2018 F4 British Championship Explained

The 2018 F4 British Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the fourth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the fourth year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.^[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

The season commenced on 7 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship.^[2]

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

Team		Drivers	Class	Rounds
Fortec Motorsports	3	nowrap	Johnathan Hoggard^[3]		All
	18	Hampus Ericsson^[4]		1–7
	29	Lucca Allen^[5]		nowrap	1–7, 9–10
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	5	Patrik Pasma^[6]		All
	11	Sebastian Priaulx^[7]		All
	24	Dennis Hauger		All
	33	Jack Doohan^[8]		All
Double R Racing	10	Paavo Tonteri^[9]		All
	26	Kiern Jewiss^[10]		All
	94	Sebastián Álvarez^[11]		All
JHR Developments	12	Ayrton Simmons		All
	22	Manuel Sulaimán		All
	43	Josh Skelton		All
Rosso/Verde Scorpio Motorsport	21	Christian Lester^[12]		9
Sharp Motorsport	89	Jamie Sharp^[13]		All

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 5 June 2017.^[2] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	7 April	nowrap	Ayrton Simmons	nowrap	Ayrton Simmons	nowrap	Ayrton Simmons	nowrap	JHR Developments	nowrap	Dennis Hauger
	R2		7 April		nowrap	Johnathan Hoggard	nowrap	Sebastian Priaulx	nowrap	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	nowrap	Johnathan Hoggard	Kiern Jewiss	nowrap	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
	R5		29 April		Kiern Jewiss	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Dennis Hauger
	R6		29 April	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		20 May	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		10 June	Kiern Jewiss	Kiern Jewiss	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
5	R13	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	23 June		Dennis Hauger
	R14		24 June		Jack Doohan	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
	R15		24 June
6	R16	(300 Circuit, Norfolk)	28 July	nowrap	Ayrton Simmons	Kiern Jewiss
	R17		28 July		Dennis Hauger	Paavo Tonteri		Paavo Tonteri
	R18		29 July	Patrik Pasma	Paavo Tonteri	Jack Doohan	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Jack Doohan
7	R19	Rockingham Motor Speedway 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	12 August	Patrik Pasma	Sebastian Priaulx	Patrik Pasma	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Josh Skelton
8	R22	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	25 August	nowrap	Johnathan Hoggard	nowrap		nowrap			Jack Doohan
	R23		26 August		Ayrton Simmons	Ayrton Simmons		Dennis Hauger
	R24		26 August	Johnathan Hoggard	Jack Doohan		Fortec Motorsports
9	R25	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	nowrap	15 September	Johnathan Hoggard	Kiern Jewiss	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
	R26		16 September		Jack Doohan	Jack Doohan		Jack Doohan
	R27		16 September		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		30 September	Johnathan Hoggard	Sebastian Priaulx	Johnathan Hoggard		Paavo Tonteri

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			ROC			KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pen.	Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pen.	Pts
1	Kiern Jewiss	2	4	2	Ret	1	3	1	1	5	2	3	1	2	1	2	12	4	12	5	2	3	4	4	5	2	3	2	6	1	6	3	445
2	Ayrton Simmons	1	2	1	6	2	6	2	3	2	6	1	8	5	Ret	5	3	3	5	4	Ret	4	6	1	3	6	4	Ret	5	5	4		374
3		6	5	11	1	5	1	6	Ret	13	8	7	Ret	6	9	7	8	8	4	7	1	5	1	Ret	1	1	6	1	2	3	1		339
4	Dennis Hauger	3	7	9	4	3	10	Ret	6	3	1	6	5	1	3	1	1	6	2	3	5	Ret	7	5	4	4	5	4	7	7	11	3	329
5	Jack Doohan	9	3	7	3	4	4	4	9	1	5	2	6	Ret	4	3	4	11	1	2	3	Ret	3	9	6	3	1	3	8	8	7		328
6	Patrik Pasma	7	6	8	Ret	8	2	5	Ret	4	3	5	2	3	Ret	Ret	7	5	6	1	4	1	2	3	2	5	2	6	4	2	5	18	315
7	Sebastian Priaulx	4	1	4	2	6	5	10	7	6	10	9	Ret	10	7	6	2	2	7	6	Ret	2	5	2	11	9	8	8	1	6	2		275
8	Paavo Tonteri	5	Ret	3	Ret	7	9	3	2	9	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	1	3	9	6	Ret	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	10	3	4	3		266
9	Manuel Sulaimán	8	12	Ret	10	13	Ret	Ret	4	11	9	8	7	8	6	8	11	12	9	8	7	10	9	6	10	7	7	5	Ret	9	9		95
10	Josh Skelton	12	11	5	11	10	8	7	5	7	11	11	9	7	5	Ret	9	7	13	10	8	6	10	Ret	8	Ret	9	11	11	Ret	10		84
11	Hampus Ericsson	13	10	6	5	Ret	Ret	11	10	8	7	13	4	9	8	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	14	Ret	7											54
12	Sebastián Álvarez	11	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	Ret	8	14	13	12	10	13	11	9	6	9	11	11	9	9	11	7	Ret	11	Ret	7	10	11	Ret		38
13	Jamie Sharp	14	9	10	7	12	7	9	Ret	12	Ret	14	Ret	11	Ret	11	10	Ret	10	12	DSQ	8	12	8	9	12	10	Ret	12	12	8	3	31
14	Lucca Allen	10	8	Ret	8	11	Ret	8	11	10	12	10	11	12	10	10	Ret	10	8	13	10	11				10	Ret	9	9	10	Ret		29
15	Christian Lester																									DNS	11	12					0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pen.	Pts
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			ROC			KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pen.	Pts

Rookie Cup

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			ROC			KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pen.	Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pen.	Pts
1	Jack Doohan	9	3	7	3	4	4	4	9	1	5	2	6	Ret	4	3	4	11	1	2	3	Ret	3	9	6	3	1	3	8	8	7		548
2	Dennis Hauger	3	7	9	4	3	10	Ret	6	3	1	6	5	1	3	1	1	6	2	3	5	Ret	7	5	4	4	5	4	7	7	11	3	533
3	Paavo Tonteri	5	Ret	3	Ret	7	9	3	2	9	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	1	3	9	6	Ret	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	10	3	4	3		471
4	Josh Skelton	12	11	5	11	10	8	7	5	7	11	11	9	7	5	Ret	9	7	13	10	8	6	10	Ret	8	Ret	9	11	11	Ret	10		352
5	Sebastián Álvarez	11	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	Ret	8	14	13	12	10	13	12	9	6	9	11	11	9	9	11	7	Ret	11	Ret	7	10	11	Ret		278
6	Christian Lester																									DNS	11	12					20
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pen.	Pts
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			ROC			KNO			SIL			BHGP			Pen.	Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams Cup

Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.

Pos	Team	Pts
1	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	837
2	Double R Racing	798
3	JHR Developments	566
4	Fortec Motorsports	515
5	Sharp Motorsport	136
6	Rossoverde / Scorpio Motorsport	8

Notes and References

Web site: FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015. British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. 8 September 2014. https://archive.today/20140908194917/http://www.britishformulaford.co.uk/formula-ford-ecoboost-adopts-fia-formula-4-regulations-for-2015/. 2014-09-08. dead.
News: BRITISH F4 CALENDAR AGAIN IN LINE WITH BTCC FOR 2018. Jackson. Connor. 6 June 2017. The Checkered Flag. 18 October 2017.
Web site: Hoggard sets sights on top step with F4 British Championship return. 21 February 2018. 21 February 2018.
Web site: Ford F4 Challenge Cup champion Hampus Ericsson returns to British F4. 16 February 2018.
Web site: Fortec Motorsports sign Lucca Allen for 2018 F4 British Championship. 1 February 2018.
News: Patrik Pasma completes Arden Motorsport's British F4 line-up. 28 March 2018. fiaformula4.com.
News: Allen. Peter. Seb Priaulx to race in British F4 with Arden. 15 November 2017. formulascout.com.
News: Doohan's son gears up for British F4 season. 18 October 2017. Motorsport.com. 18 October 2017.
News: Checkered Flag. Waring. Bethonie. 6 March 2018. 7 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041438/https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/03/double-r-announces-second-british-f4-driver/. 2018-03-08. dead.
News: Checkered Flag. Jackson. Connor. 8 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135612/https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/03/double-r-add-juniors-rookie-champion-kiern-jewiss-to-f4-squad/. 2018-03-10. dead.
News: Motorsport Radio. Jackson. Connor. 5 March 2018. Motorosport Radio. 3 March 2018.
Web site: SILVERSTONE PREVIEW: It's tight at the top as title battle resumes. 14 September 2018.
News: Jamie Sharp Officially Confirms Entry for British F4. 2018-03-02. Motorsport Radio. 2018-03-02. en-US.