Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

F4 British Championship (full name ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA, formerly known as F4 British Championship certified by FIA — powered by Ford (2016–21), MSA Formula (2015)) is a

single-seater 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 the ...

motorsport series based in the

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. The series is run to the FIA's

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, and is administered by

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. The championship is designed as a low-cost entrance to car racing, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from karting. The championship replaces the

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, and used a chassis produced by

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 chas ...

and engines from

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for seven seasons from 2015 to

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. With Motorsport UK taking over the organization of the championship for years 2022–24, as Ford concluded their involvement, the championship will switch to a

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chassis and

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as the engines supplier. The series is part of the

TOCA TOCA, formally trading as BARC (TOCA) Ltd, is an organiser of motorsport events in the United Kingdom. The company organises and administers the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and the support series to the BTCC, sometimes known as the T ...

tour, a series of events run alongside the

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Championship format

Each championship event consists of three races. The series is run in support of the BTCC. Fifteen-year-olds are eligible to compete in the series, after the MSA lowered the age limit for single-seater championships. The winner of the championship will be named the FIA Formula 4 champion, and will be rewarded a test with a top-level regional

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team.

The car

2015–2021

provide a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis. The engine is a

1.6L

EcoBoost EcoBoost is a series of turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines produced by Ford and originally co-developed by FEV Inc. (now named FEV North America Inc.). EcoBoost engines are designed to deliver power and torque consistent with thos ...

engine as used in the more modern

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cars, tuned to a maximum of 160 PS. All engines are prepared and tuned by Neil Brown Engineering, to lower costs and ensure engine equalisation.

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are the sole tyre supplier, with the cars running on the same compound and construction rubber as used in Formula Three. Sadev provide the sequential paddle shift transmission. The engine control unit is an F88GDI4 from Life Racing which features integrated paddle shift control, GPS track mapping and also functions as the complete data acquisition system. The total price of purchasing the car is capped at £36,000.

2022–present

Starting from the 2022 season, teams will start using the combination of

chassis and the engines supplied by

Champions

Drivers

Teams'

Rookie class

Nations Cup

Ford F4 Challenge Cup

Circuits

* Bold denotes a circuit used in the 2022 season. * ''Italic'' denotes a formerly used circuit.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Motorsport in the UK Auto racing series in the United Kingdom One-make series