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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] 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 [ edit ] 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] carbon fibre monocoque chassis which met FIA F3 safety standards.[ 1]
All teams were British-registered.
Race calendar and results [ edit ] 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]
Championship standings [ edit ] Points were awarded as follows:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th+
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
5
1
[ edit ]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Enaam Ahmed
Petru Florescu
Rafael Martins
Ameya Vaidyanathan
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