2015 MSA Formula Championship
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The 2015 MSA Formula Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the inaugural season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, will be the first year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece.[2]
The season will commence on 5 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and will conclude on 11 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship.
Championship changes
The championship will adopt the technical regulations for the new FIA Formula 4 specification, becoming the official F4 championship in the United Kingdom. The championship will keep the Ford EcoBoost engine but with a power reduction from 200 bhp to 160 bhp, as per the F4 regulations.[3] The new regulations will see a move to a new carbon fibre monocoque chassis which meets FIA F3 safety standards.[1]
Teams and drivers
All teams are British-registered.
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Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2015 TOCA package was announced on 14 September 2014. The Oulton Park round reverted to the Island layout, after using the International circuit in 2014.[29] All races are held in the United Kingdom.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
4 April | Daniel Baybutt | Dan Ticktum | Lando Norris | Carlin | Dan Ticktum |
R2 | 5 April | Dan Ticktum | Ricky Collard | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Dan Ticktum | |||
R3 | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Dan Ticktum | |||
2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
18 April | Dan Ticktum | James Pull | Dan Ticktum | Fortec Motorsports | Dan Ticktum |
R5 | 19 April | Jack Barlow | Matheus Leist | Double R Racing | Dan Ticktum | |||
R6 | Dan Ticktum | Dan Ticktum | Dan Ticktum | Fortec Motorsports | Dan Ticktum | |||
3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
9 May | Sandy Mitchell | Sandy Mitchell | Sandy Mitchell | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Sandy Mitchell |
R8 | 10 May | Sandy Mitchell | Lando Norris | Carlin | Sandy Mitchell | |||
R9 | Sandy Mitchell | Ricky Collard | Sandy Mitchell | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Sandy Mitchell | |||
4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
6 June | Lando Norris | Colton Herta | Ricky Collard | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Rafael Martins |
R11 | Matheus Leist | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Dan Ticktum | ||||
R12 | 7 June | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Dan Ticktum | ||
5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
27 June | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Josh Smith |
R14 | Colton Herta | Josh Smith | Fortec Motorsports | Josh Smith | ||||
R15 | 28 June | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Ricky Collard | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Petru Florescu | ||
6 | R16 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
8 August | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Dan Ticktum | Fortec Motorsports | Dan Ticktum |
R17 | 9 August | Dan Ticktum | Colton Herta | Carlin | Dan Ticktum | |||
R18 | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Carlin | Dan Ticktum | |||
7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
22 August | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Enaam Ahmed |
R20 | 23 August | Dan Ticktum | Sennan Fielding | JHR Developments | Josh Smith | |||
R21 | Dan Ticktum | Colton Herta | Ricky Collard | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Enaam Ahmed | |||
8 | R22 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
5 September | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Dan Ticktum |
R23 | 6 September | Sennan Fielding | Ricky Collard | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Sandy Mitchell | |||
R24 | Colton Herta | Lando Norris | Colton Herta | Carlin | Dan Ticktum | |||
9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
26 September | Matheus Leist | Colton Herta | Lando Norris | Carlin | Daniel Baybutt |
R26 | 27 September | Ricky Collard | Ricky Collard | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Daniel Baybutt | |||
R27 | Lando Norris | Colton Herta | Matheus Leist | Double R Racing | Enaam Ahmed | |||
10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
10 October | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | Carlin | Enaam Ahmed |
R29 | Lando Norris | Enaam Ahmed | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | Enaam Ahmed | ||||
R30 | 11 October | Lando Norris | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Carlin | Enaam Ahmed |
Championship standings
Points system | |||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th+ | R1 PP | FL |
25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
(key)
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Lando Norris | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 413 |
2 | Ricky Collard | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 8 | 371 |
3 | Colton Herta | 12 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 355 |
4 | Sennan Fielding | 4 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 300 |
5 | Matheus Leist | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | DSQ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 273 |
6 | Dan Ticktum | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 3 | 4 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 242 | |||
7 | Sandy Mitchell | 14 | 6 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Ret | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 9 | 193 |
8 | Enaam Ahmed | 9 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 176 |
9 | Rafael Martins | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 18 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 10 | 114 |
10 | James Pull | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 6 | 104 |
11 | Petru Florescu | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 99 |
12 | Daniel Baybutt | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 98 |
13 | Josh Smith | 11 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 20 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 19 | 84 |
14 | Toby Sowery | Ret | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 4 | 80 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Tarun Reddy | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | NC | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 77 |
16 | Louise Richardson | Ret | 12 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 72 |
17 | Jack Barlow | Ret | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 18 | 8 | 72 | |||||||||||||||
18 | Jack Butel | 15 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
19 | Darius Karbaley | 16 | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 31 | ||||||
20 | Gustavo Myasava | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 8 | Ret | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Ollie Pidgley | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||||||
22 | Ameya Vaidyanathan | 17 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 20 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
23 | Jessica Hawkins | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
24 | Greg Holloway | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
– | Alexandra Marinescu | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Jodie Hemming | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points |
Rookie Cup
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Enaam Ahmed | 9 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 440 |
2 | Daniel Ticktum | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 3 | 4 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 408 | |||
3 | Sandy Mitchell | 14 | 6 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Ret | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 9 | 401 |
4 | Daniel Baybutt | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 363 |
5 | Petru Florescu | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 350 |
6 | Rafael Martins | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 18 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 10 | 325 |
7 | Josh Smith | 11 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 20 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 19 | 290 |
8 | Darius Karbaley | 16 | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 142 | ||||||
9 | Ameya Vaidyanathan | 17 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 20 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 110 | |||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points |
Nations Cup
Pos | Nation | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | United States | 12 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 590 |
2 | Brazil | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 588 |
3 | Romania | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 432 |
4 | India | 10 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 14 | 292 |
Pos | Nation | BHI | DON | THR | OUL | CRO | SNE | KNO | ROC | SIL | BHGP | Points |
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