# 2018 French F4 Championship

The 2018 French F4 Championship was the eighth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the first season under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Mygale M14-F4 chassis like in the F4 British Championship and Australian Formula 4 Championship. The engine was upgraded from 1.6 litre to 2.0 litre. The series began on 1 April at Nogaro and ended on 14 October at Le Castellet, after seven rounds and twenty one races.

## Driver lineup

| No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| 1 | Baptiste Berthelot | | All |
| 2 | Romain Boeckler | G | 1, 3, 5, 7 |
| 3 | Stuart White | | 1–3 |
| 4 | Baptiste Moulin | | All |
| 5 | Adam Eteki | | All |
| 6 | Gillian Henrion | G | 7 |
| 7 | Arthur Leclerc | | All |
| 8 | Evan Spenle | G | 7 |
| 9 | Lucas Petersson | G | 4 |
| 10 | Reshad de Gerus | J | All |
| 11 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | | 1–4, 6–7 |
| 16 | Sacha Lehmann | | All |
| 18 | Mateo Herrero | | All |
| 21 | Théo Pourchaire | J | All |
| 22 | Théo Nouet | | All |
| 23 | Caio Collet | | All |
| 27 | Ugo de Wilde | | All |
| 28 | Alessandro Ghiretti | G | 6–7 |
| 30 | Esteban Muth | | All |
| 31 | Ulysse de Pauw | | All |
| 51 | Shihab Al Habsi | J | All |
| 87 | O'Neill Muth | J | 1–6 |
| 97 | Gavin Aimable | | 1–2 |
| Icon | Status |
| J | Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship |
* Noah Watt was scheduled to compete in the championship, but did not appear in any rounds.

## Race calendar

A seven round calendar was published in the FFSA Academy website, confirming the return of Dijon-Prenois and moving the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya round in Spain to Jerez.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Junior Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 1 April | Ugo de Wilde | Adam Eteki | Ugo de Wilde | Théo Pourchaire |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 1 April | | Théo Pourchaire | Arthur Leclerc | Théo Pourchaire |
| 1 | R3 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 2 April | Adam Eteki | Caio Collet | Adam Eteki | Théo Pourchaire |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 12 May | Caio Collet | Arthur Leclerc | Caio Collet | Théo Pourchaire |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 12 May | | Adam Eteki | Adam Eteki | Reshad de Gerus |
| 2 | R3 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 13 May | Caio Collet | Ugo de Wilde | Caio Collet | Théo Pourchaire |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 2 June | Arthur Leclerc | Théo Pourchaire | Ulysse de Pauw | Théo Pourchaire |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 2 June | | Stuart White | Théo Pourchaire | Théo Pourchaire |
| 3 | R3 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 3 June | Caio Collet | Stuart White | Stuart White | Théo Pourchaire |
| 4 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon | 14 July | Ugo de Wilde | Caio Collet | Ugo de Wilde | Théo Pourchaire |
| 4 | R2 | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon | 15 July | | Ulysse de Pauw | Théo Nouet | Théo Pourchaire |
| 4 | R3 | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon | 15 July | Adam Eteki | Esteban Muth | Caio Collet | Théo Pourchaire |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 8 September | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Théo Pourchaire |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 8 September | | Caio Collet | Arthur Leclerc | Reshad de Gerus |
| 5 | R3 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 9 September | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Théo Pourchaire |
| 6 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez | 6 October | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Théo Pourchaire |
| 6 | R2 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez | 7 October | | Esteban Muth | O'Neill Muth | O'Neill Muth |
| 6 | R3 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez | 7 October | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Reshad de Gerus |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 13 October | Ugo de Wilde | Adam Eteki | Ugo de Wilde | Théo Pourchaire |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 14 October | | Adam Eteki | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Reshad de Gerus |
| 7 | R3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 14 October | Ugo de Wilde | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Ugo de Wilde | Théo Pourchaire |

## Championship standings
### Points system

Points were awarded as follows:
| Races | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Bonus | Bonus |
| Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL |
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |

### Drivers standings – FFSA Academy

| Pos | Driver | NOG | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | PAU | SPA | SPA | SPA | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | MAG | MAG | MAG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |
| 1 | Caio Collet | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 296.5 |
| 2 | Ugo de Wilde | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 210.5 |
| 3 | Théo Pourchaire | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 203 |
| 4 | Adam Eteki | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17† | DNS | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 192 |
| 5 | Ulysse de Pauw | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 180 |
| 6 | Arthur Leclerc | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 175 |
| 7 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | | | | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 135 |
| 8 | Esteban Muth | 9 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 12† | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 113.5 |
| 9 | Reshad de Gerus | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 88 |
| 10 | Stuart White | 11 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 11 | Théo Nouet | 19† | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 16† | 9 | 2 | 4 | 66.5 |
| 12 | O'Neill Muth | 10 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | | | | 46 |
| 13 | Matéo Herrero | 8 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 17 | DNS | 20 |
| 14 | Sacha Lehmann | 14 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 4 |
| 15 | Shihab Al Habsi | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
| 16 | Baptiste Berthelot | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17† | 16 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Baptiste Moulin | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | Gavin Aimable | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Alessandro Ghiretti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | – |
| – | Gillian Henrion | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | 9 | – |
| – | Romain Boeckler | 17 | 13 | 16 | | | | 14 | 11 | 14 | | | | 11 | Ret | Ret | | | | 14 | 16 | 11 | – |
| – | Lucas Petersson | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | – |
| – | Evan Spenle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | 15 | – |
| Pos | Driver | NOG | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | PAU | SPA | SPA | SPA | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | MAG | MAG | MAG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | 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) |

### Drivers standings – FIA Formula 4

| Pos | Driver | NOG | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | PAU | SPA | SPA | SPA | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | MAG | MAG | MAG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |
| 1 | Caio Collet | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 303.5 |
| 2 | Ugo de Wilde | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 237 |
| 3 | Ulysse de Pauw | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 224 |
| 4 | Adam Eteki | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12† | DNS | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 213 |
| 5 | Arthur Leclerc | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 199 |
| 6 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 162 |
| 7 | Esteban Muth | 8 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10† | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 145.5 |
| 8 | Théo Nouet | 14† | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11† | 7 | 2 | 3 | 101 |
| 9 | Stuart White | 9 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80 |
| 10 | Matéo Herrero | 7 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 6 | 11 | DNS | 50 |
| 11 | Sacha Lehmann | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 12 | Baptiste Moulin | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19.5 |
| 13 | Baptiste Berthelot | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13† | 13 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 14 | Gavin Aimable | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | NOG | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | PAU | SPA | SPA | SPA | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | MAG | MAG | MAG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |

### Juniors' standings

| Pos | Driver | NOG | NOG | NOG | PAU | PAU | PAU | SPA | SPA | SPA | DIJ | DIJ | DIJ | MAG | MAG | MAG | JER | JER | JER | LEC | LEC | LEC | Pts |
| 1 | Théo Pourchaire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 408.5 |
| 2 | Reshad de Gerus | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 299 |
| 3 | Shihab Al Habsi | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 245.5 |
| 4 | O'Neill Muth | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | 243 |