2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship

2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship season
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The 2015 NACAM Formula 4 Championship season is the inaugural season of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship. It began on 1 November 2015 with a non-championship round at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, and will finish on 26 June 2016 at a yet undisclosed venue, probably the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Amozoc near Puebla City.^[1][2]

Teams and drivers

Team[3] No. Driver Class Rounds Telcel RPL Racing 2 José Sierra NC, 1–4 24 Fernando Urrutia NC, 1–4 79 Santiago Lozano NC, 1–4 Martiga EG[4] 3 Patricio O'Ward NC, 3–4 16 Hugo Becerra, Jr. 1–2 18 Alexis Carreño NC, 1–4 Ming Guyana 4 Calvin Ming NC, 1–2 Ram Racing 3–4 8 Axel Matus NC, 1–4 35 Jorge Abed 1–4 MomoF4 5 Alexandra Mohnhaupt R NC, 1–4 6 Moisés de la Vara R NC, 1–4 Easy-Shop.com Racing     9 Daniel Forcadell NC, 1, 3–4     Del Campo Motorsport 15 Giancarlo Vecchi 1 85 Luis Alfonso Pérez 3 Rodríguez Racing 22 José Carlos Sandoval 1–4 J Bernal Racing 31 Nil Montserrat G 3 TCR Motorsport 46 Frankie Zack Boodram R 1–4 IBC Racing 53 Alejandro Servín R TBA CEDVA Motorsport 55 Jorge Contreras, Jr. NC, 1–4 Moreno Racing 58 Alejandro Moreno NC, 1 Marespi Racing 88 Luis Alfonso Pérez 1–2 Non-championship round only entries Del Campo Motorsport 15 Luis Urbina NC Marespi Racing 20 Sergio "Marespi" Martínez     NC Ram Racing 26 Luis Leeds NC JV Motorsports 46 Irwin Vences NC Vecchi Racing 57 Giancarlo Vecchi NC

Icon Class R Rookie G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The calendar was published on 19 July 2015.^[1] All rounds will be held in Mexico. The initially scheduled first round was held as a non-championship race in support of the Formula One World Championship. An updated version of the calendar was published on November 22nd.^[2] A more updated version was presented two days later during the official presentation of the first round.^[5] In December 2015, the calendar was remade again, this time with seven official dates.^[6] It was revised for a fourth time in February 2016,^[7] and for a fifth time later in April.^[8]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
2015
NC		Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico City)	1 November	Luis Leeds	Patricio O'Ward	Luis Leeds	Ram Racing	not awarded
1	R1	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed (Amozoc, Puebla)	5 December	Axel Matus	José Sierra	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		6 December		Giancarlo Vecchi	Giancarlo Vecchi	Del Campo Motorsport	Moisés de la Vara
	R3			Axel Matus	José Sierra	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Alexandra Mohnhaupt
2016
2	R1	Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes)	30 January	Axel Matus	José Carlos Sandoval	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		31 January		Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Frankie Zack Boodram
	R3			Axel Matus	José Sierra	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Frankie Zack Boodram
3	R1	Parque Tangamanga (San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí)	27 February	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		28 February		José Carlos Sandoval	Moisés de la Vara	MomoF4	Moisés de la Vara
	R3			Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Alexandra Mohnhaupt
4	R1	Centro Dinámico Pegaso (Toluca, Estado de México)	2 April	Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		3 April		Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Moisés de la Vara
	R3			Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Moisés de la Vara
5	R1	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed (Amozoc, Puebla)	6 May
	R2		8 May
	R3
6	R1	Autódromo de Monterrey (Apodaca, Nuevo León)	11 June
	R2		12 June
	R3
7	R1	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico City)	25 June
	R2		26 June
	R3

Championship standings

Points are awarded to every classified finisher in each race. Five points are awarded to the driver with the fastest time in qualifying. One point is awarded for fastest lap. The championship follows the same scoring rules as MSA Formula did in 2015.^[9]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th+	R1 PP	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	5	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEX Pts 1 Axel Matus 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 11 2 9 DSQ 189 2 José Sierra 5 2 2 4 7 2 4 2 5 3 4 10 153 3 Fernando Urrutia 2 15 11 2 3 5 3 4 3 5 2 2 151 4 Patricio O'Ward 2 NC 1 1 1 1 126 5 José Carlos Sandoval 3 4 6 3 5 Ret 5 12 2 4 Ret 3 118 6 Moisés de la Vara 10 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 1 Ret 6 5 4 76 7 Santiago Lozano 9 8 10 5 2 3 7 Ret 6 7 Ret 7 76 8 Luis Alfonso Pérez 7 6 3 8 NC 6 6 3 10 65 9 Hugo Becerra, Jr. 4 5 5 14 6 4 53 10 Calvin Ming 16 9 7 9 Ret 12 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 Ret 49 11 Jorge Contreras, Jr. 11 10 8 7 4 Ret 9 8 DSQ Ret 7 5 48 12 Giancarlo Vecchi 6 1 4 46 13 Alexis Carreño 8 3 9 10 9 7 10 9 7 8 DNS Ret 45 14 Alexandra Mohnhaupt 15 11 14 11 10 9 11 7 8 9 6 6 38 15 Jorge Abed 12 13 13 13 11 11 12 10 9 10 8 8 20 16 Frankie Zack Boodram     17 14 15 12 8 8 Ret 11 DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 17 Daniel Forcadell 13 12 12 DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret Ret 9 5 18 Alejandro Moreno 14 DNS DNS 1 Drivers with non-American licence ineligible for championship points Nil Montserrat 13 6 12 0 Pos Driver PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEX Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup

Pos	Driver	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts
1	Moisés de la Vara	10	7	Ret	6	12	10	8	1	Ret	6	5	4										260
2	Alexandra Mohnhaupt	15	11	14	11	10	9	11	7	8	9	6	6										231
3	Frankie Zack Boodram	16	14	15	12	8	8	Ret	11	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS										129
Pos	Driver	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts

Nations Cup

Pos	Nation	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts
1	Colombia	9	8	10	5	2	3	7	Ret	6	7	Ret	7										236
2	Guyana	16	9	7	9	Ret	12	Ret	5	4	Ret	3	Ret										169
3	Trinidad and Tobago	16	14	15	12	8	8	Ret	11	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS										114
Pos	Nation	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts

See also

• Panam GP Series
• LATAM Challenge Series

References

1. "Calendario 2015–2016 FIA Fórmula 4 NACAM". NACAM Formula 4 Championship (in Spanish). 18 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
2. "Calendario 2015–2016 FIA Fórmula 4 NACAM". NACAM Formula 4 Championship (in Spanish). 22 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
4. Allen, Peter (2 November 2015). "Australian Luis Leeds wins Mexican Grand Prix F4 race". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
5. "Arranca el campeonato FIA Fórmula 4 Nacam en Amozoc" [FIA F4 Nacam Championship starts in Amozoc] (in Spanish). Infopits MX. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
6. "Circuitos FIA F4 Nacam para el primer semestre de 2016" [Nacam FIA F4 circuits for 2016's first semester] (in Spanish). FIA F4 Nacam. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
7. "Revisión de los circuitos FIA F4 Nacam para el primer semestre de 2016" [Revised Nacam FIA F4 circuits for 2016's first semester] (in Spanish). FIA F4 Nacam. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
8. "Revisión de los circuitos FIA F4 Nacam para el segundo trimestres de 2016" [Revised Nacam FIA F4 circuits for 2016's second trimester] (in Spanish). FIA F4 Nacam. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
9. "Reglamento deportivo del campeonato FIA F4 Nacam 2015–16" [2015–16 FIA F4 Nacam Championship sporting regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). OMDAI. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

• Official website (Spanish)