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French F4 Championship

Category	FIA Formula 4
Country	France
Region	Europe
Inaugural season	1993
Teams	1
Constructors	Mygale
Engine suppliers	Renault 1330cc
Tyre suppliers	Pirelli
Drivers' champion	Taito Kato
Official website	Official website
Current season

French F4 Championship, formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting graduates. The series currently organized by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA). Formerly, the champion receives support to continue in one of the Formula Renault 2.0 championships. In 2010, the re-branded series was made part of the World Series by Renault, but was then dropped for 2011. Since 2018, the series runs under FIA moniker.

The car

The car was originally built by Signatech. The chassis and survival cell had a carbon fibre composite monocoque construction. The car was designed to comply with the 2008 FIA F3 standards. The 1600cc Renault K4MRS engine produced about 140 bhp. The transmission had five forward speeds with sequential shift mechanism.

The championship adopted FIA Formula 4 regulations in 2018, with Mygale M14-F4 chassis and naturally-aspirated 160 bhp Renault 2.0L engines. In 2020, the engine was changed to the new turbo charged Renault Sport 1.3-liter one. Since the 2022 season, the new Mygale M21-F4 chassis has been used.

Regulations

• The event schedule usually takes place over three days (normally Friday to Sunday) with free practice sessions on the first day. The qualifying session determines the starting order for first race and the second fastest time the grid for the third race. The grid for the second race is set by reversing the top ten finishers of the first race. All races lasts 20 minutes + 1 lap.
• Tyres allocated to each driver in sets of 4 at each meeting of competition.
• Points are awarded to the first ten finishers of each race in the following order:

Points are awarded as follows:

Champions

Prior French F4 Championship

Season	Champion
Formula Campus by Renault and Elf
1993	Sébastien Philippe
1994	Franck Montagny
1995	Renaud Malinconi
1996	Philippe Bénoliel
1997	Marcel Costa
1998	Westley Barber
1999	Adam Jones
2000	Stéphane Morat
2001	Bruce Lorgeré-Roux
2002	Loïc Duval
2003	Laurent Groppi
2004	Jacky Ferré
2005	Jean Karl Vernay
2006	Kévin Estre
2007	Jean-Éric Vergne
Formul'Academy Euro Series
2008	Arthur Pic
2009	Benjamin Bailly
F4 Eurocup 1.6
2010	Stoffel Vandoorne

French F4 Championship

Season	Champion	Secondary Class Champion
2011	Matthieu Vaxivière	not held
2012	Alexandre Baron
2013	Anthoine Hubert
2014	Lasse Sørensen	J: Dorian Boccolacci I: Lasse Sørensen
2015	Valentin Moineault	J: Sacha Fenestraz I: Valentin Moineault
2016	Yifei Ye	J: Yifei Ye I: Gilles Magnus
2017	Arthur Rougier	J: Victor Martins I: Arthur Rougier

FIA French F4 Championship

Season	Champion	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Margin	Secondary Class Champion
2018	Caio Collet	21	7	7	10	7	296.5	86	J: Théo Pourchaire I: Caio Collet
2019	Hadrien David	21	10	7	14	8	281	47.5	J: Victor Bernier I: Hadrien David
2020	Ayumu Iwasa	21	6	9	15	7	338	81	J: Valentino Catalano I: Ayumu Iwasa
2021	Esteban Masson	20	9	6	11	5	236	23	J: Alessandro Giusti I: Esteban Masson
2022	Alessandro Giusti	20	6	5	12	2	300	59	not held
2023	Evan Giltaire	21	8	6	13	8	317	4
2024	Taito Kato	20	4	5	12	5	280	6

Circuits

From 2011, the circuits used in the French F4 Championship are listed as:

• Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.

Number	Circuits	Rounds	Years
1	Circuit Paul Ricard	16	2011–present
2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	14	2012–present
3	Circuit Paul Armagnac	11	2011, 2014, 2017–present
	Circuit de Pau-Ville	11	2011–2019, 2022–2023
5	Circuit de Lédenon	10	2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019, 2021–present
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	9	2011, 2013, 2017–2020, 2022–present
7	Bugatti Circuit	5	2012–2016
8	Circuit du Val de Vienne	4	2011–2014
9	Hungaroring	3	2015, 2019, 2021
10	Circuito de Navarra	2	2012, 2015
	Circuito de Jerez	2	2014, 2018
	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	2	2016–2017
	Monza Circuit	2	2017, 2021
	Dijon-Prenois	2	2018, 2024
15	Circuit d'Albi	1	2011
	Circuit Zandvoort	1	2020
	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	1	2022
	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	1	2023
	Nürburgring	1	2024

Notes

1. Circuit Paul Ricard hosted 3 rounds in 2020.
2. Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours hosted 2 rounds in 2021.

References

1. All the cars are maintained, ran and tested by Renault Sport.
2. ^ "New – French F4 Championship". Auto Sport Academy. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
3. "L'Academy esce dalla World Series Renault – F.4 RENAULT – ITALIARACING.net". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
4. "2018 F4 FIA French Championship : the revolution is in progress!". FFSA Academy. 17 January 2018.
5. "F4 mygale". FFSA Academy. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019.
6. "F4 mygale". FFSA Academy. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

External links

• French F4 Championship official website

• Formula Renault
• Auto racing series in France
• European auto racing series
• Renault Sport Series
• Recurring sporting events established in 1993