The 2024 French F4 Championship is to be the 14th season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the seventh under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. It is the second season in which the series is partnered with the ADAC Formel Junior Team. [1]
The driver lineup for 2024 consists of 27 drivers, and all cars will be run by FFSA Academy. [2]
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French Federation of Automobile Sport published the schedule on 8 January 2024. [3]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | |
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1 | R1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 31 March | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens |
R2 | race cancelled due to torrential rain | |||||
R3 | 1 April | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Jules Caranta [lower-alpha 1] | ||
2 | R1 | Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon | 10–12 May | |||
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3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 21–23 June | |||
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4 | R1 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 26–28 July | |||
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5 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 23–25 August | |||
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6 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois | 13–15 September | |||
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7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 4–6 October | |||
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Points will be 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 | – | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
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