2021 F4 British Championship

The 2021 F4 British Championship will be a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship will feature a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that will conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the seventh season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, will be the seventh year that the cars will conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it will form part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

2021 F4 British Championship
Previous: 2020 Next: 2022
2021 ToCA Support series:
2021 BTCC
2021 Mini Challenge UK
2021 Ginetta Junior Championship
2021 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

The season will commence on 8 May at Thruxton Circuit and will conclude on 24 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Argenti Motorsport TBA Marcos Flack[2] R TBC
TBA Matías Zagazeta[3] TBC
Carlin TBA Kai Askey[4] R TBC
TBA Roman Bilinski[5] TBC
TBA Dougie Bolger[6] R TBC
JHR Developments TBA McKenzy Cresswell[7] R TBC
Richardson Racing TBA Georgi Dimitrov[8][9] TBC
TRS Arden Junior Team TBA Thomas Ikin[10] R TBC
TBA Zak Taylor[11] TBC
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 20 July 2020.[12] Am amended version was unveiled on 14 January 2021 with the season opener moving to 8 May at Thruxton Circuit.[13] All races will be held in the United Kingdom. All rounds scheduled to support 2021 British Touring Car Championship.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 8–9 May
R2
R3
2 R4 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 15–16 May
R5
R6
3 R7 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 12–13 June
R8
R9
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 31 July–1 August
R11
R12
5 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 14–15 August
R14
R15
6 R16 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 28–29 August
R17
R18
7 R19 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 18–19 September
R20
R21
8 R22 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 25–26 September
R23
R24
9 R25 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 9–10 October
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 23–24 October
R29
R30

Championship

Points will be awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2.[14]

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

References
  1. "FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015". British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
  2. Wood, Elliot (3 January 2021). "R-ace GP and Argenti Motorsport sign karter Marcos Flack for F4". Formula Scout.
  3. "Matias Zagazeta secures 2021 return with Argenti Motorsport". British F4. 13 January 2021.
  4. "Askey confirmed with Carlin for the 2021 F4 British Championship". Carlin. 18 January 2021.
  5. "Roman Bilinski switches to Carlin for 2021 title charge". January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. "Dougie Bolger graduates to British F4 for 2021 with Carlin". British F4. 2 February 2021.
  7. "JHR unveil McKenzy Cresswell as first signing for 2021 season". British F4. 30 December 2020.
  8. "Georgi Dimitrov graduates to British F4 with returning Richardson Racing". British F4. 12 November 2020.
  9. Georgi Dimitrov is a British-Bulgarian driver racing under the British flag
  10. "Thomas Ikin joins British F4 for 2021 with Arden Motorsport". British F4. 21 December 2020.
  11. "Zak Taylor graduates to British F4 for 2021 with Arden Motorsport". Arden Motorsport. 27 November 2020.
  12. "F4 British Championship unveils provisional 2021 calendar British F4". British F4. 20 July 2020.
  13. "Statement: Amended 2021 calendar". British F4. 14 January 2021.
  14. "British F4 announces format changes ahead of 2021 season". British F4. 14 January 2021.
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