SMP F4 Championship

SMP F4 Championship
Category FIA Formula 4
Country  Estonia
 Finland
 Russia
Inaugural season 2015
Constructors Tatuus
Engine suppliers Abarth
Tyre suppliers Hankook
Official website Official website
Current season

SMP F4 Championship (also known as F4 NEZ Championship) is the racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season will be the 2015 SMP F4 Championship.

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30.000 in purchase. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100.000 in costs. The SMP F4 will be the one of the second phase Formula 4 championship to be launched. The first phase championships was the Italian F4 Championship and the Formula 4 Sudamericana which started in 2014. The SMP championship was launched by the SMP Racing, RAF, Koiranen GP and AKK-Motorsport on 22 July 2014.[2] Italian race car constructor Tatuus was contracted to design and build all the cars.

Car

The championship features Tatuus designed and built cars. The cars will be constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. The engine is a 1.4 turbo Abarth. This is the same engine as in the Italian F4 Championship.

References

  1. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. Allen, Peter (22 July 2014). "Koiranen announces new F4 series for North Europe". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

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