The F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford title battle rolled onto Croft circuit in North Yorkshire and an array of motorsport’s brightest single-seater talents provided yet another fantastic spectacle for fans.

Round 15 was a TRS Arden and Aussie affair as Luis Leeds put in a masterful drive to claim both his and the Red Bull Junior driver programme’s second victory in the F4 British Championship. Jack Martin claimed top Rookie class honours for the second time of the weekend, only adding further excitement to the post-race TRS Arden celebrations. Whilst Zane Goddard followed his compatriot Leeds home to add valuable points to his tally for the season.

Drivers were put to the test in worsening conditions as the track became increasingly slippery during Round 14. The Ford EcoBoost-powered stars rose to the challenge with aplomb however, providing plenty of entertainment in the rain-hit finale to the weekend. It was Devlin DeFrancesco who emerged triumphant to claw back precious points in the standings.

In a bumper weekend for British F4’s leading Australian lights, namely Zane Goddard with a victory and two second places to his name, it is Carlin’s Max Fewtrell who will head into the summer break with the biggest smile. A trio of third place finishes combined with exceptionally consistent top-level driving have enabled him to regain the lead in the championship. It gives the Carlin racer a psychological advantage which could make all the difference in a title battle that will be so finely poised when action resumes in six weeks’ time.

F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford
 
Provisional results Round 13 Croft 18 June 2016
14 laps / 29.75 miles
1 Zane GODDARD / AUS / Double R 20m 9.253s / 88.56mph
2 Max FEWTRELL / GBR / Carlin +2.402s
3 Luis LEEDS / AUS / Arden +2.427s
4 Devlin DEFRANCESCO / CDN / Carlin +2.760s
5 Jamie CAROLINE / GBR / Fortec +5.583s
6 Rafael MARTINS / BRA / Arden 1:21.254 +6.391s
7 Jack MARTIN / GBR / Arden 1:21.131 +6.856s
8 James PULL / GBR / Carlin 1:21.383 +7.116s
9 Patrik MATTHIESEN / DEN / JTR +7.710s
10 Frank BIRD / GBR / Fortec +8.267s etc.
 
Fastest lap Zane Goddard 1m 20.978s / 94.47mph
 
Rookie class 1 Martin, 2 Simmons
 
Grid for Round 14 Caroline – DeFrancesco – Leeds – Fewtrell – Goddard – Martins – Martin – Pull – Matthiesen – Bird etc.

Provisional championship standings
1 Florescu 158, 2 Fewtrell 154, 3 Pull 135, 4 Leeds 126, 5 DeFrancesco 121, 6 Fielding 116, 7 Caroline 105, 8 Quinn 100, 9 Martins 92, 10 Goddard 66 etc.
 
Rookie class
1 Quinn 251, 2 J. Martin 188, 3 Kjaergaard 136, 4 R. Martin 130, 5 Simmons 113

Provisional results Round 14 Croft 19 June 2016
13 laps / 27.625 miles
1 Luis LEEDS / AUS / Arden 20m 28.615s / 80.94mph
2 Zane GODDARD / AUS / Double R +0.547s
3 Max FEWTRELL / GBR / Carlin +2.072s
4 Rafael MARTINS / BRA / Arden +2.955s
5 James PULL / GBR / Carlin +5.262s
6 Sennan FIELDING / GBR / JHR +6.789s
7 Jack MARTIN / GBR / Arden 1:21.131 +7.266s
8 Petru FLORESCU / ROU / Carlin +9.128s
9 Ayrton SIMMONS / GBR / Arden +10.827s
10 Nicolai KJAERGAARD / DEN / Fortec + 13.402s etc.

Fastest lap Zane Goddard 1m 21.935s / 93.36mph

Rookie class 1 Martin, 2 Simmons, 3 Kjaergaard

Provisional results Round 15 Croft 19 June 2016
13 laps / 21.25 miles
1 Devlin DEFRANCESCO / CDN / Carlin 15m 54.569s / 80.14mph
2 Zane GODDARD / AUS / Double R +3.496s
3 Max FEWTRELL / GBR / Carlin +7.158s
4 Alex QUINN / GBR / Fortec +8.390s
5 Sennan FIELDING / GBR / JHR +14.893s
6 James PULL / GBR / Carlin +15.337s
7 Rafael MARTINS / BRA / Arden +19.287s
8 Jamie CAROLINE / GBR / Fortec +19.785s
9 Petru FLORESCU / ROU / Carlin +20.130s
10 Luis LEEDS / AUS / Arden +23.223s
 
Fastest lap Zane Goddard 1m 30.435s / 84.59mph
 
Rookie class 1 Quinn, 2 Kjaergaard, 3 Martin, 4 Simmons
 
Provisional championship standings
1 Fewtrell 184, 2 Florescu 164, 3 Pull 153, 4 Leeds 152, 5 DeFrancesco 146, 6 Fielding 134, 7 Quinn 112, 8 Martins 110, 9 Caroline 109, 10 Goddard 102 etc.
 
Rookie class
1 Quinn 276, 2 J. Martin 228, 3 Kjaergaard 169, 4 Simmons 143, 5 R. Martin 130