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.^[1]

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.^[2]	All
2	Amaury Richard^[3]	All
3	Reuben Kressner^[2]	All
4	David Droux^[2]	1–6
5	Bryan Elpitiya^[4]	All
6	Felix Hirsiger^[5]	All
7	Valentin Hasse-Clot^[3]	All
8	Tom Soubiron^[2]	1–5, 7
9	Dorian Boccolacci^[3]	All
10	Vladimir Atoev^[2]	All
11	Erwan Jule^[3]	All
12	Hugo Sugnot-Darniche^[2]	All
14	Simo Laaksonen^[2]	All
15	Denis Bulatov^[2]	All
16	Valentin Moineault^[3]	All
17	Gjergj Haxhiu^[2]	All
18	Niclas Nylund^[6]	1–6
19	Juan Manuel Jimenez^[3]	1–3
20	Axel Matus^[6]	All
21	Joey Mawson^[3]	1–6
22	Anouck Abadie^[6]	All
23	Lasse Sørensen^[6]	All
24	João Carvalho^[3]	All
25	Pato O'Ward^[7]	3–7
26	Max Defourny^{["N" 1]}	4–5, 7
27	Harrison Newey	7

Notes

^ Guest driver ineligible for any championship points.

Race calendar and results

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
	R2		26 April		Joseph Mawson	Bryan Elpitiya	Bryan Elpitiya	Joseph Mawson
	R3		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
	R2		10 May		David Droux	Denis Bulatov	Denis Bulatov	Valentin Moineault
	R3		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
	R2		5 July		Lasse Sørensen	Lasse Sørensen	Denis Bulatov	Lasse Sørensen
	R3		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
	R2		6 September		Joseph Mawson	Denis Bulatov	Denis Bulatov	Valentin Hasse-Clot
	R3		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
	R2		27 September		Lasse Sørensen	Lasse Sørensen	Felix Hirsiger	Lasse Sørensen
	R3		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
	R2		19 October		Vladimir Atoev	Gjergj Haxhiu	Gjergj Haxhiu	David Droux
	R3		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
	R2		25 October		Lasse Sørensen	Patricio O'Ward	Patricio O'Ward	Lasse Sørensen
	R3		26 October	Valentin Moineault	Dorian Boccolacci	Valentin Moineault	Dorian Boccolacci	Valentin Moineault

Championship standings

F4

Pos	Driver	LMS			PAU			VDV			MAG			NOG			JER			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			PAU			VDV			MAG			NOG			JER			LEC			Points

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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

Junior

Pos	Driver	LMS			PAU			VDV			MAG			NOG			JER			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			PAU			VDV			MAG			NOG			JER			LEC			Points

International series

Pos	Driver	LMS			PAU			VDV			MAG			NOG			JER			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			PAU			VDV			MAG			NOG			JER			LEC			Points

References

^ "Calendar Championnat de France F4 2014". Auto Sport Academy. French F4 Championship. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (26 February 2014). "Nine more drivers confirmed for 2014 French F4 season". Paddock Scout. PaddockScout.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
^ Allen, Peter (13 February 2014). "Boccolacci leads more names for French F4 2014". Paddock Scout. PaddockScout.com. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 February 2014). "Bryan Elpitiya confirmed to make single-seater debut in French F4 2014". Paddock Scout. PaddockScout.com. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (7 February 2014). "Hirsiger set to return to French F4 for 2014 season". Paddock Scout. PaddockScout.com. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ David, Gruz (25 April 2014). "2014 French F4 season preview". Paddock Scout. PaddockScout.com. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "@patriciooward: 4 July". Twitter. Twitter Inc. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

External links

Official website