McLaughlin Clinches British F4 Title With Two Races to Spare

A measured P2 at Brands Hatch completed a breakout rookie campaign for the Red Bull-backed Hitech driver.

Overview

James Piszcyk won the opening Brands Hatch race from pole, but McLaughlin's second place sealed the championship.
The result leaves McLaughlin on 336.5 points to Piszcyk's 284 and Martin Molnar's 267, an insurmountable gap with two races remaining.
Piszcyk secured double pole in a qualifying session disrupted by two red flags on the Grand Prix layout.
Pre-race problems altered the Race 1 field as Dries Van Langendonck started from the pitlane, August Raber did not make the start, and Rowan Campbell-Pilling was absent after qualifying damage.
In his maiden car-racing season, McLaughlin has five wins and seven podiums and now turns to helping Hitech secure the teams' title on Sunday.