# 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship

The 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Duratec single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2014 season was the second BRDC Formula 4 Championship organized by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision company, with support from the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom, and dedicated championship highlights shown on ITV4 the weekend after each round, in a prime time slot. The season began at Silverstone on 26 April and ended on 26 October at Snetterton, after 8 triple header events amassing to 24 races.
Heading into the final round of the championship, six drivers were in mathematical contention to win the championship. Lanan Racing team-mates Arjun Maini and George Russell led the standings, with Maini 21 points clear of Russell. HHC Motorsport duo Sennan Fielding and Raoul Hyman were split by five points for third and fourth places, with Struan Moore (Lanan Racing) and Will Palmer (HHC Motorsport) requiring results to go in their favour, despite being in the running. Russell took pole position for the opening race, but Fielding was the highest placed at the end, in third place; Russell cut Maini's lead slightly with a seventh, while Palmer and Moore could no longer win the title due to their results. Maini took pole for the second race, due to his eighth place and the regulations for the partially reversed grid order stipulating such. Maini led from the start, before Hyman and Russell passed him early in the race. Maini fell to fifth as he made an error later in the race, dropping him behind Fielding and Moore. Hyman held the lead until the end which meant that four drivers could still win the title in the final race.
Maini held a 13-point lead over Russell, with Fielding 5 points further adrift, and Hyman the outsider, 25 points adrift of Maini. Russell started from pole position, with Hyman, Fielding and Maini behind. Hyman made the best start to take the lead from Russell at the start, but Russell regained the lead the following lap, and ultimately went on to win the race; a season-high fifth victory. With Maini down in fifth place, it enabled Russell to clinch the title by just three points. With the championship, he received a prize test with the Arden Motorsport GP3 team at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi at the end of the season, as well as a £25,000 cash prize. Behind Maini, Hyman's second place finish allowed him to jump Fielding for third place in the championship, by a single point. All three drivers won four races over the course of the season, including a hat-trick for Fielding at Silverstone, a first for the series. Other drivers to win races were Moore at Oulton Park, Palmer won twice at the first Snetterton meeting, as well as single victories for Diego Menchaca (Snetterton), and Brands Hatch victories for Gustavo Lima, Gaetano di Mauro and Chris Middlehurst.

## Teams and drivers

2014 Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Douglas Motorsport | 2 | Charlie Eastwood | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 26 | Rodrigo Fonseca | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 68 | Diego Menchaca | All |
| HHC Motorsport | 3 | Will Palmer | All |
| HHC Motorsport | 4 | Sennan Fielding | All |
| HHC Motorsport | 7 | Raoul Hyman | All |
| Hillspeed | 5 | Gustavo Lima | 1–6 |
| Hillspeed | 12 | Alfredo Zabalza | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Hillspeed | 72 | Rahul Raj Mayer | All |
| Lanan Racing | 8 | George Russell | All |
| Lanan Racing | 9 | Struan Moore | All |
| Lanan Racing | 36 | Arjun Maini | All |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 10 | Tom Jackson | 1–6 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 11 | Tom Bale | 4–8 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 17 | Piers Hickin | 8 |
| Mark Godwin Racing | 13 | Michael Claessens | All |
| Mark Godwin Racing | 16 | Chris Middlehurst | 1–6 |
| Mark Godwin Racing | 43 | David Wagner | 1–3 |
| Petroball Racing | 21 | Gaetano di Mauro | All |
| Petroball Racing | 61 | Dan Roeper | 1–3 |
| Sean Walkinshaw Racing SWR – Caterham F1 | 22 | Álex Palou | 5 |
| Sean Walkinshaw Racing SWR – Caterham F1 | 23 | Jordan Albert | All |
| Sean Walkinshaw Racing SWR – Caterham F1 | 27 | Nicolas Beer | 1–4 |
| Sean Walkinshaw Racing SWR – Caterham F1 | 41 | Diego Borrelli | All |
| Meridian Racing | 35 | Connor Jupp | 5–8 |
| Meridian Racing | 42 | Jai Nijjar | 5–7 |
| Enigma Motorsport | 51 | Falco Wauer | 1–2 |

## Race calendar and results

The first Brands Hatch race weekend was held in support of the Blancpain Sprint Series. Later in the season, at the first Snetterton meeting and the second Brands Hatch meeting, the series formed part of the support package to British GT Championship rounds.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 26 April | Raoul Hyman | Sennan Fielding | Raoul Hyman | HHC Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 27 April | | Will Palmer | George Russell | Lanan Racing |
| 1 | R3 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 27 April | | George Russell | George Russell | Lanan Racing |
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 17 May | Raoul Hyman | Arjun Maini | Raoul Hyman | HHC Motorsport |
| 2 | R5 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 18 May | | Sennan Fielding | Gustavo Lima | Hillspeed |
| 2 | R6 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 18 May | | Sennan Fielding | George Russell | Lanan Racing |
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 21 June | George Russell | Will Palmer | Will Palmer | HHC Motorsport |
| 3 | R8 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 22 June | | Arjun Maini | Arjun Maini | Lanan Racing |
| 3 | R9 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 22 June | | Arjun Maini | Will Palmer | HHC Motorsport |
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 18 July | George Russell | Struan Moore | George Russell | Lanan Racing |
| 4 | R11 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 19 July | | Arjun Maini | Arjun Maini | Lanan Racing |
| 4 | R12 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 19 July | | Chris Middlehurst | Struan Moore | Lanan Racing |
| 5 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 16 August | Sennan Fielding | Sennan Fielding | Sennan Fielding | HHC Motorsport |
| 5 | R14 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 17 August | | Will Palmer | Sennan Fielding | HHC Motorsport |
| 5 | R15 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 17 August | | Raoul Hyman | Sennan Fielding | HHC Motorsport |
| 6 | R16 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 30 August | Gaetano di Mauro | Arjun Maini | Gaetano di Mauro | Petroball Racing |
| 6 | R17 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 31 August | | Arjun Maini | Chris Middlehurst | Mark Godwin Racing |
| 6 | R18 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 31 August | | George Russell | Arjun Maini | Lanan Racing |
| 7 | R19 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 20 September | Sennan Fielding | George Russell | Sennan Fielding | HHC Motorsport |
| 7 | R20 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 21 September | | Raoul Hyman | Raoul Hyman | HHC Motorsport |
| 7 | R21 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 21 September | | Sennan Fielding | Arjun Maini | Lanan Racing |
| 8 | R22 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 25 October | George Russell | George Russell | Diego Menchaca | Douglas Motorsport |
| 8 | R23 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 26 October | | George Russell | Raoul Hyman | HHC Motorsport |
| 8 | R24 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 26 October | | Raoul Hyman | George Russell | Lanan Racing |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in all races.
| 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 | 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 | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Races 1 & 3 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | SIL | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | BRH | SNE | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | OUL | SIL | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | SNE | Points |
| 1 | George Russell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 1 | 483 |
| 2 | Arjun Maini | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 480 |
| 3 | Raoul Hyman | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 2 | 465 |
| 4 | Sennan Fielding | 3 | 10 | DSQ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | NC | 2 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 464 |
| 5 | Struan Moore | Ret | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 412 |
| 6 | Will Palmer | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 18 | 356 |
| 7 | Diego Menchaca | 2 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 7 | DSQ | 10 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 327 |
| 8 | Gaetano di Mauro | 12 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 10 | 9 | DNS | 4 | 6 | 7 | 301 |
| 9 | Chris Middlehurst | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | DSQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | 253 |
| 10 | Charlie Eastwood | 18 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 233 |
| 11 | Jordan Albert | 13 | 13 | 13 | DNS | 18 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 226 |
| 12 | Rahul Raj Mayer | 9 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 223 |
| 13 | Rodrigo Fonseca | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | DSQ | 14 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 200 |
| 14 | Gustavo Lima | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | 194 |
| 15 | Tom Jackson | Ret | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | 136 |
| 16 | Diego Borrelli | 14 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 128 |
| 17 | Alfredo Zabalza | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | DNS | | | | 13 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 124 |
| 18 | Michael Claessens | 17 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 20 | DNS | Ret | 12 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 100 |
| 19 | Connor Jupp | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 93 |
| 20 | Nicolas Beer | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 21 | DNS | 5 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 |
| 21 | Tom Bale | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 69 |
| 22 | David Wagner | 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 23 | Álex Palou | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 24 | Dan Roeper | 16 | 15 | 14 | DNS | 17 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 25 | Jai Nijjar | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | | | | 35 |
| 26 | Piers Hickin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 8 | 22 |
| 27 | Falco Wauer | 15 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| Pos. | Driver | SIL | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | BRH | SNE | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | OUL | SIL | SIL | SIL | BRH | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | DON | SNE | SNE | SNE | 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) |

### Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup

The Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup was awarded to the driver who started from pole position most often throughout the season. Champion George Russell won the trophy, on a tie-break with Arjun Maini, as Russell took more pole positions from qualifying sessions.
| Pos. | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | George Russell | 5 |
| 2 | Arjun Maini | 5 |
| 3 | Sennan Fielding | 4 |
| 4 | Raoul Hyman | 2 |
| 4 | Will Palmer | 2 |
| 6 | Gaetano di Mauro | 1 |
| 6 | Charlie Eastwood | 1 |
| 6 | Tom Jackson | 1 |
| 6 | Gustavo Lima | 1 |
| 6 | Rahul Raj Mayer | 1 |
| 6 | Struan Moore | 1 |