2018 SMP F4 Championship
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The 2018 SMP F4 Championship was the fourth season of the SMP F4 Championship. The series is also known as the FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship. Koiranen GP, despite creating Formula Academy Finland,[1] continued as the promoter.[2] The season started in Smolensk Ring on 5 May and finished in Assen Circuit on 21 October.[3]
Champion Konsta Lappalainen won seven races, with runner-up Michael Belov and third-placed Isac Blomqvist taking five and three victories respectively.
Drivers[edit]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 1–4 | |
52 | ![]() | 7 | |
64 | ![]() | All | |
888 | ![]() | 3–5, 7 | |
![]() | 2 | ![]() | All |
7 | ![]() | 2 | |
11 | ![]() | All | |
16 | ![]() | All | |
20 | ![]() | All | |
21 | ![]() | All | |
27 | ![]() | All | |
41 | ![]() | 3 | |
![]() | 4 | ||
![]() | 7 | ||
57 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 3 | ![]() | 7 |
![]() | 10 | ![]() | All |
69 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 12 | ![]() | 6 |
![]() | 32 | ![]() | 3–5 |
![]() | 6 | ||
56 | ![]() | 3–6 |
Race calendar[edit]
On 27 April 2018 the calendar was announced. For the first time of the existence of the championship Sochi Autodrom hadn't received a slot in the schedule. Circuit Zandvoort was replaced with a round at the Assen Circuit, whilst Autodrom Moscow and NRING Circuit were included to the calendar for the first time.[3] Round 6 was originally scheduled to be held at Auto24ring on 15–16 September, but was rescheduled to take place at Alastaro Circuit on 22–23 September.[11]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | ![]() | 5 May | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2018 Russian Circuit Racing Series |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R3 | 6 May | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
2 | R4 | ![]() | 2 June | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
R5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R6 | 3 June | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
3 | R7 | ![]() | 11 August | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
R8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R9 | 12 August | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
4 | R10 | ![]() | 18 August | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mitjet Russian Cup IV |
R11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R12 | 19 August | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
5 | R13 | ![]() | 1 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Rata-SM |
R14 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R15 | 2 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
6 | R16 | ![]() | 22 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Rata-SM |
R17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R18 | 23 September | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
7 | R19 | ![]() | 20 October | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Hankook Finaleraces |
R20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R21 | 21 October | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Championship standings[edit]
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship[edit]
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Bold – Pole |
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Wood, Elliot (14 February 2018). "SMP trio named among first drivers for 2018 F4 NEZ season". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP certified by FIA SPORTING REGULATIONS 2018 Art.8, page 4
- ^ a b Wood, Elliot. "F4 NEZ reveals 2018 calendar". formulascout.com. No. 27 April 2018. Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (4 May 2018). "World's Fastest Gamer finalist Freek Schothorst to make car racing debut in F4 NEZ". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "MP MOTORSPORT LINES UP PATRICK SCHOTT FOR NEZ AND SPANISH F4". 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "MOSCOW RACEWAY HOSTING THE THIRD RACE WEEKEND OF SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Nikita Volegov". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b "THE 2018 SMP F4 NEZ GRID CONTINUES TO GROW". April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ a b c "THREE MORE RUSSIAN DRIVERS JOIN THE 2018 SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ a b "FINNISH RACING TEAM FILLS THE GRID OF THE 2018 SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP". smpf4championship.com. SMP F4 Championship. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Changes in SMP F4 NEZ Championship Calendar". SMP F4 Championship. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.