2017 Formula Challenge season

2017 Formula Challenge season

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	VBMotorsport
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	18
Mod Used	TBA
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s)	TBA
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers
Teams	16
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Formula Challenge Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019· 2020 · 2021

GPVWC series in 2017
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge
Independent Series
Masters Series International Touring Cup World GT

The 2017 Formula Challenge season will be the 6th GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

The amount of team slots remained at 16 for the 2016 season, with the GPVWC Management citing a desire to promote quality over quantity in GPVWC series in 2017. Notably, the league-owned GPVWC Academy team expanded to 2 cars in 2017, following the discontinuation of the Open Series.

Formula Challenge Team	Team Owner	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Apex Racing	Stefan McCready	Apex	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
Arrow International Racing	Sam Jones	AIR	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
Scuderia Basilea	David Jundt	Basilea	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
Bastvik Grand Prix	Mikael Tuomaala	Bastvik	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
EJ Engineering	Jarrod Vanderweide	Apex	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
EVAL Simracing Team	Argo Teder	EVAL	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
GPVWC Academy	TBA	GPVWC	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
Holland Racing Team	Dethan Rootring	HRT	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
Red Arrow Racing	David Fidock	Red Arrow	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
Royal Blue Racing	TBA	Royal Blue	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
STAX Racing	Christian Zoerner	STAX	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
The Mighty Forth	Paul Joseph	TMF	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
THUnderdog	TBA	THU	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
TR Motorsports	Michael Teichmann	TR	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
TTF Racing	Tyrone Frith	TTF	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA
YTF1	Matthew Allington	YTF1	FC-017	G	TBA			n/a
					TBA

Team changes

• Cosmo Autosport, Deltec Racing Team, Draig Racing, Epic Racing, Hinss Motorsport and Zedderick Racing were all promoted to the Supercup.
• MadCape Racing Team were promoted to the Superleague.
• BackMarker Brigade, Sportscar Driving Evolution and Tēafor Motorsport all did not continue into the 2017 season.

New entries

• Apex Racing, EJ Engineering, Holland Racing Team, Red Arrow Racing, STAX Racing, The Mighty Forth, THUnderdog, TR Motorsports and TTF Racing are all rookies to the career ladder in the 2017 season.

Returning entries

• Royal Blue Racing returned to the series after a two year absence.