2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship

The 2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Duratec single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship organized by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The season began at Silverstone Circuit on 27 April and ended on 29 September at Donington Park. The series had eight triple header events all held in the United Kingdom.

Jake Hughes became the first drivers' champion after taking four race wins.[1] He finished ahead of HHC Motorsport's driver Charlie Robertson, who won in Brands Hatch and Donington Park. Hillspeed's driver Seb Morris completed the top three in the drivers' standings.

Teams and drivers

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2013 Entry List[2]
Team No. Driver Rounds
Douglas Motorsport
Douglas Team E-Lites
2   Gosia Rdest All
3   Sennan Fielding 1–3
53   Matt Bell 6–8
Team KBS 4   James Fletcher 2–8
27   Falco Wauer 1–5
HHC Motorsport 5   Raoul Hyman All
20   Gustavo Lima All
55   Charlie Robertson All
Sean Walkinshaw Racing 6   Matthew Graham All
23   Zou Sirui 1–3, 5–7
66   Jack Barlow All
Lanan Racing 7   Jake Hughes All
8   Daniel Headlam All
14   Jake Dalton 7–8
Chris Dittmann Racing 10   Dylon Phibbs 2
11   Luke Williams 2, 4–5
17   Max Cornelius 8
MGR Motorsport 12   Pietro Fittipaldi 1–3, 5–7
13   Diego Menchaca All
14   Jake Dalton 1–6
15   Matt Mason 7–8
Frank T Greenway Racing 22   James Greenway All
Hillspeed 25   Struan Moore All
31   Seb Morris All
72   Rahul Raj Mayer All
Motionsport 32   Ross Gunn 1–6
33   Ben Gower 4
34   Pete Storey 4
77   Simon Rudd 1–3
MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites 53   Matt Bell All

Calendar and results

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The Brands Hatch (18–19 May) and Snetterton (15–16 June) weekends were in support of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and British GT respectively.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix, Northamptonshire)
27 April   Jake Hughes   Matt Bell   Matt Bell MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites
R2 28 April   Matthew Graham   Jack Barlow Sean Walkinshaw Racing
R3   Seb Morris   Jake Dalton Mark Godwin Racing
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
18 May   Jake Dalton   Charlie Robertson   Jake Dalton Mark Godwin Racing
R5 19 May   Charlie Robertson   Matt Bell MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites
R6   Charlie Robertson   Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
15 June   Jake Dalton   Charlie Robertson   James Fletcher Team KBS
R8 16 June   Jake Hughes   Struan Moore Hillspeed
R9   Jake Hughes   Jake Hughes Lanan Racing
4 R10 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire)
6 July   Jack Barlow   Ross Gunn   Jack Barlow Sean Walkinshaw Racing
R11   Charlie Robertson   Matt Bell MattRBellRacing Team E-Lites
R12   Jake Hughes   Ross Gunn Motionsport
5 R13 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
27 July   Jake Hughes   Jake Hughes   Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport
R14 28 July   Jake Dalton   Matthew Graham Sean Walkinshaw Racing
R15   Pietro Fittipaldi   Jake Hughes Lanan Racing
6 R16 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix, Northamptonshire)
17 August   Matthew Graham   Jake Hughes   Matthew Graham Sean Walkinshaw Racing
R17 18 August   James Greenway   Ross Gunn Hillspeed
R18   Jake Hughes   Jake Hughes Lanan Racing
7 R19 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
7 September   Jake Hughes   James Fletcher   Jake Dalton Lanan Racing
R20 8 September   James Fletcher   Seb Morris Sean Walkinshaw Racing
R21   James Fletcher   James Fletcher Team KBS
8 R22 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
28 September   Jake Hughes   Charlie Robertson   Jake Hughes Lanan Racing
R23 29 September   Charlie Robertson   Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport
R24   Matt Mason   Charlie Robertson HHC Motorsport

Standings

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Drivers' championship

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Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Points 30 25 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver SIL BRH SNE OUL BRH SIL SNE DON Points
1   Jake Hughes 2 5 Ret 6 4 11 9 6 1 2 6 2 4 4 1 2 9 1 3 2 8 1 6 4 445
2   Seb Morris 3 2 2 9 Ret 13 3 4 4 3 4 7 2 6 4 6 7 3 7 1 2 3 8 10 410
3   Charlie Robertson 5 7 4 2 3 1 2 5 DSQ Ret 14 3 3 18 Ret 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 1 1 396
4   Matthew Graham 9 6 3 4 7 4 18 DNS 11 6 Ret 6 7 1 3 1 5 2 5 3 6 2 10 7 376
5   Jake Dalton 4 3 1 1 5 2 Ret 19 3 7 2 9 6 5 15 Ret 6 13 1 Ret 4 9 5 2 371
6   Jack Barlow 6 1 6 10 12 10 16 10 7 1 7 4 5 2 6 4 2 4 8 2 12 13 14 Ret 357
7   Raoul Hyman Ret 12 11 18 13 3 4 2 DSQ 5 3 5 8 3 10 7 10 6 15 10 15 10 7 5 290
8   Matt Bell 1 4 5 8 1 7 7 DNS Ret 8 1 11 10 Ret 12 9 15 12 Ret 15 7 11 11 8 288
9   Struan Moore 7 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 1 8 15 10 19 11 9 11 11 8 7 2 Ret 3 8 2 9 275
10   Diego Menchaca 8 Ret 9 11 8 9 DSQ 11 10 9 8 17 13 10 2 15 11 9 9 6 10 12 12 12 243
11   Ross Gunn 11 13 8 16 10 12 10 8 13 4 5 1 9 7 13 8 1 8 242
12   James Greenway 13 16 13 17 11 14 11 12 12 11 11 14 14 11 9 5 3 14 Ret 8 14 5 4 6 238
13   James Fletcher 7 2 5 1 7 2 Ret 18 8 12 13 5 Ret DNS DNS 14 9 1 6 Ret Ret 237
14   Gustavo Lima Ret Ret 10 14 9 8 Ret 9 5 10 9 10 16 17 7 Ret 13 11 6 5 9 7 3 11 233
15   Pietro Fittipaldi 10 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret DSQ 13 9 1 8 14 10 12 10 10 7 13 165
16   Falco Wauer 19 10 Ret 3 6 6 5 3 6 Ret 17 13 15 12 Ret 141
17   Rahul Raj Mayer 14 18 15 23 17 19 12 15 14 12 13 18 20 19 Ret 13 14 13 13 11 16 14 13 13 136
18   Małgorzata Rdest 16 17 12 20 14 16 15 18 15 14 15 16 19 15 17 14 18 Ret 11 13 Ret 16 15 15 121
19   Daniel Headlam 18 15 Ret 19 15 Ret 14 16 17 13 12 15 18 16 16 12 16 Ret 12 14 17 17 17 16 116
20   Sennan Fielding 12 11 7 5 Ret Ret 6 DNS DNS 64
21   Matt Mason DSQ Ret 10 NC 9 3 42
22   Luke Williams 15 Ret 15 Ret 19 12 17 20 8 41
23   Simon Rudd 17 Ret 14 22 18 18 13 17 16 34
24   Max Cornelius 15 16 14 18
25   Pete Storey 16 16 20 11
26   Dylon Phibbs 21 16 20 6
  Ben Gower DNS DNS DNS 0
drivers ineligible for championship points
  Zou Sirui 15 14 Ret Ret 19 17 17 14 Ret Ret 14 Ret DSQ 17 16 Ret 12 18 0
Pos. Driver SIL BRH SNE OUL BRH SIL SNE DON Points

"Who zooms" award

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This award was for the driver who made the most passes over the season.

Pos. Driver SIL BRH SNE OUL BRH SIL SNE DON Points
1   Małgorzata Rdest 3 0 7 4 6 5 5 0 6 5 0 3 2 4 4 5 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 3 72
2   Gustavo Lima 0 0 11 1 5 0 0 10 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 7 0 3 3 0 5 60
3   James Greenway 2 0 0 1 6 3 3 0 4 5 0 2 0 3 5 8 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 50
4   Diego Menchaca 0 0 7 0 3 9 0 10 2 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 50
5   Raoul Hyman 0 9 0 0 5 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 3 7 44
6   Rahul Raj Mayer 3 0 3 0 6 1 4 0 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 41
7   Daniel Headlam 0 3 0 2 4 0 7 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 3 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 40
8   Zou Sirui 5 1 0 0 5 7 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 38
9   Jake Hughes 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 38
10   Seb Morris 4 4 1 4 0 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 38
11   Struan Moore 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 5 3 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 37
12   Pietro Fittipaldi 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 36
13   Jake Dalton 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 34
14   Ross Gunn 2 0 4 1 6 1 8 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 33
15   Jack Barlow 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
16   Charlie Robertson 3 0 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 30
17   Matthew Graham 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 23
18   Matt Bell 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 22
19   Falco Wauer 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 22
20   James Fletcher 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 4 0 2 0 0 21
21   Simon Rudd 1 0 6 1 4 4 2 0 3 21
22   Sennan Fielding 0 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 12
23   Luke Williams 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8
24   Dylon Phibbs 0 5 0 5
25   Pete Storey 5 0 0 5
26   Max Cornelius 1 0 0 1
27   Ben Gower 0 0 0 0
Pos. Driver SIL BRH SNE OUL BRH SIL SNE DON Points

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Peter (17 October 2013). "Hughes wins first Donington race to seal BRDC F4 title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The 24 F4 Entries". Formula 4. British Racing Drivers' Club. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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