NACAM Formula 4 Championship

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NACAM Formula 4 Championship
NACAM Formula 4 Championship logo.png
Category FIA Formula 4
CountryMexico
RegionCentral America
Caribbean
Inaugural season2015
Constructors Mygale (2015–2023)
Tatuus (2024)
Engine suppliers Ford (2015–2023)
Fiat (2024)
Tyre suppliers Pirelli
Drivers' champion Flag of Colombia.svg Pedro Juan Moreno
Official website https://www.fiaformula4.mx
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The North and Central American (NACAM) Formula 4 Championship is a formula racing series run to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held over 2015 and 2016.

Contents

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched Formula 4 in March 2013. [1] The goal of the Formula 4 was to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs were also regulated. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30,000 and a single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000. NACAM Formula 4 was the last series to start in 2015 and the eighth Formula 4 category overall.

Alexandra Mohnhaupt made history in 2018 as the first female driver to win a race to Formula 4 regulations, the Mexican driver winning the first and second races at the fourth round of the 2017–18 season. [2]

Car

The NACAM Formula 4 car is similar to the cars used in Australia and the United Kingdom utilising Mygale monocoque and carbon fibre frames running Ford 1.6L EcoBoost engines.

In 2023, the series announced its intentions to introduce Tatuus' F4-T421 chassis, starting in 2024. [3] Variants of this chassis are also used in numerous international series like Spanish F4 and F1 Academy.

In late 2023, the series announced it would be moving away from Ford power and introducing 1.4L turbocharged Fiat engines for the 2024 season.

Champions

Drivers

SeasonChampionTeamRacesPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapPointsMargins
2015–16 Flag of Mexico.svg Axel Matus Flag of Mexico.svg Ram Racing211012168405150
2016–17 Flag of Guyana.svg Calvin Ming Flag of Mexico.svg Ram Racing236818539963
2017–18 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés de la Vara Flag of Mexico.svg Scuderia Martiga EG 2279168386106
2018–19 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán Flag of Mexico.svg Ram Racing2081015436644
2019–20 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Flag of Mexico.svg Ram Racing2010715532545
2021 Non-scoring season
2022 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Felipe Pedraza Flag of Mexico.svg Ram Racing175812727484
2023 Flag of Colombia.svg Pedro Juan Moreno Flag of Mexico.svg Ram Racing1871115143154

Rookie Cup

SeasonChampionTeamRacesPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapPointsMargins
2015–16 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés de la Vara Flag of Mexico.svg Momo F42101018042335
2016–17 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán Flag of Mexico.svg Ram Racing15012142336133

Nations Cup

SeasonCountryRacesPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapPointsMargins
2015–16 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 21014180422185

Circuits

NumberCircuitsRoundsYears
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 18 [lower-alpha 1] 2016–2019, 2022–present
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 9 [lower-alpha 2] 2015–2016, 2018–2020, 2022–present
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo de Monterrey 52016–2020
Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo de Querétaro 5 [lower-alpha 3] 2020, 2022–present
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes 32016, 2018–2019
Flag of Mexico.svg Parque Tangamanga 32016–2017, 2019
Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Emerson Fittipaldi  [ es ]32017–2018, 2020
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Circuito Centro Dinámico Pegaso  [ es ]22016–2017
9 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas 12016
Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Internacional de Cancún  [ es ]12017

Notes

  1. Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez hosted 5 rounds in 2023, 4 rounds in 2022, 3 rounds in 2017–18, 2 rounds in 2016–17, and 2018–19, and it will host 4 rounds in 2024 seasons.
  2. Autódromo Miguel E. Abed hosted 2 rounds in 2015–16 and 2018–19, and it will host 4 rounds in 2024 seasons.
  3. Autódromo de Querétaro hosted 2 rounds in 2019–20 and 2023 seasons.

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References

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