2016 F4 British Championship
# 2016 F4 British Championship

The 2016 F4 British Championship (known as 2016 MSA Formula Championship at the first two rounds) was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. 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 second season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the second year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. 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 2 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 1 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races at ten meetings, all in support of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Carlin | 1 | Devlin DeFrancesco | | All |
| Carlin | 10 | Petru Florescu | | All |
| Carlin | 15 | James Pull | | All |
| Carlin | 31 | Max Fewtrell | | All |
| Richardson Racing | 2 | Andrew Richardson | | 9–10 |
| Richardson Racing | 25 | Alexandra Marinescu | | 6, 8 |
| JHR Developments | 3 | Sennan Fielding | | All |
| JHR Developments | 23 | Billy Monger | | 1–4, 6–10 |
| JHR Developments | 96 | Jack Butel | | 1–6, 8–10 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 5 | Frank Bird | | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 7 | Alex Quinn | R | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 33 | Ross Martin | R | 1–3 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 38 | Jamie Caroline | | 5–10 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 63 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | R | All |
| Double R Racing | 8 | Carrie Schreiner | | 1, 3, 8–9 |
| Double R Racing | 93 | Zane Goddard | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 12 | Ayrton Simmons | R | 3–10 |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 21 | Rafael Martins | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 26 | Luis Leeds | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 88 | Jack Martin | R | All |
| Falcon Motorsport | 20 | Alexandra Mohnhaupt | | 6–7 |
| Jamun Racing | 35 | Harry Hayek | | 1–3 |
| Jamun Racing | 38 | Jamie Caroline | | 1–4 |
| Joe Tandy Racing | 44 | Patrik Matthiesen | | 1–6, 8–9 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2016 TOCA package was announced on 27 July 2015.

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 2 April | Petru Florescu | Petru Florescu | Petru Florescu | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 2 April | | Sennan Fielding | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Alex Quinn |
| 1 | R3 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 3 April | Petru Florescu | Luis Leeds | Petru Florescu | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 16 April | Alex Quinn | James Pull | Alex Quinn | Fortec Motorsport | Alex Quinn |
| 2 | R5 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 17 April | | Petru Florescu | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Jack Martin |
| 2 | R6 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 17 April | Max Fewtrell | Alex Quinn | Max Fewtrell | Carlin | Ross Martin |
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 7 May | Petru Florescu | Petru Florescu | Petru Florescu | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 3 | R8 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 8 May | | Sennan Fielding | Luis Leeds | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Ayrton Simmons |
| 3 | R9 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 8 May | Petru Florescu | Devlin DeFrancesco | Devlin DeFrancesco | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 4 June | Devlin DeFrancesco | Jamie Caroline | Devlin DeFrancesco | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 4 | R11 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 5 June | | Sennan Fielding | Rafael Martins | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Alex Quinn |
| 4 | R12 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 5 June | Petru Florescu | Petru Florescu | Petru Florescu | Carlin | Nicolai Kjærgaard |
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 18 June | Zane Goddard | Zane Goddard | Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | Jack Martin |
| 5 | R14 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 19 June | | Zane Goddard | Luis Leeds | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Martin |
| 5 | R15 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 19 June | Zane Goddard | Zane Goddard | Devlin DeFrancesco | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 30 July | Sennan Fielding | James Pull | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Nicolai Kjærgaard |
| 6 | R17 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 30 July | | Petru Florescu | Petru Florescu | Carlin | Nicolai Kjærgaard |
| 6 | R18 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 31 July | Sennan Fielding | Petru Florescu | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Nicolai Kjærgaard |
| 7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 13 August | Petru Florescu | Devlin DeFrancesco | Alex Quinn | Fortec Motorsport | Alex Quinn |
| 7 | R20 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 14 August | | Luis Leeds | Luis Leeds | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Alex Quinn |
| 7 | R21 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 14 August | Alex Quinn | Zane Goddard | Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | Alex Quinn |
| 8 | R22 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 27 August | James Pull | James Pull | James Pull | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 8 | R23 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 28 August | | Luis Leeds | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Alex Quinn |
| 8 | R24 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 28 August | Billy Monger | James Pull | Max Fewtrell | Carlin | Alex Quinn |
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 17 September | Sennan Fielding | Max Fewtrell | Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | Ayrton Simmons |
| 9 | R26 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 18 September | | Max Fewtrell | Alex Quinn | Fortec Motorsport | Alex Quinn |
| 9 | R27 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 18 September | Luis Leeds | Max Fewtrell | Zane Goddard | Double R Racing | Ayrton Simmons |
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 1 October | Max Fewtrell | Jamie Caroline | James Pull | Carlin | Ayrton Simmons |
| 10 | R29 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 2 October | | Billy Monger | Jamie Caroline | Fortec Motorsport | Ayrton Simmons |
| 10 | R30 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 2 October | Max Fewtrell | Sennan Fielding | Max Fewtrell | Carlin | Ayrton Simmons |

* ↑ Petru Florescu initially won the race, but was later disqualified following an incident with Devlin DeFrancesco in the following race.
* 1 2 Jamie Caroline achieved double pole for Brands Hatch, but was later excluded.

## Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

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

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | KNO | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Max Fewtrell | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 358 |
| 2 | Sennan Fielding | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 351 |
| 3 | Luis Leeds | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 300 |
| 4 | James Pull | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | DSQ | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 291 |
| 5 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 10 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 17 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 16 | 7 | 265 |
| 6 | Petru Florescu | 1 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | EX | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 260 |
| 7 | Alex Quinn | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 248 |
| 8 | Zane Goddard | 9 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 239 |
| 9 | Rafael Martins | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 205 |
| 10 | Jamie Caroline | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 181 |
| 11 | Ayrton Simmons | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 82 |
| 12 | Billy Monger | 11 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | | | | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 78 |
| 13 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | 13 | 10 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | EX | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 50 |
| 14 | Jack Martin | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | Ret | EX | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | Ross Martin | Ret | 12 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 16 | Patrik Matthiesen | 17 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | | | | 13 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 14 | 18 | | | | 15 |
| 17 | Carrie Schreiner | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | 13 | 4 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 10 | 16 | | | | 14 |
| 18 | Jack Butel | 12 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | | | | 17 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Frank Bird | 18 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | NC | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 3 |
| 20 | Harry Hayek | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 21 | Alexandra Mohnhaupt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Alexandra Marinescu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 12 | 16 | | | | 16 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Andrew Richardson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | KNO | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Rookie Cup

| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | KNO | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alex Quinn | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 589 |
| 2 | Ayrton Simmons | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 430 |
| 3 | Nicolai Kjaergaard | 13 | 10 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 15 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 400 |
| 4 | Jack Martin | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | Ret | EX | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 393 |
| 5 | Ross Martin | Ret | 12 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 130 |
| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | KNO | KNO | KNO | ROC | ROC | ROC | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Points |

### Teams Cup

| Pos | Team | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Carlin | 618 |
| 2 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 505 |
| 3 | JHR Developments | 429 |
| 4 | Fortec Motorsports | 355 |
| 5 | Double R Racing | 253 |
| 6 | Jamun Racing | 97 |
| 6 | JTR | 15 |
| 8 | Richardson Racing | 0 |
| 9 | Falcon Motorsport | 0 |
