Driver lineup
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The 2019 French F4 Championship was the ninth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the second season under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Mygale M14-F4 chassis with an upgraded 2.0 litre engine. The series began on 20 April at Nogaro and ended on 13 October at Le Castellet. [1] Hadrien David, who won seven races throughout the season, won the title, 57.5 points ahead of closest challenger Reshad de Gerus, who came out victorious on four occasions. Sixth-placed Enzo Valente won two races, and Nicky Hays, Victor Bernier, Gillian Henrion, Isack Hadjar, Ugo Gazil, Mikkel Grundtvig and Paul-Adrien Pallot all won one race respectively.
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A seven round calendar taking place in 3 countries is published on the FFSA Academy website. [1]
Each driver dropped their worst round result. Points were awarded as follows:
| Races | Position | Bonus | ||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Pos | Driver | NOG  | PAU | SPA  | LÉD | HUN [N 3]  | MAG | LEC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Hadrien David | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 274.5 |
| 2 | Reshad de Gerus | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 240.5 |
| 3 |  Nicky Hays | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 187 |
| 4 | Gillian Henrion | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 8 | 5 | 2 | 159 |
| 5 | Enzo Valente | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 4 | 152 |
| 6 | Evan Spenle | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 133 |
| 7 |  Stuart White | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 122.5 |
| 8 | Sten van der Henst | 9 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 113 |
| 9 | Ugo Gazil | 8 | 1 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 89 |
| 10 |  Mikkel Grundtvig | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 61 |
| 11 | Jules Mettetal | 5 | 8 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 5 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 59 |
| 12 | Pierre-François Duriani | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 39 |
| 13 |  Simon Ohlin | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
| 14 | Valdemar Eriksen | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 9 | 26 | |||
| 15 | Mathis Poulet | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | Ret | 21 |
| 16 | Bryson Lew | Ret | 16 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | NOG | PAU | SPA | LÉD | HUN [N 3] | MAG | LEC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Victor Bernier | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 330.5 |
| 2 | Isack Hadjar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 282 |
| 3 | Paul-Adrien Pallot | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 253.5 |
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