2016 F4 British Championship

2016 F4 British Championship season
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2016 ToCA Support series: 2016 BTCC 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship 2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2016 Renault Clio Cup UK

The 2016 F4 British Championship^[1] is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the second season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, will be the second year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.^[2] Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.^[3]

The season commenced on 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will conclude on 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.^[4]

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

Team	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Carlin	1	Devlin DeFrancesco[5]		1–3
	10	Petru Florescu[6]		1–3
	15	James Pull[5]		1–3
	31	Max Fewtrell[7]		1–3
JHR Developments	3	Sennan Fielding[8]		1–3
	23	Billy Monger[9]		1–3
	96	Jack Butel[10]		1–3
Fortec Motorsports	7	Alex Quinn[11]	R	1–3
	33	Ross Martin[12]	R	1–3
	63	Nicolai Kjærgaard[13]	R	1–3
	67	Frank Bird[14]		1–3
Double R Racing	8	Carrie Schreiner[15]		1, 3
	93	Zane Goddard[16]		1–3
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	12	Ayrton Simmons[17]	R	3
	21	Rafael Martins[17]		1–3
	26	Luis Leeds[17]		1–3
	88	Jack Martin[17]	R	1–3
Jamun Racing	35	Harry Hayek[18]		1–3
	38	Jamie Caroline[19]		1–3
Joe Tandy Racing	44	Patrik Matthiesen[20]		1–3

Race calendar

The calendar for the 2016 TOCA package was announced on 27 July 2015.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	2 April	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Carlin	Alex Quinn
	R2				Sennan Fielding	Sennan Fielding	JHR Developments	Alex Quinn
	R3		3 April	Petru Florescu	Luis Leeds	Petru Florescu	Carlin	Alex Quinn
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	16–17 April	Alex Quinn	James Pull	Alex Quinn	Fortec Motorsport	Alex Quinn
	R5				Petru Florescu	Sennan Fielding	JHR Developments	Jack Martin
	R6			Max Fewtrell	Alex Quinn	Max Fewtrell	Carlin	Ross Martin
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	7–8 May
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	4–5 June
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	18–19 June
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	30–31 July
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	13–14 August
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	27–28 August
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	17–18 September
	R26
	R27
10	R28	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	1–2 October
	R29
	R30

Championship standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver BRI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts 1 Max Fewtrell 2 6 6 3 3 1 89 2 Petru Florescu 1 Ret 1 6 2 13 76 3 Sennan Fielding 5 1 14 7 1 5 76 4 James Pull 3 3 3 4 Ret 4 69 5 Luis Leeds 4 9 2 2 Ret 2 68 6 Alex Quinn 8 7 5 1 9 6 55 7 Jamie Caroline 6 2 12 8 5 7 46 8 Rafael Martins 7 5 4 10 4 8 45 9 Zane Goddard 9 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 18 10 Ross Martin Ret 12 9 12 Ret 3 17 11 Devlin DeFrancesco     10 Ret 7 5 Ret 17 17 12 Billy Monger 11 8 18 9 6 11 14 13 Jack Butel 12 13 11 Ret 7 12 6 14 Jack Martin 16 16 13 13 8 9 6 15 Harry Hayek 14 11 10 11 12 10 2 16 Nicolai Kjærgaard 13 10 16 14 Ret 14 1 17 Patrik Matthiesen 17 14 19 16 10 15 1 18 Frank Bird 18 Ret 17 15 11 16 0 19 Carrie Schreiner 15 15 15 0 Pos Driver BRI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP 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	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Points
1	Alex Quinn	8	7	5	1	9	6																									136
2	Jack Martin	16	16	13	13	8	9																									97
3	Ross Martin	Ret	12	9	12	Ret	3																									76
4	Nicolai Kjærgaard	13	10	16	14	Ret	14																									72
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Points

References

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2. "FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015". British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
3. "Formula Ford returns in 2013". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
4. [hhttp://msaformula.com/2016-calendar/ "2016 dates"]. MSA Formula (Racingline). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
5. Allen, Peter (10 December 2015). "Carlin confirms MSA Formula seat for Devlin DeFrancesco". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
6. "Florescu continues with Carlin for 2016 season". Carlin. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
7. David, Gruz (25 January 2016). "Max Fewtrell and Carlin will join forces in MSA Formula". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
8. Allen, Peter (27 January 2016). "More MSA Formula with JHR team for Sennan Fielding in 2016". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
9. Paice, Simon (25 February 2016). "Monger stays with JHR for MSA Formula move". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
10. Jackson, Connor (17 January 2016). "Butel returns to JHR Developments with support of Yuasa". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
11. Allen, Peter (6 November 2015). "RSF selects Alex Quinn for fully-funded 2016 Fortec MSA Formula drive". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
12. "McNish’s protege Ross Martin graduates to MSA Formula". January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
13. "Kjaergaard signs with Fortec for 2016 Ford MSA Formula campaign". MSA Formula. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
14. Allen, Peter (19 February 2016). "Fortec completes MSA Formula quartet with Frank Bird". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
15. "Drivers: Carrie Schreiner". Ford MSA Formula Championship. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
16. "Zane Goddard steps up to MSA Formula". Australian Formula 4 Championship. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
17. Allen, Peter (11 December 2015). "Arden firms up full MSA Formula quartet for 2016". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
18. "Aussie teen Hayek joins MSA Formula grid". Speedcafe. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
19. David, Gruz (10 February 2016). "Ginetta Junior champion Caroline joins Jamun in MSA Formula". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
20. Paice, Simon (26 February 2016). "Matthiesen teams up with JTR for MSA Formula debut". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

External links

• Official website