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2016 F4 British Championship

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The 2016 F4 British Championship[1] (known as 2016 MSA Formula Championship at the first two rounds) was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. 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 second season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the second year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[2] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.[3]

The season commenced on 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races at ten meetings, all in support of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.[4]

Teams and drivers

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All teams were British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Carlin 1 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco[5] All
10 Romania Petru Florescu[6] All
15 United Kingdom James Pull[5] All
31 United Kingdom Max Fewtrell[7] All
Richardson Racing 2 United Kingdom Andrew Richardson[8] 9–10
25 Romania Alexandra Marinescu[9] 6, 8
JHR Developments 3 United Kingdom Sennan Fielding[10] All
23 United Kingdom Billy Monger[11] 1–4, 6–10
96 United Kingdom Jack Butel[12] 1–6, 8–10
Fortec Motorsports 5 United Kingdom Frank Bird[13] All
7 United Kingdom Alex Quinn[14] R All
33 United Kingdom Ross Martin[15] R 1–3
38 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline[16] 5–10
63 Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard[17] R All
Double R Racing 8 Germany Carrie Schreiner[18] 1, 3, 8–9
93 Australia Zane Goddard[19] All
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 12 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons[20] R 3–10
21 Brazil Rafael Martins[20] All
26 Australia Luis Leeds[20] All
88 United Kingdom Jack Martin[20] R All
Falcon Motorsport 20 Mexico Alexandra Mohnhaupt[21] 6–7
Jamun Racing 35 Australia Harry Hayek[22] 1–3
38 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline[23] 1–4
Joe Tandy Racing 44 Denmark Patrik Matthiesen[24] 1–6, 8–9
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar and results

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The calendar for the 2016 TOCA package was announced on 27 July 2015.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		2 April Romania Petru Florescu Romania Petru Florescu Romania Petru Florescu Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R2 United Kingdom Sennan Fielding United Kingdom Sennan Fielding JHR Developments United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R3 3 April Romania Petru Florescu Australia Luis Leeds Romania Petru Florescu Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		16 April United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom James Pull United Kingdom Alex Quinn Fortec Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R5 17 April Romania Petru Florescu United Kingdom Sennan Fielding JHR Developments United Kingdom Jack Martin
R6 United Kingdom Max Fewtrell United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Carlin United Kingdom Ross Martin
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		7 May Romania Petru Florescu Romania Petru Florescu Romania Petru Florescu Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R8 8 May United Kingdom Sennan Fielding Australia Luis Leeds TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons
R9 Romania Petru Florescu Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		4 June Canada Devlin DeFrancesco United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R11 5 June United Kingdom Sennan Fielding Brazil Rafael Martins TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R12 Romania Petru Florescu Romania Petru Florescu Romania Petru Florescu Carlin Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		18 June Australia Zane Goddard Australia Zane Goddard Australia Zane Goddard Double R Racing United Kingdom Jack Martin
R14 19 June Australia Zane Goddard Australia Luis Leeds TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Jack Martin
R15 Australia Zane Goddard Australia Zane Goddard Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		30 July United Kingdom Sennan Fielding United Kingdom James Pull United Kingdom Sennan Fielding JHR Developments Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard
R17 Romania Petru Florescu Romania Petru Florescu Carlin Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard
R18 31 July United Kingdom Sennan Fielding Romania Petru Florescu United Kingdom Sennan Fielding JHR Developments Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		13 August Romania Petru Florescu Canada Devlin DeFrancesco United Kingdom Alex Quinn[N 1] Fortec Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R20 14 August Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R21 United Kingdom Alex Quinn Australia Zane Goddard Australia Zane Goddard Double R Racing United Kingdom Alex Quinn
8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit,
Northamptonshire) 		27 August United Kingdom James Pull United Kingdom James Pull United Kingdom James Pull Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R23 28 August Australia Luis Leeds United Kingdom Sennan Fielding JHR Developments United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R24 United Kingdom Billy Monger United Kingdom James Pull United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Carlin United Kingdom Alex Quinn
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		17 September United Kingdom Sennan Fielding United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Australia Zane Goddard Double R Racing United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons
R26 18 September United Kingdom Max Fewtrell United Kingdom Alex Quinn Fortec Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R27 Australia Luis Leeds United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Australia Zane Goddard Double R Racing United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		1 October United Kingdom Max Fewtrell[N 2] United Kingdom Jamie Caroline United Kingdom James Pull Carlin United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons
R29 2 October United Kingdom Billy Monger United Kingdom Jamie Caroline Fortec Motorsport United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons
R30 United Kingdom Max Fewtrell[N 2] United Kingdom Sennan Fielding United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Carlin United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons
  1. ^ Petru Florescu initially won the race, but was later disqualified following an incident with Devlin DeFrancesco in the following race.
  2. ^ a b Jamie Caroline achieved double pole for Brands Hatch, but was later excluded.

Championship standings

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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

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Max Fewtrell 2 6 6 3 3 1 Ret Ret 3 5 5 4 2 3 3 Ret 9 3 8 3 5 3 3 1 11 7 5 3 3 1 358
2 United Kingdom Sennan Fielding 5 1 14 7 1 5 3 6 5 10 9 8 Ret 6 5 1 5 1 Ret 8 4 5 1 2 2 4 3 2 5 3 351
3 Australia Luis Leeds 4 9 2 2 Ret 2 5 1 8 13 8 11 3 1 10 5 17 4 5 1 2 7 2 10 8 3 2 10 11 5 300
4 United Kingdom James Pull 3 3 3 4 Ret 4 6 7 4 6 2 5 8 5 6 3 2 Ret 7 5 7 1 DSQ 9 4 12 6 1 7 4 291
5 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco     10 Ret 7 5 Ret 17 2 Ret 1 1 7 2 4 Ret 1 2 3 2 2 Ret 9 Ret 9 7 3 5 4 Ret 16 7 265
6 Romania Petru Florescu 1 Ret 1 6 2 13 1 13 9 2 4 1 Ret 8 9 7 1 5 DSQ Ret EX Ret 7 4 5 Ret 17 6 2 8 260
7 United Kingdom Alex Quinn 8 7 5 1 9 6 4 12 7 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 9 6 15 1 4 3 2 5 5 9 1 10 8 8 11 248
8 Australia Zane Goddard 9 4 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 6 8 Ret 10 1 2 2 4 14 7 3 2 1 9 10 12 1 6 1 13 10 6 239
9 Brazil Rafael Martins 7 5 4 10 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 1 6 6 4 7 8 Ret 11 Ret 7 6 6 8 6 6 2 7 4 4 10 205
10 United Kingdom Jamie Caroline 6 2 12 8 5 7 10 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 5 Ret 8 Ret 7 Ret 4 13 8 4 4 14 12 9 14 7 1 9 181
11 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 12 8 17 16 12 9 11 9 14 11 16 8 10 6 12 11 6 8 7 8 9 5 6 2 82
12 United Kingdom Billy Monger 11 8 18 9 6 11 Ret 3 2 9 6 13 Ret 11 12 Ret 9 13 15 13 3 Ret 11 8 Ret 12 Ret 78
13 Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard 13 10 16 14 Ret 14 Ret Ret 14 14 15 7 EX 10 11 6 4 6 6 11 10 8 11 18 10 Ret 14 11 9 12 50
14 United Kingdom Jack Martin 16 16 13 13 8 9 Ret EX 13 11 10 12 7 7 12 12 Ret 9 9 Ret 11 12 Ret 13 14 15 12 14 13 13 25
15 United Kingdom Ross Martin Ret 12 9 12 Ret 3 9 9 11 21
16 Denmark Patrik Matthiesen 17 14 19 16 10 15 8 10 10 12 11 Ret 9 11 13 10 8 10 13 Ret 11 16 14 18 15
17 Germany Carrie Schreiner 15 15 15 13 4 16 10 Ret 15 13 10 16 14
18 United Kingdom Jack Butel 12 13 11 Ret 7 12 7 Ret 18 17 13 14 Ret 12 16 14 13 13 17 12 16 17 13 11 9 14 14 14
19 United Kingdom Frank Bird 18 Ret 17 15 11 16 14 Ret 15 15 14 Ret 10 Ret 15 13 10 14 12 10 14 14 NC 17 15 16 13 12 Ret 16 3
20 Australia Harry Hayek 14 11 10 11 12 10 11 11 12 2
21 Mexico Alexandra Mohnhaupt 16 15 17 11 12 15 0
22 Romania Alexandra Marinescu 15 12 16 16 14 19 0
23 United Kingdom Andrew Richardson 18 17 19 15 15 15 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
1 United Kingdom Alex Quinn 8 7 5 1 9 6 4 12 7 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 9 6 15 1 4 3 2 5 5 9 1 10 8 8 11 589
2 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 12 8 17 16 12 9 11 9 14 11 16 8 9 6 12 11 6 8 7 8 9 5 6 2 430
3 Denmark Nicolai Kjaergaard 13 10 16 14 Ret 14 Ret Ret 14 14 15 1 Ret 10 11 6 5 6 10 11 10 8 11 18 10 Ret 15 11 9 12 400
4 United Kingdom Jack Martin 16 16 13 13 8 9 Ret EX 13 11 10 12 7 7 12 12 Ret 9 8 Ret 11 12 Ret 13 14 15 12 14 13 13 393
5 United Kingdom Ross Martin Ret 12 9 12 Ret 3 9 9 11 130
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points

Teams Cup

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Pos Team Pts
1 Carlin 618
2 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 505
3 JHR Developments 429
4 Fortec Motorsports 355
5 Double R Racing 253
6 Jamun Racing 97
6 JTR 15
8 Richardson Racing 0
9 Falcon Motorsport 0

References

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