# 2015 French F4 Championship

The 2015 French F4 Championship season is the 23rd season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the fifth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series will begin on 19 April at Lédenon and ends on 25 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty-one races.

## Driver lineup

| No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| 1 | Julien Darras | I | All |
| 2 | Théophile Senegas | I | 1–4 |
| 3 | Nikita Troitskiy | I | 1–2, 4 |
| 4 | Yifei Ye | J | All |
| 5 | Julien Andlauer | J | All |
| 6 | Louis Gachot | J | All |
| 7 | Valentin Moineault | I | All |
| 8 | Gabriel Aubry | I | All |
| 9 | Reuben Kressner | I | All |
| 10 | Michael Benyahia | J | 1–5, 7 |
| 11 | Sacha Fenestraz | J | All |
| 12 | Nikita Sitnikov | I | 1 |
| 13 | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | J | 1–6 |
| 14 | Simo Laaksonen | I | All |
| 15 | Axel Matus | I | All |
| 16 | Hugo Sugnot-Darniche | J | All |
| 17 | Nerses Isaakyan | I | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
| 19 | José Sierra | I | 1–4, 6–7 |
| 21 | Aleksey Korneev | I | 1–2, 4, 7 |
| 27 | Giuliano Alesi | J | All |
| Guest drivers ||||
| 12 | Alex Sedgwick | G | 5 |
| 12 | Théo Coicaud | G | 7 |
| 18 | Antoine Robert | G | 5 |
| 18 | Hugo Chevalier | G | 7 |
| 18 | Olivier Malo | | 3 |
| 28 | Olivier Malo | | 1 |
| 20 | Olivier Malo | | 2 |
| 20 | Jean-Baptiste Mela | G | 5 |
| 25 | Jim Pla | | 2 |
| Icon | Status |
| I | Drivers that compete for the International Championship |
| J | Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship |
| G | Guest drivers that are ineligible to score points |

## Race calendar and results

A seven-round calendar was published on 4 December 2014. The championship will drop Val de Vienne, Nogaro and Jerez events, while Lédenon, Hungaroring and Navarra will take their place in the series' schedule.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Junior Winner | International Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Lédenon | 18 April | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Valentin Moineault |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Lédenon | 18 April | | Axel Matus | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Gabriel Aubry |
| 1 | R3 | Circuit de Lédenon | 19 April | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Nerses Isaakyan |
| 2 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 2 May | Valentin Moineault | Aleksey Korneev | Aleksey Korneev | Sacha Fenestraz | Aleksey Korneev |
| 2 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 2 May | | Aleksey Korneev | Julien Darras | Sacha Fenestraz | Julien Darras |
| 2 | R3 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 3 May | Axel Matus | Aleksey Korneev | Valentin Moineault | Giuliano Alesi | Valentin Moineault |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 16 May | Sacha Fenestraz | Simo Laaksonen | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 16 May | | Valentin Moineault | Axel Matus | Giuliano Alesi | Axel Matus |
| 3 | R3 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 17 May | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |
| 4 | R1 | Hungaroring | 13 June | Valentin Moineault | Valentin Moineault | Valentin Moineault | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |
| 4 | R2 | Hungaroring | 14 June | | Gabriel Aubry | Gabriel Aubry | Julien Andlauer | Gabriel Aubry |
| 4 | R3 | Hungaroring | 14 June | Valentin Moineault | Valentin Moineault | Valentin Moineault | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 29 August | Valentin Moineault | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | Valentin Moineault | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 29 August | | Julien Andlauer | Simo Laaksonen | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | Simo Laaksonen |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 30 August | Valentin Moineault | Julien Darras | Valentin Moineault | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |
| 6 | R1 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | 26 September | Valentin Moineault | Gabriel Aubry | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Valentin Moineault |
| 6 | R2 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | 26 September | | Julien Andlauer | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Nerses Isaakyan |
| 6 | R3 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | 27 September | Valentin Moineault | Gabriel Aubry | Valentin Moineault | Julien Andlauer | Valentin Moineault |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 24 October | Valentin Moineault | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 24 October | | Gabriel Aubry | Yifei Ye | Yifei Ye | Julien Darras |
| 7 | R3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 25 October | Valentin Moineault | Valentin Moineault | Valentin Moineault | Sacha Fenestraz | Valentin Moineault |

## Championship standings
### Points system

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

### French F4 Championship

The third race at Lédenon was red-flagged after less than half of the distance had been completed due to torrential rain. As a result, series organisers awarded half points to each of the classified finishers eligible to score points.
| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | LÉD | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAG | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | NAV | LEC | LEC | LEC | Points |
| 1 | Valentin Moineault | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 329 |
| 2 | Sacha Fenestraz | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 253 |
| 3 | Gabriel Aubry | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14† | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 227 |
| 4 | Giuliano Alesi | 1 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 168.5 |
| 5 | Julien Darras | 7 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 166 |
| 6 | Simo Laaksonen | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 150 |
| 7 | Axel Matus | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 125 |
| 8 | Julien Andlauer | 9 | 2 | 18† | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 116 |
| 9 | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | | | | 102 |
| 10 | Reuben Kressner | 12 | Ret | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 87.5 |
| 11 | Aleksey Korneev | 10 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | 11 | 83 |
| 12 | Yifei Ye | 18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 73 |
| 13 | Nikita Troitskiy | 14 | 8 | 19† | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 70 |
| 14 | Louis Gachot | 11 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 60.5 |
| 15 | Nerses Isaakyan | 5 | Ret | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | | | | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 57 |
| 16 | Hugo Sugnot-Darniche | 15 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 19† | 15 | Ret | 14† | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
| 17 | Michaël Benyahia | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 9 | | | | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| 18 | Théophile Senegas | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 19 | José Sierra | 19 | 14 | 12 | 19† | 19 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 17 | 15 | 18 | | | | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| | Nikita Sitnikov | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Jean-Baptiste Mela | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Hugo Chevalier | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| | Alex Sedgwick | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Antoine Robert | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Théo Coicaud | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17† | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | LÉD | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAG | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | NAV | LEC | LEC | LEC | Points |
| 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) |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### International F4 Championship

| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | LÉD | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAG | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | NAV | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |
| 1 | Valentin Moineault | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 389 |
| 2 | Gabriel Aubry | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14† | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 287 |
| 3 | Julien Darras | 7 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 245.5 |
| 4 | Simo Laaksonen | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 222 |
| 5 | Axel Matus | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 212.5 |
| 6 | Reuben Kressner | 12 | Ret | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 161 |
| 7 | Nerses Isaakyan | 5 | Ret | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | | | | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 132.5 |
| 8 | Aleksey Korneev | 10 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | 11 | 117 |
| 9 | Nikita Troitskiy | 14 | 8 | 19† | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 86 |
| 10 | José Sierra | 19 | 14 | 12 | 19† | 19 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 17 | 15 | 18 | | | | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
| 11 | Théophile Senegas | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| | Nikita Sitnikov | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | LÉD | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAG | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | NAV | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |

### Junior F4 Championship

| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | LÉD | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAG | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | NAV | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |
| 1 | Sacha Fenestraz | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 384,5 |
| 2 | Giuliano Alesi | 1 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 278.5 |
| 3 | Julien Andlauer | 9 | 2 | 18† | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 259 |
| 4 | Yifei Ye | 18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 221 |
| 5 | Kami Moreira-Laliberté | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | | | | 228 |
| 6 | Louis Gachot | 11 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 198 |
| 7 | Michaël Benyahia | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 9 | | | | 15 | 14 | 15 | 149 |
| 8 | Hugo Sugnot-Darniche | 15 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 19† | 15 | Ret | 14† | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 141 |
| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | LÉD | LMS | LMS | LMS | PAU | PAU | PAU | HUN | HUN | HUN | MAG | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | NAV | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |