2014 French F4 Championship
# 2014 French F4 Championship

The 2014 French F4 Championship season was the 22nd season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the fourth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 26 April at Le Mans and ended on 26 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty-one races.

The championship was won by Denmark's Lasse Sørensen, who won eight races – including two hat-tricks at Val de Vienne and Nogaro – and took a total of seventeen podium finishes. Sørensen – who also won the International series due to his performances – finished almost 150 points clear of his next closest rival, Dorian Boccolacci, a member of the Lotus F1 team's junior development setup. Boccolacci, who won two races at the series' event in support of the Pau Grand Prix, had trailed Felix Hirsiger by three points going into the final race at Le Castellet; however, Boccolacci finished third, whereas Hirsiger finished outside the points, in order to give Boccolacci the runner-up spot by twelve points. Boccolacci was also the winner of the junior championship held within the series, for the younger drivers in the series. Hirsiger was also a two-time winner, winning at Magny-Cours.

Six other drivers won races during the season; Australian Joseph Mawson won two races at the opening round at Le Mans, and added a third victory in the series' round at Circuito de Jerez, in support of the World Series by Renault. Mawson had been in contention for the runner-up placing in the championship, but missed the final round and ultimately finished fourth. Denis Bulatov won races at Pau and Magny-Cours, and was the only other driver to win multiple races. Bryan Elpitiya (Le Mans) and Gjergj Haxhiu (Jerez) each won a race, but finished outside the top ten in the final championship standings, while at the final round, Patricio O'Ward and Valentin Moineault each won races. Moineault's victory allowed him to claim sixth in the championship ahead of O'Ward, despite O'Ward missing the first two events of the season.

## Driver lineup

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Hökfelt, Jr. | All |
| 2 | Amaury Richard | All |
| 3 | Reuben Kressner | All |
| 4 | David Droux | 1–6 |
| 5 | Bryan Elpitiya | All |
| 6 | Felix Hirsiger | All |
| 7 | Valentin Hasse-Clot | All |
| 8 | Tom Soubiron | 1–5, 7 |
| 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | All |
| 10 | Vladimir Atoev | All |
| 11 | Erwan Jule | All |
| 12 | Hugo Sugnot-Darniche | All |
| 14 | Simo Laaksonen | All |
| 15 | Denis Bulatov | All |
| 16 | Valentin Moineault | All |
| 17 | Gjergj Haxhiu | All |
| 18 | Niclas Nylund | 1–6 |
| 19 | Juan Manuel Jimenez | 1–3 |
| 20 | Axel Matus | All |
| 21 | Joey Mawson | 1–6 |
| 22 | Anouck Abadie | All |
| 23 | Lasse Sørensen | All |
| 24 | João Carvalho | All |
| 25 | Pato O'Ward | 3–7 |
| 26 | Max Defourny | 4–5, 7 |
| 27 | Harrison Newey | 7 |

### Notes

* ↑ Guest driver ineligible for any championship points.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Junior Winner | International Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 26 April | Joseph Mawson | Felix Hirsiger | Joseph Mawson | Dorian Boccolacci | Joseph Mawson |
| 1 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 26 April | | Joseph Mawson | Bryan Elpitiya | Bryan Elpitiya | Joseph Mawson |
| 1 | R3 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 27 April | Felix Hirsiger | Denis Bulatov | Joseph Mawson | Felix Hirsiger | Joseph Mawson |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 10 May | Dorian Boccolacci | Dorian Boccolacci | Dorian Boccolacci | Dorian Boccolacci | Lasse Sørensen |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 10 May | | David Droux | Denis Bulatov | Denis Bulatov | Valentin Moineault |
| 2 | R3 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 11 May | Dorian Boccolacci | Lasse Sørensen | Dorian Boccolacci | Dorian Boccolacci | Lasse Sørensen |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit du Val de Vienne, Le Vigeant | 5 July | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Felix Hirsiger | Lasse Sørensen |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit du Val de Vienne, Le Vigeant | 5 July | | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Denis Bulatov | Lasse Sørensen |
| 3 | R3 | Circuit du Val de Vienne, Le Vigeant | 6 July | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Dorian Boccolacci | Lasse Sørensen |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 6 September | Felix Hirsiger | Lasse Sørensen | Felix Hirsiger | Felix Hirsiger | Lasse Sørensen |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 6 September | | Joseph Mawson | Denis Bulatov | Denis Bulatov | Valentin Hasse-Clot |
| 4 | R3 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 7 September | Felix Hirsiger | Valentin Hasse-Clot | Felix Hirsiger | Felix Hirsiger | Joseph Mawson |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 27 September | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Dorian Boccolacci | Lasse Sørensen |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 27 September | | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Felix Hirsiger | Lasse Sørensen |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 28 September | Lasse Sørensen | Dorian Boccolacci | Lasse Sørensen | Dorian Boccolacci | Lasse Sørensen |
| 6 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 18 October | Joseph Mawson | Joseph Mawson | Joseph Mawson | Patricio O'Ward | Joseph Mawson |
| 6 | R2 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 19 October | | Vladimir Atoev | Gjergj Haxhiu | Gjergj Haxhiu | David Droux |
| 6 | R3 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 19 October | Joseph Mawson | Lasse Sørensen | Lasse Sørensen | Patricio O'Ward | Lasse Sørensen |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 25 October | Lasse Sørensen | Felix Hirsiger | Lasse Sørensen | Felix Hirsiger | Lasse Sørensen |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 25 October | | Lasse Sørensen | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Lasse Sørensen |
| 7 | R3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 26 October | Valentin Moineault | Dorian Boccolacci | Valentin Moineault | Dorian Boccolacci | Valentin Moineault |

## Championship standings

### F4

| Pos | Driver | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | MAG | NOG | NOG | NOG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lasse Sørensen | 2 | 22† | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 387 |
| 2 | Dorian Boccolacci | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 238 |
| 3 | Felix Hirsiger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | DNS | 20 | 226 |
| 4 | Joey Mawson | 1 | 3 | 1 | DSQ | 17 | 20† | 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | | | | 188 |
| 5 | Denis Bulatov | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 168 |
| 6 | Valentin Moineault | 16 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 150 |
| 7 | Patricio O'Ward | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 143 |
| 8 | Paul Hökfelt, Jr. | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 103 |
| 9 | Amaury Richard | 4 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 85 |
| 10 | Valentin Hasse-Clot | 13 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 83 |
| 11 | Vladimir Atoev | 5 | 9 | 20 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 71 |
| 12 | David Droux | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20† | 10 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 10 | | | | 69 |
| 13 | Bryan Elpitiya | 10 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 17 | EX | EX | 53 |
| 14 | Erwan Jule | 8 | 21† | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 21 | DNS | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 |
| 15 | Niclas Nylund | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 20† | 7 | Ret | 14 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | 44 |
| 16 | Gjergj Haxhiu | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 22† | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 40 |
| 17 | Simo Laaksonen | 12 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 19† | 19 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 18 | Reuben Kressner | 9 | 7 | 15 | 16† | 16 | 8 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 20 |
| 19 | João Carvalho | 21 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| 20 | Harrison Newey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 21 | Axel Matus | 19 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| 22 | Tom Soubiron | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Hugo Sugnot-Darniche | 22 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 21 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 0 |
| 24 | Juan Manuel Jimenez | 20 | 14 | 16 | 17† | 13 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Anouck Abadie | Ret | 20 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Max Defourny | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21† | 10 | | | | 10 | 3 | 12 | |
| Pos | Driver | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | MAG | NOG | NOG | NOG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | 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) |

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

### Junior

| Pos | Driver | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | MAG | NOG | NOG | NOG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dorian Boccolacci | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 327 |
| 2 | Felix Hirsiger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | DNS | 20 | 292 |
| 3 | Denis Bulatov | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 249 |
| 4 | Patricio O'Ward | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 194 |
| 5 | Paul Hökfelt, Jr. | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 194 |
| 6 | Vladimir Atoev | 5 | 9 | 20 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 166 |
| 7 | Simo Laaksonen | 12 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 19† | 19 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 117 |
| 8 | Bryan Elpitiya | 10 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 17 | EX | EX | 115 |
| 9 | Gjergj Haxhiu | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 22† | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 88 |
| 10 | Axel Matus | 19 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 75 |
| 11 | Hugo Sugnot-Darniche | 22 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 21 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 31 |
| 12 | Juan Manuel Jimenez | 20 | 14 | 16 | 17† | 13 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 13 | Harrison Newey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | 9 | 13 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Max Defourny | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21† | 10 | | | | 10 | 3 | 12 | |
| Pos | Driver | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | MAG | NOG | NOG | NOG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Points |

### International Series

| Pos | Driver | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | MAG | NOG | NOG | NOG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lasse Sørensen | 2 | 22† | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 385 |
| 2 | Joseph Mawson | 1 | 3 | 1 | DSQ | 17 | 20† | 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | | | | 230 |
| 3 | Valentin Moineault | 16 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 228 |
| 4 | Valentin Hasse-Clot | 13 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 190 |
| 5 | Erwan Jule | 8 | 21† | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 21 | DNS | 13 | 10 | 11 | 175 |
| 6 | Amaury Richard | 4 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 171 |
| 7 | David Droux | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20† | 10 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 10 | | | | 135 |
| 8 | Niclas Nylund | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 20† | 7 | Ret | 14 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | 112 |
| 9 | Reuben Kressner | 9 | 7 | 15 | 16† | 16 | 8 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 105 |
| 10 | Tom Soubiron | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 84 |
| 11 | João Carvalho | 21 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 62 |
| 12 | Anouck Abadie | Ret | 20 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | MAG | NOG | NOG | NOG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Points |
