2016 F4 British Championship
The 2016 F4 British Championship[1] (known as 2016 MSA Formula Championship at the first two rounds) was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. 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 second season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the second year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[2] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed 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 concluded on 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races at ten meetings, all in support of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.[4]
Teams and drivers
[edit | edit source]All teams were British-registered.
Race calendar and results
[edit | edit source]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 | Romania Petru Florescu | Romania Petru Florescu | Romania Petru Florescu | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn |
| R2 | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | ||||
| R3 | 3 April | Romania Petru Florescu | Australia Luis Leeds | Romania Petru Florescu | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | ||
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
16 April | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | United Kingdom James Pull | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | Fortec Motorsport | United Kingdom Alex Quinn |
| R5 | 17 April | Romania Petru Florescu | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | United Kingdom Jack Martin | |||
| R6 | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | Carlin | United Kingdom Ross Martin | |||
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
7 May | Romania Petru Florescu | Romania Petru Florescu | Romania Petru Florescu | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn |
| R8 | 8 May | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | Australia Luis Leeds | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons | |||
| R9 | Romania Petru Florescu | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |||||
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
4 June | United Kingdom Jamie Caroline | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | ||
| R11 | 5 June | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | Brazil Rafael Martins | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |||
| R12 | Romania Petru Florescu | Romania Petru Florescu | Romania Petru Florescu | Carlin | Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard | |||
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
18 June | Australia Zane Goddard | Australia Zane Goddard | Australia Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | United Kingdom Jack Martin |
| R14 | 19 June | Australia Zane Goddard | Australia Luis Leeds | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | United Kingdom Jack Martin | |||
| R15 | Australia Zane Goddard | Australia Zane Goddard | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | ||||
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
30 July | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | United Kingdom James Pull | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard |
| R17 | Romania Petru Florescu | Romania Petru Florescu | Carlin | Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard | ||||
| R18 | 31 July | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | Romania Petru Florescu | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard | ||
| 7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
13 August | Romania Petru Florescu | United Kingdom Alex Quinn[N 1] | Fortec Motorsport | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |
| R20 | 14 August | Australia Luis Leeds | Australia Luis Leeds | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |||
| R21 | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | Australia Zane Goddard | Australia Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |||
| 8 | R22 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
27 August | United Kingdom James Pull | United Kingdom James Pull | United Kingdom James Pull | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn |
| R23 | 28 August | Australia Luis Leeds | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |||
| R24 | United Kingdom Billy Monger | United Kingdom James Pull | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | Carlin | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
17 September | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | Australia Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons |
| R26 | 18 September | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | Fortec Motorsport | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | |||
| R27 | Australia Luis Leeds | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | Australia Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
1 October | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell[N 2] | United Kingdom Jamie Caroline | United Kingdom James Pull | Carlin | United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons |
| R29 | 2 October | United Kingdom Billy Monger | United Kingdom Jamie Caroline | Fortec Motorsport | United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons | |||
| R30 | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell[N 2] | United Kingdom Sennan Fielding | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | Carlin | United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons | |||
- ^ Petru Florescu initially won the race, but was later disqualified following an incident with Devlin DeFrancesco in the following race.
- ^ a b Jamie Caroline achieved double pole for Brands Hatch, but was later excluded.
Championship standings
[edit | edit source]Points were 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
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Rookie Cup
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 589 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons | 12 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 430 | ||||||
| 3 | Denmark Nicolai Kjaergaard | 13 | 10 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 15 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 400 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Jack Martin | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | Ret | EX | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 393 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Ross Martin | Ret | 12 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 130 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams Cup
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlin | 618 |
| 2 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 505 |
| 3 | JHR Developments | 429 |
| 4 | Fortec Motorsports | 355 |
| 5 | Double R Racing | 253 |
| 6 | Jamun Racing | 97 |
| 6 | JTR | 15 |
| 8 | Richardson Racing | 0 |
| 9 | Falcon Motorsport | 0 |
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