June
9	German Grand Prix	Norisring	16 July
10	North Sea Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	30 July
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	3 September
12	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	17 September
13	Moroccan Grand Prix	Marrakech Circuit	1 October
14	Argentine Grand Prix	Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez	15 October
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	29 October
16	Chinese Grand Prix	Guia Circuit	12 November