Motor racing series
2023 F4 Brazilian Championship
Drivers' Champion: Vinícius Tessaro
Teams' Champion: Cavaleiro Sports
Parent series:Stock Car Pro SeriesStock Series
The 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship was the second season of the F4 Brazilian Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Tatuus F4-T421 chassis.[1]
Teams and drivers
All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered. Unlike the previous year, there was no draw allocating the drivers to the teams.
Full Time Sports' Formula 4 operation were moved under its subsidiary Bassani Racing.[2] KTF Sports was not replaced.
Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds | Cavaleiro Sports | 9 | Lucca Zucchini[3] | | All | 16 | Mateus Callejas[4] | R | 1–2 | 30 | Vinícius Tessaro[3] | | All | 33 | Nelson Neto | | 4–6 | 41 | Fernando Barrichello[5] | | 2–6 | 98 | Cecília Rabelo[6] | R | 1, 3–6 | Oakberry Bassani F4[7][8] | 11 | Carl Bennett[9] | | 2–3 | 26 | Alexandre Machado | R | All | 27 | Matheus Ferreira[10] | | 5 | 33 | Nelson Neto | | 1–3 | 88 | Arthur Pavie | R | All | 118 | Matheus Comparatto | R | All | TMG Racing | 16 | Mateus Callejas | R | 3–4 | 18 | Rafaela Ferreira[11] | R | All | 21 | Álvaro Cho[3] | | All | 29 | João Tesser[3] | | All | 99 | Luan Lopes[3] | | All | | |
- Ayrton Chorne was set to participate in the round supporting the São Paulo Grand Prix but did not compete.[12]
Race calendar
The schedule was revealed on 1 February 2023. All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series events. One round supported the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix.[13] In April 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília on 16–18 June was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later.[14] Likewise in September 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 24–26 November was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later.[15]
Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 25-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 18-minute races. The final individual classifications were obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.
Races | Position, points per race |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
Qualifying | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
25-minute races | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
18-minute races | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 |
Drivers' standings
Rookies' championship
Pos | Driver | INT1 | INT2 | MOG | GYN | INT3 | INT4 | Pts |
1 | Matheus Comparatto | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 355 |
2 | Arthur Pavie | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 220 |
3 | Rafaela Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 195 |
4 | Alexandre Machado | 4 | DSQ | 6† | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 191 |
5 | Mateus Callejas | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | WD | WD | | | | | | | 143 |
6 | Cecília Rabelo | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | WD | WD | WD | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | DSQ | 4 | 109 |
Teams' championship
Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.
Pos | Team | INT1 | INT2 | MOG | GYN | INT3 | INT4 | Pts |
1 | Cavaleiro Sports | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 492 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
2 | TMG Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 450 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
3 | Oakberry Bassani F4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 405 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Notes
- ^ Tessaro set the best second fastest lap but received a ten place grid penalty for exceeding the penalty points limit. Cho inherited the pole position.
References
- ^ "VICAR ANNOUNCES F4 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 November 2021.
- ^ "F4 Brasil: Bassani Racing retorna às pistas em 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Ferrari, Luis (2023-04-21). "How Brazilian F4 looks going into its second season". Formula Scout.
- ^ Castro, Maria Clara (2023-04-20). "Your season guide to the 2023 Brazilian F4 championship". Feeder Series.
- ^ "Fefo Barrichello retorna à F4 BR em jornada dupla com F4 Espanha". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-28.
- ^ Laerte, Igor (21 January 2023). "Cecilia Rabelo is the second woman confirmed on the 2023 Brazilian F4 grid". Racers - Behind the Helmet.
- ^ "F4 Brasil: Bassani Racing apresenta pilotos de 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Oakberry é a patrocinadora master da Bassani Racing na F4 Brasil e equipe passa a se chamar Oakberry Bassani F4". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-20.
- ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-04.
- ^ "OAKBERRY Bassani F4 terá Matheus Ferreira na preliminar da F1". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-20.
- ^ Laerte, Igor (20 January 2023). "Rafaela Ferreira announced as the first female driver in the 2023 Brazilian F4 season". Racers - Behind the Helmet.
- ^ "Ayrton Chorne competirá junto a la Fórmula 1 en el GP de Brasil". Curva 1 KART (in Spanish). 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Com preliminar da Fórmula 1, BRB Fórmula 4 anuncia calendário para 2023". Vicar Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Vicar define todos os calendários para 2023". Vicar Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Interlagos receberá decisão da F4 Brasil junto com final da Stock". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-09-25.
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