F4 British Championship
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| Category | FIA Formula 4 |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 2015 |
| Constructors | Tatuus |
| Engine suppliers | Abarth |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion | Republic of Ireland Fionn McLaughlin |
| Teams' champion | New Zealand Rodin Motorsport |
| Official website | http://fiaformula4.com/ |
| File:Motorsport current event.svg Current season | |
The F4 British Championship, officially known as the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as MSA Formula in 2015, is a single-seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The series is run to FIA Formula 4 regulations and is administered by Motorsport UK. The championship is designed as a low-cost entrance to car racing, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from karting.
The championship replaces the British Formula Ford Championship, and used a chassis produced by Mygale and engines from Ford for seven seasons from 2015 to 2021. With Motorsport UK taking over the organization of the championship from 2022 to 2024, as Ford concluded their involvement, the championship switched to a Tatuus chassis and Abarth engines.[1][2]
The series is part of the TOCA tour, a series of events run alongside the British Touring Car Championship.
Championship format
[edit | edit source]Each championship event consists of three races. The series is run in support of the BTCC.
Fifteen-year-olds are eligible to compete in the series, after the MSA lowered the age limit for single-seater championships.[3] The winner of the championship will be named the FIA Formula 4 champion, and will be rewarded a test with a top-level regional Formula Three team.[4]
The car
[edit | edit source]2015–2021
[edit | edit source]Mygale M14-F4 provided a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis. The engine was a Ford 1.6L EcoBoost engine as used in the more modern Formula Ford cars, tuned to a maximum of 160 PS. All engines were prepared and tuned by Neil Brown Engineering, to lower costs and ensure engine equalisation.[4] Hankook was the sole tyre supplier, with the cars running on the same compound and construction rubber as used in Formula Three. Sadev provided the sequential paddle shift transmission. The engine control unit was an F88GDI4 from Life Racing which featured integrated paddle shift control, GPS track mapping and also functions as the complete data acquisition system.
The total price of purchasing the car is capped at £36,000.[4]
2022–present
[edit | edit source]Starting from the 2022 season, teams have started using the combination of Tatuus F4-T421 chassis and the engines supplied by Abarth.[5]
Champions
[edit | edit source]Drivers
[edit | edit source]| Season | Driver | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | United Kingdom Lando Norris | United Kingdom Carlin | 30 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 413 | 42 |
| 2016 | United Kingdom Max Fewtrell | United Kingdom Carlin | 30 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 358 | 7 |
| 2017 | United Kingdom Jamie Caroline | United Kingdom Carlin | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 442 | 65.5 |
| 2018 | United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss | United Kingdom Double R Racing | 30 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 445 | 71 |
| 2019 | Barbados Zane Maloney | United Kingdom Carlin | 30 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 427 | 20 |
| 2020 | United Kingdom Luke Browning | United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports | 26 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 412.5 | 4 |
| 2021 | United Kingdom Matthew Rees | United Kingdom JHR Developments | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 331 | 25 |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne | United Kingdom Hitech Grand Prix | 27 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 412 | 69 |
| 2023 | New Zealand Louis Sharp | United Kingdom Rodin Carlin | 30 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 384 | 13 |
| 2024 | United Kingdom Deagen Fairclough | United Kingdom Hitech Pulse-Eight | 30 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 579.5 | 222.5 |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland Fionn McLaughlin | United Kingdom Hitech TGR | 30 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 363.5 | 52 |
Teams
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Drivers | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | United Kingdom Carlin | 3 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 712 | 85 |
| 2016 | United Kingdom Carlin | 4 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 15 | 618 | 113 |
| 2017 | United Kingdom Carlin | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 869.5 | 101 |
| 2018 | United Kingdom TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 4 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 15 | 837 | 39 |
| 2019 | United Kingdom Double R Racing | 3 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 13 | 730 | 179 |
| 2020 | United Kingdom Carlin | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 609.5 | 55.5 |
| 2021 | United Kingdom JHR Developments | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 648 | 73 |
| 2022 | United Kingdom Carlin | 3 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 789 | 153 |
| 2023 | United Kingdom Rodin Carlin | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 692 | 40 |
| 2024 | United Kingdom Hitech Pulse-Eight | 6 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 22 | 807.5 | 66.5 |
| 2025 | New Zealand Rodin Motorsport |
Rookie class
[edit | edit source]| Season | Driver | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed | United Kingdom TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 30 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 440 | 32 |
| 2016 | United Kingdom Alex Quinn | United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports | 30 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 589 | 159 |
| 2018 | Australia Jack Doohan | United Kingdom TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 30 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 548 | 15 |
| 2019 | Barbados Zane Maloney | United Kingdom Carlin | 30 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 608.5 | 180.5 |
| 2020 | Australia Christian Mansell | United Kingdom Carlin | 26 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 496.5 | 61.5 |
| 2021 | United Kingdom Matthew Rees | United Kingdom JHR Developments | 30 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 426 | 29 |
| 2022 | United States Ugo Ugochukwu | United Kingdom Carlin | 30 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 506 | 35 |
| 2023 | Sweden Gustav Jonsson | United Kingdom Chris Dittmann Racing | 30 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 489 | 26 |
| 2024 | Hungary Martin Molnar | United Kingdom Virtuosi Racing | 30 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 403 | 11 |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland Fionn McLaughlin | United Kingdom Hitech TGR | 30 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 524 | 200.5 |
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Nations Cup
[edit | edit source]| Season | Country | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | United States United States | 30 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 590 | 2 |
Ford F4 Challenge Cup
[edit | edit source]| Season | Driver | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sweden Hampus Ericsson | United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 367.5 | 16 |
Circuits
[edit | edit source]- Bold denotes a circuit was used in the 2025 season.
- Italic denotes a circuit will be used in the 2026 season.
| Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Brands Hatch | 21[a] | 2015–present |
| 2 | England Thruxton Circuit | 14[b] | 2015–present |
| England Donington Park | 14[c] | 2015–present | |
| 4 | England Silverstone Circuit | 13[d] | 2015–present |
| 5 | England Snetterton Circuit | 11 | 2015–present |
| Scotland Knockhill | 11 | 2015–2025 | |
| 7 | England Oulton Park | 10 | 2015–2023, 2025 |
| 8 | England Croft Circuit | 9 | 2015–2023, 2026 |
| 9 | England Rockingham Motor Speedway | 4 | 2015–2018 |
| 10 | Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort | 2 | 2024–present |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Brands Hatch hosted 2 rounds in 2015—2024, and it will host 2 rounds in 2026.
- ^ Thruxton Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2019 and 2021–2022.
- ^ Donington Park hosted 2 rounds in 2023—2025, and it will host 2 rounds in 2026.
- ^ Silverstone Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2024—2025, and it will host 2 rounds in 2026.
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