2023 Euro 4 Championship

The 2023 Euro 4 Championship was the inaugural season of the Euro 4 Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, run by ACI Sport and WSK Promotion.[1][2] The championship uses Tatuus F4-T421 chassis.[3][4] The inaugural championship was won by Ugo Ugochukwu.[5][6]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Italy Prema Racing 3 United States Ugo Ugochukwu[7] All
8 Finland Tuukka Taponen[7] R All
13 Australia James Wharton[7] All
14 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri[7] R All
16 Brazil Aurelia Nobels[a][7] W All
23 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad[7] R All
47 Italy Nicola Lacorte[7] R All
51 United Kingdom Freddie Slater[8] R 2–3
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 4 France Pablo Sarrazin[9] 1–2
10 Peru Rafael Modonese[10] R 2–3
11 Uzbekistan Ismoilkhuja Akhmedkhodjaev[11] 1–2
15 Italy Brando Badoer[11] All
17 Portugal Ivan Domingues[11] 1–2
30 Denmark Frederik Lund[12] All
45 Australia Jack Beeton[11] R 1–2
53 Italy Giacomo Pedrini[13] R 3
74 Netherlands Lin Hodenius[14] R 3
San Marino AKM Motorsport 5 Italy Davide Larini[11] R 1–2
6 Australia Kamal Mrad[8] R 2
21 Switzerland Tina Hausmann[11] R W All
22 France Enzo Deligny[15] R 2
86 Mexico Diego de la Torre[11] All
Italy BVM Racing 9 Italy Alfio Spina[11] 1–2
71 Australia Griffin Peebles[11] R 2
88 1
Germany US Racing 12 Australia Gianmarco Pradel[11] R All
20 Malta Zachary David[11] R All
31 United Kingdom Akshay Bohra[b][11] R All
37 Poland Kacper Sztuka[11] 1–2
66 China Liu Ruiqi[11] R All
Germany PHM Racing 53 Italy Giacomo Pedrini[8] R 2
57 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi[11] 1–2
France R-ace GP 76 France Raphaël Narac[11] 1
93 United Arab Emirates Matteo Quintarelli[c][11] R 1
United Kingdom Argenti Motorsport 95 China Cui Yuanpu[16] 3
Italy Cram Motorsport 96 Italy Flavio Olivieri[17] 2
97 India Kai Daryanani[17] 2
Icon Legend
R Rookie
W Woman Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The calendar was officially revealed on 26 April 2023.[1][18]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Secondary Class Winner Supporting
1 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 8 July Poland Kacper Sztuka United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad United States Ugo Ugochukwu Italy Prema Racing R: United Kingdom Akshay Bohra
W: Brazil Aurelia Nobels
Formula Regional European Championship
Italian GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
R2 9 July United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad United States Ugo Ugochukwu United States Ugo Ugochukwu Italy Prema Racing R: United Kingdom Akshay Bohra
W: Switzerland Tina Hausmann
R3 Australia James Wharton Malta Zachary David Australia James Wharton Italy Prema Racing R: United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad
W: Switzerland Tina Hausmann
2 R1 Italy Monza Circuit, Monza 16 September United Kingdom Freddie Slater United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Poland Kacper Sztuka Germany US Racing R: United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad
W: Switzerland Tina Hausmann
Formula Regional European Championship
Italian GT Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
Italian Prototype Championship
R2 17 September Poland Kacper Sztuka Poland Kacper Sztuka Poland Kacper Sztuka Germany US Racing R: United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad
W: Switzerland Tina Hausmann
R3 Poland Kacper Sztuka Poland Kacper Sztuka United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Italy Prema Racing R: United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad
W: Switzerland Tina Hausmann
3 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 21 October United Kingdom Akshay Bohra United Kingdom Akshay Bohra United Kingdom Akshay Bohra[d] Germany US Racing R: United Kingdom Akshay Bohra
W: Brazil Aurelia Nobels
International GT Open
Euroformula Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
R2 22 October United Kingdom Akshay Bohra Australia James Wharton Australia James Wharton Italy Prema Racing R: Finland Tuukka Taponen
W: Brazil Aurelia Nobels
R3 United States Ugo Ugochukwu United States Ugo Ugochukwu United States Ugo Ugochukwu Italy Prema Racing R: Finland Tuukka Taponen
W: Switzerland Tina Hausmann

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. For round 3, double points were awarded.

Round 1 & 2 points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Round 3 points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MUG
Italy
MNZ
Italy
CAT
Spain
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2[e] R3 R1 R2 R3
1 United States Ugo Ugochukwu 1 1 2 4 7 21 4 2 1 193
2 Australia James Wharton 6 3 1 3 8 Ret 3 1 4 169
3 United Kingdom Akshay Bohra 3 2 6 5 5 3 1 6 8 145
4 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad 4 4 5 2 2 1 2 10 11 124
5 Finland Tuukka Taponen 8 18 8 Ret 6 5 5 3 3 102
6 Italy Brando Badoer 9 DNS 10 13 3 2 6 8 2 88.5
7 Malta Zachary David 7 5 22 Ret 21 4 8 5 5 76
8 Poland Kacper Sztuka 2 8 3 1 1 Ret 74.5
9 Italy Nicola Lacorte 5 24† 7 Ret 10 10 Ret 4 6 57.5
10 United Kingdom Freddie Slater 24 4 26† 7 Ret 7 30
11 Portugal Ivan Domingues 11 23 4 6 13 6 28
12 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri 14 6 11 7 9 7 10 15 9 27
13 Australia Gianmarco Pradel 12 9 12 8 11 8 9 Ret 10 16
14 China Liu Ruiqi Ret 15 9 21 22 12 11 7 12 14
15 Australia Jack Beeton 18 7 Ret WD WD WD 6
16 Italy Alfio Spina Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret 9 5
17 Denmark Frederik Lund 24† 13 14 14 14 13 14 9 14 4
18 France Raphaël Narac 10 11 18 1
19 France Enzo Deligny 10 Ret 24 1
20 Switzerland Tina Hausmann 23 21 17 11 23 16 16 13 13 0
21 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 13 19 13 Ret 20 11 0
22 Brazil Aurelia Nobels 19 22 20 15 Ret WD 13 11 17 0
23 France Pablo Sarrazin 17 12 15 22 12 15 0
24 Netherlands Lin Hodenius 12 12 16 0
25 Australia Griffin Peebles 15 14 23 12 15 22 0
26 Mexico Diego de la Torre 22 25† 21 16 18 18 17 14 15 0
27 India Kai Daryanani 20 16 14 0
28 Italy Giacomo Pedrini 18 25† 25 15 Ret Ret 0
29 Italy Davide Larini 20 16 16 17 Ret 17 0
30 United Arab Emirates Matteo Quintarelli 16 17 19 0
31 Peru Rafael Modonese Ret 17 19 WD WD WD 0
32 Australia Kamal Mrad 19 19 20 0
33 Uzbekistan Ismoilkhuja Akhmedkhodjaev 21 20 Ret Ret 24 23 0
34 Italy Flavio Olivieri 23 Ret 27† 0
China Cui Yuanpu WD WD WD 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2[e] R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
MUG
Italy
MNZ
Italy
CAT
Spain
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

Secondary classes standings

Pos Driver MUG
Italy
MNZ
Italy
CAT
Spain
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
Rookies' championship
1 United Kingdom Akshay Bohra 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 4 5 180
2 Finland Tuukka Taponen 5 11 4 Ret 4 4 3 1 1 170
3 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 6 8 163
4 Malta Zachary David 4 3 11 Ret 10 3 5 3 2 128
5 Italy Nicola Lacorte 3 13 3 Ret 6 7 Ret 2 3 106
6 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri 8 4 6 3 5 5 7 9 6 78
7 Australia Gianmarco Pradel 7 6 7 4 7 6 6 Ret 7 68
8 United Kingdom Freddie Slater 12 2 16 4 Ret 4 57
9 China Liu Ruiqi Ret 9 5 11 11 8 8 5 9 48
10 Switzerland Tina Hausmann 12 12 9 6 12 10 11 8 10 21
11 Netherlands Lin Hodenius 9 7 11 16
12 France Raphaël Narac 6 7 10 15
13 Australia Griffin Peebles 10 8 12 7 8 13 13
14 Australia Jack Beeton 9 5 Ret WD WD WD 12
15 France Enzo Deligny 5 Ret 14 10
16 Italy Davide Larini 11 10 8 8 Ret 12 9
17 Italy Giacomo Pedrini 9 13 15 10 Ret Ret 4
18 India Kai Daryanani 10 9 11 2
Women's championship
1 Switzerland Tina Hausmann 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 222
2 Brazil Aurelia Nobels 1 2 2 2 Ret WD 1 1 2 215
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
MUG
Italy
MNZ
Italy
CAT
Spain

Teams' championship

Pos Team Points
1 Italy Prema Powerteam 435
2 Germany US Racing 285
3 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 125
4 Italy BVM Racing 5
5 France R-ace GP 1
6 San Marino AKM Motorsport 1
7 Germany PHM Racing 0
8 Italy Cram Motorsport 0

Notes

  1. ^ Nobels is a Belgian-Brazilian driver competing under a Brazilian licence.
  2. ^ Bohra is an American-Indian driver competing under a British licence.
  3. ^ Quintarelli is an Italian-Emirati driver competing under an Emirati licence.
  4. ^ James Wharton finished first but received a 5-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Akshay Bohra inherited the win.
  5. ^ a b Due to a communication mistake between race control and marshalls after a re-start on lap 9, race results were declared official at the completion of lap 8. Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the race distance was officially completed.

References

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