2011 French F4 Championship
# 2011 French F4 Championship

The 2011 French F4 Championship season was the nineteenth season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the first season to run under the guise of French F4 Championship. The series began on 9 April at Circuit de Lédenon and ended on 30 October at Circuit Paul Ricard, after seven rounds and fourteen races.

## Driver lineup

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Andrea Pizzitola | All |
| 2 | Marie Baus-Coppens | All |
| 3 | Alexandre Mantovani | All |
| 4 | Aurélien Panis | All |
| 5 | Cyril Raymond | All |
| 6 | Jean Antunes | 1 |
| 6 | Jonas Ramanauskas | 5 |
| 6 | Maël le Gall | 7 |
| 7 | Matthieu Vaxivière | All |
| 8 | Tomasz Krzeminski | All |
| 9 | Patrick Kujala | All |
| 10 | Alex Loan Ventura | All |
| 11 | Kévin Balthazar | All |
| 12 | Paul Petit | All |
| 14 | Francisco-Javier Suárez | All |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | All |
| 16 | Parth Ghorpade | All |
| 17 | Josh Fielding | 1–3 |
| 17 | Sébastien Ogier | 7 |
| 18 | Tristan Papavoine | All |
| 19 | Victor Colomé | All |
| 20 | Alexander Boquoi | All |
| 21 | Pierre Sancinéna | All |
| 22 | Jordan Perroy | All |

## Race calendar and results

All races supported the FFSA GT Championship, except Pau (FIA Formula 3 International Trophy) and Spa-Francorchamps (24 Hours of Spa)

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon | 9 April | Cyril Raymond | Cyril Raymond | Cyril Raymond |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon | 10 April | Cyril Raymond | Cyril Raymond | Andrea Pizzitola |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 24 April | Pierre Sancinéna | Matthieu Vaxivière | Pierre Sancinéna |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 25 April | Pierre Sancinéna | Matthieu Vaxivière | Pierre Sancinéna |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 21 May | Matthieu Vaxivière | Pierre Gasly | Matthieu Vaxivière |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 22 May | Matthieu Vaxivière | Matthieu Vaxivière | Matthieu Vaxivière |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit du Val de Vienne, Le Vigeant | 25 June | Matthieu Vaxivière | Andrea Pizzitola | Andrea Pizzitola |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit du Val de Vienne, Le Vigeant | 26 June | Matthieu Vaxivière | Matthieu Vaxivière | Matthieu Vaxivière |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 29 July | Pierre Sancinéna | Patrick Kujala | Patrick Kujala |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 30 July | Pierre Sancinéna | Andrea Pizzitola | Pierre Gasly |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit d'Albi, Albi | 3 September | Matthieu Vaxivière | Matthieu Vaxivière | Andrea Pizzitola |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit d'Albi, Albi | 4 September | Matthieu Vaxivière | Tristan Papavoine | Pierre Gasly |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 29 October | Pierre Gasly | Matthieu Vaxivière | Pierre Gasly |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 30 October | Pierre Gasly | Aurélien Panis | Pierre Gasly |

## Championship standings

* Points are awarded to the top ten drivers in both races on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis. Additional points are awarded to the driver achieving pole position and fastest lap in each race. Only a driver's best twelve results count towards the championship.

| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | SPA | SPA | ALB | ALB | LEC | LEC | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matthieu Vaxivière | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 146 |
| 2 | Andrea Pizzitola | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 120 |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| 4 | Pierre Sancinéna | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 104 |
| 5 | Patrick Kujala | Ret | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 76 |
| 6 | Cyril Raymond | 1 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 64 |
| 7 | Alexandre Mantovani | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | DNS | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 61 |
| 8 | Tristan Papavoine | 11 | 17 | DNS | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 57 |
| 9 | Victor Colomé | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | DSQ | EX | 47 |
| 10 | Aurélien Panis | 8 | 18 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 46 |
| 11 | Alex Loan Ventura | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 36 |
| 12 | Francisco-Javier Suárez | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 | Jordan Perroy | 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| 14 | Kévin Balthazar | 9 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| 15 | Parth Ghorpade | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | Paul Petit | 13 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 6 |
| 17 | Josh Fielding | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 18 | Tomasz Krzeminski | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| — | Alexander Boquoi | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| — | Marie Baus-Coppens | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 |
| — | Jonas Ramanauskas | | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jean Antunes | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||
| — | Sébastien Ogier | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| — | Maël le Gall | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 12 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | SPA | SPA | ALB | ALB | LEC | LEC | Points |
| 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) |
