2018 F4 British Championship

The 2018 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 conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the fourth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the fourth 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 7 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship.^[2]

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Fortec Motorsports 3 Johnathan Hoggard[3] All 18 Hampus Ericsson[4] 1–7 29 Lucca Allen[5] 1–7, 9–10 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 5 Patrik Pasma[6] All 11 Sebastian Priaulx[7] All 24 Dennis Hauger[8] R All 33 Jack Doohan[8] R All Double R Racing 10 Paavo Tonteri[9] R All 26 Kiern Jewiss[10] All 94 Sebastián Álvarez[11] R All JHR Developments 12 Ayrton Simmons All 22 Manuel Sulaimán All 43 Josh Skelton R All Rosso/Verde Scorpio Motorsport 21 Christian Lester[12] R 9 Sharp Motorsport 89 Jamie Sharp[13] All

Icon Class R Rookie

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 5 June 2017.^[2] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	7 April	Ayrton Simmons	Ayrton Simmons	Ayrton Simmons	JHR Developments	Dennis Hauger
	R2				Johnathan Hoggard	Sebastian Priaulx	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Jack Doohan
	R3		8 April	Ayrton Simmons	Ayrton Simmons	Ayrton Simmons	JHR Developments	Paavo Tonteri
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	28 April	Johnathan Hoggard	Kiern Jewiss	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
	R5		29 April		Kiern Jewiss	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Dennis Hauger
	R6			Patrik Pasma	Dennis Hauger	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	19 May	Dennis Hauger	Jack Doohan	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
	R8		20 May		Jack Doohan	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
	R9			Dennis Hauger	Josh Skelton	Jack Doohan	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Jack Doohan
4	R10	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	9 June	Kiern Jewiss	Kiern Jewiss	Dennis Hauger	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Dennis Hauger
	R11		10 June		Jack Doohan	Ayrton Simmons	JHR Developments	Jack Doohan
	R12			Kiern Jewiss	Kiern Jewiss	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
5	R13	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	23 June	Dennis Hauger	Dennis Hauger	Dennis Hauger	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Dennis Hauger
	R14		24 June		Jack Doohan	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
	R15			Dennis Hauger	Dennis Hauger	Dennis Hauger	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Dennis Hauger
6	R16	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	28 July	Ayrton Simmons[N 1]	Kiern Jewiss	Dennis Hauger	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Dennis Hauger
	R17				Dennis Hauger	Paavo Tonteri	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
	R18		29 July	Patrik Pasma	Paavo Tonteri	Jack Doohan	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Jack Doohan
7	R19	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	11 August	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Jack Doohan
	R20		12 August		Patrik Pasma	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
	R21			Patrik Pasma	Sebastian Priaulx	Patrik Pasma	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Josh Skelton
8	R22	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	25 August	Johnathan Hoggard	Johnathan Hoggard	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
	R23		26 August		Ayrton Simmons	Ayrton Simmons	JHR Developments	Dennis Hauger
	R24			Johnathan Hoggard	Jack Doohan	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Dennis Hauger
9	R25	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	15 September	Johnathan Hoggard	Kiern Jewiss	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
	R26		16 September		Jack Doohan	Jack Doohan	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Jack Doohan
	R27			Johnathan Hoggard	Kiern Jewiss	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Jack Doohan
10	R28	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	29 September	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	Sebastian Priaulx	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	Paavo Tonteri
	R29		30 September		Jack Doohan	Kiern Jewiss	Double R Racing	Paavo Tonteri
	R30			Johnathan Hoggard	Sebastian Priaulx	Johnathan Hoggard	Fortec Motorsports	Paavo Tonteri

1. Patrik Pasma qualified fastest but was handed a grid penalty for an infraction from the previous round. Ayrton Simmons, who was the next fastest qualifier, thus started on pole position.

Championship standings

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

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC 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 Kiern Jewiss 2 4 2 Ret 1 3 1 1 5 2 3 1 2 1 2 12 4 12 5 2 3 4 4 5 2 3 2 6 1 6 3 445 2 Ayrton Simmons 1 2 1 6 2 6 2 3 2 6 1 8 5 Ret 5 3 3 5 4 Ret 4 6 1 3 6 4 Ret 5 5 4 374 3 Johnathan Hoggard 6 5 11 1 5 1 6 Ret 13 8 7 Ret 6 9 7 8 8 4 7 1 5 1 Ret 1 1 6 1 2 3 1 339 4 Dennis Hauger 3 7 9 4 3 10 Ret 6 3 1 6 5 1 3 1 1 6 2 3 5 Ret 7 5 4 4 5 4 7 7 11 3 329 5 Jack Doohan 9 3 7 3 4 4 4 9 1 5 2 6 Ret 4 3 4 11 1 2 3 Ret 3 9 6 3 1 3 8 8 7 328 6 Patrik Pasma 7 6 8 Ret 8 2 5 Ret 4 3 5 2 3 Ret Ret 7 5 6 1 4 1 2 3 2 5 2 6 4 2 5 18 315 7 Sebastian Priaulx 4 1 4 2 6 5 10 7 6 10 9 Ret 10 7 6 2 2 7 6 Ret 2 5 2 11 9 8 8 1 6 2 275 8 Paavo Tonteri 5 Ret 3 Ret 7 9 3 2 9 4 4 3 4 2 4 5 1 3 9 6 Ret 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 10 3 4 3 266 9 Manuel Sulaimán 8 12 Ret 10 13 Ret Ret 4 11 9 8 7 8 6 8 11 12 9 8 7 10 9 6 10 7 7 5 Ret 9 9 95 10 Josh Skelton 12 11 5 11 10 8 7 5 7 11 11 9 7 5 Ret 9 7 13 10 8 6 10 Ret 8 Ret 9 11 11 Ret 10 84 11 Hampus Ericsson 13 10 6 5 Ret Ret 11 10 8 7 13 4 9 8 Ret DNS DNS Ret 14 Ret 7 54 12 Sebastián Álvarez 11 Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 8 14 13 12 10 13 11 9 6 9 11 11 9 9 11 7 Ret 11 Ret 7 10 11 Ret 38 13 Jamie Sharp 14 9 10 7 12 7 9 Ret 12 Ret 14 Ret 11 Ret 11 10 Ret 10 12 DSQ 8 12 8 9 12 10 Ret 12 12 8 3 31 14 Lucca Allen 10 8 Ret 8 11 Ret 8 11 10 12 10 11 12 10 10 Ret 10 8 13 10 11 10 Ret 9 9 10 Ret 29 15 Christian Lester DNS 11 12 0 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 THR OUL CRO SNE ROC KNO SIL BHGP Rookie Cup Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE ROC 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 Jack Doohan 9 3 7 3 4 4 4 9 1 5 2 6 Ret 4 3 4 11 1 2 3 Ret 3 9 6 3 1 3 8 8 7 548 2 Dennis Hauger 3 7 9 4 3 10 Ret 6 3 1 6 5 1 3 1 1 6 2 3 5 Ret 7 5 4 4 5 4 7 7 11 3 533 3 Paavo Tonteri 5 Ret 3 Ret 7 9 3 2 9 4 4 3 4 2 4 5 1 3 9 6 Ret 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 10 3 4 3 471 4 Josh Skelton 12 11 5 11 10 8 7 5 7 11 11 9 7 5 Ret 9 7 13 10 8 6 10 Ret 8 Ret 9 11 11 Ret 10 352 5 Sebastián Álvarez 11 Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 8 14 13 12 10 13 12 9 6 9 11 11 9 9 11 7 Ret 11 Ret 7 10 11 Ret 278 6 Christian Lester DNS 11 12 20 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 THR OUL CRO SNE ROC KNO SIL BHGP

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 † — Did not finish, but classified

Teams Cup

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

Pos	Team	Pts
1	TRS Arden Junior Racing Team	837
2	Double R Racing	798
3	JHR Developments	566
4	Fortec Motorsports	515
5	Sharp Motorsport	136
6	Rossoverde / Scorpio Motorsport	8

References

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4. "Ford F4 Challenge Cup champion Hampus Ericsson returns to British F4". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
5. "Fortec Motorsports sign Lucca Allen for 2018 F4 British Championship". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
6. "Patrik Pasma completes Arden Motorsport's British F4 line-up". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
7. Allen, Peter. "Seb Priaulx to race in British F4 with Arden". formulascout.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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External links

• Official website