2015 BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy

The 2015 Duo BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy[1] was a two-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, as an off-season trophy to the BRDC Formula 4 Championship. The trophy featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the debut of the new 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car that will be used from the 2016 BRDC Formula 4 Championship season onwards.[2] The season was run at Snetterton 300 on November 7–8 and at Brands Hatch Indy on November 14–15, in two quadruple-header events.

The Autumn Trophy Champion will receive free entry for the entire 2016 main season, a prize with a monetary value of over £5,000. The runner-up in the championship will be rewarded with 50 per cent off their entry fees for next year, with the third placed overall driver receiving a discount of 25 per cent on their respective entry fees for the 2016 season. The total value of this prize package is worth more than £10,000.[3]

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered. Fortec will enter the main BRDC British F3 Championship from 2016 onwards, but made their debut in the 2015 BRDC F4 Autumn Trophy.[4]

Team No. Driver Rounds
HHC Motorsport 3 United Kingdom Sennan Fielding[5] 1
11 United Kingdom Lando Norris[6] 2
37 South Africa Sisa Ngebulana[5] All
Fortec Motorsport[7] 7 Oman Faisal Al Zubair[8] All
14 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[9] All
Hillspeed 25 United Kingdom Struan Moore[10] 1
51 India Ameya Vaidyanathan[10] 1
Douglas Motorsport 45 United Kingdom Harrison Scott[11] All

Race calendar and results

The race calendar consisted of two events, held on consecutive weekends, at the Snetterton 300 and at the Brands Hatch Indy, comprising a total of eight races.[12] The weekend format included a 20-minute qualifying session and two 20 minute races on both Saturday and Sunday. The grid for the first race in each day was set in qualifying order, with starting positions for race two of each day set by the fastest laps from race one.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 7 November United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Douglas Motorsport
R2 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport
R3 8 November United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Sennan Fielding United Kingdom HHC Motorsport
R4 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Douglas Motorsport
2 R5 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 14 November United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom Harrison Scott United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom HHC Motorsport
R6 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom HHC Motorsport
R7 15 November United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport
R8 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport

Championship standings
Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in all races.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
Points 35 29 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Autumn Trophy
Pos. Driver SNE BRH Points
1 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 5 1 NC 2 2 2 1 1 211
2 United Kingdom Harrison Scott 1 2 2 1 Ret 3 3 4 197
3 South Africa Sisa Ngebulana 2 5 3 Ret 3 4 4 3 162
4 Oman Faisal al Zubair 6 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 157
5 United Kingdom Lando Norris 1 1 2 2 128
6 United Kingdom Sennan Fielding 3 7 1 4 95
7 United Kingdom Struan Moore 4 3 Ret DNS 45
8 India Ameya Vaidyanathan Ret 4 Ret 5 40
Pos. Driver SNE BRH Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References
  1. "2015 Autumn Trophy". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. "F4 - 2016 calendar". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. "Prize package announced for 2015 Duo BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. "2016 BRDC Formula 4 teams and drivers". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. Allen, Peter (3 November 2015). "Sennan Fielding returns to BRDC F4 and HHC for Autumn Trophy". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. Jacskon, Connor (10 November 2015). "Lando Norris to Compete in Autumn Trophy Finale". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  7. "Fortec to enter BRDC F4 from 2016". Paddock Scout. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. Allen, Peter (2 November 2015). "Al Zubair named as Fortec's first BRDC F4 driver ahead of debut". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. Allen, Peter (6 November 2015). "Ben Barnicoat joins BRDC F4 field for Autumn Trophy opener". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  10. Allen, Peter (3 November 2015). "Struan Moore another to return to BRDC F4 for new car debut". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  11. Allen, Peter (27 October 2015). "Harrison Scott signs up for debut of new BRDC F4 car". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. "2015 Autumn Trophy event format". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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