2016 SMP F4 Championship

SMP F4 Championship 2016 Drivers' Champion: Richard Verschoor The 2016 SMP F4 Championship season is the second season of the SMP F4 Championship. It began on 29 April at Sochi and finished on 10 September at Ahvenisto after 20 races held across seven rounds.http://smpf4championship.com/news-post/the-2016-smp-f4-nez-championship-is-now-official/ The 2016 SMP F4 NEZ calendar is now official 7 March 2016 SMP F4 Championship 7 March 2016 This season saw the F4 debut of the Dutch team MP Motorsport, which joined Koiranen GP and SMP Racing in fielding cars and drivers. The series also expanded to the Netherlands, hosting some races as well as a parallel championship to the SMP F4 championship, called the Dutch F4 Trophy. The series is a FIA North-European Zone (NEZ) championship as in 2015. NEZ Council agreed in its meeting in 20 March to allow KNAF licence holders to score points in the championship. The FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) had already accepted KNAF into the NEZ F4 championship earlier in 4 March. The exception is valid for 2016 season only, and only after NEZ receives full payment of membership fees. Dutch drivers aren't eligible to any other NEZ cups or championships.NEZ Council meeting - Oslo, Norway 19th and 20th March 2016 http://www.fia-nez.eu/files/upload_pdf/20472/Minutes_NC%20Spring%202016.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160423213549/http://www.fia-nez.eu/files/upload_pdf/20472/Minutes_NC%20Spring%202016.pdf 2016-04-23 2016-04-15 Spanish Xavier Lloveras scored points in the series as he was an AKK Motorsports (FIN) license holder. Richard Verschoor take 11 wins as another Dutch driver Jarno Opmeer wins 7 races, as Thomas Tujula and Aleksandr Vartanyan win 1 race. Drivers No. Car number Driver Class Rounds 1 RUS Aleksey Korneevhttps://twitter.com/SMPF4/status/724666658871218177 Round 1 Entry List for Sochi SMP F4 25 April 2016 26 April 2016 G 1, 4–5 2 RUS Ivan Matveevhttp://smpf4championship.com/news-post/smp-f4-nez-championship-the-grid-is-filling-up-2/ SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP: THE GRID IS FILLING UP 3 February 2016 SMP F4 Championship 3 February 2016 G 4 3 FIN Henri Kauppi 1–2, 7 4 FIN Tuomas Tujulahttp://www.paddockscout.com/vartanyan-and-finnish-karting-duo-commit-to-smp-f4-for-2016/32478 Vartanyan and Finnish karting duo commit to SMP F4 for 2016 Allen Peter Paddock Scout 14 December 2015 14 January 2016 All 5 RUS Nikita Sitnikov 1–2, 4–7 7 RUS Nikita Volegov 2–7 10 RUS Zakhar Slutskiy 1–3 11 RUS Gleb Zotov 1–5 14 FIN Juho Valtanen All 15 RUS Artem Petrov 1–5 16 NLD Jarno Opmeerhttp://smpf4championship.com/news-post/dutch-jarno-opmeer-joins-the-smp-f4-nez-championship/ Dutch jarno Opmeer joins the SMP F4 NEZ championship 3 March 2016 3 March 2016 All 17 RUS Nerses Isaakyan G 5, 7 21 ESP Xavier Lloverashttp://f4spain.com/news-post/xavier-lloveras-in-a-double-program-and-lluc-ibanez-in-the-spanish-f4-championship/ XAVIER LLOVERAS IN A DOUBLE PROGRAM AND LLUC IBAÑEZ IN THE SPANISH F4 CHAMPIONSHIP F4Spain.com 10 April 2016 10 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414123852/http://f4spain.com/news-post/xavier-lloveras-in-a-double-program-and-lluc-ibanez-in-the-spanish-f4-championship/ 14 April 2016 dead All 22 NLD Richard Verschoorhttp://www.paddockscout.com/karting-star-richard-verschoor-enters-smp-f4/33417 Karting star Richard Verschoor enters SMP F4 David Gruz Paddock Scout 12 February 2016 12 February 2016 All 25 RUS Artem Slutskiy 1–3 32 RUS Roman Lebedev All 38 NLD Danny Kroeshttp://smpf4championship.com/news-post/dutch-danny-kroes-enters-the-fight-in-the-smp-f4-nez-championship/ Dutch Danny Kroes enters the fight in the SMP F4 NEZ Championship SMP F4 Championship 14 April 2016 14 April 2016 1–3 40 CYP Vladimiros Tziortzis All 41 RUS Aleksandr Vartanyan All 50 FIN Tuomas Haapalainen All 64 FIN Rasmus Markkanenhttp://www.paddockscout.com/twins-rasmus-and-roope-markkanen-enter-smp-f4/33635 Twins Rasmus and Roope Markkanen enter SMP F4 David Gruz Paddock Scout 1 March 2016 1 March 2016 All 65 FIN Roope Markkanen All 77 RUS Aleksandr Maslennikov All Icon Class G Guest drivers ineligible to score points Race calendar and results The final calendar was announced on 7 March 2016. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Supporting 1 R1 RUS Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 30 April NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Jarno Opmeer NLD Richard Verschoor Russian Grand Prix R2 1 May NLD Jarno Opmeer NLD Jarno Opmeer NLD Jarno Opmeer 2 R3 NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 14 May NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Jarno Opmeer FIN Tuomas Tujula Pinksterraces R4 15 May RUS Aleksandr Vartanyan NLD Jarno Opmeer R5 NLD Richard Verschoor FIN Tuomas Tujula NLD Jarno Opmeer 3 R6 NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 4 June NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Jarno Opmeer NLD Jarno Opmeer Max Verstappen Fan Days R7 5 June FIN Juho Valtanen NLD Jarno Opmeer R8 NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor 4 R9 RUS Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 23 July NLD Richard Verschoor RUS Aleksey Korneev NLD Richard Verschoor Russian Circuit Racing Series R10 24 July NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor R11 NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor 5 R12 RUS Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 20 August NLD Richard Verschoor ESP Xavier Lloveras NLD Richard VerschoorDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters R13 21 August NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor R14 NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor 6 R15 SWE Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp 3 September NLD Jarno Opmeer NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor R16 4 September NLD Jarno Opmeer NLD Richard Verschoor R17 NLD Jarno Opmeer NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor 7 R18 FIN Ahvenisto Race Circuit, Hämeenlinna 10 September NLD Jarno Opmeer RUS Aleksandr Vartanyan NLD Jarno Opmeer Rata-SM R19 11 September NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Jarno Opmeer R20 NLD Richard Verschoor NLD Richard Verschoor RUS Aleksandr Vartanyan N Championship standings Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. At Sochi, only two races were held, and full points were awarded for Race 2. Races Position, points per race  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Drivers' Championship Pos Driver SOCRUS ZAN1NLD ZAN2NLD MSC1RUS MSC2RUS ANDSWE AHVFIN Pts 1 NLD Richard Verschoor 1 Ret 2 7 12 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 339 2 NLD Jarno Opmeer 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 5 2 3 10 16 2 5 9 12 1 1 4 270 3 RUS Aleksandr Vartanyan 4 4 5 6 3 7 3 2 4 4 9 4 4 13 6 Ret 2 8 9 1 198 4 FIN Rasmus Markkanen Ret 5 16 5 Ret 3 6 5 11 9 12 5 3 Ret 10 12 3 4 6 3 124 5 FIN Tuomas Tujula Ret EX 1 3 2 6 8 Ret 12 10 7 7 7 4 8 Ret 4 7 8 Ret 120 6 FIN Roope Markkanen 3 Ret 8 Ret 6 4 2 6 14 12 5 13 10 3 7 11 Ret 6 5 6 118 7 RUS Nikita Sitnikov 5 3 9 Ret 4 2 3 2 Ret 13 15 4 4 10 13 Ret 8 113 8 FIN Tuomas Haapalainen Ret 6 12 13 Ret Ret 15 9 7 5 16 2 5 5 2 2 8 9 11 5 110 9 FIN Juho Valtanen Ret Ret 4 2 5 8 7 4 10 6 10 12 8 11 3 3 Ret 5 4 Ret 108 10 ESP Xavier Lloveras 8 7 Ret 15 11 5 5 7 8 7 6 11 9 6 Ret 6 9 10 7 7 80 11 RUS Nikita Volegov 11 10 Ret 10 10 10 6 13 8 9 12 9 9 10 5 14 14 Ret 38 12 NLD Danny Kroes 6 8 6 4 Ret 9 11 11 32 13 CYP Vladimiros Tziortzis 14 11 7 14 10 13 12 12 13 15 13 6 6 16 Ret 7 7 12 13 Ret 32 14 RUS Aleksandr Maslennikov     9 Ret 15 12 9 15 18 Ret 9 8 11 Ret 15 12 11 8 6 11 10 Ret 20 15 RUS Artem Petrov 10 EX 14 9 7 Ret 13 Ret Ret DNS Ret 8 11 10 14 16 FIN Henri Kauppi 7 14 18 17 13 16 15 9 8 17 RUS Zakhar Slutskiy Ret 9 13 11 8 11 9 13 8 18 RUS Roman Lebedev 13 10 17 16 Ret 14 14 8 15 14 17 12 5 11 15 12 Ret 6 19 RUS Artem Slutskiy 12 13 10 8 Ret 12 17 Ret 220 RUS Gleb Zotov 11 12 Ret 18 Ret 16 16 14 17 Ret 15 14 Ret 14 0 Drivers ineligible to score points- RUS Nerses Isaakyan 3 2 8 2 3 Ret 0- RUS Aleksey Korneev Ret 2 3 16 4 DSQ 14 7 0- RUS Ivan Matveev 16 11 14 0 Pos Driver SOCRUS ZAN1NLD ZAN2NLD MSC1RUS MSC2RUS ANDSWE AHVFIN PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References External links http://smpf4championship.com/ Category:SMP F4 Championship seasons SMP F4 Championship SMP F4 Championship SMP F4 SMP F4