2018 French F4 Championship Explained

The 2018 French F4 Championship was the eighth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the first season under the FIA Formula 4 regulations.[1] The championship used Mygale M14-F4 chassis like in the F4 British Championship and Australian Formula 4 Championship. The engine was upgraded from 1.6 litre to 2.0 litre. The series began on 1 April at Nogaro and ended on 14 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty one races.[2]

Driver lineup

DriverClassRounds
1 Baptiste Berthelot[3] All
2 Romain Boeckler1, 3, 5, 7
3 Stuart White1–3
4 Baptiste MoulinAll
5 Adam EtekiAll
6 Gillian Henrion7
7 Arthur LeclercAll
8 Evan Spenle7
9 Lucas Petersson4
10 Reshad de GerusAll
11 Pierre-Louis Chovet[4] 1–4, 6–7
16 Sacha LehmannAll
18 Mateo HerreroAll
21 Théo PourchaireAll
22 Théo NouetAll
23 Caio ColletAll
27 Ugo de WildeAll
28 Alessandro Ghiretti6–7
30 Esteban MuthAll
31 Ulysse de Pauw[5] All
51 Shihab Al HabsiAll
87 O'Neill Muth1–6
97 Gavin Aimable[6] 1–2
IconStatus
Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar

A seven round calendar was published in the FFSA Academy website, confirming the return of Dijon-Prenois and moving the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya round in Spain to Jerez.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning Driver
1R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro1 April Ugo de Wilde Adam Eteki Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire
R2 Théo Pourchaire Arthur Leclerc Théo Pourchaire
R32 April Adam Eteki Caio Collet Adam Eteki Théo Pourchaire
2R1 Circuit de Pau, Pau12 May Caio Collet Arthur Leclerc Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
R2 Adam Eteki Adam Eteki Reshad de Gerus
R313 May Caio Collet Ugo de Wilde Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
3R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa2 June Arthur Leclerc Théo Pourchaire Ulysse de Pauw Théo Pourchaire
R2 Stuart White Théo Pourchaire Théo Pourchaire
R33 June Caio Collet Stuart White Stuart White Théo Pourchaire
4R1 Dijon-Prenois, Dijon14 July Ugo de Wilde Caio Collet Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire
R215 July Ulysse de Pauw Théo Nouet Théo Pourchaire
R3 Adam Eteki Esteban Muth Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
5R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours8 September Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
R2 Caio Collet Arthur Leclerc Reshad de Gerus
R3nowrap9 September Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
6R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez6 October Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
R27 October Esteban Muth O'Neill Muth O'Neill Muth
R3 Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Reshad de Gerus
7R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet13 Octobernowrap Ugo de Wilde Adam Eteki Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire
R214 October Adam Etekinowrap Pierre-Louis Chovetnowrap Reshad de Gerus
R3 Ugo de Wildenowrap Pierre-Louis Chovet Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire

Championship standings

Points systemPoints were awarded as follows:
RacesPositionBonus
1st 2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th PPFL
Races 1 & 325181512108642111
Race 215121086421001

Drivers standings – FFSA Academy

PosDriverNOG
PAU
SPA
DIJ
MAG
JER
LEC
Pts
1 Caio Collet334181Ret52541141161446296.5
2 Ugo de Wilde1723628Ret7195Ret57847161210.5
3 Théo Pourchaire4237465144682Ret248102103203
4 Adam Eteki2819176Ret827238417†DNS11332192
5 Ulysse de Pauw566839136653638656575180
6 Arthur Leclerc7152914365726413278181112175
7 Pierre-Louis Chovet65Ret5742833879351018135
8 Esteban Muth9Ret1341539298316512†107236810113.5
9 Reshad de Gerus13119102811Ret12131215825510475788
10 Stuart White11Ret765544172
11 Théo Nouet19†101011Ret1071410914Ret109111116†92466.5
12 O'Neill Muth104121311Ret1391112139796101946
13 Matéo Herrero8Ret8121011107131110111061414DNSDNS817DNS20
14 Sacha Lehmann1416Ret1714151510151514149711131412Ret14184
15 Shihab Al Habsi1291114121212131710111013Ret121515151618142
16 Baptiste Berthelot1815171817†161615Ret1716171411Ret1613141519170
17 Baptiste Moulin16141516161317121616151212Ret131212131215130
18 Gavin Aimable1512141513Ret0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Alessandro Ghiretti39213916
Gillian Henrion11129
Romain Boeckler17131614111411RetRet141611
Lucas Petersson14Ret13
Evan Spenle171315
PosDriverNOG
PAU
SPA
DIJ
MAG
JER
LEC
Pts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Drivers standings – FIA Formula 4

PosDriverNOG
PAU
SPA
DIJ
MAG
JER
LEC
Pts
1 Caio Collet323161Ret42441131151345303.5
2 Ugo de Wilde1523427Ret6185Ret44535151237
3 Ulysse de Pauw445727125553525344464224
4 Adam Eteki2618165Ret726227312†DNS7232213
5 Arthur Leclerc61427113546263122661188199
6 Pierre-Louis Chovet53Ret554273377623816162
7 Esteban Muth8Ret941138187311410†7412577145.5
8 Théo Nouet14†789Ret86109814Ret867711†723101
9 Stuart White9Ret663543180
10 Matéo Herrero7Ret710899610998751010DNSDNS611DNS50
11 Sacha Lehmann1011Ret131012108111010106689108Ret91127
12 Baptiste Moulin1291112121012912111198Ret9889910919.5
13 Baptiste Berthelot1310121413†131111Ret12121299Ret119101012105
14 Gavin Aimable11810119Ret2
PosDriverNOG
PAU
SPA
DIJ
MAG
JER
LEC
Pts

Juniors' standings

PosDriverNOG
PAU
SPA
DIJ
MAG
JER
LEC
Pts
1 Théo Pourchaire1111211111111Ret1123121408.5
2 Reshad de Gerus4422122Ret3434312231212299
3 Shihab Al Habsi2244433342234Ret4444333245.5
4 O'Neill Muth33333Ret422342223312243

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jackson. Connor. FRENCH F4 SWITCH TO FIA F4 MONOCOQUE AND BRANDING FOR 2018. 7 November 2017. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 14 September 2017.
  2. News: Rubinho. Jacopo. La F4 francese si allinea alla FIA Nel 2018 arriva il telaio Mygale. 7 November 2017. italiaracing.net. Inpagina. 6 November 2017. it.
  3. Web site: Engagés Championnat de France F4. circuit-nogaro.com. Circuit Paul Armagnac. 27 March 2018. fr. 28 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328040937/http://www.circuit-nogaro.com/content/galleries/coupes-de-paques/engages-f4-paques-2018.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: 2017 FRENCH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP: SEASON REVIEW – MARTINS MISSED CHANCE. 12 January 2018. 16 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Ulysse De Pauw to race in French F4 after winning RACB prize. 6 December 2017. 16 January 2018.
  6. News: Wood. Elliot. Leclerc’s brother Arthur and Todt protege Collet to race in French F4. 21 January 2018. formulascout.com. 18 January 2018.