2016 F4 British Championship

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 edit

All teams were British-registered.

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

Icon	Class
R	Rookie

Race calendar and results edit

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	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Carlin	Alex Quinn
	R2		2 April		Sennan Fielding	Sennan Fielding	JHR Developments	Alex Quinn
	R3		3 April	Petru Florescu	Luis Leeds	Petru Florescu	Carlin	Alex Quinn
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	16 April	Alex Quinn	James Pull	Alex Quinn	Fortec Motorsport	Alex Quinn
	R5		17 April		Petru Florescu	Sennan Fielding	JHR Developments	Jack Martin
	R6		17 April	Max Fewtrell	Alex Quinn	Max Fewtrell	Carlin	Ross Martin
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	7 May	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Carlin	Alex Quinn
	R8		8 May		Sennan Fielding	Luis Leeds	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Ayrton Simmons
	R9		8 May	Petru Florescu	Devlin DeFrancesco	Devlin DeFrancesco	Carlin	Alex Quinn
4	R10	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	4 June	Devlin DeFrancesco	Jamie Caroline	Devlin DeFrancesco	Carlin	Alex Quinn
	R11		5 June		Sennan Fielding	Rafael Martins	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Alex Quinn
	R12		5 June	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Carlin	Nicolai Kjærgaard
5	R13	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	18 June	Zane Goddard	Zane Goddard	Zane Goddard	Double R Racing	Jack Martin
	R14		19 June		Zane Goddard	Luis Leeds	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Jack Martin
	R15		19 June	Zane Goddard	Zane Goddard	Devlin DeFrancesco	Carlin	Alex Quinn
6	R16	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	30 July	Sennan Fielding	James Pull	Sennan Fielding	JHR Developments	Nicolai Kjærgaard
	R17		30 July		Petru Florescu	Petru Florescu	Carlin	Nicolai Kjærgaard
	R18		31 July	Sennan Fielding	Petru Florescu	Sennan Fielding	JHR Developments	Nicolai Kjærgaard
7	R19	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	13 August	Petru Florescu	Devlin DeFrancesco	Alex Quinn^{[N 1]}	Fortec Motorsport	Alex Quinn
	R20		14 August		Luis Leeds	Luis Leeds	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Alex Quinn
	R21		14 August	Alex Quinn	Zane Goddard	Zane Goddard	Double R Racing	Alex Quinn
8	R22	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	27 August	James Pull	James Pull	James Pull	Carlin	Alex Quinn
	R23		28 August		Luis Leeds	Sennan Fielding	JHR Developments	Alex Quinn
	R24		28 August	Billy Monger	James Pull	Max Fewtrell	Carlin	Alex Quinn
9	R25	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	17 September	Sennan Fielding	Max Fewtrell	Zane Goddard	Double R Racing	Ayrton Simmons
	R26		18 September		Max Fewtrell	Alex Quinn	Fortec Motorsport	Alex Quinn
	R27		18 September	Luis Leeds	Max Fewtrell	Zane Goddard	Double R Racing	Ayrton Simmons
10	R28	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	1 October	Max Fewtrell^{[N 2]}	Jamie Caroline	James Pull	Carlin	Ayrton Simmons
	R29		2 October		Billy Monger	Jamie Caroline	Fortec Motorsport	Ayrton Simmons
	R30		2 October	Max Fewtrell^{[N 2]}	Sennan Fielding	Max Fewtrell	Carlin	Ayrton Simmons

^ Petru Florescu initially won the race, but was later disqualified following an incident with Devlin DeFrancesco in the following race.
^ ^a ^b Jamie Caroline achieved double pole for Brands Hatch, but was later excluded.

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			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Ross Martin	Ret	12	9	12	Ret	3	9	9	11																						21
16	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	Carrie Schreiner	15	15	15				13	4	16													10	Ret	15	13	10	16				14
18	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	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	Harry Hayek	14	11	10	11	12	10	11	11	12																						2
21	Alexandra Mohnhaupt																16	15	17	11	12	15										0
22	Alexandra Marinescu																15	12	16				16	14	19							0
23	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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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 edit

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Points
1	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	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	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	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	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 edit

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 edit

External links edit

Official website

[Petrescu-25] Petru Florescu initially won the race, but was later disqualified following an incident with Devlin DeFrancesco in the following race.

[Caroline-26] Jamie Caroline achieved double pole for Brands Hatch, but was later excluded.

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