The 2015 SMP F4 Championship season in motorsport, was the inaugural season of the SMP F4 Championship, a racing series regulated according to FIAFormula 4 regulations. It was a motor racing series for the North European Zone (NEZ) held in Estonia, Finland and Russia. The 2015 season began on 16 May at Ahvenisto in Finland[1] and finished on 3 October at the auto24ring in Estonia,[2] after seven triple header rounds.
The series' inaugural champion was Finnish driver Niko Kari in his first season of car racing.[3] Kari took seven overall wins (including a weekend sweep at Moscow Raceway) during the 2015 season, but also added five class victories behind British driver Enaam Ahmed – who was ineligible to score championship points – for a total of twelve during the season. Kari finished over 150 points clear of his next closest rival, Vladimir Atoev; Atoev won three races, all coming on the same weekend at Alastaro. Third place in the championship was settled in the final race in Estonia; Nerses Isaakyan took five runner-up positions in six races which allowed him to overhaul Aleksanteri Huovinen in the championship standings. Huovinen was another three-time race winner; winning twice at Ahvenisto and once at Moscow Raceway. Two other drivers won races in 2015 as Aleksey Korneev won races at Moscow Raceway and Sochi, while Nikita Troitskiy won the third race at Ahvenisto; the drivers finished fifth and sixth in the drivers' championship.
The round at Moscow Raceway, held over 5–7 June, was a support event to the FIA WTCC Race of Russia.[1] The original scheduled final meeting was scheduled to be held over 18–20 September at Sochi Autodrom,[12] but was first postponed to 2–3 October and later moved to the Auto24ring.[2]
^Allen, Peter (10 January 2015). "Top Finnish karter Kari is first driver for Koiranen's F4 series". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^"IT'S TIME FOR THE SMP F4 DRIVERS TO TAKE ON THE SOCHI AUTODROM". SMP F4 Championship. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
^ abcde"FIVE NEW DRIVERS SIGNED TODAY FOR THE SMP F4". SMP F4 Championship. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^Khorounzhiy, Valentin (22 April 2015). "Niclas Nylund makes SMP F4 switch". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^David, Gruz (24 April 2015). "Ahmed adds part-time SMP F4 campaign to 2015 programme". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^"SEMYON EVSTIGNEEV, THE TENTH RUSSIAN DRIVER ANNOUNCED FOR SMP F4". SMP F4 Championship. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^"Sochi Round 7 to be postponed to the 2-3 of October". SMP F4 Championship. SMP Racing. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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2015, championship, drivers, champion, niko, kari, previous, none, next, 2016, season, motorsport, inaugural, season, championship, racing, series, regulated, according, formula, regulations, motor, racing, series, north, european, zone, held, estonia, finland. 2015 SMP F4 Championship Drivers Champion Niko Kari Previous none Next 2016 The 2015 SMP F4 Championship season in motorsport was the inaugural season of the SMP F4 Championship a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations It was a motor racing series for the North European Zone NEZ held in Estonia Finland and Russia The 2015 season began on 16 May at Ahvenisto in Finland 1 and finished on 3 October at the auto24ring in Estonia 2 after seven triple header rounds The series inaugural champion was Finnish driver Niko Kari in his first season of car racing 3 Kari took seven overall wins including a weekend sweep at Moscow Raceway during the 2015 season but also added five class victories behind British driver Enaam Ahmed who was ineligible to score championship points for a total of twelve during the season Kari finished over 150 points clear of his next closest rival Vladimir Atoev Atoev won three races all coming on the same weekend at Alastaro Third place in the championship was settled in the final race in Estonia Nerses Isaakyan took five runner up positions in six races which allowed him to overhaul Aleksanteri Huovinen in the championship standings Huovinen was another three time race winner winning twice at Ahvenisto and once at Moscow Raceway Two other drivers won races in 2015 as Aleksey Korneev won races at Moscow Raceway and Sochi while Nikita Troitskiy won the third race at Ahvenisto the drivers finished fifth and sixth in the drivers championship Contents 1 Drivers 2 Race calendar and results 3 Championship standings 4 References 5 External linksDrivers EditNo Driver Rounds2 Ivan Matveev 4 All3 Joel Eriksson 5 15 Niko Kari 6 All7 Nikita Troitskiy 4 1 4 6 710 Vladimir Atoev 4 All12 Aleksanteri Huovinen 4 All14 Simo Laaksonen 7 3 4 6 717 Nerses Isaakyan 4 All21 Aleksey Korneev 8 All23 Niklas Nylund 9 All29 Denis Mavlanov 8 1 5 732 Roman Lebedev 634 Nikita Sitnikov 8 All41 Aleksandr Vartanyan 5 665 Enaam Ahmed 10 1 3 5 771 Semen Evstigneev 11 1 3 777 Aleksandr Maslennikov 8 All96 Artem Kabakov 8 1 3Race calendar and results EditThe round at Moscow Raceway held over 5 7 June was a support event to the FIA WTCC Race of Russia 1 The original scheduled final meeting was scheduled to be held over 18 20 September at Sochi Autodrom 12 but was first postponed to 2 3 October and later moved to the Auto24ring 2 Round Circuit Location Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver1 R1 Ahvenisto Race Circuit Hameenlinna 16 May Vladimir Atoev Niko Kari Aleksanteri HuovinenR2 17 May Aleksanteri Huovinen Aleksanteri HuovinenR3 Vladimir Atoev Niko Kari Nikita Troitskiy2 R4 Moscow Raceway Volokolamsk 6 June Aleksey Korneev Aleksanteri Huovinen Aleksanteri HuovinenR5 7 June Niko Kari Niko KariR6 Aleksey Korneev Aleksey Korneev Aleksey Korneev3 R7 Sochi Autodrom Sochi 20 June Niko Kari Vladimir Atoev Niko KariR8 21 June Niko Kari Niko KariR9 Niko Kari Niko Kari Aleksey Korneev4 R10 Alastaro Circuit Loimaa 15 August Vladimir Atoev Vladimir Atoev Vladimir AtoevR11 16 August Vladimir Atoev Vladimir AtoevR12 Vladimir Atoev Nerses Isaakyan Vladimir Atoev5 R13 Auto24ring Audru 29 August Niko Kari Vladimir Atoev Enaam AhmedR14 Niklas Nylund Enaam AhmedR15 Niko Kari Nerses Isaakyan Niko Kari6 R16 Moscow Raceway Volokolamsk 5 September Nerses Isaakyan Niko Kari Niko KariR17 6 September Niko Kari Niko KariR18 Nerses Isaakyan Niko Kari Niko Kari7 R19 Auto24ring Audru 3 October Enaam Ahmed Niko Kari Enaam AhmedR20 Nikita Troitskiy Enaam AhmedR21 Enaam Ahmed Vladimir Atoev Enaam AhmedChampionship standings EditPos Driver AHV MSC SOC ALA AUD MSC AUD Pts1 Niko Kari 2 Ret 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4492 Vladimir Atoev 3 2 4 3 5 8 3 3 8 1 1 1 5 3 2 10 5 10 4 3 5 2963 Nerses Isaakyan 4 13 5 5 4 6 7 8 3 3 Ret 4 6 Ret 5 2 2 2 3 5 3 2344 Aleksanteri Huovinen 1 1 6 1 2 3 4 Ret 12 7 6 9 7 4 8 6 4 5 5 8 11 2295 Aleksey Korneev 10 Ret 7 NC 7 1 2 2 1 4 3 7 8 5 4 9 Ret 6 11 9 6 1916 Nikita Troitskiy Ret 6 1 Ret 6 5 DNS 6 2 8 Ret 12 5 3 3 10 4 9 1497 Niklas Nylund Ret 9 8 9 Ret 4 5 5 6 6 4 8 3 7 Ret 3 13 4 13 10 Ret 1368 Ivan Matveev 6 5 13 10 10 10 8 7 5 9 Ret 5 4 6 3 13 9 7 6 6 Ret 1319 Nikita Sitnikov 8 7 14 4 3 7 12 Ret 7 13 Ret 10 10 10 7 12 6 9 9 7 4 10410 Aleksandr Maslennikov 9 8 10 6 9 9 10 Ret Ret 10 7 Ret 9 9 12 7 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 6611 Simo Laaksonen 6 10 Ret 11 5 6 8 8 8 7 11 7 6012 Joel Eriksson 12 4 3 3013 Artem Kabakov 7 10 Ret 7 8 11 14 11 Ret 2114 Denis Mavlanov 11 12 12 8 11 DSQ 11 9 10 14 8 11 12 12 11 12 12 10 2015 Aleksandr Vartanyan 11 11 10 4 10 11 1716 Semen Evstigneev Ret 11 11 13 Ret 11 12 Ret Ret 13 8 9 11 11 13 14 Ret DSQ 13Drivers with non NEZ licence ineligible for championship points Enaam Ahmed 5 3 9 9 4 9 5 9 3 1 1 6 1 1 1 0 Roman Lebedev 14 12 12 0Pos Driver AHV MSC SOC ALA AUD MSC AUD Pts Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold PoleItalics Fastest LapReferences Edit a b SMP F4 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 2015 PROVISIONAL CALENDAR SMP F4 Championship 10 December 2014 Retrieved 3 February 2015 a b The SMP F4 Championship closes in Auto24ring Estonia SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 1 October 2015 Retrieved 1 October 2015 Niko Kari claims the SMP F4 Championship title SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 6 September 2015 Retrieved 15 November 2015 a b c d e Five drivers join the 2015 SMP F4 Championship SMP F4 Championship 21 March 2015 Retrieved 21 March 2015 Joel Eriksson SMP F4 Championship Retrieved 13 May 2015 Allen Peter 10 January 2015 Top Finnish karter Kari is first driver for Koiranen s F4 series Paddock Scout Retrieved 10 January 2015 IT S TIME FOR THE SMP F4 DRIVERS TO TAKE ON THE SOCHI AUTODROM SMP F4 Championship 18 June 2015 Retrieved 19 June 2015 a b c d e FIVE NEW DRIVERS SIGNED TODAY FOR THE SMP F4 SMP F4 Championship 31 March 2015 Retrieved 31 March 2015 Khorounzhiy Valentin 22 April 2015 Niclas Nylund makes SMP F4 switch Paddock Scout Retrieved 22 April 2015 David Gruz 24 April 2015 Ahmed adds part time SMP F4 campaign to 2015 programme Paddock Scout Retrieved 24 April 2015 SEMYON EVSTIGNEEV THE TENTH RUSSIAN DRIVER ANNOUNCED FOR SMP F4 SMP F4 Championship 28 April 2015 Retrieved 28 April 2015 Sochi Round 7 to be postponed to the 2 3 of October SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 8 September 2015 Retrieved 15 November 2015 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 SMP F4 Championship amp oldid 1138910090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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