F4 - Florescu formidable as Martins shines in British Championship

  • gb
09.06.16
Formula 4 British Championship enjoyed a scorching weekend at Oulton Park in Cheshire for Rounds 10, 11 and 12 of the 2016 season
British F4 2016 R4 Race Report

At a resplendent Oulton Park last weekend (3-5 June) there was no shortage of entertainment thanks to the F4 British Championship's host of Ford EcoBoost-powered stars.

It was a lights to flag victory for Devlin DeFrancesco in a flawless Round 10 for the Carlin driver, who had secured pole position in Saturday’s earlier qualifying session.

On Sunday, Round 11 featured a captivating 10 car battle for the podium places; a heart-breaking tale of what might have been for Double R Racing's Zane Goddard, and some of the finest defensive driving you will see all season from eventual winner Rafael Martins for TRS Arden.

Finally in round 12 it was all about Carlin's Petru Florescu who once again put in an exceptional performance to cement his position at the top of the standings, having reclaimed the lead after the first race of the weekend on Saturday.

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Provisional results Round 10 Oulton Park 4 June 2016
15 laps / 33.39 miles
1 Devlin DEFRANCESCO / CDN / Carlin 21m 2.083s / 95.24mph
2 Petru FLORESCU / ROU / Carlin +1.634s
3 Jamie CAROLINE / GBR / Jamun +3.112s
4 Alex QUINN / GBR / Fortec +4.163s
5 Max FEWTRELL / GBR / Carlin +7.125s
6 James PULL / GBR / Carlin +7.625s
7 Rafael MARTINS / BRA / Arden +14.125s
8 Zane GODDARD / AUS / Double R +14.622s
9 Billy MONGER / GBR / JHR +15.774s
10 Sennan FIELDING / GBR / JHR +16.029s

Fastest lap Jamie Caroline / 96.20mph Est Rec

Rookie class 1 Quinn, 2 Martin, 3 Kjaergaard, 4 Simmons

Provisional results Round 11 Oulton Park 5 June 2016
14 laps / 31.164 miles
1 Rafael MARTINS / BRA / Arden 20m 04.690s / 93.12mph
2 James PULL / GBR / Carlin +0.130s
3 Alex QUINN / GBR / Fortec +0.765s
4 Petru FLORESCU / ROU / Carlin +1.431s
5 Max FEWTRELL / GBR / Carlin +1.889s
6 Billy MONGER / GBR / JHR +2.426s
7 Devlin DEFRANCESCO / CDN / Carlin +2.617s
8 Luis LEEDS / AUS / Arden +3.044s
9 Sennan FIELDING / GBR / JHR +3.166s
10 Jack MARTIN / GBR / Arden +3.529s

Fastest lap Sennan Fielding 1m 24.664s / 94.65mph Est Rec

Rookie class 1 Quinn, 2 Martin, 3 Simmons, 4 Kjaergaard

Provisional results Round 12 Oulton Park 5 June 2016
14 laps / 31.164 miles
1 Petru FLORESCU / ROU / Carlin 19m 43.908s / 94.76mph
2 Devlin DEFRANCESCO / CDN / Carlin +2.495s
3 Jamie CAROLINE / GBR / Jamun + 6.047s
4 Max FEWTRELL / GBR / Carlin +7.881s
5 James PULL / GBR / Carlin +8.883s
6 Rafael MARTINS / BRA / Arden +21.312s
7 Nicolai KJAERGAARD / DEN / Fortec +21.555s
8 Sennan FIELDING / GBR / JHR +21.892s
9 Ayrton SIMMONS / GBR / Arden +22.306
10 Zane GODDARD / AUS / Double R +22.846s etc.

Fastest lap Petru Florescu 1m 23.735s / 95.70mph Est Rec

Rookie class 1 Kjaergaard, 2 Simmons, 3 Martin

Provisional championship standings
1 Florescu 158, 2 Fewtrell 136, 3 Pull 131, 4 Fielding 116, 5 Leeds 111, 6 DeFrancesco 109, 7 Quinn 100, 8 Caroline 95, 9 Martins 84, 10 Monger 57 etc.

Rookie class
1 Quinn 251, 2 J. Martin 163, 3 Kjaergaard 136, 4 R. Martin 130, 5 Simmons 95