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2015 MSA Formula Championship

The 2015 MSA Formula Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the inaugural season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the first year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece.[2]

The season commenced on 5 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 11 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in support of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship.

Lando Norris won the championship with eight victories, 42 points ahead of Ricky Collard, who won six races. Third-placed Colton Herta came out victorious four times, Sennan Fielding and second-highest placed rookie Dan Ticktum won three races each, Matheus Leist and Sandy Mitchell won twice respectively, and Josh Smith and top rookie Enaam Ahmed both triumphed just once.

Championship changes

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The championship adopted the technical regulations for the new FIA Formula 4 specification, becoming the official F4 championship in the United Kingdom. The championship kept the Ford EcoBoost engine but with a power reduction from 200 bhp to 160 bhp, as per the F4 regulations.[3] The new regulations moved to a new carbon fibre monocoque chassis which met FIA F3 safety standards.[1]

Teams and drivers

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All teams were British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
JHR Developments[4] 3   Sennan Fielding[5] 3–10
28 1–2
96   Jack Butel[6] 5–10
MBM Motorsport[4] 4   Jack Barlow[7] 1–4, 6
26   Toby Sowery 8–10
Falcon Motorsport[4] 7   Jessica Hawkins[8] 4–8
8   Darius Karbaley[7] R 1–6, 9–10
9   Alexandra Marinescu[7] 1
Carlin[9] 10   Colton Herta[10] All
21   Petru Florescu[11] R All
31   Lando Norris[12] All
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team[4] 11   Ricky Collard[13] All
19   Sandy Mitchell[14] R All
65   Enaam Ahmed[15] R All
Joe Tandy Racing[4] 14   Daniel Baybutt[16] R All
15   James Pull[17] 1–6
51   Ameya Vaidyanathan[18] R 2–6, 8, 10
Double R Racing[4] 17   Gustavo Myasava[7] 1–2
18   Matheus Leist[19] All
22   Tarun Reddy[20] All
Richardson Racing[4] 23   Ollie Pidgley[21] 2–7
25   Louise Richardson[22] All
88   Greg Holloway 8–10
Fortec Motorsports[4] 15   James Pull[23] 7–10
26   Toby Sowery[24] 4, 6
27   Dan Ticktum[25] R 1–9
59   Josh Smith[26] R All
SWB Motorsport[4] 46   Rafael Martins[27] R All
71   Jodie Hemming 9
96   Jack Butel[28] 1–4
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar and results

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The calendar for the 2015 TOCA package was announced on 14 September 2014. The Oulton Park round reverted to the Island layout, after using the International circuit in 2014.[29] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		4 April   Daniel Baybutt   Dan Ticktum   Lando Norris Carlin   Dan Ticktum
R2 5 April   Dan Ticktum   Ricky Collard TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Dan Ticktum
R3   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris Carlin   Dan Ticktum
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		18 April   Dan Ticktum   James Pull   Dan Ticktum Fortec Motorsports   Dan Ticktum
R5 19 April   Jack Barlow   Matheus Leist Double R Racing   Dan Ticktum
R6   Dan Ticktum   Dan Ticktum   Dan Ticktum Fortec Motorsports   Dan Ticktum
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		9 May   Sandy Mitchell   Sandy Mitchell   Sandy Mitchell TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Sandy Mitchell
R8 10 May   Sandy Mitchell   Lando Norris Carlin   Sandy Mitchell
R9   Sandy Mitchell   Ricky Collard   Sandy Mitchell TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Sandy Mitchell
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		6 June   Lando Norris   Colton Herta   Ricky Collard TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Rafael Martins
R11   Matheus Leist   Sennan Fielding JHR Developments   Dan Ticktum
R12 7 June   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris Carlin   Dan Ticktum
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		27 June   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Sennan Fielding JHR Developments   Josh Smith
R14   Colton Herta   Josh Smith Fortec Motorsports   Josh Smith
R15 28 June   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Ricky Collard TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Petru Florescu
6 R16 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		8 August   Colton Herta   Colton Herta   Dan Ticktum Fortec Motorsports   Dan Ticktum
R17 9 August   Dan Ticktum   Colton Herta Carlin   Dan Ticktum
R18   Colton Herta   Colton Herta   Colton Herta Carlin   Dan Ticktum
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		22 August   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris Carlin   Enaam Ahmed
R20 23 August   Dan Ticktum   Sennan Fielding JHR Developments   Josh Smith
R21   Dan Ticktum   Colton Herta   Ricky Collard TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Enaam Ahmed
8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		5 September   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris Carlin   Dan Ticktum
R23 6 September   Sennan Fielding   Ricky Collard TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Sandy Mitchell
R24   Colton Herta   Lando Norris   Colton Herta Carlin   Dan Ticktum
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		26 September   Matheus Leist   Colton Herta   Lando Norris Carlin   Daniel Baybutt
R26 27 September   Ricky Collard   Ricky Collard TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Daniel Baybutt
R27   Lando Norris   Colton Herta   Matheus Leist Double R Racing   Enaam Ahmed
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		10 October   Lando Norris   Lando Norris   Lando Norris Carlin   Enaam Ahmed
R29   Lando Norris   Enaam Ahmed TRS Arden Junior Racing Team   Enaam Ahmed
R30 11 October   Lando Norris   Colton Herta   Colton Herta Carlin   Enaam Ahmed

Championship standings

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Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th+  R1 PP FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 5 1

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Lando Norris 1 9 1 4 6 10 10 1 3 2 8 1 Ret 12 2 2 8 2 1 Ret 7 1 8 2 1 7 10 1 7 2 413
2   Ricky Collard 5 1 6 6 2 2 4 4 2 1 9 2 2 11 1 3 6 9 Ret 7 1 8 1 8 5 1 Ret 3 6 8 371
3   Colton Herta 12 4 14 15 9 4 5 6 9 3 6 Ret 6 2 14 9 1 1 5 2 2 3 7 1 2 5 2 2 5 1 355
4   Sennan Fielding 4 Ret 10 5 3 Ret Ret 10 8 8 1 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 6 2 Ret 6 2 Ret Ret 8 5 300
5   Matheus Leist 3 8 3 7 1 Ret 2 5 4 5 2 DSQ 5 5 6 7 Ret DNS 9 6 11 5 4 6 4 3 1 Ret 14 7 273
6   Dan Ticktum 2 2 5 1 5 1 7 Ret Ret 9 3 4 DSQ DSQ DSQ 1 2 3 8 Ret 8 2 5 3 DSQ DSQ DSQ 242
7   Sandy Mitchell 14 6 12 13 Ret Ret 1 2 1 13 11 12 8 7 7 15 Ret 20 4 4 5 9 3 15 8 9 Ret 6 2 9 193
8   Enaam Ahmed 9 Ret 7 11 19 8 8 7 10 15 20 11 9 8 11 6 7 7 2 5 4 4 6 13 11 11 3 4 1 3 176
9   Rafael Martins 6 Ret 9 Ret 15 Ret 6 3 7 4 7 14 14 15 10 13 12 10 Ret 8 6 12 Ret 18 10 6 Ret 5 3 10 114
10   James Pull 8 3 2 2 7 3 Ret 11 Ret Ret 13 8 11 10 12 18 16 13 6 Ret Ret 16 14 7 9 17 Ret 10 9 6 104
11   Petru Florescu 13 10 11 10 18 15 Ret 14 5 7 15 5 Ret 13 4 5 11 5 14 11 Ret 7 11 5 13 10 7 9 11 12 99
12   Daniel Baybutt 7 14 8 9 10 7 3 19 Ret 10 4 9 10 9 9 21 13 12 11 Ret Ret 17 13 11 7 4 8 7 10 11 98
13   Josh Smith 11 5 15 Ret 13 9 15 16 13 12 Ret 10 7 1 Ret 20 10 19 7 3 10 13 15 10 16 15 Ret 14 12 19 84
14   Toby Sowery Ret 14 6 11 4 Ret Ret 9 4 3 12 Ret 8 4 4 80
15   Tarun Reddy 10 Ret Ret Ret 16 6 Ret 8 6 11 10 7 3 6 8 8 5 6 10 Ret Ret 10 NC Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 14 77
16   Louise Richardson Ret 12 Ret 12 11 16 12 12 12 14 17 13 4 3 5 12 14 14 15 12 9 14 Ret 9 14 16 5 11 13 17 72
17   Jack Barlow Ret 7 4 8 4 5 11 15 11 6 5 Ret 10 18 8 72
18   Jack Butel 15 11 Ret 14 12 13 13 13 Ret 18 18 16 Ret 16 16 17 9 16 16 9 13 Ret 12 14 12 8 6 12 17 14 38
19   Darius Karbaley 16 13 13 Ret Ret 12 9 9 14 16 12 18 Ret DNS Ret 16 15 17 15 13 4 Ret 15 16 31
20   Gustavo Myasava Ret Ret Ret 3 8 Ret 19
21   Ollie Pidgley 16 17 14 14 18 16 17 16 17 13 17 15 Ret 19 15 13 10 12 17
22   Ameya Vaidyanathan 17 14 11 Ret 17 15 20 DNS Ret 12 Ret 17 19 Ret 18 15 10 16 Ret 16 15 15
23   Jessica Hawkins 19 19 15 15 14 13 14 17 11 12 Ret 14 11 Ret 12 13
24   Greg Holloway 18 16 17 17 18 9 13 18 18 10
 –   Alexandra Marinescu DNS DNS DNS 0
 –   Jodie Hemming DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Rookie Cup

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Enaam Ahmed 9 Ret 7 11 19 8 8 7 10 15 20 11 9 8 11 6 7 7 2 5 4 4 6 13 11 11 3 4 1 3 440
2   Dan Ticktum 2 2 5 1 5 1 7 Ret Ret 9 3 4 DSQ DSQ DSQ 1 2 3 8 Ret 8 2 5 3 DSQ DSQ DSQ 408
3   Sandy Mitchell 14 6 12 13 Ret Ret 1 2 1 13 11 12 8 7 7 15 Ret 20 4 4 5 9 3 15 8 9 Ret 6 2 9 401
4   Daniel Baybutt 7 14 8 9 10 7 3 19 Ret 10 4 9 10 9 9 21 13 12 11 Ret Ret 17 13 11 7 4 8 7 10 11 363
5   Petru Florescu 13 10 11 10 18 15 Ret 14 5 7 15 5 Ret 13 4 5 11 5 14 11 Ret 7 11 5 13 10 7 9 11 12 350
6   Rafael Martins 6 Ret 9 Ret 15 Ret 6 3 7 4 7 14 14 15 10 13 12 10 Ret 8 6 12 Ret 18 10 6 Ret 5 3 10 325
7   Josh Smith 11 5 15 Ret 13 9 15 16 13 12 Ret 10 7 1 Ret 20 10 19 7 3 10 13 15 10 16 15 Ret 14 12 19 290
8   Darius Karbaley 16 13 13 Ret Ret 12 9 9 14 16 12 18 Ret DNS Ret 16 15 17 15 13 4 Ret 15 16 142
9   Ameya Vaidyanathan 17 14 11 Ret 17 15 20 DNS Ret 12 Ret 17 19 Ret 18 15 10 16 Ret 16 15 110
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP

Nations Cup

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Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   United States 12 4 14 15 9 4 5 6 9 3 6 Ret 6 2 14 9 1 1 5 2 2 3 7 1 2 5 2 2 5 1 590
2   Brazil 3 8 3 3 1 Ret 2 3 4 4 2 14 5 5 6 7 12 10 9 6 6 5 4 6 4 3 1 5 3 7 588
3   Romania 13 10 11 10 18 15 Ret 14 5 7 15 5 Ret 13 4 5 11 5 14 11 Ret 7 11 5 13 10 7 9 11 12 432
4   India 10 Ret Ret 17 14 6 Ret 8 6 11 10 7 3 6 8 8 5 6 10 Ret Ret 10 10 16 Ret 14 Ret Ret 16 14 292
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Points
BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP

Teams Cup

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Pos Team Pts
1 Carlin 712
2 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 627
3 Double R Racing 374
4 Fortec Motorsports 360
5 JHR Developments 345
6 JTR 205
7 MBM Motorsport 144
8 SWB Motorsport 122
9 Richardson Racing 85
10 Falcon Motorsport 34

References

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