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
An open-wheel single-seater (often known as formula car) is a car with the wheels outside the car's main body, and usually having only one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have thei ...
founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in
France
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and aims at
karting
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on f ...
graduates. The series currently organized by the
Fédération Française du Sport Automobile
French Federation of Automobile Sport (french: Fédération Française du Sport Automobile, FFSA), founded in 1952, is one of the National Sports Associations affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), with the aim of orga ...
(FFSA). Formerly, the champion receives support to continue in one of the
Formula Renault
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2.0 championships.
In 2010, the re-branded series was made part of the
World Series by Renault
The Renault Sport Series (formerly known as World Series by Renault) is a motor racing series. The series latterly consisted of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, and used to contain the Renault Sport Trophy and the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. T ...
, but was then dropped for 2011. Since
2018
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, the series runs under
FIA
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Fia or FIA may also refer to: People
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moniker.
The car
The car was originally built by
Signatech
Signatech, formerly known as Signature, is a French auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since th ...
. The
chassis
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and survival cell had a
carbon fibre composite
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monocoque
Monocoque ( ), also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell. The word ''monocoque'' is a French term for "single shell".
First used for boats, ...
construction. The car was designed to comply with the 2008 FIA F3 standards. The 1600cc Renault K4MRS engine produced about 140 bhp. The
transmission
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Medicine, science and technology
* Power transmission
** Electric power transmission
** Propulsion transmission, technology allowing controlled application of power
*** Automatic transmission
*** Manual transmission
*** ...
had five forward speeds with sequential shift mechanism.
The championship adopted FIA
Formula 4
FIA Formula 4, also called FIA F4, is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers. There is no global championship, but rather individual nations or regions can host their own championships in compliance with a universal set of r ...
regulations in
2018
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, with
Mygale
Mygale Racing Car Constructor (Mygale SARL) is a French racing car manufacturer that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. It is most notable for its Formula Ford chassis. Mygale also produces the cha ...
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.
For the 2022 season, the new Mygale M21-F4 chassis will be 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:
Champions
Prior French F4 Championship
French F4 Championship
FIA French F4 Championship
Circuits
From 2011, the circuits used in the French F4 Championship are listed as:
* Bold denotes a circuit used in the
2022 season.
* ''Italic'' denotes a future circuit will be used in the
2023 season.
Notes
References
External links
French F4 Championship official website
French F4 Championship
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 graduate ...
Auto racing series in France
European auto racing series
Renault Sport Series
Recurring sporting events established in 1993
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