# 2018 F4 British Championship

The 2018 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 fourth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the fourth year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 7 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Fortec Motorsports | 3 | Johnathan Hoggard | | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 18 | Hampus Ericsson | | 1–7 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 29 | Lucca Allen | | 1–7, 9–10 |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 5 | Patrik Pasma | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 11 | Sebastian Priaulx | | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 24 | Dennis Hauger | R | All |
| TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 33 | Jack Doohan | R | All |
| Double R Racing | 10 | Paavo Tonteri | R | All |
| Double R Racing | 26 | Kiern Jewiss | | All |
| Double R Racing | 94 | Sebastián Álvarez | R | All |
| JHR Developments | 12 | Ayrton Simmons | | All |
| JHR Developments | 22 | Manuel Sulaimán | | All |
| JHR Developments | 43 | Josh Skelton | R | All |
| Rosso/Verde Scorpio Motorsport | 21 | Christian Lester | R | 9 |
| Sharp Motorsport | 89 | Jamie Sharp | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie |

## Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 5 June 2017. All races were held in the United Kingdom.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 7 April | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Dennis Hauger |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 7 April | | Johnathan Hoggard | Sebastian Priaulx | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan |
| 1 | R3 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) | 8 April | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Paavo Tonteri |
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 28 April | Johnathan Hoggard | Kiern Jewiss | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
| 2 | R5 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 29 April | | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Dennis Hauger |
| 2 | R6 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) | 29 April | Patrik Pasma | Dennis Hauger | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 19 May | Dennis Hauger | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri |
| 3 | R8 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 20 May | | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri |
| 3 | R9 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) | 20 May | Dennis Hauger | Josh Skelton | Jack Doohan | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan |
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 9 June | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger |
| 4 | R11 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 10 June | | Jack Doohan | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Jack Doohan |
| 4 | R12 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) | 10 June | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri |
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 23 June | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger |
| 5 | R14 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 24 June | | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri |
| 5 | R15 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) | 24 June | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger |
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 28 July | Ayrton Simmons | Kiern Jewiss | Dennis Hauger | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dennis Hauger |
| 6 | R17 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 28 July | | Dennis Hauger | Paavo Tonteri | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri |
| 6 | R18 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 29 July | Patrik Pasma | Paavo Tonteri | Jack Doohan | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan |
| 7 | R19 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 11 August | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | Patrik Pasma | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan |
| 7 | R20 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 12 August | | Patrik Pasma | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
| 7 | R21 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 12 August | Patrik Pasma | Sebastian Priaulx | Patrik Pasma | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Josh Skelton |
| 8 | R22 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 25 August | Johnathan Hoggard | Johnathan Hoggard | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
| 8 | R23 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 26 August | | Ayrton Simmons | Ayrton Simmons | JHR Developments | Dennis Hauger |
| 8 | R24 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) | 26 August | Johnathan Hoggard | Jack Doohan | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Dennis Hauger |
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 15 September | Johnathan Hoggard | Kiern Jewiss | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
| 9 | R26 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 16 September | | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Jack Doohan |
| 9 | R27 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 16 September | Johnathan Hoggard | Kiern Jewiss | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Jack Doohan |
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 29 September | Sebastian Priaulx | Sebastian Priaulx | Sebastian Priaulx | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Paavo Tonteri |
| 10 | R29 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 30 September | | Jack Doohan | Kiern Jewiss | Double R Racing | Paavo Tonteri |
| 10 | R30 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 30 September | Johnathan Hoggard | Sebastian Priaulx | Johnathan Hoggard | Fortec Motorsports | Paavo Tonteri |
* ↑ Patrik Pasma qualified fastest but was handed a grid penalty for an infraction from the previous round. Ayrton Simmons, who was the next fastest qualifier, thus started on pole position.

## Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | ROC | KNO | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | Pen. | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pen. | Pts |
| 1 | Kiern Jewiss | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 445 |
| 2 | Ayrton Simmons | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | | 374 |
| 3 | Johnathan Hoggard | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 339 |
| 4 | Dennis Hauger | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 329 |
| 5 | Jack Doohan | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | 328 |
| 6 | Patrik Pasma | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 315 |
| 7 | Sebastian Priaulx | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | 275 |
| 8 | Paavo Tonteri | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 266 |
| 9 | Manuel Sulaimán | 8 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 | | 95 |
| 10 | Josh Skelton | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 10 | | 84 |
| 11 | Hampus Ericsson | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | Ret | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 12 | Sebastián Álvarez | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 11 | Ret | | 38 |
| 13 | Jamie Sharp | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 12 | DSQ | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| 14 | Lucca Allen | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | | | | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | | 29 |
| 15 | Christian Lester | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 11 | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pen. | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | DON | THR | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | ROC | KNO | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | | | Pen. | 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) |

### Teams Cup

Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 837 |
| 2 | Double R Racing | 798 |
| 3 | JHR Developments | 566 |
| 4 | Fortec Motorsports | 515 |
| 5 | Sharp Motorsport | 136 |
| 6 | Rossoverde / Scorpio Motorsport | 8 |