French F4 Championship

French F4 Championship

Category	Open-wheeled Single Seater
Country	France, mainland Europe
Inaugural season	1993
Teams	1[1]
Engine suppliers	Renault 1600 cc
Tyre suppliers	Kumho Tires
Drivers' champion	Lasse Sørensen
Official website	autosportacademy.com
Current season

French F4 Championship,^[2] 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, like Formula Ford, ADAC Formel Masters and Formula Abarth. The series currently organized in collaboration with the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA), Auto Sport Academy and Total S.A.. The champion receives support to continue in one of the Formula Renault 2.0 championships.^[2]

In 2010, the re-branded series was made part of the World Series by Renault, but was then dropped for 2011.^[3]

The car

Chassis and survival cell is of carbon fibre composite monocoque construction. The car was designed to comply with the 2008 FIA F3 standards. The 1600cc Renault K4MRS engine produces about 140 hp. The transmission has five forward speeds with sequential shift mechanism. Kumho is the single tyre supplier for the French F4 Championship.^[4]

Regulations

• The event schedule usually takes place over three days (normally Friday to Sunday) with testing or free practice sessions on the first day, a qualifying session first and race of 25' in second day. The third day has second race that also lasts 25 minutes. The qualifying session determines the starting order for first race and the second fastest time the grid for second race.
• Tyres allocated to each driver in sets of 4 at each meeting of competition.
• Drivers for 2011 season must be born between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 1996.^[5]
• Points are awarded to the first ten finishers of each race in the following order:

Champions

Season	Series Name	Champion	Junior Champion	International Champion
1993	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Sébastien Philippe	not awarded
1994	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Franck Montagny
1995	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Renaud Malinconi
1996	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Philippe Bénoliel
1997	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Marcel Costa
1998	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Westley Barber
1999	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Adam Jones
2000	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Stéphane Morat
2001	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Bruce Lorgeré-Roux
2002	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Loïc Duval
2003	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Laurent Groppi
2004	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Jacky Ferré
2005	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Jean Karl Vernay
2006	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Kévin Estre
2007	Formula Campus by Renault and Elf	Jean-Éric Vergne
2008	Formul'Academy Euro Series	Arthur Pic
2009	Formul'Academy Euro Series	Benjamin Bailly
2010	F4 Eurocup 1.6	Stoffel Vandoorne
2011	French F4 Championship	Matthieu Vaxivière
2012	French F4 Championship	Alexandre Baron
2013	French F4 Championship	Anthoine Hubert
2014	French F4 Championship	Lasse Sørensen	Dorian Boccolacci	Lasse Sørensen
2015	French F4 Championship	Valentin Moineault	Sacha Fenestraz	Valentin Moineault

References

External links

• French F4 Championship official website