French F4 Championship
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| Category | FIA Formula 4 |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Europe |
| Inaugural season | 1993 |
| Teams | 1[1] |
| Constructors | Mygale |
| Engine suppliers | Renault 1330cc |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion |  Taito Kato |
| Official website | Official website |
 Current season | |
French F4 Championship,[2] formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting graduates. The series currently organized by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA). Formerly, the champion receives support to continue in one of the Formula Renault 2.0 championships.[2] In 2010, the re-branded series was made part of the World Series by Renault, but was then dropped for 2011.[3] Since 2018, the series runs under FIA moniker.[4]
The car
[edit]The car was originally built by Signatech. The chassis and survival cell had a carbon fibre composite monocoque construction. The car was designed to comply with the 2008 FIA F3 standards. The 1600cc Renault K4MRS engine produced about 140 bhp. The transmission had five forward speeds with sequential shift mechanism.
The championship adopted FIA Formula 4 regulations in 2018, with Mygale M14-F4 chassis and naturally-aspirated 160 bhp Renault 2.0L engines.[5] In 2020, the engine was changed to the new turbo charged Renault Sport 1.3-liter one.[6] Since the 2022 season, the new Mygale M21-F4 chassis has been used.
Regulations
[edit]- The event schedule usually takes place over three days (normally Friday to Sunday) with free practice sessions on the first day. The qualifying session determines the starting order for first race and the second fastest time the grid for the third race. The grid for the second race is set by reversing the top ten finishers of the first race. All races lasts 20 minutes + 1 lap.
- Tyres allocated to each driver in sets of 4 at each meeting of competition.
- Points are awarded to the first ten finishers of each race in the following order:
Points are awarded as follows:
| Races | Position | Bonus | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL | |
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | ||
Champions
[edit]Prior French F4 Championship
[edit]| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| Formula Campus by Renault and Elf | |
| 1993 |  Sébastien Philippe
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| 1994 | Franck Montagny
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| 1995 | Renaud Malinconi
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| 1996 | Philippe Bénoliel
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| 1997 |  Marcel Costa
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| 1998 |  Westley Barber
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| 1999 | Adam Jones
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| 2000 | Stéphane Morat
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| 2001 | Bruce Lorgeré-Roux
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| 2002 | Loïc Duval
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| 2003 | Laurent Groppi
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| 2004 | Jacky Ferré
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| 2005 | Jean Karl Vernay
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| 2006 | Kévin Estre
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| 2007 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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| Formul'Academy Euro Series | |
| 2008 | Arthur Pic
|
| 2009 |  Benjamin Bailly
|
| F4 Eurocup 1.6 | |
| 2010 | Stoffel Vandoorne
|
French F4 Championship
[edit]| Season | Champion | Secondary Class Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Matthieu Vaxivière
|
not held |
| 2012 | Alexandre Baron
| |
| 2013 | Anthoine Hubert
| |
| 2014 |  Lasse Sørensen
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J: Dorian Boccolacci I: Lasse Sørensen
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| 2015 | Valentin Moineault
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J: Sacha Fenestraz I: Valentin Moineault
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| 2016 |  Yifei Ye
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J: Yifei Ye I: Gilles Magnus
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| 2017 | Arthur Rougier
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J: Victor Martins I: Arthur Rougier
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FIA French F4 Championship
[edit]| Season | Champion | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin | Secondary Class Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Caio Collet
|
21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 296.5 | 86 | J: Théo Pourchaire I: Caio Collet
|
| 2019 | Hadrien David
|
21 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 281 | 47.5 | J: Victor Bernier I: Hadrien David
|
| 2020 | Ayumu Iwasa
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21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 338 | 81 | J: Valentino CatalanoI: Ayumu Iwasa
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| 2021 | Esteban Masson
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20 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 236 | 23 | J: Alessandro Giusti I: Esteban Masson
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| 2022 | Alessandro Giusti
|
20 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 300 | 59 | not held |
| 2023 | Evan Giltaire
|
21 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 317 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Taito Kato
|
20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 280 | 6 |
Circuits
[edit]From 2011, the circuits used in the French F4 Championship are listed as:
- Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
| Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circuit Paul Ricard
|
15[a] | 2011–present |
| 2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
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13[b] | 2012–present |
| 3 | Circuit de Pau-Ville
|
11 | 2011–2019, 2022–2023 |
| 4 | Circuit Paul Armagnac
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10 | 2011, 2014, 2017–present |
| 5 | Circuit de Lédenon
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9 | 2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019, 2021–present |
| 6 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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8 | 2011, 2013, 2017–2020, 2022–present |
| 7 | Bugatti Circuit
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5 | 2012–2016 |
| 8 | Circuit du Val de Vienne
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4 | 2011–2014 |
| 9 |  Hungaroring
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3 | 2015, 2019, 2021 |
| 10 | Circuito de Navarra
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2 | 2012, 2015 |
| Circuito de Jerez
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2 | 2014, 2018 | |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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2 | 2016–2017 | |
 Monza Circuit
|
2 | 2017, 2021 | |
| 14 | Circuit d'Albi
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1 | 2011 |
| Dijon-Prenois
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1 | 2018, 2024 | |
 Circuit Zandvoort
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1 | 2020 | |
| Circuit Ricardo Tormo
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1 | 2022 | |
| Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
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1 | 2023 | |
| 19 | Nürburgring
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0 | 2024 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ All the cars are maintained, ran and tested by Renault Sport.
- ^ a b "New – French F4 Championship". Auto Sport Academy. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "L'Academy esce dalla World Series Renault – F.4 RENAULT – ITALIARACING.net". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "2018 F4 FIA French Championship : the revolution is in progress!". FFSA Academy. 17 January 2018.
- ^ "F4 mygale". FFSA Academy. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019.
- ^ "F4 mygale". FFSA Academy. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.