NACAM Formula 4 Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountryMexico
RegionCentral America
Caribbean
Inaugural season2015
ConstructorsMygale (2015–2023)
Tatuus (2024)
Engine suppliersFord (2015–2023)
Fiat (2024)
Tyre suppliersPirelli
Drivers' championColombia Pedro Juan Moreno
Official websitehttps://www.fiaformula4.mx
Current season

The North and Central American (NACAM) Formula 4 Championship is a formula racing series run to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held over 2015 and 2016.

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] The goal of the Formula 4 was to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are also regulated. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30'000 and a single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100'000. NACAM Formula 4 was the last series to start in 2015 and the eighth Formula 4 category overall.

Alexandra Mohnhaupt made history in 2018 as the first female driver to win a race to Formula 4 regulations, the Mexican driver winning the first and second races at the fourth round of the 2017–18 season.[2]

Car

The NACAM Formula 4 car is similar to the cars used in Australia and the United Kingdom utilising Mygale monocoque and carbon fibre frames running Ford 1.6L EcoBoost engines.

In 2023, the series announced its intentions to introduce Tatuus' F4-T421 chassis, starting in 2024.[3] Variants of this chassis are also used in numerous international series like Spanish F4 and F1 Academy.

In late 2023, the series announced it would be moving away from Ford power and introducing 1.4L turbocharged Fiat engines for the 2024 season.

Champions

Drivers

Season Champion Team Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2015–16 Mexico Axel Matus Mexico Ram Racing 21 10 12 16 8 405 150
2016–17 Guyana Calvin Ming Mexico Ram Racing 23 6 8 18 5 399 63
2017–18 Mexico Moisés de la Vara Mexico Scuderia Martiga EG 22 7 9 16 8 386 106
2018–19 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán Mexico Ram Racing 20 8 10 15 4 366 44
2019–20 Mexico Noel León Mexico Ram Racing 20 10 7 15 5 325 45
2021 Non-scoring season
2022 Colombia Juan Felipe Pedraza Mexico Ram Racing 17 5 8 12 7 274 84
2023 Colombia Pedro Juan Moreno Mexico Ram Racing 18 7 11 15 14 315 4

Rookie Cup

Season Champion Team Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2015–16 Mexico Moisés de la Vara Mexico Momo F4 21 0 10 18 0 423 35
2016–17 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán Mexico Ram Racing 15 0 12 14 2 336 133

Nations Cup

Season Country Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2015–16 Colombia Colombia 21 0 14 18 0 422 185

Circuits

  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 18[lower-alpha 1] 2016–2019, 2022–present
2 Mexico Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 9[lower-alpha 2] 2015–2016, 2018–2020, 2022–present
3 Mexico Autódromo de Monterrey 5 2016–2020
Mexico Autódromo de Querétaro 5[lower-alpha 3] 2020, 2022–2023
7 Mexico Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes 3 2016, 2018–2019
Mexico Parque Tangamanga 3 2016–2017, 2019
Mexico Autódromo Emerson Fittipaldi 3 2017–2018, 2020
8 Mexico Circuito Centro Dinámico Pegaso 2 2016–2017
9 United States Circuit of the Americas 1 2016
Mexico Autódromo Internacional de Cancún 1 2017

Notes

  1. Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez hosted 4 rounds in 2022, 3 rounds in 2017–18, 2 rounds in 2016–17, 2018–19 and 5 rounds in 2023 seasons.
  2. Autódromo Miguel E. Abed hosted 2 rounds in 2015–16 and 2018–19 seasons.
  3. Autódromo de Querétaro hosted 2 rounds in 2019–20 and 2023 seasons.

References

  1. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "Alexandra Mohnhaupt makes history as first female F4 winner". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. CIONoticias, Redacción (2023-07-06). "FIA F4 Nacam presenta el Tatuus Formula 4 Gen 2 - CIONoticias" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
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