2021 F4 British Championship Explained

The 2021 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 seventh season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the seventh 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 8 May at Thruxton Circuit and concluded on 24 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship.

From this season forward, the grid for race 2 is a full reverse grid based on the results of qualifying, instead of reversing the top half drivers from race 1.^[2]

This was the last season of the championship using the combination of Mygale M14-F4 chassis and the engines supplied by Ford.^[3]

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Fortec Motorsport 5 Joel Granfors^[4] All 63 Oliver Gray^[5] 1–8, 10 67 James Hedley^[6] 1–5 Phinsys by Argenti 8 Matías Zagazeta^[7] All 11 Marcos Flack^[8] All 36 Eduardo Coseteng^[9] All 57 Aiden Neate^[10] 3–10 TRS Arden Junior Team 10 Thomas Ikin^[11] 1–4 23 Georgi Dimitrov^[12] 7–10 50 Cameron McLeod^[13] 8–10 77 David Morales^[14] 2–10 99 Zak Taylor^[15] All Carlin 15 Kai Askey^[16] All 21 nowrap Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak^[17] All 25 Dougie Bolger^[18] 1–9 31 Roman Bilinski^[19] 1–4 67 James Hedley^[20] 6–10 JHR Developments 16 McKenzy Cresswell^[21] All 25 Dougie Bolger 10 35 Matthew Rees^[22] All 49 Abbi Pulling^[23] 1–6 84 Joseph Loake^[24] All Richardson Racing 23 Georgi Dimitrov^[25] 2–4

Race calendar

All races were held in the United Kingdom. All rounds supported 2021 British Touring Car Championship. The provisional calendar was announced on 20 July 2020.^[26] An amended version was unveiled on 14 January 2021 with the season opener moving to 8 May at Thruxton Circuit.^[27] Further changes were published on 15 March 2021.^[28]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	8 May	Matthew Rees	Matías Zagazeta	James Hedley	Fortec Motorsport	Eduardo Coseteng
	R2		9 May		Eduardo Coseteng	James Hedley	Fortec Motorsport	Thomas Ikin
	R3			Matthew Rees	Eduardo Coseteng	Joseph Loake	JHR Developments	McKenzy Cresswell
2	R4	(300 Circuit, Norfolk)	12 June	Matthew Rees	Marcos Flack	Matthew Rees	JHR Developments	Matthew Rees
	R5				Joel Granfors	Georgi Dimitrov	Richardson Racing	Thomas Ikin
	R6		13 June	Matthew Rees		Matthew Rees	JHR Developments	Matthew Rees
3	R7	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	26 June		Joseph Loake	Zak Taylor		Thomas Ikin
	R8		27 June	Matthew Rees	McKenzy Cresswell	James Hedley	Fortec Motorsport	Matthew Rees
	R9				Joseph Loake	Matías Zagazeta	Phinsys by Argenti
4	R10	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	31 July	James Hedley	James Hedley	James Hedley	Fortec Motorsport	Matthew Rees
	R11				Oliver Gray	McKenzy Cresswell	JHR Developments	McKenzy Cresswell
	R12		1 August	James Hedley	Aiden Neate	Joseph Loake	JHR Developments	Dougie Bolger
5	R13	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	14 August	Matías Zagazeta	Matías Zagazeta	Matías Zagazeta	Phinsys by Argenti	Matthew Rees
	R14		15 August		Kai Askey	McKenzy Cresswell	JHR Developments	McKenzy Cresswell
	R15			Matías Zagazeta	Joel Granfors	Matías Zagazeta	Phinsys by Argenti	Matthew Rees
6	R16	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	28 August	Oliver Gray	Aiden Neate	Oliver Gray	Fortec Motorsport	Oliver Gray
	R17				Joel Granfors	Joel Granfors	Fortec Motorsport	Eduardo Coseteng
	R18		29 August	Oliver Gray	Joel Granfors	Oliver Gray	Fortec Motorsport	Oliver Gray
7	R19	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	18 September	McKenzy Cresswell	McKenzy Cresswell	McKenzy Cresswell	JHR Developments	McKenzy Cresswell
	R20				Eduardo Coseteng	Dougie Bolger	Carlin	Dougie Bolger
	R21		19 September	McKenzy Cresswell	McKenzy Cresswell	McKenzy Cresswell	JHR Developments	McKenzy Cresswell
8	R22	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		Matías Zagazeta	Matthew Rees	Matías Zagazeta	Phinsys by Argenti	Matthew Rees
	R23		26 September		Joseph Loake	Georgi Dimitrov	TRS Arden Junior Team	Kai Askey
	R24			Matías Zagazeta	McKenzy Cresswell	Joseph Loake	JHR Developments	Marcos Flack
9	R25	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	9 October	Matthew Rees	McKenzy Cresswell	Matthew Rees	JHR Developments	Matthew Rees
	R26		10 October		Marcos Flack	Georgi Dimitrov	TRS Arden Junior Team	Kai Askey
	R27			Matthew Rees	Matthew Rees	Matthew Rees	JHR Developments	Matthew Rees
10	R28	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	23 October	Eduardo Coseteng	Matthew Rees	McKenzy Cresswell	JHR Developments	McKenzy Cresswell
	R29				Cameron McLeod		Carlin	Oliver Gray
	R30		24 October	McKenzy Cresswell	Matías Zagazeta	McKenzy Cresswell	JHR Developments	McKenzy Cresswell

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. During the round at Brands Hatch utilising the Indy circuit, the race awarding 15 points for the winner was run as the first one. From this round onwards, an extra point was awarded for every position a competitor gained during a reverse grid race.^{[29] [30]}

Races	Position, points per race
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Races 1 & 3	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1
Race 2	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1			1

Drivers' Standings

Pos Driver THR1 SNE BHI OUL KNO THR2 CRO SIL DON BHGP Pen. Pts 1 Matthew Rees 13 13 5 1 12 1 9^10 2 4 2 9^9 5 3 14 3 9 7^6 5 3 12^3 5 2 NC Ret 1 7^9 1 5 5^6 4 331 2 Matías Zagazeta 3 9 Ret 9 13 6 12^5 4 1 Ret Ret 2 1 9^7 1 2 12^3 2 4 7^5 2 1 11^6 Ret 6 6^3 2 Ret 9^3 2 306 3 McKenzy Cresswell 9 7 2 3 14 3 10^8 6 2 13 1^4 14 8 1^3 9 4 Ret WD 1 Ret 1 5 8^6 9 2 12^3 4 1 10^6 1 305 4 Joel Granfors 2 2 8 8 5 Ret 8^3 8 6 11 5^3 10 2 Ret 2 7 1^9 3 2 8^6 4 4 Ret Ret 8 8^4 3 4 Ret WD 240 5 James Hedley 1 1 3 2 11 4 15 1 5 1 12^7 6 10 DNS 11 Ret 3^3 8 12 5 12 15 6 Ret 7 4^3 8 12 2^4 13 226 6 Joseph Loake 15 10 1 7 Ret 9 14^1 Ret 7 3 13^4 1 5 6^3 Ret Ret 9 6 5 10^1 7 Ret 4^7 1 4 Ret 13 2 Ret Ret 199 7 Oliver Gray 6 11 4 4 10 11 5^7 9 11 5 6^6 Ret 9 7 Ret 1 5^11 1 8 6^3 9 Ret 7^3 Ret 10 4^1 7 173 8 Kai Askey 10 Ret 9 14 4 13 11^3 7 3 10 17 8 7 3^3 8 8 13 12 13 4^1 10 10 3^5 3 12 2^3 10 9 6 10 132 9 Aiden Neate 6^4 16 9 7 15 9 Ret 12 6 5 6^2 4 7 Ret 3 3 10^6 Ret 5 9^5 16 11 Ret 3 128 10 14 4 DSQ 12 8 7 13 10 14 17 2^1 13 6 4^4 10 6 Ret 9 10 2^5 6 8 5^2 6 11 Ret 11 13 1 9 123 11 Marcos Flack Ret 12 10 5 7 2 Ret 13 16 8 7^2 17 Ret 11 12 13 Ret 11 11 3^3 Ret 6 9^4 2 9 5 7 6 11^4 5 3 117 12 Eduardo Coseteng 4 15 11 13 Ret 14 Ret 11 10 9 10^6 7 4 13 7 Ret 4^10 Ret 9 13 Ret 7 Ret 11 3 Ret 9 3 12^5 12 111 13 Zak Taylor 5 3 14 11 3 8 1^4 17 13 12 8 11 Ret 2^3 14 12 8 Ret 6 11 11 11 12 4 13 3 6 Ret Ret Ret 108 14 Abbi Pulling 12 5 12 6 9 5 3^5 3 8 Ret 4^2 16 13 8^3 4 3 11 10 3 97 15 Dougie Bolger 8 14 6 18 6 Ret 4 12 15 6 11^2 4 11 10 5 10 10 7 15 1 13 13 Ret 10 10 11 5 8 13 11 15 79 16 Georgi Dimitrov 16 1 10 Ret Ret Ret 15 14 Ret 16 9 14 12 1^1 5 14 1^1 14 7 8^2 6 75 17 Roman Bilinski 7 8 7 10 Ret 12 7^6 5 12 4 16 3 9 50 18 David Morales 17 Ret 16 Ret 14 18 16 18 15 12 5 13 11 2 13 14 Ret 8 9 Ret 7 15 10 15 14 3 14 40 19 Thomas Ikin 11 6 13 15 2 15 2^1 15 17 14 3 12 39 20 Cameron McLeod 14 2 8 16 13 12 15 7 8 23 Pos Driver THR1 SNE BHI OUL KNO THR2 CRO SIL DON BHGP Pen. Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap ^x – Positions Gained

Rookie Cup

Pos	Driver	THR1			SNE			BHI			OUL			KNO			THR2			CRO			SIL			DON			BHGP			Pen.	Pts
1	Matthew Rees	13	13	5	1	12	1	9	2	4	2	9	5	3	14	3	9	7	5	3	12	5	2	NC	Ret	1	7	1	5	5	4		426
2		9	7	2	3	14	3	10	6	2	13	1	14	8	1	9	4	Ret	WD	1	Ret	1	5	8	9	2	12	4	1	10	1		397
3	Oliver Gray	6	11	4	4	10	11	5	9	11	5	6	Ret	9	7	Ret	1	5	1	8	6	9	Ret	7	Ret				10	4	7		294
4	Kai Askey	10	Ret	9	14	4	13	11	7	3	10	17	8	7	3	8	8	13	12	13	4	10	10	3	3	12	2	10	9	6	10		286
5	Dougie Bolger	8	14	6	18	6	Ret	4	12	15	6	11	4	11	10	5	10	10	7	15	1	13	13	Ret	10	10	11	5	8	13	11	15	250
6	Marcos Flack	Ret	12	10	5	7	2	Ret	13	16	8	7	17	Ret	11	12	13	Ret	11	11	3	Ret	6	9	2	9	5	7	6	11	5	3	240
7	Eduardo Coseteng	4	15	11	13	Ret	14	Ret	11	10	9	10	7	4	13	7	Ret	4	Ret	9	13	Ret	7	Ret	11	3	Ret	9	3	12	12		230
8	Aiden Neate							6	16	9	7	15	9	Ret	12	6	5	6	4	7	Ret	3	3	10	Ret	5	9	16	11	Ret	3		212
9	Thomas Ikin	11	6	13	15	2	15	2	15	17	14	3	12																				97
Pos	Driver	THR1			SNE			BHI			OUL			KNO			THR2			CRO			SIL			DON			BHGP			Pen.	Pts

Teams Cup

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

Pos	Team	Pts
1	JHR Developments	648
2	Fortec Motorsport	575
3	Phinsys by Argenti	493
4	Carlin	434
5	TRS Arden Junior Team	369
6	Richardson Racing	26

Notes and References

1. Web site: 23 June 2014. FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015. dead. https://archive.today/20140908194917/http://www.britishformulaford.co.uk/formula-ford-ecoboost-adopts-fia-formula-4-regulations-for-2015/. 8 September 2014. British Formula Ford.
2. Web site: 14 January 2021. British F4 announces format changes ahead of 2021 season. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114085910/http://fiaformula4.com/british-f4-announces-format-changes-ahead-of-2021-season/ . 2021-01-14 .
3. Web site: 14 August 2021. Motorsport UK announces chassis and engine supply package for F4 British Championship from 2022. Motorsport UK.
4. Web site: 10 February 2021. Formula Nordic star Joel Granfors joins reigning champions Fortec Motorsport. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210210100550/http://fiaformula4.com/nordic-star-joel-granfors-joins-reigning-champions-fortec-motorsport/?tr=2234&sr= . 2021-02-10 .
5. Web site: March 5, 2021. Karting star Oliver Gray confirms Fortec seat for 2021 season. March 5, 2021.
6. Web site: Dutton. Oliver. 27 April 2021. James Hedley joins forces with Fortec Motorsport for 2021 season. live. Fortec Motorsport. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427080102/https://www.fortecmotorsports.com/james-hedley-joins-forces-with-fortec-motorsport-for-2021-season/ . 2021-04-27 .
7. Web site: 13 January 2021. Matias Zagazeta secures 2021 return with Argenti Motorsport. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113090431/http://fiaformula4.com/matias-zagazeta-secures-2021-return-with-argenti-motorsport/ . 2021-01-13 .
8. Web site: Wood. Elliot. 3 January 2021. R-ace GP and Argenti Motorsport sign karter Marcos Flack for F4. live. Formula Scout. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210103165053/https://formulascout.com/r-ace-gp-signs-australian-karter-marcos-flack-for-italian-f4/73587 . 2021-01-03 .
9. Web site: 19 March 2021. Argenti complete 2021 line up with rising star Eduardo Coseteng. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322135603/http://fiaformula4.com/argenti-complete-2021-line-up-with-rising-star-eduardo-coseteng/ . 2021-03-22 .
10. Web site: 25 June 2021. Argenti Motorsport Welcome Aiden Neate For 2021 British F4. dead. Argenti Motorsport. 25 June 2021. 25 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625093907/https://argenti-motorsport.com/2021/06/argenti-motorsport-welcome-aiden-neate-for-2021-british-f4/.
11. Web site: 21 December 2020. Thomas Ikin joins British F4 for 2021 with Arden Motorsport. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20201221171547/http://fiaformula4.com/thomas-ikin-joins-british-f4-for-2021-with-arden-motorsport/ . 2020-12-21 .
12. Web site: 14 September 2021. Georgi Dimitrov joins Arden for remainder of 2021 campaign. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914130825/http://fiaformula4.com/georgi-dimitrov-joins-arden-for-remainder-of-2021-campaign/?tr=2434&sr= . 2021-09-14 .
13. Web site: 22 September 2021. Cameron McLeod joins Red Arrows ahead of Silverstone triple header. Arden Motorsport.
14. Web site: 4 June 2021. Arden Motorsport add US rising star David Morales to 2021 line-up British F4. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604140833/http://fiaformula4.com/arden-motorsport-add-us-rising-star-david-morales-to-2021-line-up/ . 2021-06-04 .
15. Web site: 27 November 2020. Zak Taylor graduates to British F4 for 2021 with Arden Motorsport. live. Arden Motorsport. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127123130/https://www.arden-motorsport.com/press/zak-taylor-graduates-to-british-f4-for-2021-with-arden-motorsport . 2020-11-27 .
16. Web site: 18 January 2021. Askey confirmed with Carlin for the 2021 F4 British Championship. live. Carlin. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118133026/http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/f4-british-championship/askey-confirmed-with-carlin-for-the-2021-f4-british-championship/ . 2021-01-18 .
17. Web site: 12 March 2021. Inthraphuvasak completes Carlin 2021 F4 British line-up. dead. Carlin. 12 March 2021. 12 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210312100002/https://www.carlin.co.uk/news/f4-british-championship/inthraphuvasak-completes-carlin-2021-f4-british-line-up/.
18. Web site: 2 February 2021. Dougie Bolger graduates to British F4 for 2021 with Carlin. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202090207/http://fiaformula4.com/dougie-bolger-graduates-to-british-f4-for-2021-with-carlin/?tr=2233&sr= . 2021-02-02 .
19. Web site: Roman Bilinski switches to Carlin for 2021 title charge. January 29, 2021. January 29, 2021.
20. Web site: Allen. Peter. 26 August 2021. British F4 title contender Hedley makes mid-season Carlin switch. live. Formula Scout. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826131524/https://formulascout.com/british-f4-title-contender-hedley-makes-mid-season-carlin-switch/82804 . 2021-08-26 .
21. Web site: JHR unveil McKenzy Cresswell as first signing for 2021 season. 30 December 2020. British F4.
22. Web site: 16 February 2021. JHR Developments adds Welsh rising star Matthew Rees to 2021 line-up. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216103430/http://fiaformula4.com/jhr-developments-adds-welsh-rising-star-matthew-rees-to-2021-line-up/ . 2021-02-16 .
23. Web site: Abbi Pulling returns for 2021 title challenge with JHR Developments. March 2, 2021. March 2, 2021.
24. Web site: Fiesta Junior champion Joseph Loake confirms 2021 JHR seat. March 4, 2021. March 4, 2021.
25. Web site: 12 November 2020. Georgi Dimitrov graduates to British F4 with returning Richardson Racing. British F4.
26. Web site: 20 July 2020. F4 British Championship unveils provisional 2021 calendar British F4. British F4.
27. Web site: 14 January 2021. Statement: Amended 2021 calendar. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114150238/http://fiaformula4.com/statement-amended-2021-calendar/ . 2021-01-14 .
28. Web site: 15 March 2021. Statement: Amended 2021 calendar. live. British F4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210315110026/http://fiaformula4.com/statement-amended-2021-calendar-2/ . 2021-03-15 .
29. Web site: Waring. Bethonie. 21 June 2021. British F4 swaps races around for Brands Hatch. live. Formula Scout. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621190050/https://formulascout.com/british-f4-swaps-races-around-for-brands-hatch/80257 . 2021-06-21 .
30. Web site: 24 June 2021. Championship Bulletin 1 - Point scoring. live. British Racing and Sports Car Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626134111/https://brscc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Bulletin-No-1_British-F4-Championship.pdf . 2021-06-26 .