2016 F4 Spanish Championship

2016 F4 Spanish Championship
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The 2016 F4 Spanish Championship season was the inaugural season of the Spanish F4 Championship, a motor racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, taking place in Spain and Portugal. It began on 11 June at the Circuito de Navarra and will finish on 16 October at the Circuito del Jarama after 20 races held across seven rounds.[1]

Entry list

Team No. Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Double R Racing[2] 2 Finland Elias Niskanen[3] 7
4 Finland Tuomas Tujula[4] All
6 Finland Konsta Lappalainen[5] 5, 7
10 Finland Juuso Puhakka[6] 2, 7
14 Finland Juho Valtanen[7] 1, 3
26 Australia Harry Hayek[8] 1
50 Finland Tuomas Haapalainen[7] 1–3, 6–7
64 Finland Rasmus Markkanen[7] 1
65 Finland Roope Markkanen[7] 1
Spain Drivex[9] 7 Russia Nikita Volegov[10] All
31 Spain Antolín González[11] 4–6
41 Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan[10] 1–4, 6–7
88 Spain Marta García[11] 4–7
Netherlands MP Motorsport[12] 10 Finland Juuso Puhakka[13] 1
16 Netherlands Jarno Opmeer[13] 1–2
21 Spain Xavier Lloveras[14] All
22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor[13] All
38 Netherlands Danny Kroes[6] 2, 4, 7
44 Venezuela Sebastián Fernández[15] 3, 5–6

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 10 March 2016.[1] A mid-season change was introduced with the round in Jerez being replaced by Montmeló and run as a double-header in support of the World Rallycross Championship.[16] But on 12 July calendar was amended again. Estoril round was changed to Jerez, where it will be in support of the Formula V8 3.5 Series and Euroformula Open Championship. While Barcelona round was moved to 2 October and will support Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.[17]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Spain Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 11 June Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R2 12 June Netherlands Richard Verschoor Finland Roope Markkanen United Kingdom Double R Racing
R3 Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan Finland Tuomas Tujula United Kingdom Double R Racing
2 R1 Spain Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 25 June Netherlands Jarno Opmeer Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R2 26 June Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R3 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
3 R1 Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 9 July Netherlands Richard Verschoor Finland Juho Valtanen Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R2 10 July Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R3 Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
4 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 24 September Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R2 25 September Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R3 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
5 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 2 October Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R2 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Spain Xavier Lloveras Netherlands MP Motorsport
6 R1 Spain Circuito del Jarama, Madrid 15 October Netherlands Richard Verschoor Finland Tuomas Happalainen Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R2 16 October Finland Tuomas Tujula Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R3 Finland Tuomas Happalainen Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
7 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 29 October Russia Nikita Volegov Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R2 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport
R3 30 October Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands Richard Verschoor Netherlands MP Motorsport

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. At Montmeló, only two races will be held, and full points will be awarded for Race 2.

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos Driver NAV
Spain		 ALC
Spain		 ALG
Portugal		 VAL
Spain		 CAT
Spain		 JAR
Spain		 JER
Spain		 Pts
1 Netherlands Richard Verschoor 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 387
2 Russia Aleksandr Vartanyan 2 4 6 3 2 7 3 2 2 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 223
3 Finland Tuomas Tujula 6 11 1 8 6 8 4 5 4 Ret Ret 8 2 4 2 2 3 4 4 3 189
4 Spain Xavier Lloveras 5 5 Ret 4 9 2 5 7 6 2 2 2 DNS 1 7 4 2 Ret 5 10 178
5 Russia Nikita Volegov 7 6 7 6 8 5 8 8 7 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 6 2 3 7 155
6 Finland Tuomas Happalainen 10 9 5 7 7 9 7 6 5 3 3 5 Ret 8 6 85
7 Netherlands Jarno Opmeer 3 3 4 2 3 3 80
8 Venezuela Sebastián Fernández 6 4 Ret 3 3 5 6 8 68
9 Spain Marta García 5 5 6 5 6 8 8 7 5 7 5 73
10 Netherlands Danny Kroes 5 4 6 Ret 6 5 Ret 6 8 48
11 Finland Juho Valtanen Ret 7 9 2 3 3 47
12 Finland Roope Markkanen 4 1 2 45
13 Finland Juuso Puhakka 9 8 3 Ret 5 4 Ret Ret 4 44
14 Spain Antolín González Ret 7 7 6 8 Ret Ret 9 22
15 Finland Konsta Lappalainen 7 7 6 9 9 22
16 Finland Rasmus Markkanen 8 10 8 8
17 Finland Elias Niskanen 7 10 Ret 6
Australia Harry Hayek Ret DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver NAV
Spain		 ALC
Spain		 ALG
Portugal		 VAL
Spain		 CAT
Spain		 JAR
Spain		 JER
Spain		 Pts
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 participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. 1 2 "Maiden F4 Spanish Championship calendar revealed". F4 Spain. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Double R Racing joins the 2016 F4 Spanish Championship". F4Spain.com. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "F4 Spanish Championship Round 7 Entry List" (PDF). Circuito de Jerez. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tuomas Tujula with Double R in the F4 Spanish Championship". F4Spain.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "ROUND #5 BARCELONA, ESPANA" (PDF). F4 Spanish Championship. Koiranen GP. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Verschoor flies to the victory in Motorland". F4Spain.com. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "F4 Spain Championship — Drivers Presentation". F4Spain.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Double R signs Harry Hayek in the F4 Spanish Championship". F4Spain.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Allen, Peter (5 February 2016). "Drivex announces Spanish F4 entry and first driver". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Vartanyan and Volegov join Drivex for the F4 Spanish Championship". F4Spain.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  11. 1 2 Allen, Peter (20 September 2016). "Marta Garcia gets single-seater chance in Spanish F4". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "La Fórmula 4 Española confirma la participación de tres equipos". Eloy Entrambasaguas. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Full line-up for MP Motorsport in the F4 Spanish Championship". F4Spain.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Xavier Lloveras in a double program and Lluc Ibáñez in the spanish F4 Championship". F4Spain.com. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Sebastián Fernández, new MP Motorsport driver". F4Spain.com. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "F4 Spain — Barcelona". F4Spain.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR CHANGE". Spanish F4 Championship. F4 Spain. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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