2018 F4 British Championship
The 2018 F4 British Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the third season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, will be the fourth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season will commence on 7 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will conclude on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, gafter thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship.[2]
Teams and drivers
All teams are British-registered.
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Race calendar
The calendar was announced on 5 June 2017.[2] All races are held in the United Kingdom.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
7 April | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Dennis Hauger |
R2 | Johnathan Hoggard | Sebastian Priaulx | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan | ||||
R3 | 8 April | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Paavo Tonteri | ||
2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
28 April | Johnathan Hoggard | Kiern Jewiss | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
R5 | 29 April | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Dennis Hauger | |||
R6 | Patrik Pasma | Dennis Hauger | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan | |||
3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
19 May | Dennis Hauger | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri |
R8 | 20 May | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri | |||
R9 | Dennis Hauger | Josh Skelton | Jack Doohan | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan | |||
4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
9 June | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger |
R11 | 10 June | Jack Doohan | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Jack Doohan | |||
R12 | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri | |||
5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
23 June | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger |
R14 | 24 June | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri | |||
R15 | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger | |||
6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
28 July | Ayrton Simmons[N 1] | Kiern Jewiss | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger |
R17 | Dennis Hauger | Paavo Tonteri | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri | ||||
R18 | 29 July | Patrik Pasma | Paavo Tonteri | Jack Doohan | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan | ||
7 | R19 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
11 August | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan |
R20 | 12 August | Patrik Pasma | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan | |||
R21 | Patrik Pasma | Sebastian Priaulx | Patrik Pasma | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Josh Skelton | |||
8 | R22 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
25 August | Johnathan Hoggard | Johnathan Hoggard | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
R23 | 26 August | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Dennis Hauger | |||
R24 | Johnathan Hoggard | Jack Doohan | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Dennis Hauger | |||
9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
15 September | Johnathan Hoggard | Kiern Jewiss | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
R26 | 16 September | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan | |||
R27 | Johnathan Hoggard | Kiern Jewiss | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan | |||
10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
29 September | Sebastian Priaulx | Sebastian Priaulx | Sebastian Priaulx | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Paavo Tonteri |
R29 | 30 September | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri | |||
R30 | Johnathan Hoggard | Sebastian Priaulx | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Paavo Tonteri |
- ^ Patrik Pasma qualified fastest but was handed a grid penalty for an infraction from the previous round. Ayrton Simmons, who was the next fastest qualifier, thus started on pole position.
Championship standings
- Points are 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 |
Drivers' standings
Rookie Cup
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Bold – Pole |
References
- ^ "FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015". British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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- ^ "Fortec Motorsports sign Lucca Allen for 2018 F4 British Championship". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Patrik Pasma completes Arden Motorsport's British F4 line-up". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Allen, Peter. "Seb Priaulx to race in British F4 with Arden". formulascout.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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