2019 F4 British Championship

The 2019 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 conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the third season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the fifth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

2019 F4 British Championship
Previous: 2018 Next: 2020
2019 ToCA Support series:
2019 BTCC
2019 Renault UK Clio Cup
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship
2019 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

The season will commence on 6 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will conclude on 13 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.[2]

The rookie cup will continue with the top prize being free entry into the 2020 season.[3]

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Fortec Motorsport 7 Roberto Faria[4] R All
10 Mariano Martínez[5] All
20 Chris Lulham[6] R 9
Richardson Racing[7] 11 Luke Browning[7] All
TRS Arden Junior Team 12 Abbie Munro[8] 8-10
27 Alex Connor[9] R 2-10
50 Bart Horsten[10] All
53 Tommy Foster[11] All
Double R Racing 18 Reema Juffali[12] All
26 Louis Foster[13] All
94 Sebastián Álvarez[14] All
Carlin[15] 21 Joe Turney[16] R 1-5
31 Zane Maloney[17] R All
JHR Developments 41 Alex Walker[18] R 5-7,9
43 Josh Skelton[19] All
55 Carter Williams[20] All
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 5 June 2018.[2] All races will be held in the United Kingdom. Round at Rockingham was removed from the schedule in favour of the second Thruxton round. All rounds scheduled to support 2019 British Touring Car Championship.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 6 April Joe Turney Zane Maloney Luke Browning Richardson Racing Zane Maloney
R2 7 April Luke Browning Louis Foster Double R Racing Joe Turney
R3 Sebastián Álvarez Sebastián Álvarez Sebastián Álvarez Double R Racing Zane Maloney
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 27 April Louis Foster Tommy Foster Louis Foster Double R Racing Joe Turney
R5 28 April Louis Foster Bart Horsten TRS Arden Junior Team Joe Turney
R6 Louis Foster Joe Turney Louis Foster Double R Racing Alex Connor
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 18 May Louis Foster Joe Turney Luke Browning Richardson Racing Zane Maloney
R8 19 May Sebastián Álvarez Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
R9 Tommy Foster Louis Foster Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
4 R10 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 15 June Zane Maloney Zane Maloney Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
R11 Josh Skelton Josh Skelton JHR Developments Zane Maloney
R12 16 June Zane Maloney Zane Maloney Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
5 R13 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 29 June Zane Maloney Zane Maloney Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
R14 30 June Louis Foster Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
R15 Zane Maloney Josh Skelton Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 3 August Sebastián Álvarez Sebastián Álvarez Sebastián Álvarez Double R Racing Zane Maloney
R17 4 August Josh Skelton Tommy Foster TRS Arden Junior Team Alex Connor
R18 Sebastián Álvarez Sebastián Álvarez Sebastián Álvarez Double R Racing Zane Maloney
7 R19 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 17 August Luke Browning Sebastián Álvarez Carter Williams JHR Developments Zane Maloney
R20 Louis Foster Josh Skelton JHR Developments Zane Maloney
R21 18 August Luke Browning Sebastián Álvarez Carter Williams JHR Developments Zane Maloney
8 R22 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 14 September Zane Maloney Josh Skelton Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
R23 15 September Josh Skelton Carter Williams JHR Developments Alex Connor
R24 Zane Maloney Bart Horsten Louis Foster Double R Racing Alex Connor
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 28 September Louis Foster Louis Foster Louis Foster Double R Racing Zane Maloney
R26 29 September Louis Foster Sebastián Álvarez Double R Racing Zane Maloney
R27 Louis Foster Louis Foster Louis Foster Double R Racing Chris Lulham
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 12 October Alex Connor Zane Maloney Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney
R29 Louis Foster Sebastián Álvarez Double R Racing Alex Connor
R30 13 October Alex Connor Carter Williams Zane Maloney Carlin Zane Maloney

Championship standings
  • Points are 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 BRI DON THR1 CRO† OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 Zane Maloney 3 7 2 8 6 6 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 Ret 4 6 5 6 1 8 NC 5 2 Ret 1 5 1 427
2 Sebastián Álvarez 2 2 1 9 5 2 5 2 3 5 2 Ret 5 9 3 1 11 1 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 1 Ret 3 1 Ret 407
3 Louis Foster 7 1 4 1 3 1 10 4 2 3 6 2 6 6 5 8 4 8 12 Ret 3 Ret 5 1 1 3 1 Ret 6 6 353
4 Josh Skelton 8 Ret 12 2 7 4 3 5 5 6 1 Ret 2 DNS 2 6 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 9 4 7 10 4 326.5
5 Bart Horsten 5 Ret 6 3 1 8 4 3 7 2 3 3 3 8 7 5 10 2 13† Ret 4 6 9 10 Ret 5 2 5 2 5 3 275.5
6 Luke Browning 1 3 7 DNS 9 3 1 12 9 12 10 7 Ret 5 4 10 3 13 4 4 9 7 4 4 8 6 3 2 3 2 268.5
7 Carter Williams 9 6 3 7 Ret 7 11 10 6 11 11 8 7 3 11 2 Ret 5 1 6 1 4 1 5 4 10 10 6 8 12 230
8 Tommy Foster 4 10 5 10 11 Ret 7 11 4 4 4 5 8 4 12 4 1 6 5 2 7 8 6 6 Ret 8 6 8 9 8 207
9 Alex Connor 5 4 5 9 7 10 7 7 6 Ret 7 6 9 5 7 7 11 8 Ret 7 7 6 Ret 8 4 4 3 163
10 Joe Turney 6 4 9 4 2 Ret 6 9 8 9 9 4 4 2 Ret 111
11 Roberto Faria 10 5 8 6 DNS 10 8 6 13 8 8 10 9 11 Ret 7 6 11 10 7 10 5 11 11 9 4 7 Ret Ret 9 99
12 Mariano Martínez 11 8 10 11 8 9 Ret 8 12 10 12 9 12 10 9 13 7 10 11 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 11 9 7 7 49
13 Reema Juffali 12 9 11 12 10 11 Ret 13 11 13 13 Ret 11 12 10 12 9 12 9 8 12 Ret Ret 8 12 14 9 10 11 10 20
14 Alex Walker 10 13 8 11 8 9 8 9 13 Ret 11 Ret 17
15 Chris Lulham 11 7 5 16
16 Abbie Munro 9 10 9 10 13 12 11 12 11 6

† Race 2 at Croft Circuit was stopped after two laps due to worsening weather conditions. The results were initially declared void, with the intention of running a fourth race at a later event. However, it was confirmed on 22 July that the original results would stand, with half points being awarded.[21]

Rookie Cup
Pos Driver BRI DON THR1 CRO† OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 Zane Maloney 3 7 2 8 6 6 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 Ret 4 6 5 6 1 8 NC 5 2 Ret 1 5 1 608.5
2 Alex Connor 5 4 5 9 7 10 7 7 6 Ret 7 6 9 5 7 7 11 8 Ret 7 7 6 Ret 8 4 4 3 428
3 Roberto Faria 10 5 8 6 DNS 10 8 6 13 8 8 10 9 11 Ret 7 6 11 10 7 10 5 11 11 9 4 7 Ret Ret 9 397.5
4 Joe Turney 6 4 9 4 2 Ret 6 8 8 9 9 4 4 2 Ret 228
5 Alex Walker 10 13 8 11 8 9 8 9 13 Ret 11 Ret 133
6 Chris Lulham 11 7 5 52

Teams Cup
Pos Team Pts
1 Double R Racing 536
2 Carlin 439
3 JHR Developments 407
4 TRS Arden Junior Team 344.5
5 Richardson Racing 174
6 Fortec Motorsport 145

References
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