The FIA has released the provisional 2017 entry list, which has the four TBAs (as expected) and also confirms the race numbers for rookies Stoffel Vandoorne and Lance Stroll.
The big question mark that of course remains is who will replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes AMG Petronas, and if any of the current drivers from other teams move into the TBA spot on the grid.
Vandoorne has selected the No. 2 for his driving career in F1 with McLaren Honda. Like Alexander Rossi and Will Stevens, who debuted on F1 entry lists with numbers in the 40s when they were reserver drivers (Rossi was nominated with No. 42 for the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix; Stevens with No. 46 at Caterham for the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, before moving to Nos. 53 and 28 with Manor in 2015 for their first seasons), Vandoorne’s one-off number of 47 this year at the Bahrain Grand Prix will not be retained as his permanent number.
Stroll will be No. 18, thus making only a one number differential from Felipe Massa’s No. 19, at Williams Martini Racing.
Interestingly, Scuderia Toro Rosso does not have its engine name confirmed on the entry list. The team ran year-old Ferraris this season but is set to switch to Renault power units next year. It just remains to be seen what they’ll be called.
The full entry list as published by the FIA is below:
|
Car N° |
Driver’s Name |
Company Name |
Team Name |
Name of the Chassis |
Name of the Engine |
|
8 |
Romain GROSJEAN |
HAAS FORMULA LLC |
HAAS F1 TEAM |
HAAS |
FERRARI |
|
20 |
Kevin MAGNUSSEN |
HAAS FORMULA LLC |
HAAS F1 TEAM |
HAAS |
FERRARI |
|
27 |
Nicolas HULKENBERG |
RENAULT SPORT RACING LTD |
RENAULT SPORT FORMULA ONE TEAM |
RENAULT |
RENAULT |
|
30 |
Jolyon PALMER |
RENAULT SPORT RACING LTD |
RENAULT SPORT FORMULA ONE TEAM |
RENAULT |
RENAULT |
|
14 |
Fernando ALONSO |
MCLAREN RACING LIMITED |
MCLAREN HONDA FORMULA 1 TEAM |
MCLAREN |
HONDA |
|
2 |
Stoffel VANDOORNE |
MCLAREN RACING LIMITED |
MCLAREN HONDA FORMULA 1 TEAM |
MCLAREN |
HONDA |
|
TBC |
TBC |
MANOR GRAND PRIX RACING LIMITED |
MANOR RACING MRT |
MRT |
MERCEDES |
|
TBC |
TBC |
MANOR GRAND PRIX RACING LIMITED |
MANOR RACING MRT |
MRT |
MERCEDES |
|
44 |
Lewis HAMILTON |
MERCEDES-BENZ GRAND PRIX LIMITED |
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS MOTORSPORT |
MERCEDES |
MERCEDES |
|
TBC |
TBC |
MERCEDES-BENZ GRAND PRIX LIMITED |
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS MOTORSPORT |
MERCEDES |
MERCEDES |
|
3 |
Daniel RICCIARDO |
RED BULL RACING LIMITED |
RED BULL RACING |
RED BULL RACING |
TAG HEUER |
|
33 |
Max VERSTAPPEN |
RED BULL RACING LIMITED |
RED BULL RACING |
RED BULL RACING |
TAG HEUER |
|
11 |
Sergio PEREZ MENDOZA |
FORCE INDIA FORMULA 1 TEAM LIMITED |
SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM |
FORCE INDIA |
MERCEDES |
|
31 |
Esteban OCON |
FORCE INDIA FORMULA 1 TEAM LIMITED |
SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM |
FORCE INDIA |
MERCEDES |
|
9 |
Marcus ERICSSON |
SAUBER MOTORSPORT AG |
SAUBER F1 TEAM |
SAUBER |
FERRARI |
|
TBC |
TBC |
SAUBER MOTORSPORT AG |
SAUBER F1 TEAM |
SAUBER |
FERRARI |
|
5 |
Sebastian VETTEL |
FERRARI SPA |
SCUDERIA FERRARI |
FERRARI |
FERRARI |
|
7 |
Kimi RAIKKONEN |
FERRARI SPA |
SCUDERIA FERRARI |
FERRARI |
FERRARI |
|
55 |
Carlos SAINZ Jr |
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO SPA |
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO |
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO |
TBC |
|
26 |
Daniil KVYAT |
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO SPA |
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO |
SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO |
TBC |
|
77 |
Valtteri BOTTAS |
WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LIMITED |
WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING |
WILLIAMS |
MERCEDES |
|
18 |
Lance STROLL |
WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LIMITED |
WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING |
WILLIAMS |
MERCEDES |