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The 2017 Formula One season will be the 68th Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Formula One world championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.

Team Changes

 * After the fallout between parent team Red Bull and engine supplier Renault in 2015, Toro Rosso will return to using Renault power in 2016 after the relationship between Red Bull and Renault was renewed.
 * Sauber will use one year-old Ferrari power units, mirroring the arrangement between Ferrari and Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2016.
 * The parent company of MRT went into administration in January 2017. The administrators failed to find a buyer and the company collapsed later that same month, ultimately closing down entirely in March.

Driver Changes

 * Kevin Magnussen turned down an offer to stay with Renault and instead signed a deal with Haas to drive alongside Romain Grosjean. As a result of the agreement with Magnussen and the team's decision to take up an option on Grosjean, Esteban Gutiérrez's contract with the team was not renewed. Gutiérrez later moved to the Formula E championship.
 * Esteban Ocon moved from MRT to Force India, filling the seat left vacant by Nico Hülkenberg's departure to Renault.
 * Reigning champion and Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg retired from the sport at the end of the 2016 season. Valtteri Bottas was released by Williams to sign as his replacement. Felipe Massa, who had intended to retire from Formula One at the end of the 2016 season, extended his contract with Williams to replace his former teammate, alongside 2016 European Formula 3 Championship winner Lance Stroll, who was originally hired by the team to replace Massa.
 * 2015 GP2 Series champion Stoffel Vandoorne joined McLaren as a full-time driver. Vandoorne previously competed in one race for the team, substituting for the injured Fernando Alonso at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix. Vandoorne replaced Jenson Button, who took a sabbatical from racing in 2017 while staying on with the team as a reserve driver. It was announced at the Bahrain Grand Prix that Button would be coming out of retirement at the Monaco Grand Prix to replace Alonso, who would be racing at the Indianapolis 500, which would take place on the same weekend as Monaco.
 * Pascal Wehrlein, who drove for MRT in 2016, moved to Sauber for the 2017 season where he replaced Felipe Nasr. Having been released by the team, Nasr was unable to secure a seat. At the Australian Grand Prix, Wehrlein complained of being unfit for the race and subsequently withdrew after a previous accident at the Race of Champions. Ferrari third driver, Antonio Giovinazzi subsequently took his place, as he did for the first pre season test.

Technical Changes

 * The technical regulations governing bodywork design will be revised with the objective of improving lap times by four to five seconds over the 2016 generation of cars. These changes will include:
 * The width of the front wing will increase to 1800 mm.
 * The rear wing will be lowered by 150 mm and its position moved back by 200 mm.
 * The leading edge of the barge boards will be brought forward to allow teams more freedom in controlling airflow.
 * The width of the front and rear tyres will be increased to allow cars to generate more mechanical grip.
 * The minimum weight of the car plus the driver will increase, with teams allowed to use 105 kg of fuel to account for the increase in minimum weight.
 * The token system used to regulate power unit development&mdash;where the power unit was divided into individual areas, and each area assigned a points value with development of these areas deducting points from a manufacturer's overall points quota&mdash;will be abandoned.
 * Restrictions will be placed on the dimensions, weight and the materials used to build each individual component of the power unit.
 * The cost of a power unit supply will be reduced by €1 million in 2017 ahead of a further reduction in 2018.
 * Cameras will no longer be permitted to be mounted on stalks, located on the nose of the car.

Sporting Changes

 * Power unit suppliers will have an "obligation to supply", mandating that they supply power units to any team without an agreement. The rule was introduced following the breakdown in the relationship between Red Bull Racing, sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso and power unit supplier Renault at the end of the 2015 season that left both teams in limbo until deals could be arranged.

Results
The following 20 Grand Prixs took place:.

Calendar changes

 * The Grand Prix of America is set to be held for the first time at the Port Imperial Street Circuit in New Jersey. The race was originally scheduled to debut in in accordance with an active fifteen-year contract, but has been delayed for four consecutive years.
 * In November 2015, it was announced that the Nürburgring planned to host the German Grand Prix after previously pulling out from hosting the event in 2015 after talks broke down between Bernie Ecclestone and the circuit's bosses.
 * The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari—commonly known as Imola—signed an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to host a Grand Prix from 2017; however, the agreement must be ratified by the Italian motorsport federation in order for the event to take place. The Imola circuit previously hosted the Italian Grand Prix in 1980 and the San Marino Grand Prix from to.
 * However, at the 2016 Italian Grand Prix, it was announced that Monza had agreed a three year agreed, after financial agreement was reached after two years of discussions. However, the deal wasn't completed then, due to deals been reached for Imola to host a Grand Prix in 2017 . Apart from in 1980, Monza has hosted the Italian Grand Prix since 1949, after first hosting it in 1922.