Category: 2017 FIA F3 European Championship

Rising Star Norris Steps up to McLaren Official Test and Reserve Driver Role

McLaren show confidence in multi-championship winning British teenager ahead of 18th birthday Britain’s rising motor racing star Lando Norris is to be McLaren’s official Formula 1 test and reserve driver in 2018. Norris, who celebrates only his 18th birthday one week today (13 Nov), will attend Grands Prix working closely with double World Champion Fernando…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Mixed Weekend for Ilott

Arduous Ardennes Adventure for Ilott After a first race penalty, fourth and sixth place finishes conclude a mixed weekend at Spa. Callum Ilott’s ‘A’ star performance in qualifying was rewarded with just two point paying positions this weekend at Spa. The weekend started well with Ilott securing three front row slots behind McLaren junior driver…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Double Podium for Eriksson

Powerful Fightback Nets Joel Eriksson Double Spa Podium Joel Eriksson produced two resounding comebacks to claim a set of podium finishes from midfield grid slots at this weekend’s FIA F3 European Championship meeting at Spa-Francorchamps, edging closer to the overall lead in the process. The Belgian event got off to a disappointing start for Eriksson,…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Norris Moves up the Order

Norris Second in Driver Rankings After Spa-Francorchamps Lando Norris has moved up one place and into second in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. The McLaren-Honda Young Driver scored two impressive victories in his Carlin prepared Dallara-Volkswagen in the latest races at Spa-Francorchamps over the past two days (28-29 Jul). The BRDC SuperStar arrived in…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Norris Wins Again

Norris Victorious Again at Spa Carlin’s Lando Norris has won the third and final FIA Formula Three European Championship race at Spa ensuring a clean sweep of Carlin victories this weekend following his and Ferdinand Habsburg’s pair of wins yesterday. Norris, who started fourth on the grid, fought his way to the front in the…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – First F3 Win for Habsburg

Habsburg Takes Maiden Win in Spa Ferdinand Habsburg claimed his maiden win in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship yesterday at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. The young Austrian stormed through the field from eighth on the grid to take Carlin’s fourth consecutive victory in the championship. Team mate Jehan Daruvala claimed fifth and was…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Norris Takes Spa Win

Norris Storms to Victory at Spa-Francorchamps Lando Norris came back from the summer break to claim a stunning victory in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship today, taking a lights to flag victory in the first race of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. The McLaren Honda Junior Driver withstood pressure from behind and a chaotic first…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Three Out of Three for Norris

Clean Sweep in Qualifying for Norris at Spa Carlin’s Lando Norris claimed a trio of pole positions in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship this afternoon at the changeable Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The 17 year-old was quickest both in this morning’s wet practice sessions and two dry qualifying sessions this afternoon to lead the field. Norris…

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2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Eriksson Back on Familiar Territory

Joel Eriksson Returns to Breakthrough Ground as F3 Season Resumes One year ago almost to the day, Joel Eriksson claimed a career-first Formula 3 victory to establish himself as a race winner in one of motorsport’s most important junior categories. The site of that defining moment was as iconic as the series itself: Belgium’s Circuit…

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