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The 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. 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 will become the first season as feeder series to FIA World Endurance Championship. The season will also mark 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 Renault Sport withdraw it's support and the Formula Renault 3.5 became Formula V8 3.5 for the 2016 season.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Status
Lotus	3	René Binder
	4	Pietro Fittipaldi
SMP Racing with AVF	5	Egor Orudzhev
	6	Matevos Isaakyan
Fortec Motorsports	7	Alfonso Celis Jr.
	8	Diego Menchaca	Template:Rookie
Teo Martín Motorsport	9	Konstantin Tereshchenko	Template:Rookie
	10	TBA
RP Motorsport	11	Damiano Fioravanti	Template:Rookie
	12	Yu Kanamaru
Barone Rampante	15	Giuseppe Cipriani
	16	TBA
Durango Racing Team	TBA	TBA
	TBA	TBA

Driver changes

Changed teams

• Alfonso Celis, Jr. switched from AVF to Fortec Motorsports.
• Pietro Fittipaldi, who raced for Fortec Motorsports will move to Lotus.
• Matevos Isaakyan moved from SMP Racing to AVF. He will be joined in AVF by Egor Orudzhev, who left Arden Motorsport.
• Yu Kanamaru, who raced for Teo Martín Motorsport will move to RP Motorsport.

Entering World Series Formula V8 3.5

• Euroformula Open Championship drivers Damiano Fioravanti and Diego Menchaca will make their debut with RP Motorsport and Fortec Motorsports respectively.
• Konstantin Tereshchenko will step up from GP3 Series to race with Teo Martín Motorsport.

Team changes

• Durango Racing Team has been taken over by Giuseppe Cipriani and will race under the name 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. Nürburgring round will return to the series' schedule, while Hungaroring, Le Castellet and Barcelona will be removed from the calendar. The championship will have rounds outside Europe for the first time since 2002, visiting such circuits as Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Circuit of the Americas and Bahrain International Circuit.

Round		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Silverstone Circuit	15 April	6 Hours of Silverstone
	R2		16 April
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	5 May	6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
	R2		6 May
3	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	13 May	4 Hours of Monza
	R2		14 May
4	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	27 May	TBC
	R2		28 May
5	R1	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	24 June	TBC
	R2		25 June
6	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg	15 July	6 Hours of Nürburgring
	R2		16 July
7	R1	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	2 September	6 Hours of Mexico
	R2		3 September
8	R1	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	15 September	6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
	R2		16 September
9	R1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	17 November	6 Hours of Bahrain
	R2		18 November

References

1. "The FIA approves the name "World Series " for the Formula V8 3.5". Formula V8 3.5. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
2. ^ Chokhani, Darshan (17 January 2017). "Fittipaldi switches to Lotus for 2017 F3.5 season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
3. "SMP Racing opts for AVF tie-in after "not acceptable" first year". 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
4. ^ "Orudzhev makes AVF switch in Formula V8 3.5". 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
5. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 January 2017). "Isaakyan moves to AVF for second F3.5 campaign". motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
6. ^ "Alfonso Celis Jr Returns to Fortec Motorsports for 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5". 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
7. ^ "Telmex promotes Menchaca with Fortec Motorsports". 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
8. ^ "Tereshchenko met Teo Martin naar F3.5". motorsport.com. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
9. ^ Allen, Peter (1 February 2017). "Fioravanti gets Formula V8 3.5 graduation with RP Motorsport". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
10. ^ Gruz, David (10 March 2017). "Kanamaru joins RP for sophomore F3.5 campaign". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
11. ^ "Barone Rampante name returns in V8 3.5". GPUpdate.net. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
12. "Durango entra en la Fórmula V8 3.5 (Durango enters Formula V8 3.5)". 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
13. "Il calendario 2017 Da Silverstone al Bahrain". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

External links

• Official website

• Formula 3.5 V8 seasons
• 2017 in motorsport
• Scheduled motorsport seasons