The F4 British Championship (full name ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA, formerly known as F4 British Championship certified by FIA — powered by Ford (2016–21), MSA Formula (2015)) is a single-seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The series is run to the FIA's 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.
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| Category | FIA Formula 4 |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 2015 |
| Constructors | Tatuus |
| Engine suppliers | Abarth |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion |  Louis Sharp |
| Teams' champion |  Carlin |
| Official website | http://fiaformula4.com/ |
 Current season | |
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 for years 2022–24, as Ford concluded their involvement, the championship will switch to a Tatuus chassis and Abarth as the engines supplier.[1][2]
The series is part of the TOCA tour, a series of events run alongside the British Touring Car Championship.
Championship format edit
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
2015–2021 edit
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
Starting from the 2022 season, teams have started using the combination of Tatuus F4-T-421 chassis and the engines supplied by Abarth.[5]
Champions edit
Drivers edit
| Season | Driver | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lando Norris
|
Carlin
|
30 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 413 | 42 |
| 2016 | Max Fewtrell
|
Carlin
|
30 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 358 | 7 |
| 2017 | Jamie Caroline
|
Carlin
|
30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 442 | 65.5 |
| 2018 | Kiern Jewiss
|
Double R Racing
|
30 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 445 | 71 |
| 2019 |  Zane Maloney
|
Carlin
|
30 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 427 | 20 |
| 2020 | Luke Browning
|
Fortec Motorsports
|
26 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 412.5 | 4 |
| 2021 | Matthew Rees
|
JHR Developments
|
30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 331 | 25 |
| 2022 |  Alex Dunne
|
Hitech Grand Prix
|
27 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 412 | 69 |
| 2023 | Louis Sharp
|
Rodin Carlin
|
30 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 384 | 13 |
Teams edit
| Season | Team | Drivers | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carlin
|
3 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 712 | 85 |
| 2016 | Carlin
|
4 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 15 | 618 | 113 |
| 2017 | Carlin
|
4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 869.5 | 101 |
| 2018 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team
|
4 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 15 | 837 | 39 |
| 2019 | Double R Racing
|
3 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 13 | 730 | 179 |
| 2020 | Carlin
|
3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 609.5 | 55.5 |
| 2021 | JHR Developments
|
5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 648 | 73 |
| 2022 | Carlin
|
3 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 789 | 153 |
| 2023 | Rodin Carlin
|
4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 692 | 40 |
Rookie class edit
| Season | Driver | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Enaam Ahmed
|
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team
|
30 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 440 | 32 |
| 2016 | Alex Quinn
|
Fortec Motorsports
|
30 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 589 | 159 |
| 2018 |  Jack Doohan
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TRS Arden Junior Racing Team
|
30 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 548 | 15 |
| 2019 | Zane Maloney
|
Carlin
|
30 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 608.5 | 180.5 |
| 2020 | Christian Mansell
|
Carlin
|
26 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 496.5 | 61.5 |
| 2021 | Matthew Rees
|
JHR Developments
|
30 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 426 | 29 |
| 2022 |  Ugo Ugochukwu
|
Carlin
|
30 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 506 | 35 |
| 2023 |  Gustav Jonsson
|
Chris Dittmann Racing
|
30 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 489 | 26 |
Nations Cup edit
| Season | Country | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | United States
|
30 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 590 | 2 |
Ford F4 Challenge Cup edit
| Season | Driver | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hampus Ericsson
|
Fortec Motorsports
|
21 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 367.5 | 16 |
Circuits edit
- Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
| Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brands Hatch
|
18[a] | 2015–present |
| 2 | Thruxton Circuit
|
12[b] | 2015–present |
| 3 | Donington Park
|
10[c] | 2015–present |
| 4 | Oulton Park
|
9 | 2015–2023 |
| Croft Circuit
|
9 | 2015–2023 | |
| Snetterton Circuit
|
9 | 2015–present | |
 Knockhill
|
9 | 2015–present | |
| Silverstone Circuit
|
9[d] | 2015–present | |
| 9 | Rockingham Motor Speedway
|
4 | 2015–2018 |
| 10 |  Circuit Zandvoort
|
0 | 2024 |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Motorsport UK to organise the F4 British Championship from 2022". Motorsport UK. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Motorsport UK announces chassis and engine supply package for F4 British Championship from 2022". Motorsport UK. 14 August 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Scott (13 August 2014). "MSA to allow 15-year-olds in UK single-seaters from 2015". Autosport.com. Haymarket Media. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Mitchell, Scott (17 September 2014). "New UK FIA Formula 4 series MSA Formula to use Mygale chassis". Autosport.com. Haymarket Media. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Motorsport UK announces chassis and engine supply package for F4 British Championship from 2022". Motorsport UK. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-12-13.