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2017 World Championship Season
The 2017 Season of the Formula SimRacing World Championship will be the 17th season of the prestigious championship.
2016 Constructors' Champions Origin Front Row Racing Team was absent from the championship, as well as Drivers' Champion Jeroen Kweekel.
Teams and Drivers
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Twister Racing | 3 | ||
4 | |||
GhostSpeed Racing Team | 5 | ||
6 | |||
MadCape Racing Team | 7 | ||
8 | |||
Avid Chronic Racing | 9 | Martin Štefanko | |
10 | Michi Hoyer | ||
NetRex Grand Prix | 14 | Michael Francesconi | |
15 | Giordano Valeriano | ||
GS Engineering | 18 | ||
19 | |||
Born2Win | 24 | John-Eric Saxen | |
25 | Teemu Valkeejarvi | ||
Invictus Motorsport | 28 | Omar Rasol | |
29 | Daniel Brewer | ||
Stormcharge VodBul Racing | 30 | ||
31 |
Team Changes
- Origin Front Row Racing Team loaned their license to Invictus Motorsport.
- Scuderia Basilea loaned their license to Stormcharge VodBul Racing.
Calendar
The 2017 calendar consists of 16 races. The calendar sees two returning tracks, in the form of the Nurburgring and Magny-Cours.
Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Race Winner |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | TBA (Postponed)‡ | |
2 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain International Circuit | March 19 2017 | |
3 | Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | April 2 2017 | |
4 | Turkish Grand Prix | Istanbul Park Circuit | April 9 2017 | |
5 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villenueve | April 23 2017 | |
6 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | May 7 2017 | |
7 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | May 21 2017 | |
8 | German Grand Prix | Nurburgring | June 4 2017 | |
9 | French Grand Prix | Magny-Cours | June 18 2017 | |
10 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | August 20 2017 | |
11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | September 10 2017 | |
12 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | September 24 2017 | |
13 | Singapore Grand Prix | Marina Bay Street Circuit | October 8 2017 | |
14 | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit | October 15 2017 | |
15 | United States Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas | November 5 2017 | |
16 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace | November 19 2017 |
‡ The Australian Grand Prix was scheduled to be the season opener on March 5 2017 however for technical reasons regarding the mod, the race was postponed. It is unknown what date the race will be held as of yet, however it is likely it will be held in the summer break.
Calendar Changes
- Nurburgring and Magny-Cours are new races for 2017.
- Malaysia and Hockenheim were dropped from the calendar.
Pre-Season
FSR switched from a 2016 based mod to a 2009 based mod for the 2017 season.