The 2017 Formula Masters Series season was the seventh and final season of the Formula Pilota China series, and the first under the Formula Masters Series branding. The championship began on 8 April at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia and finished on 24 September at the Shanghai International Circuit in China, after eighteen races held at five meetings.
Teams and drivers
Team Driver Class Rounds Absolute Racing 5 "James" Yu Kuai All 9 Manuel Cabrera All 27 Arvin Esmaeili All 55 "Daniel" Lu Wenlong All Super License Team 6 Tomoki Takahashi 2–5 7 Takashi Hata M 1 Linky Racing 8 Hu Nan M All 14 Zhang Yaqi M All 44 Luo Kailuo All Cebu Pacific Air by 11 Taylor Cockerton All 12 Ben Grimes All 13 Antolín González 1–3 17 "Billy" Zheng Jiannian 5 Eurasia Racing 19 Isyraf Danish 1–2 20 Angie King M 3 Nazim Azman 4 23 Liu Zexuan M 3 66 Danial Frost All 96 Kurt Hill All Icon Meaning M Master class
Race calendar and results The definitive race calendar was confirmed on 6 April 2017. As per the regulations, each round will have two to three 25-minute races and one shorter 15-minute race, with a different set of points awarded for each format. Races denoted with a blue background are 15-minute races.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Sepang International Circuit 8 April Danial Frost Isyraf Danish Daniel Lu Absolute Racing R2 Isyraf Danish Taylor Cockerton Daniel Lu Absolute Racing R3 9 April Taylor Cockerton Daniel Lu Taylor Cockerton Cebu Pacific Air by PRT R4 Daniel Lu Daniel Lu Daniel Lu Absolute Racing 2 R1 Sepang International Circuit 6 May James Yu Kurt Hill James Yu Absolute Racing R2 Kurt Hill Daniel Lu Daniel Lu Absolute Racing R3 7 May James Yu James Yu James Yu Absolute Racing R4 James Yu James Yu James Yu Absolute Racing 3 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit 17 June Taylor Cockerton Danial Frost Daniel Lu Absolute Racing R2 18 June Danial Frost Danial Frost Taylor Cockerton Cebu Pacific Air by PRT R3 Danial Frost Arvin Esmaeili Arvin Esmaeili Absolute Racing 4 R1 Zhuhai International Circuit 29 July James Yu Danial Frost James Yu Absolute Racing R2 Danial Frost Daniel Lu Danial Frost Eurasia Racing R3 30 July Daniel Lu Daniel Lu Daniel Lu Absolute Racing 5 R1 Shanghai International Circuit 23 September Daniel Lu Taylor Cockerton Daniel Lu Absolute Racing R2 Taylor Cockerton Taylor Cockerton Taylor Cockerton Cebu Pacific Air by PRT R3 24 September James Yu Taylor Cockerton Taylor Cockerton Cebu Pacific Air by PRT R4 Taylor Cockerton Taylor Cockerton Taylor Cockerton Cebu Pacific Air by PRT
Championship standings
Scoring system
Points for are awarded as follows:
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th PP 25-minute races 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 15-minute races 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 0 1
Drivers' championship
Driver SEP1 SEP2 ZIC1 ZIC2 SIC 1 Taylor Cockerton Ret 3 1 3 2 2 5 2 2 1 4 2 5 2 4 1 1 1 221 2 Daniel Lu 1 1 3 1 8 1 4 3 1 Ret 2 10 2 1 1 4 4 5 218 3 Danial Frost 2 4 2 2 3 5 2 5 Ret 6 DNS 6 1 5 3 3 3 3 166 4 James Yu Ret 5 4 4 1 3 1 1 Ret Ret 7 1 4 6 10† DNS 8 8 139 5 Tomoki Takahashi 10 6 3 DNS 3 2 6 3 DNS 7 2 2 2 2 115 6 Arvin Esmaeili 3 2 Ret 8 6 7 6 9 5 5 1 7 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 90 7 Kurt Hill 7 8 Ret 6 4 4 10 Ret 6 3 3 8 7 4 9 Ret 6 9 82 8 Ben Grimes 5 6 7 Ret 7 13 9 12 7 7 5 4 3 3 5 Ret 10 11 75 9 Manuel Cabrera 6 10 6 10 5 8 8 6 9 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 8 5 6 66 10 Luo Kailuo 8 12 5 Ret 9 9 11 8 4 Ret DNS 9 DNS 9 Ret 5 7 4 44 11 Antolín González 4 7 11 5 Ret 11 13 10 10 9 8 27 12 Isyraf Danish 9 9 9 7 12 Ret 7 4 23 13 Zhang Yaqi 11 13 8 9 11 10 12 7 8 8 DNS Ret 9 10 Ret DNS 9 10 15 14 Billy Zheng 7 7 11 DSQ 6 15 Nazim Azman Ret 8 8 4 16 Hu Nan 12 14 10 11 Ret 12 Ret 11 Ret 11 10 11 10 11 8 9 12 12 4 17 Liu Zexuan 11 12 9 2 18 Takashi Hata 10 11 DNS DNS 1 19 Angie King Ret 10 11 0 Driver SEP1 SEP2 ZIC1 ZIC2 SIC Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap† – Retired, but classified
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