The 2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship season was the inaugural season of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship. It began on 1 November 2015 with a non-championship round at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, and finished on 25 June 2016 at the same venue after seven triple-header rounds.
Teams and drivers
Team Driver Class Rounds Telcel RPL Racing José Sierra All * 24 Fernando Urrutia All * 79 Santiago Lozano All * Martiga EG Patricio O'Ward 3–6 * 16 Hugo Becerra, Jr. 1–2, 7 18 Alexis Carreño All * Ming Guyana 4 Calvin Ming 1–2 * Ram Racing 3–4, 7 8 Axel Matus All * 26 Luis Leeds * 35 Jorge Abed All MomoF4 5 Alexandra Mohnhaupt All * 6 Moisés de la Vara All * 7 Andrés Gutiérrez 6–7 9 Daniel Forcadell 1, 3–7 * Vecchi Racing 57 Giancarlo Vecchi * Del Campo Motorsport 15 1 Luis Urbina * 85 Luis Alfonso Pérez 3, 6–7 Marespi Racing 20 Sergio "Marespi" Martínez 7 * 88 Luis Alfonso Pérez 1–2 Rodríguez Racing 22 José Carlos Sandoval 1–5, 7 J Bernal Racing 31 Nil Montserrat 3, 5 JV Motorsports 46 Irwin Vences * TCR Motorsport Frankie Zack Boodram 1–4 IBC Racing 53 Alex Servín 7 CEDVA Motorsport 55 Jorge Contreras, Jr. 1–5 * Moreno Racing 58 Alejandro Moreno 1 * Icon Class Rookie Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Drivers with an asterisk on their "Rounds" column took part in the non-championship opening round.
Race calendar and results
The calendar was published on 19 July 2015. All rounds were held in Mexico. The initially scheduled first round was held as a non-championship race in support of the Formula One World Championship. An updated version of the calendar was published on 22 November. A more updated version was presented two days later during the official presentation of the first round. In December 2015, the calendar was remade again, this time with seven official dates. It was revised for a fourth time in February 2016, and for a fifth time later in April.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 2015 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez(Mexico City) 1 November Luis Leeds Patricio O'Ward Luis Leeds Ram Racing not awarded 1 R1 Autódromo Miguel E. Abed(Amozoc, Puebla) 5 December Axel Matus José Sierra Axel Matus Ram Racing Moisés de la Vara R2 6 December Giancarlo Vecchi Giancarlo Vecchi Del Campo Motorsport Moisés de la Vara R3 Axel Matus José Sierra Axel Matus Ram Racing Alexandra Mohnhaupt 2016 2 R1Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes(Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes) 30 January Axel Matus José Carlos Sandoval Axel Matus Ram Racing Moisés de la Vara R2 31 January Axel Matus Axel Matus Ram Racing Frankie Zack Boodram R3 Axel Matus José Sierra Axel Matus Ram Racing Frankie Zack Boodram 3 R1 Parque Tangamanga(San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí) 27 February Axel Matus Axel Matus Axel Matus Ram Racing Moisés de la Vara R2 28 February José Carlos Sandoval Moisés de la Vara MomoF4 Moisés de la Vara R3 Axel Matus Axel Matus Patricio O'Ward Martiga EG Alexandra Mohnhaupt 4 R1 Centro Dinámico Pegaso(Toluca, Estado de México) 2 April Patricio O'Ward Patricio O'Ward Patricio O'Ward Martiga EG Moisés de la Vara R2 3 April Patricio O'Ward Patricio O'Ward Martiga EG Moisés de la Vara R3 Patricio O'Ward Patricio O'Ward Patricio O'Ward Martiga EG Moisés de la Vara 5 R1 Autódromo Miguel E. Abed(Amozoc, Puebla) 6 May Axel Matus Axel Matus Axel Matus Ram Racing Moisés de la Vara R2 8 May Patricio O'Ward Fernando Urrutia Telcel RPL Racing Alexandra Mohnhaupt R3 Axel Matus Fernando Urrutia Axel Matus Ram Racing Moisés de la Vara 6 R1 Autódromo de Monterrey(Apodaca, Nuevo León) 11 June Axel Matus Axel Matus Patricio O'Ward Martiga EG Andrés Gutiérrez R2 12 June Patricio O'Ward Patricio O'Ward Martiga EG Andrés Gutiérrez R3 Axel Matus Andrés Gutiérrez Axel Matus Ram Racing Andrés Gutiérrez 7 R1 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez(Mexico City) 24 June Andrés Gutiérrez Axel Matus Axel Matus Ram Racing Andrés Gutiérrez R2 25 June Axel Matus Axel Matus Ram Racing Andrés Gutiérrez R3 Andrés Gutiérrez Axel Matus Axel Matus Ram Racing Andrés Gutiérrez
Championship standings
Points were awarded to every classified finisher in each race. Five points were awarded to the driver with the fastest time in qualifying. One point was awarded for fastest lap. The championship followed the same scoring rules as MSA Formula did in 2015.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th+ Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 5 1
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEX Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Axel Matus 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 11 2 9 DSQ 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 405 2 José Sierra 5 2 2 4 7 2 4 2 5 3 4 10 3 4 2 8 5 4 5 7 3 255 3 Patricio O'Ward 2 NC 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 247 4 Fernando Urrutia 2 15 11 2 3 5 3 4 3 5 2 2 6 1 4 5 Ret 5 6 6 7 239 5 José Carlos Sandoval 3 4 6 3 5 Ret 5 12 2 4 Ret 3 4 5 6 4 4 5 182 6 Santiago Lozano 9 8 10 5 2 3 7 Ret 6 7 Ret 7 Ret 10 5 4 4 6 7 5 6 144 7 Andrés Gutiérrez 3 3 3 2 2 2 105 8 Moisés de la Vara 10 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 1 Ret 6 5 4 7 11 8 9 7 9 10 9 Ret 100 9 Luis Alfonso Pérez 7 6 3 8 NC 6 6 3 10 6 Ret 7 8 3 9 100 10 Alexis Carreño 8 3 9 10 9 7 10 9 7 8 DNS Ret 5 6 7 7 6 10 Ret Ret 8 88 11 Calvin Ming 16 9 7 9 Ret 12 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 Ret 3 8 4 80 12 Jorge Contreras, Jr. 11 10 8 7 4 Ret 9 8 DSQ Ret 7 5 8 8 9 60 13 Alexandra Mohnhaupt 15 11 14 11 10 9 11 7 8 9 6 6 9 9 10 12 8 8 11 11 11 57 14 Hugo Becerra, Jr. 4 5 5 14 6 4 9 Ret DNS 55 15 Giancarlo Vecchi 6 1 4 46 16 Jorge Abed 12 13 13 13 11 11 12 10 9 10 8 8 10 12 12 11 10 12 12 12 14 29 17 Frankie Zack Boodram 17 14 15 12 8 8 Ret 11 DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 18 Daniel Forcadell 13 12 12 DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret Ret 9 DNS DSQ DSQ 10 9 11 13 Ret 10 11 19 Sergio Martínez 14 10 12 3 20 Alex Servín 15 13 13 3 21 Alejandro Moreno 14 DNS DNS 1 Drivers with non-American licence ineligible for championship points Nil Montserrat 13 6 12 Ret 7 11 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEXBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Rookie Cup
Pos Driver PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEX Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Moisés de la Vara 10 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 1 Ret 6 5 4 7 11 8 9 7 9 10 9 Ret 423 2 Alexandra Mohnhaupt 15 11 14 11 10 9 11 7 8 9 6 6 9 9 10 12 8 8 11 11 11 388 3 Andrés Gutiérrez 3 3 3 2 2 2 166 4 Frankie Zack Boodram 16 14 15 12 8 8 Ret 11 DNS DNS DNS DNS 129 5 Alex Servín 15 13 13 39 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEX
Nations Cup
Pos Nation PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEX Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 9 8 10 5 2 3 7 Ret 6 7 Ret 7 Ret 10 5 4 4 6 7 5 6 422 2 16 9 7 9 Ret 12 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 Ret 3 8 4 237 3 16 14 15 12 8 8 Ret 11 DNS DNS DNS DNS 114 Pos Nation R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts PUE1 AGS SLP EDM PUE2 MTY MEX
See also Panam GP Series LATAM Challenge Series
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