The 2019 French F4 Championship was the ninth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the second season under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Mygale M14-F4 chassis with an upgraded 2.0 litre engine. The series began on 20 April at Nogaro and ended on 13 October at Le Castellet.[1] Hadrien David, who won seven races throughout the season, won the title, 57.5 points ahead of closest challenger Reshad de Gerus, who came out victorious on four occasions. Sixth-placed Enzo Valente won two races, and Nicky Hays, Victor Bernier, Gillian Henrion, Isack Hadjar, Ugo Gazil, Mikkel Grundtvig and Paul-Adrien Pallot all won one race respectively.
Driver lineup
| Icon | Status | J | Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship | G | Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship | |
Race calendar
A seven round calendar taking place in 3 countries is published on the FFSA Academy website.[1]
Championship standings
- Points system
Each driver dropped their worst round result. Points were 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 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
Drivers' standings – FFSA Academy
Pos | Driver | NOG
| PAU
| SPA
| LÉD
| HUN [N 3]
| MAG
| LEC
| Pts |
1 | Hadrien David | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
2 | Reshad de Gerus | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | |
3 | Nicky Hays | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 187 |
4 | Gillian Henrion | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
5 | Enzo Valente | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | Evan Spenle | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 133 |
7 | Stuart White | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 122.5 |
8 | Sten van der Henst | 9 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 113 |
9 | Ugo Gazil | 8 | 1 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 89 |
10 | Mikkel Grundtvig | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 61 |
11 | Jules Mettetal | 5 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 5 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 59 |
12 | Pierre-François Duriani | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 39 |
13 | Simon Ohlin | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
14 | Valdemar Eriksen | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
15 | Mathis Poulet | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | Ret | 21 |
16 | Bryson Lew | Ret | 16 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Juniors' standings
- ^ Guest driver Kakunoshin Ohta recorded the fastest lap of the race. The bonus point was awarded to David with the second best lap.
- ^ Jules Mettetal won the race but his results from this round became invalid. The point for the fastest lap was not reallocated.
- ^ a b c Race 1 was stopped after 5 laps due to weather. Half points were awarded to top 10 finishers.
References
- ^ a b "F4 Calendar". FFSA Academy. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "A PROMISING ENTRY FOR THE 2019 FRENCH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP". April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c "FFSA Academy: Final round full of interest at Paul Ricard". FFSA Academy. October 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Harris-Gardiner, Rachel (February 25, 2019). "Jules Mettetal wins Volant Winfield to earn season in French F4". FormulaScout.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (April 15, 2019). "Stuart White receives Sauber support for French F4 return". FormulaScout. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Finalement, ce sera de la F4 pour Victor Bernier (Finally, it will be F4 for Victor Bernier)". December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Hadrien David rejoint le championnat de France de F4 (Hadrien David joins the French F4 Championship)". November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Peter (December 17, 2018). "Enzo Valente wins French F4 seat in Richard Mille shootout". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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