2018 SMP F4 Championship

2018 SMP F4 Championship
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The 2018 SMP F4 Championship is the fourth season of the SMP F4 Championship. The series is also known as FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship. Koiranen GP, despite of creating Formula Academy Finland,[1] continues as the promoter.[2] The season started in Smolensk Ring on 5 May and is scheduled to finish in Assen Circuit on 21 October.[3]

Drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
Netherlands MP Motorsport 1 Netherlands Freek Schothorst[4] 1
12 Finland Patrick Schott[5][note 1] 1–4
64 Sweden Isac Blomqvist[1] 1–6
888 Finland Amaury Cordeel[6][note 2] 3–5
Russia SMP Racing 2 Russia Pavel Bulantsev[1] 1–6
7 Russia Nikita Volegov[7] 2
11 Russia Aleksandr Vilaev[8] 1–6
16 Russia Nikita Aleksandrov[8] 1–6
20 Russia Ivan Berets[1] 1–6
21 Russia Artem Lobanenko[9] 1–6
27 Russia Ivan Shvetsov[9] 1–6
41 Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan[1] 3
Russia Denis Bulatov 4
57 Russia Mikhail Belov[9] 1–6
Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy 10 Finland Konsta Lappalainen[10] 1–6
69 Finland Jesse Salmenautio[10] 1–6
Finland Jimi Hannus Racing 12 Finland Jimi Hannus 6
Finland Koiranen GP 32 Finland Tuomas Haapalainen[6] 3–5
Finland Mi Maijala 6
56 Finland Markus Laitala[6] 3–6

Race calendar

On 27 April 2018 the calendar was announced. For the first time of the existence of the championship Sochi Autodrom hadn't get a slot in the schedule. Circuit Zandvoort was swapped by Assen Circuit. While Autodrom Moscow and NRING Circuit was included into the calendar for the first time. [3] Round 6 was originally scheduled to be held at Auto24ring on 15-16 September, but was rescheduled to take place at Alastaro Circuit on 22-23 September.[11]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Russia Smolensk Ring, Safonovo 5 May Sweden Isac Blomqvist Sweden Isac Blomqvist Sweden Isac Blomqvist Netherlands MP Motorsport 2018 Russian Circuit Racing Series
R2 Russia Ivan Berets Finland Konsta Lappalainen Sweden Isac Blomqvist Netherlands MP Motorsport
R3 6 May Russia Ivan Berets Netherlands Freek Schothorst Russia Ivan Berets Russia SMP Racing
2 R1 Russia NRING Circuit, Bogorodsk 2 June Finland Konsta Lappalainen Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Mikhail Belov Russia SMP Racing
R2 Finland Konsta Lappalainen Sweden Isac Blomqvist Russia Pavel Bulantsev Russia SMP Racing
R3 3 June Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Mikhail Belov Russia SMP Racing
3 R1 Russia Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 11 August Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Tuomas Haapalainen Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy
R2 Finland Konsta Lappalainen Sweden Isac Blomqvist Sweden Isac Blomqvist Netherlands MP Motorsport
R3 12 August Finland Konsta Lappalainen Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy
4 R1 Russia Autodrom Moscow, Myachkovo Airport 18 August Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy Mitjet Russian Cup IV
R2 Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy
R3 19 August Finland Amaury Cordeel Finland Amaury Cordeel Finland Amaury Cordeel Netherlands MP Motorsport
5 R1 Finland Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna 1 September Russia Mikhail Belov Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy Rata-SM
R2 Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Pavel Bulantsev Finland Tuomas Haapalainen Finland Koiranen GP
R3 2 September Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Mikhail Belov Russia SMP Racing
6 R1 Finland Alastaro Circuit, Loimaa 22 September Russia Pavel Bulantsev Russia Mikhail Belov Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy Rata-SM
R2 Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Ivan Berets Russia Mikhail Belov Russia SMP Racing
R3 23 September Russia Mikhail Belov Russia Mikhail Belov Finland Konsta Lappalainen Finland Kart In Club Driving Academy
7 R1 Netherlands Assen Circuit, Assen 20-21 October TBA
R2
R3

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

Races Position, points per race
 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

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver SMO
Russia		 NRG
Russia		 MSC
Russia		 ADM
Russia		 AHV
Finland		 ALA
Finland		 ASS
Netherlands		 Pts
1 Finland Konsta Lappalainen 6 2 2 5 Ret 5 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 286
2 Russia Mikhail Belov 5 4 4 1 Ret 1 4 7 7 3 2 3 2 5 1 2 1 2 242
3 Sweden Isac Blomqvist 1 1 5 2 2 2 DSQ 1 3 6 7 5 Ret 7 5 7 3 Ret 176
4 Finland Jesse Salmenautio 4 3 6 Ret 6 7 5 5 8 2 4 4 4 2 2 6 4 4 168
5 Russia Ivan Berets 2 12 1 4 5 6 3 6 5 9 9 6 Ret 6 6 3 6 3 154
6 Russia Ivan Shvetsov 7 7 Ret 3 3 4 7 8 4 8 8 7 7 10 7 4 5 5 115
7 Russia Pavel Bulantsev 9 6 8 6 1 3 8 DNS 10 5 5 8 3 3 8 5 Ret Ret 112
8 Finland Tuomas Haapalainen 14 4 2 7 3 10 8 1 4 74
9 Finland Amaury Cordeel 6 9 6 4 6 1 Ret 9 9 59
10 Netherlands Freek Schothorst 3 5 3 36
11 Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan 2 2 9 32
12 Finland Patrick Schott 8 8 7 7 4 9 9 12 11 12 11 9 31
13 Finland Markus Laitala 12 11 12 11 13 12 5 8 13 8 7 7 23
14 Russia Artem Lobanenko 10 9 9 9 9 8 10 10 13 Ret 14 Ret 10† Ret 10 9 10 6 22
15 Russia Aleksandr Vilaev 12 10 10 11 10 11 13 14 15 Ret 12 11 6 11 11 12 8 8 14
16 Russia Nikita Aleksandrov 11 11 11 10 7 10 11 13 14 Ret 15 Ret 9 12 12 13 11 9 8
17 Russia Nikita Volegov 8 8 Ret 5
18 Finland Mi Maijala 10 12 10 2
19 Russia Denis Bulatov 10 10 DNS 1
20 Finland Jimi Hannus 11 9 11 0
Pos Driver SMO
Russia		 NRG
Russia		 MSC
Russia		 ADM
Russia		 AHV
Finland		 ALA
Finland		 ASS
Netherlands		 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

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Schott is a Swiss driver who raced under Finnish racing license.
  2. ↑ Cordeel is a Belgian driver who raced under Finnish racing license.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Wood, Elliot (14 February 2018). "SMP trio named among first drivers for 2018 F4 NEZ season". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ [http://smpf4championship.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2018-F4-NEZ-CHAMPIONSHIP_SPORTING-REGULATIONS_OFFICIAL1.pdf F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP certified by FIA SPORTING REGULATIONS 2018] Art.8, page 4
  3. 1 2 Wood, Elliot. "F4 NEZ reveals 2018 calendar". formulascout.com (27 April 2018). Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Woollard, Craig (4 May 2018). "World's Fastest Gamer finalist Freek Schothorst to make car racing debut in F4 NEZ". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "MP MOTORSPORT LINES UP PATRICK SCHOTT FOR NEZ AND SPANISH F4". 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "MOSCOW RACEWAY HOSTING THE THIRD RACE WEEKEND OF SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nikita Volegov". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 "THE 2018 SMP F4 NEZ GRID CONTINUES TO GROW". April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "THREE MORE RUSSIAN DRIVERS JOIN THE 2018 SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. 1 2 "FINNISH RACING TEAM FILLS THE GRID OF THE 2018 SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Changes in SMP F4 NEZ Championship Calendar". SMP F4 Championship. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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