# 2016 SMP F4 Championship

The 2016 SMP F4 Championship season is the second season of the SMP F4 Championship. It began on 29 April at Sochi and finished on 10 September at Ahvenisto after 20 races held across seven rounds.
This season saw the F4 debut of the Dutch team MP Motorsport, which joined Koiranen GP and SMP Racing in fielding cars and drivers. The series also expanded to the Netherlands, hosting some races as well as a parallel championship to the SMP F4 championship, called the Dutch F4 Trophy.
The series is a FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship as in 2015. NEZ Council agreed in its meeting in 20 March to allow KNAF licence holders to score points in the championship. The FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) had already accepted KNAF into the NEZ F4 championship earlier in 4 March. The exception is valid for 2016 season only, and only after NEZ receives full payment of membership fees. Dutch drivers aren't eligible to any other NEZ cups or championships. Spanish Xavier Lloveras scored points in the series as he was an AKK Motorsports (FIN) license holder. Richard Verschoor take 11 wins as another Dutch driver Jarno Opmeer wins 7 races, as Thomas Tujula and Aleksandr Vartanyan win 1 race.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| 1 | Aleksey Korneev | G | 1, 4–5 |
| 2 | Ivan Matveev | G | 4 |
| 3 | Henri Kauppi | | 1–2, 7 |
| 4 | Tuomas Tujula | | All |
| 5 | Nikita Sitnikov | | 1–2, 4–7 |
| 7 | Nikita Volegov | | 2–7 |
| 10 | Zakhar Slutskiy | | 1–3 |
| 11 | Gleb Zotov | | 1–5 |
| 14 | Juho Valtanen | | All |
| 15 | Artem Petrov | | 1–5 |
| 16 | Jarno Opmeer | | All |
| 17 | Nerses Isaakyan | G | 5, 7 |
| 21 | Xavier Lloveras | | All |
| 22 | Richard Verschoor | | All |
| 25 | Artem Slutskiy | | 1–3 |
| 32 | Roman Lebedev | | All |
| 38 | Danny Kroes | | 1–3 |
| 40 | Vladimiros Tziortzis | | All |
| 41 | Aleksandr Vartanyan | | All |
| 50 | Tuomas Haapalainen | | All |
| 64 | Rasmus Markkanen | | All |
| 65 | Roope Markkanen | | All |
| 77 | Aleksandr Maslennikov | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |

## Race calendar and results

The final calendar was announced on 7 March 2016.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi | 30 April | Richard Verschoor | Jarno Opmeer | Richard Verschoor | Russian Grand Prix |
| 1 | R2 | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi | 1 May | Jarno Opmeer | Jarno Opmeer | Jarno Opmeer | Russian Grand Prix |
| 2 | R3 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 14 May | Richard Verschoor | Jarno Opmeer | Tuomas Tujula | Pinksterraces |
| 2 | R4 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 15 May | | Aleksandr Vartanyan | Jarno Opmeer | Pinksterraces |
| 2 | R5 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 15 May | Richard Verschoor | Tuomas Tujula | Jarno Opmeer | Pinksterraces |
| 3 | R6 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 4 June | Richard Verschoor | Jarno Opmeer | Jarno Opmeer | Max Verstappen Fan Days |
| 3 | R7 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 5 June | | Juho Valtanen | Jarno Opmeer | Max Verstappen Fan Days |
| 3 | R8 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 5 June | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Max Verstappen Fan Days |
| 4 | R9 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 23 July | Richard Verschoor | Aleksey Korneev | Richard Verschoor | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 4 | R10 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 24 July | | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 4 | R11 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 24 July | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
| 5 | R12 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 20 August | Richard Verschoor | Xavier Lloveras | Richard Verschoor | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
| 5 | R13 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 21 August | | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
| 5 | R14 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk | 21 August | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |
| 6 | R15 | Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp | 3 September | Jarno Opmeer | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | |
| 6 | R16 | Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp | 4 September | | Jarno Opmeer | Richard Verschoor | |
| 6 | R17 | Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp | 4 September | Jarno Opmeer | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | |
| 7 | R18 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna | 10 September | Jarno Opmeer | Aleksandr Vartanyan | Jarno Opmeer | Rata-SM |
| 7 | R19 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna | 11 September | | Richard Verschoor | Jarno Opmeer | Rata-SM |
| 7 | R20 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna | 11 September | Richard Verschoor | Richard Verschoor | Aleksandr Vartanyan | Rata-SM |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. At Sochi, only two races were held, and full points were awarded for Race 2.
| Races | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| Races | 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

| Pos | Driver | SOC | SOC | ZAN1 | ZAN1 | ZAN1 | ZAN2 | ZAN2 | ZAN2 | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC2 | MSC2 | MSC2 | AND | AND | AND | AHV | AHV | AHV | Pts |
| 1 | Richard Verschoor | 1 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 339 |
| 2 | Jarno Opmeer | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 270 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vartanyan | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 198 |
| 4 | Rasmus Markkanen | Ret | 5 | 16 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 124 |
| 5 | Tuomas Tujula | Ret | EX | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 120 |
| 6 | Roope Markkanen | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 118 |
| 7 | Nikita Sitnikov | 5 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 4 | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 113 |
| 8 | Tuomas Haapalainen | Ret | 6 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 110 |
| 9 | Juho Valtanen | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret | 108 |
| 10 | Xavier Lloveras | 8 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 80 |
| 11 | Nikita Volegov | | | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 38 |
| 12 | Danny Kroes | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 13 | Vladimiros Tziortzis | 14 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 32 |
| 14 | Aleksandr Maslennikov | 9 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 20 |
| 15 | Artem Petrov | 10 | EX | 14 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 16 | Henri Kauppi | 7 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
| 17 | Zakhar Slutskiy | Ret | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 18 | Roman Lebedev | 13 | 10 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | | 12 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 6 |
| 19 | Artem Slutskiy | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Gleb Zotov | 11 | 12 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Nerses Isaakyan | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 8 | | | | 2 | 3 | Ret | 0 |
| - | Aleksey Korneev | Ret | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 16 | 4 | DSQ | 14 | 7 | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ivan Matveev | | | | | | | | | 16 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SOC | SOC | ZAN1 | ZAN1 | ZAN1 | ZAN2 | ZAN2 | ZAN2 | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC1 | MSC2 | MSC2 | MSC2 | AND | AND | AND | AHV | AHV | AHV | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |