2016 F4 Spanish Championship

The 2016 F4 Spanish Championship was the inaugural season of the Spanish F4 Championship, a motor racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, taking place in Spain and Portugal. The championship featured drivers competing in 1.4 litre Tatuus-Abarth single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. The series was organised by Koiranen GP and RFEDA. It began on 11 June at the Circuito de Navarra and finished on 16 October at the Circuito del Jarama after 20 races held across seven rounds.

MP Motorsport driver Richard Verschoor dominated the season and sealed the title after taking hat-trick at Jarama. While his team won the teams' championship. Aleksandr Vartanyan finished as runner-up to Verschoor, despite missing a round, but Vartanyan wasn't able to win a race. Tuomas Tujula won a race at Navarra and completed the top-three in the driver standings. Verschoor's teammate Xavier Lloveras won a race at Barcelona and helped MP Motorsport to clinch their first teams' championship in their history. Nikita Volegov and Tuomas Haapalainen were the only other drivers who were eligible to score points due to obligation of competing in at least five rounds. Wildcard drivers Jarno Opmeer, Sebastián Fernández, Juuso Puhakka, Juho Valtanen, Roope Markkanen have visited a podium step (Markkanen won the second race at Navarra).

Entry list

Team Driver Rounds Double R Racing 2 Elias Niskanen 7 4 Tuomas Tujula All 6 Konsta Lappalainen 5, 7 10 Juuso Puhakka 2, 7 14 Juho Valtanen 1, 3 26 Harry Hayek 1 50 Tuomas Haapalainen 1–3, 6–7 64 Rasmus Markkanen 1 65 Roope Markkanen 1 Drivex 7 Nikita Volegov All 31 Antolín González 4–6 41 Aleksandr Vartanyan 1–4, 6–7 88 Marta García 4–7 MP Motorsport 10 Juuso Puhakka 1 16 Jarno Opmeer 1–2 21 Xavier Lloveras All 22 Richard Verschoor All 38 Danny Kroes 2, 4, 7 44 Sebastián Fernández 3, 5–6

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 10 March 2016. A mid-season change was introduced with the round in Jerez being replaced by Montmeló and ran as a double-header in support of the World Rallycross Championship. But on 12 July calendar was amended again. The Estoril round was changed to Jerez, where it would be in the support of the Formula V8 3.5 Series and Euroformula Open Championship, while the Barcelona round was moved to 2 October and supported Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 R1 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 11 June Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport R2 12 June Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Roope Markkanen Double R Racing R3 Aleksandr Vartanyan Aleksandr Vartanyan Tuomas Tujula Double R Racing 2 R1 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 25 June Jarno Opmeer Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport TCR Spain R2 26 June Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport R3 Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 3 R1 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 9 July Richard Verschoor Juho Valtanen Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport TCR Portuguese R2 10 July Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport R3 Aleksandr Vartanyan Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 4 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 24 September Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport TCR Spain R2 25 September Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport R3 Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 5 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 2 October Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP MotorsportBlancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 24H Series R2 Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Xavier Lloveras MP Motorsport 6 R1 Circuito del Jarama, Madrid 15 October Richard Verschoor Tuomas Haapalainen Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport TCR Spain R2 16 October Richard Verschoor Tuomas Tujula Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport R3 Tuomas Haapalainen Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 7 R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 29 October Nikita Volegov Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Formula V8 3.5 SeriesEuroformula Open Championship R2 Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport R3 30 October Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. At Montmeló, only two races were held, and full points were awarded for Race 2. Only drivers, who have competed at least in five rounds were eligible to score championship points.

Races Position, points per race  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 NAV ALC ALG VAL CAT JAR JER Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Richard Verschoor 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Aleksandr Vartanyan 2 4 6 3 2 7 3 2 2 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 244 3 Tuomas Tujula 6 11 1 8 6 8 4 5 4 Ret Ret 8 2 4 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 Xavier Lloveras 5 5 Ret 4 9 2 5 7 6 2 2 2 DNS 1 7 4 2 Ret 5 10 5 Nikita Volegov 7 6 7 6 8 5 8 8 7 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 6 2 3 7 6 Tuomas Haapalainen 10 9 5 7 7 9 7 6 5 3 3 5 Ret 8 6 139 Wild card drivers ineligible for position in the championship Jarno Opmeer 3 3 4 2 3 3 0 Marta García 5 5 6 5 6 8 8 7 5 7 5 0 Sebastián Fernández 6 4 Ret 3 3 5 6 8 0 Juuso Puhakka 9 8 3 Ret 5 4 Ret Ret 4 0 Danny Kroes 5 4 6 Ret 6 5 Ret 6 8 0 Juho Valtanen Ret 7 9 2 3 3 0 Roope Markkanen 4 1 2 0 Antolín González Ret 7 7 6 8 Ret Ret 9 0 Konsta Lappalainen 7 7 6 9 9 0 Rasmus Markkanen 8 10 8 0 Elias Niskanen 7 10 Ret 0 Harry Hayek Ret DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts NAV ALC ALG VAL CAT JAR JERBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship Pos Team NAV ALC ALG VAL CAT JAR JER Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 MP Motorsport 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 616 5 5 Ret 4 9 2 5 7 6 2 2 2 DNS 2 7 4 2 Ret 5 10 2 Drivex 2 4 6 3 2 5 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 4 2 2 2 452 7 6 7 6 8 7 8 8 7 4 4 4 6 7 6 3 3 7 3 Double R Racing 6 9 1 7 6 8 4 5 4 Ret Ret 8 2 4 2 2 3 4 4 3 371 10 11 5 8 7 9 7 6 5 3 3 5 Ret 8 6 Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts NAV ALC ALG VAL CAT JAR JER

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