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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 fifth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the fifth 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 6 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 13 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.[2]

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

Zane Maloney won both the overall and rookie championship, coming out victorious ten times out of 30 races. His closest title challenger Sebastián Álvarez won five races, one win fewer than third-placed Louis Foster. Carter Williams triumphed thrice, Josh Skelton and Luke Browning won twice respectively, and Bart Horsten and Tommy Foster got one victory each.

Teams and drivers edit

All teams were 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
  • Fin Green was scheduled to compete for Carlin, but did not appear at any rounds.[21]

Race calendar edit

The calendar was announced on 5 June 2018.[2] All races were held in the United Kingdom. Round at Rockingham was removed from the schedule in favour of the second Thruxton round. All rounds supported 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 edit

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 edit

Pos Driver BHI DON THR1 CRO† OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
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
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pen. Pts
BHI DON THR1 CRO† OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP

† 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.[22]

Rookie Cup edit

Pos Driver BHI DON THR1 CRO† OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
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
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pen. Pts
BHI DON THR1 CRO† OUL SNE THR2 KNO SIL BHGP

Teams Cup edit

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

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 edit

  1. ^ "FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015". British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "2019 F4 British Championship calendar announced". fiaformula4.com. Ford Motor Company. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "British F4 confirms attractive prize offering for 2019". November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Karting ace Roberto Faria graduates to British F4 with Fortec". November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mariano Martinez switches to British F4 with Fortec Motorsport". March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Fortec Motorsport adds karting ace Chris Lulham for Silverstone". September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Richardson Racing confirms British F4 return". 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Abbie Munro completes Arden's F4 line up for final three events". September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Alex Connor joins Arden for rookie British F4 campaign". January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Australian racer Bart Horsten moves to British F4 with Arden". December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "Arden strengthen British F4 outfit with karting star Tommy Foster". February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Reema Juffali completes Double R Racing's 2019 driver line-up". March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Louis Foster joins reigning Champions Double R Racing for 2019". January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Sebastian Alvarez and Double R re-unite for 2019 British F4 campaign". February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  15. ^ Wood, Elliot (8 October 2018). "Carlin returns to British F4 for 2019". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Carlin announce last-minute deal for Joe Turney at Brands Hatch". April 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Carlin title push gathers momentum with addition of Zane Maloney". February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "Alex Walker to make British F4 debut with JHR Developments". 20 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Josh Skelton confirmed at JHR Developments for 2019 campaign". January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  20. ^ "Carter Williams joins title contenders JHR Developments for 2019". March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  21. ^ Wood, Ida (20 October 2018). "Carlin names Ginetta graduate Fin Green as first driver for British F4 return". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  22. ^ Waring, Bethonie (July 22, 2019). "British F4 will not re-run cancelled Croft race". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

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