2024 F4 British Championship
The 2024 ROKiT F4 British Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the tenth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, is the tenth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 27 April at Donington Park, utilising the National circuit, and will conclude on 6 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, eight of ten meetings are in the support of the 2024 British Touring Car Championship.
Teams and drivers[edit]
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Race calendar[edit]
All but one rounds are held in the United Kingdom as the championship will feature its first abroad round in the Netherlands. Initially, as of 15 May 2023, all rounds were scheduled to support 2024 British Touring Car Championship.[24] The revision published on 29 November contained the replacement of the rounds at the Oulton Park and the Croft Circuit by the Grand Prix layout at the Silverstone Circuit and the Circuit Zandvoort.[25]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
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| 1 | R1 |  Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
27 April | James Higgins
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Deagen Fairclough
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Deagen Fairclough
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Hitech Pulse-Eight
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 Yuanpu Cui
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| R2 | 28 April | Deagen Fairclough
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 Mika Abrahams[a]
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Hitech Pulse-Eight
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Bart Harrison
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| R3 |  Alex Ninovic
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race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions | ||||||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
11 May | |||||
| R5 | 12 May | |||||||
| R6 | ||||||||
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
25 May | |||||
| R8 | 26 May | |||||||
| R9 | ||||||||
| 4 | R10 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
8 June | |||||
| R11 | 9 June | |||||||
| R12 | ||||||||
| 5 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
15–16 June | |||||
| R14 | ||||||||
| R15 | ||||||||
| 6 | R16 |  Circuit Zandvoort(Zandvoort) |
13–14 July | |||||
| R17 | ||||||||
| R18 | ||||||||
| 7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
10 August | |||||
| R20 | 11 August | |||||||
| R21 | ||||||||
| 8 | R22 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
24 August | |||||
| R23 | 25 August | |||||||
| R24 | ||||||||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
21 September | |||||
| R26 | 22 September | |||||||
| R27 | ||||||||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
5 October | |||||
| R29 | 6 October | |||||||
| R30 | ||||||||
Championship standings[edit]
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. Race two, which has its grid formed by reversing the top twelve from the qualifying order, awards extra points, up until a maximum of ten, for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions. Two points are awarded for the best legal lap set in the qualifying session. Bonus points count towards only the drivers' standings.
| Races | Position, points per race | ||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | |
| Qualifying | 2 | ||||||||||
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Drivers' Standings[edit]
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Rookie Cup[edit]
| Pos | Driver | DPN
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BHI
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SNE
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THR
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SSGP
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ZAN
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KNO
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DPGP
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SSN
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BHGP
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Pen. | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Yuanpu Cui
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4 | 10 | C | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bart Harrison
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10 | 9 | C | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rowan Campbell-Pilling
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12 | 11 | C | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Joel Bergström
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17 | 13 | C | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Martin Molnár
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15 | Ret | C | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Zack Scoular
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16 | 20 | C | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yuhao Fu
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18 | 19 | C | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nina Gademan
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19 | 18 | C | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | August Raber
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Ret | 21 | C | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DPN
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BHI
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SNE
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THR
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SSGP
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ZAN
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KNO
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DPGP
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SSN
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BHGP
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Pen. | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams Cup[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pts |
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| 1 | Hitech Pulse-Eight
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62 |
| 2 | Rodin Motorsport
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51 |
| 3 | Argenti Motorsport
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14 |
| 4 | JHR Developments
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13 |
| 5 | Fortec Motorsport
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12 |
| 6 | Chris Dittmann Racing
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7 |
| 7 | Virtuosi Racing
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0 |
| 8 | Xcel Motorsport
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0 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Berg finished first but received two five seconds penalties for exceeding track limits and weaving on approach to grid. Abrahams inherited the win.
References[edit]
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- ^ "Reza Seewooruthun to race in the 2024 ROKiT British F4 and UAE F4 Championships". Hitech Pulse-Eight. 27 November 2023.
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- ^ "Chloe Chong joins JHR for British F4 season". Racers. 11 January 2024.
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- ^ "Maxwell Dodds completes Virtuosi Racing's 2024 British F4 line-up". Virtuosi Racing. 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Martin Molnár to begin his racing journey to Formula One in the home of motorsports". Virtuosi Racing F4. 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Yuhao Fu joins Virtuosi Racing for the 2024 British F4 Season". Virtuosi Racing F4. 12 March 2024.
- ^ @xcelmotorsport (7 March 2024). "Xcel Motorsport is gearing up for a thrilling venture into the British F4 Championship in 2024" – via Instagram.
- ^ "📣 DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Scoular steps up to the British F4 Championship in 2024 with Xcel". Instagram. 21 March 2024.
- ^ "August Raber joins Xcel Motorsport for ROKiT British F4 Season Opener". F4 British Championship. 23 April 2024.
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