2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship explained

The 2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship season was the inaugural season of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship. It began on 1 November 2015 with a non-championship round at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, and finished on 25 June 2016 at the same venue after seven triple-header rounds.^[1] ^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team^[3]		Driver	Rounds
Telcel RPL Racing		José Sierra	All *
	24	Fernando Urrutia	All *
	79	Santiago Lozano	All *
Martiga EG^[4]		Patricio O'Ward	3–6 *
	16	Hugo Becerra, Jr.	1–2, 7
	18	Alexis Carreño	All *
Ming Guyana	4	Calvin Ming	1–2 *
Ram Racing	4	Calvin Ming	3–4, 7
	8	Axel Matus	All *
	26	Luis Leeds
	35	Jorge Abed	All
MomoF4	5	Alexandra Mohnhaupt	All *
	6	Moisés de la Vara	All *
	7	Andrés Gutiérrez	6–7
	9	Daniel Forcadell	1, 3–7 *
Vecchi Racing	57	Giancarlo Vecchi
Del Campo Motorsport	15	Giancarlo Vecchi	1
	15	Luis Urbina
	85	Luis Alfonso Pérez	3, 6–7
Marespi Racing	20	Sergio "Marespi" Martínez	7 *
Marespi Racing	88	Luis Alfonso Pérez	1–2
Rodríguez Racing	22	José Carlos Sandoval	1–5, 7
J Bernal Racing	31	Nil Montserrat	3, 5
JV Motorsports	46	Irwin Vences
TCR Motorsport	46	Frankie Zack Boodram	1–4
IBC Racing	53	Alex Servín	7
CEDVA Motorsport	55	Jorge Contreras, Jr.	1–5 *
Moreno Racing	58	Alejandro Moreno	1 *

Icon	Class
	Rookie
	Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Drivers with an asterisk on their "Rounds" column took part in the non-championship opening round.

Race calendar and results

The calendar was published on 19 July 2015.^[1] All rounds were held in Mexico. The initially scheduled first round was held as a non-championship race in support of the Formula One World Championship. An updated version of the calendar was published on 22 November.^[2] A more updated version was presented two days later during the official presentation of the first round.^[5] In December 2015, the calendar was remade again, this time with seven official dates.^[6] It was revised for a fourth time in February 2016,^[7] and for a fifth time later in April.^[8]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
2015
		Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico City)	1 November	Luis Leeds	Patricio O'Ward	Luis Leeds	Ram Racing	not awarded
1	R1	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed (Amozoc, Puebla)	5 December	Axel Matus	José Sierra	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		6 December		Giancarlo Vecchi	Giancarlo Vecchi	nowrap	Del Campo Motorsport	nowrap	Moisés de la Vara
	R3		Axel Matus	José Sierra	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	nowrap	Alexandra Mohnhaupt
2016
2	R1	Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes)	30 January	Axel Matus	nowrap	José Carlos Sandoval	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
	R2	31 January		Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	nowrap	Frankie Zack Boodram
	R3	31 January	Axel Matus	José Sierra	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Frankie Zack Boodram
3	R1	Parque Tangamanga (San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí)	27 February	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		28 February		nowrap	José Carlos Sandoval	nowrap	Moisés de la Vara	MomoF4	Moisés de la Vara
	R3		28 February	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Alexandra Mohnhaupt
4	R1	Centro Dinámico Pegaso (Toluca, Estado de México)	2 April	Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		3 April		Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Moisés de la Vara
	R3		3 April	nowrap	Patricio O'Ward	nowrap	Patricio O'Ward	nowrap	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Moisés de la Vara
5	R1	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed (Amozoc, Puebla)	6 May	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
	R2		8 May		Patricio O'Ward	Fernando Urrutia	Telcel RPL Racing	Alexandra Mohnhaupt
	R3		8 May	Axel Matus	Fernando Urrutia	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Moisés de la Vara
6	R1	Autódromo de Monterrey (Apodaca, Nuevo León)	11 June	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Andrés Gutiérrez
	R2		12 June		Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Martiga EG	Andrés Gutiérrez
	R3		12 June	Axel Matus	nowrap	Andrés Gutiérrez	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Andrés Gutiérrez
7	R1	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico City)	24 June	nowrap	Andrés Gutiérrez	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Andrés Gutiérrez
	R2		25 June		Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Andrés Gutiérrez
	R3		25 June	Andrés Gutiérrez	Axel Matus	Axel Matus	Ram Racing	Andrés Gutiérrez

Championship standings

Points were awarded to every classified finisher in each race. Five points were awarded to the driver with the fastest time in qualifying. One point was awarded for fastest lap. The championship followed the same scoring rules as MSA Formula did in 2015.^[9]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th+
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	5	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Axel Matus	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	11	2	9	DSQ	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	405
2	José Sierra	5	2	2	4	7	2	4	2	5	3	4	10	3	4	2	8	5	4	5	7	3	255
3	Patricio O'Ward							2	NC	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	2				247
4	Fernando Urrutia	2	15	11	2	3	5	3	4	3	5	2	2	6	1	4	5	Ret	5	6	6	7	239
5	José Carlos Sandoval	3	4	6	3	5	Ret	5	12	2	4	Ret	3	4	5	6				4	4	5	182
6	Santiago Lozano	9	8	10	5	2	3	7	Ret	6	7	Ret	7	Ret	10	5	4	4	6	7	5	6	144
7	Andrés Gutiérrez																3	3	3	2	2	2	105
8	Moisés de la Vara	10	7	Ret	6	12	10	8	1	Ret	6	5	4	7	11	8	9	7	9	10	9	Ret	100
9	Luis Alfonso Pérez	7	6	3	8	NC	6	6	3	10							6	Ret	7	8	3	9	100
10	Alexis Carreño	8	3	9	10	9	7	10	9	7	8	DNS	Ret	5	6	7	7	6	10	Ret	Ret	8	88
11	Calvin Ming	16	9	7	9	Ret	12	Ret	5	4	Ret	3	Ret							3	8	4	80
12	Jorge Contreras, Jr.	11	10	8	7	4	Ret	9	8	DSQ	Ret	7	5	8	8	9							60
13	Alexandra Mohnhaupt	15	11	14	11	10	9	11	7	8	9	6	6	9	9	10	12	8	8	11	11	11	57
14	Hugo Becerra, Jr.	4	5	5	14	6	4													9	Ret	DNS	55
15	Giancarlo Vecchi	6	1	4																			46
16	Jorge Abed	12	13	13	13	11	11	12	10	9	10	8	8	10	12	12	11	10	12	12	12	14	29
17	Frankie Zack Boodram	17	14	15	12	8	8	Ret	11	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS										13
18	Daniel Forcadell	13	12	12				DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	Ret	Ret	9	DNS	DSQ	DSQ	10	9	11	13	Ret	10	11
19	Sergio Martínez																			14	10	12	3
20	Alex Servín																			15	13	13	3
21	Alejandro Moreno	14	DNS	DNS																			1
Drivers with non-American licence ineligible for championship points
	Nil Montserrat							13	6	12				Ret	7	11							0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup

Pos	Driver	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Moisés de la Vara	10	7	Ret	6	12	10	8	1	Ret	6	5	4	7	11	8	9	7	9	10	9	Ret	423
2	Alexandra Mohnhaupt	15	11	14	11	10	9	11	7	8	9	6	6	9	9	10	12	8	8	11	11	11	388
3	Andrés Gutiérrez																3	3	3	2	2	2	166
4	Frankie Zack Boodram	16	14	15	12	8	8	Ret	11	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS										129
5	Alex Servín																			15	13	13	39
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts

Nations Cup

Pos	Nation	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts
Pos	Nation	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1		9	8	10	5	2	3	7	Ret	6	7	Ret	7	Ret	10	5	4	4	6	7	5	6	422
2		16	9	7	9	Ret	12	Ret	5	4	Ret	3	Ret							3	8	4	237
3		16	14	15	12	8	8	Ret	11	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS										114
Pos	Nation	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Nation	PUE1			AGS			SLP			EDM			PUE2			MTY			MEX			Pts

Notes and References

News: Calendario 2015–2016 FIA Fórmula 4 NACAM. 18 July 2015. NACAM Formula 4 Championship. Spanish. 4 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125232516/http://www.fiaformula4.mx/?p=47. 25 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
News: Calendario 2015–2016 FIA Fórmula 4 NACAM. 22 November 2015. NACAM Formula 4 Championship. Spanish. 25 November 2015.
https://www.facebook.com/FIAF4Nacam/photos/pb.NC6083NC3752753NC30.-2207520000.NC446645962./NC63376NCNC80208387/?type=3&theater
News: Australian Luis Leeds wins Mexican Grand Prix F4 race. Allen. Peter. 2 November 2015. Paddock Scout. 7 November 2015.
News: Arranca el campeonato FIA Fórmula 4 Nacam en Amozoc. 24 November 2015. Infopits MX. Spanish. 29 November 2015. FIA F4 Nacam Championship starts in Amozoc.
News: Circuitos FIA F4 Nacam para el primer semestre de 2016. 31 December 2015. FIA F4 Nacam. Spanish. 8 January 2016. Nacam FIA F4 circuits for 2016's first semester.
News: Revisión de los circuitos FIA F4 Nacam para el primer semestre de 2016. 12 February 2016. FIA F4 Nacam. Spanish. 23 February 2016. Revised Nacam FIA F4 circuits for 2016's first semester. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306123723/http://www.fiaformula4.mx/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_2702.png. 6 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
News: Revisión de los circuitos FIA F4 Nacam para el segundo trimestres de 2016. 12 April 2016. FIA F4 Nacam. Spanish. 20 April 2016. Revised Nacam FIA F4 circuits for 2016's second trimester. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505002912/http://www.fiaformula4.mx/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_2817.jpg. 5 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Reglamento deportivo del campeonato FIA F4 Nacam 2015–16. OMDAI. 27 January 2016. 30 January 2016. Spanish. 2015–16 FIA F4 Nacam Championship sporting regulations. 5 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205054950/http://www.omdai.org/public/pdfs/reglamentos/f4.pdf. dead.