2018 French F4 Championship

The 2018 French F4 Championship is 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 uses Mygale M14 chassis like in the F4 British Championship and Australian Formula 4 Championship. While the engine will be 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]

2018 French F4 Championship
Previous: 2017 Next: 2019
Parent series::
FFSA GT Championship
Renault Clio Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup France

Driver lineup
No. Driver Class Rounds
1 Baptiste Berthelot[3] All
2 Romain Boeckler[3] 1, 3, 5, 7
3 Stuart White[3] 1–3
4 Baptiste Moulin[4] All
5 Adam Eteki[4] All
6 Gillian Henrion 7
7 Arthur Leclerc[4] All
8 Evan Spenle 7
9 Lucas Petersson 4
10 Reshad de Gerus[4] J All
11 Pierre-Louis Chovet[5] 1–4, 6–7
16 Sacha Lehmann[4] All
18 Mateo Herrero[4] All
21 Théo Pourchaire[5] J All
22 Théo Nouet[4] All
23 Caio Collet[4] All
27 Ugo de Wilde[3] All
28 Alessandro Ghiretti 6–7
30 Esteban Muth[3] All
31 Ulysse de Pauw[6] All
51 Shihab Al Habsi[3] J All
87 O'Neill Muth[3] J 1–6
97 Gavin Aimable[4] 1–2

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.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Junior Winner
1 R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 1 April Ugo de Wilde Adam Eteki Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire
R2 Théo Pourchaire Arthur Leclerc Théo Pourchaire
R3 2 April Adam Eteki Caio Collet Adam Eteki Théo Pourchaire
2 R1 Circuit de Pau, Pau 12 May Caio Collet Arthur Leclerc Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
R2 Adam Eteki Adam Eteki Reshad de Gerus
R3 13 May Caio Collet Ugo de Wilde Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
3 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 2 June Arthur Leclerc Adam Eteki Ulysse de Pauw Théo Pourchaire
R2 Stuart White Théo Pourchaire Théo Pourchaire
R3 3 June Caio Collet Stuart White Stuart White Théo Pourchaire
4 R1 Dijon-Prenois, Dijon 14 July Ugo de Wilde Caio Collet Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire
R2 15 July Ulysse de Pauw Théo Nouet Théo Pourchaire
R3 Adam Eteki Esteban Muth Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
5 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 8 September Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
R2 Caio Collet Arthur Leclerc Reshad de Gerus
R3 9 September Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
6 R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez 6 October Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Théo Pourchaire
R2 7 October Esteban Muth O'Neill Muth O'Neill Muth
R3 Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Reshad de Gerus
7 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 13–14 October Ugo de Wilde Adam Eteki Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire
R2 Adam Eteki Pierre-Louis Chovet Reshad de Gerus
R3 Ugo de Wilde Pierre-Louis Chovet Ugo de Wilde Théo Pourchaire

Championship standings
Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

Races Position
1st  2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 0

Drivers standings
Pos Driver NOG
 PAU1
 SPA
 DIJ
 MAG
 JER
 LEC
 Pts
1 Caio Collet 3 2 3 1 6 1 Ret 4 2 4 4 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 3 4 5 303.5
2 Ugo de Wilde 1 5 2 3 4 2 7 Ret 6 1 8 5 Ret 4 4 6 3 6 1 5 1 237
3 Ulysse de Pauw 4 4 5 7 2 7 1 2 5 5 5 3 5 2 5 4 4 5 4 6 4 224
4 Adam Eteki 2 6 1 8 1 6 5 Ret 7 2 6 2 2 7 3 13 DNS 8 2 3 2 213
5 Arthur Leclerc 6 1 4 2 7 11 3 5 4 6 2 6 3 1 2 2 6 7 15 9 10 199
6 Pierre-Louis Chovet 5 3 Ret 5 5 4 2 7 3 3 7 7 7 2 4 8 1 6 162
7 Esteban Muth 8 Ret 9 4 11 3 8 1 8 7 3 12 4 10 7 5 1 3 5 7 8 145.5
8 Théo Nouet 15 7 8 9 Ret 8 6 11 9 8 1 4 Ret 8 6 8 8 12 7 2 3 101
9 Stuart White 9 Ret 6 6 3 5 4 3 1 80
10 Matéo Herrero 7 Ret 7 10 8 9 9 6 10 9 9 8 7 5 10 11 DNS DNS 6 15 DNS 50
11 Sacha Lehmann 10 12 Ret 13 10 12 11 8 12 11 10 11 6 6 8 10 11 9 16 12 15 27
12 Baptiste Moulin 12 10 11 12 12 10 13 10 13 12 11 9 9 Ret 9 9 9 10 10 13 11 19.5
13 Baptiste Berthelot 14 11 13 14 13 13 12 12 Ret 13 12 13 10 9 Ret 12 10 11 13 16 14 5
14 Gavin Aimable 11 8 10 11 9 Ret 2
Drivers ineligible to score points
– Alessandro Ghiretti 3 7 2 11 8 13 –
– Gillian Henrion 9 10 7 –
– Romain Boeckler 13 9 12 10 9 11 8 Ret Ret 12 14 9 –
– Lucas Petersson 10 Ret 10 –
– Evan Spenle 14 11 12 –
Pos Driver NOG
 PAU1
 SPA
 DIJ
 MAG
 JER
 LEC
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

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

  • Drivers competing in the Junior Championship are not eligible for the general driver's championship. As such, their results are ignored in the points classification.

1 Half points awarded for race 3 as race was halted before 75% distance due to heavy rain.

Junior Championship Standings
Pos Driver NOG
 PAU1
 SPA
 DIJ
 MAG
 JER
 LEC
 Pts
1 Théo Pourchaire 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 408.5
2 Reshad de Gerus 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 Ret 3 4 3 4 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 299
3 Shihab Al Habsi 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 Ret 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 245.5
4 O'Neill Muth 3 3 3 3 3 Ret 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 243

References
  1. Jackson, Connor (14 September 2017). "FRENCH F4 SWITCH TO FIA F4 MONOCOQUE AND BRANDING FOR 2018". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. Rubinho, Jacopo (6 November 2017). "La F4 francese si allinea alla FIA Nel 2018 arriva il telaio Mygale". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "Engagés Championnat de France F4" (PDF). circuit-nogaro.com (in French). Circuit Paul Armagnac. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. Wood, Elliot (18 January 2018). "Leclerc's brother Arthur and Todt protege Collet to race in French F4". formulascout.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. "2017 FRENCH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP: SEASON REVIEW – MARTINS MISSED CHANCE". 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. "Ulysse De Pauw to race in French F4 after winning RACB prize". 6 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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