2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship
The 2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Duratec single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship organized by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The season began at Silverstone Circuit on 27 April and ended on 29 September at Donington Park. The series had eight triple header events all held in the United Kingdom.
Jake Hughes became the first drivers' champion after taking four race wins.[1] He finished ahead of HHC Motorsport's driver Charlie Robertson, who won in Brands Hatch and Donington Park. Hillspeed's driver Seb Morris completed the top three in the drivers' standings.
Teams and drivers
[edit | edit source]| 2013 Entry List[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Douglas Motorsport Douglas Team E-Lites |
2 | Poland Gosia Rdest | All |
| 3 | 1–3 | ||
| 53 | 6–8 | ||
| Team KBS | 4 | 2–8 | |
| 27 | United States Falco Wauer | 1–5 | |
| HHC Motorsport | 5 | South Africa Raoul Hyman | All |
| 20 | Brazil Gustavo Lima | All | |
| 55 | All | ||
| Sean Walkinshaw Racing | 6 | All | |
| 23 | China Zou Sirui | 1–3, 5–7 | |
| 66 | All | ||
| Lanan Racing | 7 | All | |
| 8 | All | ||
| 14 | 7–8 | ||
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 10 | Republic of Ireland Dylon Phibbs | 2 |
| 11 | 2, 4–5 | ||
| 17 | 8 | ||
| MGR Motorsport | 12 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | 1–3, 5–7 |
| 13 | Mexico Diego Menchaca | All | |
| 14 | 1–6 | ||
| 15 | 7–8 | ||
| Frank T Greenway Racing | 22 | All | |
| Hillspeed | 25 | All | |
| 31 | All | ||
| 72 | Malaysia Rahul Raj Mayer | All | |
| Motionsport | 32 | 1–6 | |
| 33 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 4 | ||
| 77 | 1–3 | ||
| MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites | 53 | 1–5 | |
Calendar and results
[edit | edit source]The Brands Hatch (18–19 May) and Snetterton (15–16 June) weekends were in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and British GT respectively.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) |
27 April | MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites | |||
| R2 | 28 April | Sean Walkinshaw Racing | |||||
| R3 | Mark Godwin Racing | ||||||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
18 May | Mark Godwin Racing | |||
| R5 | 19 May | MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites | |||||
| R6 | HHC Motorsport | ||||||
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
15 June | Team KBS | |||
| R8 | 16 June | Hillspeed | |||||
| R9 | Lanan Racing | ||||||
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) |
6 July | Sean Walkinshaw Racing | |||
| R11 | MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites | ||||||
| R12 | Motionsport | ||||||
| 5 | R13 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
27 July | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | MGR Motorsport | ||
| R14 | 28 July | Sean Walkinshaw Racing | |||||
| R15 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | Lanan Racing | |||||
| 6 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) |
17 August | Sean Walkinshaw Racing | |||
| R17 | 18 August | Hillspeed | |||||
| R18 | Lanan Racing | ||||||
| 7 | R19 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
7 September | Lanan Racing | |||
| R20 | 8 September | Sean Walkinshaw Racing | |||||
| R21 | Team KBS | ||||||
| 8 | R22 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
28 September | Lanan Racing | |||
| R23 | 29 September | HHC Motorsport | |||||
| R24 | HHC Motorsport | ||||||
Standings
[edit | edit source]Drivers' championship
[edit | edit source]| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 30 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | SIL | BRH | SNE | OUL | BRH | SIL | SNE | DON | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 445 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 410 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 396 | |||||||
| 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | DNS | 11 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 376 | |||||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 371 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 357 | |||||||
| 7 | South Africa Raoul Hyman | Ret | 12 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | DSQ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 290 | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 288 | |||||||
| 9 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 275 | |||||||
| 10 | Mexico Diego Menchaca | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | DSQ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 243 | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 242 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 238 | |||||||
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 18 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 237 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Brazil Gustavo Lima | Ret | Ret | 10 | 14 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 233 | ||||||
| 15 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | 10 | 9 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 13 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 165 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | United States Falco Wauer | 19 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 141 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Malaysia Rahul Raj Mayer | 14 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 136 | ||||||
| 18 | Poland Gosia Rdest | 16 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | 121 | ||||||
| 19 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 116 | |||||||
| 20 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | DNS | DNS | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | DSQ | Ret | 10 | NC | 9 | 3 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 15 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Republic of Ireland Dylon Phibbs | 21 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Zou Sirui | 15 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | DSQ | 17 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | SIL | BRH | SNE | OUL | BRH | SIL | SNE | DON | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
"Who zooms" award
[edit | edit source]This award was for the driver who made the most passes over the season.
| Pos. | Driver | SIL | BRH | SNE | OUL | BRH | SIL | SNE | DON | Points | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland Gosia Rdest | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 72 |
| 2 | Brazil Gustavo Lima | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| 4 | Mexico Diego Menchaca | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 5 | South Africa Raoul Hyman | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 44 |
| 6 | Malaysia Rahul Raj Mayer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | |
| 8 | China Zou Sirui | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 38 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | |
| 12 | Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |||||||
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 30 | |
| 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | |
| 19 | United States Falco Wauer | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||||
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Republic of Ireland Dylon Phibbs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | SIL | BRH | SNE | OUL | BRH | SIL | SNE | DON | Points | ||||||||||||||||