2018 SMP F4 Championship
The 2018 SMP F4 Championship was the fourth season of the SMP F4 Championship. The series is also known as the FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship. Koiranen GP, despite creating Formula Academy Finland,[1] continued as the promoter.[2] The season started in Smolensk Ring on 5 May and finished in Assen Circuit on 21 October.[3]
Champion Konsta Lappalainen won seven races, with runner-up Michael Belov and third-placed Isac Blomqvist taking five and three victories respectively.
Drivers
[edit | edit source]| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Switzerland Patrick Schott[5][N 1] | 1–4 | |
| 52 | 7 | ||
| 64 | All | ||
| 888 | 3–5, 7 | ||
| 2 | All | ||
| 7 | 2 | ||
| 11 | All | ||
| 16 | All | ||
| 20 | All | ||
| 21 | All | ||
| 27 | All | ||
| 41 | 3 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 57 | All | ||
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | All | ||
| 69 | All | ||
| 12 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 3–5 | ||
| 6 | |||
| 56 | 3–6 |
Race calendar
[edit | edit source]On 27 April 2018 the calendar was announced. For the first time of the existence of the championship Sochi Autodrom hadn't received a slot in the schedule. Circuit Zandvoort was replaced with a round at the Assen Circuit, whilst Autodrom Moscow and NRING Circuit were included to the calendar for the first time.[3] Round 6 was originally scheduled to be held at Auto24ring on 15–16 September, but was rescheduled to take place at Alastaro Circuit on 22–23 September.[11]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | 5 May | 2018 Russian Circuit Racing Series | |||||
| R2 | ||||||||
| R3 | 6 May | |||||||
| 2 | R4 | 2 June | ||||||
| R5 | ||||||||
| R6 | 3 June | |||||||
| 3 | R7 | 11 August | ||||||
| R8 | ||||||||
| R9 | 12 August | |||||||
| 4 | R10 | 18 August | Mitjet Russian Cup IV | |||||
| R11 | ||||||||
| R12 | 19 August | |||||||
| 5 | R13 | 1 September | Rata-SM | |||||
| R14 | ||||||||
| R15 | 2 September | |||||||
| 6 | R16 | 22 September | Rata-SM | |||||
| R17 | ||||||||
| R18 | 23 September | |||||||
| 7 | R19 | 20 October | Hankook Finaleraces | |||||
| R20 | ||||||||
| R21 | 21 October | |||||||
Championship standings
[edit | edit source]Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
| Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
Drivers' championship
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Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]References
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