2016 French F4 Championship Explained

The 2016 French F4 Championship season was the 24th season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the sixth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 1 April at Le Castellet and ended on 6 November at Montmeló, after six rounds and twenty-four races.[1]

Driver lineup

DriverClassRounds
1 Marvin Klein[2] All
2 Hugo ChevalierAll
3All
4 Javier CobiánAll
5 Pierre-Alexandre JeanAll
6 Kami Laliberté[3] 2
Victor Martins[4] 5
Adrien Renaudin[5] 6
7 Alex KarkosikAll
8 José Sierra2–6
11 Tristan CharpentierAll
12 Enzo Samon1–4
13 Aaron di Comberti1
16 Gilles MagnusAll
20 Yifei YeAll
21 Jean-Baptiste MelaAll
24 Pierre-Paul Baradat1, 3–4, 6
27 Théo CoicaudAll
51 Michael BenyahiaAll
87 Arthur RougierAll
IconStatus
Drivers that compete for the International Championship
Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points

Driver Changes

Graduating from French F4

Race calendar and results

A six-round calendar was published in December 2015.[8] This was however revised in January 2016, with now four races per round being held, as opposed to the triple-header rounds that were run on previous years.[1]

Race format

RoundCircuitDatenowrapPole PositionnowrapFastest LapnowrapWinning Drivernowrapnowrap
1R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet2 April Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Javier Cobián
R2 Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Jean-Baptiste Mela
R33 April Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Théo Coicaud
R4 Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Javier Cobián
2R1 Circuit de Pau, Pau14 May Yifei Ye Javier Cobián Javier Cobián Michael Benyahia Javier Cobián
R2 Hugo Chevalier Théo Coicaud Pierre-Alexandre Jean Théo Coicaud
R315 May Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus
R4 Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus
3R1 Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon4 June Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus
R2 Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus
R35 June Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Jean-Baptiste Mela
R4 Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus
4R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours9 July Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Javier Cobián
R2 Javier Cobiánnowrap Pierre-Alexandre Jeannowrap Pierre-Alexandre Jean Gilles Magnus
R310 July Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Javier Cobián
R4 Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus
5R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans10 September Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus
R2 Tristan Charpentier Marvin Kleinnowrap Casper Røes Andersen Marvin Klein
R311 September Yifei Ye Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus Tristan Charpentier Gilles Magnus
R4nowrap Casper Røes Andersen Tristan Charpentier Tristan Charpentier Gilles Magnus
6R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló5 Novembernowrap Javier Cobián Arthur Rougier Javier Cobián Hugo Chevalier Javier Cobián
R26 November Yifei Ye Michael Benyahia Michael Benyahianowrap Jean-Baptiste Mela
R3nowrap Javier Cobián Arthur Rougier Arthur Rougier Tristan Charpentier Arthur Rougier

Championship standings

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points25181512108642111

French F4 Championship

PosDriverLEC
PAU
LÉD
MAG
LMS
CAT
Points
1 Yifei Ye1111341111111711115Ret1141215420
2 Gilles Magnus166675223243332322812278
3 Michael Benyahia3311152RetRet125254411447365815218
4 Javier Cobián413Ret41RetRet969715232310778162211
5 Tristan Charpentier59338Ret5793147139773421554204
6 Hugo Chevalier22226810Ret69585551511862414188
7 Théo Coicaud7Ret516Ret1741476Ret5614855441573173
8 Pierre-Alexandre Jean101045433512Ret427115151414Ret126149162
9 Jean-Baptiste Mela949810Ret91038286469111210EX737129
10 Arthur Rougier1178676468101311118131286RetRet3151119
116Ret121012513141612129121210692571021093
12 Marvin Klein1281014RetRet128151110139149106111131391155
13 José Sierra11Ret14111158615151213129910128840
14 Enzo Samon8579RetRet8Ret7RetDNS10RetDNSDNSDNS35
15 Alex Karkosik1314131113711131014111210108111313129913629
16 Pierre-Paul Baradat141114121313Ret14141311131410121
17 Aaron di Comberti151215130
18 Adrien Renaudin 1111130
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Kami Laliberté9Ret620
Victor Martins410330
PosDriverLEC
PAU
LÉD
MAG
LMS
CAT
Points
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2016 calendar. Auto Sport Academy. French F4 Championship. 12 January 2016. 3 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054450/http://www.autosportacademy.com/userfiles/calendrier2016_GR(1).pdf. 7 April 2017. dead.
  2. News: 16 pilotes à l’assaut du Castellet. Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. 30 March 2016. 1 April 2016. French. 16 drivers on the attack of Le Castellet. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211235352/http://www.ffsa.org/Lists/Actualit%C3%A9s/16-pilotes-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99assaut-du-Castellet-!.aspx. 2017-02-11. dead.
  3. News: Le Championnat de France F4 à la rencontre d’une légende. Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. 10 May 2016. 13 May 2016. French. French F4 Championship to meet legend. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604114012/http://www.ffsa.org/Lists/Actualit%C3%A9s/Le-Championnat-de-France-F4-%C3%A0-la-rencontre-d%E2%80%99une-l%C3%A9gende.aspx. 2016-06-04. dead.
  4. News: Meilleur temps pour Yifei Ye au Mans. Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. 10 September 2016. 10 September 2016. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916163035/http://www.ffsa.org/Lists/Actualit%C3%A9s/F4--Meilleur-temps-pour-Yifei-Ye-au-Mans.aspx. 2016-09-16. dead.
  5. Web site: PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST. 3 November 2016. Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 3 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104021512/http://www.circuitcat.com/documentos/carreras/INSPROF4v10211.pdf. 2016-11-04. dead.
  6. Web site: Leclerc gets Ferrari and Haas development role. Motorsport.com. 2016-04-19. 2018-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20180630105640/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/leclerc-gets-ferrari-and-haas-development-role-676625/?s=1. dead.
  7. Web site: Gachot joins HTP Junior Team in ADAC F4 switch PaddockScout. www.paddockscout.com. 2016-04-19.
  8. News: 2016 provisional calendar. Auto Sport Academy. French F4 Championship. 26 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151227014556/http://www.autosportacademy.com/userfiles/calendarnew.pdf. 27 December 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: AUTOSPORT ACADEMY. www.autosportacademy.com. 2016-04-19.