The2021 F4 British Championship was a multi-event,Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the seventh season, following on from theBritish Formula Ford Championship , was the seventh year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[ 1] TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around theBTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 8 May atThruxton Circuit and concluded on 24 October atBrands Hatch , utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the2021 British Touring Car Championship .
From this season forward, the grid for race 2 is a full reverse grid based on the results of qualifying, instead of reversing the top half drivers from race 1.[ 2]
This was the last season of the championship using the combination ofMygale M14-F4 chassis and the engines supplied byFord .[ 3]
All teams were British-registered.
All races were held in the United Kingdom. All rounds supported2021 British Touring Car Championship . The provisional calendar was announced on 20 July 2020.[ 26] Thruxton Circuit .[ 27] [ 28]
Championship standings [ edit ] Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2.[ 2] Brands Hatch utilising the Indy circuit, the race awarding 15 points for the winner was run as the first one. From this round onwards, an extra point was awarded for every position a competitor gained during a reverse grid race.[ 29] [ 30]
Races Position, points per race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th FL Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lapx – Positions Gained
Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.
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Matthew Rees
Dougie Bolger
Marcos Flack
Eduardo Coseteng
