2015 French F4 Championship

The 2015 French F4 Championship season is the 23rd season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the fifth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series will begin on 19 April at Lédenon and ends on 25 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty-one races.[1]

Driver lineup

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No. Driver Class Rounds
1   Julien Darras[2] I All
2   Théophile Senegas[2] I 1–4
3   Nikita Troitskiy[2] I 1–2, 4
4   Yifei Ye[2] J All
5   Julien Andlauer[2] J All
6   Louis Gachot[2] J All
7   Valentin Moineault[2] I All
8   Gabriel Aubry[3] I All
9   Reuben Kressner[2] I All
10   Michael Benyahia[2] J 1–5, 7
11   Sacha Fenestraz[2] J All
12   Nikita Sitnikov[2] I 1
13   Kami Moreira-Laliberté[2] J 1–6
14   Simo Laaksonen[2] I All
15   Axel Matus[4] I All
16   Hugo Sugnot-Darniche[2] J All
17   Nerses Isaakyan[2] I 1–2, 4, 6–7
19   José Sierra[2] I 1–4, 6–7
21   Aleksey Korneev[2] I 1–2, 4, 7
27   Giuliano Alesi[5] J All
Guest drivers
12   Alex Sedgwick G 5
  Théo Coicaud G 7
18   Antoine Robert G 5
  Hugo Chevalier G 7
  Olivier Malo[a] 3
28 1
20 2
  Jean-Baptiste Mela G 5
25   Jim Pla[b] 2
Icon Status
I Drivers that compete for the International Championship
J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
G Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

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A seven-round calendar was published on 4 December 2014. The championship will drop Val de Vienne, Nogaro and Jerez events, while Lédenon, Hungaroring and Navarra will take their place in the series' schedule.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Junior Winner International Winner
1 R1   Circuit de Lédenon 18 April   Giuliano Alesi   Giuliano Alesi   Giuliano Alesi   Giuliano Alesi   Valentin Moineault
R2   Axel Matus   Sacha Fenestraz   Sacha Fenestraz   Gabriel Aubry
R3 19 April   Giuliano Alesi   Giuliano Alesi   Giuliano Alesi   Giuliano Alesi   Nerses Isaakyan
2 R1   Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 2 May   Valentin Moineault   Aleksey Korneev   Aleksey Korneev   Sacha Fenestraz   Aleksey Korneev
R2   Aleksey Korneev   Julien Darras   Sacha Fenestraz   Julien Darras
R3 3 May   Axel Matus   Aleksey Korneev   Valentin Moineault   Giuliano Alesi   Valentin Moineault
3 R1   Circuit de Pau, Pau 16 May   Sacha Fenestraz   Simo Laaksonen   Sacha Fenestraz   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault
R2   Valentin Moineault   Axel Matus   Giuliano Alesi   Axel Matus
R3 17 May   Sacha Fenestraz   Sacha Fenestraz   Sacha Fenestraz   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault
4 R1   Hungaroring 13 June   Valentin Moineault   Valentin Moineault   Valentin Moineault   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault
R2 14 June   Gabriel Aubry   Gabriel Aubry   Julien Andlauer   Gabriel Aubry
R3   Valentin Moineault   Valentin Moineault   Valentin Moineault   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault
5 R1   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 29 August   Valentin Moineault   Kami Moreira-Laliberté   Valentin Moineault   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault
R2   Julien Andlauer   Simo Laaksonen   Kami Moreira-Laliberté   Simo Laaksonen
R3 30 August   Valentin Moineault   Julien Darras   Valentin Moineault   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault
6 R1   Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 26 September   Valentin Moineault   Gabriel Aubry   Giuliano Alesi   Giuliano Alesi   Valentin Moineault
R2   Julien Andlauer   Yifei Ye   Yifei Ye   Nerses Isaakyan
R3 27 September   Valentin Moineault   Gabriel Aubry   Valentin Moineault   Julien Andlauer   Valentin Moineault
7 R1   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 24 October   Valentin Moineault   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault
R2   Gabriel Aubry   Yifei Ye   Yifei Ye   Julien Darras
R3 25 October   Valentin Moineault   Valentin Moineault   Valentin Moineault   Sacha Fenestraz   Valentin Moineault

Championship standings

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Points system

Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP PP
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

French F4 Championship

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The third race at Lédenon was red-flagged after less than half of the distance had been completed due to torrential rain. As a result, series organisers awarded half points to each of the classified finishers eligible to score points.

Pos Driver LÉD
 
LMS
 
PAU
 
HUN
 
MAG
 
NAV
 
LEC
 
Points
1   Valentin Moineault 2 7 7 4 6 1 2 10 2 1 7 1 1 Ret 1 2 11 1 1 6 1 329
2   Sacha Fenestraz 8 1 8 2 4 8 1 Ret 1 3 9 3 2 Ret 4 5 3 8 2 5 3 253
3   Gabriel Aubry 4 3 6 16 16 14† 3 4 3 10 1 2 3 Ret 2 3 5 3 3 7 4 227
4   Giuliano Alesi 1 Ret 1 7 5 12 5 2 4 8 Ret 6 12 5 Ret 1 8 5 6 10 Ret 168.5
5   Julien Darras 7 6 15 10 1 3 14 3 Ret 7 2 10 Ret 6 3 6 7 7 10 2 6 166
6   Simo Laaksonen 13 9 9 5 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 6 4 7 6 1 6 11 12 9 4 9 2 150
7   Axel Matus 3 4 5 3 9 13 8 1 8 Ret 10 13 7 8 12 Ret 13 11 7 4 5 125
8   Julien Andlauer 9 2 18† 11 15 6 7 11 Ret 4 5 4 14 4 7 Ret 9 2 8 Ret 8 116
9   Kami Moreira-Laliberté 6 5 4 8 8 Ret Ret 9 9 15 12 17 4 2 5 4 10 4 102
10   Reuben Kressner 12 Ret 3 18 14 5 6 Ret 5 12 Ret 9 5 3 8 7 6 10 Ret 11 7 87.5
11   Aleksey Korneev 10 12 14 1 7 4 5 3 5 17 12 11 83
12   Yifei Ye 18 11 11 13 10 7 10 5 Ret 14 14 11 13 Ret 11 9 1 12 9 1 12 73
13   Nikita Troitskiy 14 8 19† 6 2 2 2 Ret 8 70
14   Louis Gachot 11 Ret 10 9 12 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 6 14 8 9 13 10 4 15 5 3 Ret 60.5
15   Nerses Isaakyan 5 Ret 2 15 11 9 11 11 12 8 2 6 11 8 10 57
16   Hugo Sugnot-Darniche 15 Ret 16 17 13 Ret 11 6 7 13 8 19† 15 Ret 14† 13 15 14 12 16 14 18
17   Michaël Benyahia 17 13 17 14 17 10 13 8 10 16 13 16 10 12 9 15 14 15 12
18   Théophile Senegas 16 10 13 12 18 Ret 12 7 12 Ret Ret 15 7
19   José Sierra 19 14 12 19† 19 11 Ret Ret 11 17 15 18 12 14 13 14 15 13 0
  Nikita Sitnikov WD WD WD 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Jean-Baptiste Mela 9 7 Ret 0
  Hugo Chevalier 13 13 9 0
  Alex Sedgwick 11 11 10 0
  Antoine Robert 16 10 Ret 0
  Théo Coicaud 16 17† Ret 0
Pos Driver LÉD
 
LMS
 
PAU
 
HUN
 
MAG
 
NAV
 
LEC
 
Points
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

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

International F4 Championship

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Pos Driver LÉD
 
LMS
 
PAU
 
HUN
 
MAG
 
NAV
 
LEC
 
Pts
1   Valentin Moineault 2 7 7 4 6 1 2 10 2 1 7 1 1 Ret 1 2 11 1 1 6 1 389
2   Gabriel Aubry 4 3 6 16 16 14† 3 4 3 10 1 2 3 Ret 2 3 5 3 3 7 4 287
3   Julien Darras 7 6 15 10 1 3 14 3 Ret 7 2 10 Ret 6 3 6 7 7 10 2 6 245.5
4   Simo Laaksonen 13 9 9 5 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 6 4 7 6 1 6 11 12 9 4 9 2 222
5   Axel Matus 3 4 5 3 9 13 8 1 8 Ret 10 13 7 8 12 Ret 13 11 7 4 5 212.5
6   Reuben Kressner 12 Ret 3 18 14 5 6 Ret 5 12 Ret 9 5 3 8 7 6 10 Ret 11 7 161
7   Nerses Isaakyan 5 Ret 2 15 11 9 11 11 12 8 2 6 11 8 10 132.5
8   Aleksey Korneev 10 12 14 1 7 4 5 3 5 17 12 11 117
9   Nikita Troitskiy 14 8 19† 6 2 2 2 Ret 8 86
10   José Sierra 19 14 12 19† 19 11 Ret Ret 11 17 15 18 12 14 13 14 15 13 49
11   Théophile Senegas 16 10 13 12 18 Ret 12 7 12 Ret Ret 15 43
  Nikita Sitnikov WD WD WD 0
Pos Driver LÉD
 
LMS
 
PAU
 
HUN
 
MAG
 
NAV
 
LEC
 
Pts

Junior F4 Championship

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Pos Driver LÉD
 
LMS
 
PAU
 
HUN
 
MAG
 
NAV
 
LEC
 
Pts
1   Sacha Fenestraz 8 1 8 2 4 8 1 Ret 1 3 9 3 2 Ret 4 5 3 8 2 5 3 384,5
2   Giuliano Alesi 1 Ret 1 7 5 12 5 2 4 8 Ret 6 12 5 Ret 1 8 5 6 10 Ret 278.5
3   Julien Andlauer 9 2 18† 11 15 6 7 11 Ret 4 5 4 14 4 7 Ret 9 2 8 Ret 8 259
4   Yifei Ye 18 11 11 13 10 7 10 5 Ret 14 14 11 13 Ret 11 9 1 12 9 1 12 221
5   Kami Moreira-Laliberté 6 5 4 8 8 Ret Ret 9 9 15 12 17 4 2 5 4 10 4 228
6   Louis Gachot 11 Ret 10 9 12 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 6 14 8 9 13 10 4 15 5 3 Ret 198
7   Michaël Benyahia 17 13 17 14 17 10 13 8 10 16 13 16 10 12 9 15 14 15 149
8   Hugo Sugnot-Darniche 15 Ret 16 17 13 Ret 11 6 7 13 8 19† 15 Ret 14† 13 15 14 12 16 14 141
Pos Driver LÉD
 
LMS
 
PAU
 
HUN
 
MAG
 
NAV
 
LEC
 
Pts

Notes

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  1. ^ Participated in practice of Round 1–3.
  2. ^ Participated in practice of Round 2.

References

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  1. ^ a b "La F.4 francese anche a Budapest". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Khorounzhiy, Valentin (6 March 2015). "Moineault, Darras and Sitnikov headline 20-car French F4 entry list". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ David, Gruz (15 January 2015). "Karting talent Gabriel Aubry to contest French F4 in 2015". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (28 February 2015). "Haxhiu and Matus to return to French F4 in 2015". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ David, Gruz (5 March 2015). "Giulano Alesi signs up for French F4". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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