British Formula 4 Championship 2015

The British Formula 4 Championship 2015 (officially MSA Formula certified by FIA powered by Ford EcoBoost 2015 ) was the first season of the British Formula 4 Championship . There were 30 races. The season started on April 4th at Brands Hatch and ended on October 11th at this track. Lando Norris won the drivers championship.

It was the first season of an FIA-certified Formula 4 championship in the UK . The British Formula 4 Championship replaced the British Formula Ford .

Starting field

All teams and drivers used Mygale chassis . The Ford 1.6-liter EcoBoost was used as the engine. The tires were from Hankook .

team	No.	driver	Race weekend
YEAR Developments	03	Sennan Fielding	3-10
	28		1, 2
	96	Jack Butel	5-10
MBM	04th	Jack Barlow	1-4, 6
	26th	Toby Sowery	8-10
Falcon Motorsport	07th	Jessica Hawkins	4-8
	08th	Darius Karbaley	1-6, 9, 10
	09	Alexandra Marinescu	1
Carlin	10	Colton Herta	1-10
	21st	Petru Florescu	1-10
	31	Lando Norris	1-10
TRS Arden	11	Ricky Collard	1-10
	19th	Sandy Mitchell	1-10
	65	Enaam Ahmed	1-10
JTR	14th	Daniel Baybutt	1-10
	15th	James Pull	1-6
	51	Ameya Vaidyanathan	2-6, 8, 10
Fortec	15th	James Pull	7-10
	26th	Toby Sowery	4, 6
	27	Daniel Ticktum	1-9
	59	Josh Smith	1-10
Double R Racing	17th	Gustavo Myasava	1, 2
	18th	Matheus Leist	1-10
	22nd	Tarun Reddy	1-10
Richardson Racing	23	Ollie Pidgley	2-7
	25th	Louise Richardson	1-10
	88	Greg Holloway	8-10
SWB Motorsport	46	Rafael Martins	1-10
	96	Jack Butel	1-4

Racing calendar

There were ten events on nine routes. There were three races each. All races took place on ToCA weekends, including the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
01.	04. April	Brands Hatch	Lando Norris	Daniel Ticktum	Matheus Leist
02.	0April 5th		Ricky Collard	Daniel Ticktum	James Pull
03.			Lando Norris	James Pull	Matheus Leist
04th	April 18	Donington	Daniel Ticktum	James Pull	Gustavo Myasava
05.	April 19th		Matheus Leist	Ricky Collard	Sennan Fielding
06th			Daniel Ticktum	Ricky Collard	James Pull
07th	0May 9	Thruxton	Sandy Mitchell	Matheus Leist	Daniel Baybutt
08th.	10th of May		Lando Norris	Sandy Mitchell	Rafael Martins
09.			Sandy Mitchell	Ricky Collard	Lando Norris
10.	06th of June	Little Budworth	Ricky Collard	Lando Norris	Colton Herta
11.	0June 7th		Sennan Fielding	Matheus Leist	Daniel Ticktum
12.			Lando Norris	Ricky Collard	Sennan Fielding
13.	June 27th	Dalton-on-Teas	Sennan Fielding	Ricky Collard	Tarun Reddy
14th	June 28th		Josh Smith	Colton Herta	Louise Richardson
15th			Ricky Collard	Lando Norris	Sennan Fielding
16.	08th August	Norfolk	Daniel Ticktum	Lando Norris	Ricky Collard
17th	0August 9		Colton Herta	Daniel Ticktum	Sennan Fielding
18th			Colton Herta	Lando Norris	Daniel Ticktum
19th	August 22nd	Fife	Lando Norris	Enaam Ahmed	Sennan Fielding
20th	August 23		Sennan Fielding	Colton Herta	Josh Smith
21st			Ricky Collard	Colton Herta	Sennan Fielding
22nd	05th September	Northamptonshire	Lando Norris	Daniel Ticktum	Colton Herta
23.	0September 6th		Ricky Collard	Sennan Fielding	Sandy Mitchell
24.			Colton Herta	Lando Norris	Daniel Ticktum
25th	September 26th	Silverstone	Lando Norris	Colton Herta	Toby Sowery
26th	September 27th		Ricky Collard	Sennan Fielding	Matheus Leist
27.			Matheus Leist	Colton Herta	Enaam Ahmed
28.	October 10th	Brands Hatch	Lando Norris	Colton Herta	Ricky Collard
29			Enaam Ahmed	Sandy Mitchell	Rafael Martins
30th	October 11th		Colton Herta	Lando Norris	Enaam Ahmed

Rating

As participants in an FIA-certified Formula 4 championship, the first seven drivers of the championship received points for a super license according to the scheme 12-10-7-5-3-2-1. All drivers who completed at least 24 races could have their participation in this season counted towards the experience criterion for acquiring the super license.

Point system

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Race 1-3	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1

The points were awarded to the first ten drivers according to the usual FIA system. In addition, all other drivers who are rated received a point.

The fastest driver in qualifying received five bonus points for pole position for the first race. There was also a bonus point for the fastest lap in the race.

Driver ranking

Item driver BRH DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BRH Points 01  L. Norris 1 9 1 4th 6th 10 10 1 3 2 8th 1 DNF 12 2 2 8th 2 1 DNF 7th 1 8th 2 1 7th 10 1 7th 2 413 02  R. Collard 5 1 6th 6th 2 2 4th 4th 2 1 9 2 2 11 1 3 6th 9 NC 7th 1 8th 1 8th 5 1 DNF 3 6th 8th 371 03  C. Herta 12 4th 14th 15th 9 4th 5 6th 9 3 6th DNF 6th 2 14th 9 1 1 5 2 2 3 7th 1 2 5 2 2 5 1 355 04th  S. Fielding 4th DNF 10 5 3 DNF DNF 10 8th 8th 1 3 1 4th 3 4th 3 4th 3 1 3 6th 2 DNF 6th 2 DNF DNF 8th 5 300 05  M. Leist 3 8th 3 7th 1 DNF 2 5 4th 5 2 DSQ 5 5 6th 7th DNF DNS 9 6th 11 5 4th 6th 4th 3 1 DNF 14th 7th 273 06th  D. Ticktum 2 2 5 1 5 1 7th DNF DNF 9 3 4th DSQ DSQ DSQ 1 2 3 8th DNF 8th 2 5 3 DSQ DSQ DSQ       242 07th  S. Mitchell 14th 6th 12 13 DNF DNF 1 2 1 13 11 12 8th 7th 7th 15th DNF 20th 4th 4th 5 9 3 15th 8th 9 DNF 6th 2 9 193 08th  E. Ahmed 9 DNF 7th 11 19th 8th 8th 7th 10 15th 20th 11 9 8th 11 6th 7th 7th 2 5 4th 4th 6th 13 11 11 3 4th 1 3 176 09  R. Martins 6th DNF 9 DNF 15th DNF 6th 3 7th 4th 7th 14th 14th 15th 10 13 12 10 DNF 8th 6th 12 DNF 18th 10 6th DNF 5 3 10 114 10  J. Pull 8th 3 2 2 7th 3 DNF 11 DNF DNF 13 8th 11 10 12 18th 16 13 6th DNF DNF 16 14th 7th 9 17th DNF 10 9 6th 104 11  P. Florescu 13 10 11 10 18th 15th DNF 14th 5 7th 15th 5 DNF 13 4th 5 11 5 14th 11 DNF 7th 11 5 13 10 7th 9 11 12 99 12  D. Baybutt 7th 14th 8th 9 10 7th 3 19th DNF 10 4th 9 10 9 9 21st 13 12 11 DNF DNF 17th 13 11 7th 4th 8th 7th 10 11 98 13  J. Smith 11 5 15th DNF 13 9 15th 16 13 12 DNF 10 7th 1 DNF 20th 10 19th 7th 3 10 13 15th 10 16 15th DNF 14th 12 19th 84 14th  T. Sowery                   DNF 14th 6th       11 4th DNF       DNF 9 4th 3 12 DNF 8th 4th 4th 80 15th  T. Reddy 10 DNF DNF DNF 16 6th DNF 8th 6th 11 10 7th 3 6th 8th 8th 5 6th 10 DNF DNF 10 NC DNF DNF 14th DNF DNF DNF 13 77 16  L. Richardson DNF 12 DNF 12 11 16 12 12 12 14th 17th 13 4th 3 5 12 14th 14th 15th 12 9 14th DNF 9 14th 16 5 11 13 17th 72 16  J. Barlow DNF 7th 4th 8th 4th 5 11 15th 11 6th 5 DNF       10 18th 8th                         72 18th  J. Butel 15th 11 DNF 14th 12 13 13 13 DNF 18th 18th 16 DNF 16 16 17th 9 16 16 9 13 DNF 12 14th 12 8th 6th 12 17th 14th 38 19th  D. Karbaley 16 13 13 DNF DNF 12 9 9 14th 16 12 18th DNF DNS DNF 16 15th 17th             15th 13 4th DNF 15th 16 31 20th  G. Myasava DNF DNF DNF 3 8th DNF                                                 19th 21st  O. Pidgley       16 17th 14th 14th 18th 16 17th 16 17th 13 17th 15th DNF 19th 15th 13 10 12                   17th 22nd  A. Vaidyanathan       17th 14th 11 DNF 17th 15th 20th DNS DNF 12 DNF 17th 19th DNF 18th       15th 10 16       DNF 16 15th 15th 23  J. Hawkins                   19th 19th 15th 15th 14th 13 14th 17th 11 12 DNF 14th 11 DNF 12             13 24  G. Holloway                                           18th 16 17th 17th 18th 9 13 18th 18th 10 -  A. Marinescu DNQ DNQ DNQ                                                       0 Item driver BRH DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BRH Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green 4th and 5th place Light Blue 6th to 10th place Dark blue Race ended (outside of the first ten pilots) violet Race not finished red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated did not appear (DNA) injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Further notation fat Pole position Italic Fastest race lap

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Allen: Sennan Fielding makes MSA Formula switch with JHR team. paddockscout.com, February 25, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Peter Allen: Final drivers named for opening MSA Formula round. paddockscout.com, March 30, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
3. ^ ^{A b} Peter Allen: Toby Sowery to make MSA Formula debut with Fortec. paddockscout.com, June 2, 2015, accessed June 12, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Colton Herta confirmed for MSA Formula campaign with Carlin. paddockscout.com, December 19, 2014, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Petru Florescu joins MSA Formula grid with Carlin. paddockscout.com, January 5, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Carlin confirm Norris for 2015 MSA Formula campaign. paddockscout.com, December 12, 2014, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Gruz David: Ricky Collard switches to Arden for MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, January 28, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Sandy Mitchell confirmed as Arden's first signing in MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, January 5, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
9. ^ Peter Allen: Ahmed signs with Arden for car racing debut in MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, January 21, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
10. ^ Peter Allen: JTR signs Daniel Baybutt as second MSA Formula driver. paddockscout.com, February 11, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
11. ^ Paul Hensby: James Pull joins Team JTR for single seater debut. thecheckeredflag.co.uk, January 9, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Gruz David: Ameya Vaidyanathan to also race in MSA Formula for JTR. paddockscout.com, March 25, 2015, accessed April 19, 2015 . 
13. ^ Peter Allen: Dan Ticktum to compete in MSA Formula with Fortec. paddockscout.com, February 24, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
14. ^ Peter Allen: RSF's Josh Smith moves up to cars with Fortec in MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, February 9, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
15. ↑ Peter Allen: Double R sign Brazilian Leist as second driver for MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, March 16, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
16. ↑ Peter Allen: Tarun Reddy confirmed as first Double R signing for MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, January 27, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
17. ↑ TEAM NEWS: Richardson Racing expands for Donington Park. (No longer available online.) Msaformula.com, April 15, 2015, archived from the original on June 29, 2015 ; accessed on April 19, 2015 . 
18. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Louise Richardson secures MSA Formula seat for Brands Hatch. paddockscout.com, April 1, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
19. ↑ Gruz David: Brazilian karting graduate Rafa Martins enters MSA Formula. paddockscout.com, March 4, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
20. ↑ ^{a b} Peter Allen: 2015 MSA Formula season preview. paddockscout.com, April 2, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 . 

Web links

• Official website of the British Formula 4 Championship