Draft:2024 Monoposto Championship

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The 2024 Monoposto Championship is the 32nd season of the multi-class open wheel championship held by the Monoposto Racing Club across Great Britain.

It began on 20 April at Snetterton Circuit and will conclude on 12 October at Oulton Park.

Drivers[edit]

For 2024, the F3 class was split into two classes according to the engine used. The F3 A class is reserved for cars utilizing newer, F3-spec engines while the F3 B class remained open for all older F3 engines as well as F4 engines.[1]

No. Driver Car Engine Rounds
F3 A class entries
9 United Kingdom Tony Bishop Dallara F308/11 VW Spiess 1
20 United Kingdom Louise Deason Dallara F310 VW Spiess 1
22 United Kingdom Dean Warren Dallara F305 VW 1
48 United Kingdom Jasmine Shaw Dallara F308 HWA 1
51 United Kingdom George Line Dallara F308 VW Spiess 1
54 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Brien Dallara F311 VW 1[a]
Republic of Ireland Karl O'Brien
78 Republic of Ireland Thomas Callan Dallara F305 Mugen 1
88 United Kingdom Chris Woodhouse Dallara F308 Mercedes 1
89 United Kingdom James Williams Dallara F311 VW 1
F3 B class entries
10 United Kingdom Neil Harrison Dallara F398 Vauxhall 1
18 United Kingdom Nigel Howard Dallara F302 TOM'S 1
59 United Kingdom Ben Stiles Dallara F300 Opel Spiess 1
63 United Kingdom Kevin Otway Dallara F304 Toyota 1
66 United Kingdom Jamie Molloy Tatuus FR Renault 1
68 United Kingdom Malcolm Scott Dallara F398 Vauxhall 1
86 United Kingdom Chun Cheong Ip Dallara F307 Toyota 1
90 United Kingdom Lee Cunningham Dallara F301 Renault 1
94 United Kingdom Ashley Dibden Dallara F307 Toyota 1
157 United Kingdom Chris Levy Dallara F397 Vauxhall 1
Source: [2]

Race calendar[edit]

The series will not return to Anglesey Circuit in Wales, instead opting for a round at Croft Circuit. The 2024 schedule will consist of 14 races: two races per round, with three at the Snetterton and Croft rounds. The championship will also hold a non-championship invitational round overseas in Ireland.[3]

Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
1 United Kingdom Snetterton Circuit, Snetterton
200 Circuit
20–21 April Historic Sports Car Championship
Northern Saloon & Sports Car Championship
2 United Kingdom Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown
Grand Prix Circuit
19 May GT Cup Championship
Porsche Club Championship
3 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
Grand Prix Circuit
8–9 June Equipe Summer Classic
GT & Sports Car Cup
NC Republic of Ireland Mondello Park, Caragh
International Circuit
6–7 July Irish Touring Cars Championship
Formula Vee
4 United Kingdom Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire
Main Circuit
24–25 August Northern Saloon & Sports Car Championship
Porsche Club Championship
5 United Kingdom Donington Park, Castle Donington
Grand Prix Circuit
15 September GT Cup Championship
Porsche Club Championship
6 United Kingdom Oulton Park, Little Budworth
International Circuit
12 October Mini Enduro
Junior Saloon Car Championship

Race results[edit]

Round Circuit Pole position F3A F3B
Fastest lap Winning driver Fastest lap Winning driver
1 R1 United Kingdom Snetterton Circuit United Kingdom George Line United Kingdom George Line United Kingdom George Line United Kingdom Ashley Dibden United Kingdom Ashley Dibden
R2 United Kingdom George Line United Kingdom George Line United Kingdom Tony Bishop United Kingdom Ashley Dibden United Kingdom Ashley Dibden
R3 United Kingdom George Line United Kingdom Tony Bishop United Kingdom George Line United Kingdom Ashley Dibden United Kingdom Ashley Dibden
2 R1 United Kingdom Brands Hatch
R2
3 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit
R2
NC Republic of Ireland Mondello Park
4 R1 United Kingdom Croft Circuit
R2
R3
5 R1 United Kingdom Donington Park
R2
6 R1 United Kingdom Oulton Park
R2

Championship standings[edit]

Points are awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th+   F.L. 
Points 15 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Each driver's three worst results will be dropped.

Pos Driver SNE
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
MON
Republic of Ireland
CRO
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
OUL
United Kingdom
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 NC R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2
F3 A class standings
1 United Kingdom Tony Bishop 3 1 2 38
2 United Kingdom James Williams 2 2 4 33
3 United Kingdom George Line 1 Ret 1 32
4 United Kingdom Dean Warren 4 4 6 25
5 United Kingdom Louise Deason 6 5 5 23
6 Republic of Ireland Karl O'Brien 3 3 20
7 Republic of Ireland Thomas Callan 8 6 7 18
8 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Brien 5 8
9 United Kingdom Jasmine Shaw 7 DNS Ret 6
United Kingdom Chris Woodhouse WD WD WD 0
F3 B class standings
1 United Kingdom Ashley Dibden 1 1 1 48
2 United Kingdom Chun Cheong Ip 2 2 3 34
3 United Kingdom Neil Harrison 3 5 4 27
4 United Kingdom Kevin Otway 5 6 5 23
5 United Kingdom Lee Cunningham DNS 4 2 21
6 United Kingdom Chris Levy 4 3 DNS 19
7 United Kingdom Jamie Molloy 7 8 6 18
8 United Kingdom Nigel Howard 6 7 DNS 13
United Kingdom Malcolm Scott Ret WD WD 0
United Kingdom Ben Stiles WD WD WD 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 NC R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
SNE
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
MON
Republic of Ireland
CRO
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
OUL
United Kingdom
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-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 – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Did not finish, but classified

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 Monoposto® Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Monoposto Championship Rounds 1, 2 & 3 - Snetterton 200, 20-21 April 2024 - Entry List" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2024 Monoposto Championship - Monoposto Racing Club". 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Brendan and Karl O'Brien shared the No. 54 car in round one, with Brendan driving race 1 and Karl driving race 2 and 3.

External Links[edit]

Official Website: Monoposto Championship