F4 Spanish Championship

The F4 Spanish Championship (Spanish: Campeonato de España de Fórmula 4) is an FIA Formula 4 racing series. The championship was planned to launch in 2015, though the inaugural season was cancelled and delayed until 2016.[1] Koiranen GP is the promoter of the championship.[2]

F4 Spanish Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountrySpain
Inaugural season2016
ConstructorsTatuus
Engine suppliersAbarth
Tyre suppliersHankook
Drivers' champion Franco Colapinto
Teams' champion Drivex School
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[3] The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30.000 in purchase. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100.000 in costs. The Spanish F4 will be the one of the second phase Formula 4 championship to be launched. The first phase championships was the Italian F4 Championship and the Formula 4 Sudamericana which started in 2014. The Spanish championship was launched by the RFEDA on 14 November 2014.[4] French race car constructor Mygale was contracted to design and build all the cars.[4] Ultimately the whole idea was abandoned.[1]

With the announcement that Koiranen will be a promoter of the championship, the Spanish F4 championship will be scheduled to start in 2016. As a result of the partnership with Koiranen, the championship will make use of Tatuus cars, Abarth turbocharged engines and Hankook tyres, employing the same technical regulations as the SMP F4 Championship, which Koiranen also promotes.[5]

Car
See also: Tatuus F4-T014

The championship features Tatuus designed and built cars. The cars will be constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. The engine is a 1.4 turbo Abarth. This is the same engine as in the SMP F4 Championship.

Champions

Drivers'
Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2016 Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 9 17 19 16 368 Race 17 of 20 124
2017 Christian Lundgaard MP Motorsport 7 7 17 7 330 Race 17 of 20 64
2018 Amaury Cordeel MP Motorsport 6 3 13 9 208 Race 18 of 18 4
2019 Franco Colapinto Drivex School 10 11 13 10 325 Race 19 of 21 103

Teams'
Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2016 MP Motorsport 10 18 19 30 616 Race 17 of 20 164
2017 MP Motorsport 7 7 17 7 619 Race 18 of 20 133
2018 MP Motorsport 8 3 27 10 277 Race 17 of 18 20
2019 Drivex School 10 12 16 12 398 Race 21 of 21 30

Female Driver Trophy
Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2017 Marta García MP Motorsport 0 0 0 0 70 Race 17 of 20 N/A
2019 Belén García Global Racing Service 0 1 1 0 36 Race 21 of 21 1

Rookies'
Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2018 Amaury Cordeel MP Motorsport 6 3 13 9 208 Race 11 of 18 117
2019 Franco Colapinto Drivex School 10 11 13 10 325 Race 19 of 21 103

References
  1. "RFEDA & F4 Ibérica SL cancels Formula 4 Spanish Championship". Circuito de Navarra. Retrieved 18 February 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  2. Jackson, Connor (30 September 2015). "KOIRANEN GP ANNOUNCED AS PROMOTERS OF NEW SPANISH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. Allen, Peter (14 November 2014). "Spanish F4 Championship launched". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. "2016 Spanish F4 Championship Guidelines" (PDF). F4 Spain. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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