French F4 Championship
Introduction '''French F4 Championship''', formerly known as '''Formula Renault Campus France''', '''Formula Campus''', '''Formul'Academy Euro Series''', '''F4 Eurocup 1.6''' is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting graduates. The series currently organized by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA). Formerly, the champion receives support to continue in one of the Formula Renault 2.0 championships. In 2010, the re-branded series was made part of the World Series by Renault, but was then dropped for 2011.Since 2018, the series runs under FIA moniker.
The car The car was originally built by Signatech. The chassis and survival cell had a carbon fibre composite monocoque construction. The car was designed to comply with the 2008 FIA F3 standards. The 1600cc Renault K4MRS engine produced about 140 bhp. The transmission had five forward speeds with sequential shift mechanism.The championship adopted FIA Formula 4 regulations in 2018, with Mygale M14-F4 chassis and naturally-aspirated 160 bhp Renault 2.0L engines. In 2020, the engine was changed to the new turbo charged Renault Sport 1.3-liter one. Since the 2022 season, the new Mygale M21-F4 chassis has been used.
Regulations * The event schedule usually takes place over three days (normally Friday to Sunday) with free practice sessions on the first day. The qualifying session determines the starting order for first race and the second fastest time the grid for the third race. The grid for the second race is set by reversing the top ten finishers of the first race. All races lasts 20 minutes + 1 lap. * Tyres allocated to each driver in sets of 4 at each meeting of competition. * Points are awarded to the first ten finishers of each race in the following order:Points are 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 – ''1''
Champions ===Prior French F4 Championship=== Season Champion Formula Campus by Renault and Elf 1993  Sébastien Philippe 1994  Franck Montagny 1995  Renaud Malinconi 1996  Philippe Bénoliel 1997  Marcel Costa 1998  Westley Barber 1999  Adam Jones 2000  Stéphane Morat 2001  Bruce Lorgeré-Roux 2002  Loïc Duval 2003  Laurent Groppi 2004  Jacky Ferré 2005  Jean Karl Vernay 2006  Kévin Estre 2007  Jean-Éric Vergne Formul'Academy Euro Series 2008  Arthur Pic 2009  Benjamin Bailly F4 Eurocup 1.6 2010  Stoffel Vandoorne===French F4 Championship=== Season Champion Secondary Class Champion 2011  Matthieu Vaxivière ''not held''  2012  Alexandre Baron 2013  Anthoine Hubert 2014  Lasse Sørensen :  Dorian Boccolacci:  Lasse Sørensen 2015  Valentin Moineault J:  Sacha FenestrazI:  Valentin Moineault 2016  Yifei Ye J:  Yifei YeI:  Gilles Magnus 2017  Arthur Rougier J:  Victor MartinsI:  Arthur Rougier===FIA French F4 Championship===SeasonChampionRacesPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsMargin2018 Caio Collet2177107296.5862019 Hadrien David2110714828147.52020 Ayumu Iwasa2169157338812021 Esteban Masson2096115236232022 Alessandro Giusti2065122300592023 Evan Giltaire21861383174===Secondary Class Champion=== Season Secondary Class Champion2018J: Théo PourchaireI:  Caio Collet2019J: Victor BernierI:  Hadrien David2020J:Valentino CatalanoI:  Ayumu Iwasa2021J: Alessandro GiustiI:  Esteban Masson2022none2023none
Circuits From 2011, the circuits used in the French F4 Championship are listed as:* '''Bold''' denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.NumberCircuitsRoundsYears1''' Circuit Paul Ricard''' 152011–present2''' Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'''132012–present3 Circuit de Pau-Ville112011–2019, 2022–20234''' Circuit Paul Armagnac'''102011, 2014, 2017–present5''' Circuit de Lédenon'''82011, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019, 2021–present''' Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps'''82011, 2013, 2017–2020, 2022–present7 Bugatti Circuit52012–20168 Circuit du Val de Vienne42011–20149 Hungaroring32015, 2019, 202110 Circuito de Navarra22012, 2015 Circuito de Jerez22014, 2018 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya22016–2017 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza22017, 202114 Circuit d'Albi12011 Dijon-Prenois12018 Circuit Zandvoort12020 Circuit Ricardo Tormo12022 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli12023 19''' Nürburgring'''02024
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References
External links *  French F4 Championship official website