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 lapsPointsMarginSecondary Class Champion2018 Caio Collet2177107296.586J: Théo PourchaireI: Caio Collet2019 Hadrien David2110714828147.5J: Victor BernierI: Hadrien David2020 Ayumu Iwasa216915733881J: Valentino CatalanoI: Ayumu Iwasa2021 Esteban Masson209611523623J: Alessandro GiustiI: Esteban Masson2022 Alessandro Giusti206512230059not held2023 Evan Giltaire218613831742024 Taito Kato204512528062025 Alexandre Munoz17459624761
Circuits
From 2011, the circuits used in the French F4 Championship are listed as:
Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2026 season.
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears1 Circuit Paul Ricard162011–2024, 20262 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours152012–present3 Circuit de Lédenon112011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019, 2021–present Circuit Paul Armagnac112011, 2014, 2017–present Circuit de Pau-Ville112011–2019, 2022–20236 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps102011, 2013, 2017–2020, 2022–present7 Bugatti Circuit62012–2016, 20258 Circuit du Val de Vienne42011–20149 Hungaroring32015, 2019, 2021 Dijon-Prenois32018, 2024–present11 Circuito de Navarra22012, 2015 Circuito de Jerez22014, 2018 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya22016–2017 Monza Circuit22017, 202115 Circuit d'Albi12011 Circuit Zandvoort12020 Circuit Ricardo Tormo12022 Misano World Circuit12023 Nürburgring12024
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References
External links French F4 Championship official website