FIA issues 2017 F1 entry list

06/12/2016
NEWS STORY

The FIA has issued the 2017 F1 entry list... with just four seats still to be filled.

No surprises that the most noticeable gap is that where everyone expected to see world champion Nico Rosberg’s name alongside Lewis Hamilton, the German having opted to retire just days after securing the title.

Sauber has one vacant seat alongside Marcus Ericsson, while Manor still has two vacancies.

Though previously linked with both Sauber and Manor, Pascal Wehrlein is now looking a little further up the grid, hoping that Toto Wolff will give him the ultimate Christmas present.

Despite using Renault engines, Red Bull will continue as Red Bull-Tag Heuer, the deal having been extended through to 2018.

Sister team Toro Rosso, which switches back to Renault from Ferrari next year, is also expected to re-badge its power units though there is currently no idea as to whose name might adorn the French engines.

Rookies Stoffel Vandoorne and Lance Stroll will race with the numbers 2 and 18, respectively, though the Belgian raced with the number 47 in Bahrain earlier this year.

No. Driver Nat Team Car
44 Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes
TBC Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes
3 Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Tag Heuer
33 Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Tag Heuer
5 Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
7 Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
11 Perez ME Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes
31 Ocon FRA Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes
77 Bottas FIN Williams Martini Racing Williams-Mercedes
18 Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing Williams-Mercedes
14 Alonso ESP McLaren Honda McLaren-Honda
2 Vandoorne BEL McLaren Honda McLaren-Honda
55 Sainz ESP Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Renault
26 Kvyat RUS Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Renault
8 Grosjean FRA Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari
20 Magnussen DEN Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari
27 Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport Formula One Team Renault
30 Palmer GBR Renault Sport Formula One Team Renault
9 Ericsson SWE Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari
TBC Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari
TBC Manor Racing Team MRT-Mercedes
TBC Manor Racing Team MRT-Mercedes

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Published: 06/12/2016
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