F4 Spanish Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountrySpain
Inaugural 22016
ConstructorsTatuus
EnginesAbarth
TyresHankook
Champion driverThomas Strauven
Champion teamGriffin Core by Campos
Current seasonF4 Spanish Championship
WebsiteOfficial website

The F4 Spanish Championship (Spanish: Campeonato de España de Fórmula 4) is an FIA Formula 4 racing series. The championship was planned to launch in 2015, though the inaugural season was cancelled and delayed until 2016.[1] Koiranen GP was the promoter of the championship for the first two seasons.[2] The current promoter is Agrupación Deportiva F4 Spain.[3][4]

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[5] The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30.000 in purchase. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100.000 in costs. The Spanish F4 will be one of the second phase Formula 4 championship to be launched. The first phase championships was the Italian F4 Championship and the Formula 4 Sudamericana which started in 2014. The Spanish championship was launched by the RFEDA on 14 November 2014.[6] French race car constructor Mygale was contracted to design and build all the cars.[6] Ultimately the whole idea was abandoned.[1]

With the announcement that Koiranen as the promoter of the championship, the Spanish F4 championship started in 2016. Due to this partnership, the championship made use of Tatuus cars, Abarth turbocharged engines and Hankook tyres, employing the same technical regulations as the SMP F4 Championship, which Koiranen also promoted.[7]

Car

The championship features Tatuus designed and built cars. The cars are constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. From 2016 season to 2021, the series used model F4-T014.[7] From the 2022 onwards, the series has used Tatuus F4-T421.[8] The engine is a 1.4L turbo Abarth.

Champions

Drivers'

SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin
2016Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport15171916368Race 17 of 20124
2017Christian LundgaardMP Motorsport77177330Race 17 of 2064
2018Amaury CordeelMP Motorsport63139208Race 18 of 184
2019Franco ColapintoDrivex School10111310325Race 19 of 21103
2020Kas HaverkortMP Motorsport1213179383Race 18 of 21111
2021Dilano van 't HoffMP Motorsport1310166361Race 17 of 21130
2022Nikola TsolovCampos Racing15131817400Race 18 of 21116
2023Théophile NaëlSaintéloc Racing58145314Race 21 of 2123
2024Mattia ColnaghiKCL by MP Motorsport76125282Race 21 of 2110
2025Thomas StrauvenCampos Racing Griffin Core1091611392Race 17 of 21157

Teams'

SeasonTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin
2016MP Motorsport16181916616Race 17 of 20164
2017MP Motorsport77177619Race 18 of 20133
2018MP Motorsport832710277Race 17 of 1820
2019Drivex School10121612398Race 21 of 2130
2020MP Motorsport18185320745Race 12 of 21506
2021MP Motorsport14112611581Race 18 of 21163
2022Campos Racing20193622687Race 18 of 21193
2023MP Motorsport64295468Race 21 of 212
2024KCL by MP Motorsport1111226458Race 21 of 2188
2025Griffin Core by Campos Racing18132813470Race 21 of 2186

Female Driver Trophy

SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin
2017Marta García MP Motorsport000070Race 17 of 20N/A
2019Belén GarcíaGlobal Racing Service011036Race 21 of 211
2020Léna BühlerDrivex School000023Race 19 of 21N/A
2021Emely de HeusMP Motorsport000023Race 21 of 21N/A
2022Lola LovinfosseTeo Martín Motorsport000065Race 12 of 1217

Rookies'

SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin
2018Amaury CordeelMP Motorsport63139208Race 11 of 18117
2019Franco ColapintoDrivex School10111310325Race 19 of 21103
2020Kas HaverkortMP Motorsport1213179383Race 18 of 21111
2021Dilano van 't HoffMP Motorsport1313176359Race 16 of 21133
2022Nikola TsolovCampos Racing15172117417Race 18 of 2185
2023Enzo DelignyCampos Racing02122240Race 20 of 2169
2024Mattia ColnaghiKCL by MP Motorsport76125282Race 19 of 2195
2025Ean EyckmansKCL MP Motorsport02111235Race 17 of 21138

Galfer Trophy

SeasonDriverTeamPoles
2018Amaury CordeelMP Motorsport6

Drivers graduated to F2

  • Bold denotes an active Formula 2 driver.
  • italic denotes a driver graduated to Formula One.
  • Gold background denotes F4 Spanish champion.
DriverF4 SpanishFIA Formula 2
SeasonsRacesWinsPodiumsSeasonsFirst teamRacesWinsPodiums
Christian Lundgaard2017207172019–2021Trident5029
Richard Verschoor20162017192021–2025MP Motorsport129820
Bent Viscaal2017195122021Trident2302
Amaury Cordeel2018174122022–2025MP Motorsport10100
Franco Colapinto2018–20192512152023–2024MP Motorsport2223
Matteo Nannini20193002021HWA Racelab800
Oliver Goethe2019–202024162024–2026MP Motorsport3700
Pepe Martí202121292024–2025Campos Racing5049
Alex Dunne20219012025–2026Rodin2728
Martinius Stenshorne20223002025–2026Trident800
Nikola Tsolov20222113182025–2026Campos Racing612
Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak202221122025–2026Trident400
Mari Boya2020213142026Prema Racing200

Circuits

  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2026 season.
NumberCountries, CircuitsRoundsYears
1MotorLand Aragón102016–present
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya102016–present
Circuito de Jerez102016–present
5Circuito de Navarra92016–2023, 2025–present
Circuit Ricardo Tormo92016, 2018–present
6Algarve International Circuit72016, 2018–2019, 2021–2022, 2024–present
7Circuit Paul Ricard42019–2020, 2024–2025
8Circuito del Jarama32016, 2020, 2024, 2026
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps32021–2023
10Circuito do Estoril22017, 2023
11Circuit Paul Armagnac12017

References

  1. ^ "LA F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP NO SIGUE ADELANTE" (in es-ES). Circuito de Navarra. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jackson, Connor (30 September 2015). "KOIRANEN GP ANNOUNCED AS PROMOTERS OF NEW SPANISH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Legal Notice". F4 Spain - Official Website. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ Woollard, Craig (2020-06-02). "Spanish F4 reveals new promoter and 2020 schedule". Formula Scout
  5. ^ "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  6. ^ Allen, Peter (14 November 2014). "Spanish F4 Championship launched". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. ^ "2016 Spanish F4 Championship Guidelines". F4 Spain. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ^ "The Spanish Formula 4 Championship will run with the new TATUUS F4 T-021 in 2022". F4 Spanish Championship. 20 July 2021. Archived 20 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine.