2018 French F4 Championship

2018 French F4 Championship
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The 2018 French F4 Championship is the eighth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the first season under the FIA Formula 4 regulations.[1] The championship uses Mygale M14 chassis like in the F4 British Championship and Australian Formula 4 Championship. While the engine will be upgraded from 1.6 litre to 2.0 litre. The series began on 1 April at Nogaro and ends on 14 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty one races.[2]

Driver lineup

No. Driver Class Rounds
1 France Baptiste Berthelot[3] 1–5
2 France Romain Boeckler[3] 1, 3, 5
3 South Africa Stuart White[3] 1–3
4 Belgium Baptiste Moulin[4] 1–5
5 France Adam Eteki[4] 1–5
7 Monaco Arthur Leclerc[4] 1–5
9 United Arab Emirates Lucas Petersson 4
10 France Reshad de Gerus[4] J 1–5
11 France Pierre-Louis Chovet[5] 1–4
16 France Sacha Lehmann[4] 1–5
18 France Mateo Herrero[4] 1–5
21 France Théo Pourchaire[5] J 1–5
22 France Théo Nouet[4] 1–5
23 Brazil Caio Collet[4] 1–5
27 Belgium Ugo de Wilde[3] 1–5
30 Germany Esteban Muth[3] 1–5
31 Belgium Ulysse de Pauw[6] 1–5
51 Oman Shihab Al Habsi[3] J 1–5
87 Germany O'Neill Muth[3] J 1–5
97 France Gavin Aimable[4] 1–2

Race calendar

A seven round calendar was published in the FFSA Academy website, confirming the return of Dijon-Prenois and moving the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya round in Spain to Jerez.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Junior Winner
1 R1 France Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 1 April Belgium Ugo de Wilde France Adam Eteki Belgium Ugo de Wilde France Théo Pourchaire
R2 France Théo Pourchaire Monaco Arthur Leclerc France Théo Pourchaire
R3 2 April France Adam Eteki Brazil Caio Collet France Adam Eteki France Théo Pourchaire
2 R1 France Circuit de Pau, Pau 12 May Brazil Caio Collet Monaco Arthur Leclerc Brazil Caio Collet France Théo Pourchaire
R2 France Adam Eteki France Adam Eteki France Rechad de Gerus
R3 13 May Brazil Caio Collet Belgium Ugo de Wilde Brazil Caio Collet France Théo Pourchaire
3 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 2 June Monaco Arthur Leclerc France Adam Eteki Belgium Ulysse de Pauw France Théo Pourchaire
R2 South Africa Stuart White France Théo Pourchaire France Théo Pourchaire
R3 3 June Brazil Caio Collet South Africa Stuart White South Africa Stuart White France Théo Pourchaire
4 R1 France Dijon-Prenois, Dijon 14 July Belgium Ugo de Wilde Brazil Caio Collet Belgium Ugo de Wilde France Théo Pourchaire
R2 15 July Belgium Ulysse de Pauw France Théo Nouet France Théo Pourchaire
R3 France Adam Eteki Germany Esteban Muth Brazil Caio Collet France Théo Pourchaire
5 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 8 September Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet France Théo Pourchaire
R2 Brazil Caio Collet Monaco Arthur Leclerc France Rechad de Gerus
R3 9 September Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet France Théo Pourchaire
6 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez 6 October Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet France Théo Pourchaire
R2 7 October Germany Esteban Muth Germany O'Neill Muth Germany O'Neill Muth
R3 Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet France Rechad de Gerus
7 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 14–15 October
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R3

Championship standings

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Races Position
1st  2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 0

Drivers standings

Pos Driver NOG
France		 PAU1
France		 SPA
Belgium		 DIJ
France		 MAG
France		 JER
Spain		 LEC
France		 Pts
1 Brazil Caio Collet 3 2 3 1 6 1 Ret 4 2 4 4 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 214.5
2 Monaco Arthur Leclerc 6 1 4 2 7 11 3 5 4 6 2 6 3 1 2 2 6 6 164
3= Belgium Ulysse de Pauw 4 4 5 7 2 7 1 2 5 5 5 3 5 2 5 3 4 2 161
3= France Adam Eteki 2 6 1 8 1 6 5 Ret 7 2 6 2 2 7 3 161
5 Belgium Ugo de Wilde 1 5 2 3 4 2 7 Ret 6 1 8 5 Ret 4 4 151
6 France Pierre-Louis Chovet 5 3 Ret 5 5 4 2 7 3 3 7 7 100
7 Germany Esteban Muth 8 Ret 9 4 11 3 8 1 8 7 3 12 4 10 7 82.5
8 South Africa Stuart White 9 Ret 6 6 3 5 4 3 1 80
9 France Théo Nouet 15 7 8 9 Ret 8 6 11 9 8 1 4 Ret 8 6 60
10 France Matéo Herrero 7 Ret 7 10 8 9 9 6 10 9 9 8 7 5 10 41
11 France Sacha Lehmann 10 12 Ret 13 10 12 11 8 12 11 10 11 6 6 8 21
12 Belgium Baptiste Moulin 12 10 11 12 12 10 13 10 13 12 11 9 9 Ret 9 6.5
13 France Gavin Aimable 11 8 10 11 9 Ret 2
14 France Baptiste Berthelot 14 11 13 14 13 13 12 12 Ret 13 12 13 10 9 Ret 1
Drivers ineligible to score points
– France Romain Boeckler 13 9 12 10 9 11 8 Ret Ret –
– United Arab Emirates Lucas Petersson 10 Ret 10 –
Pos Driver NOG
France		 PAU1
France		 SPA
Belgium		 DIJ
France		 MAG
France		 JER
Spain		 LEC
France		 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

  • Drivers competing in the Junior Championship are not eligible for the general driver's championship. As such, their results are ignored in the points classification.

1 Half points awarded for race 3 as race was halted before 75% distance due to heavy rain.

Junior Championship Standings

Pos Driver NOG
France		 PAU1
France		 SPA
Belgium		 DIJ
France		 MAG
France		 JER
Spain		 LEC
France		 Pts
1 France Théo Pourchaire 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 294.5
2= Germany O'Neill Muth 3 3 3 3 3 Ret 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 195
2= France Reshad de Gerus 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 Ret 3 4 3 4 3 1 2 195
4 Oman Shihab Al Hasbi 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 Ret 4 173.5

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Connor (14 September 2017). "FRENCH F4 SWITCH TO FIA F4 MONOCOQUE AND BRANDING FOR 2018". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Rubinho, Jacopo (6 November 2017). "La F4 francese si allinea alla FIA Nel 2018 arriva il telaio Mygale". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Engagés Championnat de France F4" (PDF). circuit-nogaro.com (in French). Circuit Paul Armagnac. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wood, Elliot (18 January 2018). "Leclerc's brother Arthur and Todt protege Collet to race in French F4". formulascout.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "2017 FRENCH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP: SEASON REVIEW – MARTINS MISSED CHANCE". 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ulysse De Pauw to race in French F4 after winning RACB prize". 6 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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