2018 F4 British Championship Explained
The 2018 F4 British Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the fourth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the fourth year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 7 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship.[2]
Teams and drivers
All teams were British-registered.
Race calendar
The calendar was announced on 5 June 2017.[2] All races were held in the United Kingdom.
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Drivers' standings
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Pen. | Pts |
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
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1 | Kiern Jewiss | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 445 |
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2 | Ayrton Simmons | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | | 374 |
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3 | | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 339 |
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4 | Dennis Hauger | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 329 |
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5 | Jack Doohan | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | 328 |
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6 | Patrik Pasma | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 315 |
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7 | Sebastian Priaulx | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | 275 |
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8 | Paavo Tonteri | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 266 |
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9 | Manuel Sulaimán | 8 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 | | 95 |
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10 | Josh Skelton | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 10 | | 84 |
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11 | Hampus Ericsson | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | Ret | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
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12 | Sebastián Álvarez | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 11 | Ret | | 38 |
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13 | Jamie Sharp | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 12 | DSQ | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
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14 | Lucca Allen | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | | | | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | | 29 |
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15 | Christian Lester | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 11 | 12 | | | | | 0 |
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Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pen. | Pts |
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BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | KNO | SIL | BHGP | |
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Rookie Cup
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | KNO | SIL | BHGP | Pen. | Pts |
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
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1 | Jack Doohan | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | 548 |
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2 | Dennis Hauger | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 533 |
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3 | Paavo Tonteri | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 471 |
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4 | Josh Skelton | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 10 | | 352 |
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5 | Sebastián Álvarez | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 11 | Ret | | 278 |
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6 | Christian Lester | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 11 | 12 | | | | | 20 |
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Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pen. | Pts |
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BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | ROC | KNO | SIL | BHGP | |
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| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified | |
Teams Cup
Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.
Notes and References
- Web site: FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015. British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. 8 September 2014. https://archive.today/20140908194917/http://www.britishformulaford.co.uk/formula-ford-ecoboost-adopts-fia-formula-4-regulations-for-2015/. 2014-09-08. dead.
- News: BRITISH F4 CALENDAR AGAIN IN LINE WITH BTCC FOR 2018. Jackson. Connor. 6 June 2017. The Checkered Flag. 18 October 2017.
- Web site: Hoggard sets sights on top step with F4 British Championship return. 21 February 2018. 21 February 2018.
- Web site: Ford F4 Challenge Cup champion Hampus Ericsson returns to British F4. 16 February 2018.
- Web site: Fortec Motorsports sign Lucca Allen for 2018 F4 British Championship. 1 February 2018.
- News: Patrik Pasma completes Arden Motorsport's British F4 line-up. 28 March 2018. fiaformula4.com.
- News: Allen. Peter. Seb Priaulx to race in British F4 with Arden. 15 November 2017. formulascout.com.
- News: Doohan's son gears up for British F4 season. 18 October 2017. Motorsport.com. 18 October 2017.
- News: Checkered Flag. Waring. Bethonie. 6 March 2018. 7 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041438/https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/03/double-r-announces-second-british-f4-driver/. 2018-03-08. dead.
- News: Checkered Flag. Jackson. Connor. 8 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135612/https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/03/double-r-add-juniors-rookie-champion-kiern-jewiss-to-f4-squad/. 2018-03-10. dead.
- News: Motorsport Radio. Jackson. Connor. 5 March 2018. Motorosport Radio. 3 March 2018.
- Web site: SILVERSTONE PREVIEW: It's tight at the top as title battle resumes. 14 September 2018.
- News: Jamie Sharp Officially Confirms Entry for British F4. 2018-03-02. Motorsport Radio. 2018-03-02. en-US.