2021 F4 British Championship
The 2021 F4 British Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the seventh season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the seventh year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 8 May at Thruxton Circuit and concluded on 24 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship.
From this season forward, the grid for race 2 is a full reverse grid based on the results of qualifying, instead of reversing the top half drivers from race 1.[2]
This was the last season of the championship using the combination of Mygale M14-F4 chassis and the engines supplied by Ford.[3]
Teams and drivers
[edit]All teams were British-registered.
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Race calendar
[edit]All races were held in the United Kingdom. All rounds supported 2021 British Touring Car Championship. The provisional calendar was announced on 20 July 2020.[26] An amended version was unveiled on 14 January 2021 with the season opener moving to 8 May at Thruxton Circuit.[27] Further changes were published on 15 March 2021.[28]
Championship standings
[edit]Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2.[2] During the round at Brands Hatch utilising the Indy circuit, the race awarding 15 points for the winner was run as the first one. From this round onwards, an extra point was awarded for every position a competitor gained during a reverse grid race.[29][30]
| Races | Position, points per race | ||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | |
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
Drivers' Standings
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Rookie Cup
[edit]| Pos | Driver | THR1 | SNE | BHI | OUL | KNO | THR2 | CRO | SIL | DON | BHGP | Pen. | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 |  Matthew Rees
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13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | NC | Ret | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 426 | |
| 2 | McKenzy Cresswell
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9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Ret | WD | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 397 | |
| 3 | Oliver Gray
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6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 7 | 294 | ||||
| 4 | Kai Askey
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10 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 286 | |
| 5 |  Dougie Bolger
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8 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 250 |
| 6 |  Marcos Flack
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Ret | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 240 |
| 7 |  Eduardo Coseteng
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4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 13 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 230 | |
| 8 | Aiden Neate
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6 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 212 | |||||||
| 9 | Thomas Ikin
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11 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | THR1 | SNE | BHI | OUL | KNO | THR2 | CRO | SIL | DON | BHGP | Pen. | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams Cup
[edit]Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
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| 1 | JHR Developments | 648 |
| 2 | Fortec Motorsport | 575 |
| 3 | Phinsys by Argenti | 493 |
| 4 | Carlin | 434 |
| 5 | TRS Arden Junior Team | 369 |
| 6 | Richardson Racing | 26 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Georgi Dimitrov is a British-Bulgarian driver racing under the British-Bulgarian flag.
- ^ The starting grids between the first two races of the round were swapped.
- ^ Matías Zagazeta finished as the first but was given 1 second time penalty. Gray inherited the win.
References
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- ^ a b "British F4 announces format changes ahead of 2021 season". British F4. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Motorsport UK announces chassis and engine supply package for F4 British Championship from 2022". Motorsport UK. 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Formula Nordic star Joel Granfors joins reigning champions Fortec Motorsport". British F4. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Karting star Oliver Gray confirms Fortec seat for 2021 season". March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Dutton, Oliver (27 April 2021). "James Hedley joins forces with Fortec Motorsport for 2021 season". Fortec Motorsport. Archived from the original on 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Matias Zagazeta secures 2021 return with Argenti Motorsport". British F4. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (3 January 2021). "R-ace GP and Argenti Motorsport sign karter Marcos Flack for F4". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Argenti complete 2021 line up with rising star Eduardo Coseteng". British F4. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Argenti Motorsport Welcome Aiden Neate For 2021 British F4". Argenti Motorsport. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Ikin joins British F4 for 2021 with Arden Motorsport". British F4. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-21.
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- ^ "Zak Taylor graduates to British F4 for 2021 with Arden Motorsport". Arden Motorsport. 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27.
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- ^ "Dougie Bolger graduates to British F4 for 2021 with Carlin". British F4. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02.
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- ^ Allen, Peter (26 August 2021). "British F4 title contender Hedley makes mid-season Carlin switch". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26.
- ^ "JHR unveil McKenzy Cresswell as first signing for 2021 season". British F4. 30 December 2020.
- ^ "JHR Developments adds Welsh rising star Matthew Rees to 2021 line-up". British F4. 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-16.
- ^ "Abbi Pulling returns for 2021 title challenge with JHR Developments". March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Fiesta Junior champion Joseph Loake confirms 2021 JHR seat". March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Georgi Dimitrov graduates to British F4 with returning Richardson Racing". British F4. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "F4 British Championship unveils provisional 2021 calendar British F4". British F4. 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Statement: Amended 2021 calendar". British F4. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Statement: Amended 2021 calendar". British F4. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-15.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (21 June 2021). "British F4 swaps races around for Brands Hatch". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Championship Bulletin 1 - Point scoring" (PDF). British Racing and Sports Car Club. 24 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-26.