2015 French F4 Championship

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2015 French F4 Championship
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The 2015 French F4 Championship season is the 23rd season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the fifth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series will begin on 19 April at Lédenon and ends on 25 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty-one races.[1]

Driver lineup[]

No. Driver Class Rounds
1 France Julien Darras[2] I All
2 France Théophile Senegas[2] I 1–4
3 Russia Nikita Troitskiy[2] I 1–2, 4
4 China Ye Yifei[2] J All
5 France Julien Andlauer[2] J All
6 United Kingdom Louis Gachot[2] J All
7 France Valentin Moineault[2] I All
8 France Gabriel Aubry[3] I All
9 Sweden Reuben Kressner[2] I All
10 United States Michael Benyahia[2] J 1–5, 7
11 France Sacha Fenestraz[2] J All
12 Russia Nikita Sitnikov[2] I 1
13 Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté[2] J 1–6
14 Finland Simo Laaksonen[2] I All
15 Mexico Axel Matus[4] I All
16 France Hugo Sugnot-Darniche[2] J All
17 Russia Nerses Isaakyan[2] I 1–2, 4, 6–7
19 Mexico José Sierra[2] I 1–4, 6–7
21 Russia Aleksey Korneev[2] I 1–2, 4, 7
27 France Giuliano Alesi[5] J All
Guest drivers
12 United Kingdom Alex Sedgwick G 5
France Théo Coicaud G 7
18 France Antoine Robert G 5
France Hugo Chevalier G 7
France Olivier Malo[a] 3
28 1
20 2
France Jean-Baptiste Mela G 5
25 France Jim Pla[b] 2
Icon Status
I Drivers that compete for the International Championship
J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
G Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results[]

A seven-round calendar was published on 4 December 2014. The championship will drop Val de Vienne, Nogaro and Jerez events, while Lédenon, Hungaroring and Navarra will take their place in the series' schedule.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Junior Winner International Winner
1 R1 France Circuit de Lédenon 18 April France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi France Valentin Moineault
R2 Mexico Axel Matus France Sacha Fenestraz France Sacha Fenestraz France Gabriel Aubry
R3 19 April France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi Russia Nerses Isaakyan
2 R1 France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 2 May France Valentin Moineault Russia Aleksey Korneev Russia Aleksey Korneev France Sacha Fenestraz Russia Aleksey Korneev
R2 Russia Aleksey Korneev France Julien Darras France Sacha Fenestraz France Julien Darras
R3 3 May Mexico Axel Matus Russia Aleksey Korneev France Valentin Moineault France Giuliano Alesi France Valentin Moineault
3 R1 France Circuit de Pau, Pau 16 May France Sacha Fenestraz Finland Simo Laaksonen France Sacha Fenestraz France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault
R2 France Valentin Moineault Mexico Axel Matus France Giuliano Alesi Mexico Axel Matus
R3 17 May France Sacha Fenestraz France Sacha Fenestraz France Sacha Fenestraz France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault
4 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 13 June France Valentin Moineault France Valentin Moineault France Valentin Moineault France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault
R2 14 June France Gabriel Aubry France Gabriel Aubry France Julien Andlauer France Gabriel Aubry
R3 France Valentin Moineault France Valentin Moineault France Valentin Moineault France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault
5 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 29 August France Valentin Moineault Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté France Valentin Moineault France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault
R2 France Julien Andlauer Finland Simo Laaksonen Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté Finland Simo Laaksonen
R3 30 August France Valentin Moineault France Julien Darras France Valentin Moineault France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault
6 R1 Spain Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 26 September France Valentin Moineault France Gabriel Aubry France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi France Valentin Moineault
R2 France Julien Andlauer China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Russia Nerses Isaakyan
R3 27 September France Valentin Moineault France Gabriel Aubry France Valentin Moineault France Julien Andlauer France Valentin Moineault
7 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 24 October France Valentin Moineault France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault
R2 France Gabriel Aubry China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei France Julien Darras
R3 25 October France Valentin Moineault France Valentin Moineault France Valentin Moineault France Sacha Fenestraz France Valentin Moineault

Championship standings[]

Points system

Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP PP
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

French F4 Championship[]

The third race at Lédenon was red-flagged after less than half of the distance had been completed due to torrential rain. As a result, series organisers awarded half points to each of the classified finishers eligible to score points.

Pos Driver LÉD
France
LMS
France
PAU
France
HUN
Hungary
MAG
France
NAV
Spain
LEC
France
Points
1 France Valentin Moineault 2 7 7 4 6 1 2 10 2 1 7 1 1 Ret 1 2 11 1 1 6 1 329
2 France Sacha Fenestraz 8 1 8 2 4 8 1 Ret 1 3 9 3 2 Ret 4 5 3 8 2 5 3 253
3 France Gabriel Aubry 4 3 6 16 16 14† 3 4 3 10 1 2 3 Ret 2 3 5 3 3 7 4 227
4 France Giuliano Alesi 1 Ret 1 7 5 12 5 2 4 8 Ret 6 12 5 Ret 1 8 5 6 10 Ret 168.5
5 France Julien Darras 7 6 15 10 1 3 14 3 Ret 7 2 10 Ret 6 3 6 7 7 10 2 6 166
6 Finland Simo Laaksonen 13 9 9 5 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 6 4 7 6 1 6 11 12 9 4 9 2 150
7 Mexico Axel Matus 3 4 5 3 9 13 8 1 8 Ret 10 13 7 8 12 Ret 13 11 7 4 5 125
8 France Julien Andlauer 9 2 18† 11 15 6 7 11 Ret 4 5 4 14 4 7 Ret 9 2 8 Ret 8 116
9 Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté 6 5 4 8 8 Ret Ret 9 9 15 12 17 4 2 5 4 10 4 102
10 Sweden Reuben Kressner 12 Ret 3 18 14 5 6 Ret 5 12 Ret 9 5 3 8 7 6 10 Ret 11 7 87.5
11 Russia Aleksey Korneev 10 12 14 1 7 4 5 3 5 17 12 11 83
12 China Ye Yifei 18 11 11 13 10 7 10 5 Ret 14 14 11 13 Ret 11 9 1 12 9 1 12 73
13 Russia Nikita Troitskiy 14 8 19† 6 2 2 2 Ret 8 70
14 United Kingdom Louis Gachot 11 Ret 10 9 12 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 6 14 8 9 13 10 4 15 5 3 Ret 60.5
15 Russia Nerses Isaakyan 5 Ret 2 15 11 9 11 11 12 8 2 6 11 8 10 57
16 France Hugo Sugnot-Darniche 15 Ret 16 17 13 Ret 11 6 7 13 8 19† 15 Ret 14† 13 15 14 12 16 14 18
17 United States Michaël Benyahia 17 13 17 14 17 10 13 8 10 16 13 16 10 12 9 15 14 15 12
18 France Théophile Senegas 16 10 13 12 18 Ret 12 7 12 Ret Ret 15 7
19 Mexico José Sierra 19 14 12 19† 19 11 Ret Ret 11 17 15 18 12 14 13 14 15 13 0
Russia Nikita Sitnikov WD WD WD 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
France Jean-Baptiste Mela 9 7 Ret 0
France Hugo Chevalier 13 13 9 0
United Kingdom Alex Sedgwick 11 11 10 0
France Antoine Robert 16 10 Ret 0
France Théo Coicaud 16 17† Ret 0
Pos Driver LÉD
France
LMS
France
PAU
France
HUN
Hungary
MAG
France
NAV
Spain
LEC
France
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

International F4 Championship[]

Pos Driver LÉD
France
LMS
France
PAU
France
HUN
Hungary
MAG
France
NAV
Spain
LEC
France
Pts
1 France Valentin Moineault 2 7 7 4 6 1 2 10 2 1 7 1 1 Ret 1 2 11 1 1 6 1 389
2 France Gabriel Aubry 4 3 6 16 16 14† 3 4 3 10 1 2 3 Ret 2 3 5 3 3 7 4 287
3 France Julien Darras 7 6 15 10 1 3 14 3 Ret 7 2 10 Ret 6 3 6 7 7 10 2 6 245.5
4 Finland Simo Laaksonen 13 9 9 5 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 6 4 7 6 1 6 11 12 9 4 9 2 222
5 Mexico Axel Matus 3 4 5 3 9 13 8 1 8 Ret 10 13 7 8 12 Ret 13 11 7 4 5 212.5
6 Sweden Reuben Kressner 12 Ret 3 18 14 5 6 Ret 5 12 Ret 9 5 3 8 7 6 10 Ret 11 7 161
7 Russia Nerses Isaakyan 5 Ret 2 15 11 9 11 11 12 8 2 6 11 8 10 132.5
8 Russia Aleksey Korneev 10 12 14 1 7 4 5 3 5 17 12 11 117
9 Russia Nikita Troitskiy 14 8 19† 6 2 2 2 Ret 8 86
10 Mexico José Sierra 19 14 12 19† 19 11 Ret Ret 11 17 15 18 12 14 13 14 15 13 49
11 France Théophile Senegas 16 10 13 12 18 Ret 12 7 12 Ret Ret 15 43
Russia Nikita Sitnikov WD WD WD 0
Pos Driver LÉD
France
LMS
France
PAU
France
HUN
Hungary
MAG
France
NAV
Spain
LEC
France
Pts

Junior F4 Championship[]

Pos Driver LÉD
France
LMS
France
PAU
France
HUN
Hungary
MAG
France
NAV
Spain
LEC
France
Pts
1 France Sacha Fenestraz 8 1 8 2 4 8 1 Ret 1 3 9 3 2 Ret 4 5 3 8 2 5 3 384,5
2 France Giuliano Alesi 1 Ret 1 7 5 12 5 2 4 8 Ret 6 12 5 Ret 1 8 5 6 10 Ret 278.5
3 France Julien Andlauer 9 2 18† 11 15 6 7 11 Ret 4 5 4 14 4 7 Ret 9 2 8 Ret 8 259
4 China Ye Yifei 18 11 11 13 10 7 10 5 Ret 14 14 11 13 Ret 11 9 1 12 9 1 12 221
5 Canada Kami Moreira-Laliberté 6 5 4 8 8 Ret Ret 9 9 15 12 17 4 2 5 4 10 4 228
6 United Kingdom Louis Gachot 11 Ret 10 9 12 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 6 14 8 9 13 10 4 15 5 3 Ret 198
7 United States Michaël Benyahia 17 13 17 14 17 10 13 8 10 16 13 16 10 12 9 15 14 15 149
8 France Hugo Sugnot-Darniche 15 Ret 16 17 13 Ret 11 6 7 13 8 19† 15 Ret 14† 13 15 14 12 16 14 141
Pos Driver LÉD
France
LMS
France
PAU
France
HUN
Hungary
MAG
France
NAV
Spain
LEC
France
Pts

Notes[]

  1. ^ Participated in practice of Round 1–3.
  2. ^ Participated in practice of Round 2.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "La F.4 francese anche a Budapest". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Khorounzhiy, Valentin (6 March 2015). "Moineault, Darras and Sitnikov headline 20-car French F4 entry list". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ David, Gruz (15 January 2015). "Karting talent Gabriel Aubry to contest French F4 in 2015". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (28 February 2015). "Haxhiu and Matus to return to French F4 in 2015". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ David, Gruz (5 March 2015). "Giulano Alesi signs up for French F4". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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