2024 French F4 Championship
Appearance
The 2024 French F4 Championship was the 14th season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the seventh under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. It was the second season in which the series is partnered with the ADAC Formel Junior Team.[1]
After a three-way title fight, Taito Kato came out on top against Yani Stevenheydens and Jules Caranta.[2]
Driver lineup
[edit]The driver lineup for 2024 consisted of 25 full time drivers and all cars were run by FFSA Academy.[3]
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Race calendar
[edit]French Federation of Automobile Sport published the schedule on 8 January 2024.[4]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | |
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1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 31 March | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens |
R2 | race cancelled due to torrential rain | |||||
R3 | 1 April | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Jules Caranta[a] | ||
2 | R1 | Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon | 11 May | Chester Kieffer | Chester Kieffer | Chester Kieffer |
R2 | Jules Caranta | Frank Porté Ruiz | ||||
R3 | 12 May | Taito Kato | Jules Caranta | Taito Kato | ||
3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 22 June | Yani Stevenheydens | Taito Kato | Chester Kieffer |
R2 | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | ||||
R3 | 23 June | Yani Stevenheydens | Jules Caranta | Jules Caranta | ||
4 | R1 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 27 July | Augustin Bernier | Rayan Caretti | Jules Caranta |
R2 | Dylan Estre | Yani Stevenheydens | ||||
R3 | 28 July | Yani Stevenheydens | Taito Kato | Yani Stevenheydens | ||
5 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 24 August | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Jules Caranta |
R2 | Yani Stevenheydens | Karel Schulz | ||||
R3 | 25 August | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | ||
6 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois | 14 September | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | Taito Kato |
R2 | Montego Maassen | Dylan Estre | ||||
R3 | 15 September | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | ||
7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 5 October | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Taito Kato |
R2 | Montego Maassen | Alexandre Munoz | ||||
R3 | 6 October | Taito Kato | Dylan Estre | Gabriel Doyle-Parfait |
Championship standings
[edit]Points were awarded as follows:
Races | Position | Bonus | ||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL | |
Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Bold – Pole |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Stevenheydens finished first but received a 5 seconds time penalty for jumping the start. Caranta inherited the win.
References
[edit]- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-11-03). "ADAC reveals which juniors it will send to French F4 in 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Wolff-Taffus, Perceval (2024-11-25). "Kato: Stevenheydens and I 'respected each other' despite French F4 title drama". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Wolff, Perceval (2023-10-11). "French F4: Who's going where in 2024?". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b "F4 France continues to build momentum in 2024". FFSA Academy. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "F4 Academy: The pressure is on ahead of Dijon!". Retrieved 2024-09-11.