The 2024 French F4 Championship was the 14th season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the seventh under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. It was the second season in which the series is partnered with the ADAC Formel Junior Team. [1]
After a three-way title fight, Taito Kato came out on top against Yani Stevenheydens and Jules Caranta. [2]
The driver lineup for 2024 consisted of 25 full time drivers and all cars were run by FFSA Academy. [3]
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French Federation of Automobile Sport published the schedule on 8 January 2024. [4]
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 [a] | ||
2 | R1 | Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon | 11 May | Chester Kieffer | Chester Kieffer | Chester Kieffer |
R2 | Jules Caranta | Frank Porté Ruiz | ||||
R3 | 12 May | Taito Kato | Jules Caranta | Taito Kato | ||
3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 22 June | Yani Stevenheydens | Taito Kato | Chester Kieffer |
R2 | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | ||||
R3 | 23 June | Yani Stevenheydens | Jules Caranta | Jules Caranta | ||
4 | R1 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 27 July | Augustin Bernier | Rayan Caretti | Jules Caranta |
R2 | Dylan Estre | Yani Stevenheydens | ||||
R3 | 28 July | Yani Stevenheydens | Taito Kato | Yani Stevenheydens | ||
5 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 24 August | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Jules Caranta |
R2 | Yani Stevenheydens | Karel Schulz | ||||
R3 | 25 August | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | ||
6 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois | 14 September | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | Taito Kato |
R2 | Montego Maassen | Dylan Estre | ||||
R3 | 15 September | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | Taito Kato | ||
7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 5 October | Yani Stevenheydens | Yani Stevenheydens | Taito Kato |
R2 | Montego Maassen | Alexandre Munoz | ||||
R3 | 6 October | Taito Kato | Dylan Estre | Gabriel Doyle-Parfait |
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 | – | 1 |
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