The 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 was a multi-event

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championship for

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, formula racing cars held across

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, was the second and final season of the Formula V8 3.5 Series The championship features drivers competing in World Series Formula 3.5 V8 formula race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2017 became the first season as feeder series to

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. The season also marked the return of the name "World Series" after one season, as the FIA accepted the request from promoter RPM Racing. The name "World Series" was retrieved from the championship after

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withdraw its support and the Formula Renault 3.5 became Formula V8 3.5 for the 2016 season. It was the final season of the series which was promoted by RPM-MKTG since

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Teams and drivers

Driver changes

;Changed teams * Alfonso Celis Jr. switched from AVF to

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s. *

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, who raced for Fortec Motorsports moved to Lotus. * Matevos Isaakyan moved from

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to AVF. He was joined in AVF by Egor Orudzhev, who left Arden Motorsport. * Yu Kanamaru, who raced for Teo Martín Motorsport moved to RP Motorsport. ;Entering World Series Formula V8 3.5 *

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drivers Damiano Fioravanti and

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made their debut with Il Barone Rampante and

s respectively. * Nelson Mason returned to racing for the first time since 2014 as he joins the World Series with Teo Martín Motorsport. * Konstantin Tereshchenko stepped up from

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to race with Teo Martín Motorsport. ;Leaving World Series Formula V8 3.5 *RP Motorsport driver Vitor Baptista returned to the Formula 3 Brasil championship. *Fortec Motorsports driver and 2016 runner-up

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left the series to join the

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. *2016 champion

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moved to

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. *Arden Motorsport driver Aurélien Panis will make his touring car racing debut in

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. *SMP Racing driver Matthieu Vaxiviere switched to sports car racing, moving to

;Mid-season changes *Damiano Fioravanti restored his collaboration with RP Motorsport, leaving the Barone Rampante team after the first round due to funding issues. Fiorovanti's seat at RP Motorsport was taken by Tatiana Calderón, who will make her debut in the series in

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. *Prior to the Nürburgring round, Nelson Mason was replaced (due to a lack of funding) by Spanish driver

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. *Prior to the Bahrain round, Egor Orudzhev was diagnosed with acute tonsillitis and was replaced by his fellow Russian Konstantin Tereshchenko. * Henrique Chaves joined AVF in their third car for the final round in Bahrain.

Team changes

* Arden Motorsport, Comtec Racing and

have left the series. However, both Comtec and the proposed Durango entry were listed on the World Series website with "TBC" driver names, suggesting they may enter at a later date. The Durango Racing Team entry was later bought by Giuseppe Cipriani, who entered his own team, Il Barone Rampante.

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 7 November 2016, at the final round of the 2016 season. The

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round will return to the World Series' schedule, while the

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, Le Castellet,

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and

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will be removed from the calendar. The championship will have rounds outside Europe for the first time since

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, visiting

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and

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Results

Championship standings

;Points system Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship

Only two best-finishing cars are allowed to score points in the championship.

References

External links

* {{World Series by Nissan/Renault years World Series Formula V8 3.5 seasons

World Series Formula V8 3.5 The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and R ...

Formula V8 3.5