2019 French F4 Championship

The 2019 French F4 Championship was the ninth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the second season under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Mygale M14-F4 chassis with an upgraded 2.0 litre engine. The series began on 20 April at Nogaro and ended on 13 October at Le Castellet.[1] Hadrien David, who won seven races throughout the season, won the title, 57.5 points ahead of closest challenger Reshad de Gerus, who came out victorious on four occasions. Sixth-placed Enzo Valente won two races, and Nicky Hays, Victor Bernier, Gillian Henrion, Isack Hadjar, Ugo Gazil, Mikkel Grundtvig and Paul-Adrien Pallot all won one race respectively.

Driver lineup
No. Driver Class Rounds
1 France Pierre-François Duriani[2] All
3 France Gillian Henrion[2] All
4 Japan Ren Sato G 6
France Enzo Joulié[3] G 7
5 Belgium Sten van der Henst[2] All
6 France Isack Hadjar[4] J All
7 France Jules Mettetal[4] All
8 South Africa Stuart White[5] All
9 France Victor Bernier[6] J All
10 France Reshad de Gerus[2] All
11 Russia Vladislav Lomko G 5, 7
12 France Ugo Gazil[2] All
14 France Sami Meguetounif[3] G 7
22 France Paul-Adrien Pallot[2] J All
24 France Mathis Poulet[2] All
26 France Hadrien David[7] All
27 Japan Kakunoshin Ohta G 6
France Esteban Masson[3] G 7
33 France Evan Spenle[2] All
35 United States Bryson Lew[2] All
38 Sweden Simon Ohlin[2] All
43 Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig[2] All
48 France Enzo Valente[8] All
51 United States Nicky Hays[2] All
85 Denmark Valdemar Eriksen[2] 1–3, 5–7
Icon Status
J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar

A seven round calendar taking place in 3 countries is published on the FFSA Academy website.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Junior Winner
1 R1 France Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 21 April France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Isack Hadjar
R2 France Hadrien David France Ugo Gazil France Victor Bernier
R3 22 April France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Victor Bernier
2 R1 France Circuit de Pau, Pau 18 May South Africa Stuart White France Reshad de Gerus France Reshad de Gerus France Isack Hadjar
R2 France Enzo Valente France Enzo Valente France Isack Hadjar
R3 19 May South Africa Stuart White France Reshad de Gerus France Hadrien David France Victor Bernier
3 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 22 June France Hadrien David France Isack Hadjar France Isack Hadjar France Isack Hadjar
R2 23 June United States Nicky Hays France Paul-Adrien Pallot France Paul-Adrien Pallot
R3 France Hadrien David United States Nicky Hays France Reshad de Gerus France Isack Hadjar
4 R1 France Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon 6 July France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Victor Bernier
R2 Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig France Isack Hadjar
R3 7 July France Hadrien David United States Nicky Hays United States Nicky Hays France Isack Hadjar
5 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 7 September France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Victor Bernier
R2 United States Nicky Hays France Gillian Henrion France Victor Bernier
R3 8 September France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Victor Bernier
6 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 14 September France Reshad de Gerus France Reshad de Gerus France Reshad de Gerus France Victor Bernier
R2 France Hadrien David [N 1] France Evan Spenle France Victor Bernier
R3 15 September France Reshad de Gerus United States Nicky Hays France Reshad de Gerus France Isack Hadjar
7 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 12 October France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Hadrien David France Victor Bernier
R2 France Jules Mettetal France Enzo Valente [N 2] France Victor Bernier
R3 13 October France Hadrien David France Victor Bernier France Victor Bernier France Victor Bernier

Championship standings
Points system

Each driver dropped their worst round result. Points were awarded as follows:

Races Position Bonus
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 0 0 – 1

Drivers' standings – FFSA Academy
Pos Driver NOG
France		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 LÉD
France		 HUN [N 3]
Hungary		 MAG
France		 LEC
France		 Pts
1 France Hadrien David 1 4 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 6 2 1 9 16 1 Ret 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 281
2 France Reshad de Gerus 3 2 2 1 7 2 13 13 1 2 5 5 3 6 2 1 17 1 Ret 11 13 233.5
3 United States Nicky Hays 4 5 3 Ret Ret DNS Ret 9 3 3 7 1 2 8 6 3 5 4 3 Ret 5 173
4 France Victor Bernier 9 6 12 Ret Ret 8 3 7 12 4 10 4 4 3 3 4 4 15 2 3 1 154
5 France Gillian Henrion 7 3 5 6 3 7 9 3 6 6 6 6 9 1 9 5 7 DNS 11 6 3 129
6 France Enzo Valente 2 8 4 9 1 4 Ret 11 9 5 8 3 8 9 Ret 9 6 Ret 8 1 6 128
7 France Isack Hadjar 8 10 16 4 6 DNS 1 17 7 7 4 2 18 12 5 8 Ret 5 Ret Ret 4 118
8 France Evan Spenle 19 12 19 8 2 Ret 5 Ret 5 11 18 17 5 4 4 10 1 7 6 4 12 103
9 South Africa Stuart White 6 7 7 3 5 3 2 8 11 8 3 7 11 10 12 17 10 9 16 18 Ret 97
10 Belgium Sten van der Henst 11 13 10 Ret 11 5 4 4 14 9 2 10 10 2 8 6 8 3 20 14 Ret 87.5
11 France Ugo Gazil 10 1 17 Ret 8 9 7 2 13 13 11 18 6 7 7 Ret Ret 16 4 8 Ret 63
12 France Jules Mettetal 5 9 18 Ret 10 6 14 12 4 16 14 9 7 5 Ret 16 Ret 6 DSQ DSQ DSQ 49
13 Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig 12 11 8 Ret Ret DNS 10 10 15 10 1 8 15 13 13 13 13 10 10 9 9 37
14 France Paul-Adrien Pallot 17 18 15 Ret Ret 13 8 1 8 18 16 15 19 19 18 15 12 14 12 16 10 26
15 Sweden Simon Ohlin 15 17 14 Ret 12 11 11 15 17 14 13 12 12 11 14 14 16 13 7 5 8 20
16 Denmark Valdemar Eriksen 16 15 6 5 Ret 10 Ret DNS DNS 16 16 15 12 15 Ret 15 13 14 19
17 France Pierre-François Duriani 14 16 11 Ret Ret 14 6 5 10 15 12 11 14 15 11 11 9 Ret 13 10 Ret 18
18 France Mathis Poulet 13 14 9 7 4 12 12 14 18 12 17 14 13 14 17 Ret Ret 14 17 17 Ret 16
19 United States Bryson Lew 18 19 13 Ret 9 15 Ret 16 16 17 15 13 17 18 16 18 14 12 14 15 16 1
guest drivers ineligible to score points
— Japan Kakunoshin Ohta 7 2 8 —
— France Sami Meguetounif 5 Ret 7 —
— Russia Vladislav Lomko Ret 17 10 9 7 15 —
— Japan Ren Sato 19 11 11 —
— France Esteban Masson 18 12 11 —
— France Enzo Joulié 19 19 17 —
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Drivers' standings – FIA Formula 4
Pos Driver NOG
France		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 LÉD
France		 HUN [N 3]
Hungary		 MAG
France		 LEC
France		 Pts
1 France Hadrien David 1 4 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 5 2 1 8 13 1 16 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 274.5
2 France Reshad de Gerus 3 2 2 1 6 2 10 11 1 2 4 3 3 5 2 1 13 1 15 9 8 240.5
3 United States Nicky Hays 4 5 3 Ret Ret DNS Ret 7 3 3 6 1 2 7 4 3 3 4 2 Ret 3 187
4 France Gillian Henrion 7 3 5 5 3 7 6 2 6 5 5 4 8 1 7 4 5 DNS 8 5 2 159
5 France Enzo Valente 2 7 4 8 1 4 Ret 9 7 4 7 2 7 8 15 6 4 Ret 6 1 4 152
6 France Evan Spenle Ret 10 Ret 7 2 Ret 3 Ret 5 9 Ret Ret 4 3 3 7 1 6 4 3 7 133
7 South Africa Stuart White 6 6 7 3 5 3 1 6 9 6 3 5 10 9 9 14 8 7 12 14 Ret 122.5
8 Belgium Sten van der Henst 9 11 10 Ret 10 5 2 3 11 7 2 8 9 2 6 5 6 3 14 11 Ret 113
9 France Ugo Gazil 8 1 14 Ret 7 8 5 1 10 11 9 Ret 5 6 5 Ret Ret 11 3 6 Ret 89
10 Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig 10 9 8 Ret Ret DNS 7 8 12 8 1 6 14 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 61
11 France Jules Mettetal 5 8 15 Ret 9 6 11 10 4 14 12 7 6 4 16 13 Ret 5 DSQ DSQ DSQ 59
12 France Pierre-François Duriani 12 14 11 Ret Ret 12 4 4 8 13 10 9 13 13 8 8 7 Ret 9 8 Ret 39
13 Sweden Simon Ohlin 13 15 13 Ret 11 10 8 13 14 12 11 10 11 10 11 11 12 10 5 4 5 35
14 Denmark Valdemar Eriksen 14 13 6 4 Ret 9 Ret DNS DNS 15 14 12 9 11 Ret 11 10 9 26
15 France Mathis Poulet 11 12 9 6 4 11 9 12 Ret 10 14 12 12 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 21
16 United States Bryson Lew Ret 16 12 Ret 8 13 Ret Ret 13 15 13 11 16 15 13 15 10 9 10 12 10 5

Juniors' standings
Pos Driver NOG
France		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 LÉD
France		 HUN [N 3]
Hungary		 MAG
France		 LEC
France		 Pts
1 France Victor Bernier 2 1 1 Ret Ret 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 330.5
2 France Isack Hadjar 1 2 3 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 2 282
3 France Paul-Adrien Pallot 3 3 2 Ret Ret 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 253.5

Footnotes
  1. Guest driver Kakunoshin Ohta recorded the fastest lap of the race. The bonus point was awarded to David with the second best lap.
  2. Jules Mettetal won the race but his results from this round became invalid. The point for the fastest lap was not reallocated.
  3. Race 1 was stopped after 5 laps due to weather. Half points were awarded to top 10 finishers.

References
  1. "F4 Calendar". FFSA Academy. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. "A PROMISING ENTRY FOR THE 2019 FRENCH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP". April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. "FFSA Academy: Final round full of interest at Paul Ricard". FFSA Academy. October 7, 2019.
  4. Harris-Gardiner, Rachel (February 25, 2019). "Jules Mettetal wins Volant Winfield to earn season in French F4". FormulaScout.
  5. Wood, Elliot (April 15, 2019). "Stuart White receives Sauber support for French F4 return". FormulaScout. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. "Finalement, ce sera de la F4 pour Victor Bernier (Finally, it will be F4 for Victor Bernier)". December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. "Hadrien David rejoint le championnat de France de F4 (Hadrien David joins the French F4 Championship)". November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  8. Allen, Peter (December 17, 2018). "Enzo Valente wins French F4 seat in Richard Mille shootout". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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