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]

2014 French F4 Championship
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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 Joseph Mawson[3] 1–6
22 Anouck Abadie[6] All
23 Lasse Sørensen[6] All
24 João Carvalho[3] All
25 Patricio O'Ward[7] 3–7
26 Max Defourny[N 1] 4–5, 7
27 Harrison Newey 7
Notes
  1. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Joseph 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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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
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