2017 Formula One season

The  was the 6th Formula One championship contested over 20 circuits in 19 countries. Fabiano Cruz and Renault outmatched Lotus–Ford for the first time, winning all three championships. It was the last season to see a twenty-race calendar, before the Grand Prix cycle was introduced, mandating sixteen races per season.

It saw the first and, to date, only death in Formula One: Dieter Aeschelman was killed during the Spanish Grand Prix race. Sauber continued to honor his death with some representation of him on their car, and by always having at least two test drivers.

Team changes

 * Toro Rosso is renamed back to Minardi after Red Bull GmbH gives up their shares in the team.
 * EADS gets a European licence from the FIA. It was previously running under a Dutch licence, since that's where the company is headquartered.
 * McLaren secures as title sponsor deal with Aerospace defense contractor BAE Systems. The deal was to last 6-years.

Driver changes

 * Marcus Ericsson: Ferrari → Renault.
 * Ma Quinghua: Renault → Ferrari.
 * Fernando Alonso retires.
 * Timo Glock: Marussia → Ferrari.
 * Federico Piazza: EADS → Marussia.
 * Nino Magro joins EADS.
 * Paul di Resta sits a year out of Sauber due to injury.
 * Bernard Babineax joins Sauber.
 * Felipe Massa retires.
 * Lewis Hamilton: Marussia → Williams.
 * Godofredo Belmonte joins Marussia.
 * Alexander Rossi joins Caterham.
 * Narain Karthikeyan retires.
 * Eugenio Guerrero joins Toro Rosso.
 * Callan O'Keeffe demoted to Toro Rosso test driver.
 * Tiger Abraham joins Hyundai.
 * Jaime Alguersuari demoted to Hyundai test driver.

Mid-season

 * Sauber: Dieter Aeschelman → Fernando Alonso → Paul di Resta. The death of Dieter Aeschelman at the Spanish Grand Prix on the Circuit de Catalunya prompted his replacement by Fernando Alonso. Paul di Resta would've replaced him, but was still injured from a nasty accidental last year. He would, instead, replace the Ferrari test driver when he recovers, which ended up being for the German Grand Prix.
 * Lotus: Jarod Wells replaces Romain Grosjean for one round. Grosjean's injury during the Canadian Grand Prix prevented him from attending the following event, promoting Canadian test driver and brother of Ferdinand, Jarod Wells, to full driver for the weekend.
 * McLaren: Tu Yu → Jenson Button. Former McLaren driver Jenson Buttons stepped in to replace a seriously-injured Tu Yu following a first-lap incident at the German Grand Prix. The Taiwanese, Yu, could not participate in the rest of the season.

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Contract negotiatons

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Results and standings

 * See also: Results sheet