2016 French F4 Championship
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The 2016 French F4 Championship season was the 24th season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the sixth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 1 April at Le Castellet and ended on 6 November at Montmeló, after six rounds and twenty-four races.
Driver lineup
| No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Driver Class Rounds 1 France Marvin Klein I All 2 France Hugo Chevalier J All 3 Denmark Casper Røes Andersen J All 4 Spain Javier Cobián I All 5 France Pierre-Alexandre Jean J All 6 Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté G 2 France Victor Martins J G 5 France Adrien Renaudin I 6 7 Poland Alex Karkosik J All 8 Mexico José Sierra I 2–6 11 France Tristan Charpentier J All 12 France Enzo Samon J 1–4 13 United Kingdom Aaron di Comberti J 1 16 Belgium Gilles Magnus I All 20 China Yifei Ye J All 21 France Jean-Baptiste Mela I All 24 France Pierre-Paul Baradat I 1, 3–4, 6 27 France Théo Coicaud I All 51 Morocco Michael Benyahia J All 87 France Arthur Rougier I All | 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 | ||
| 1 | France Marvin Klein | I | All |
| 2 | France Hugo Chevalier | J | All |
| 3 | Denmark Casper Røes Andersen | J | All |
| 4 | Spain Javier Cobián | I | All |
| 5 | France Pierre-Alexandre Jean | J | All |
| 6 | Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté | G | 2 |
| France Victor Martins | J G | 5 | |
| France Adrien Renaudin | I | 6 | |
| 7 | Poland Alex Karkosik | J | All |
| 8 | Mexico José Sierra | I | 2–6 |
| 11 | France Tristan Charpentier | J | All |
| 12 | France Enzo Samon | J | 1–4 |
| 13 | United Kingdom Aaron di Comberti | J | 1 |
| 16 | Belgium Gilles Magnus | I | All |
| 20 | China Yifei Ye | J | All |
| 21 | France Jean-Baptiste Mela | I | All |
| 24 | France Pierre-Paul Baradat | I | 1, 3–4, 6 |
| 27 | France Théo Coicaud | I | All |
| 51 | Morocco Michael Benyahia | J | All |
| 87 | France Arthur Rougier | I | All |
| 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 |
Driver Changes
Graduating from French F4
- Giuliano Alesi, son of former F1 driver Jean Alesi, was signed by the Ferrari Driver Academy and promoted to GP3 with Trident.
- Sacha Fenestraz and Gabriel Aubrey were promoted to the Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Tech 1 Racing.
- Simo Laaksonen will compete in Germany's ADAC F4 after running French F4 and SMP F4 campaigns in 2015.
- Alternatively Nerses Isaakyan, Nikita Troitskiy and Aleksey Korneev will move to Formula Renault 2.0 for 2016 after partial French F4 seasons.
- Axel Matus returned to his home country to participate in the inaugural NACAM F4 championship.
- Louis Gachot, son of former F1 driver Bertrand Gachot, switched to ADAC F4 for 2016.
Race calendar and results
A six-round calendar was published in December 2015. This was however revised in January 2016, with now four races per round being held, as opposed to the triple-header rounds that were run on previous years.
Race format
- Race 1 grid will be set by second fastest qualifying lap.
- Race 2 will be an inversion of the top 10 from race 1.
- Race 3 grid will be set by fastest qualifying lap.
- Race 4 will be set by the finishing order of race 3.
Championship standings
Points system
Points are awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
French F4 Championship
| Pos | Driver | LEC France | PAU France | LÉD France | MAG France | LMS France | CAT Spain | Points | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver LEC France PAU France LÉD France MAG France LMS France CAT Spain Points 1 China Yifei Ye 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 15 Ret 11 4 12 15 420 2 Belgium Gilles Magnus 16 6 6 7 5 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 8 1 2 278 3 Morocco Michael Benyahia 3 3 11 15 2 Ret Ret 12 5 2 5 4 4 11 4 4 7 3 6 5 8 1 5 218 4 Spain Javier Cobián 4 13 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret 9 6 9 7 15 2 3 2 3 10 7 7 8 1 6 2 211 5 France Tristan Charpentier 5 9 3 3 8 Ret 5 7 9 3 14 7 13 9 7 7 3 4 2 1 5 5 4 204 6 France Hugo Chevalier 2 2 2 2 6 8 10 Ret 6 9 5 8 5 5 5 15 11 8 6 2 4 14 188 7 France Théo Coicaud 7 Ret 5 16 Ret 1 7 4 14 7 6 Ret 5 6 14 8 5 5 4 4 15 7 3 173 8 France Pierre-Alexandre Jean 10 10 4 5 4 3 3 5 12 Ret 4 2 7 1 15 15 14 14 Ret 12 6 14 9 162 9 France Jean-Baptiste Mela 9 4 9 8 10 Ret 9 10 3 8 2 8 6 4 6 9 11 12 10 EX 7 3 7 129 10 France Arthur Rougier 11 7 8 6 7 6 4 6 8 10 13 11 11 8 13 12 8 6 Ret Ret 3 15 1 119 11 Denmark Casper Røes Andersen 6 Ret 12 10 12 5 13 14 16 12 12 9 12 12 10 6 9 2 5 7 10 2 10 93 12 France Marvin Klein 12 8 10 14 Ret Ret 12 8 15 11 10 13 9 14 9 10 6 1 11 13 13 9 11 55 13 Mexico José Sierra 11 Ret 14 11 11 5 8 6 15 15 12 13 12 9 9 10 12 8 8 40 14 France Enzo Samon 8 5 7 9 Ret Ret 8 Ret 7 Ret DNS 10 Ret DNS DNS DNS 35 15 Poland Alex Karkosik 13 14 13 11 13 7 11 13 10 14 11 12 10 10 8 11 13 13 12 9 9 13 6 29 16 France Pierre-Paul Baradat 14 11 14 12 13 13 Ret 14 14 13 11 13 14 10 12 1 17 United Kingdom Aaron di Comberti 15 12 15 13 0 18 France Adrien Renaudin 11 11 13 0 Guest drivers ineligible for championship points Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté 9 Ret 6 2 0 France Victor Martins 4 10 3 3 0 Pos Driver LEC France PAU France LÉD France MAG France LMS France CAT Spain Points | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | China Yifei Ye | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 420 |
| 2 | Belgium Gilles Magnus | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 278 | |||
| 3 | Morocco Michael Benyahia | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 218 |
| 4 | Spain Javier Cobián | 4 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 211 |
| 5 | France Tristan Charpentier | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 204 |
| 6 | France Hugo Chevalier | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 188 | |
| 7 | France Théo Coicaud | 7 | Ret | 5 | 16 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 173 |
| 8 | France Pierre-Alexandre Jean | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 162 |
| 9 | France Jean-Baptiste Mela | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | EX | 7 | 3 | 7 | 129 |
| 10 | France Arthur Rougier | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 15 | 1 | 119 |
| 11 | Denmark Casper Røes Andersen | 6 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 93 |
| 12 | France Marvin Klein | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 55 |
| 13 | Mexico José Sierra | 11 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | ||||
| 14 | France Enzo Samon | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | DNS | 10 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 35 | |||||||
| 15 | Poland Alex Karkosik | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
| 16 | France Pierre-Paul Baradat | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | United Kingdom Aaron di Comberti | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | France Adrien Renaudin | 11 | 11 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible for championship points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté | 9 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France Victor Martins | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | LEC France | PAU France | LÉD France | MAG France | LMS France | CAT Spain | Points | |||||||||||||||||
| Colour | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (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) |
External links
- 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine