2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship
The 2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship was the second season of the Formula 4 CEZ Championship, a motor racing series for the Central Europe regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR), Krenek Motorsport and HM Sports.[1]
The season commenced on 27 April at Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary and concluded on 22 September at Salzburgring in Austria.[2]
Teams and drivers
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- Preston Lambert was announced to compete with Renauer Motorsport before switching to the F4 Spanish Championship.[23][24][25]
Race calendar and results
[edit]The provisional calendar featuring six rounds across five countries was published on 17 September 2023. All rounds, except for the Slovakia Ring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, were a part of the ESET Cup package.[26] The revised version was released on 22 November 2023. The opening round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 5–7 April was cancelled and replaced by Salzburgring on 21–22 September. Balaton Park Circuit was chosen as the venue of the Hungarian and became the new season opener.[2] In January 2023, the round at Red Bull Ring was expanded to three races.[27]
Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár | 27 April | Ethan Ischer | Shimo Zhang | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
R2 | 28 April | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport | |||
R3 | Oscar Wurz | Kirill Kutskov | Maffi Racing | ||||
2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 18 May | Kamal Mrad | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | PHM AIX Racing |
R2 | 19 May | Andrej Petrović | Maksimilian Popov | PHM AIX Racing | |||
R3 | Kamal Mrad | Kamal Mrad | PHM AIX Racing | ||||
3 | R1 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň | 8 June | Oscar Wurz | Oscar Wurz | Oscar Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport |
R2 | 9 June | Oscar Wurz | Oscar Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | |||
R3 | Jonathan Correrella | Max Karhan | Jenzer Motorsport | ||||
4 | R1 | Autodrom Most, Most | 3 August | Miroslav Mikeš | Oscar Wurz | Miroslav Mikeš | JMT Racing |
R2 | 4 August | Kirill Kutskov | Kirill Kutskov | Maffi Racing | |||
R3 | Max Karhan | Max Karhan | Jenzer Motorsport | ||||
5 | R1 | Brno Circuit, Brno | 7 September | Kirill Kutskov | Kirill Kutskov | Max Karhan | Jenzer Motorsport |
R2 | 8 September | Max Karhan | Max Karhan | Jenzer Motorsport | |||
R3 | Kirill Kutskov | Kirill Kutskov | Maffi Racing | ||||
6 | R1 | Salzburgring, Plainfeld | 21 September | Kirill Kutskov | Oscar Wurz | Kirill Kutskov | Maffi Racing |
R2 | 22 September | Oscar Wurz | Kirill Kutskov | Maffi Racing | |||
R3 | Max Karhan | Kirill Kutskov | Maffi Racing |
Championship standings
[edit]Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Bold – Pole |
- † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Teams' standings
[edit]Pos | Team | BAL |
RBR |
SVK |
MOS |
BRN |
SAL |
Pts | ||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 599 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
2 | Maffi Racing | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 364 |
14 | 11 | Ret | 21 | 23† | 19 | 9† | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||
3 | JMT Racing | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | WD | WD | WD | 161 |
4 | PHM AIX Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 126 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | 114 |
7 | 6 | DNS | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | ||||||||||||
6 | AS Motorsport | 12 | 8 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 110 |
20 | 22† | DSQ | 8 | 8 | 7 | WD | WD | WD | ||||||||||||
7 | Renauer Motorsport | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 73 | ||||||
8 | F4 CEZ Academy Club in AČR | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 54 | |||||||||
10 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | WD | WD | WD | ||||||||||||
9 | SAPE Motorsport | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 9† | 24 | |||||||||
10 | Ret | 12† | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | ||||||||||||
10 | Real Racing | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
11 | Orlen Janik Motorsport | 13 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | WD | WD | WD | 21 | ||||||
12 | BVM Racing | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
15 | 21† | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
BAL |
RBR |
SVK |
MOS |
BRN |
SAL |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Kutskov is Russian, but competes as a neutral athlete as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the same reason Popov competes under an Italian license.
References
[edit]- ^ "ACCR and FIA Formula 4 Championship in Central European region". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-05-27.
- ^ a b "The race calendar has taken shape for the 2024 season". F4 CEZ Championship. 2023-11-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Huge starting field heading to second round at Red Bull Ring – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA" (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "JMT Racing set to accelerate success in F4 CEZ with expanded lineup – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA" (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b c d "The starting lineup at Balaton Park is packed with youth and talent". F4 CEZ Championship. 2023-04-23.
- ^ a b c Gascoigne, Roger (2024-01-30). "Renauer Motorsport and AS Motorsport commit to 2024 F4 CEZ season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Renauer Motorsport team returns for final two rounds – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA" (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "Jean-Paul Karras and Phillipe Armand Karras are about to race in F4 CEZ with Gender Racing Team – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA" (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Jonathan Correrella is competing for GRT". Gender Racing Team. 2024-04-08.
- ^ a b c "New F4 CEZ Academy team focuses on newcomers". F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Janík Motorsport Team set to enter F4 CEZ". F4 CEZ Championship. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Program "Junior ORLEN Team" jako nová, významná součást týmu Janík Motorsport". Janík Motorsport (in Czech). 2024-03-21.
- ^ a b "Jenzer Motorsport team to field five cars at Balaton Park". F4 CEZ Championship. 2024-04-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Jenzer Motorsport will compete again in the FIA F4 CEZ Championship in 2024". Jenzer Motorsport. 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Teodor Borenstein prepares for his debut at Slovakia Ring – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA" (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Gabriel Holguin will make his F4 CEZ debut with Maffi Racing at Slovakia Ring – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA" (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Kornelia Olkucka to make F4 debut in CEZ Championship". Racers. 2024-01-30.
- ^ @maffiracing (13 November 2023). "Announcement 📢 Nathanael Berreby will be racing in the Formula 4 Winter Series 🇪🇸, FIA F4 CEZ🇨🇿 and FIA F4 Italy 🇮🇹 with Maffi Racing in 2024!". Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "AS Motorsport from Slovenia joins F4 CEZ grid for 2024 season". F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Joanne Ciconte from Australia Joins the F4 CEZ Field in Brno – F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA" (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "F4 CEZ Academy members head to Balaton Park to race and assist". F4 CEZ Championship. 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Michelle Jandová steps up to F4 CEZ". Racers. 2024-02-27.
- ^ Spurný, Milan (8 January 2024). "F4: Renauer se vrací do F4 CEZ 2024 s americkým talentem Lambertem". www.iracingnews.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2024-01-30). "Renauer Motorsport and AS Motorsport commit to 2024 F4 CEZ season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Preston Lambert on board for Spanish F4 and Winter Series". Rodin Motorsport. 2024-02-27.
- ^ "The provisional calendar for the 2024 season has taken shape". Formula 4 CEZ Championship. 2023-09-17.
- ^ "F4 CEZ is gearing up for its second season with updates". F4 CEZ Championship. 2024-01-09.