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 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard[3] All
18 Sweden Hampus Ericsson[4] 1–7
29 Republic of Ireland Lucca Allen[5] 1–7, 9–10
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 5 Finland Patrik Pasma[6] All
11 United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx[7] All
24 Norway Dennis Hauger[8] R All
33 Australia Jack Doohan[8] R All
Double R Racing 10 Finland Paavo Tonteri[9] R All
26 United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss[10] All
94 Mexico Sebastián Álvarez[11] R All
JHR Developments 12 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons All
22 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán All
43 United Kingdom Josh Skelton R All
Rosso/Verde Scorpio Motorsport 21 United Kingdom Christian Lester[12] R 9
Sharp Motorsport 89 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons JHR Developments Norway Dennis Hauger
R2 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Australia Jack Doohan
R3 8 April United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons JHR Developments Finland Paavo Tonteri
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 28 April United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Australia Jack Doohan
R5 29 April United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Double R Racing Norway Dennis Hauger
R6 Finland Patrik Pasma Norway Dennis Hauger United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Australia Jack Doohan
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 19 May Norway Dennis Hauger Australia Jack Doohan United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Double R Racing Finland Paavo Tonteri
R8 20 May Australia Jack Doohan United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Double R Racing Finland Paavo Tonteri
R9 Norway Dennis Hauger United Kingdom Josh Skelton Australia Jack Doohan TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Australia Jack Doohan
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 9 June United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Norway Dennis Hauger TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Norway Dennis Hauger
R11 10 June Australia Jack Doohan United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons JHR Developments Australia Jack Doohan
R12 United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Double R Racing Finland Paavo Tonteri
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 23 June Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Norway Dennis Hauger
R14 24 June Australia Jack Doohan United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Double R Racing Finland Paavo Tonteri
R15 Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger Norway Dennis Hauger TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Norway Dennis Hauger
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 28 July United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons[N 1] United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Norway Dennis Hauger TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Norway Dennis Hauger
R17 Norway Dennis Hauger Finland Paavo Tonteri Double R Racing Finland Paavo Tonteri
R18 29 July Finland Patrik Pasma Finland Paavo Tonteri Australia Jack Doohan TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Australia Jack Doohan
7 R19 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit,
Northamptonshire)		 11 August Finland Patrik Pasma Finland Patrik Pasma Finland Patrik Pasma TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Australia Jack Doohan
R20 12 August Finland Patrik Pasma United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Australia Jack Doohan
R21 Finland Patrik Pasma United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx Finland Patrik Pasma TRS Arden Junior Racing Team United Kingdom Josh Skelton
8 R22 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 25 August United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Australia Jack Doohan
R23 26 August United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons JHR Developments Norway Dennis Hauger
R24 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Australia Jack Doohan United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Norway Dennis Hauger
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 15 September United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Australia Jack Doohan
R26 16 September Australia Jack Doohan Australia Jack Doohan TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Australia Jack Doohan
R27 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Australia Jack Doohan
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 29 September United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx TRS Arden Junior Racing Team Finland Paavo Tonteri
R29 30 September Australia Jack Doohan United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss Double R Racing Finland Paavo Tonteri
R30 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Fortec Motorsports Finland 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Norway 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 Australia 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 Finland 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 United Kingdom 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 Finland 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 Mexico 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 United Kingdom 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 Sweden 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 Mexico 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 United Kingdom 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 Republic of Ireland 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 United Kingdom 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 Australia 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 Norway 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 Finland 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 United Kingdom 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 Mexico 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 United Kingdom 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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

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