Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013. The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to
Formula One more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30,000 in purchase. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000 in costs. The SMP F4 was one of the second phase Formula 4 championships to be launched. The first phase championships was the
Italian F4 Championship and the
Formula 4 Sudamericana which started in 2014. The SMP championship was launched by
SMP Racing, the Russian Automobile Federation,
Koiranen GP and
AKK-Motorsport on 22 July 2014. Italian race car constructor
Tatuus was contracted to design and build all the cars. The championship expanded out of the FIA North European Zone for its second season. Following the failure to establish a separate Formula 4 championship in the Benelux region, it incorporated two rounds in the Netherlands, and awarded a Dutch Formula 4 Trophy for these two rounds plus a standalone Formula 4 Festival.
MP Motorsport also operated cars alongside
Koiranen GP, which ran all drivers in the inaugural season. The championship split, with Koiranen GP leaving from 2019. Koiranen GP creating Formula Academy Finland in 2018, continues as the promoter Formula Academy Finland. SMP F4 Championship continue operate
SMP Racing, the Russian Automobile Federation. ==Car==